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They are going THROUGH!

They are going THROUGH!

In Ascension, kill at least 5 zombies with 1 Gersh Device.

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How to unlock the They are going THROUGH! achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops - Definitive Guide

This is most likely the easiest achievement to get in the first DLC (First Strike) for Call of Duty: Black Ops.

First off, you will need to head to the mystery box and hopefully what pops up will be the Gersh Device. I like to call them black holes, though, Gersh is the name for it. The Gersh device looks somewhat like a waffle maker. You will also notice that you have 3 purple-ish/black-ish circles next to your grenade inventory underneath your score on the bottom right of your screen.

Next step is to throw the Gersh device using your Left Bumper (LB) when there are five (5) or more zombies around you or around where you are throwing it. Then the black hole will suck the zombies in and you just sit back and watch as you obtain and easy 35 gamerscore for the 'They are going THROUGH!' achievement.
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06 Feb 2011 05:18

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and what is the small doll, the new monkey bomb??! or just a grenade, I really don't know it and I only got it once, I thought it was the bear to move the box but I could throw it just like a grenade/monkey bomb and died before I could see what it really was...
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By lord verh on 15 Feb 2011 15:53
I've played this map for over 5 hours and I still haven't gotten this damn Gersh Device : (
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By SecondHeartbeat on 21 Mar 2011 20:10
Lmao... don't worry man, you'll get it eventually, good luck and happy gaming.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 22 Mar 2011 02:17
question. Do you know if Gersh devices will not come out of the mystery box in solo play? I can make it to round 12 fairly routinely now on my own, and chase the mystery box to up to 3 new locations when it moves. In my 20+ attempts at this, my final achievement, I've yet to see a single Gersh device.. Any help?
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By Das Kuhnen on 09 Apr 2011 12:33
The Gersh comes out on all types of play, whether solo play, private match or in matchmaking. They possibly could have patched it so it doesn't come out as often, because I do remember when the map first came out that when i played with my friends the Gersh came out every time we played to at least 2 people.

I'd just say keep at it. Just keep trying and you'll get it. I made it to 38 solo on Ascension and lost 40,000 hitting the box in a single round (I had crawlers) because I was out of ammo and needed something to replace the porters x2 ray gun.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 09 Apr 2011 17:10
Yeah, "Easy". its not easy when the box never gives you what you need. down vote
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By Ragnarok Flames on 29 Apr 2011 02:50
I go 10 games in a row and I see no one with it. Shin is right and a god.
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By A Navy of Ducks on 29 Apr 2011 02:50
@ AWoodenLeg: Why the hell are you crying about this thing, you won the achievement back in February... sore loser perhaps?
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By IGutlessIWonder on 29 Apr 2011 04:09
@XPLS it is easy. i've probably gotten the gersch like 100 times now. just build up money and hit the box over and over, you will get it, it really is an easy achievement
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By PHARREAL87 on 30 Apr 2011 16:08
It's "easy" in the sense that once you get it, it almost impossible NOT to suck up 5 zombies in it, since every zombie on the map gets pulled towards it while its out.
As for me, I got this today playing solo and on round 13. My friend always somehow got it every time we played co-op, but I never did. Pretty much the only tip for this is, don't stop trying!
I will admit though, I hate luck based achievements.
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By redjarman on 17 May 2011 17:11
some people (XPLS x Shin x) dont know the meaning of achievement GUIDE!!! Guide means to show someone the way to something or someone not guaranteeing u get the achievement, so stop being pathetic and down-voting a perfectly good GUIDE BECAUSE U R UNLUCKY!!!!!
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By I TRU RELIG1ON on 09 Jul 2011 23:17
Whew, IDK man, I mean if it's glitched it's glitched. I always suggest to people to clear their memory cache if the game is acting up. It could have something to do with the recent update. I downloaded mine 8/21/2011. That's the best info I can give ya, good luck.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 22 Aug 2011 03:01
Huh, it might be possible that the latest update is causing this achievement to not unlock. I just downloaded First Strike tonight with some friends, and each one of us was able to get the Gersh device, but none of us could get the achievement. :/
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By Ferae Naturae on 22 Aug 2011 11:51
Yeah mine has glitched too :/ Im going to delete my Cache and then see if it works. If not Im just going to do it offline (Solo) or wait for a patch.
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By Frxqs on 25 Aug 2011 07:32
Mine is glitched as well. I've probably done the achievements prerequisite about 10 times now and no achievement.
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By fritz ownz you on 25 Aug 2011 09:32
i still need this is it glitched forever now?
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By ELLRIC on 26 Aug 2011 00:25
I Had 5+ zombies sucked up multiple times and no ach. The moon patch may have glitched it :(
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By Frxqs on 26 Aug 2011 14:22
From the looks of all of your problems the newest Black Ops update most likely glitched this achievement. Sorry about that. IDK if Treyarch is aware or if they are already fixing it. If any of you still play multiplayer as well, be sure to check out the hot fixes. The one way I know of is in a pregame lobby before searching for a game, look in the number in the upper right hand corner of your screen, write it down (example 63.1.6.21), and then keep checking back either daily or however often you want.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 26 Aug 2011 18:25
Take a look at this thread on Xbox360Achievements. I'm going to try it now, but it seems like people have had success with it.
Whats with achievements getting glitched all the time :(.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=32...
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By Bankai Elite on 27 Aug 2011 17:37
I think that they'll release a patch or a hot fix, it all just depends on when. But, hey whatever works.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 28 Aug 2011 19:26
have they patched the achievment yet. I dont really want to go trying to pull gersh if they haven't fixed it yet.
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By Chacoo Tacos on 02 Sep 2011 23:44
I couldn't tell you. Even If I tried and actually gotten 5 zombies there's no way I can tell since I already have the achievement. Be sure to check out the hot fixes. The one way I know of is in a pregame lobby before searching for a game, look in the number in the upper right hand corner of your screen, write it down (example 63.1.6.21), and then keep checking back either daily or however often you want. If you see that the numbers have changed then you can go and try the achievement.

That's the best advice I can give.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 03 Sep 2011 03:23
i got it today fine
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By ELLRIC on 05 Sep 2011 23:48
Very nice, better late than never and now than later.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 10 Sep 2011 03:43
Foir three times I killed more than 5 zombies by gersh device but the achievement did not pop up..is it glitched again? please help!
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By BelatedAlberto on 24 Nov 2012 09:38
This achievement is glitched again. I'm going to try playing with just first strike dlc downloaded to see if moon is breaking it.
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By Flolais on 04 Dec 2012 22:16
Update: To fix the glitch.
1. Delete all DLC and the update
2. Redownload only First Strike DLC
3. Download the update.
4. Follow the guide above to get achievement
The DLC with the moon level somehow messes up the achievement with certain updates. So deleting it will fix the problem.
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By Flolais on 05 Dec 2012 03:53
I'd love to help but I haven't been on TA much lately, let alone playing Black Ops. Flolais' suggestions looks to be legit.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 14 Dec 2012 04:54
Just posting to confirm that Flolais method works fine. I had all map packs and despite getting 10+ zombies with a device 6 times in one game, it wouldn't unlock. Deleted all, cleared cache, reinstalled First Strike and got the patch upon game boot and the achievement popped on the first Gersch I threw.
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By DROGTURIST on 02 Feb 2013 14:18
As of November 2017, this achievement unlocked without issue. I'm playing on Xbox One via backwards compatibility and have all DLC packs installed.
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By X1337Sn1PerzX on 26 Nov 2017 05:45
Works as advertised. Spent a little over 20k on the box. First attempt at a throw. Unlocked immediately.

*Edit* Forgot to date it. Dec 12th, 2020
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By OOG on 12 Dec 2020 12:29
This achievement is glitch if you don’t do it in xbox live public match (solo or coop) . I did it multiple times in solo, clear cache … I can’t connect to xbox live so i will not unlock this last achievement.
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By MasterChief#6605 on 09 Aug 2022 12:26
Yea, those are Mutrushka (sp) dolls. It is basically the same thing as a frag grenade, you hold LB and lift off on LB when you decide where you want it to go. You don't throw them, what happens is that you twist off the top of the doll and then the grenade pops out of it, once that grenade explodes 3 or 4 more grenades come out of that and explode shortly after.

It works nothing like the monkey bomb from past zombie modes, if anything the Gersh device works most like the monkey as it attracts zombies to it. In all fairness and IMHO, the monkey bombs are truly better than the Gersh Devices.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 16 Feb 2011 03:11
Hey, it's not my fault that the Gersh device doesn't show up for any of you. The box is randomized at all times, that's why they call it a "Mystery Box," see the correlation? There is no certain way to using the mystery box, both of you probably know this since you've obviously played zombies before you wrote your comments. So taking out your frustration on 'a' (meaning one, 1; moreover, meaning there's others besides this one) solution because you don't like how the mystery box works is absurd.

Maybe you don't save your money correctly, and/ or you have separate priorities in the Ascension maps of zombies. However, this isn't a solution on how to correctly save your money in a game of zombies, this is 'a' solution on how to obtain this achievement with a Gersh device, in which case you know can only be obtained via the Mystery box; you've played the maps, and you know what you want to do in those maps, regarding the spending of your money, which doors to open first, knowing when and when not to spend your money.

Happy Gaming.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 29 Apr 2011 04:02
@Bankai Elite

That seems legit although at the same time, if it were me that had the achievement glitch, I'd just wait for the patch.
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By IGutlessIWonder on 28 Aug 2011 03:15
@IGutlessIWonder

Completely agree I just wanted to get it done and who knows if they will release a patch. I had try 3 times till I got the Gersh Device and it didn't pop so me and a freind who I use so I don't have to buy the DLC just did what I put above and I got the achievement as it should have popped.
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By Bankai Elite on 28 Aug 2011 13:40
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I recomend doing this achievement solo because that was the only way i was able to get the gersh device from the box.
For the first two rounds, just take your time killing zombies with your knife and repairing windows to get money. Then you should buy the revive perk and M14. Open the door upstairs so you have more room to run around. Head to the lander pad and move in circles, killing the zombies until you have at least 3200 points. You should make a crawler and kill the rest of the zombies so you won't be attacked while you are using the box.Open the gate across from the lander pad, head in the building and run to the top floor and open the door to get to the roof. The mystery box is always up there the first time. Now just use the box and hope that the Gersh device shows up. If you don't get it, kill the crawler and fight more zombies to try again.

Once you have it, get a large group of zombies together and use it. Be careful though, because it takes a few seconds to use it and you might die if you aren't careful.
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18 May 2011 03:59

The Gersch device is very usefull item in Ascension & Moon which will drag all zombies into this and kill them with an explosion. You have a maximum of 3 of these and you receive 50 points per zombie that got killed (or 130 when you hold the ballistic knife. Check out the image below to find out how it looks like.

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Because no one mentioned it before (although there all excellent solutions), you cannot pick up the "Matryoshka Doll" (there's an image below). You can only hold one item that you can use with cn_LB. Just adding this to all existing solutions because it happened to me twice.

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Happy hunting!
If you downvote, please mention why.
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04 Jul 2012 11:56

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Nice guide.
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By on 02 Sep 2012 00:22
You say nothing about the achievement. JUST the device. Which is not helpful for getting 5 kills. You have no strategy tips, no helpful places to do it, you don't even say WHERE you get it.

Bad walkthrough.
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By TexasHONZ on 15 Mar 2014 04:17
Downvote because I got the gersch two spins after a matriska.
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By DaOverUnder on 09 Jul 2015 01:56
So how does this help in actually getting the achievement? No explanation of where to get it or even how to successfully use it. FFS lol
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By Darkness727420 on 17 Sep 2020 15:44
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obtainable only on the zombie map ascension, which is included in the first strike map, check out the youtube link for a easy solution, thanks
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02 Feb 2011 22:21

First off you need to get Gersh Device from the Mystery Box. This is picked at random so don't expect to get it the first try. Once you get it, just survive to around wave 14. Once you get a bunch of zombies piled up, throw the Gersh Device about 6 feet in front of them. It will suck up the zombies and kill them and the achievement should pop. If that's too much trouble try camping at a doorway and throwing one when it looks right.

Hope this guide helped! Having too much trouble I may be able to help but I won't be on all the time.
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27 Jan 2015 22:41

The Gersh device can only be obtained from the Random Box. It looks like the device from ghost busters which sucks the ghosts in.

Wait until round 8-12, and throw it when there are loads coming to you.

(I have this achievement on xbox, so please don't down vote because of this)
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24 May 2014 02:08

The gersh device is a small object which once thrown will instantaneously create a black hole where it lands. This black hole will suck any nearby zombies into it, luckily you along with your other partners will not be sucked in. Another use of the black holes is that you can jump in them causing yo to be teleported to a random part of the map, this helps in providing a quick escape.

Now as easy as this sounds (and a lot of fun), there is one difficult factor in getting this trophy and that is obtaining the actual gersh device. The gersh device can ONLY be obtained through the random box so you have to be very lucky. Once obtained you are only equipped with 3 of these beastly devices so only use them when you are sure there are enough zombies around.

Here are a few images that will show you the locations where the random boxes can possibly appear:

Centrifuge Room
 

Outside North
 

Outside South
 

Upper Area
 

Credit for these maps goes to rcktkng from the Black Ops Forum.

If you are still unable to find the boxes then you can simply see the TV's present over each random box, these TV's show you where the random box is currently located.
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This achievement is very luck-dependent. Just use your points to keep playing the mystery box until you get a Gersch Device. Then wait until there are five or more zombies fairly close together and throw a Device in front of them. It should drag all of them in and you should get the achievement.

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We stay in the very first room until about the 5th wave. We go out onto the street through the second floor. We go a little to the right and reach the lunar module; to the left of the module there is an iron balcony. You need to stay on this balcony. One person is holding the door on the balcony itself, three are firing at the stairs and the street where the car is parked. After enough money has accumulated, we leave the zombies without legs and look for the box. We spin the box until Gersh falls out. We return to the balcony and kill the legless zombie. As soon as there are enough zombies on the street, we throw Gersh down from the balcony. Less than five zombies definitely won’t suck in if there are a lot of these same zombies.
The tactics are simple:
- stay on the balcony
- periodically leave zombies without legs
- we spin the box until we turn blue, until Gersh falls out.
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08 Jul 2011 00:33

Achievement at random. Easily performed in solo mode, like all achievements of this DLC. From the first to the third round I scored points, killed with a knife, 2nd round magazine from a pistol into a zombie + knife, 3rd round either a knife (if there are no cartridges, or a pistol + knife, if cartridges fall out, or buy an M14, two body shots + a knife) . We leave the cripple, open two doors (750 and 1250 points, if I’m not mistaken), turn on the light (the first time the box is always next to the switch), and then turn it, I got it the second time. Not enough points? We cut circles on the 4th wave and spin again. You are given 3 Gersh devices, at the beginning of the next round we press LB into the midst of zombies and the achievement is in our pocket.
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20 Aug 2014 13:43