Soap MacTavish

John “Soap” MacTavish is a central character in the Call of duty game series Modern Warfare. His first appearance was as a main playable character in Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare ( released in November 2007) where he was part of the 22nd SAS regiment as a sniper and demolitions expert. He later appeared in the sequel game released in November 2009 entitled Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 2, where he played a main, non-playable character. His most recent appearance was in Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 3 released in November 2011. In both games he plays the role of captain and Field Commander of Task Force 141 along with Captain John Price who also appears along side him in all three of the titles. John “soap” McTavish serves along side Sgt. Gary “Roach” Sanderson and Lt Simon “Ghost” Riley who later appears in Call of Duty - Ghosts.

John "Soap" MacTavish is voiced by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd.

Appearances

John “Soap” MacTavish played a key role in the storyline of Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare where he was on the front line of the fight against the Ultra-nationalists as part of the SAS, more specifically Cptn. Price’s Bravo Team. In Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare, the player experiences the storyline through the eyes of John “Soap” MacTavish however certain missions were played from a different characters perspective.

The later games presented John “Soap” MacTavish as an NPC(Non-playable character) character that the playable character fight along side however in Modern Warfare 2 the player takes control of MacTavish in the final three missions. In the final game in the series, MacTavish appears as a playable character only for the first mission then reverts to an NPC for the remainder of the storyline.

John “Soap” MacTavish is later killed in action during the course of Modern Warfare 3 after an explosion where he experiences massive blood loss, whilst on a mission to assassinate Vladimir Makarov, a continuing Antagonist of the series appearing in all three titles.

Due to his renown and popularity within the series, the developers of Call of Duty - Ghosts added a DLC(Downloadable Content Package) which allowed the player to play as the iconic character called the “Soap Legend Pack” which was released in April 2014.

Biography

Early Life

Very few details are given regarding the life of John "Soap" MacTavish before he appears in he first game. One of the few known facts is that he was born Roman Catholic and he originates from Scotland, evident from his thick accent.

After joining the military, MacTavish served with 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment prior to joining the SAS. He also served at least one tour in Northern Ireland.

Career with the SAS

The opening mission of Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare introduces the player to Sgt. John "Soap" MacTavish who is the F.N.G of Captain Price's team, currently stationed at Credenhill in the UK. MacTavish is introduced to the other members of the team and completes his C.Q.B(Close Quarters Battle) training. The Team are then briefed on a mission to infiltrate a cargo ship in the Bering strait to gather intel.