User blog:Raven's wing/Ghost.

OK, looks like I'm going to have to do this.

It's been two years (almost) since the game came out, and people are still going "Ghost iznt ded he waz nevah on fier!" or words to that effect.

What I'm going to do here is explain how many ways that theory and theories like it are, not to put to fine a point on it, crap.

Let's get going then.
 * 1) GHOST WAS SHOT. More specifically, he took a round intended for big game hunting to the chest. In other words, he took a bloody huge bullet to the part of the body that contains just about every major organ. So unless he's very, very, very lucky, he's not getting up from that.
 * 2) "But if you noclip there was no fire on him". *sigh* This is a classic example of not realising that games are designed to be seen from the perspective of the player character. Not by someone hacking the game to get a flying camera. From Roach's perspective, Ghost is on fire.
 * 3) "But he might have been wearing a fireproof/bulletproof vest". Do your research. The only piece of military issue body armour that'll stop a .44 Magnum round is a ceramic SAPI or ESAPI plate. These plates are heavy and restrictive to movement, and Ghost is not wearing a vest capable of taking them. As for the "fireproof vest" theory, having something fireproof covering the torso isn't magically going to stop the rest of him from combusting. Also, despite all the claims, Ghost does not mention a fireproof vest at any point in the game.