Pelayo

"You guys miss me?"

- Cpt. Pelayo

Captain "Deadly" Pelayo was an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot in the United States Marine Corps Aviation who worked with Keating. She is first heard in the level, Charlie Don't Surf while the Blackhawk Helicopter Sgt. Jackson is on 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, and this unfortunately seals the fate of everyone in Jackson's squad 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 the helicopter and a many other helicopters as well. When you stagger out of the crashed helicopter, she can be seen on the ground next to the crash site.

Pelayo is tied for the highest ranking USMC officer seen in the field, with the rank of Captain (tied with the apparent CO of the pinned down marines in the building). She is also the only woman found in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. She is voiced by voiceover actress Anna Graves and modeled after Infinity Ward employee Velinda Pelayo.

Modern Warfare

 * It can be said that at the moment Deadly was hit by the Stinger missile, Pelayo's fate was sealed with death. This is because if Vasquez's squad had not helped her, she would have been overrun or killed by the exploding nuclear warhead, and even though the squad did try to rescue her, she died as a result of the nuke anyway.
 * Pelayo uses an MP5 to stave off the enemies that are surrounding her while Jackson saves her. She is the one of the few Americans to use an MP5 in this game, along with the Marines that appeared in the SAS campaign.
 * In Jackson's squad, there is sometimes a Marine named Pvt. Pelayo. It is possible that this is a relative of "Deadly," although this is very unlikely, as the name is one of the randomly generated names of the Infinity Ward staff. Pelayo is also a randomly generated name in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
 * The scene where she defends the Cobra could be a reference to the movie Black Hawk Down which mirrored the true events of Operation Gothic Serpent, in which Chief Warrant Officer Michael Durant staved off swarms of Somalian insurgents with an MP5 until two Delta Snipers came to his aid and were subsequently killed. However, Durant was also captured by enemy forces, while Pelayo was rescued.
 * Pelayo is the only female combatant to appear in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The other females seen or heard in the game are civilians during Al-Fulani's car ride in The Coup and a female news reporter.
 * In the cutscene before Charlie Don't Surf, you can hear a snippet from her return on Shock and Awe in the background as the Blackhawks take off.
 * Ultimately, the choice to save "Deadly" cost Jackson, Lt. Vasquez and their squad their lives. There is a chance they could have survived if they had not remained in the area to retrieve Deadly. Even more ironic is that she died anyway in the Sea Knight crash after the nuke.
 * Interestingly, "Deadly" is the last word in the Force Recon motto: "Swift, Silent, Deadly"
 * Jackson carries her in front of him, unlike how John Price carries MacMillian in a fireman's hold. This may be due to gender, to the fact that Jackson could pick her up quicker by carrying her in front of him, or the fact that by carrying her how he did she would be less exposed to enemy gunfire.
 * When carrying her, Jackson can take more damage than usual. In fact, on Veteran, it is possible to miss the extraction chopper entirely as you are invariably looking into the sky with a fully red-out screen and can walk right past it.
 * When she says "You guys miss me?" A marine shouting "Hell Yeah!!" can be heard.
 * A rare glitch has occured in the ending of "Shock and Awe" that results in Lt. Vasquez stating that he is aware of the dangers of returning to save Pelayo and instead of turning around, the helicopter continues to the outskirts of town and lands, leaving her to her fate. The nuke is never triggered because Pelayo must be in the Sea Knight to trigger the cutscene. If this occurs, the helicopter will remain grounded and the only way to continue is to restart from the last mission checkpoint.(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcmgNLT3VK8)
 * Pelayo appears to be quite skilled with the MP5 as after she crashes during the pass and when you land she only scores headshots, best seen if a soldier with a helmet or hat runs up.
 * Sometimes, in USMC missions, there may be a Marine named Pvt./Cpl. Pelayo. It is impossible they could be married or dating due to military fraternization policies. It is possible that they may related as of a different relationship. Most likely, they are not related at all, because most names are randomly generated.
 * Pelayo and MacMillan both have the same reaction when they sit in the helicopter. They both hold there leg in pain.
 * Pelayo's body can sometimes be found after the crash.

Modern Warfare 2

 * A Private or Corporal Pelayo of unknown relation may be seen as a randomly generated Ranger.


 * There is a building named "Pelayo's" on the multiplayer map "Favela" and on the single player mission "The Hornet's Nest".


 * Her model can be seen in the mission "The Only Easy Day...Was Yesterday", piloting an MH-6 Little Bird, and also in the Pave Low killstreak along with Lt. Volker.