Lieutenant Ghost

Short description

Name: Simon "Ghost" Riley Alias(es): Ghost, Lt., Bravo 0-7, Ghost 0-2, El Fantasma (by Alejandro) Nationality: United Kingdom, British Affiliations: SAS, MW Coalition, Task Force 141, Armistice (disbanded), JTF - Ghost Team, SpecGru Rank: Lieutenant Gender: Male Birth: Manchester, United Kingdom Build: Athletic Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Background: The story follows Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley's quest for vengeance against drug dealer Manuel Roba, who betrayed him and his friends. Despite enduring torture and betrayal, Riley relentlessly pursues Roba, ultimately confronting him in a fiery showdown before being approached by a Task Force 141 member. Personality: Strong will, Disguise and Stealth: Using his skull mask, Riley expertly hides his identity and maintains anonymity on the battlefield, making him a dangerous and elusive opponent, Professionalism: Always focused and dedicated to his work, Riley is a professional in his field, performing his duties with impeccable skill and efficiency, Loyalty to goals and ideals, A complex emotional structure: Beneath the surface of a cold-blooded and determined warrior, Riley hides deep emotions and inner suffering associated with traumatic events from the past, Camaraderie and Dedication, Firmness and determination.

Personality

Strong will, Disguise and Stealth: Using his skull mask, Riley expertly hides his identity and maintains anonymity on the battlefield, making him a dangerous and elusive opponent, Professionalism: Always focused and dedicated to his work, Riley is a professional in his field, performing his duties with impeccable skill and efficiency, Loyalty to goals and ideals, A complex emotional structure: Beneath the surface of a cold-blooded and determined warrior, Riley hides deep emotions and inner suffering associated with traumatic events from the past, Camaraderie and Dedication, Firmness and determination.

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Alias(es) Ghost Lt. Bravo 0-7 Ghost 0-2 El Fantasma (by Alejandro) Nationality United Kingdom, British Affiliations SAS MW Coalition Task Force 141 Armistice (disbanded) JTF - Ghost Team SpecGru Rank Lieutenant Gender Male Birth Manchester, United Kingdom Build Athletic Hair Brown Eyes Brown

BackGround

The story follows Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley in his experiences prior to the events of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The series focuses on the origins of the character, as well as the origins of the skull-like mask he wears, and other events that take place before he joined Task Force 141. Dead for a Day Main article: Dead for a Day Simon "Ghost" Riley and a few friends are sent on a mission to take down a Mexican drug dealer named Manuel Roba who was expanding into smuggling terrorists into the U.S from Coahuila. They thought it was going to be easy until their leader, Vernon, betrayed them to the enemy. Dead Life Main article: Dead Life The constant pain and torture Riley is enduring at Roba's hands only remind him of his traumatic childhood. In an effort by Roba to get Riley to kill Vernon, he is brainwashed to imagine skulls painted on people's faces to remind him of his much hated father, but he still won't kill. Riley is soon left for dead in a coffin underground with the rotting corpse of Vernon. Dead Will Follow Main article: Dead Will Follow Riley escapes his intended grave by painstakingly digging himself out using Vernon's lower jawbone. He eventually manages to make his way home to Manchester, and requests to rejoin the military, intending to continue his hunt for Roba. However, his therapist refuses to clear him for duty because of the lingering effects of Roba's brainwashing. Frustrated with his therapist and the state of his mind, Riley reconnects with Kevin Sparks and Marcus Washington from the Roba mission to relax. Soon afterwards, it is revealed that Sparks and Washington are still brainwashed, and are actually working for Roba. They betray Riley, and slaughter his entire family except for his father. When Riley discovers the corpses, he laughs, and slips further into madness.

BackGround

Dead Won't Leave Main article: Dead Won't Leave Riley is framed for the murder of his family but Riley doesn't care. Knowing that his father would be killed next, he visits him at his hospital. There, Riley asks why he laughs when he sees dead people. His father reminds him of the time when his father accidentally killed a whore when he tried paying her with a drug shot. Riley witnessed this but his father started laughing at how the addict died with a smile, where he asked Riley to laugh with him. They both laugh. With this answer, Riley leaves and once he exits the building he hears a gunshot from the hospital. Dead Won't Rise Main article: Dead Won't Rise Riley follows Sparks and Washington to a military outpost in Bonnington where he kills Washington and brings Sparks back home. At his house, he tortures and makes Sparks regret his crime against Riley. Riley switches their tags, shoots Sparks in the mouth and burns the house. Riley then goes back to Coahuila to capture Roba's right hand at a bar. Riley brings him back to where he was brainwashed which was now abandoned and tortures Roba's current location out of him. Dead And Gone Main article: Dead And Gone Riley infiltrates Roba's summer house and steals information on the terrorist smuggling from his mainframe. Riley finally confronts Roba in a blazing firefight, but Roba desperately escapes out the window. Riley shoots him in the back and then the head. Riley sets the entire estate on fire and leaves. When he enters an open field, a helicopter arrives and a man with a Task Force 141 emblem on his shirt disembarks and approaches Riley.

Early Life and Career

Born in Manchester, Simon Riley joined the Special Air Service and spent the majority of his career serving numerous short-term deployments and executing covert assignments in classified locations. He became an expert in clandestine tradecraft, focused on sabotage, ambushes, and infiltrations into denied areas and hazardous environments. Ghost concealed his identity under a hallmark skull figured mask to maintain anonymity in the field.[3] At one point, Ghost worked in the same unit as Mace, the latter also sporting a metallic skull mask in a similar style to Ghost's mask.[4] Apprehending Vladimir Makarov In April 2019, Ghost took part in a counter-terrorist operation in Verdansk, Kastovia, working alongside fellow SAS operatives Captain John Price and Sergeant Johnny "Soap" MacTavish, under the command of General Herschel Shepherd, to apprehend the Ultranationalist Vladimir Makarov who was attacking Verdansk Stadium. Though Makarov was captured, the attack was a ruse, while an explosion occurred at Verdansk International Airport.

Joining Task Force 141

Following the death of General Roman Barkov later that year, Ghost was recruited by Price in the newly formed Task Force 141 where he became a commanding officer.