History Characters / CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare

* LikeASonToMe: Has a classic case of this with Mitchell. [[spoiler: It doesn't last when what his action in letting the KVA terrorist attack occur is revealed and Mitchell shoots his way out of ATLAS HQ.]]

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: To Irons]]

* ArtificialLimbs: Is given a cybernetic arm when he starts working for Atlas.

* MadeOfIron: Takes a number of numerous injuries throughout the game that would've killed a normal person but he keeps on trucking.

** WordOfGod stated that they aimed for the character to be at home in a corporate boardroom while not looking out of place having a beer with his subordinates.
* AFatherToHisMen: He damn well tries and makes the effort to care for his employees [[spoiler: provided they don't turn on him]]

* BenevolentBoss: He treats his employees quite well, [[spoiler:provided that you don't cross him.]]

* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:For the second half of the game, having plotted to take over the United States for quite some time.]]
* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:More than once during the campaign, Mitchell finds himself at Irons' mercy. But Irons refuses to simply kill him.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:He knew about the terrorist attacks, but allowed them to happen anyway because it would result in more governments giving [=ATLAS=] control of their critical infrastructure.]]
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:How he finally checks out.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Despite having multiple chances to kill Mitchell, he doesn't, claiming "I'm not a monster."]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Along with ambition, it was seeing his son die in a military operation.]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler: He pretty much unveils his plans at a U.N conference, additionally giving a reason why they're inept.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:You can see the effects pretty clearly toward the end of the game, when his evil deeds have been exposed and most of the world has turned against him-- he freaks out at being called a "monster", going on and on rationalizing his actions against the US, and starts to make stupid decisions. Most notably, he refuses to kill Gideon and Mitchell even when he has them dead to rights, claiming that it proves he's not a monster. This, naturally, catches up with him pretty fast...]]

* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: [[spoiler:Doubles as a WhamShot when Ilona decrypts the chip Hades gave them showing Irons killing the U.N member after he tells him what Hades was after. All to keep it covered so he can continue to have ATLAS's undermine the world's governments and grow in power.]]

* AFatherToHisMen: He damn well makes the effort to reciprocate his subordinate's loyalty, provided they don't turn on him.

* BenevolentBoss: He treats his employees quite well, [[spoiler:provided that you don't cross him.]]

* AffablyEvil: He's very personable to his men and women, to say the least. [[spoiler:Even when he is exposed, he remains relatively nice.]]

An Atlas nercenary. He works alongside Mitchell and Gideon to stop the attacks of the KVA.

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: After Irons shoots Comarack in the hip, Comrack begins to bleed out. And without any medical assistance at the time, he ends up dying to blood loss in the beginning of the last mission]].
** FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler: Irons estimated that it would take no more than twenty minutes for Comrack to bleed out and die. And twenty minutes is the average length it takes to complete the mission that Comrack was shot in on regular difficulty in real time. So Irons turned out to be right in his estimation for how long it would take for Comrack to die .]]
* ScaryBlackMan

The player character, a U.S Marine who was discharged after losing an arm. The father of his best friend offers him a job within Atlas along with a cybernectic arm in the the deal.

* BiggerBad: [[spoiler:For the second half of the game, having plotted to take over the U.S for quite some time.]]

A former U.S Marine major. He later leads the Sentinel Task Force.

* [[spoiler: AmbitionIsEvil: One part of the reason for his actions, he feels the Government isn't doing an effective job and that ATLAS can do much better.]]

* [[spoiler: BiggerBad: For the second half of the game, having plotted to take over the U.S for quite some time.]]
* [[spoiler:BondVillainStupidity: More than once during the campaign, Mitchell finds himself at Irons' mercy. But Irons refuses to simply kill him.]]
* [[spoiler:CorruptCorporateExecutive: He knew about the terrorist attacks, but allowed them to happen anyway because it would result in more governments giving [=ATLAS=] control of their critical infrastructure.]]
* [[spoiler:DisneyVillainDeath: How he finally checks out.]]
* [[spoiler:EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite having multiple chances to kill Mitchell, he doesn't, claiming "I'm not a monster."]]

* [[spoiler: HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: Doubles as a WhamShot when Ilona decrypts the chip Hades gave them showing Irons killing the U.N member after he tells him what Hades was after. All to keep it covered so he can continue to have ATLAS's undermine the world's governments and grow in power.]]
* [[spoiler: MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Even though he's stopped at the end, he warns that Atlas will continue on even if he's gone.]]

* [[spoiler:VillainousBreakdown: You can see the effects pretty clearly toward the end of the game, when his evil deeds have been exposed and most of the world has turned against him-- he freaks out at being called a "monster", going on and on rationalizing his actions against the US, and starts to make stupid decisions. Most notably, he refuses to kill Gideon and Mitchell even when he has them dead to rights, claiming that it proves he's not a monster. This, naturally, catches up with him pretty fast...]]
* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: He wants to end war and bring about world peace by establishing ATLAS as the world's only superpower. Unfortunately, his plan for doing this involves attacking the United States Military and using a biological weapon to kill countless innocent people.]]

* [[spoiler: DiskOneFinalBoss: Turns out he knew how crooked Irons was and was trying to stop him. He passes the encoded chip of Iron's true nature along to Mitchell which sets up the second half of the game.]]

* [[spoiler: TakeUpMySword: In a sense, not the terrorist activities but gives Mitchell the task of stopping Irons.]]

* TheDanza: Has the same first name as his voice actor, Gideon Emory.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: After Gideon lets Mitchell and Ilona escape from New Baghad, he's never seen again in the game with no explanation.]]

* [[spoiler: HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: Doubles as a WhamShot when Ilona decrypts the chip Hades gave them showing Irons killing the U.N member after he tells him what Hades was after. All to keep it covered so he can continue to have ATLAS's undermine the military and grow in power.]]

* AnArmAndALeg: Loses his left arm at the start of the game when some shrapnel from the ship he blows up hits him. [[spoiler: Likewise loses his artificial arm when Irons disables it.]]

* ArtificialLimbs: Is given a cybernectic arm when he starts working for Atlas.

* TheMole: [[spoiler: Becomes one for the Sentinals to keep them informed of Atlas doings.]]

A Russian solider working for Atlas.

* Badass: Top-contender with Ilona as Atlas's best soldier
** BadassNormal: Able to take down exo-suited enemies in hand-to-hand combat whilst lacking one himself.
** BadassGrandpa: Appears to be in his late 40's or early 50's.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Mentions he joined the military so he doesn't have to work for his father. We start to see way later in the game.

One of Atlas' soldiers and Mitchell's trainer and one of his partner's partner on the field.