History NightmareFuel / ModernWarfare

** ENEMY TROOPS ARE INSIDE THE EVAC SITE! REPEAT! ENEMY TROOPS ARE INSIDE THE EVAC SITE! WE LOST THE CIVIES! [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]

* "Loose Ends": The moment in the game, where Shepherd betrays Task Force 141 by shooting Roach in the chest, headshotting Ghost, and then tossing them both into a ditch - and Roach is still alive, mind you - , dousing them with gasoline, and setting them on fire, burning Roach alive. And you see all this ''through Roach's eyes''. Gah!

** The Remastered version takes it up to eleven when Roach, after being shot, grabs Shepherd's arm as the latter takes the [=DSM=] off him, only for Shepherd to callously shove him off, confirming that yes, Roach was still alive and conscious when he was set ablaze.

* All of the American levels in ''Modern Warfare 2'' and ''Modern Warfare 3'', just imagine if the Russian Invasion and the reasons for it were just a tad bit earlier, like a few years before the games events, looks like Occupy Wall Street would have become Run from Wall Street, and then there were the people in the tunnel, just floating there in the darkness.

* In the first sniper mission, you have the choice to either avoid the lone wild dog or kill it. If you do kill it, you will hear a mournful howl as the Surrounded theme plays as over a dozen wild dogs come to attack you and Captain Macmillan, it is possible to kill all of them but you have to be ''quick''.

** If you listen closely to the transmissions as the situation deteriorates, you can hear the sound of an M9 firing, a lot closer than the other gunshots that can be heard. Most likely the radioman is desperately trying to stop his position being overrun.

'''SIERRA DELTA, REPEAT!!!'''\\

* This is one that was discovered several years after release. In the mission "Of Their Own Accord", the player is tasked with providing sniper support for the Washington Monument, which is being used for civilian evacuation. [[https://youtu.be/-RplHnI7iqI?t=4m16s Someone dug through the files]] and found out that originally, if the player completely neglected their orders, they could've received a nightmarish NonStandardGameOver, where they're forced to listen as the radioman's professional status updates gradually devolve to him screaming his lungs out in anguish and terror as the Monument is raided and thousands of soldiers and civilians are shot to pieces by Russian soldiers before his very eyes. The situation culminates in the civilians being forced to take up arms and defend themselves against the professional Russians, as ''all remaining American troops are dead or wounded'' by then. Having to hear a grown man deteriorate to a shouting, frantic mess, thousands of men, women, and children shrieking as they're being massacred, and all of this happening from within a ''beloved American landmark'' is probably one of the most absolutely haunting things in the entire ''Call of Duty'' franchise. Shame it was scrapped.
** "[[DespairEventHorizon ENEMY TROOPS ARE INSIDE THE EVAC SITE!]] REPEAT! ENEMY TROOPS ARE [[FromBadToWorse INSIDE THE EVAC SITE!]] WE LOST THE CIVIES! [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]"

** "[[WhamLine ENEMY TROOPS ARE INSIDE THE EVAC SITE!]] REPEAT! ENEMY TROOPS ARE [[FromBadToWorse INSIDE THE EVAC SITE!]] WE LOST THE CIVIES! [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]"

--> "'''[[SuddenlyShouting THEY'RE]] [[MoodWhiplash EVERYWHERE!]]'''"

** "[[WhamLine ENEMY TROOPS ARE INSIDE THE EVAC SITE!]] [[OhCrap REPEAT!]] [[FromBadToWorse ENEMY TROOPS ARE INSIDE THE EVAC SITE!]] [[DownerEnding WE LOST THE CIVIES!]] [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]"

** "[[WhamLine ENEMY TROOPS ARE INSIDE THE EVAC SITE!]] REPEAT! ENEMY TROOPS ARE INSIDE THE EVAC SITE! [[DownerEnding WE LOST THE CIVIES!]] [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]"

* This is one that was discovered several years after release. In the mission "Of Their Own Accord", the player is tasked with providing sniper support for the Washington Monument, which is being used for civilian evacuation. [[https://youtu.be/-RplHnI7iqI?t=4m16s Someone dug through the files]] and found out that originally, if the player completely neglected their orders, they could've received a nightmarish NonStandardGameOver, where they're forced to listen as the radioman's professional status updates gradually devolve to him screaming his lungs out in anguish and terror as the Monument is raided and thousands of soldiers and civilians are shot to pieces by Russian soldiers before his very eyes. The situation culminates in the civilians being forced to take up arms and defend themselves against the professional Russians, as ''all remaining American troops are dead or wounded'' by then. Having to hear a grown man deteriorate to a blubbering mess, thousands of men, women, and children shrieking as they're being massacred, and all of this happening from within a ''beloved American landmark'' is probably one of the most absolutely haunting things in the entire ''Call of Duty'' franchise. Shame it was scrapped.

** The GIGN headquarters isn't spared, as a commander screams that his men are dead or dying.

* The intro to ''Goalpost'' itself. News reports covering the gas attack in Europe, coupled with frantic comm chatters. Here's a few.
** Wallcroft's screaming that Downing Street is within the contamination radius. Downing Street, as in '''THE OFFICE OF THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER'''.
** The GIGN headquarters wasn't spared, as a commander was screaming that his men were dead or dying.
** In the chaos created by the gas, the Russian forces took the opportunity to invade Europe. And you think that they are Vorchevsky's men. '''NO.''' They are Makarov's men now.
** The Russians even attacked a '''peace delegation''' in Hamburg, which was delayed thanks to Makarov kidnapping President Vorchevsky. Who's taken hostage? '''THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE USA.'''
* All of the American levels in ''Modern Warfare 2'' and ''Modern Warfare 3'', just imagine if the Russian Invasion and the reasons for it were just a tad bit earlier, like a few years before the games events, looks like Occupy Wall street would have become run from wall street, and then there were the people in the tunnel, just floating there made me cringe at the thought.

** The intro to the mission itself as well, as it shows satellite imagery of three sites the Russians have destroyed, marked ''UNCLASSIFIED''. They are the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Camp David, as in ''the presidential retreat'', and the Pentagon. Three untouchable and classified locations in US soil destroyed just a few days into the invasion. You couldn't help but ask: What happened to the White House? Worse? The player got their answer a couple of missions later.

** The intro to the mission itself as well, as it shows satellite imagery of three sites the Russians have destroyed, as seen from the smoke, marked ''UNCLASSIFIED''. The CIA Headquarters in Langley, Camp David, as in ''the presidential retreat'', and the Pentagon. You couldn't help but ask: What happened to the White House? The player got their answer two missions later.

---> '''''THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!'''''