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Vladimir Makarov (Reboot)

"My fellow warriors... I wasn't here, but I was always with you. Since then, our enemies have grown stronger. The ULF have stolen back control of Urzikstan. The time has come for us to show them the meaning of true power. This is a battle of perception. A lie flies, while the truth... it only crawls. If you control what people believe, you control the wor...

Original

Reboot

Mobile

For other uses, see Vladimir and Makarov.

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Vladimir Makarov

Aliases

M

Prisoner 627

Czar-9-0 Actual

Vlad (by Soap)[1]

Mak (by Laswell and Soap)

Appears in

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Mentioned in

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Nationality

Soviet (before 1991)

Russian (since 1991)

Affiliations

Russian Ground Forces (formerly)

Barkov's Forces (formerly)

Ultranationalists

Inner Circle

Konni Group

KorTac

Rank

De-Facto Leader of the Ultranationalists

Leader of the Inner Circle

Commander of Konni Group

Gender

Male

Status

W.I.A.

Birth

1980, Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union

Marks

Tattoos on his upper body

Stab wound on right shoulder

Hair

Black

Eyes

Dark Brown

Weapons

Kastov-74u, X13 Auto, COR-45, any weapon obtained by the player

Equipment

Any equipment obtained by the player

Timeline

Modern Warfare Reboot Timeline

Actor

Julian Kostov[2]

Level

Countdown (mentioned)

Shadow Siege (voice and mentioned)

Operation 627

Precious Cargo (mentioned)

Reactor (cutscene, pictured and mentioned)

Payload (mentioned)

Deep Cover (mentioned)

Passenger

Crash Site (mentioned)

Flashpoint

Oligarch (mentioned)

Highrise (cutscene, pictured and mentioned)

Frozen Tundra (pictured and mentioned)

Gora Dam (pictured and mentioned)

Danger Close (mentioned)

Trojan Horse

"My fellow warriors... I wasn't here, but I was always with you. Since then, our enemies have grown stronger. The ULF have stolen back control of Urzikstan. The time has come for us to show them the meaning of true power. This is a battle of perception. A lie flies, while the truth... it only crawls. If you control what people believe, you control the world. This is our weapon. And we will use it as a tool of war to restore glory to Russia! The REAL Russia!!"

— Vladimir Makarov

Vladimir Makarov[3] (Russian: Владимир Макаров) is a character in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, the main antagonist of its sequel Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, and is set to return in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.[4] He is the current leader of the Ultranationalists, and also the commander of the Russian PMC Konni Group.

Makarov was first mentioned in the Modern Warfare II campaign, and later has a minor voice role in the Shadow Siege limited-time event in Season Five. He is also a playable Operator of the KorTac faction in Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.

1 Biography

1.1 Early life

1.2 Attack on Verdansk

1.3 Incarceration

1.4 Escaping the Gulag


Source: https://callofduty.fandom.com/wiki/Vladimir_Makarov_%28Reboot%29. This is an independent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 reference page.