Vladimir Makarov

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## Entertainingly Detestable

* MW3
* MW2 CR
* MW2

### Alias

Kingfish
The First Horseman
The Shadow of Zakhaev
Zakhaev's Executioner
Sergei L. Makarov

### Powers / Skills

Military training
Leadership
Gunmanship
Marksmanship
Expert hand-to-hand combat
Genius-level intelligence
Charisma
Manipulation
Tactical expertise
Bilingualism
Intimidation
Wealth
Vast resources

### Goals

Restore the Russian Empire.
Ensure Russia's conquest of Europe.
Extract the nuclear launch codes from President Vorshevsky (all failed).
Start World War III between Russia and the Western Civilization.
Billow chemical gas across the European capitals.
Cripple Europe's defenses and assault its cities.
Avenge Imran Zakhaev's death (all succeeded).
Kill General Shepherd and foil his plans (indirectly succeeded).
Kill Yuri and Kamarov for their betrayal.
Give new power to the Russian Ultranationalists.
Get revenge on John "Soap" MacTavish for killing Zakhaev (all succeeded).
Kill everyone who opposes him.
 Get away with all of his crimes (both partially succeeded).
Kill John Price (failed).

### Most Entertaining Features

He is extremely smart.
He is very iconic and well-written to the point a lot of people consider him one of the franchise's best villains to date.
Roman Varshavsky's amazing performance.

### Most Detestable Traits

He caused General Shepherd's descent into villainy by killing over 30,000 of his men.
He started World War III by leading an airport massacre.
He killed Soap and Yuri, both of whom are fan favorites.

### Type of ED

Terrorist Mastermind

**Vladimir Makarov** (Russian: **Владимир Макаров**), also known as **Kingfish**, is the main antagonist of the *Call of Duty* franchise's original *Modern Warfare* sub-series.

He was voiced by Roman Varshavsky.

## His Qualities

### What Makes Him Entertaining?

* He is a highly intelligent man who has executed multiple terrorist attacks by disguising himself as an extremist.
* His voice sounds cool thanks to Roman Varshavsky's awesome vocal performance, which led to Makarov becoming a well-written and iconic villain in the franchise. In fact, he is so famous and popular that he is one of the best video game villains in history.
* He is great at pushing boundaries, as he doesn't flinch at torture, human trafficking or genocide, showing his bravery and high confidence.
* He has an infamous motto which is featured in the reveal trailer for *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.*
* His philosophy on war and corruption isn't entirely wrong.
* Gave Price Shepherd's location to get rid of him and tried to kill the surviving Task Force 141 after Shepherd is killed.
* Overall, he lives up to his "Evil is cool" presence and gives off a genuinely complex vibe.

### What Makes Him Detestable?

* He had Khaled Al-Asad kill thousands of U.S Marines, giving him some personal villainy towards General Shepherd since he went down a villainous path.
	+ Due to Makarov's actions, Shepherd betrayed and killed Ghost and Roach (two fan-favourite characters in *Modern Warfare 2*), which is remembered to fans as one of the most shocking moments in the franchise.
* He instigates a terrorist attack at the Zakhaev International Airport, killing many innocent civilians. Then, he killed Joseph Allen in cold blood and tried to frame the Americans as being responsible for the attack, which leads to the start of *World War 3.*
* He intended to launch multiple terrorist attacks around Europe to allow the Russian army to invade to escalate World War 3. He then orders a chemical attack in London and many other European capital cities with the attack in London killing an innocent child and her family. He even kidnaps the Russian president and holds him hostage.
* He kills Soap (a beloved character) by blowing up the building he was living in, and then he kills his old ally Yuri.
* He attempts to kill Captain Price but is restrained from doing so when Price hangs him, which leads to his well-deserved death.
* He is not loyal to any flag or country nor does he care about their set of ideals and trades blood for money.
* He doesn't care about anyone but himself. Even his allies fear him and he never shows any emotions when he sees them suffering or dying.

## Trivia

* Vladimir Makarov was initially considered a Hate Sink, but it was later decided that his cool factors overshadow his hateable factors, of it not just being purely subjectively on aesthetics, which led to him becoming Entertainingly Detestable.

## External Links

* Vladimir Makarov on the Villains Wiki
* Vladimir Makarov on the Pure Evil Wiki
* Vladimir Makarov on the *Call of Duty* Wiki
* Vladimir Makarov on the The Ultimate Evil Wiki