Griggs

"This is just too hot, man. But room temperature? Please, a beer should be ice cold."

- Griggs, in the loading screen before "Game Over". Staff Sergeant Griggs (serial number 678452056 ) is a character in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. He was assigned to the United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance, and was initially under the command of Lt. Vasquez.

Biography
Griggs played a large role in the Middle Eastern invasion. His first major job was to help Vasquez' squad look for Al-Asad in a neighborhood with a TV station. Failing to find Al-Asad, Griggs and his commander, Vasquez find work by rescuing a large American tank from a bog. Once the tank was mobile, the team was extracted by a helicopter.

The Marines tried once again to look for and neutralize Al-Asad. Sergeant Jackson neutralized anti-air batteries and RPG soldiers, allowing the Marines to unload Warpig, other tanks and a small group of Marines that did not include Griggs. Their mission to capture Al-Asad was slowed down because Vasquez and Jackson, without Griggs, were forced to rescue a forward recon team from a heavily guarded building. After being extracted along with the forward recon team, the Marines were informed of a possible nuclear device. It ends up killing 30,000 Marines while Griggs and a few other survivors are extracted safely away from the shock wave in order to help the British military in Azerbaijan.

Griggs remained with the SAS alongside Gaz and "Soap" MacTavish, as they searched for leads to Imran Zakhaev, supplier of the bomb that decimated the American forces in the Middle East.

An effort to capture Zakhaev's son Victor failed when he resorted to suicide, but his death attracted the ire of his father. Zakhaev came out of hiding and captured a missile site in the Altay Mountains. While parachuting into the Altay region, Griggs was separated and captured by Ultranationalists in a nearby village. He was then rescued by the SAS during his interrogation.

Before they could reach Zakhaev, two ICBMs were launched from the facility. Griggs helped to retake the missile site, giving Soap a chance to disarm the deployed missiles and prevent others from being launched. During the team's evacuation attempt, Zakhaev's Mi-24 destroyed a bridge leading to the extraction point. It also resulted in a fuel tanker on the bridge exploding, incapacitating most of the SAS strike force. While dragging Soap to safety, Griggs engaged enemies on the bridge, but was killed when he took a bullet to the neck. Griggs' physical appearance is modeled after lead animator Mark Grigsby, who voices Griggs. His behavior in-game is a mix of casual and cameo; carrying CDs of rap music while fighting against Al-Asad's forces and often brandishing a light machine gun in a sleeveless top.

Trivia
See Griggs/Trivia.

Quotes
"Watch your six, Devil Dog."

- Griggs during "Charlie Don't Surf".

"Man you look like a clown in that outfit. Good thing you're up here,`cause you nothing like a Russian"

- Griggs during "The Sins of the Father".

"Score one for military intelligence!"

- Griggs talking about the mistake that Al-Asad was in the TV station.

"Yeah, oorah."

- Griggs at the end of "Charlie Don't Surf".

"Ha. Ain't it a bitch."

- Griggs in the cutscene for "The Sins of the Father".

"Sheeeit, kid's got some issues!"

- Griggs, after Zakhaev's son commits suicide during "The Sins of the Father"

"Griggs, 678452056.... It's gonna get real busy in here soon."

- Griggs, while being interrogated by Ultranationalists.

"You gotta be shittin' me!"

- Griggs, waiting for an armored door to open in the level "No Fighting In The War Room".

"You know sir, I wouldn't mind taking a shot at Zakhaev."

- Griggs to Price during "No Fighting In The War Room".