Alejandro Vargas

Colonel Alejandro Vargas is a major protagonist in the 2022 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, and a playable character in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
He is a Mexican Special Forces operator and leader of the Los Vaqueros, a group formed to fight against the Las Almas Cartel and its corruption. When Quds Force Major Hassan Zyani allies with the cartel to destroy the west with American ballistic missiles, Vargas works with Task Force 141 to stop him and the cartel. After being betrayed by Shadow Company, Alejandro and his Vaqueros remained their allegiance with Task Force 141 to eliminate Phillip Graves and his Shadow Company as well retake his base.
He is voiced by Alain Mesa in motion capture.
==Biography==
===Background===
Not much is known about Alejandro Vargas' past, but he was born in Mexico and grew up in Las Almas, a region and town within the country. At the appropriate age, he joined the Mexican Army and later its battalion, the Mexican Special Forces, where he reached the rank of colonel. He also served alongside Valeria Garza, whom would later become the leader of the Las Almas Cartel, continuing the drugs and corruption in the town. Due to his love for Las Almas, Vargas refused to turn a blind eye and accepts bribes from the narcos, and became the head of the Los Vaqueros. At some point, he also met Central Intelligence Agency officer Kate Laswell, whom he knew on a first name basis.
===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II===
In 2022, Alejandro is contacted by Laswell, informing him that a terrorist named Hassan Zyani was being smuggled by the cartel into the states. Wanting him captured before he could cross the border, Vargas and his second-in-command Rodolfo "Rudy" Parra attempt to stop Zyani. Despite Hassan crossing the border, Alejandro and Rudy decide to go beyond their jurisdiction to stop him, but fail when Parra is nearly killed in a house fire started by the cartel. After the failed operation, Laswell and General Shepherd send in Task Force 141 operatives Simon "Ghost" Riley and Shadow Company to assist the Vaqueros in capturing Hassan. The two factions attempt to reach Hassan's location at a nearby safehouse, but are attacked by soldiers in the Mexican Army, whom have been paid by the cartel.
The teams decide to escape form the army and are nearly killed, but are saved in the nick of time by Shadow Company, whom provide them air support to capture Zyani. Vargas, Ghost and Soap watch the private military company's commander Phillip Graves interrogate Hassan for the missiles' locations, but are not given anything. Hacking into his phone, they learn that he was communicating with a smuggler in Spain, and send Captain John Price and Sergeant Kyle "Gaz" Garrick to investigate. Still needing to learn of the last two missiles locations, they decide to capture the cartel's leader "El Sin Nombre". While Soap infiltrates the headquarters by falsely surrendering, Vargas does so and helps MacTavish reach its leader, whom its revealed to Valeria. 
During Valera's interrogation, Vargas vents his frustration against his former squad mate, and warns Graves not to make a deal with her. Despite his warning, Phillip accepts Valeria's deal, and she reveals that the second missile is on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Alejandro and the Los Vaqueros then perform a joint operation with 141 and Shadow Company to stop the launch, and do so with Soap and Graves redirecting the missile to destroy the rig. Returning to his base, he discovers that Graves had his subordinates take it over and detain his men, explaining that Shepherd has given him control of the operation. Angered at Phillip's betrayal, Vargas attacks the commander before being knocked unconscious as Ghost and Soap escape. Taken prisoner to a prison, Vargas and his men are broken out by Rudy, Soap and Ghost, and they successfully escape with the assistance of Price and Gaz.
Contacting Laswell, she explains that Shepherd and Graves performed an illegal operation in their attempt to transport the missiles through the Middle East, but failed when the Russians stole them. After Price confronts Shepherd for his actions, he forms Joint Task Force - Ghost Team to help Vargas and Rudy retake their base and "kill" Graves. During the operation, Vargas and Gaz are partnered up to reach Valeria's location as the others commence the assault against Shadow Company. Following Graves' supposed death, Vargas and 141 interrogate Garza for the last missile's location, and she reveals that it's and Hassan are in Chicago. While 141 heads to Chicago to stop Hassan, Vargas and Rudy remain in Mexico to transport Valeria to the authorities until 141 will come back to deal with Valeria.
===Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0===
When Valeria escaped from prison, Vargas is sent out to hunt Valeria down yet again.
== Quotes ==
==Gallery==
Ultimate-Team.jpg|Vargas with 141 in the Modern Warfare II trailer.
Ghost-Las-Almas.png|Vargas and Ghost in Las Almas.
Vargas-Dark-Water.png|Vargas in "Dark Water".
Ghost-Team.png|Alejandro with Captain Price, Gaz and a Los Vaqueros soldier in "Ghost Team".
MWII-Thank-You.png|Alejandro with Task Force 141 in the thank you photo.
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