Maxim "Minotaur" Bale

Sergeant Maxim Ivanovich Bale (Russian: Максим Иванович Бейл), also known as Minotaur, is an Spetsnaz Operator of the Allegiance faction featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone.
==Biography==
Maxim Bale joined with his brother Dmitry in the Spetsnaz selection in 2005 and served in the in counter-terrorism where he achieved the rank of Sergeant.
During the , Minotaur saved countless lives during the Kurbanov Hospital siege in 2009. He witnessed the wounding of his brother and was falsely informed of his death. Blaming himself for the "death" of his brother, Maxim was discharged for psychological trauma.
Minotaur spent the following 10 years joining different PMC groups operating in Southeast Asia under the name "Sergei Krovopuskov". During that time, he accrued several arrest warrants for felonies in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.
He was tracked down by his brother in July 2019 and joined the Allegiance in November the same year.
In March 2020, Al-Qatala's new leader Khaled Al-Asad launched a full-scale assault against Verdansk in Kastovia. Operators from Coalition and Allegiance were deployed to Verdansk to stop Al-Qatala as part of the Armistice initiative.
==Personalization==
===Skins===
Name 	Rarity 	Image 	How to obtain
Beach Day 	Base 	 	Get 300 Assault Rifle Kills in Multiplayer.
Fully Loaded 	Base 	 	Get 300 Assault Rifle Kills in Multiplayer.
Suns Out 	Base 	 	Get 300 Assault Rifle Kills in Multiplayer.
All Business 	Rare 	 	Battle Pass Season Two Tier 90
Armored Up 	Rare 	 	Battle Pass Season One Tier 40
Commando 	Rare 	 	Operator Mission
Poloski 	Rare 	 	Battle Pass Season Six Tier 0
Spetsnaz Minotaur 	Rare 	 	Spetsnaz Pack Bundle
Tactical 	Rare 	 	Operator Mission
Baroque 	Epic 	 	Operator Mission
Guns Out 	Epic 	 	WMD Bundle
Hidden 	Epic 	 	Guerrilla Bundle
Scales 	Epic 	 	Operator Mission
Squad Leader 	Epic 	 	Operator Mission
Valentaur 	Epic 	 	Valentine's Slay Bundle
Gathering Storm 	Legendary 	 	Unobtainable
Gungnir 	Legendary 	 	Ragnarok Bundle
Red Tide 	Legendary 	 	Operator Mission
Call of Duty League Skins	Call of Duty League Skins	Call of Duty League Skins	Call of Duty League Skins
===Quips===
Name 	Rarity 	How to obtain
Down 	Base 	Unlocked by default
Another 	Rare 	Unobtainable
Done With This One	Rare 	Unobtainable
Gone 	Epic 	Operator Mission
Lesson Over 	Epic 	Operator Mission
Roar 	Epic 	Unobtainable
This Is War 	Epic 	Bundle WMD
What You Want 	Epic 	Bundle Guerrilla
You Want to Play 	Epic 	Bundle Ragnarok
Easy to Break 	Legendary	Operator Mission
===Finishing Moves===
Name 	Rarity 	How to obtain
Face the End 	Base 	Get 300 Assault Rifle Kills in Multiplayer
Face the Adze 	Epic 	Bundle WMD
Pinned 	Epic 	Bundle Guerrilla
Universal Finishing Moves	Universal Finishing Moves	Universal Finishing Moves
==Call of Duty: Mobile==
Minotaur appears in Call of Duty: Mobile and was added on September 13, 2021, during Season 7: Elite of the Elite as part of the "Brute Beast Crate".
==Gallery==
===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare===
Minotaur Operator Card MW.png|Minotaur's operator card.
Minotaur Operator Bio MW.jpg|Minotaur's bio in Modern Warfare and Warzone.
Paladin intel 3-1 MW.png|Dossier from Operation Paladin
Paladin intel 3-2 MW.png|Dossier (cont.)
Paladin intel 3-3 MW.png|Dossier (cont.)
Minotaur OperatorCard MW.png|Minotaur operator intro.
Minotaur Fully Loaded Skin in-game MW.png|Minotaur's default skin, "Fully Loaded".
Minotaur Armored Up Skin in-game MW.png|Minotaur's "Armored Up" skin in-game.
Minotaur SeasonOne Promo MW.png|Minotaur as seen during Season One.
Nikto With Krueger and Minotaur MW.jpg|Minotaur with Sebastian Krueger and Nikto.
Minotaur SeasonTwo Promo MW.png|Minotaur as seen during Season Two.
Minotaur 725 Promo MW.png
Operators Bank Promo CODWZ.jpg
===Call of Duty: Mobile===
Minotaur Maze Keeper in-game CODM.jpg|Minotaur's "Maze Keeper" uniform in-game.
Minotaur Gungnir in-game CODM.jpg|Minotaur's "Gungnir" uniform in-game.
Minotaur Mongrel Lord in-game CODM.jpg|Minotaur's "Mongrel Lord" uniform in-game.
Minotaur Golden Ram in-game CODM.jpg|Minotaur's "Golden Ram" uniform in-game.
==Trivia==
*Minotaur's blood type is AB-.
*Minotaur's vision is 19/20.
*Minotaur's dossier is found in Operation Paladin.
*Minotaur's All Business skin heavily resembles Nikolai's campaign outfit.
*Minotaur's Poloski skin heavily resembles the outfit of J-12.
**Furthermore, the 2 characters share similar Russian-style prison tattoos.
*Minotaur's Hidden skin featured in the Guerrilla bundle is a reference to the 1985 action film .
*Similar to Otter, Minotaur has a special gesture if his face is covered with a mask. It features him moving his head from his left to his right with no hand gestures.
**When equipped any other skin that does not cover his face, Minotaur rubs his nose with his left hand in a quick motion.
*In Warzone and Special Ops, Minotaur shares unique dialogues and voicelines with fraternal twin Bale.
*Minotaur's Gungnir skin is a reference to , whereas the name of the skin is the name of the Norse god's spear.
*Minotaur appears to be wearing an unused skin in his biography image. It resembles the Armored up skin with a sleeveless shirt.
==References==
Category:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Allegiance Operators
Category:Call of Duty: Warzone Characters
Category:Call of Duty: Mobile Characters
ru:Максим_"Минотавр"_Бейл