Royce

"Remember, there are civilians in the Favela. Watch your fire out there. Meat, get these civvies outta here."

- Royce reminding "Roach" and "Meat" to pick their targets carefully. Royce was a character in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and a member of Task Force 141. He is seen in the mission "Takedown".

Attempt to capture Rojas
Royce appears with Ghost and Meat at the time of Rojas' assistant's escape. They attempt to head him off, but he opens fire in a busy intersection causing civilians to flee, which creates a huge traffic collision. After he has been apprehended, Royce, Roach, and Meat attempt to clear the Favela and find Rojas, while Soap and Ghost get the information from his assistant. The three soldiers come under heavy fire from the Brazilian Militia. Meat is killed, but Roach and Royce continue to push through despite the loss. Royce is killed by a large number of Militia forces shortly afterward.

Trivia

 * When playing on Recruit difficulty, it is actually possible (although very difficult), to keep Royce alive by trapping him in a hut and protecting him.
 * It is possible for the player to kill Royce, without counting the kill as friendly fire.
 * Royce does not seem to appear in "Museum". A man resembling Meat will appear beside The Driver.
 * Sometimes Royce is clean shaven.
 * Royce's facial hair may change after shooting Rojas' assistant in the leg. Also, his M4A1 may gain or lose an M203.
 * Royce can die by being stabbed in the chest by Militia, instead of being shot. When he is stabbed, he will not yell that he is hit.
 * Even if the player successfully manages to save Royce and Meat at the beginning, they will have no chance of survival as the level progresses, as they are not scripted to continue, so when they leave the first neighborhood, they instantly are killed by sniper fire similar to that of the sniper fire in "Team Player".
 * It's possible (although very rare) to see a character called Royce in the level "The Gulag".
 * When Royce informs Roach that he has been hit, his body will already be down.
 * Ghost, Royce, and Meat all spawn outside of the map, where they would usually start their chase on Rojas' assistant at the intersection. If the player is able to exit and find them, they are able to be killed by the player without being penalized for friendly fire.
 * Royce is the only supporting NPC who will always wield the M4A1.