John "Soap" MacTavish

John "Soap" MacTavish
Call of Duty character
The character as he appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Created by	Infinity Ward
Voiced by	Kevin McKidd
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Born	Scotland
Died	11 October 2016 Prague, Czech Republic
Information
Gender	Male
Occupation	British Army, S.A.S., Task Force 141
Nationality	British (Scottish)

John "Soap" MacTavish (1980s – 11 October 2016) was a main character and protagonist in the Call of Duty story arc Modern Warfare. He first appears as a main playable character in the 2007 video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare where he is part of the 22nd Special Air Service (SAS) regiment as a sniper and demolitions expert. This game alone has sold over 13 million copies as of May 2009.

He later appears in the sequel game released in November 2009 entitled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, where he plays as a main character in the last 3 missions. He most recently appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 released in November 2011. In both games John "Soap" MacTavish plays the role of captain and field commander of Task Force 141 along with Captain John Price who also appears alongside him in all three of the titles.

MacTavish is voiced by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd in the two later titles which he appears as a character.

Soap MacTavish plays a key role in the storyline of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare where he is on the front lines of the fight against the Ultra-nationalists as part of the SAS, more specifically Captain Price's Bravo Team. In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the player experiences the storyline through the eyes of John "Soap" MacTavish however certain missions were played from a different characters perspective. Soap appears to be modeled after the character "Lake" in the 2003 movie Tears of the Sun.

The later games present MacTavish as an non-playable character (NPC) that the playable character fights alongside. However in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 the player takes control of MacTavish in the final three missions. In the final game in the series, MacTavish appears as a playable character only for the first mission then reverts to an NPC for the remainder of the storyline.