- For the Advanced Warfare customization feature, see Operator (Advanced Warfare).
- For the similar feature from Black Ops III and 4, see Specialists.
Operators are the playable characters that feature within the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Multiplayer, Co-op and Zombies modes, as well as Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare[]
As of August 3rd, 2021, there are a total of 40 operators in Modern Warfare. The operators are split into two major factions, Coalition and Allegiance. At launch, each faction featured three sub-factions: SAS, Warcom, and Demon Dogs for Coalition; Spetsnaz, Jackals, and Chimera for Allegiance. Modern Warfare's Season Five introduced a fourth sub-faction, Shadow Company, to Allegiance. In addition to the 38 named operators, each faction also features a Mil-Sim operator, available outside of the sub-factions.
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SAS | Warcom | Demon Dogs | Spetsnaz | Jackals | Chimera | Shadow Company |
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- S<number> - post-release operators and season they appeared in
- BP - debuted in a battle pass
- $ - debuted in a store bundle
- CW - exclusive to owners of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- CWS<number> - operator released during a Black Ops Cold War season.
Mil-Sim[]
- Main article: Mil-Sim
Variants of Mil-Sim operators were introduced with the release of Season Three.
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- S<number> - post-release operators and season they appeared in
- BP - debuted in a battle pass
- $ - debuted in a store bundle
- E - exclusive to owners of the Fearless Pack
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]
As of May 6th, 2022, there are a total of 39 operators in Black Ops Cold War, 4 of which are designated as Mil-Sim. The operators are split into two major factions, NATO and Warsaw Pact. In addition to the named operators, each faction also features a CDL-themed Competitor operator.
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- S<number> - post-release operators and season they appeared in
- BP - debuted in a battle pass
- $ - debuted in a store bundle
- V - exclusive to owners of Call of Duty: Vanguard
- VS<number> - operator released during a Vanguard season.
Call of Duty: Vanguard[]
As of Season Five, Vanguard features a total of 31 Operators. The operators are not split into opposing factions, but rather "Task Force" units. Each Operator has a separate leveling progression, and upon leveling up, various rewards (such as MVP Intros, Finishing Moves, and Operator skins,) can be earned. Upon getting all operators in a single unit to max level, players will obtain a unique skin for all operators in that unit incorporating a gold and black color scheme. Upon getting all operators of any four units to max level, a unique skin for all operators is unlocked, incorporating a black and silver color scheme as well as gas masks. All operators also sport a "Favorite Weapon", and using the corresponding weapon with the corresponding operator will earn additional XP.
SOTF 002 "Hellhounds" |
SOTF 003 "Sentinel" |
SOTF 004 "Barbarian" |
SOTF 005 "Shadow" |
SOTF 006 "Trident" |
SOTF 007 "Yeti" |
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SOTF 420 "Executioners" |
SOTF 008 "Harpy" |
SOTF 009 "Immortal" |
SOTF "Terminators" |
SOTF 010 "Tyrants" | |
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- S<number> - post-release operators and season they appeared in
- BP - debuted in a battle pass
- $ - debuted in a store bundle
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II[]
As of Season Six, Modern Warfare II features a total of 70 Operators, two of which are Mil-Sim operators named after their respective faction (SpecGru and KorTac), while 4 operators are CDL-themed.
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- VE - debuted as Vault Edition exclusive
- S<number> - post-release operators and season they appeared in
- BP - debuted in a battle pass
- $ - debuted in a store bundle
- BC - exclusive to the BlackCell Battle Pass bundle
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]
As of Season Six, Modern Warfare III features a total of 61 new Operators, in addition to the 70 Operators from Modern Warfare II. Among the 61 new operators, 4 of them are designated Mil-Sim, and 4 of them are CDL-themed operators.
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- PS - timed exclusive to the PlayStation version of the game
- VE - debuted as Vault Edition exclusive
- S<number> - post-release operators and season they appeared in
- BP - debuted in a battle pass
- $ - debuted in a store bundle
- BC - exclusive to the BlackCell Battle Pass bundle
- BO6 - exclusive to preorders of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6[]
Black Ops 6 is set to feature 21 Operators at launch, split into two major factions: Rogue Black Ops and Crimson One. In Zombies mode, Weaver, Maya, Carver and Grey are highlighted as the "Dedicated Crew", where playing as them provides more story dialogue and context compared to other Operators.
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- MWIII - Operator carried over from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
- VE - debuted as Vault Edition exclusive
Trivia[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare[]
- Roze was originally released as a Jackals operator in Season Four. With the Season Five update, she was moved to the Shadow Company faction.
- During Black Ops Cold War seasons, it was possible to use Cold War Operators in Modern Warfare Multiplayer and Special Ops modes, by choosing to Randomize Operators. NATO Operators would appear in the Coalition faction, and Warsaw Pact Operators would appear in the Allegiance faction.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]
- With Season Four of Black Ops Cold War, most of the Warsaw Pact Operators' in-game biographies were updated and expanded with a "Peer Assessment" section written by Perseus regarding who could be recruited.
- Following an update in February 9, 2022, Sergei Ravenov appeared as a Warsaw Pact Operator in custom matches with bots. However, after an update in April 25, 2022, the Operator character was removed from the game.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II[]
- In the Open Beta, Nova was in the KorTac faction, while König was in the SpecGru faction.
- Following the Season Two update on February 15, 2023, some Operator bios were shortened in order to fix the issue of viewers not being able to scroll all the way down in order to read their full background.
- Prior to the Season Three Reloaded update, each Operator would feature a unique character select icon in the selection screen. After the Reloaded update, the icons are replaced with a cropped version of the Operators' default skin render.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]
- Some Modern Warfare II Operators have updated select icon renders in Modern Warfare III. These include: Price, Ghost, Izzy, Vega, and Snoop Dogg.
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