Khaled Al-Asad (Reboot)

Khaled Al-Asad (Arabic: خالد الأسد) is the main antagonist of the Spec Ops story in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and the secondary antagonist of the Modern Warfare Storyline in Call of Duty: Warzone. 
Al-Asad was also released as a playable Operator of the Tyrants faction in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone on August 29th, 2022 with Season Five as part of the "Khaled Al-Asad Operator Bundle". The bundle is also available for free for any digital pre-order of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
==Biography==
===Background===
Very little is known about Khaled Al-Asad, if that even is his name as intelligence experts believe it to be a nom de guerre. He claims to have ancestral ties to Urzikstan and has a deep hatred of Russia and the West.Biographies: Khaled-Al-Asad; and Archived
After the death of The Wolf, Khaled Al-Asad was freed from prison by Victor Zakhaev and seized control of Al-Qatala, which soon became Al-Qatala-Aljahdid. Under his leadership, Al-Asad has turned Al-Qatala into an army by using weapons, armored vehicles, and helicopters supplied by Victor. He is first seen leading Al-Qatala in the invasion of Verdansk. After occupying the city, an alliance was made to oppose him and his army called Armistice.
He is later seen in the TV news station in Verdansk observing the armed conflict between the Coalition and Allegiance after being informed that one of his helicopters carrying gas was shot down, although he ensures the caller that it wasn't a problem as they had plenty of gas.
After several of his operations are destroyed by Armistice, Al-Asad pulled his troops out of Verdansk and deployed massive gas clouds which caused Armistice to fight among themselves. It revealed by an intel file that Al-Asad and his men returned to Urzikstan shortly after the gas was deployed.
==Personalization==
===Call of Duty: Vanguard===
====Skins====
Name 	Rarity	Image	How to obtain
Vengeful Usurper 	 	 	Operator Level 10
Expropriator 	 	 	Operator Level 17
Golden Lion 	 	 	Operator Level 20
Chemical Warfare 	 	 	Reach Max Level with All Operators in 4 Units
Rough Revolutionary	 	 	Khaled Al-Asad Operator Bundle
Warlord 	 	 	Khaled Al-Asad Operator Bundle
====Quips====
Name 	Rarity	Quote 	How to obtain
A Busy Man 	 	"Your death will be quick. I'm a busy man." 	Khaled Al-Asad Operator Bundle
Bring Your Armies 	 	"Bring your armies. They will die here." 	Khaled Al-Asad Operator Bundle
Only Long Enough 	 	"You'll live only long enough to see your friends die."	Khaled Al-Asad Operator Bundle
Only Mercy 	 	My only mercy is a bullet. 	Khaled Al-Asad Operator Bundle
Seek For Me 	 	"Seek for me and you will find true terror." 	Khaled Al-Asad Operator Bundle
Still You Fail 	 	"With all your might and technology, still you fail." 	Khaled Al-Asad Operator Bundle
Worth Less 	 	"Your life is worth less than a bullet." 	Khaled Al-Asad Operator Bundle
I Am The Lion 	 	"I am the Lion who walks the path of the Wolf." 	Operator Level 2
Die Pleading 	 	"You will die pleading, as all cowards do." 	Operator Level 5
When The Lion Hunts	 	"When the lion hunts, there is no escape." 	Operator Level 14
====Finishing Moves====
Name 	Rarity 	Preview 	How to obtain
Rack It 	 	 	Unlocked by default
Universal Finishing Moves	Universal Finishing Moves	Universal Finishing Moves	Universal Finishing Moves
====Highlight Intros====
Name 	Rarity 	Preview 	How to obtain
Press Check 	 	 	Unlocked by default
Universal Highlight Intros	Universal Highlight Intros	Universal Highlight Intros	Universal Highlight Intros
====MVP Highlights====
Name 	Rarity 	Preview 	How to obtain
Pistol-Whip 	 	 	Unlocked by default
Universal MVP Highlights	Universal MVP Highlights	Universal MVP Highlights	Universal MVP Highlights
==Gallery==
===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare===
TheAscendantSpecOps MW.jpg|Al-Asad in Verdansk preparing to execute a Spetsnaz soldier.
Ascendant On Phone ModernWarfare 2019.jpeg|Al-Asad revealed.
Khaled Al-Asad surveillance MW.png
===Call of Duty: Vanguard===
Khaled Al-Asad Promo Close Up CODV.jpg
Khaled Al-Asad Operator Card CODV.png|Al-Asad's Operator Card.
Khaled Al-Asad Cutscene CODV WZ.png|Al-Asad in the Season Five cinematic.
Khaled Al-Asad Promo CODV.jpg
Al-Asad Operator Default CODV.png|Al-Asad in-game.
RA 225 Promo CODV.jpg|Al-Asad with the RA 225.
EX1 Promo CODV.jpg|Al-Asad with Raul Menendez.
Caldera SeasonFive Promo CODV.jpg
Menendez Al-Asad Promo CODV.jpg
The Archon Promo10 CODVZ.jpg|Al-Asad fighting Zombies in The Archon.
Rebirth Island Supreme Promo WZ.jpg|Al-Asad in Rebirth Island.
==Videos==
Khaled Al-Asad MWII Pre-Order Bundle - Call of Duty- Vanguard & Warzone
==Trivia==
===Call of Duty: Vanguard===
*While Al-Asad's bio confirms him as the reboot version of the character, his date of birth is the same as his original counterpart. He is also referred as the "Second Horseman" in the Season Five announcement post.Legends never die in Last Stand, the final season for Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone, live on August 24; and Archived
*Despite his bio mentioning he grew up in Urzikstan, his citizenship is displayed as "Classified" in both Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone.
*Al-Asad's "Rough Revolutionary" skin combine elements from both his original counterpart's outfit and features from the reboot version, such as the Urzikstan flag.
**The Urzikstan flag and coat of arms featured on the skin use the original design from the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's campaign.
*Interestingly, Al-Asad's "Warlord" skin features the Shadow Company logos.
==References==
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Category:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Al-Qatala Characters
Category:Call of Duty: Vanguard Operators
Category:Call of Duty: Warzone Characters
Category:Antagonists