24. John "Soap" MacTavish - Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
The Call of Duty franchise is notorious for killing off characters; such is the nature of war after all. But while the series has seen its fair share of death, no death was felt quite as much as that of Soap in Modern Warfare 3. When the plan to assassinate Vladimir Makarov goes horribly wrong, Soap gets caught in an explosion that fatally wounds him. Despite being rushed to safety, it's too late, and Soap dies from massive blood loss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTp4PjpImyw Soap was a major character throughout the three main Modern Warfare games; a tough as nails soldier who had survived numerous battles and defied death countless times. By the time Modern Warfare 3 came around, his survival seemed a certainty, which makes his death a legitimate shock to those who played through the series from the beginning.