Vladimir Makarov (original)

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### Alias

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

### Occupation

Leader of the Inner Circle
De facto leader of the

### Resources

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

### Hobby

Killing and torturing his victims.
Antagonizing John Price.

### Goals

Restore the Soviet Union.
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.
Gain more and more resources for his plans to succeed.
Get revenge on John "Soap" MacTavish for killing Zakhaev (all succeeded).
Kill everyone who opposes him.
 Get away with all of his crimes (both mostly succeeded).
Kill John Price (failed).

### Crimes

Mass murder (including child murder by proxy)
Mass destruction
Genocide
Vandalism
Conspiracy
Incrimination
Torture
War crimes
Hate crimes
Human trafficking
Drug dealing
Arms trafficking
Theft
Treason
War instigation
Propaganda
Extortion
Blackmail
Kidnapping
Nuclear warfare
Racketeering
Money laundering
Terrorism
Usurpation
Rape by proxy
Crimes against humanity

### Type of Villain

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 is a former Russian military officer who became one of the leaders of the Russian Ultranationalists and the right-hand-turned-successor of his mentor Imran Zakhaev, as well as the founding leader of the[Inner Circle and the archenemy of John Price, John "Soap" MacTavish, and his former best friend Yuri.

He is a ruthless, psychopathic and sadistic terrorist mastermind who was best known for leading a massacre at Zakhaev International Airport in Moscow, which instigated World War III between the Western Civilization and Russia in his attempt to restore the power of the Soviet Union. He is also the one responsible for the nuclear bomb that killed 30,000 U.S. Marines who served under General Shepherd.

He was voiced by Roman Varshavsky.

## Roles

He serves as the overarching antagonist of *Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare* (including its 2016 remaster), the secondary antagonist of *Modern Warfare 2* (including its 2020 remaster) and the main antagonist of *Modern Warfare 3*. He also serves as the titular main antagonist of the 2011 live-action short film *Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish*, a playable character in both *Call of Duty: Ghosts* and *Call of Duty: Mobile*, and a major antagonist in the *Mobile* comics.