Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare „Shaolin Shuffle“ Easter Egg Guide

Before we can properly begin the Easter egg, we need to activate the power for all four sections of the map. Turning on the power offers many benefits—such as opening new doors or reactivating Perk Machines.

Instead of a single power switch, there is a generator at each corner of the map. Here are the locations you need to look for:

  • In the Spawn Room, on one of the pillars near the subway car.
  • On the roof of the Inferno Disco, near the door with the power symbol.
  • On the wall in the Deadeye Dewdrops courtyard.
  • In the underground subway down the steps from the Theater entrance.

Once the power is fully restored, we can move on to the second step.

To obtain the Pack-a-Punch machine (PaP), you need three hidden items: a Pink Cat Flyer, a Token, and a Film Reel. All of these items can be found in various locations across the map.

  • Flyer Locations:
    • On the sidewalk outside the Pink Cat Club doors.
    • To the left of the dojo doors, in the trash.
    • On the rooftops, to the right of the Erad wall buy weapon.

When going up the stairs to the rooftops, look to the left for a stool with a flyer.

  • Token Location:
    • In the subway, underneath the Tuff’Nuff Perk Machine. Go prone to spot it under the machine!
  • Film Reel Locations:
    • In the subway with the Tuff’Nuff, go up the stairs to the right when facing the Perk Machine.
    • To the right, at the lockers in the Bang Bangs subway.
    • In one of the large sewer pipes in the Rat King’s Lair.
    • Inside the Pink Cat Club, on a chair.
    • On the rooftop of the Inferno Disco, on an old, worn-out couch.

The Token is always in the same spot, but the Film Reel and Pink Cat Flyers appear randomly. Check all the locations listed here until you find the correct one.

Now we can begin the actual Easter egg. Find the Black Cat Dojo to meet Pam Grier — she’s the Shaolin Sister who offers you one of four “Chi” elemental abilities.

Choose a Chi power and start leveling it up. Various objectives will appear on your HUD, and completing the challenges will unlock a new level of Chi power.

Upgraded Chi is very helpful here, but what we really need are shuriken. Level up your Chi after Round 5 to unlock the shuriken — they are required for the next step.

Take note of the many rat cages scattered throughout the map. Look for a cage with a rat inside — this is completely random, so you’ll just need to run around and check them all. There’s no set order.

When you find a rat cage (with a rat inside), it’s time to use those shuriken. Throw a shuriken into the rat cage, and it will pop. The rat will come out and lead you to other rat cages. Follow it!

It will enter each cage on the map one at a time. Make sure that at this point, all the doors (or most of them) are unlocked, or you can easily lose track of the rat.

When the rat enters a cage, throw another shuriken to pop the cage, and the rat will start moving again. Keep this process going until a magical yellow circle appears on the ground.

Stand in the circle and kill zombies as they enter. Keep doing this until ninja zombies spawn — take care of them, and you’ve completed the first real step of this Easter egg. Grab the key that appears above the circle.

Return to Pam Grier in the Black Cat Dojo if the key didn’t appear and talk to her again, then head back to the magical yellow circle spot.

Once you have the key, go to the Bang Bangs subway station and look for the lockers on the right side. One of the lockers is marked with a Chinese character. Use the key to open the locker — inside it says SOULKEY.

If you’ve played the map enough, you’ll notice that there are white Chinese symbols all over the map. In this step, you need to shoot four symbols in the correct order.

NOTE: Shoot each symbol ONLY ONCE. Shooting the wrong symbol or shooting the correct symbol multiple times will reset this step.

Symbol 1:
On the street outside the Spawn subway, to the right of the Black Cat Dojo. (Shoot the left symbol.)

Symbol 2:
Bathroom stall in the Inferno Disco, through a zombie spawn window. (4 symbols, shoot the 2nd.)

Symbol 3:
On the wall in the Deadeye Dewdrops area, near the Lion statue. (3 symbols, shoot the 1st.)

Symbol 4:
Same area, same set of symbols. (3 symbols. Shoot the 2nd.)

After each successful shot, you’ll hear a gong. When all four are shot, a louder gong will sound.

Return to the Black Cat Dojo, and you’ll find a symbol of the Rat King boss on the street near the front entrance. Gear up and get prepared for a battle, because you’ll need to kill the Rat King here.

There’s no real trick to defeating the Rat King. Pack-a-Punch your weapons and get plenty of perks before attempting to summon him. When you’re ready, interact with the symbol and take this King down.

The Rat King drops a glowing green Eye. Collect it to begin the next step.

With the Rat King’s Eye unlocked, you can now scan for Rat Symbols — press [L1]. Return to Pam Grier to start up this step and be prepared for problems.

In this step, you’ll need to find hidden Rat King symbols all across the map. They spawn one at a time and in completely random order.

You’ll need to find and shoot 6 Rat King Symbols and check all 13 hidden locations with the Rat King Eye.

  • In the narrow corner to the left of the stairs in the Bang Bangs subway. Jump to see it between the stairs and the subway car.
  • Above the door of the Black Cat Dojo.
  • Through the window of the Barber next door to the Black Cat Dojo. Visible in the alley to the left of the Dojo entrance.
  • In the Spawn Room, on a high wall above the parked train car. Look up from the platform toward the phones/window above.
  • On the backside of a standing speaker in the Heebie Geebies area.
  • Marked on the water tower on the roof of the Inferno Disco.
  • Through an open apartment window on the rooftop across from the Dojo. To the right of the bloodstain and picture frame — go up the wooden scaffolding ramp and turn right.
  • On a large sheet hanging from a clothesline in the alley with the Magic Wheel, near Deadeye Dewdrops.
  • On top of a duct visible through the open skylight on the roof of the Inferno Disco. Use a Chi power to smash the barrier on the skylight.
  • From the Ripper wall buy, look right at the building with a shack on the roof and hanging blue cloth from the balcony.
  • Found in the left corner of the blue-ish office in the Trailblazers Perk Machine area, which is the lobby of the Inferno Disco. Jump to see it.
  • Behind the Bombstoppers Perk Machine, on a police car. Exit through the door to the fire escape and look left.
  • Marked on the side of the Inferno Disco sign, opposite the theater.

Shoot all six that appear, and you’re on to the next step. This is particularly annoying because you’ll need to check all the locations you haven’t hit yet each time to see if/when the symbol will appear. Very annoying and time-consuming.

After you’ve finally shot six Rat King symbols, you’ll be faced with a different kind of challenge. Head up the stairs in the subway spawn room to check the phones. Also, be sure to check the phones in the opposite area (Bang Bangs).

One of the phones will turn red and start ringing. Pick up the receiver of the ringing phone to receive a message in Morse code consisting of 5 beeps.

NOTE: If you don’t know Morse code, remember that the code consists of two sounds — dots (short sound) and dashes (long sound).

Listen to the Morse code message, and write down the dots and dashes in the order you receive them. For help translating your message, you can use a Morse code translator.

The code will translate into a number — you should get a total of 3 numbers. Find the Nightmare Summer poster that corresponds to your Morse code number.

Take the poster and place it on the large spotlight on the roof of the Inferno Disco. This will cause a large “X” to appear on a window in the distance.

Find the large white “X” projected onto a window and use an explosive weapon to destroy it. Any explosive weapon will suffice, and destroying the window will cause a swarm of ninja zombies to appear. Take them out to initiate another tricky step in this Easter egg.

Six symbols will appear on the roof of the Inferno Disco:

1. The first symbol appears to the left of the door leading down.
2. The second is under the blue scaffolding, in the upper part.
3. The third is on the brick wall opposite the scaffolding.
4. The fourth is in a zombie spawn window overlooking an apartment.
5. The fifth is on the white table in the seating area.
6. The sixth is near the ledge, behind a plant.

Locate all six symbols — shooting them will swap letters in English. The goal here is to spell out a word. Shooting the symbols causes letters to appear on the wall near the stairs that lead down. There are many, many words you can form, and figuring out the cipher is quite tricky.

If you successfully complete the word, you will hear a fresh gong sound. This marks the final, super tough sequence in the Easter egg. Compared to the rest, the other steps are (relatively) a breeze.

Head to the roof near the RPR Evo weapon buy station (in the Deadeye Dewdrops area) to find another Rat King symbol at the base of the water tower.

This is the second encounter with the Rat King boss, and he is no different here. Simply defeat him and collect his gooey, blue glowing brain. Make sure everyone on your team picks it up!

With the Eye and the Brain in hand, it’s time to return to Pam Grier at the Black Cat Dojo. Get ready for a lengthy siege, as you’ll be stuck in the dojo for a while upon your return.

Talk to Pam Grier and wait through three full rounds. After those rounds have passed, an interruption will appear on your screen, fast-forwarding you through three more rounds. You (and your team) will reappear in the dojo, with fire blocking all exits.

Defeat the waves of zombies that appear, then collect the Turnstile item drop on the sidewalk outside the entrance. Head back to the subway area in the Spawn Room and insert this turnstile into the broken gate.

Next, head to the alley near the Mule Munchies Perk Machine. You’ll find a wooden ladder—climb up and follow the wooden scaffolding to the end.

At the dead end, turn left and look at the building with two visible apartment windows across from you. In the left window, you can just barely spot a Rat King symbol. Shoot it to properly initiate Step #12.

Large yellow magic circles will now appear all over the map. Just like in the Rat Cage step, stand in the magic circle and shoot any zombie that enters it.

The circles don’t just accept one wave of zombie souls. You’ll need to complete the circle step a total of 5-6 times. After each successful reaping, the circle will teleport to a new location.

Complete all of these circles to hear a gong. It’s time to return to the Inferno Disco.

Rush back to the Inferno Disco and find the DJ booth on the second floor. Interact with the turntables at the booth overlooking the dance floor, and a disco ball will appear on the dance floor.

This disco ball power-up attaches itself to any zombie that runs through it. Lead a zombie to the disco ball and watch it start dancing—gather more zombies on the dance floor and only target the zombies with the disco ball currently over their heads.

The disco ball will jump to the nearest zombie after shooting the dancing ones. Stay on the dance floor to be safe and keep shooting zombies until the disco ball stops spawning.

The final symbol will now appear on the street outside the Theater. Defeat it for the third and final (standard) encounter, and you will receive the Rat King Heart.

Return to Pam Grier at the Black Cat Dojo and talk to her with the Eye, Brain, and Heart in your possession. Now you can finally initiate the last boss of this Easter egg.

To activate the final boss, travel to the Rat King’s Lair and complete a round. Be aware that you’ll be trapped in the lair until the boss fight is over, so don’t go down until you’re ready for a lengthy battle.

Before you can begin the other phases, you need to deal enough damage to the Rat King to force him to retreat. This is just like any other boss fight, so watch out for the numerous zombies.

NOTE: Use Chi abilities to smash the wooden crates in the boss arena to buy new perks if you need them. Once the area is clear, you can select one of three phases — you must complete all three phases, but they can be done in any order.

Eye Phase: Scan the arena to see symbols on the ceiling. Shoot the symbols as quickly as you can until you hear the gong sound.

Brain Phase: Avoid killing the blue-eyed zombies. Kite them into the brain in the center and let them attack. Eventually, they’ll destroy the brain, completing this step.

Heart Phase: This is the trickiest phase, as acid will fill the outer perimeter of the arena. Lead zombies onto the acid pools and get kills to temporarily cleanse the area of acid. Also, don’t stay in the acid too long!

The Rat King will reappear between each phase. Grab the Max Ammo from the center and deal damage to the King until he retreats again, allowing you to start another phase.

Defeat the Rat King after the third phase, and you will finally unlock the Soul Key. Pick it up to witness the ending cutscene.