List of characters in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first-person shooter
video game, developed by Infinity Ward
and published by Activision
for the Xbox 360
, PlayStation 3
and Wii video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows
and Mac OS X
operating systems.
- the main playable character. Soap is a new recruit in the Special Air Service
. Soap is only on his first day when he is sent on his first mission: infiltrate a cargo ship and secure a nuclear weapon
. He and his team are caught up in the Russian Civil War and hunt for the terrorists Khaled Al-Asad and Imran Zakhaev. At the end of the campaign, Soap shoots Zakhaev but has to be rushed to a hospital. He later returns in the game's sequel, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
, and the second sequel Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
.
Sergeant Paul Jackson - a playable character in Act One, Jackson is a US Marine
of the First Force Reconnaissance Company who sees fighting in the Middle East during the hunt for Khaled Al Asad. His unit is originally assigned to find Al Asad, but they later have to rescue a trapped M1 Abrams Tank from a bog. After securing the tank, his unit is sent to the capital city to find Al Asad, but even when they are ordered to pull out, his unit stays behind to rescue a downed pilot. He and his unit are killed seconds later when a nuclear bomb is set off, destroying the city.
Captain Price is briefly playable for two levels as he explains his history with Zakhaev. An AC-130U Spectre operator is playable, supporting Bravo Team and Nikolai are shot down. Finally, President Al-Fulani is playable for a cinematic mission only, sitting in a car on his way to his execution by Al-Assad.
in the other SAS missions, Price is the leader of Bravo Team (Callsign "Bravo Six") and Soap's mentor. Price is skeptical at first about Soap's abilities, but soon grows to respect him. In 1996, Price, along with his friend and sniper team partner Macmillian, participated in an assassination attempt on Imran Zakhaev after the Russians discovered he was selling depleted fuel rods out of Chernobyl
. Price personally destroys Zakhaev's arm with a Barret M82
and believes him to be killed, but Zakhaev survives. Price leads the squad in investigating and destroying the Ultranationalists in Russia and personally kills Al-Assad, but the stakes are raised when on a mission to capture Zakaev's son Victor, Victor commits suicide and Zakhaev angerily hiijacks a nuclear missile facility and fires nukes at the United States, which had participated in the joint operation. Upon disabling the missiles, Price is severely injured during the escape by an tanker that was shot by an Ultranationalist Hind. He slides his M1911
to Soap, who uses it to kill a distracted Zakhaev. When Kamarov arrives to relieve the team, a medic can be seen attempting to revive an unconcious Price to no avail, but he nevertheless survives.
Lieutenant Vasquez - Jackson's platoon leader. Vasquez is assigned to capture Al Asad and, along with Sgt Jackson and Staff Sergeant Griggs, rescues the Abrams tank from the bog. He is killed with the rest of his platoon when Al Asad's forces detonate a nuclear bomb.
Gaz - A member of Captain Price's SAS team. Gaz gathers intel and keeps in contact with Overlord for his team. Gaz has a somewhat dark sense of humor, stating that the civil war in Russia was "good news" compared to Soap's arrival in the team. Gaz is shot and killed by Imran Zakhaev in the final level.
Sergeant Kamarov - The leader of a Loyalist squad in the Russian Military. As the Russians have a Civil War, Kamarov asks the SAS to assist his men using sniper rifles to eliminate targets. During the mission "Safehouse", Kamarov gives the SAS an Mi-28 (Mosin 2-5) assault helicopter as Air Support during the search for Khaled Al-Asad. He is last seen at the end of the game, where his army arrives at the destroyed bridge, rescuing Soap & Price as his men inspect the nearby bodies. He later returns briefly in the game's second sequel, Modern Warfare 3
.
Staff Sergeant Griggs - A member of Jackson's platoon, Griggs helps rescue the tank from the bog, but is not present when Jackson's platoon is killed, staying behind instead. After the deaths of his squad, Griggs joins up with the SAS in Russia, helping them when they attempt to capture Victor Zakhaev and dropping with them when they go to retake a Russian nuclear base. He is killed by the Ultranationalists while attempting to rescue Soap.
Captain "Deadly" Pelayo - The pilot of an AH-1W Super Cobra of the USMC. She provides air support for Jackson's squad and helps escort Marine transport helicopters. She is shot down by an enemy Stinger
when trying trying to escort the marines out of a nuclear-threatened city. Jackson's squad rescues her from her downed chopper, but as they start to leave, the nuclear bomb goes off killing them all.
Captain MacMillan - MacMillan is Price's commanding officer and mentor in the flashback missions. He and Price attempt to assassinate Zakhaev, but they fail, and as they are attempting to escape Pripyat, Ukraine; his leg is injured by a crashing helicopter, forcing Price to carry him the rest of the way. He later returns in the game's second sequel, Modern Warfare 3
as Burn's support and unnofficialy giving information to the fugitive Price.
"Nikolai"- Price's informant who goes undercover with the ultranationalists. His cover is blown and he is rescued by the SAS. He plays a much bigger role in the game's two sequels.
"Baseplate" - Baseplate is the HQ radio for Soap and keeping track of their progress as they fight the Ultranationalists, and keeping Price updated on what's happening.
: "Имран Захаев") - is the leader of the Russian Ultranationalist Party and the main antagonist in the game. Fifteen years prior to the present day, Price attempted to assassinate him, but he only lost his arm. He started an uprising in Russia to try and rebuild the Soviet Union
and enlists the help of Khaled Al Asad. When his son Victor commits suicide, he attempts to fire nuclear missiles at the United States
and United Kingdom
, but the missiles are aborted by the SAS, and he is killed by Soap in the final mission.
Khaled Al-Asad (Arabic: خالد الأسد) - A Muslim general in charge of half of the armed forces of Saudi Arabia and the secondary antagonist of the game, but is called OpFor in the multiplayer. The Saudi Arabian monarchy was overthrown, and replaced with a democratic president, Yasir Al-Fulani. But, Al Asad, with the help of Imram Zakhaev, attempts to take over the Middle East and has killed President Al-Fulani on national television. The Americans invade his country to depose of him, so he flees to Russia and detonates a nuclear bomb in the capital, nearly wiping out the American force and killing Jackson and his squad. He is captured not long after by the SAS, and is executed by Cpt Price.
Victor Zakhaev (Russian: "Виктор Захаев") - Imran Zakhaev's son and leader of the Ultranationalists' military forces. The SAS and USMC attempt to capture him to find out Zakhaev's whereabouts, but he shoots himself when Soap moves to restrain him. His death leads Zakhaev to unsuccessfully launch nuclear missiles at the United States
.
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video game, developed by Infinity Ward
Infinity Ward
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and published by Activision
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for the Xbox 360
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, PlayStation 3
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and Wii video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows
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and Mac OS X
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operating systems.
Main Characters
Sergeant John "Soap" MacTavishJohn MacTavish
John "Soap" MacTavish, is a Scottish fictional character and one of the two main protagonists in the Modern Warfare series of the Call of Duty game franchise...
- the main playable character. Soap is a new recruit in the Special Air Service
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
. Soap is only on his first day when he is sent on his first mission: infiltrate a cargo ship and secure a nuclear weapon
Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission bomb test released the same amount...
. He and his team are caught up in the Russian Civil War and hunt for the terrorists Khaled Al-Asad and Imran Zakhaev. At the end of the campaign, Soap shoots Zakhaev but has to be rushed to a hospital. He later returns in the game's sequel, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on...
, and the second sequel Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, with Raven Software having assisted in development...
.
Sergeant Paul Jackson - a playable character in Act One, Jackson is a US Marine
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
of the First Force Reconnaissance Company who sees fighting in the Middle East during the hunt for Khaled Al Asad. His unit is originally assigned to find Al Asad, but they later have to rescue a trapped M1 Abrams Tank from a bog. After securing the tank, his unit is sent to the capital city to find Al Asad, but even when they are ordered to pull out, his unit stays behind to rescue a downed pilot. He and his unit are killed seconds later when a nuclear bomb is set off, destroying the city.
Captain Price is briefly playable for two levels as he explains his history with Zakhaev. An AC-130U Spectre operator is playable, supporting Bravo Team and Nikolai are shot down. Finally, President Al-Fulani is playable for a cinematic mission only, sitting in a car on his way to his execution by Al-Assad.
Non-player Characters
Captain John Price - A playable character in two flashback missions, and an NPCNon-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
in the other SAS missions, Price is the leader of Bravo Team (Callsign "Bravo Six") and Soap's mentor. Price is skeptical at first about Soap's abilities, but soon grows to respect him. In 1996, Price, along with his friend and sniper team partner Macmillian, participated in an assassination attempt on Imran Zakhaev after the Russians discovered he was selling depleted fuel rods out of Chernobyl
Chernobyl
Chernobyl or Chornobyl is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in Kiev Oblast, near the border with Belarus. The city had been the administrative centre of the Chernobyl Raion since 1932....
. Price personally destroys Zakhaev's arm with a Barret M82
M82
-Military:* Arsenal M82, an 82 mm mortar* Barrett M82, a .50 caliber rifle* Valmet M82, an assault rifle* HMAS Huon , a Royal Australian Navy minehunter-Astronomy:* Messier 82, a galaxy located about 12 million light-years away in Ursa Major...
and believes him to be killed, but Zakhaev survives. Price leads the squad in investigating and destroying the Ultranationalists in Russia and personally kills Al-Assad, but the stakes are raised when on a mission to capture Zakaev's son Victor, Victor commits suicide and Zakhaev angerily hiijacks a nuclear missile facility and fires nukes at the United States, which had participated in the joint operation. Upon disabling the missiles, Price is severely injured during the escape by an tanker that was shot by an Ultranationalist Hind. He slides his M1911
M1911
The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, and recoil-operated handgun chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. John M. Browning designed the firearm which was the standard-issue side arm for the United States armed forces from 1911 to 1985. The M1911 is still carried by some U.S....
to Soap, who uses it to kill a distracted Zakhaev. When Kamarov arrives to relieve the team, a medic can be seen attempting to revive an unconcious Price to no avail, but he nevertheless survives.
Lieutenant Vasquez - Jackson's platoon leader. Vasquez is assigned to capture Al Asad and, along with Sgt Jackson and Staff Sergeant Griggs, rescues the Abrams tank from the bog. He is killed with the rest of his platoon when Al Asad's forces detonate a nuclear bomb.
Gaz - A member of Captain Price's SAS team. Gaz gathers intel and keeps in contact with Overlord for his team. Gaz has a somewhat dark sense of humor, stating that the civil war in Russia was "good news" compared to Soap's arrival in the team. Gaz is shot and killed by Imran Zakhaev in the final level.
Sergeant Kamarov - The leader of a Loyalist squad in the Russian Military. As the Russians have a Civil War, Kamarov asks the SAS to assist his men using sniper rifles to eliminate targets. During the mission "Safehouse", Kamarov gives the SAS an Mi-28 (Mosin 2-5) assault helicopter as Air Support during the search for Khaled Al-Asad. He is last seen at the end of the game, where his army arrives at the destroyed bridge, rescuing Soap & Price as his men inspect the nearby bodies. He later returns briefly in the game's second sequel, Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, with Raven Software having assisted in development...
.
Staff Sergeant Griggs - A member of Jackson's platoon, Griggs helps rescue the tank from the bog, but is not present when Jackson's platoon is killed, staying behind instead. After the deaths of his squad, Griggs joins up with the SAS in Russia, helping them when they attempt to capture Victor Zakhaev and dropping with them when they go to retake a Russian nuclear base. He is killed by the Ultranationalists while attempting to rescue Soap.
Captain "Deadly" Pelayo - The pilot of an AH-1W Super Cobra of the USMC. She provides air support for Jackson's squad and helps escort Marine transport helicopters. She is shot down by an enemy Stinger
FIM-92 Stinger
The FIM-92 Stinger is a personal portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile , which can be adapted to fire from ground vehicles and helicopters , developed in the United States and entered into service in 1981. Used by the militaries of the U.S...
when trying trying to escort the marines out of a nuclear-threatened city. Jackson's squad rescues her from her downed chopper, but as they start to leave, the nuclear bomb goes off killing them all.
Captain MacMillan - MacMillan is Price's commanding officer and mentor in the flashback missions. He and Price attempt to assassinate Zakhaev, but they fail, and as they are attempting to escape Pripyat, Ukraine; his leg is injured by a crashing helicopter, forcing Price to carry him the rest of the way. He later returns in the game's second sequel, Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, with Raven Software having assisted in development...
as Burn's support and unnofficialy giving information to the fugitive Price.
"Nikolai"- Price's informant who goes undercover with the ultranationalists. His cover is blown and he is rescued by the SAS. He plays a much bigger role in the game's two sequels.
"Baseplate" - Baseplate is the HQ radio for Soap and keeping track of their progress as they fight the Ultranationalists, and keeping Price updated on what's happening.
Antagonists
Imran Zakhaev (RussianRussian language
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: "Имран Захаев") - is the leader of the Russian Ultranationalist Party and the main antagonist in the game. Fifteen years prior to the present day, Price attempted to assassinate him, but he only lost his arm. He started an uprising in Russia to try and rebuild the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and enlists the help of Khaled Al Asad. When his son Victor commits suicide, he attempts to fire nuclear missiles at the United States
United States
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and United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, but the missiles are aborted by the SAS, and he is killed by Soap in the final mission.
Khaled Al-Asad (Arabic: خالد الأسد) - A Muslim general in charge of half of the armed forces of Saudi Arabia and the secondary antagonist of the game, but is called OpFor in the multiplayer. The Saudi Arabian monarchy was overthrown, and replaced with a democratic president, Yasir Al-Fulani. But, Al Asad, with the help of Imram Zakhaev, attempts to take over the Middle East and has killed President Al-Fulani on national television. The Americans invade his country to depose of him, so he flees to Russia and detonates a nuclear bomb in the capital, nearly wiping out the American force and killing Jackson and his squad. He is captured not long after by the SAS, and is executed by Cpt Price.
Victor Zakhaev (Russian: "Виктор Захаев") - Imran Zakhaev's son and leader of the Ultranationalists' military forces. The SAS and USMC attempt to capture him to find out Zakhaev's whereabouts, but he shoots himself when Soap moves to restrain him. His death leads Zakhaev to unsuccessfully launch nuclear missiles at the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.