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| “ | Then who is? Because someone needs to light this fire and someone needs to kill Barkov... and you can't do both. I've been on assignment my whole life. This... is one I believe in. Give me the order. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah on sacrificing himself. |
| “ | Let's get evil. | „ |
| ~ Alex in the season three intro cutscene. |
Alex Keller, also known as Echo 3-1, is one of the main protagonists and playable characters in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), a reboot of the original Modern Warfare series, and a supporting character in the 2022 and 2023 sequels Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. He is also a playable character in Call of Duty: Warzone upon the launch of season three, Call of Duty: Mobile, and appears as a featured character in the comics.
Alex is an CIA officer who joins Farah Karim's rebels to stop the Al-Qatala, and learn who stole the Russian gas from his failed operation. Alex returns the season three pass and in Call of Duty: Warzone, being a member of the Coalition and its unit, Warcom after being charged for desertion. He later assisted Captain Price and his team, Task Force 141, to stop Victor Zakhaev in Verdansk. Following the mission, Alex became the ULF's combat lieutenant, assisting Farah in fighting against Al-Qatala and the private military company Konni Group.
He is voiced and motion captured by Chad Michael Collins, who also played Brandon Beckett in the Sniper franchise, Major Raymond Brooks in Shooter and Ajax in Dead Zone (2022).
Biography[]
Military Career[]
Not much is known about Alex Keller's past, but he joined the United States Army in his youth and quickly rose through the ranks. Due to his skills, he was recruited into Delta Force, a special operations unit, implying that Alex would was selected by the United States Army Special Operations Command.
Joining the CIA[]
Alex surrendered his rank, his service to the United States Armed Forces, and communicating to his family to join the CIA's Special Activities Division (SAD). Keller went through multiple identities during his career, working with small teams to deal with terrorist groups and hostiles. He was trained in languages, combat, demolitions, and other techniques to deal with hostiles and enemy forces. Alex also worked with Kate Laswell, whom he had a close partnership with and continued his services before the start of the series.
Modern Warfare[]
Alex and Marine unit led by officers call signed Hitman, went on a secret operation in Verdansk to secure a shipment of Russian gas from General Roman Barkov. Alex and the team succeeded in collecting the gas after dealing with Spetsnaz, who were hired by Barkov, but were ambushed by insurgents. Wounded, Alex was pulled out of the car and heard the insurgents realize that they were attacking American soldiers, and left with the gas. Alex survived and informed Laswell that the gas was stolen, and was extracted by the CIA.
Alex was then sent to Urzikstan to the U.L.F. to help them find out who stole the Russian gas, and met their leader, Farah Karim. Farah and her brother, Hadir, agreed to help him re-collect the gas if he stayed and help them take over Barkov's airbase. First, Farah and Alex sabotaged Russian helicopters and their occupation. Later, Alex, Farah and Hadir destroyed Barkov's airbase with the aid of RC planes and a gunship, and cause the Russians to have limit air capacity in that area.
SAS Captain John Price and Sergeant Kyle Garrick, who stopped the Al-Qatala terrorist attack in London, sweep a terror cell house and find the location of Al-Qatala's leader, The Wolf. Alex worked with the United States Marines and Marcus Griggs to capture The Wolf, and brought him to the U.S. Embassy so that he can be retrieved by the SAS. However, the Al-Qatala second-in-command, The Butcher, launched an attack at the Embassy, leading Alex and the group to hide in the basement until they receive aid from the SAS.
The group were saved by Price and Garrick, and the latter helps retrieve the keycard from the Ambassador's assistant, Stacy Davidson. Alex was placed in sniper position as Price, Farah, Garrick, Hadir, SAS and military officers held their ground against Al-Qatala forces. The group were overrun, as Al-Qatala succeeded in breaking out the Wolf, and attempted to escape from Urzikstan. Alex worked with Farah and Hadir at the Highway of Death to intercept The Wolf, as Price and Garrick went door to door to find him.
At the Highway of Death, Alex uses Hadir's sniper rifle to kill soldiers who were using motors and vehicles to attack. During the battle, Russian forces attacked Al-Qatala, and Hadir revealed that he stole the Russian gas, using it on the battlefield. Alex and Farah nearly die from the gas, but survive with the use of gas mask, as Hadir tells Alex to explain to Farah why he used it, and leaves. Afterward, Price and Garrick rescue Alex and Farah, with the rebel commander shouting for Hadir.
Alex and Farah are brought to Laswell, who explains that Hadir was recovered by the Al-Qatala with the Russian gas. Alex, Price, Farah and Garrick are given executive authority to kill The Wolf, and capture The Butcher and Hadir. The team go to The Wolf's compound, and Price gets information from a civilian that he is underground at his teahouse. Alex and Farah go down to the tunnel, but are separated when an explosion goes off, leaving them in The Wolf's den. Despite the separation, Alex and Farah kill The Wolf, and disarm the bomb strapped to him.
Despite killing Al-Qatala's leader, The U.S. declares Farah's forces hostiles, much to the team's disapproval. Alex defies Laswell's orders and states that he staying in Urzikstan with Farah's forces, much to her surprise. Alex stayed there as Captain Price and Garrick captured The Butcher in St. Petersburg, and captured Hadir at Barkov's estate, and gain information on the general's gas factory. When Price and Kyle came to Urzikstan, he gave Farah the information, and decided to work with them to end the general.
Alex and the team assaulted the gas factory in Georgia, and are assisted by Laswell with a helicopter, and Nikolai with explosions. Alex and Farah advance to the main furnace to set their explosions, as Price and Garrick advanced to the pipelines to set their explosives. During the battle, Alex's detonator was damaged when being attacked by a juggernaut, and decides to sacrifice himself and let Farah get her revenge on General Barkov. Alex succeeded in setting the charges, and is thanked by Farah before they are detonated, as Barkov was killed by the rebel commander. Alex's fate is left unknown, though he is presumed deceased due to the destruction of the factory.
Survival[]
Alex managed to survive the explosion at the factory, but lost his left leg in the process. Afterward, Alex got a prosthetic leg, and since he was charged with desertion for defying his orders, Alex remained in hiding until Price needed him to come back. Alex became a member of the Coalition, and joined it's branch, Warcom to assist Simon "Ghost" Riley in Verdansk. Alex later became a member of Task Force 141, a team tasked with stopping threats which is led by Price himself, and assisted the captain in stopping Victor Zakhaev's plans.
Modern Warfare II[]
After gaining intel of Soviet nuclear bunker in Urzikstan, Alex and three of Farah's rebels to infiltrate the silo. The same day, the unit mysteriously disappeared and lost contact with Laswell, whom sent Captain Price, Gaz and Farah to find out what happened. The trio only found the bodies of the three fighters, with Alex's current whereabouts unknown. Keller is later found alive by the trio, explaining that Hadir, now commander of Al-Qatala, left him alive to tell Farah to either join him or walk away.
Wanting to stop her brother, Farah starts her pursuit with Alex and Price joining as Gaz left to relay the information to Laswell. During their search, they faced against more forces and learned that bombs were planted in the facility. Ambushed by Hadir and his men, Alex, Farah and Price reluctantly surrender. Once captured, the trio escape and eliminate Hadir, whom mentions that a new enemy is coming before passing. Later on, Alex and Farah meet with Shadow Company commander Phillip Graves, having survived his encounter against 141 and Los Vaqueros in Las Almas, to deal with Konni's movements in Al Mazrah.
Modern Warfare III[]
In 2023, the ULF await at their port to receive missiles from Shadow Company, but they are ambushed by the private military company Konni. Alex assists Farah and the rebels in fighting against Vladimir Makarov's terrorist group, but fail to stop them from stealing the missiles. However, Karim placed trackers on the containers, allowing Laswell to locate the stolen missiles to an abandoned nuclear complex in the region. Following the failed operation to stop the missiles from launching, Makarov causes the crash of Russian Flight 761 by framing the ULF to instigate a war. Alex and Farah then investigated the crash site, finding the recordings of Samara Jalal and escape from the area from Konni forces.
Later on, Alex and Farah join forces with 141 and Shadow Company in commencing an assault against Konni's base, and later destroyed a helicopter that Makarov was supposedly in. After destroying the helicopter, Captain Price attempts to search the wreckage to confirm the terrorist leader's death but General Shepherd prevents him. Following the operation, Alex and Farah return to Urzikstan to continue their fight against Konni.
Call of Duty: Mobile[]
"Alex" is a playable character in Call of Duty: Mobile, but also appears as a protagonist in the comics, where he is an operative of the United Anti-Terrorism Coalition. "Alex" is tasked to help Mara in finding Charly's team, as she was assigned to find and capture Raul Menendez.
Quotes[]
| “ | Terrorist attack- Multiple Marines KIA- Gas stolen- We need EVAC, now! | „ |
| ~ Alex to Laswell, following the ambush. |
| “ | Commander Karim. Call me Alex. | „ |
| ~ Alex introducing himself to Farah Karim. |
| “ | The Russians make no distinction between Al-Qatala and your people. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah. |
| “ | We're in for a hell of a fight. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah on assaulting Barkov's airbase. |
| “ | What happens when the CIA goes to sleep? {...} They go undercover... | „ |
| ~ Alex's joke to Farah. |
| “ | Probably better in English. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah on his joke. |
| “ | I heard that... | „ |
| ~ Alex's response to Hadir on his fruit killing skills. |
| “ | Russian gas? | „ |
| ~ Alex seeing Hadir's Russian gas. |
| “ | Just like old times... | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah in the Wolf's den. |
| “ | Thanks, cuz... | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah. |
| “ | Alex: Echo 3-1 reporting for duty. Ghost: Alex, I thought you were dead. Alex: Still standing. |
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| ~ Alex and Ghost in the season three cinematic. |
| “ | Guards are coming our way now, actual. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Price in the season six cinematic outro. |
| “ | Had a firefight with AQ. They killed Arif, and the others. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Price, Gaz and Farah. |
| “ | He wants us to join him, or turn back, That's the message. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Price, Gaz and Farah about Hadir. |
| “ | He's not here, Farah - He went forward. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah that Hadir is in a bunker room. |
| “ | High speed fuse, charges on the walls, we gotta move. It's locked. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Price and Farah about The Bunker room rigged with explosives and the door is locked lured into a trap by Hadir. |
| “ | Farah, check fire!! Take cover!! | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah while firing at the bulletproof glass at Hadir. |
| “ | Charge is safe... No threat. | „ |
| ~ Alex after cutting the fuse with the knife. |
| “ | Farah, put it down. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah when forced by Hadir to surrender. |
| “ | A nuclear weapon won't help anyone. | „ |
| ~ Alex's disapproval to Hadir about The Warhead. |
| “ | Who is coming, Hadir? | „ |
| ~ Alex to a mortally wounded Hadir. |
| “ | He's gone. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah after Hadir dies. |
| “ | Exfil's up top. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Price and Farah. |
| “ | Alive and Kickin'. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Price, Gaz and Farah. |
| “ | The Shadow himself. (Farah: Welcome, Graves.) Heard you died in a tank in South America. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Graves. |
| “ | Been a minute since we've heard from the General. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Graves about General Shepherd. |
| “ | Russians are in country. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Graves about Konni Group. |
| “ | This is a game changer. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah. |
| “ | This is Echo 3-1, Troops in contact! Kilo's Vehicle is down! I say again, Troops in the open, Taking effective fire from multiple locations. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Graves. |
| “ | Loud and clear, Farah. Konni's pulling up stakes, They got what they wanted. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah. |
| “ | War always finds it way back to this place. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah. |
| “ | Shadow Company's got skin in the game, They're gonna want a piece of this. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah about Shadow Company. |
| “ | Crash site, over the ridge. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah about the Russian Flight 761 Crash Site. |
| “ | Farah, there's at least 20 guns holding that area. What do you need for me? (Farah: Overwatch, take some high ground and cover me.) Yes, Ma'am. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah about Konni Group in the crash site and providing overwatch. |
| “ | We both know the world won't see it that way. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah about the hijacking incident and Samara's death. |
| “ | Together as one. You sure? | „ |
| ~ Alex to Farah about ULF, TF-141 and Shadow's joint operation. |
| “ | Ground Team's reached Hangar 1, moving internal. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Graves. |
| “ | All stations, negative on the chemicals - Hangar 1 is a dry hole. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Shepherd and Graves. |
| “ | Appreciate the assist, Shadow. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Graves. |
| “ | Where or when, That's the question. | „ |
| ~ Alex to Price, Gaz and Farah. |
| “ | Meet your maker. | „ |
| ~ Alex when performing a takedown/finishing move. |
| “ | Out like a light. | „ |
| ~ Alex when performing a takedown/finishing move. |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- His blood type is AB negative.
- He has multiple tattoos on his arms.
- There was a theory that Alex is Simon "Ghost" Riley:
- Reasons are because we don't know his real name, and he surrendered his military rank when joining the CIA.
- It's has been debunked due to Ghost appearing in the season two pass, and the character being voiced by Jeff Leach and Samuel Roukin.
- In the Mobile comics, he is at one point mistakenly named as "Alex Mason".
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