Grinch (operator)

Grinch is an Jackals Operator of the Allegiance faction featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone.
==Biography==
Not much is known about the early life of Grinch, however his accent suggests he received a Western education. Grinch appeared to be educated in both Coalition and Allegiance battle doctrines combined with self-taught survivalism.
In 2017, Grinch was found by a Jackals patrol, lead by Commander Viktor "Zane" Metiko, in the . Three members of the Jackals were killed by improvised traps and sniper fire. Zane negotiated a cease-fire and contracted Grinch for the Jackals. Coalition intel later revealed payments from known Jackals shell companies to an anonymous off-shore account in the .
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
Feral 	Base 	 	Get 100 Headshots in Multiplayer or Special Ops.
War Face 	Base 	 	Get 100 Headshots in Multiplayer or Special Ops.
Wayward 	Base 	 	Get 100 Headshots in Multiplayer or Special Ops.
Armadillo 	Rare 	 	Operator Mission
Jackals Grinch 	Rare 	 	Jackals Pack Bundle
Overgrowth 	Rare 	 	Battle Pass Season One Tier 90
Webfoot 	Rare 	 	Operator Mission
All Ghillied Up 	Epic 	 	All Ghillied Up Operator Pack Bundle
Blood In The Water 	Epic 	 	The Unseen Bundle
Bog 	Epic 	 	Unobtainable
Muddy Waters 	Epic 	 	Unobtainable
Forest Spirit 	Legendary 	 	Eloko Bundle
Gilded Assassin 	Legendary 	 	Golden Scales Bundle
Nightfang 	Legendary 	 	Asanbosam Bundle
The Creature 	Legendary 	 	Bog Demon Bundle
The Lionheart 	Legendary 	 	Grinch: Heart Of A Lion Bundle
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
Be at Peace 	Base 	Unlocked by default
Nothing Lasts 	Common	Unobtainable
You Can Let Go 	Rare 	Unobtainable
Can't Have You 	Epic 	Unobtainable
Forgive Me 	Epic 	Unobtainable
I Release You 	Epic 	Bundle Eloko
Join the Others	Epic 	Bundle Asanbosam
Not Fair 	Epic 	Operator Mission
Shh Don't Tell 	Epic 	Bundle The Unseen
That is the End	Epic 	Bundle Golden Scales
===Finishing Moves===
Name 	Rarity 	How to obtain
Infiltration 	Base 	Get 100 Headshots in Multiplayer
Go Clubbing 	Epic 	Bundle The Unseen
Universal Finishing Moves	Universal Finishing Moves	Universal Finishing Moves
==Gallery==
===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare===
Grinch Operator Bio MW.jpg|Grinch's bio in Modern Warfare and Warzone.
Just Reward intel 3 MW.png|Dossier intel from Operation Just Reward
Grinch OperatorCard MW.png|Grinch operator intro.
Grinch "War Face" Full MW.jpg|Grinch's default operator skin, "War Face".
Grinch "All Ghillied Up" Full MW.png|"All Ghillied Up" skin, obtained by purchasing the Operator Edition.
Grinch "Overgrowth" Render MW.jpg|A render of Grinch in his "Overgrowth" skin.
Grinch "Overgrowth" Full MW.png|Season One battle pass skin, "Overgrowth".
===Call of Duty: Mobile===
Grinch Nightfang Uniform CODM.png|Grinch with "Nightfang" uniform in-game.
Grinch The Lionheart CODM.jpg|Grinch with "The Lionheart" uniform.
Grinch Pipebomb CODM.jpg|Grinch with "Pipebomb" uniform.
==Trivia==
*Grinch is ambidextrous as well as left-eye dominant.
*Grinch's dossier is found in Operation Just Reward.
*Prior to the release of Modern Warfare, Grinch was intended to have a ghillie suit on his default skin. This is reflected in an early image in the beta version of the Operator selection menu.
**In Grinch's intro video, he wears this ghillie suit.
**All of Grinch's Finishing Move preview icons show him with the ghillie suit.
*Grinch's Forest Spirit skin bears the emblem of Zakhaev Arms on his shorts, despite not being affiliated with the faction.
*Grinch has a friendly relationship with Raines, sharing unique dialogue with one another in Special Ops operations and Warzone.
**When Raines revives Grinch, he jokingly calls him "Green Man" which is a reference to the Dr. Seuss cartoon character, .
*In some lines of dialogue, Grinch is noted to hear voices in his head.
*With Grinch selected, he will remark "We need eyes in the sky" when requesting for a UAV. This line is a reference to the 2015 war-thriller film Eye in the Sky.
*Grinch is 1 of 2 characters in Modern Warfare that lists their blood type as "Unknown" in their biography. He shares this trait with Simon "Ghost" Riley.
==References==
Category:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Allegiance Operators
Category:Call of Duty: Warzone Characters
Category:Call of Duty: Mobile Characters