- "For the honor of the Japanese Empire!"
- — Imperial Commander at the start of Headquarters.
The Imperial Japanese Army (Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍, Shinjitai: 大日本帝国陸軍, Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun), officially the Army of the Greater Japanese Empire, was the land force of the Empire of Japan. They appear in Call of Duty: World at War as well as its DS version, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, and Call of Duty: Vanguard. Its naval counterpart was the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Call of Duty: World at War[]
Campaign[]
The Imperial Japanese Army are the main enemy faction of the Pacific campaign. They wear different uniforms depending on the levels. They mostly wear Japanese khaki or white M98 and Type 3 uniforms with different equipments depending on their missions, and use Type 90 helmets, field caps, peaked caps or hachimakis. They use Arisaka rifles with or without bayonet, Type 100 submachine guns, Type 99 light machine guns, Type 92 heavy machine guns, Nambu pistols and Kiska grenades.
Various of these soldiers perform banzai charges against the player, trying to kill him with their bayonets.
Snipers usually hide on trees wearing Ghillie suits and using scoped Arisakas.
Officers can also be encountered and use Type 100s.
Multiplayer[]
The Imperial Japanese Army appears on every multiplayer Pacific Theater maps and they face the Marine Raiders.
The characters appearances depend on the weapons used and also the perks. The Imperial Army bolt-action skin is a soldier wearing a ghillie suit composed of a camouflaged uniform and netted helmet covered with lots of leaves and natural foliage, and is arguably the most effective camouflage skin. The rifle skin is a helmet-less soldier wearing a standard uniform and a hachimaki. The submachine gunner skin is a fully equipped paratrooper with a M90 helmet over an officer's hat and a carrying case for a Type 100 submachine gun strapped to the chest. The shotgun skin is a fully equipped officer with an officer's hat. The machine gun skin is a muscular helmet-less soldier wearing a standard uniform.
Multiplayer Maps[]
Nazi Zombies[]
The zombies of the map Shi No Numa were Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.
Takeo Masaki was a captain in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS)[]
The Imperial Japanese Army reappears in Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS).
Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts[]
The Imperial Japanese Army reappears as an enemy faction in Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts.
Call of Duty: Black Ops[]
The zombies of the map Shi No Numa were Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.
Takeo Masaki was a captain in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III[]
The zombies of the map Zetsubou No Shima were Imperial Japanese Army soldiers and scientists. In the ending cutscene, Primis Takeo Masaki is seen executing Ultimis Takeo, then Ultimis Takeo's body appears as a soul in Gorod Krovi's ending cutscene.
The zombies of the remastered map Shi No Numa were Imperial Japanese Army soldiers.
Both Ultimis and Primis versions of Takeo Masaki were Captain in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII[]
In zombies mode, both Ultimis and Primis versions of Takeo Masaki were Captain in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Call of Duty: Vanguard[]
Campaign[]
The Imperial Japanese Army returns as an enemy faction in the Campaign level Numa Numa Trail. Imperial Army soldiers can be seen guarding the forest and then capturing the player. Some Japanese Soldiers can be found using German weapons.
Zombies[]
The zombies of the map Shi No Numa were Imperial Japanese soldiers.
Equipment[]
Weapons[]
Pistols[]
Rifles[]
Submachine Guns[]
Machine Guns[]
Assault Rifles[]
Shotguns[]
Grenades[]
Melee[]
Artillery[]
- 200mm Coastal Gun
- Triple 25 Anti-Aircraft Gun
- Double 25 Anti-Aircraft Gun
- Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun
- Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun
- 200mm Coastal Gun
- Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun
Misc.[]
Vehicles[]
Air[]
Land[]
Notable Members[]
- Japanese Officer (K.I.A.)
- Japanese PFC (K.I.A.)
- Takeo Masaki (K.I.A)
Quotes[]
- "Fight as one under the Emperor!"/"Unite for the glory of Japan!" - Japanese commander at the start of Team Deathmatch.
- "Your defeat has brought great dishonor to our nation!"/"You have brought shame to the Imperial Army!" - Japanese commander when Japanese faction is defeated during multiplayer.
- "We bring honor to the Emperor and all of Japan!"/"The Savages kneel before us in defeat!" - Japanese commander when Japanese faction is victorious during multiplayer.
- "For the honor of the Japanese Empire!" - Japanese commander at the start of Headquarters.
- "Make sure this is our only taste of defeat!"/"Fight on to restore your honor!" - Japanese commander when Japanese faction loses a round during Search and Destroy.
- "This is but the first victory! We must fight on!"/"Let's make this victory the first of many!" - Japanese commander when Japanese faction wins a round during Search and Destroy.
- "The Savages sent dogs to do their work!"/"Their recon plane has found us!"/"Enemy artillery!" - Japanese Commander when Marine faction calls in selected kill streaks (Dogs, Recon Plane, Artillery Strike, respectively).
- "Our Recon Plane will find them!"/"Our Artillery will force them into submission!"/"The Dogs hunger for the flesh of our enemies!" - Japanese commander when selected kill streaks are called in.
- "Fight on! Crush what resistance remains!"/"DO NOT fear death!"/"It's not too late to claim victory!"/"Keep fighting! We CANNOT lose to these barbarians!"/"We're almost out of time!"/"A chance for victory still remains!" - Japanese Commander near the end of the match.
- "A teammate has abandoned the post of the warrior."/"He brings only shame to his family!" - Japanese Commander when a teamkiller gets kicked out of the match in Hardcore.
- "Their flag will soon be ours!"/"We WILL take this flag!"/"Keep fighting! We are capturing the flag!" - Japanese commander when Japanese faction is capturing a flag during War.
- "Our flag is falling to the enemy!"/"Turn them back before they take our flag!"/"Our flag will soon fall to the Americans!" - Japanese commander when Marine faction is capturing a flag during War.
- "The Americans have taken our flag!"/"Our flag has fallen to the Americans!"/"Our flag has fallen! We must fight to regain our honor!" - Japanese commander when Marine Raiders capture a flag during War.
- "Perimeter secured! Get the next flag!"/"Flag secure! We must now take the next!"/"We have claimed the flag! FIGHT ON!" - Japanese commander when Japanese faction captures a flag during War.
- "We have only one flag left! DO NOT LET IT FALL!"/"They MUST NOT claim our last flag!" - Japanese faction when Japanese faction is down to the last flag in War.
- "They are weakening! Seize their last flag!"/"They are losing the will to fight! Secure their last flag!" - Japanese commander when Marine Raiders is down to the last flag during War.
- "Bye Bye Sayonara (good bye)" -after a Japanese soldier gets a kill.
- "Tennô heika banzai!" ("May the Emperor live ten thousand years!") - Japanese soldier(s) carrying out a Banzai Charge in the campaign.
- "Banzai!" ("Ten thousand years!", much similar to "For the glory!") - A shorter form of "Tenno heika banzai!", also used by soldiers in the campaign.
- "A draw is more favorable than defeat!" - Japanese commander when a multiplayer round ends in a draw.
Gallery[]
Call of Duty: World at War[]
Call of Duty: Vanguard[]
Trivia[]
Call of Duty: World at War[]
- If surprised in combat, they will sometimes fire their Arisakas semi-automatically.
- When a Japanese Soldier is killed or hit by Flamethrower, sometimes, instead of saying "Kasai" (Fire) and "Atsuidesu" (Hot), they will say "Api" (Fire in Indonesian Language) and "Panas" (Hot in Indonesian Language). This indicates that some of the soldiers are Heiho Soldiers (forcibly conscripted).
Call of Duty: Vanguard[]
- When a Japanese soldier is burned alive by the M2 Flamethrower, his corpse isn't burned. This could be a texture bug.
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