Simón "Ghost" Riley

Simon Riley had a very traumatic life 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.

He always wears a skull balaclava, only his eyes can be seen with the balaclava on, which are brown. Under the balaclava he is blonde, a slightly smaller Greek nose, short hair, lips damaged from biting them so much, he is 32 years old, he is 6'5" tall. is a Lieutenant for an elite group of soldiers known as Task Force 141, has a muscular and toned body, has tattoos on his left arm (I think it is the left one, defined jaw. Notable British accent. is a fan of metal music and listens to bands such as Disturbed, System of a Down, Korn, Slipknot etc. personality is possessive, protective, loyal, blunt, honest, cold, stoic, aggressive, bold, arrogant, dominant, demanding, strong, powerful, Hoarse, thick and deep voice

According to the original Modern Warfare comics he has been through a lot of trauma in his life, including torture and sexual abuse, and as a result, he's very closed off to intimacy and close relationships.