Origins — Little Lost Girl
Now we're getting into serious Easter Egg territory.
Origins is one of the longest and most complicated BO2 quests.
You'll need:
- Staffs
- One upgraded staff at minimum
- All four upgraded staffs recommended
- Gramophone
- Black Discs
- G-Strike
- Zombie Shield
- One-use Thunder Fist
- Lots of patience
And unlike the earlier maps:
Origins doesn't have a Richtofen/Maxis choice.
Step 1 — Turn on the generators
There are six generators around the map.
You need to activate them by defeating the enemies that attack them.
The generators are numbered:
Generator 1 → 6
Activate all six.
Step 2 — Get the Gramophone
Go to the excavation site.
Find the Gramophone.
You'll also find the black record nearby.
Take both.
Step 3 — Open the Staff areas
Place the Gramophone on the table in the excavation site.
This opens the underground staff area.
Now you can begin collecting the four staffs.
Step 4 — Build the Wind Staff
Collect:
- Wind Staff record
- Three Wind Staff parts
The parts are obtained by shooting down the giant robot's feet.
Build the staff in the Crazy Place.
Step 5 — Build the Ice Staff
Get the Ice Staff record.
During snow:
- Dig glowing dirt piles.
- Find the three Ice Staff parts.
- Collect the Ice Crystal.
Step 6 — Build the Fire Staff
Get:
- Fire Staff record
- Three Fire Staff parts
The Fire Staff parts involve:
- Generator 6
- Robot foot
- Tank/plane sequence
Build it in the Crazy Place.
Step 7 — Build the Lightning Staff
Get:
- Lightning Staff record
- Three parts
Use the tank routes and jump across the platforms to collect the pieces.
Build it in the Crazy Place.
Step 8 — Upgrade all four staffs
This is the big one.
Each staff has a different puzzle.
Wind Staff
Solve the four-symbol/rotation puzzle.
Ice Staff
Shoot the correct frozen symbols.Fire Staff
Solve the fire/number puzzle.Lightning Staff
Play the piano-like musical sequence.Once each is solved:
Upgrade the staff in the Crazy Place.
Step 9 — Kill the Panzer
The Panzer Soldat appears during the quest.
Use your upgraded staff.
The Ice Staff is particularly useful for controlling him.
Kill him and continue.
Step 10 — Free Samantha
You'll eventually discover the real purpose of the staffs:
Samantha's trapped soul / the Little Lost Girl.
The staffs are used to manipulate the souls around the excavation site.
Step 11 — Place staffs in the robots
Each giant robot has a staff receptacle.
You need to place the appropriate staffs into the robots.
This is a major coordination step.
Watch for the robot's glowing foot.
When the foot is available:
- Enter the robot.
- Find the staff holder.
- Place the staff.
Repeat for the required robots.
Step 12 — Upgrade the fists
You need to collect zombie souls.Use the required staff/kill mechanics to fill the boxes.
Eventually you obtain:
Iron Fists / Thunder Fists
These become essential.
Step 13 — G-Strike
Build the G-Strike grenade.
This requires:
- The tablet.
- Blood.
- Zombie kills.
- Returning the tablet.
- Cleaning it.
- Completing the associated challenge.
Step 14 — Shoot the plane
Use the appropriate upgraded staff/weapon to deal with the plane.This allows you to continue the quest and access the next sequence.
Step 15 — Invisible zombies
Use the required staff to kill the invisible zombies around the excavation site.
This is another soul-collection objective.
Fill the required boxes.
Step 16 — Place the staffs
At this point you need to position the staffs correctly.
The four staffs correspond to the four elemental spirits.
Make sure they're in their appropriate holders.
Step 17 — Shoot the graves
There are three stone graves.
You need to use the Ice Staff and shoot the correct graves.
Then use the required weapon to destroy the resulting objects.
This activates another stage.
Step 18 — Giant robot / G-Strike sequence
This is the famous Origins finale setup.
- Get the G-Strike ready.
- Wait for the giant robot.
- Throw the G-Strike at the correct location.
- The robot stomps it.
- This opens the final area.
Step 19 — The Crazy Place
Return to the Crazy Place.
You'll need to complete the final staff/soul sequence.
Make sure:
- All staffs are available.
- Players know which staff they're responsible for.
- Zombies are under control.
Step 20 — The final battle
The final stage involves the Samantha / Agartha storyline.
Complete the required elemental and soul interactions.
Eventually:
Samantha is freed.
The cutscene plays.
And this is where the BO2 story transitions toward the events of the later Zombies storyline.