Modern Warfare 2 Characters
12 illustrated campaign profiles, including Task Force 141, the U.S. Rangers and their adversaries.
Campaign cast
Campaign spoilers. These profiles describe the original game’s characters and events. Viewpoint pictures are labelled where a playable character has no verified original face portrait.
Task Force 141 and allies
Campaign scene: Soap in his winter equipment during Cliffhanger. Picture sourceCaptain “Soap” MacTavish
The former SAS recruit now leads Roach and Ghost through covert operations. Soap recovers a stolen satellite module, rescues an old mentor from the gulag and becomes the playable character for the final pursuit of Shepherd.
Campaign scene: Price with an ACR during Just Like Old Times. Picture sourceCaptain Price
Held in a Russian gulag as Prisoner 627, Price rejoins Soap after the rescue. He devises the submarine missile operation and later fights alongside Soap against General Shepherd.
Original campaign appearance: Ghost’s skull-pattern balaclava and headset. Picture sourceSimon “Ghost” Riley
Ghost is the skull-masked operator supporting Soap and Roach. He coordinates the gulag assault, accompanies the submarine operation and helps recover intelligence from Makarov’s safehouse during Loose Ends.
Campaign viewpoint: Roach looks up at Soap, who catches him during Cliffhanger. Picture sourceGary “Roach” Sanderson
Roach is the player’s viewpoint for most Task Force 141 missions. He follows Soap through the snowy airbase and Brazilian favela, joins the rescue of Price and retrieves the safehouse intelligence with Ghost.
Campaign scene: Nikolai arrives beside his helicopter in Endgame. Picture sourceNikolai
Nikolai provides air support and extraction for Task Force 141. He helps the team escape Rio de Janeiro, assists Soap and Price at the aircraft boneyard and returns to evacuate them after the final battle.
U.S. Army Rangers
Campaign viewpoint: Ramirez checks his injured hands after the helicopter crash. Picture sourceJames Ramirez
Ramirez is the playable Ranger defending the United States after Russia’s invasion. Under Foley’s command, he fights through Virginia and Washington, D.C., protects evacuations and helps retake the White House.
Campaign briefing: Allen’s torso is tattooed for his undercover identity, Alexei Borodin. Picture sourceJoseph Allen
Shepherd selects Allen for a covert assignment after his service with Foley’s squad in Afghanistan. Using the identity Alexei Borodin, Allen infiltrates Makarov’s group and witnesses its attack at Zakhaev International Airport.
Campaign scene: Foley during the S.S.D.D. training mission. Picture sourceSergeant Foley
Foley trains Allen in Afghanistan and leads Ramirez during the defense of Virginia and Washington, D.C. His orders guide the squad through civilian evacuations, the helicopter crash and the assault on the White House.
Campaign scene: Dunn during S.S.D.D. in the original 2009 game. Picture sourceCorporal Dunn
Dunn runs Allen through the Pit training course and fights alongside Foley and Ramirez. His commentary follows the squad from Afghanistan to the American invasion, including its struggle through the EMP blackout.
Command and antagonists
Original campaign appearance: Shepherd in his Army uniform and beret. Picture sourceGeneral Shepherd
Shepherd directs Task Force 141’s search for Makarov and recruits Allen for the undercover operation. His command also includes Shadow Company; his betrayal makes him the target of Soap and Price’s final mission.
Original campaign appearance: Makarov during No Russian. Picture sourceVladimir Makarov
Makarov leads the airport attack and leaves Allen’s body behind to implicate the United States. Task Force 141 pursues his contacts and safehouses as the resulting war spreads; he remains at large when the campaign ends.
Campaign dossier: Rojas’s photograph in the original Takedown briefing. Picture sourceAlejandro Rojas
Known as Alex the Red, Rojas supplies Makarov and operates from Rio de Janeiro. Task Force 141 pursues him through the favela; information obtained after his capture directs the team toward Prisoner 627.
Edition notes
Original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), including the Stimulus and Resurgence multiplayer map packs. This guide covers the original PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game and its Mac port. Campaign Remastered (2020), Modern Warfare II (2022) and the separate DS game Mobilized are outside this guide.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game imagery © Activision. Original game pictures and references: Call of Duty Guide.
References
Covered edition: Original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), including the Stimulus and Resurgence multiplayer map packs. This wiki covers the original PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game and its Mac port. Campaign Remastered (2020), Modern Warfare II (2022) and the separate DS game Mobilized are outside this wiki.
- John "Soap" MacTavish — Call of Duty Wiki
- John Price — Call of Duty Wiki
- Simon "Ghost" Riley — Call of Duty Wiki
- Gary "Roach" Sanderson — Call of Duty Wiki
- Nikolai (Modern Warfare) — Call of Duty Wiki
- James Ramirez — Call of Duty Wiki
- Joseph Allen — Call of Duty Wiki
- Foley (Modern Warfare 2) — Call of Duty Wiki
- Dunn — Call of Duty Wiki
- Shepherd — Call of Duty Wiki
- Vladimir Makarov — Call of Duty Wiki
- Alejandro Rojas — Call of Duty Wiki