John "Soap" MacTavish

Name: John MacTavish

Nickname: Johnny

Call sign: Soap

Age: 26

DOB: 11/8/1986

Height: 6’4’’

Weight: 230 lbs.

Position: Fieldwork/Reconnaissance/Sniping/Infiltration - Ex S.A.S.

Origin: Scotland - UK

Description: Soap is a bear-of-a-man. Displaying broad-ass shoulders, a very solid build, and the strength of a mastodon, his personality is a counterpart to his seemingly threatening physical appearance. Soap possesses kind eyes which reflect his true colors. He has a short mowhawk with dark brown hair. Bright blue eyes. Stubble, can grow a beard but prefers to shave. Kinder-hearted and warming to be around, Soap is a great listener and easily the most loyal and reliable soldier to have around. In terms of missions, Soap is patient and able to overcome any obstacle, making him versatile and hardy. He is shy, and usually closed up, but once trust is gained he’s more willing to display his colors. Overtime, Soap displays his smart-ass and dry sense of humor, and softer side. His father was non-existent and he greatly loves his mother. He is an emotional eater, which is tries to be aware of being he was chubby as a child. He’s obsessed with staying fit. NEVER TRY TO HURT A FRIEND OF HIS IN HIS PRESENCE, HE WILL SHATTER A MAN’S FACE--he hates acts of disrespect and incompetence.

Personality Breakdown: Soap possesses every optimal skill and physical trait a striving soldier yearns to have. He’s large, stronger than he realizes, has the eyes of a hawk, and has an exceptionally healthy mental capacity for a person as battle-hardened as he is. For Price, he sees Soap’s ability to express and show emotions as a weakness, when in reality, it’s Soap’s strongest and most important trait. Soap has mastered the art of channeling his emotions in a positive fashion, rather than a negative one. Being a Scorpio means he possesses the most emotional strength out of all of the other Zodiacs. This could go one of two ways: he could become depressed and utilize his emotions for negativity, or, he could utilize his feelings to turn them into a drive to become stronger, more resilient, and a reliable individual. Luckily for Soap, he managed to use his emotions to strengthen his drive and focus, turning him into bold and fine gentleman. However, he does grow attached to people quickly, and generally grows too protective too fast. If anything even slightly goes wrong, he blames himself, and usually kicks himself for it, but ultimately aims to prevent it from happening again. Soap can’t simply ignore a human and the traits they possess; immediately he can read a person like an open book and can determine whether or not he’ll value them. If trust is gained from Soap, he proves to be the most supportive, protective, reliable, and trustworthy human a person would ever have the honors of knowing.

SPEAKS IN SCOTTISH SLANG.

All in all, Soap is very sturdy, definitely more physically than mentally. Not one to open up to people and spill his guts, he has a tendency to keep things inside and handle them himself. Unlike Price, he will not deny anger, sadness, happiness, love, etc. but rather, he accepts it and tries to better understand himself. Instead of viewing emotions as a weakness, he values them as a strength, making him an amazing counterweight to Price. When Soap wants to talk, he’ll come to you, not the other way around. However, because of his ability to physically channel emotions and keep them locked up inside, there’s a rare chance it’ll all release at once. This is usually a very bad thing. Not one to cry, Soap is more of the type to curse or physically lash out, and this is only when he reaches his max breaking point (which no one has seen yet). He is the type to believe actions speak louder than words, and isn’t the type to talk his way out of something, but rather, bulldog his way out of it. Johnny speaks in Gaelic when frustrated, and his accent gets a lot thicker when he's angry. When Soap has to remind Price about what kind of person he is, Soap has to face the truth of what kind of utter destruction he can wreak, and it scares him. Like Price, he is also forced to face a reality check, and is reminded of the rough patch he faced back in his ending days in the 22nd Regiment, after he thought he had lost everything and everyone. It was a time when he saw his dad in himself, and not only was he disappointed himself, but devastated as well. Soap’s main goal in life is to achieve the polar-opposite image of his father, which ironically, he physically looks the most like.

When teased, he’ll grow somewhat irritated and may flip a table or shove someone to the side, but it’s all in good fun, he means nothing by it. Soap does possess the ability to manage chemical balance, and isn’t as harsh or robotic as Price. Even Price has to admit he hopes Soap ends up nothing like himself. Soap would take a bullet for anyone, even a person he just met, in order to keep them safe and unharmed. Even though he hates dogs, he is most similar to one with his kind eyes, loyal personality, and nimble footing. His sheer mass can be deceiving, giving him the impression of being rather sluggish (especially since his default face appears chill and relaxed), he has lightning fast reflexes, and agile, coordinated movements, all of which are backed up by the strength of a pro heavy-weight boxer. Shorty learns this fast and sometimes takes advantage of it, turning him into a personal minion. Which leads into another point: Soap is the type to always be seeking approval and acceptance. If a favor is asked, and Soap sees no reason to not assist with the task, he’ll do it, all in the name of loyalty and approval. Staying true and pure to his cause, Soap is constantly setting examples and raising the bar. Because of this, some people are under the impression he’s arrogant and a dick, in reality, he’s very insecure and unsure of things, which is why he’s always aiming to impress.

Outside of missions, and when he’s showing his human side, he’s an emotional eater, and knows it, so he is constantly working-out, exercising, and pushing his body to the limits all in an attempt to burn the calories he just consumed. The food can range anywhere from a spinach salad loaded with proteins and veggies, all the way to an entire tub of cookie dough which he can eat in one sitting. Artistic, creatively fueled, and somewhat of a severe perfectionist, Soap draws and writes constantly and is always trying to find new ways to mentally exert himself. Whether it’s through the act of drawing maps and layouts, or tying sticks together to make oddly accurate interpretations of people, Soap is constantly finding outlets for entertaining himself. The best way to read Soap is through his eyes, unlike Price who is stone-cold. Soap may appear pissed and off-putting, but a closer look into his eyes and one may see that he’s actually feeling very insecure and self-conscious. All in all, Soap is a genuinely good guy who loves to play pranks under the radar, enjoys showering deserving people of respect and support, loves his mother with all of his heart, and relishes in the idea of being the one guy who’s always there for someone if they need it. He’s an amazing listener, never missing a single sentence, and is willing to sit through anything for a friend.