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United States Armed Forces
David Armstrong
Corporal of the USAF. He's one of the protagonists of the main campaign.
- Four-Star Badass: What he eventually becomes, if people with the same name in the sequels are in fact the same character.
- Player Character: For the most of the campaign and the solo mission Ambush.
- Previous Player-Character Cameo: ARMA: Armed Assault, ARMA II and ARMA III all feature a General named "David Armstrong", even though in ARMA II it's a Marine General and ARMA III takes place in 2035, 50 years after the events of Operation Flashpoint.
- Semper Fi: In ARMA II, which takes place in 2009, 24 years after Operation Flashpoint, there's a USMC general by the name of Armstrong, though it is not clear if it's the same character as David Armstrong, since the latter was an army soldier and not a U.S. Marine.
- You Are in Command Now: Gets a battlefield commission and is promoted to lieutenant halfway to the campaign. By the time of ARMA, he's a general.
Robert Hammer
Sam Nichols
- Ace Pilot: Subverted. While he's pretty skilled in piloting various transport and attack choppers, he himself admits (and even lampshades) his inexperience in flying the A-10 Thunderbolt and other fixed-wing aircraft.
- Distressed Dude: Captured by the Soviets when his plane was shot down in Kolgujev. He managed to escape afterwards.
James Gastovski
Papa Bear
- Not Even Bothering with the Accent: The Red Hammer/Game of the Year Edition solo missions give him a Southern accent for unknown reasons.
Caper Blake
Arnold Berghoff
Jack Fuller
- What the Hell, Player?: If the player gives his position away while ambushing the Soviet tank column attacking La Pessagne, he'll chastise him.Fuller: Are you insane, Armstrong?! This is meant to be a covert operations!
John Fowley
- Catchphrase: "Meathead!"
Ernst Kozlowski
Peter Bormioli
- Father to His Men - Bormioli is pretty old compared to the rest of the platoon, and he often chastises his fellow soldiers like a parent would.
Soviet Armed Forces
Alexei Vasilievich Guba
- Ax-Crazy: Unless his name is Alexei Guba, no man would be crazy enough to start World War III. He also spent five years as a gulag commandant during Stalin's era.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Not mentioned again after being captured/killed by Gastovski.
Dimitri Lukin
Ex-Spetsnatz operative. Main protagonist of the Codemasters mission pack Red Hammer.
- Elites Are More Glamorous: Used to be a Spetsnaz operative. Halfway to the campaign, Guba promotes him back.
- My Greatest Failure: A certain incident in Afghanistan led to his demotion to a mere grunt.
- Only Sane Man: Of the Soviet troops stationed in Kolgujev. He ends up defecting to the Resistance.
- Turned Against Their Masters: After learning that Guba went rogue against the Soviet government, he joined the Resistance along with a few other Soviet troops.
Angelina Malevich
Eusev
Yevgeni Rebrov
Eagle
Everon Freedom Alliance/Freedom and Independence Army
Viktor Troska
Former British SAS operative. Main protagonist of the Resistance mission pack.
- Meaningful Name: "Troska" is Czech for "(piece of) debris" or "(human) wreck".
- Refusal of the Call: At first. But he soon has a change of heart, once he realizes his fellow citizens need him.
Gabriel
Geronimo
Stoyan Yaktovich
Slava
- Big Damn Heroes: Rescued Armstrong just before he was about to be captured by the Soviets.
