Who is the main playable Army Ranger in Modern Warfare 2?

The main playable Army Ranger in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is Private James Ramirez. He is the player character for most of the game’s United States Army Ranger missions.

Ramirez serves in Hunter Two-One, a unit of the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, under Sergeant Foley. His campaign begins after Joseph Allen leaves the Ranger storyline for an undercover operation with Vladimir Makarov. Ramirez then fights through the Russian invasion of the United States, first in Northern Virginia and later around Washington, D.C.

His missions include defending civilians, destroying Russian anti-aircraft positions, supporting the Stryker vehicle nicknamed Honey Badger, and helping hold the capital. Ramirez is a silent protagonist, so the game gives him little personal dialogue or backstory; players identify him mainly through mission briefings, subtitles, and squad interactions.

A frequent confusion is Joseph Allen, who is also initially playable as an Army Ranger. Allen appears in the opening Afghanistan missions and later infiltrates Makarov’s group under the alias Alexei Borodin. Gary “Roach” Sanderson is another major playable character, but he belongs to Task Force 141 rather than the Army Rangers. Captain Soap MacTavish becomes playable later as well.