Summary

  • A fan of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has pointed out a historical inaccuracy in one of the new skins, specifically with the Ares Bundle.
  • The Ares Bundle contains a skin and emblem that reference the Roman Empire, but the design actually resembles Greek culture and features a Corinthian-style helmet instead of a Roman one.
  • While some fans criticize the historical inaccuracies, it's not uncommon for Call of Duty games to have cosmetic items that don't precisely reflect the intended historical period.

A Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 fan has pointed out a historical inaccuracy with one of the new skins. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 allows fans of its predecessor to carry many cosmetics forward, but this new skin has an awkward flaw to it.

Call of Duty games have offered cosmetics items for multiple generations. These include Calling Cards, Weapon Blueprints, skins, and more. As the series embraced the live service concept, it started offering Battle Passes with a wide range of cosmetics and introduced some customization options that stuck around for the long haul. Among the skins introduced to the series over the years are Shredder from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, John McClane from Die Hard, and Homelander from The Boys. A visibly historical skin was recently released, but some fans have pointed out an inaccuracy between the name and its looks.

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Reddit user Scared-Explanation27 is among a few Call of Duty fans pointing out an issue with the Ares Bundle. Though the bundle is called Ares, the Roman Empire worshiped Mars as their God of war; Ares is a Greek name applied to the same deity. The Modern Warfare 3 Operator Skin itself appears to be wearing a Corinthian-style helmet rather than a Roman one. Finally, the Corinthian Helmet Emblem resembles a Galea helmet, which suggests that it's improperly named. While some of these helmets share visual similarities, specific details highlight that they belong to different cultures and were invented at different times.

The Ares bundle costs 1,800 COD Points, and it comes with the skin and emblem in question. It also includes two Weapon Blueprints, a Calling Card, and a Large Decal with a similar theme. Like the other aspects of the bundle, the Weapon Blueprints have historical inaccuracies. While much of the art on them is similar to Roman art, the featured Gladiator has the same helmet issue as the Emblem. One fan has pointed out that Modern Warfare 2019 had a bundle with similar errors, as the Lacedaemon pack had an Emblem and Calling Card that featured skulls wearing helmets that weren't accurate to their time either.

Despite Scared-Explanation27's suggestion that developers missed some history lessons, the detail of the cosmetics is still apparent. While the Ares Bundle doesn't precisely reflect ancient Roman fighters, Modern Warfare 3 isn't the first Call of Duty to have inaccuracies. Corinthian helmets are also often used when depicting Roman warriors, even though they were used by the ancient Greeks.

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III
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November 10, 2023
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
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Sledgehammer Games
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Activision
Engine
iw 9.0
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Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
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