STORY ELEMENTS

MODERN WARFARE 2 CAMPAIGN

(2022)
SETTING & INTRO
Modern Warfare 2 took place in the late 2022 and it takes place
in both fictional and real locations.

The fictional Mexican city of Las Almas, Amsterdam, the Mexico–

United States border, Gulf of Mexico, Chicago, Urzikstan, and the
new United Republic of Adal (URA), the capital of which, Al
Mazrah, serves as a major locale within the campaign .

In July 2022, Task Force 141, under the command of General

Shepherd, conducts a surgical missile strike against Russian-
backed Iranian forces, assassinating Iranian General Ghorbrani
during an arms deal in Al Mazrah.

In October, Ghorbrani's lieutenant, Quds Force Major Hassan

Zyani, becomes involved in funding terrorist activity and seeks
revenge on the United States. Hassan’s activities draw the
attention of Shepherd and CIA Station Chief Kate Laswell, who
order Marine Raiders, led by Task Force 141 operatives
Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley and Sergeant John "Soap"
MacTavish, to apprehend Hassan in Al Mazrah.

Ghost and Soap fail to capture Hassan, but discover that he was
in possession of an American ballistic missile.

RISING ACTION & CONFLICT

Laswell and Task Force 141 operatives Captain John Price and
Sergeant Kyle "Gaz" Garrick pursue one of Hassan's couriers in
Amsterdam, learning that Hassan has received protection from and
has allied with the Las Almas Cartel, and is currently in Mexico.

After a failed attempt to apprehend him at the Mexico–US border,

Mexican special forces Colonel Alejandro Vargas and his second-in-
command Sergeant Major Rodolfo Parra, alongside their unit Los
Vaqueros, participate in a joint operation with Ghost, Soap, and
Shadow Company, a PMC under the direct command of Shepherd
and led by its CEO, Phillip Graves, to capture Hassan.

Although successful, they are forced to release him to avoid political

fallout with Iran, as they lack the definitive evidence needed to arrest
him.

Data hacked from Hassan's phone leads Price, Laswell, and Gaz to
Cape Vilan, where they discover that Las Almas possessed Russian-
made GPS devices for missiles. When Laswell is captured by Urzik
terrorist group Al-Qatala, Price and Gaz track down and save her in
Urzikstan, with the aid of their old allies Nikolai and Farah Karim.

Meanwhile, Alejandro and Soap manage to capture Las Almas

leader, "El Sin Nombre", revealed to be Alejandro's former special
forces comrade Valeria Garza.

Valeria reveal that one of the missiles is on a oil rig in the Gulf of
Mexico, prompting a raid led by Task Force 141, Shadow Company
and Alejandro to prevent its launch.
 Despite the successful mission, Graves and Shadow Company
betray Alejandro and Task Force 141 under Shepherd's orders.

Graves captures Alejandro and seizes his base of operations, while

Ghost and Soap flee into Las Almas as Shadow Company
slaughters its residents in search of Hassan. With help from Rodolfo,
Laswell, Price, and Gaz, Ghost and Soap free Alejandro and Los
Vaqueros.

Laswell reveals that Shepherd and Graves were responsible for an

illegal missile transportation mission in August meant to aid
American allies in the Middle East. The transport was ambushed by
a Russian PMC known as the Konni Group, with the three ballistic
missiles being stolen, forcing Shepherd to cover up the mission's
failure.

CLIMAX
Price confronts Shepherd over the revelations, promising to
pursue him when the current threat is eliminated.

Task Force 141 and Los Vaqueros succeed in retaking the latter's
base and seemingly killing Graves, while also learning from Valeria
that Hassan is in Chicago.

The team narrowly thwarts Hassan's plan, detonating his missile

en route to the Pentagon, and kills him.

FALLING ACTION
In the aftermath, Shepherd has gone into hiding, while Laswell
informs 141 of the new leader of the Russian Ultranationalists
responsible for Shepherd's botched operation, whom Price
identifies as Vladimir Makarov.

CONCLUSION
After successfully eliminating Zyani and detonating the missiles,
Price reminisces with Kate Laswell about their exploits. Echoing the
ending of Modern Warfare (2019), this time around the whole of
Task Force 141 is by Price’s side.

Laswell urges Price to dig deeper into the enemy forces that
ambushed the Shadow Company convoy. It’s revealed that a new
opponent is working behind the scenes, one that Task Force 141
recognizes, which is Vladimir Makarov.

In a mid-credits scene, a Russian terrorist cell prepares to hijack a

plane. They receive a text from Makarov, who tells them not to
speak Russian during the hijacking.

THEME
The campaign follows multi-national special operations unit Task
Force 141 and Mexican Special Forces unit Los Vaqueros as they
attempt to track down terrorist Hassan Zyani, who is in possession
of American-made ballistic missiles.