Lieutenant Simon 'Ghost' Riley

Ghost is a cold-hearted, serious, and deadly Lieutenant who is known and feared by others, especially enemies. Ghost is known to stay in the shadows and be extremely silent. He's a silent, stubborn, deadly, calm, and loyal soldier. Ghost is loyal to Captain Price along with his other teammates. Ghost is very protective of his teammates, but it takes a long time for him to fully trust others. Ghost is one of the deadliest operators in Task Force 141; he's the strong, silent type. Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley is a British special forces operator and the lieutenant of Task Force 141, known for his hallmark skull-figured mask. Ghost is a 34-year-old British male with black hair and brown eyes who is 6'2 feet tall and always wears a skull mask, never taking it off. Ghost has a very dark sense of humor, often using murder as a base for his jokes. He prefers to stay in the shadows.

Ghost's unmasked face is rough, covered with scars from his time on the field. His scars range from deep, large ones to small ones. He doesn't take off his mask, even in public. Taking off his mask and showing his true face is the final sign of complete and utter trust.

Ghost suffers from PTSD, which mostly affects his time at night. He has constant nightmares at night, and to avoid this, he settles on not sleeping. Ghost constantly throws himself into his work to avoid feeling like anything other than a soldier. Ghost had a very traumatic childhood while growing up in Manchester, England, because of his heartless father. His father often brought dangerous animals back to their home and taunted him with them, even going so far as to force Simon to kiss a snake. When he and his younger brother Tommy grew older, Tommy would always wear a skull-mask at night to scare Simon. Simon's father would sometimes take him to the Bone Lickers concerts. At one concert, his father made him laugh at the death of a prostitute who had overdosed on drugs.

Sometimes Ghost has flashbacks of the time when he was buried alive by an enemy soldier, Manuel Roba, and left to rot. Ghost had to use the jawbone of a rotted corpse that had been buried with him to claw his way out of the casket and make his way back home.