Johnny "Soap" MacTavish

"The youngest candidate ever to pass SAS selection, Johnny "Soap" Mactavish is known as a perpetual FNG, a label he wears as a badge of honor. A confident, instinctive CQB expert, Soap was hand-picked by Price for TF-141." — Modern Warfare In-game biography Sergeant John MacTavish, sometimes referred to as Johnny, also known as Soap, is a character featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. Soap is mentioned at the end of the Modern Warfare campaign and heard within a Call of Duty: Warzone cutscene. In Modern Warfare II, he is one of the three playable protagonists. In Modern Warfare III, Soap appears as a playable protagonist in the campaign, and in Zombies mode as a supporting character.

In Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone, Soap was released as a playable SAS Operator of the Coalition faction on July 14th, 2020 as part of the "Soap Operator Bundle". In Modern Warfare II, Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, he is also available as an Operator of the SpecGru faction.

Biography Early life and career Born in Scotland in the United Kingdom, John MacTavish was a lifelong football fan often playing as a goalkeeper.

One day, MacTavish was invited by his cousin, a member of the 23 Regiment of the Special Air Service, to see how it was like to be in the British Army. Afterwards, MacTavish often visited his cousin on weekends. When he was 16, he tried several times to enroll in the SAS and while he lied about his age, he was caught every time.[2]

After his 18th birthday, MacTavish officially joined selection for the 22 Regiment, an elite squadron specialized in covert reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, and hostage rescues. In 2014, while training in Hereford, MacTavish's evaluator was Captain John Price. Recognizing his natural skills, exceptional proficiency and relentless dedication, Price became tough and strict with MacTavish to make him the best trainee. MacTavish was also trained as a sniper and demolitions expert. His remarkable speed and accuracy in room clearance and urban warfare earned him the nickname "Soap".

When selection came, MacTavish passed it with the highest possible marks on all 3 phases of the course, coming just a few seconds behind the record holder, Kyle "Gaz" Garrick. He became the youngest candidate to pass the SAS selection in the British Army history, earning him the reputation of a perpetual FNG.

For his first mission, Soap joined Price's Bravo Team, traveling to the Bering Strait to secure a cargo manifest for potential WMDs. While Soap retrieved the manifest, but the vessel was scuttled by Russian aircrafts forcing the team to leave. Being the last to exfil, Soap almost fell to his death if not for Price pulling him to safety. Soap felt indebted to Price ever since. After this mission, Soap continued to carry out covert and overt operations worldwide. Soap later received a Gallantry Medal, the Victoria Cross, and the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross after an operation in Urzikstan during which his patrol was attacked by Al-Qatala. After the heavy machine gun malfunctioned, Soap stripped the weapon and reassembled it before firing 150 single shots, re-cocking the gun for every round. Soap claimed however that "any and all of his comrades would have done the same thing".

In 2016, Soap almost faced disciplinary action for punching a Military Police officer, knocking him out and locking him in his own vehicle. No charge were filed to avoid embarrassment for the officer.

Task Force 141 Following the death of General Roman Barkov in November 2019, and under the oversight of General Shepherd, Price established a new joint operations task force called Task Force 141 with the help of CIA Station Chief Kate Laswell. Soap was handpicked for this new task force by Price, alongside Ghost and Gaz. survivor defended the crash site from AQ soldiers and vehicles with help from Kilo 0-1. The team then went to clear another building, but on the way they were attacked by snipers, whom Soap killed with his EBR-14. They cleared the building but didn't find Hassan, but instead found a missile container carrying American ballistics missiles.

Operation Trojan Horse & Death Laswell received information from MI6 that Makarov and Konni were in London, she also found out that they are meeting up with a hacker. Soap and Gaz were deployed on the ground, where they blended in to track the hacker, while Ghost provided help from the CCTVs. Soap overheard the conversation and learned the location of the buyer. Task Force 141 and SFO then gathered at an abandoned tunnel in Amsley Street, the team breached and began to clear the tunnel, then they managed to kill the buyer and acquired the flash drive.

Despite their efforts, the virus was already uploaded to the train system, granting Konni the ability to control the trains, and Task Force 141 also learned that Makarov planned to destroy the Channel Tunnel. Task Force 141, alongside SFO, approached the Channel Tunnel. They then split up, with Gaz, Ghost, the SFO Leader and half of his men taking one side, and Price, Soap, and the rest of the SFO taking the other. The tunnel was run through with trains as Konni took over the network. After intense shootouts with Konni, Price and Soap found a bomb being guarded by Konni contractors. Whilst Soap worked on disarming the bomb, more Konni contractors attacked them, and Price alongside the SFO provided cover for Soap. Then, Price requested that Gaz and Ghost reinforce them.

After providing the manufacturing logo and serial number to Soap, Price was just about to defuse the bomb when Makarov and his men ambushed them. Ordering his men to stay back and leave his enemies to him, Makarov shot both Soap and Price in the shoulder. As Soap seems to be knocked out, Makarov pinned Price down and prepared to execute him with a taunt to take with him to hell: "Never bury your enemies alive". Soap was able to get up and stab Makarov in the shoulder, but Makarov twisted his arm and shot him in the head. Soap fell to the ground, dead, as Price screamed in anguish. Gaz and Ghost then arrived with reinforcements and returned fire, forcing Makarov to flee. With Soap K.I.A and Ghost over his body, Gaz and Price managed to disarm the bomb as they look over their fallen teammate.

Following his death and subsequent cremation, Soap's ashes were scattered in Scotland by Ghost, while Price and Gaz stood in silence to pay their respect for him.

Johnny "Soap" MacTavish is a Scottish Sergeant for Task Force 141, he is loyal, reliable and a great listener. Soap is also patient. Soap is a bear of a man, displaying broad shoulders, a very solid build and a strength of a mastodon, while his bright blue eyes show his true, kind and caring soul.