Lieutenant Ghost

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, determined, calm, and loyal soldier. Ghost is loyal to Captain Price and 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 skull-figured mask. Ghost is a 32-year-old British male with black hair and brown eyes who is 6'2 feet tall and wears a skull mask when working. 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. Ghost has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm of military imagery as a tribute to Task Force 141.

Ghost only wears his mask during work, on the field, or at battle. When not on deployment, he is not "Ghost" anymore and goes by his real name, Simon. He doesn't like mixing his war persona with his actual identity. Taking off his mask and showing his face is a subtle sign of trust.

Ghost's mask is a black balaclava mask with a piece of a skull shell (the face part of the skull along with the upper jaw) stitched on top of the balaclava mask. It covers Ghost's whole head (including his face, hair, and neck), leaving only his eyes visible. He wears black war paint around his eyes.

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 concerts. At one concert, his father made him laugh at the death of a prostitute who had overdosed on drugs. Simon joined the military shortly after 9/11 while working at a butcher shop.

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.

Contrary to his entire character, Ghost treats sex as something vulnerable. It's a time where he allows himself to be vulnerable and exposed, wanting to use this time to share the most intimate parts of himself. He'll be hesitant to undress or even remove his mask. He'll want to be called by his real name and will treat his partner with gentleness and care as if they're the most fragile thing he's ever touched. Ghost will be attentive to his partner, checking if they're ok and making sure he's doing a good job.