Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is Bringing Back Ghost, Soap, and More Fan Favorite Characters

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Activision has slowly, but surely, been pulling the curtain back for the upcoming 2022 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It's not a remake of the Modern Warfare 2 game from 2009, but rather a direct sequel to the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot. Even so, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will feature fan favorite characters that longtime fans of the franchise should be familiar with, including Simon «Ghost» Riley and John «Soap» MacTavish.

Along with revealing the Modern Warfare 2 release date, Activision confirmed some of the Operators that will be featured in the campaign. As the end of the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot suggested, the 2022 take on Modern Warfare 2 will feature the famous Task Force 141, led by Captain John Price. Joining Price, Ghost, and Soap in Modern Warfare 2's Task Force 141 are Kyle «Gaz» Garrick and Mexican Special Forces Colonel Alejandro Vargas. While Price, Ghost, Soap, and Gaz have all been featured in previous Call of Duty games, Vargas is a newcomer to the series.

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Soap's absence from the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot was one of the big complaints that fans had about the game, so it will be great to see him make his return in Modern Warfare 2. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see if the characters' fates are the same in this version of the game as they were in the 2009 original. Be warned of SPOILERS for the 2009 Modern Warfare 2 beyond this point.

One of the most infamous moments from the 2009 Modern Warfare 2 game is when General Shepherd shoots and kills Ghost and Roach. We know that a General Shepherd exists in this rebooted Modern Warfare universe, as he was mentioned in the 2019 game. It's entirely