Soap MacTavish

John “Soap” MacTavish
Call of Duty character
File:Soap Mactavish MW2.jpg John “Soap” MacTavish as he appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Created by	Infinity Ward

John “Soap” MacTavish is a main fictional character and protagonist in the Call of duty game series Modern Warfare. He first appears as a main playable character in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ( released in November 2007) where he is part of the 22nd SAS regiment as a sniper and demolitions expert. This game alone has sold over 13 million copies as of May 2009 .

He later appears in the sequel game released in November 2009 entitled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, where he plays a main, non-playable character. He most recently appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 released in November 2011. In both games John “Soap” MacTavish 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” MacTavish is voiced by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd in the two later titles which he appears as a character.

Overview

John “Soap” MacTavish plays a key role in the storyline of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare where he is on the front line of the fight against the Ultra-nationalists as part of the SAS, more specifically Captain 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 present John “Soap” MacTavish as an NPC(Non-playable character) that the playable character fights along side however in Call of Duty: 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 Call of Duty: 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.

Plot appearances

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

MacTavish is on his first day as part of the SAS when he is sent on his first mission: infiltrate a cargo ship and secure a nuclear weapon. MacTavish and his team are caught up in the Russian civil war involving the Ultra- nationalists and hunt for the terrorists Khaled Al-Asad and Imran Zakhaev. At the end of the campaign, MacTavish shoots Zakhaev but has to be rushed to a hospital.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

John “Soap” MacTavish is promoted to field commander of Task Force 141. He first appears on the mission "Cliffhanger", assisting the player's character, Gary "Roach" Sanderson. In the second mission, MacTavish and his team capture the right-hand man of an arms dealer and interrogated him, which then led them to hunt for Alesandro Rojas, who they captured in time. In the last two missions, he and Price hunted for General Shepherd, a traitor. Soap tries to kill Shepherd, but Shepherd manages to stab him. After watching Price and Shepard engage in hand-to-hand combat Soap pulls the knife out of his chest and throws it to kill Shepherd, triggering the final cutscene of the campaign.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

In the third title in the Modern Warfare series, John “Soap” MacTavish is not a playable character, but the game's view is switched to his perspective during the opening of the game, which somewhat counts Soap as "playable" in a sense. He was badly wounded after killing Lt. General Shepherd by launching a throwing knife into his eye in Modern Warfare 2. MacTavish joins the player on most missions involving Yuri and is still a major character. He is killed when his attempt with Price,Yuri and Kamarov to assassinate Makarov fails. An explosion results in MacTavish falling from a great height and becoming grievously injured. Despite Price and Yuri's attempt to save him, he eventually dies from his injuries.

External links

“John “Soap” MacTavish” at Call of Duty Wiki [[1]]

IMDB: John “Soap” MacTavish bio[[2]]