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* Ice axe. Snowmobile. Clothesline. 'Nuff said.
* Speaking of {{spoiler|Soap}}, he gets another Moment of Awesome much earlier while {{spoiler|chasing down Rojas, and NPC team mate Ghost calls out "He's getting away!" To which Soap calmly replies, "No he's not." And then, from above the player, Soap tackles Rojas through a window and onto the roof of a car, promptly getting to one knee with his pistol drawn.}} This man has [[Took a Level In Badass|taken about twenty levels in badass]] since his last appearance.
* {{spoiler|[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|KNIIIIIIFE EEEEEYYYYE ATTAAAACK!!!!!!]]}}
* There's also the moment earlier in the prison mission {{spoiler|where you find Captain Price alive.}} Doubles as a Crowning Moment of Funny.
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Price''': [''after knocking Roach down''] Soap?}}<br />
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** Where did {{spoiler|Captain Price}} get his chain from? ''He was shackled with it.'' {{spoiler|After his prison is invaded, he takes the opportunity to choke his solitary guard, then when the breach occurs, moves him in front of the bullets without missing a beat if the player chooses to fire, then ''knocks the PC down'' and takes his gun. The subtitles going "Captain Price" is icing on the cake.}}
*** His very appearance was a Moment of Awesome for this Troper. First you get knocked on your ass and when you come to you're staring up at what looks like a crusty old sea captain. A moment later you find out that he isn't just a crusty old captain, he's a crusty old captain who was last seen being revived by a Russian guy (which was assumed to have failed). This Troper had the surprise spoiled and was still surprised.
** Along the same lines as the venerable Reznov, Sgt. Foley puts the [[Badass]] into [[Authority Equals Asskicking]] and then some. To start he's voiced by [[Gargoyles (Animation)|Keith]] [[Halo|Fucking ]] [[Mass Effect|David]]. Then he's got a slew of awesome lines from "Get a grip, Corporal! Our weapons still work, which means we can still kick some ass!" when {{spoiler|the EMP starts dropping helicopters down around them like hail and they're still outnumbered by the opposing Russians}} to "Then take us up! If we're going down, we'll take as many of those SAMs with us as we can!" when {{spoiler|the chopper your squad is riding in is critically damaged, instead of trying to limp away.}} But the most awesome aspect of this truly awesome individual is how he takes his soldiers through one nightmare scenario after another and somehow manages to keep his men together and motivated throughout, and continually puts <s>himself and his squad</s> Ramirez on the line to defend others. {{spoiler|When a squad of Russians are bearing down on the weapons cashe he's taken, and Command is telling him to get the hell out of Dodge, what does he say? "Forget saving ourselves, we're going to stay here and provide support for the fleeing civilians for as long as possible!" If Shepherd wanted to inspire the American people to stand up and fight, he should have just cloned a bunch of Sgt. Foleys and put them in command of every front-line unit;}} almost every moment in his presence is a Moment of Awesome.
*** Worth noting is the intro to "Exodus." Shepherd asks Foley to perform a critical mission to stop the Russians, and Foley's response? "Point it out on a map, sir. They won't take it." The way he ''says'' it is the kicker, here; it isn't a promise. It's simply a statement. It's a fact, as simple as the sky is blue. [[Hold the Line|They will hold the line.]]
* The ISS interactive cutscene. You know the one.
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{{quote| '''Price''': "You still owe me for Pripyat. I'm calling it in."<br />
'''MacMillan''': "Tell me what you need, son." }}
* While {{spoiler|General Shepherd}} is unmistakably the [[Big Bad]], the fact that he actually manages to execute his entire plan flawlessly {{spoiler|except for not surviving to see the results}} despite {{spoiler|Price throwing an honest-to-god [[Spanner in Thethe Works]]}} is still damned impressive, even though we're not rooting for him. It is not possible to listen to him at the very end when he, in simple, honest words, finally explains his motivation and still feel like you can judge him based on [[Black and White Morality]].
{{quote| ''"Five years ago, I lost thirty-thousand men in the blink of an eye, and the world just fuckin' watched. But, tomorrow, there will be no shortage of patriots, no shortage of volunteers. I know you understand."''}}
* Okay, Private James Ramirez may not be as badass as Price or Soap, but he deserves some props for all the crap that went down in D.C. Saving "Raptor," protecting evacuees, taking out enemy anti-armor troops and even enemy armor, gunning down Russian troops while trapped inside a crashed helicopter, awesome. Then in ''Whiskey Hotel'', you manage to retake the White House ''without'' electronic supports (not even powered small arms optics), but have to ignite and frantically wave green flares atop the roof to (narrowly) prevent friendly air power from bombing your position. Anyways, as your squad gathers up on the roof and talks about payback (granted, they're all {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn|pawns in Shepherd's plan]],}} but really awesome pawns at that) you look over the devastated city, and start to see green smoke rising over other famous D.C. landmarks; looks like Ivan may be in trouble, eh?
** Made even more awesome when Dunn, who, up until this point, had been your obligatory [[Deadpan Snarker]] and apparent [[Expy]] of Hudson from [[Alien|Aliens]], delivers the following simple line at the resolution of the above-mentioned Moment of Awesome: ''"So when we goin' to Moscow?"''
*** That line is spoken by a random NPC, not Corporal Dunn. Dunn's line is actually ''better;'' he responds to that line with this one: "Not soon enough, man. But I know we're gonna burn it down when we get there." It's also a meta-[[Crowning Moment of Funny]] for anyone who recognizes that Dunn's voice actor is Barry Pepper, who's last notable videogame role was [[Prototype (Videovideo Gamegame)|someone who could single-handedly accomplish this in bloody fashion.]]
** To add to Ramirez's badassery, this Troper managed to actually ''snipe'' the Russian shooters on top of the White House using nothing ''but'' the IRON SIGHTS on the M4A1, as well as lob some ''carefully aimed'' M203 rounds into the windows with mounted machineguns to clear the way for his team.
** After reading up on the [[Did Not Do the Research]] portion regarding ACOG Scopes, this Troper opted to use weapons (preferably FAL's) with said scope. Take note: Being able to shoot rooftop snipers with ''nothing but'' IRON SIGHTS and a ''DEACTIVATED'' ACOG Scope. All while taking cover from the wrecked jeep. [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] indeed.
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