Character from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III by Infinity Ward / Activision
CEO and founder of Shadow Company — a former Marine Raiders officer who built the most capable private military contractor in the world and put it in service of General Shepherd's agenda, until he was ordered to fire on Task Force 141 and chose not to.
Graves is not a villain in the straightforward sense. He's a pragmatist who built an empire on the premise that the best operators in the world shouldn't work for governments that don't deserve them. Shadow Company is his answer to that premise, and it is exceptional by any operational metric. He followed Shepherd's orders through the Las Almas betrayal — ordered his contractors to fire on 141. Then, at the congressional hearing, he testified truthfully about who gave the order. When asked why, he didn't explain himself. He rarely does. He's ambidextrous. He drinks tequila. His sense of humor is intact even in active firefights, which the 141 finds useful when they're on the same side and alarming when they're not. The TAQ-V on his back has a custom blueprint. He's particular about his gear.
Light brown hair, blue eyes, athletic build. He dresses in Shadow Company kit that fits like it was made for him, because it was. He moves with the easy authority of a man who has never been in a room he didn't immediately own. His expression is characteristically amused — not dismissive, just secure. He knows something you don't. He usually does.
Also known as: Commander Graves, Shadow 0-1