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| “ | This country is a breeding ground for terrorists. I am here to bring law and order to this land and no terrorist thief will harm my country! I will protect Russia! | „ |
| ~ Barkov explains his goals as he interrogates and tortures Farah Karim. |
| “ | No! WAIT! You and your brother- I know what you are...I've always known. | „ |
| ~ Barkov's last words. |
General Roman Barkov (Russian: Роман Барков) is one of the two main antagonists of the 2019 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the overarching antagonist of the 2023 threequel Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
He is a Russian military general who leads an army of loyal Russian soldiers and mercenaries to purge and control Urzikstan in order to "protect" his country, believing it to be a "breeding ground" for terrorists. His goals lead him into conflict with the U.S. military, C.I.A., S.A.S. and the U.L.F. He is the archenemy of Commander Farah Karim and her brother Hadir Karim. He is also the superior of Vladimir Makarov.
He was potrayed by Konstantin Lavysh in motion capture.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
- Invaded and illegally annexed Urzikstan, oppressed its population with the claim of "protecting" Russia from terrorism.
- Produced and used chlorine gas on the people of Urzikstan. The gas killed all living things, including people, animals and vegetation.
- Due to his actions in Urzikstan, he is responsible for the formation of the terrorist organization Al-Qatala, who commit acts of terror to get Barkov and his soldiers out of Urzikstan.
- Destroyed the innocence of Farah and Hadir Karim, as their mother was killed from an artillery bombing strike under his orders, while their father was killed on the same day as a soldier brutally murdered him in their house just before they both killed him.
- Kidnapped Farah and Hadir as children, and imprisoned them for up to ten years of their life.
- Tortured Farah in prison by taunting her over planning to kill Hadir, as well as starving, tasering, waterboarding, and holding another prisoner named Azadeh hostage to interrogate her. He even executes Azadeh if Farah lies to him or if she fails to stay awake from the waterboarding.
- Leaving prisoners, Hadir included, inside a furnace used to burn evidence of his crimes in Urzikstan.
- Having anybody who was known to be part of the Urzikstan Liberation Force, a resistance army led by Farah, hanged by his soldiers.
- In the event of suffering setbacks, Barkov would have his soldiers execute and/or torture civilians as punishment, such as when his chlorine gas was stolen or when he lost territory from the ULF.
- He only cares about himself, he sees his allies more as pawns than actual people, showed no care if they died (which also includes J-12) where he simply used his troops to save his own skin.
- Despite his claim that he was trying to rid the world of terrorists, his dispute is far-fetched given that he had his men kill any Urzik man, woman or child executed regardless if they had any connections to actual criminal militants. Therefore, his only genuine excuse isn't enough to justify his many crimes.
- Even as a teenager, he enjoyed destroying targets when training in the Soviet army and had an inferiority complex, meaning that he always was somewhat sadistic and wanted to prove himself strong no matter the moral cost.
- While it was stated he looked after his mother before joining the army, which is where he learned how to cook, nowhere is it stated that he truly cares about his mother.
- Even after his death, Barkov's chlorine gas Sarin was used by his subordinate Vladimir Makarov in his plan to ignite a world war between the east and the west.
External Links[]
- General Barkov on the Villains Wiki.
- General Barkov on the Call of Duty Wiki.
- General Barkov on the Scrappy Wiki.
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