The newest installment of the Call of Duty series, Modern Warfare 3, has launched alongside its brand-new campaign. But who can we play as and in which missions?
The third entry of the rebooted Modern Warfare subseries of Call of Duty games, Modern Warfare 3 continues where Modern Warfare 2 ended. An illusive new threat, Makarov, has made his move. It’s up to Task Force 141, led by Captain Price, to stop him before it’s too late.
Modern Warfare 3 has 15 missions and each one has a character for you to play. Depending on the story beats, you may find yourself as a soldier, an agent, or even a civilian. Here’s all of them and their corresponding missions:
Captain John Price
Leader of Task Force 141, we follow SAS Captain John Price through most of the game. His confident attitude and quick thinking make him a natural-born leader and efficient soldier. The missions you play as Price in are Reactor, Payload, Frozen Tundra, and Countdown.
Seargent John “Soap” MacTavish
Right-hand man of Price, Seargent John MacTavish, or Soap, is the newest member of Task Force 141. As he served as the main protagonist of the original Modern Warfare trilogy, his presence in the reboot is fairly big. You’ll play as Soap in Flashpoint, Oligarch, and Trojan Horse.
Farah Karim
Founder of the Urzikstan Liberation Force, Farah Karim has aided Task Force 141 with many of their missions. A life filled with war has invigorated her to fight for her country and help others. We see her efforts in the missions Precious Cargo and Crash Site.
Sergeant Kyle “Gaz” Garrick
As a former British Army soldier, Sergeant Kyle “Gaz” Garrick is skilled at finding and taking down terrorists. Introduced in Modern Warfare, he doesn’t get as much time as he did in previous entries. However, he is playable in Highrise in a pretty fun mission.
Lieutenant Simon “Ghost” Riley
Adorning a skull mask, Ghost keeps to the shadows and prefers it to stay that way. His precision with a sniper rifle, his commitment to his team, and his morals are unmatched. Ghost is a playable character in Gora Dam.
Kate Laswell
As the eye in the sky for Task Force 141, CIA operative Kate Laswell is a force to be reckoned with. Modern Warfare 3 marks her first playable role in the series. You’ll play as her in the stealth-heavy mission Deep Cover.
Phillip Graves/Shadow Company
Back from the dead, Phillip Graves returns with Shadow Company to supply support in capturing Makarov. While we don’t get to control him, we do get to use an AC-130 for backup fire. The mission Phillip Graves and Shadow Company are playable in is Danger Close.
Alpha 2-1/Andrei
Makarov’s right-hand man, Andrei, introduced as Alpha 2-1, is his biggest supporter. Willing to risk his life for Makarov, he breaks him out of prison and remains silent when captured. The mission you play as Alpha 2-1 in is the first one, Operation 627.
Samara
A retired soldier from Farah’s army, Samara is introduced as an innocent bystander. However, she gets a bomb strapped to her chest by Makarov while on a commercial airplane. We play as her in Passenger, Modern Warfare 3‘s take on ‘No Russian”.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is available for purchase now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
