Pelayo

"You guys miss me?"

- Cpt. Pelayo

Captain "Deadly" Pelayo was an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot in the United States Marine Corps Aviation. She is first heard in the level, Charlie Don't Surf while your Blackhawk Helicopter is traveling to the coast. She is also seen in the level Shock and Awe where she is to cover Outlaw 2-5 and the ground forces advancing on the city. She is shot down by a Stinger missile right when the nuclear device is said to be probable by the NEST team. Vasquez volunteers to stay behind and help her out of Iraq, and this seals the fate of everyone in Jackson's sqaud and Pelayo herself. Vasquez leads Jackson and the other squad members out into the streets and Jackson helps Pelayo out of her helicopter. Her right leg is broken, and Jackson is forced to carry her. After helping her escape from the threats below, Al-Asad's nuke goes off, killing everyone on that helicopter. When you stagger out of the crashed helicopter, she can be seen on the ground next to the crash site.

Pelayo is the highest ranking USMC officer seen in the field, with the rank of Captain. She is also the only woman found in Call of Duty 4. She is voiced by and modeled after Infinity Ward employee Velinda Pelayo.

Trivia

 * In the building where the pinned down team is in Shock and Awe, there is a male soldier named Sgt. Pelayo (probably a generated name).
 * After rescuing Pelayo and flying away from the crash site, as the bomb goes off you can look to your left and see that it was actually Lt. Volker who was pulled out of the Sea Knight by nuclear force, instead of Pelayo.
 * Had she not have been shot down, everyone would have survived the blast and Jackson would have more roles in the game. Had she not been saved by Vasquez and Jackson, she might have been the only casaulty killed in the nuclear explosion.