Operation Flashpoint: Main Characters

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James Gastovski

Major James Gastovski

After the loss of his friend Victor Troska, Gastovski retired from military service, opening a small civilian airline company on Malden called 'Pegasus Air Taxis'. However, three years after the incident on Nogova he was contacted by Colonel Blake after the discovery of foreign troops on Everon, and was persuaded to join the conflict. He undertook sabotage missions behind enemy lines, and was directly responsible for capturing General Guba at the end of the Cold War Crisis storyline.

Appears to be a fan of 007 movies.

David Armstrong

A young private along with his friends Fowley, Kozlowski, and Bormioli who at the beginning are on Malden at its boot camp trained by Sgt. Berghoff. Later David finds himself on Everon and is promoted to Corporal then later on left behind on the island after the Russians take over the island. Just when he was about to be captured by the Russians a small resistance group lead by Slavia and is rescued. He helps him in a rescue mission and then later returns to Malden to later find himself in the middle of a invasion of the island. He is later promoted to Lieutenant and commands his own unit in kicking the Russians off of Malden. Colonel Blake so far is impressed by Armstrong's actions he is introduced to Major James Gastovski and together they return to Everon seeking the resistance's help in defeating General Guba's forces on Everon. David leads the invasion of Everon and is successful and later captures a base on Kolgujev.

Robert Hammer

A fairly new tank commander with little experience gets it during the invasion of Malden. He starts with a M60 Patton and then later on is given a M1 Abrams. He helps in getting the Russians off of Malden and then later on takes part in tank missions on Everon.

Sam Nichols

A pilot who takes part in air attacks on Everon he starts with a UH-60 Blackhawk, then later on flies a AH-1 Cobra, AH-64 Apache and a A10 Thunderbolt II. While flying his plane during the invasion of Kolgujev he is shot down and is captured by General Guba's forces and is seen on a video tape that Colonel Blake shows to Lieutenant David Armstrong and Major James Gastovski warning Blake if he doesn't leave the islands that Nichols would be killed. Just when Sam was about to be killed he escapes and finds a US base on Kolgujev.

Colonel Blake

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General Guba

General Aleksei Vasilii Guba

The little background information there is on Guba reveals that he spent five years as a Commandant in one of Stalin’s Siberian gulags, where he earned the nickname 'The Dentist'. The origin of this nickname is still unknown.
Under Brezhnev he moved to the KGB and we lost track of him. Rumor has it he was running a special interrogation unit in Moscow.

Three years later after his defeat on Nogova, in the uncertainty that spread after Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in the Soviet Union in 1985, Guba took it upon himself to promote the 'old ideals' which he still firmly held to. With the well-equipped Third Army at his command he struck out from his base on Kolgujev and invaded Everon. The NATO forces based on nearby Malden were taken by surprise but, under the leadership of Colonel Blake eventually triumphed, and Major James Gastovski captured Guba as he tried to escape.

Note: official BI documentation gives Guba's name as General Ivan Vasilii Guba in CWC, but within the game his name is given as Colonel Aleksei Vasilii Guba.

Angelina

She is General Guba's secretary. She is first introduced in Dimitri Lukin's storyline as she arrives on Everon by boat. Lukin escorts her safely to her chopper after dealing with resistance fighters. She is also seen talking to Captain Sam Nichols after he was shot down over Kolgujev. After Major James Gastovski destroys one of Guba's Scuds Guba is not happy with Angelina's failure and she is shot and killed by Guba with his pistol.

Resistance

Slava

He is the resistance commander that rescues David Armstrong just when he was about to be captured by the Russians after they captured Everon. He helps David escape the island after he agreed to help him with a rescue mission. Later when David returns to Everon with Major James Gastovski the resistance leader mentions to him that he was killed in action. He also tells David before his death that Slava made documents for him to take Colonel Blake in regards to info about the Russians on Everon.