John "Soap" MacTavish (1980s – 11 October 2016) was a main character and protagonist in the story arc Modern Warfare. He first appears as a main playable character in the 2007 video game where he is part of the 22nd (SAS) regiment as a and expert. This game alone has sold over 13 million copies as of May 2009.
He later appears in the sequel game released in November 2009 entitled , where he plays as a main character in the last 3 missions. He most recently appears in released in November 2011. In both games John "Soap" MacTavish plays the role of captain and field commander of Task Force 141 along with Captain who also appears alongside him in all three of the titles.
MacTavish is voiced by Scottish actor in the two later titles which he appears as a character.
