Elias T. "Scarecrow" Walker

"You never expect something you trust, to turn against you. The rods didn't just decimate the land... It left us open to full scale invasion. Our new enemies advanced from south of the Equator, overwhelming an already crippled nation. But I trained you well... and you won't be alone. A man who truly loves his country, doesn't just give his life... He gives his sons'."

- Elias in the campaign trailer.

Elias T. Walker is a civilian that appears in Call of Duty: Ghosts. He's a retired US Army Captain and a founding member of the Ghosts. He is also the father of David and Logan.

He is also the original handler of Riley.

Early Life
Elias T. Waker joined the United States Army, joining an unknown Tier 1 unit with Rorke, Keegan, Merrick, and Ajax, on a mission to save hospital occupants. During the mission, fifteen of the sixty remained, with one leading the hospital occupants away. The remaining 15 hid under their fallen squadmates, and ambushed the enemy, killing them with rifles, knives, and eventually bare hands. They were subsequently named Ghosts by the unknown survivor. Elias later married an unknown woman and had two sons, David "Hesh" Walker in 2001 and Logan Walker. His wife is probably deceased or divorced.

Assasination on Almagro(2016)
Twelve years prior to the ODIN Strike, Elias was Lieutenant of Ghosts, under command of Captain Gabriel Rorke along with Merrick, Keegan and Ajax. During the covert mission in Venezuela, Elias kills Almagro as his helicopter crashes. Upon escaping, Elias falls with Rorke and Rorke is stuck on debris. Elias grabs Rorke's hand, trying to pull him up, however Merrick and Keegan tell Elias to leave him as he won't be able to save him. Elias ultimately lets go, leading to Rorke to fall into the river. They look for Rorke afterwards but the Federation got to him first, brainwashing him to turn against his former squad.

Death
In Sin City, Rorke ties Elias, David and Logan Walker in the building. Rorke asks for Keegan, but Elias refuses, and in retaliation shoots Logan. Elias replies that he was never a "Ghost"; Rorke beats Elias as he asserts his superior rank. Logan breaks free and grabs Rorke's MP-443 Grach, but in the struggle Rorke pulls the trigger, hitting Elias. Rorke knocks down Elias and shoots Elias multiple times, then kicks him to the ground. Elias reassures Logan, and proclaims his pride of him. Rorke puts his gun on his head, says, "You're right, I'm not a Ghost: I'm the one who kills them and puts them on the other side", and pulls the trigger, killing him.

"Quotes"
"I made the hardest choice of my life...I let him go."

- Elias to Hesh in Legends Never Die.

"You taught me along time ago.....Ghosts don't break."

- Elias to Rorke in The Hunted.

"You were never one of us, you're not a Ghost."

- Elias to Rorke in Sin City.

"It was a different time, a different enemy. Sixty men from Tier 1 teams were sent to face down a force of five hundred enemy fighters. The objective: To force the enemy back from a civilian hospital and keep its occupants alive. For three days they held their ground, but the enemy's number were too great. The sixty were cut down to fifteen, they wouldn't last another night and the enemy knew it. Under the cover of darkness, they evacuated the hospital and sending one of their own to lead the way. The rest returned to the line and took a position beneath the bodies of there fallen brothers. As they lay and wait, blood from the dead poured over them. The sand stuck to their skin like a shroud, changing them.......anointing them. When the enemy drew near, the remaining fourteen rose out of the desert sand. They were like hunters that couldn't be seen, using stealth that the enemy couldn't stand against. When the man ran dry of ammunition, they used there blades, and when there blades ran dull, they used there hands. When the dust and sand had settled, only one of the enemy had survived. He was picked up in the desert wondering aimlessly traumatized. He expressed warnings to others of a force so menacing and unbeatable. They could only be described supernatural...He called them Ghosts."

- Elias Walker telling the Ghost Legend to David and Logan Walker in Ghost Stories opening cinematic.

Sound Files
Interview with Elias Walker.