Buggy live service launches are a common occurrence in the modern gaming era, but, all things considered, Sledgehammer Games’ 2021 FPS outing Call of Duty: Vanguard has remained relatively airtight in that regard since its debut in November. Aside from a few infamous instances of players abusing Call of Duty: Vanguard’s so-called “elevator glitch” and a briefly botched Search and Destroy mode, most problems manifest as minor visual flaws, case in point being an odd bug pointed out by Reddit user u/OptimusZombiieee that saw operator Polina Petrova’s head rendered on Wade Jackson’s shoulders.
While certainly odd when inspected up-close, this post on the Call of Duty: Vanguard subreddit is a testament to the poster’s awareness; spotting such a small inconsistency in the frenzy of a Das Haus multiplayer match is no small feat. Plus, this is far from the strangest operator combo possible. Were Polina to have fused with the Godzilla operator skin, for instance, that would have really been a sight to behold.
Some fans may recall that those skins actually caused a bit of controversy when they debuted alongside the introduction of the game’s third season. Many Call of Duty: Vanguard players bemoaned the Godzilla cosmetic, as the skin’s neon-blue look made players using it much easier to spot. Still, of the more than two-dozen unique operator included thus far in Call of Duty: Vanguard, Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, and King Kong may not be the most out of place.
The accolade of least-believable Call of Duty operator would have to go to rapper Snoop Dogg, who was introduced as a playable operator during season two. Helming his own cleverly-titled SOTF 420 faction, Snoop Dogg feels wildly anachronistic given the game’s World War II setting. Snoop actually isn’t a stranger to the world of gaming; he’s an occasional Twitch streamer, and he’s even had a role in games like True Crime: Streets of LA and Call of Duty: Ghosts.
Beyond that, while this weird Polina and Wade operator mishmash may be strange, it also serves as a reminder that Call of Duty: Vanguard’s weirdest operator skins are likely yet to come. As evidenced by the inclusion of 80s action icons like John Rambo and John McClane and horror villain Ghostface in 2020’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Activision and its developers prefer to wait until the end of a game’s lifecycle to introduce the wackier skins.
Call of Duty: Vanguard is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.