Griggs

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“	Yeah...Score one for military intelligence!	„
	~ Griggs in "Charlie Don't Surf".

“	It's just too hot, man... but room temperature? Please, a beer should be ice cold!	„
	~ Griggs in "Game Over".

Staff Sergeant Griggs is a supporting character in the 2007 video Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and the 2016 remaster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.

He was a U.S. Marine sergeant who was tasked with stopping Khaled Al-Asad in capital city, but later joined up with the S.A.S. to stop Imran Zakhaev and the Russian Ultranationalists. Though successful in stopping Zakhaev from launching missiles, Griggs was killed by the arms dealer, but was immediately avenged by John "Soap" MacTavish.

He was voiced and modeled after Mark Grigsby, who also voiced Worm in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Biography[]

Background[]

Not much is known about Griggs' past, but around the 2000s, he joined the United States Marine Corps and reached the rank of staff sergeant.

Modern Warfare[]

Griggs was under the command of Lieutenant Vasquez, and assigned to the United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance to capture Khaled Al-Asad. The team attack his tv station, fighting countless forces, but are unable to find Al-Asad. Later on, Griggs and Vasquez aid a M1A2 Abrams tank named "War pig" that was caught in the bog. After the tank was mobile, the team were extracted by a helicopter to safety. Griggs wasn't with Vasquez and his team when Makarov ordered Al-Asad to launch a nuclear device, and the sergeant was far away from the blast.

Griggs and the survivors headed to Azerbaijan to assist and rescue the S.A.S. after they succeeded in capturing and executing Al-Asad. After saving them, the Marines and S.A.S. do a joint operation to capture Imran Zakhaev, and decided to capture his son, Victor. The two groups met with Kamarov, and dressed in Russian military uniforms to capture Victor, but the plan fails and he commits suicide.

Zakhaev comes out of hiding and becomes enraged at his son's death, and decides to launch two ICBMs at the west for revenge. Griggs and the team parachute into the Altay Mountains, but was captured and interrogated by the Ultranationalists, but was rescued by Price, Gaz and Soap. Afterward, the group heads to the launch site, and are able to abort the missiles, and leave the site to extraction.

During the evacuation, Zakhaev and the Ultranationalist attack and chase the team, with a Mi-24 attacking them on the road. Eventually, the Mi-24 destroyed a bridge that was the extraction point, nearly killing the team. The group survived and battled Russian forces until a fuel tanker exploded, incapacitating Griggs and the others.

Griggs was able to get back to his feet, and dragged Soap to safety while engaging soldiers on the bridge. While pulling Soap and fighting back, he was shot in the head by Zakhaev, but his and Gaz's death are avenged by Soap, who kills him with Captain Price's sidearm.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare[]

Main article: Sergeant Marcus Griggs

Griggs appears in the 2019 reboot Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and is the leader of a U.S. Marine unit, Demon Dogs. His first name is revealed to be Marcus, and has a cousin named William. However, he doesn't hold the rank of staff sergeant like his original counterpart. Griggs assists C.I.A. operative "Alex" in capturing Al-Qatala leader, Omar "The Wolf" Sulaman in a hospital in Ramaza, Urizikstan. For multiplayer, he was originally the announcer for the Demon Dogs unit of the Coalition until he was replaced by the UK team leader.

In Call of Duty: Warzone, his voice can be heard in the season six cutscene as he awaits Captain Price's order, and Griggs was later released as an operator on November 10. In the season seven cinematic, he leads Demon Dogs on an assault at bunker 10 on Victor Zakhaev's forces while Captain Price kills Victor at the silo.

He is voiced by LaMonica Garrett (who also portrayed The Monitor in the Arrowverse) and Demetrius Grosse in Call of Duty: Warzone.

Quotes[]

“	Roger that. I got something better anyway.	„
	~ Griggs turning off Al-Asad's broadcast.

“	Man, you look like a clown in that outfit! Good thing you're up here, 'cause you look nothin' like a Russian.	„
	~ Griggs to Soap on his Russian disguise.

“	Well, we got that bastard.	„
	~ Griggs to the SAS, referencing Al-Asad's death.

“	And the little punk'll know how to find Zakhaev.	„
	~ Griggs to Captain Price on Viktor Zakhaev.

“	He's gonna hit the tower! Hang on! Oh, sh-t!	„
	~ Griggs after their cover has been blown.

“	Sheeit... kid's got some issues...	„
	~ Griggs after Viktor's death.

“	It's gonna get real busy here soon. And hey, if I was you, I'd get my ass outta here.	„
	~ Griggs to an Ultranationalist while interrogated.

“	Bout damn time... I was starting to think you guys were gonna leave me behind.	„
	~ Griggs to Captain Price, Gaz and Soap.

“	Well, at least the world didn't end...Hit it.	„
	~ Griggs to Gaz in "Game Over".

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Trivia[]

He is the multiplayer announcer for the Marines.
Griggs' voice actor, Mark Grigsby, can be heard rapping in the game's credits.
He is similar to Joseph Bowman from Call of Duty: Black Ops:
- Both have disguised themselves in Russian uniforms.
- Both are tortured by Russian operatives.
- Both are killed by a Russian antagonist (Imran Zakhaev and Spetsnaz Operative).
In Modern Warfare 2, there's an emblem for Griggs.
- He's also mentioned in a newsletter and appears as an easter egg, with his name being shown in the mission "The Hornet's Nest".