Like the ending of Modern Warfare (2019), where Price is starting Task Force 141 with the characters the fans of the series love, MW2 has a surprise for the players. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 brings the memories of playing COD 4: Modern Warfare (2007). So it doesn’t matter if you are new to the series or a returning veteran, this Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 ending & post-credits scene explained article would help you understand what’s in the future for the series.
Also, note that this article will contain SPOILERS for the COD MWII campaign. So if you are planning to experience the story yourself then pause here. You need to bookmark this article and come back once you have finished the story to know more secrets. But if you have already played the campaign, then go ahead and read more below.
COD Modern Warfare 2 Ending Explained
So if you are still here, then I believe you have finished the game, and are eager to know the meaning of the ending scenes. Let’s begin. After Major Hassan Zyani took a headshot from Simon “Ghost” Riley’s Victus XMR sniper rifle, and John “Soap” MacTavish neutralizing the Tomahawk missile over Chicago, the CIA covered up the incident by blaming the Chicago downtown blackout on “Power Surge” due to “severe winds”. Task Force 141 team members pause their celebration when Kate Laswell shows Captain Price the photo of the new “leader” of Ultranationalists.
Task Force 141 team members quickly recognize the new Ultranationalist leader as “Makarov”. This is referring to the reboot of Vladimir Makarov’s character back to the series. After the Ultranationalist’s previous leader Victor Zakhaev was shot & thrown into the missile silo by Captain Price, the Ultranationalists had no leader till Makarov. The fans know Makarov as the executor of mission “No Russian” (Zakhaev International Airport Massacre). Due to the body of CIA agent Joseph Allen left behind by Makarov, Russia blamed and attacked the USA, starting World War 3 as Makarov planned. Thus also making him the main antagonist of Modern Warfare 3. This takes us to the COD Modern Warfare 2’s post-credits scene.
COD MW2 Post Credits Scene Explained
The post-credits scene shows the Ultranationalists inside a commercial airplane, getting ready to hijack it. Before the hijack, Makarov uses his burner phone to text his companions the message “No Russian”. This confirms that Makarov will be returning as the antagonist in the new COD MW3 reboot. But instead of an airport massacre, the “No Russian” will be a plane hijack event. This is due to various backlash to the original mission in the 2009 game which became the most controversial level in the history of the COD franchise. So the devs will be a bit more careful this time regarding the mission or will be skipped & only mentioned in the next game.
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