Yuri (Call of Duty)

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Full Name

Yuri

Alias(es)

None

Origin

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Occupation

Spetsnaz Soldier

Second-in-Command of the Inner Circle
Ultranationalist Member
Vladimir Makarov's right hand man (all formerly)
Loyalists Commander
Task Force 141 Operative

Powers / Skills

High Intelligence

Military Training
Gunmanship
Marksmanship
Weapon Proficiency
Master Combatant
Stealth Expertise
Bilingualism

Hobby

Aiding Price and Soap.

Goals

Aid the Ultranationalists and the Inner Circle (formerly).

Stop the Inner Circle.
Save the Russian President (all succeeded).
Get revenge on Vladimir Makarov for betraying him (succeeded posthumously; via Captain Price).

Family

Unknown

Enemies

Vladimir Makarov † (arch-nemesis, killer)

Waraabe †
Alexi †
Inner Circle
Ultranationalists
African Militia
Viktor
Lev
Kiril
Spetsnaz

Type of Hero

Tragic Defector

“	I was young and patriotic when I first met Vladimir Makarov. [...] Zakhaev never forgot what we did for him that day. Our reward was power, but power corrupts. [...] This wasn't war. It was madness. I was a soldier of Russia, not a taker of innocent lives. But in his eyes, this marked me as the enemy.	„
	~ Yuri recounting his history with Makarov to Captain Price

Commander Yuri (Russian: Юрий) is the tritagonist of the Call of Duty franchise's original Modern Warfare sub-series, and a playable character in Call of Duty: Heroes.

He is a Russian loyalist and former ally turned enemy of Makarov, whom defected from the Inner Circle and warned the FSB of his former friend's plans. After the Zakhaev Airport massacre, Yuri joined the Loyalists and later Task Force 141 to assist Captain John Price and John "Soap" MacTavish in stopping Makarov and ending World War III.

He was voiced by Tony Curran, who also voiced MacMillan in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Biography[]

Meeting Makarov[]

“	I know what you have done, Yuri. I know what you have told them. My friend. My ally. My betrayer. What happens here today, will change the world forever. Nothing can stop this. Not even you.	„
	~ Makarov confronting Yuri before the airport massacre.

Yuri was an ex-Spetsnaz operative who served in Nikolai's Loyalist Army, and was considered to be Nikolai's best man. He played an important role during the Ultranationalist crisis before, during, and after the Third World War, and was a member himself. He was in Pripyat when Imran Zakhaev was shot by Captain John Price (who was a lieutenant), and was in the car with Makarov when they drove him away. In Modern Warfare Remastered, he can be briefly seen via Captain Price's scope and when Zakhaev goes to his and Makarov's vehicle.

After witnessing the deaths of thousands by Vladimir Makarov and Khaled Al-Asad setting off a bomb in the Middle East, Yuri realized that his friend was the enemy. He betrayed Makarov after he contacted FSB to stop Makarov, but was captured by the latter before the massacre at the Russian airport. Makarov then shot him in the stomach but he survived, and attempted to kill Makarov, but fell unconscious and was later rescued by a paramedic.

Joining 141[]

“	Yuri. Ex-Spetsnaz. Only man I know who hates Makarov more than you.	„
	~ Nikolai to Captain Price on who is his best man.

Afterward, Yuri joined the Loyalists, and became one of Nikolai's best soldiers, and was known for having a hatred for Makarov. He later joined Captain Price in taking down Makarov, being aided alongside Captain "Soap" MacTavish until his death in "Blood Brothers". With Soap's death, it makes Price's trust on Yuri harder but he has no choice but to keep their alignment because his reason of wanting Makarov dead. Yuri and Price would later go to Makarov's castle to learn where the Russian President, being successful. Later, he would help Delta Force team Metal to rescue the Russian President, but the delta force operatives would perish.

Death[]

“	Leave me! Don't let him get away!	„
	~ Yuri's last words in the game.

After ending the Third World War, Price and Yuri then stormed a hotel (which Price deduced as being where Makarov was hiding) and was eventually impaled by a piece of steel after the restaurant deck of the hotel was destroyed an attack chopper. Yuri then told Price to continue after Makarov. Price hijacks Makarov's chopper, only for it to crash and allow Makarov to gain the upper hand.

Just as he was about to kill Price, Yuri appears and shoots Makarov but misses due to his weakened state. Makarov then turns on Yuri, shooting both of his shoulders and killing him with a shot to the head, but Yuri's efforts bought Price enough time to kill the terrorist once and for all.

Call of Duty: Heroes[]

Yuri appears in Heroes as part of the hero unit.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

He shares Kamarov's character model in "Persona Non Grata" when the player controls the UGV.
Killing Yuri in "One Shot, One Kill" will result in mission over and stating, "Friendly fire will not be tolerated".
In Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remaster, Yuri appears as an Easter Egg as killing Yuri will also result your mission over and stating "Friendly fire will not be tolerated".
- Unlike in Modern Warfare 3 where his model is based on the game, Yuri's character model matches with the characters.
Originally, people assumed that Yuri was voiced by Brian Bloom. This was proven false in an interview with Tony Curran as well as by Brian Bloom himself in LinkedIn. The Call of Duty wiki and IMDB managed to correct this error.
He is similar to Gary "Roach" Sanderson:
- Both were main playable characters.
- Both were members of the Task Force 141.
- Both were punched by Captain Price after being suspected/mistaken of being the enemy.
- Both were killed by the main antagonists of the Modern Warfare series (General Shepherd and Vladimir Makarov).
- Both were avenged by the main protagonists of the Modern Warfare series (Soap MacTavish and John Price).