Welcome to the 222nd Army battalion, B-company. This is where the Army rakes together all the insubordinates, hellraisers and troublemakers that won’t fit in any other unit. When the Rangers and Deltas are too expensive to waste, these guys are the first ones in.

They’re called “Bad Company”; a mismatched bunch of rejects selected to serve their country as cannon fodder. This isn’t the kind of outfit a lot of soldiers would join voluntarily. Getting transferred to “the B” is a punishment and a way for the generals to put all their rotten eggs in one basket.

No one starts out in Bad Company. But for some, this is where they end up.

Preston Marlow

I’m Preston Marlowe.

You know, when I grew up all I ever wanted to be was a soldier. Runs in the family, I guess. My dad was in Vietnam. My grandfather fought the Nazis. Me, I just couldn’t wait to get out there and fight for truth, justice and the American way.

The reality of life in the Army didn’t really hit me until they shipped us to Europe. And as it turned out, war can be pretty boring. At least when you’re stuck at a base in the middle of nowhere waiting for orders. I had to do something to distract myself, right? And if I had landed that chopper just a few yards to the left nobody would even have noticed...

Preston Marlowe this is the character you play as during both Battlefield Bad Company 1 and 2. He was raised up on two generations of war stories, He joined "Bad Company" to get some combat under his belt. Now as "Bad Company's" newest recruit, Marlowe's getting all the action he can handle. Marlowe is the solider that can do everything: Snipe, Command Tanks,Mortar Strikes and take "Point" all the time. He's one of the more outgoing characters he is always volunteering to do more than the average soldiers should much to the dislike of "Sweetwater" and "Haggard" this makes Marlowe is reliable and confident soldier.

Transfer to Bad Company

The details of the incident that led to Preston Marlowe's transfer to "the B" are unclear, but it resulted from his growing boredom while waiting for orders at the overcrowded military base. Even before the incident, Marlowe guessed that he would do something foolish to distract himself. It somehow involved him flying and trying to land a helicopter, and if he had only landed "just a few yards to the left" his charade would have gone unnoticed. Instead he managed to crash the helicopter into a general's limousine. One statement also hints that Preston did this in order to get transferred to Bad Company after longing for real action, while at the same time he knows he could have just as easily wound up in jail.

Sergeant Samuel D. Redford

Sergeant Samuel D. Redford reporting for duty.

They tell me I’m the first soldier ever to be transferred to Bad Company on my own request. Doesn’t surprise me. This outfit has the highest mortality rate in the Army. We’re just target practice for the enemy, really.

Believe me, I know I’m playing against the odds. But if the deal I made can get me out of this damned war, then it’s worth the risk.

You know, I used to love the Army. I was proud to serve my country. Not any more. A couple of weeks more, and I’m out of here. The only things I’m planning to fight then are marlin and bluefin tuna.

Some people paint "Sarge's" decision to join "Bad Company" as crazy or suicidal, but Sarge has his reasons. He used to buy into the whole military lifestyle, Mom and Apple Pie, all of it. Not any more. Especially after Sadiz. Sarge holds "Bad Company" together he has to keep the squad in order or they all would of been dead by now.

Private Terrence Sweetwater

My name is Private Terrence Sweetwater.

I don’t mind telling you that all this soldiering crap really freaks me out. I’m not cut out for this. An army tour seemed like an easy way to get the scholarship I needed. But with my skills and knowledge I figured I wouldn’t have to do any actual fighting.

Turns out I figured wrong. Cause here I am – in Bad Company. And, boy, did they get that name right! In fact, the company is so bad that sometimes I think I’m more likely to get killed by my own squad than by the enemy. That kinda sucks. But still, we do get some good toys. Did you see that new laser designator? Pretty cool, eh?

Sweetwater is too smart for his own good. He enlisted for the college scholarship his recruiter dangled in front of him, figuring his brains would keep him at the rear with the gear. And maybe the would have, if he hadn't "accidentally" uploaded a virus to a secure military network he wasn't supposed to access in the first place. Sweetwater is a bit of a comedian of the group as well as "Haggard" in Battlefield Bad Company 2 he utters the words" No no no, He will just send some special ops douche bags with pussy-ass heart-beat monitors on their guns instead of us" this obviously aimed towards Modern Warfare 2's TF141. This makes Sweets a legend in his own right.

Private George Gordon Haggard

Explosives Expert

Hey, Haggard here.

Don’t let the rugged handsome looks fool ya. I’m just your average, normal G.I., really. I’m a great peoples person. And when they say that folk tend to get killed around me, that’s just not true. Well, I mean… we’re at war, you know.

So shit happens, I guess. What else? I enjoy fine food, especially beer and beef jerky. Also, I like blowing stuff up. Back home everyone was kinda giving me a hard time about that, but in the Army they actually want you to blow stuff up, so I fit right in.

OK, looking back, that thing with the Officers’ latrine and the Claymores was maybe a mistake. But, still, it blew up real nice!

Possibly the only soldiers who enjoys being in "Bad Company". His better personality traits include low-impulse control,consistently poor hygiene and an encyclopedic knowledge of explosives. The upside is that Haggard's a hell of a soldier. He's just a little.....unorthodox and loud. However Haggard similar to Sweetwater utters some magical words during the Battlefield Bad Company 2 campaign and this is. Sweetwater: " If this was a snowmobile race I would kick you ass" Haggard: "Snowmobiles are for sissies". This automatically gives him the "bad-ass" status he deserves he was no regard of safety and will happily blow most things to hell and high water.