List of characters in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

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.

Main Characters

• Sergeant John "Soap" MacTavish- 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.

• Captain John "Bravo Six" Price- A playable character in two flashback missions, and an NPC in the other SAS missions, Price is the leader of Soap's team and Soap's mentor. Price is sceptical at first about Soap's abilities, but soon grows to respect him. He is shown to prefer shooting to get out of something in the flashback mission "All Gillied Up", and also executes Al Asad when the SAS captures him. His mentor was Captain Macmillan. He and Macmillan once attempted to assassinate Imram Zakhaev, sneaking into Pripyat, Ukraine and sniping him during a meeting, but they are unsuccessful and Zakhaev only loses his arm. At the end of the game, he is critically wounded and is last seen with a Russian soldier attempting to revive him. He later returns in the game's sequel.

• Sergeant Paul Jackson- a playable character in Act One, Jackson is a US marine 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.

• President Yasir Al-Fulani- President of an unnamed Middle Eastern country and playable for one level. When Op For takes over the Middle East, Al Asad executes Al-Fulani on national television as a symbol of his power.

Non-player Characters

• 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 fire off a nuclear bomb.

• Gaz- Price's right-hand man. Gaz is one of the best in the 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 by Imran Zakhaev in the final level.

• 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 "Alpha Six" 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; he sprains his ankle, forcing Price to carry him the rest of the way. He then is no longer the member of the SAS and retired due to his sprained leg.

• Overlord-Though only named once, Overlord is the HQ radio for Soap and Jackson, keeping track of their progress as they fight the Ultranationalists, and keeping Gaz updated on what's happening.

Antagonists

• Imran Zakhaev (Russian: "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 destroyed by the SAS, and he is apparently killed by Soap.

• Khaled Al-Asad - A Muslim general in charge of half of the armed forces of an unknown country in the Middle East, but is called OpFor in the multiplayer. Al Asad, with the help of Imram Zakhaev, attempts to take over the Middle East and has killed President Yasir 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")- Imram 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.