no one fights alone certainly not when
these lads are around lay down covering
fire we fight our way through the
streets Mason on me let's go
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we'll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten Call of Duty characters have feed
them for 30 years for this list we're
looking at those heroes or villains of
the series we find most distinctive and
intriguing you think I'm a monster
that's only because you don't have the
conviction to do what's necessary we're
limiting this list to characters who
have been in at least one Call of Duty
game which is a given and who are voiced
and provided with at least a basic
personality so we love your oh Sh but
your silenced demeanor did not as you an
entry number 10 Simon ghost Reilly
some ghosts should not be trifled with
Reilly formerly a lieutenant for the
British Special Air Service now serves
as one of several field commanders for
task force 141 his loyalty to the unit
and dedication to the mission is matched
only by his anonymity Reilly keeps his
face covered with an iconic skull
embroidered back lava and red sunglasses
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he's also never without his headset
which helps him stay within arm's reach
of his team we need to protect the D s
an intuitive transfers done use the
weapons caches and SAP your claim was if
you got any left defensive positions
let's go number nine
Vladimir Makarov
one man's will as it turns out can be
quite a handful this deal will generate
millions for our cause money can buy
many things even power such is the case
with Makarov the first of four horsemen
sought by America and Britain for
terrorist activities thousands of souls
extinguished the man has accumulated
quite the rap sheet in a short time he
led a massacre in the Moscow Airport
incited war between Russia and the
United States and continually evaded
capture by task force 141 indeed in the
wake of his mentor Imran Zakai of death
Vladimir Makarov truly is the world's
most dangerous man what happens here
today will change the world forever
nothing can stop this not even you
now break Alex Mason born in Fairbanks
Alaska in 1961
you served in a CIA assassination team
those operation 40 good men fall far and
no one knows this like Alex Mason is
here like everyone was watching us and
watching me an Alaskan native and former
Marine captain mr. Mason is a loyal
American citizen whose dedication is
tested when he's captured during the Bay
of Pigs invasion do them were Jewish
general he's my gift to you in honor of
our new relationship just make sure that
he suffers for two years life is
torturous as his mind is used to test
soviet brainwashing technology as a
result alex is continuously tormented by
agonizing visions and the prospect of
being a soviet sleeper agent yet through
the pain and uncertainty alex still
manages to stand by america and refuses
to give up in despair
don't know number seven
Raul Menendez love violence is sinful
and we all die for rarely is evil so
potent or sympathetic those souls of
toil
some work of notes
this Ulysses quoting visionary began as
a simple child whose family was
embroiled in the drug trade which
brought only devastation to him and
meddigan towards the widows for
insurance money
$7,000 that was the valid thing based on
our money little by little Menendez has
had to deal with the constant impact of
the CIA in his life culminating in the
loss of his eye and the death of his
dear sister Josefina who's taken from me
do you know what that feels like yet in
the present day Menendez has become an
icon to the impoverished though this is
ultimately just a means of exacting his
revenge
not that we blamed one year
study Ulysses
really number six Frank woods would you
look like hammered [ __ ] so copper [ __ ]
snob baby you certainly can't kill woods
me being a veteran of the Korean War it
naturally made sense to call upon him to
work as an operative of the studies and
observations group in Vietnam okay 32
rockets 12 no meter nose cannon however
Frank soon found himself bound to the
vengeful quest a friend Alex Mason which
brought him to the brink of death thank
you now you son of a [ __ ]
even then which is remarkable and how
loyal he is to his friends and how
easily he finds a way to make a
wisecrack even in his later years
Safety's on [ __ ] hey oh man
number five gasps good to see you Mike
take one of the rifles from the table
whether in voice or in action this man
knows how to keep his team motivated
guys don't you make it open foster
lieutenant gas known only by that
singular name serves with the 22nd
Regiment during their mission to stop
the Russian ultra-nationalists mekin
nations good news first the world's in
great shape we've got a civil war in
Russia government loyalists against
ultra nationalist rebels and 15,000
mooks a snake throughout increasingly
grim and morbid circumstances Gaza
maintains a sort of dry wit questioning
the moral stance of Russians for
instance Louetta stein but I was the
good Russians on a bad Russian
well they won't shoot us on sight if
that's what you're asking yeah well
that's good enough Alisa he's not
without a serious tone but his priority
is to make the dark reality surrounding
his team a little easier to handle nice
your fruit killing skills are remarkable
number four Jonathan irons
excuse me private Mitchell I'm Jonathan
irons
I'm Will's father played by Kevin Spacey
this seemingly sterling entrepreneur has
a dark side to him give me a break
people don't want freedom they want
rules boundaries protections irons
founder of the private military
contractor Atlas corporation prides
himself on camaraderie and compassion in
the aftermath of his son's tragic
passing he offers his son's friend Jack
Mitchell a job at Atlas and a fancy new
want to boot I want to offer you a
second chance miss Ines Mitchell has
been discharged with his injury I'm
aware of his injuries sergeant at Atlas
we have prosthetics that are 20 years
beyond anything the military could offer
you in public and with his employees the
man is aloof and amicable but behind the
scenes irons is scheming for world
domination crossing moral lines and
building up his own power base it's no
wonder he was so flippant with the UN I
have sent people to die in your wars so
I feel uniquely qualified to tell you
your wars don't work
number three Jon soap MacTavish you love
me
I'll see you in the far side apparently
embarrassing nicknames build character
who would have guessed right what the
hell kind of name is so quick how to
muffle are you a solution
McTavish was just a simple recruit of
the SAS brought on board to fill out the
22nd Regiment soon however the Scottish
newcomer made a name for himself as the
team's expert sniper and demolitions man
when task force 141 was formed McTavish
was named field commander based on his
experience and to top it off the man
refuses to die be it from a stab wound
to the chest
falling from high buildings or explosive
blowback soap is a survivor until he
dies number 2 Victor Rezanov every gun
begins with a smooth non embodied
tenacity and the survival instinct like
Victor Rezanov rittany
cannot be achieved without sacrifice
machine we Russians know this better
than anyone
our first encounter with the Russian
soldier is in Stalingrad where he
narrowly avoids a Nazi massacre and
comes back swinging
from there it's one crisis after another
everything from losing a finger to
watching a comrade die by flame thrower
to participating in the Battle of Berlin
even after the war breast knob is tested
by loss and suffering yet remains driven
and never ceases fighting for his
freedom
it is this drive ultimately that ensures
his memory will live on before we unveil
our top pick here are a few honorable
mentions it's him
Nikolai are you alright can you walk yes
I can still fight thank you for getting
me out of them tomorrow there will be no
shortage of volunteers no shortage of
Patriots you understand biller
you're okay Briggs turn that off
glad you got I got something better man
this is Red Dog TV station secure no
sign of al-assad the broadcast is a
recording over
yeah trust me this is Atlas 0 1 where
isn't Michael Zack AIA what number 1
John price the man the myth the legend
for Call of Duty there is no other John
price is something of a legacy character
a mustachioed British soldier who finds
himself embroiled in several campaigns
across time page quite a record into
that's quite all right I can still walk
in World War two he's a captain who
butts heads with his men yet remains
loyal to the mission in the present he's
an extreme but impassioned warrior ready
to walk into hell and back especially
for those he's lost across all versions
of the game one thing is for sure
price will always answer the call
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