In addition to confirming the release date, this video also confirmed and showcased the key characters that will feature prominently within the campaign of Modern Warfare 2. While many characters outlined in the video will be familiar to long-term fans of the franchise, there was one in particular that has not been seen before: Colonel Alejandro Vargas.
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Overview of Modern Warfare 2
Given the acclaim for 2019’s Modern Warfare, it is fair to say that news of a sequel has been met with joy by many fans of the franchise. Fortunately fans have been provided a release date for the game, but most of the finer details concerning Modern Warfare 2 are still up to speculation.
It is rumored, however, that Modern Warfare 2 is set to run on a brand-new game engine, with it is being safe to assume that it will take inspiration from the same visceral IW engine that was used in 2019’s Modern Warfare, with a focus on high fidelity and accurate sound design. It has also been heavily rumored that Modern Warfare 2 will launch alongside a sequel to the massively popular Call of Duty battle royale Warzone. If the game is to launch alongside Warzone 2, it would be a clear statement of intent from Activision as to the intended scale and longevity of Modern Warfare 2.
The Characters Revealed for Modern Warfare 2
The characters featured in the release date confirmation video for Modern Warfare 2 were done so via the showcasing of their respective character arts and snippets of voice lines for each character. In total, the characters revealed in this video were Sgt. John “Soap” MacTavish, Captain John Price, Sgt. Kyle “Gaz” Garrick, Lt. Simon “Ghost” Riley, and Colonel Alejandro Vargas.
While they have not physically appeared within the campaign of the recent reboot of the Modern Warfare franchise, older fans will definitely know of Soap and Ghost, two pivotal characters who were fan-favorites within the original Modern Warfare trilogy. On the other hand, both Gaz and Captain Price are characters who featured heavily within the story of 2019’s Modern Warfare, as well as the original games, who are predictably reprising their roles within this upcoming sequel to the popular reboot.
Alejandro Vargas in Modern Warfare 2
The only character who all fans will be unfamiliar with, regardless of their level of experience with the Call of Duty franchise, is that of Alejandro Vargas. Alejandro Vargas is slated to be an integral figure within the campaign of Modern Warfare 2, and will be a completely new character to the franchise.
While exact details regarding the character of Alejandro Vargas are still relatively unknown at this point, an article posted on the official Call of Duty website offers some valuable additional context. According to the article, it appears that Vargas is not actually a member of Task Force 141, and will be working alongside the team as a member of the Mexican Special Forces. It is also worth noting that Vargas shares a first name with Alejandro Rojas from the original MW2 campaign. Rojas was a Brazilian arms dealer within the original game who acted in an antagonistic role. It’ll be interesting to see if the similarly-named Vargas plays a new part, or if Infinity Ward’s choice of name is a sign of things to come.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is set to release on October 28.
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