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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Story Recap
Modern Warfare 4's saga ends with Price's revenge on Shepherd after Makarov's escape.
In brief
Modern Warfare 4's saga ends with Price's revenge on Shepherd after Makarov's escape. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 concludes with Captain Price avenging General Shepherd's betrayal by shooting him in the head. Originally reported by IGN.
Modern Warfare 1 recap
Call of Duty 2019's campaign introduces Task Force 141 led by Captain Price and CIA agent Alex Keller.
“The opening mission, in which you play as CIA agent Alex Keller, details the theft of the gas”
Al-Qatala attack on London
Al-Qatala terrorists attack Piccadilly Circus, bringing Kyle 'Gaz' Garrick into the story.
“An Urzik-connected terrorist group called Al-Qatala attacks London's Piccadilly Circus”
Alex and Farah team up
Alex Keller teams with Farah Karim to target Russian general Roman Barkov in Urzikstan.
“Alex makes it his mission to help, and in turn, Farah will aid in recovering the stolen gas”
The Wolf captured
Alex and a Marine unit capture Omar 'The Wolf' Sulaman from his hospital hideout.
“Alex and a crack Marine unit successfully capture 'The Wolf' from his hospital hideout”
The Wolf's lieutenant attacks
Jamal 'The Butcher' Rahar attacks the embassy to free his boss, Omar 'The Wolf' Sulaman.
“Sulaman's lieutenant, Jamal 'The Butcher' Rahar, isn't very happy about this, though, so he attacks the embassy”
Hadir's betrayal
Hadir, Farah's brother, steals the stolen gas and causes a massive explosion killing Al-Qatala and Russian forces.
“Hadir deploys them in a massive explosion, killing both the Al-Qatala and Russian forces”
Hadir's revenge motive
Hadir seeks revenge after a Russian invasion left him and his sister without parents 20 years ago.
“20 years prior, a Russian invasion left both Hadir and his sister without parents”
Sulaman killed
Alex, Farah, and Price kill Omar 'The Wolf' Sulaman after a joint operation.
“The team locates and kills Sulaman, leaving the terrorist group without its leader”
Urzikstan Liberation Force declared terrorist
CIA declares Urzikstan Liberation Force a terrorist threat after Hadir's actions.
“The Urzikstan Liberation Force is declared a terrorist threat by the CIA”
Alex defects to Urzikstan
Alex Keller defects to Farah's group after the CIA declares Urzikstan Liberation Force a terrorist.
“Alex isn't best pleased, to say the least, and opts to leave his nation behind and defect to Farah's group”
Gaz and Price track Hadir
Gaz and Price search for Hadir after Alex defects to Urzikstan.
“Gaz and Price are hot on the trail of Hadir, but, again, they don't find him”
Rahar captured
Rahar, Sulaman's lieutenant, is captured after a questionable torture session.
“Rahar, after a questionable spot of torture, reveals that Hadir's next target is Barkov”
Hadir's target: Barkov
Hadir targets Russian general Roman Barkov after learning of his occupation of Urzikstan.
“Hadir reveals where Barkov's chemical weapons operation can be found”
Barkov's factory
Alex sacrifices himself to trigger explosives at Barkov's chemical factory.
“Alex seemingly sacrifices himself to trigger the explosives that will bring the factory to the ground”
Barkov killed
Farah kills Russian general Roman Barkov after Alex's sacrifice.
“It's Barkov's turn to be not best pleased, but before he can complete a helicopter escape, Farah kills him”
Task Force 141 formed
CIA creates Task Force 141 with first mission targeting Victor Zakhaev.
“Laswell creates Task Force 141, with their first mission set to be hunting Victor Zakhaev”
Zakhaev in Warzone
Victor Zakhaev is revealed to be using tunnels under Verdansk to hide from Task Force 141.
“Zakhaev has been using tunnels under the city to stay hidden”
Zakhaev's nuclear threat
Zakhaev threatens to launch a nuclear weapon before being shot by Price.
“Zakhaev goes full Bond villain and threatens to launch a nuclear weapon, only for Price to shoot him”
Soap joins Task Force 141
John 'Soap' MacTavish joins Task Force 141 after completing his mission.
“Another new member of Task Force 141, John 'Soap' MacTavish, then calls Price, completing the reboot's reassembling of the original trilogy's core cast”
Makarov's escape
Makarov escapes from Warzone's gulag map after being rescued by Soap and Price.
“Makarov is rescued from Warzone's gulag map. He's been serving a life sentence in the famous PvP arena”
The big picture
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 concludes with Captain Price avenging General Shepherd's betrayal by shooting him in the head.
