Forum:Modern Warfare 2 plotholes

In the PSM3 magazine, I read this, an article listing the plotholes in Modern Warfare 2 with the answers to them. I asked Imrlybord7 about this, and he said to make a blog or forum with the information on it.


 * "Don't make an article on it just yet, but post the info in a blog or forum and we can decide if we should A) create any articles based on this information, B) put this information into existing articles, or C) rule it speculation and omit it from the Wiki. Imrlybord7 08:31, April 1, 2010 (UTC)"

So here it is, a completish list of the magazine, with a tote at the end.

Modern Warfare 2 Plotholes
''Plotholes, cracked, and what they mean for Modern Warfare 2. ''Modern Warfare is riddled with plotholes, and in PSM3 issue 123, they tried to fix this with this feature. I've changed wording and layout slightly to

What's an ACS Module?
ACS stands for Attack Characterization System. It's a device that calculates the risk of one country attacking another. In Modern Warfare 2, Soap and Roach are sent to retrieve the lost unit in Cliffhanger, but despite retrieving it, it turn's out the Russians have already cracked it. This means that the Russian invasion of America, sparked by the airport massacre, goes undetected, with parartroopers evading radar and seizing control, while tricking American forces into thinking another invasion is taking place over the Pacific.

Why is the data I had to defend in Loose Ends so important to Shepard?
The mission sees you downloading data from a computer in Mackarov's safehouse while hundreds of Ultranationists swarm towards you. The reason the data is so sought after is it may pinpoint Makarov's hiding location. Shepard want's to kill him, so he can reduce the risk of his grand scheme (See Why did Shepard become the big bad guy?), while TF141 think it is for more noble reasons, to take Markarov to justice.

Why is the Airport in No Russian called Zachaev International if he was a villian?
Despite the SAS' best efforts in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to stop the Ultranationalist Party claiming victory over Russia to take it back and return it to it's former glory as the Soviet Union over the then current Loyalists, even though Imran Zakhaev died, Ultranationist member Vladimir Makarov managed to use him as propaganda to win over the Russian populace, that Zachaev and his son died as martyrs for "Mother Russia". That's why the airport is named after him, and why Russia is so willing to invade America after identifying the CIA member Joseph Allen's corpse.

Who is Nikolai the helicopter pilot? He seems to be a friend of Soap's...
That's because in the CoD4 mission Blackout, Soap and Price along with several other SAS operatives rescued Nikolai from the clutches of the Ultranationalists in the Caucasus Mountains. He was the informant who tipped the SAS off to the location of the Nuclear weapon aboard the Estonian ship in Crew Expendable, and in return the order to rescue him was givin by the British Government. In MW2, he becomes a pilot for Task Force 141, and saves Soap at least 3 times.

Why did Shepherd become the big bad guy?
It's explained when Shepard is about to execute Soap with the revolver, "Five years ago, I lost 30,000 thousand soldiers in the blink of an eye, and the world just fuckin' watched. Tomorrow there will be no shortage of volunteers, no shortage of patroits. I know you understand." Shepherd served as commander of the coalition forces in the Middle East in CoD4, and the 30,000 killed where those killed in Al-Asad's nuclear blast, including that of Sargent Paul Jackson, whose death is experianced in 1st person. Orchestrating the war had advantages for both Makarov and Shepherd. For Makarov, it cements support for the Ultranationalists in Russia, and for Shepherd, it allowed him to become Sepreme Commander of the US forces, and allow him to claim his "blank cheque". In addition, it would restore the US' former military might and generate interest in joining the army.

So how did Makarov know that Allen was working with the CIA?
Reading between the lines mainly suggests that General Shepherd ratted him out. It was all part of hos convoluted Bond villain-style plot to take control of the US military and make America the mightiest nation in the world, be secretly orchestrating the Russian-American War with the Ultranationalists.

So Makarov's still at large?
Yes, even though Shepard wanted to tie up loose ends and kill him, Price and Soap get involved and partially side with Makarov, wanting revenge on Shepherd. Because of this, it is unknown where he is, hence he is in hiding.

Is Ghost Gaz from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare?
Gaz, voiced by British Actor Craig Fairbrass, was an SAS Special Forces operator who worked in Team Bravo during the events of CoD4. At the end of the game, Gaz is seemingly executed by a Desert Eagle Mark XIX, fired from one of Imran's bodyguards. In Modern Warfare 2, Sargeant "Ghost" Riley - whose face is always obscured by a balaclava wiith a skull print, is also voiced by Fairbrass, with the same distinct London accent. Gaz in theory could have survived and use a balaclava to mask his scarred face. Also, Gaz's real name is never revealed, so it could be Riley. It also seems odd that IW would hire the same voice actor for 2 different characters. All evidence points to the two being the same person. On a more obvious tip, he's called Ghost.

Tote
So there it is, there's more, if you like this I'll add the rest, this is just a sample really.... so, here's the tote:

Make it an article: 0

Include it with others: 0

Decree it is speculation and omit it from the wiki, I'll prob's make it a user page: 0

Don't be afraid to put you're opinions down, thanks. Smuff 17:28, April 5, 2010 (UTC)