History Characters / Modernwarfare

* Characters/CallOfDutyModernWarfare3

* WeHardlyKnewYe: Like other first-person perspective [=NPCs=] used to illustrate the victims of conflicts, they are introduced and killed in the same scene.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He was first thrown through space before getting smacked by a solar panel from the International Space Station.

->'''Voiced by:''' Julia Arem (English/Sarah)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Natalia Gracheva (Russian/Mrs. Davis)[[/note]]

* CameraAbuse: The [=POV=] camera held by [[Mr. Davis]] flies off in the explosion and breaks upon crashing onto the ground.

[[folder: Other]]

* HeroicMime: You briefly play as the father recording his family. As required by [=CoD=] law, he is completely silent.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Like other first-person perspective [=NPCs=] used to illustrate the victims of conflicts, they are introduced and killed in the same scene.
[[/folder]]

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He appears and dies in the same scene without getting any plot significance afterwards or even a personality.]]

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Like other first-person perspective [=NPCs=] used to illustrate the victims of conflicts, they are introduced and killed in the same scene.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Julia Arem (English/Sarah), Natalia Gracheva (Russian/Mrs. Davis)

->'''Voiced by:''' Julia Arem (English/Sarah), Natalia Grachev (Russian/Mrs. Davis)

->'''Voiced by:''' Julia Arem (Sarah)

For characters in the rest of the franchise, see [[Characters/CallOfDuty here]].

* ''[[Characters/ModernWarfareUnitedKingdomSpecialAirService Special Air Service]]''
* ''[[Characters/ModernWarfareUnitedStatesMilitary United States Military]]''
* ''[[Characters/ModernWarfareTaskForce141 Task Force 141]]''
* ''[[Characters/ModernWarfareLoyalistsAndRussianGovernment Russian Loyalists and Russian Government]]''
* ''[[Characters/ModernWarfareUltranationalistsAndOpFor Ultranationalists and OpFor]]''

* ''Characters/ModernWarfareUnitedKingdomSpecialAirService''
* ''Characters/ModernWarfareUnitedStatesMilitary''
* ''Characters/ModernWarfareTaskForce141''
* ''Characters/ModernWarfareLoyalistsAndRussianGovernment''
* ''Characters/ModernWarfareUltranationalistsAndOpFor''

* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Averted. None of them survive the gas attack, not even the daughter.]]

** ''Characters/ModernWarfareUnitedKingdomSpecialAirService''
** ''Characters/ModernWarfareUnitedStatesMilitary''
** ''Characters/ModernWarfareTaskForce141''
** ''Characters/ModernWarfareLoyalistsAndRussianGovernment''
** ''Characters/ModernWarfareUltranationalistsAndOpFor''

![=OpFor=]/Ultranationalists/Inner Circle
The primary opposition across all three games, made up of three primary factions: The Ultranationalists, [=OpFor=], and the Inner Circle.

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[[caption-width-right:128: Logo of the [=OpFor=]]]

[=OpFor=] refers to the Middle Eastern revolutionary movement led by warlord Khaled Al-Asad. Al-Asad is collaborating with the Ultranationalist party by drawing the attention of the United States away from the Russian civil war through their own uprising. The Ultranationalists return their favor with Russian nuclear weapons.

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[[caption-width-right:151: Logo of the Ultranationalists]]

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[[caption-width-right:128: Logo of the Inner Circle]]

The Ultranationalist party is a Russian political faction founded by nuclear proliferator Imran Zakhaev. The groups consists of hardcore nationalists dedicated to rebuilding Russia's power and turning it against perceived enemies, and are engaged in a civil war with the Russian government in ''Modern Warfare''.

By the second game, the Ultranationalist party had taken power in Russia, but were split by Zakhaev's death, with Russian president Boris Vorshevsky controlling the more moderate faction of the new Russian government, while Vladimir Makarov heads the much more violent and radical faction known as the Inner Circle.

Imran Zakhaev, Imran's son Viktor Zakhaev, Khaled Al-Asad and Vladimir Makarov were collectively referred as [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse the Four Horsemen]], due to their extreme threat to the peaceful world.

[[folder:The Four Horsemen]]
!! Khaled Al-Asad
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[[caption-width-right:300:Al-Asad in ''Modern Warfare''.]]

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->''"هكذا ابتدأت (This is how it begins.)"''

->'''Voiced by:''' Gabriel Al-Rajhi ([=MW1=])

Leader of the uprising in the [[{{Qurac}} unnamed Middle-eastern nation]] in the first ''Modern Warfare'' and co-conspirator with Imran Zakhaev. He has in his possession a nuclear weapon, which he apparently detonates during an American police action in his home country and wipes out the entire invasion force.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: [[BilingualBonus If you know Arabic]]; it literally translates to "''the eternal lion''".
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Averted.
* CoDragons: [[spoiler:To Zakhaev, with Zakhaev's son, and later Makarov, as revealed in ''3''.]]
* TheCoup: Stages one during the titular level, where he executes President Al-Fulani on live TV.
* DirtyCoward: He is explicitly called this by Nikolai when he explains [[spoiler:how he knows that Al-Asad is still alive after nuking his own capital.]]
* NukeEm: [[spoiler:Apparently]] does this to [[spoiler:the ''entire'' Marine task force]] in the first Modern Warfare. [[spoiler:Later revealed to have been at the behest of Makarov, who ordered the nuclear detonation.]]
* PreMortemOneLiner: Before executing Al-Fulani:
-->"This is how it begins."
* PresidentEvil: Of the unnamed Middle Eastern country, replacing Al-Fulani (whom he executed personally).
* RebelLeader: Of the [=OpFor=].
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The actions of his army during Al-Fulani's execution should probably makes this obvious.
* SinisterShades: Never seen without them, [[spoiler:except as he's beaten up and then executed by Price.]]
* SmugSnake: [[spoiler:He loses this as Price beats him and then kills him.]]
* StarterVillain: al-Asad lasts only halfway through the first game, and the remnants of his forces comprise the opposition in a single mission in the second game.
* UnwittingPawn:
** Really, his entire role was to draw the US's attention away from the civil war in Russia. The [[spoiler:nuclear bomb]] that he used on the Marines was [[spoiler:actually set off by Makarov, to both kill American troops and keep the blame pinned on Al-Asad.]]
** The very first moment that you see him in the flesh confirms Al-Asad's status as a pathetic puppet of the Ultranationalists. Al-Asad, in his own country, surrounded by his own men, walks up to Zakhaev, who points a pistol ''in his face'', and Al-Asad stops like a deer trapped in the headlights. Zakhaev then casually spins the pistol around and hands it to Al-Asad, as if saying "''now go kill Al-Fulani like a good dog''." And he does as the master commands.

!! Imran Zakhaev
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->''"Our so-called leaders prostituted us to the west...Destroyed our culture...Our economies...Our honor. Our blood has been spilled on our soil."''

->'''Voiced by:''' Yevgeni Lazarev

Leader of the Ultranationalists in the first ''Modern Warfare''. He founded the Ultranationalists party through funds he acquired through nuclear proliferation. The SAS attempted to assassinate him in 1996 at Chernobyl because he was dealing spent nuclear fuel rods to terrorists; during the assassination attempt his arm was blown off by Price, though he survived.

Despite dying at the end of the first game, he becomes a martyr and serves as a rallying point for the Ultranationalist Russians.

* AnArmAndALeg: He was [[{{Pun}} disarmed]] by then-Lt. Price way back in '96. Surprisingly, it didn't kill him.
* BaldOfEvil: Might be caused by his tendency to hang around radioactive areas.
* BeardOfEvil: He's a villain with a goatee.
* BigBad: Of the first installment.
* DeathByDisfigurement: [[spoiler:Subverted. His arm was blown off by Price, but he survives thanks to the intervention of Makarov and Yuri[[note]]they're the ones who drove off with him in [=COD4=][[/note]], until Soap shoots him at the ending.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution / NukeEm: His response to [[spoiler:his son's death]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He went underground since 1996 and led the Ultranationalists from the shadows since then. The only thing that makes him drop all cautions is [[spoiler:his son's death]], which makes him go on a full MotiveRant about it.
* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: He is briefly seen in "The Coup," far before his role becomes apparent.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: [[spoiler:Nobody knows that he is involved in the conflict until Price answers the call on Al-Asad's phone.]]
* OnlyAFleshWound: [[spoiler:He was able to survive for ''15 years'' after Price blew his arm off.]]
* PapaWolf: He does ''not'' take [[spoiler:his son's suicide]] well.
-->''My blood... on their hands. All US and British forces will leave Russia immediately... or '''suffer the consequences.'''''
* PredecessorVillain: He casts his shadow over the next two: [[spoiler:Makarov carries over in his stead, General Shepherd is motivated by the nuking of the Marine task force, and the outcomes of their plots triggers a US-Russian war]].
* RenegadeRussian: To the old Russian democratic government. [[spoiler:In a subversion, his death makes him a martyr, which then pushes a much more iron-fisted Ultranationalist government to replace them, which posthumously "un-Renegade'd" him]].
* TheQuietOne: Throughout the whole ''Modern Warfare'' series, he is only seen speaking twice; when he gives a speech in ''Ultimatum'' and when he attempts to strike a bargain deal in [[spoiler:Yuri's]] flashback with a dealer.
* SoftSpokenSadist: In his speech, the first and only time we hear him talk in the original, he speaks in a very calm, deep and almost emotionless tone. The result is quite creepy .
* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: [[spoiler:Played straight in the first game, when Soap shoots him on the bridge thanks to the timely distraction of a Loyalist helicopter flyby. Deconstructed in the second, where the Ultranationalists portrays him as a martyr gunned down by evil Westerners while fighting the corrupt government.]]

!! Viktor Zakhaev
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->''"You will all die soon anyway..."''

->'''Voiced by:''' Jordan Marder

Imran Zakhaev's son, and a major Ultranationalist leader.

* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: With the SAS, Marines and the Spetsnaz on his rear, [[spoiler:he shoots himself in the head to avoid capture and interrogation]].
* TheBrute: He's the Ultranationalist's field leader, and by extension the direct leader of the terrorists the SAS fights, though he doesn't do much planning, at least onscreen.
* CoDragons: With Al-Asad and [[spoiler:Makarov]], to his father.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He looks strangely like a young punk version of Creator/JeanReno.
* OverlordJr: He's Zakhaev's son, and just as evil.
* TheQuietOne: He only speaks twice (at the beginning of "The Coup" and at the end of "Sins of the Father"), [[BilingualBonus both in Russian]].
* RebelLeader: Field commander of The Ultranationalist forces during the Second Russian Civil War.
* SinsOfOurFathers: The protagonists go after him to lure his dad out. [[spoiler:It doesn't end well.]] Lampshaded by both Gaz and Griggs. Justified in that even without his father's sins he is a high ranking Ultranationalist member with valuable intel.

!! Vladimir Makarov
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->''"Our enemies believe that they alone dictate the course of history, but all it takes is the will of a single man."''

->'''Voiced by:''' Roman Varshavsky

A ruthless Russian terrorist who leads a radical, distinct Ultranationalist faction known as the Inner Circle, and the primary villain of ''Modern Warfare 2'' and ''3''. Originally a loyal supporter of Zakhaev's mission, he defects from the ruling Ultranationalist party because their methods were too mild to suit his purposes. Described by Shepherd as a "whore" who sells himself to the highest bidder, Makarov is willing to commit atrocities to further his goals of expanding Russia and conquering the world. By his own words, "Russia will take all of Europe, even if it must stand upon a pile of ashes."

His first proper appearance is in ''Modern Warfare 2'', where he heads up a FalseFlagOperation that triggers the Russian invasion of the US, during which he massacred through a Russian airport. By ''Modern Warfare 3'', he had stepped up his actions as the Russo-American war draws to an end, planning to create an even larger war in Europe, fully plunging the world into WorldWarIII.
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* AxCrazy: Not blatant about this side of himself, but underneath his stoic facade is a sadistic warmonger who cares little about killing everyone before him if he profits from it.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:His death was painful, slow and 100% deserved.]]
* BadassInANiceSuit: The only time he's not seen in a nice suit are in the flashbacks before he becomes the Ultranationalists' new leader. He seems to hate ties though.
* BigBad: Of ''3'', but he'd been a major (if unseen) player much earlier. He [[spoiler:saved Zakhaev after he was shot]], he [[spoiler:personally triggered the nuclear detonation in al-Asad's capital]], and he masterminded the [[spoiler:entire Russian invasion of Europe.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:With General Shepherd in ''Modern Warfare 2''.]]
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:He appears in the ''Modern Warfare Remastered'' version of "One Shot, One Kill" (in the same location shown in the flashback of ''Modern Warfare 3''), and killing him nets you an achievement for creating a time paradox]].
* ChekhovsGunman: He was the first horseman on the picture seen in the first Modern Warfare, crossed out for being presumed dead in the [[spoiler:nuclear explosion.]]
* TheChessmaster: ''3'' makes it apparent that [[spoiler: he made the whole mess that is WorldWarIII, down to manipulating fellow conspirator Gen. Shepherd directly and indirectly via him ordering the nuclear detonation in the Middle East and helping him start the war.]]
* CoDragons: [[spoiler:Revealed to be one for Zakhaev alongside Victor and Al-Asad during the first game (he's the crossed-out man in the photo during the loading screen featuring the Four Horsemen together), when it's revealed in ''3'' that he detonated the nuclear weapon in the Middle East.]]
* TheCoup: He manages to [[spoiler:gain the influence of most of the Russian military by the third game.]] It comes full-circle when he captures President Vorshevsky and effectively runs the show from there.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler:Through detonating the nuke that killed the entire Marine battalion in the first ''Modern Warfare'', he helped turned General Shepherd into a fellow villain as a result, which would have made Shepherd's attempt to kill Makarov a HoistByHisOwnPetard, if not for the implication that Makarov had planned ahead and allowed Soap and Price to off him in his stead.]]
* DefectorFromDecadence: {{Inverted}}. Unlike most examples, Makarov's reasons for leaving the ruling Ultranationalist party and the creation of the Inner Circle was inspired by their ''lack'' of decadence. Their unwillingness to adhere to Zakhaev's words to the letter (in his mind they only subscribe to TheThemeParkVersion) meant they refused to pay their dues to what allowed them to come to power and he will show both them and their enemies what it really means to be "''Ultranationalist''".
* DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler:Considering the fact his apparently main safehouse gets raided and all his data is in American hands, he somehow manages to control nearly every major asset in the Russian military in ''3'' which shows that he had a much bigger and better equipped facility elsewhere, meaning he's probably been feeding lies to Shepherd since the start.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: In ''Modern Warfare Remastered'', he can be seen during the arms deal in "One Shot, One Kill". Shooting him and completing the mission will net you an achievement ("Time Paradox").
* EnemyMine:
** [[spoiler:In the level "''The Enemy of My Enemy''", he gives away the location of Shepherd's hideout to Price and Soap to save his own arse from apparent inevitable destruction by Shepherd's forces.]]
** [[spoiler:Subverted in ''3'', since it's revealed that he had a lot more resources and men on hand than first thought, as proven in "Persona non Grata". Having Price and Soap kill Shepherd was simply convenience.]]
* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:To Yuri]], as they were both Ultranationalists before Makarov went off the deep end.
* EvilerThanThou: ''3'' reveals that [[spoiler: he's far worse than Gen. Shepherd ever was, having been the reason the former had a FaceHeelTurn in the first place by detonating the nuke in the Middle East that killed the 30,000 US servicemen under the General's command, making Shepherd an UnwittingPawn of Makarov's own schemes. And while Shepherd at least was a WellIntentionedExtremist wanting to make the American military great again, Makarov's endgame involves, in his own words, Russia ruling all of Europe, even if it must be leveled into ashes.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Price tells him "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", he responds with "Some day, you're going to find that cuts both ways." Come ''Modern Warfare 3'', and we find out this refers to [[spoiler:Yuri; and it gets Soap killed.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: He was just an ordinary soldier with dreams of patriotism. Then he rose through the ranks, and became the world's greatest terrorist.
* GeneralFailure: Despite Makarov's immense success in getting control of Russia's military and launching attacks against America as well as Europe, they're also massive failures. [[spoiler:The invasion of the United States is a complete boondoggle due to Price's missile and the Russian military is in full-retreat after five days. The European Invasion kills millions but is doomed without the use of Russia's nuclear weapons arsenal (which he doesn't have the access codes to, and why he had Vorshevsky captured in the first place).]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Of the first ''Modern Warfare'', due to him ensuring Zakhaev's survival in 1996 and triggering the detonation at Al-Asad's capital that resulted in Paul Jackson's death and General Shepherd's StartOfDarkness and eventual FaceHeelTurn in ''Modern Warfare 2''. He is also considered to be this in the overall trilogy.]]
* HateSink: If you don't already hate Makarov leading the airport massacre, causing WorldWarIII, and [[spoiler:his part in detonating the nuke that kill 30,000 soldiers,]] then you'' will'' hate him for [[spoiler:[[HeroKiller killing Soap.]]]]
* HeroKiller: Every time he is encountered in the flesh, Makarov ends up killing or critically wounding a PlayerCharacter. [[spoiler:Allen, Harkov, Soap, and Yuri (twice!)]]. The only time that doesn't happen is in [[spoiler:the Hotel Oasis, as Price, though Price is still wounded[[note]]Makarov can still kill Price if he delays the distraction[[/note]]]]. He also indirectly kills [[spoiler:Jackson]].
* KickTheDog: Too many to count. [[spoiler:Although one moment was asking Price how long it took for Soap to die after a [[TranquilFury very pissed off]] Price rang Makarov to let him know he was coming for him]].
* MookLieutenant: Begins as one, then goes through a series of [[MookPromotion mook promotions]], as detailed below.
* MookPromotion: In ''Modern Warfare 3'' it's shown that Makarov [[spoiler:was just one of Zakhaev's many {{Mooks}} attending the Chernobyl arms deal in 1996. He and Yuri end up saving Zakhaev's life after his arm is shot off by Price, which leads to Makarov gaining Zakhaev's favor and rapidly ascending the ranks of the Ultranationalists, making him a [[TheDragon Dragon]], albeit under [[CoDragons Co-]][[DragonInChief Dragons in chief]] Al-Asad and Victor Zakhaev. After Al-Asad's and both Zakhaevs' deaths he becomes the leader of the extremist wing of the Ultranationalists, and by the time of ''Modern Warfare 3'', he's secretly controlling a large portion of the Russian military from behind the scenes.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:Find himself on the receiving end of one via Captain Price and leads into his death.]]
* NooseCatch: [[spoiler:Receives one in ''Modern Warfare 3'', courtesy of Captain Price.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:He's revealed to be the first of the Four Horsemen in ''3'', thus making him this in the first game. It's implied that US intelligence mistook him as K.I.A. during the nuclear explosion in the capital city.]]
* OlderThanHeLooks: [[spoiler:Appears in [=MW3=] to be in his early 30's, but is seen in the Chernobyl flashback 20 years ago as an adult driving Zakhaev's Jeep. If you look closely at his bio, his year of birth is given as 1970, making him 26 at Zakhaev's assassination attempt, 41 when he detonated the nuke, and 46 for the events of 2 and 3.]]
* OverarchingVillain: Makarov has appeared in ''Modern Warfare 2'' part of a BigBadEnsemble with [[spoiler:General Shepherd]] and is the sole BigBad of ''Modern Warfare 3'' where it's also revealed he was GreaterScopeVillain of the first installment, and even makes [[TheCameo a cameo]] in its remastered version.
* PraetorianGuard: He has one in the form of the Inner Circle.
* PsychoForHire: Shepherd explicitly states that he works for money. [[spoiler:Subverted, though: Makarov actually has an agenda of plunging the world into a massive world war in which Russia conquers Europe.]]
* RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler:He's in a helicopter crash, gets shot through the chest by Yuri, is bludgeoned and thrown through a glass window by Price, and finally ends up hanged with a winch hook cable.]]
* RenegadeRussian: Initially, like Zakhaev, to the standing Russian government. Later, after the Ultranationalists seize power, he becomes this to his own cause by defecting from the ruling government in order to uphold Zakhaev's vision, which he believes has been lost on the current leadership.
* SeeYouInHell: Said word-for-word to Price in ''2'', when [[spoiler:divulging Shepherd's location]]. Price tells Makarov to give Zakhaev his regards if he gets there first.
* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:At the end of the day, Makarov is this. [[TheChessmaster Manipulating his way through to the top]], massacring an airport of civilians and pinning the blame on the US while [[LackOfEmpathy showing absolutely zero remorse for it]], and showing quite a vicious, sadistic streak along the way. It's implied by Yuri that he once truly believed in the cause, but now only wishes to obtain power and slaughter ''anyone'' that stands in his way.]]
* TheStarscream: In ''Modern Warfare 3'', he attempts to overthrow the Russian President to extract the missile launch codes from him and the take political (but mostly military) power of Russia from him.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Unlike the more obvious Al-Asad and Zakhaev Makarov resembles little more than a bearded, semi handsome Russian soldier in a suit, resembling maybe [[Film/DieHard Hans Gruber]] without the charm.
* TheUnfettered: [[spoiler:You kinda know that he's this when he sees no problem massacring a airport full of innocent civilians just to kickstart the events of the 3rd world war. He makes it ''even worse'' when he's willing to use chemical weapons on civilian and military targets alike]]. It's best described in this comment:
-->"''This man Makarov is fighting his own war and he has no rules. No boundaries. He doesn't flinch at torture, human trafficking, or genocide. He's not loyal to a flag or country or any set of ideals. He trades blood for money''."
** It's pretty much why [[spoiler:Yuri refused to go through with the airport massacre and Yuri's entire revenge arc in [=MW3=]]].
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:It looks like he's one for Shepherd at first, but then it's subverted. Based on how the events of ''3'' unfold, it appears Makarov was the one pulling the strings on ''Shepherd'' the entire time.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: In ''3'', [[spoiler:since it's revealed that he was responsible for a number of things, including the nuclear explosion in the Middle East and Shepherd's StartOfDarkness.]]
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: In ''Modern Warfare 3'', Yuri paraphrases this word for word when describing Makarov's rapid ascent up the ranks.
* WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied: Inverted. [[spoiler:He taunts Price in the intro cutscene to "Dust to Dust" by asking how long it took Soap to die.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness:
** [[spoiler:Once he's no longer useful to Shepherd, the General tries to kill him. Makarov survives and continues on to inflict even greater tragedy.]]
** [[spoiler:Might be a subversion, ''Modern Warfare 3'' clearly shows he had to have had some major plans going on in the background and that he may actually have been doing this to Shepherd. If the infamous safehouse level is compared to his actions in 3, then it's likely that Makarov was at least feeding false information to Shepherd's intelligence assets and probably was intending to kill Shepherd anyway -- sending Price and Soap to do it was probably just seizing an opportunity.]]
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[[folder:Makarov's Associates]]
!! Alejandro Rojas
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Makarov's arms dealer, appearing for a single mission in ''Modern Warfare 2''. He lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is protected by the Brazilian militia.
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* ArmsDealer: Makarov's. What makes him special is that he was able to hand the former standard-issue US weapons and ammunition used during the airport massacre.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Heavily implied to have been done to him by Soap and Ghost.

!! Waraabe
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[[UsefulNotes/{{Somalia}} Somalian]] warlord seen in the [=MW3=] mission "Return to Sender". He leads the militia in Somalia and is responsible for creating the nerve gas supplied to Makarov.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Averted. He quickly cracks when Price threatens to use DeadlyGas on him.
* BaldOfEvil: [[AllThereInTheManual Despite the fact that his dossier in "Return to Sender"]] says he has black hair, he is actually bald.
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Out of all the villains in ''Modern Warfare 3'', he's the first to go.
* BoomHeadshot: Price kills him this way.
* CoDragons: With Viktor to Makarov.
* DirtyCoward: He panics when Price pulls the pin on the nerve gas canister, and immediately tells Price everything he wants to know.
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: On the receiving end. While Price, Soap, and Yuri don gas masks, Price pulls the pin on a toxin canister. If he talks, he gets the last mask. If not, he'll suffocate. [[BoomHeadshot Not that it matters anyway.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Waraabe" means "hyena" in Somali.

!! Viktor "Volk" Khristenko
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The CEO of Fregata Industries, a front company that supplied Makarov with DeadlyGas.
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* CoDragons: With Waarabe to Makarov.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He is a willing collaborator of Makarov, who had already established himself as a ruthless terrorist and has even worse plans with gas bombs.
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Courtesy of Sandman. [[TortureAlwaysWorks Unfortunately for him.]]
-->'''Price:''' Did our man talk?
-->'''Sandman:''' They always talk.
* MadBomber: He's Makarov's bomb maker.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Volk" means "wolf" in Russian.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Russia Other]]
!! Major Petrov
Commander of an Ultranationalist airbase in ''Modern Warfare 2''.
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: "...surrender now or your comrade dies! Put your hands in the air and surrender to us or your comrade dies!" "You have five seconds to comply!" "Very well, we give you five seconds to comply!"
* LargeHam

[[/folder]]

!Other characters
[[folder: Other]]

!! Yasir Al-Fulani
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[[caption-width-right:250:President Al-Fulani as he appears in the DS version of ''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare''.]]

President of the unnamed Middle Eastern country in the first ''Modern Warfare''.
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* BoomHeadshot: How he dies, from a Desert Eagle headshot.
* ControllableHelplessness: The player controls him (or at least looks through his eyes) in "The Coup". He got captured, shoved into a car, driven around his capital city that is now in chaos and watching Al-Asad's men murdering his people, tied to a cross and executed by Al-Asad, during which the player is completely helpless and unable to do anything other than look around.
* TheFaceless: The majority of the time, the player sits inside his perspective, without any reflective surface to see his face. When the GPS locks on to him, the third-person view of him only shows his silhouette. Even after his execution, the video recording just barely misses his face, only showing Al-Asad. It is however, averted in the DS version, where we get a portrait of him.
* MeaningfulName: Al-Fulani is basically Arabic for "John Doe" (see the Spanish word "fulano", that derivates from the same Arabic root and means something like "dude").
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He dies in the same chapter he is introduced in, and is the first player-perspective character to die.

!! [=Sat1=]
An astronaut briefly controlled in ''Modern Warfare 2''.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He was first thrown through space before getting smacked by a solar panel from the International Space Station.
* ControllableHelplessness: Like ''Modern Warfare'''s Al-Fulani, you get to control his view a bit, but [[spoiler:he dies quickly]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He appears and dies in the same scene without getting any plot significance afterwards or even a personality.]]

!! The Davis family
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->'''Mrs. Davis''': ''"You got it? Are you recording? Okay. So, this is day 3, London, and we're off to... Sarah, tell daddy where we're going."''\\
'''Sarah Davis''': ''"We're going to Big Ben!"''

->'''Voiced by:''' Julia Arem (Sarah)

A family seen vacationing in London during [=MW3=].
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