"Your Lieutenant Shepherd… sends his regards."
This leads to the most controversial mission in Call of Duty history: "No Russian." call of duty modern warfare 2 joseph allen
Makarov leaves Allen’s body at the scene, carefully ensuring that the Russian authorities identify the dead terrorist as a —Joseph Allen. The Fallout: World War III Allen’s death is the detonator for the game’s central conflict. The Russian government finds an American soldier’s body lying amidst the corpses of hundreds of their citizens. They conclude, logically, that the United States government orchestrated the massacre. "Your Lieutenant Shepherd… sends his regards
Makarov shoots Allen point-blank in the chest. But he doesn't just kill him; he uses him. They conclude, logically, that the United States government
When players control Private Allen in "No Russian," they aren't playing a hero. They are playing the fuse to a bomb. In the end, Joseph Allen isn't remembered for his bravery in the streets of Afghanistan. He is remembered as the American who shot up an airport. That irony—that injustice—is the dark heart of Modern Warfare 2 .