Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Is Bringing Back Makarov
thegamer.comVladimir Makarov is a fan-favourite Call of Duty villain who has not appeared in the campaign since Modern Warfare 3. Fitting then that he's set to return in the rebooted MW3 launching on November 10, with a trailer dedicated to his reveal dropping later today.
Makarov takes over the Ultranationalist terrorist cell from Imran Zakhaev after the events of the first Modern Warfare, and under his rule, the cell committed some truly horrific acts--they deployed a nuke that killed 30,000 marines, gunned down civilians in a terrorist attack on Zakhaev International Airport (i.e. the infamous No Russians mission), and detonated chemical weapons across Europe, killing 35,000 in Paris.
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In the rebooted timeline, Makarov also took over the Ultranationalists after Zakhaev's death, but he has yet to appear in the polygon flesh. Laswell showed a picture of him at the end of 2022's Modern Warfare 2 and it was revealed that Makarov planned the hijacking of a Russian airline, ordering the iconic "No Russian" line from the original games. Going further back, fans have long theorised that he had an instrumental behind-the-scenes role in the 2019 Modern Warfare.
It was clear Makarov was going to appear in the sequel given that the post-credits scene for Modern Warfare 2 hinted at his return. This final cinematic saw a man on an aeroplane pulling out pieces of a gun that he had hidden on his person to reconstruct a 3D-printed pistol, before pulling out his phone to tell a mysterious contact called 'M' that he was ready. 'M' is obviously Makarov, made even clearer by his reply, "No Russian". He then puts his phone in a glass of whiskey before he and several other men
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