- "You're right, Elias, I'm not a Ghost. I'm the man that hunts them, and sends them back to the other side."
- — Gabriel T. Rorke before killing his old friend
Commander Gabriel T. Rorke is a character featured in Call of Duty: Ghosts, serving as the main antagonist. Rorke is a former member of the Ghosts, who was reluctantly left behind during a mission before being captured by Federation forces, eventually brainwashing him to their cause and using him as a weapon to hunt down his former teammates.
Rorke is available in Ghosts' Multiplayer and Extinction modes following the release of the Rorke Special Character pack in 2014.
Rorke was also released as a playable Operator of the Tyrants faction in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone on October 17th, 2022 with Season Five Reloaded as part of the "Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle".
Biography[]
Military career[]
Rorke was commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps through the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis by eventually making it into Force Reconnaissance. He would eventually rise to the rank of Captain.
Operation Sand Viper[]
In early 2005, sixty men from Tier One teams are deployed to protect a hospital and its occupants from five hundred enemy fighters. After three days of vicious fighting, the sixty men are cut down to 15. Among them are Elias Walker, Thomas Merrick, Keegan Russ, Alex V. Johnson and Gabriel T. Rorke. They decided to evacuate the occupants that are led by one of the remaining Tier One operators. The other fourteen returned to the line and stayed beneath the bodies of the fallen soldiers.
When the enemies arrived, they fought with their weapons, their knives and their bare hands. The remaining soldiers attacked so fiercely and so quickly that they defeated their enemies. This led to the formation of Task Force: STALKER that was known unofficially as the Ghosts. Afterward, the remaining soldiers were placed under psychological evaluations in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Rorke was noted as having been unaffected from the traumatic experience as it gave him a purpose by making him much more focused and calm in combat. He was cleared for duty to lead Task Force: STALKER as the Captain of the Ghosts.
The Assassination of Diego Almagro[]
In Caracas, Venezuela, Federation General Diego Almagro declared an act of war on the United States by ordering every US-born citizen to either be killed or imprisoned. On July 8, 2015, Rorke, Lieutenant Elias Walker, Sergeant Thomas Merrick and Private Alex "Ajax" Johnson fought in Caracas alongside the U.S. Army and the USMC in an attempt to assassinate General Almagro. During the mission, Almagro destroyed the dam by flooding the city and killing the U.S. soldiers, civilians and his own men as an act of last resort. Rorke, Walker, Ajax and Merrick survived the flood. However, despite being advised by Merrick to fall back, Rorke kept going by vowing revenge for all of the American soldiers that Almagro killed.
As they finally boarded Almagro's escape helicopter, the squad engaged in a fierce fight with the Federation soldiers including Almagro himself who Rorke managed to overpower as Elias killed him with his P226 pistol. As the helicopter crashed, Elias tried to save Rorke from falling off. However, because the helicopter was too damaged to carry all of them, Elias made what he would call his hardest decision. He dropped Rorke, and saved the others. Surprisingly, Rorke survived the fall and was captured by the Federation. They used extreme and exotic torture methods from an Amazon Tribe, which according to Elias, is divided into three stages involving breaking his body by feeding him foods mixed with poisons from exotic plants and then moves to his mind and soul. They successfully brainwashed Rorke into serving their cause and successfully turning him into a Ghost killer.
Torturing Ajax[]
Ten years after the ODIN strikes, while David "Hesh" Walker, Logan Walker, and Riley are on a reconnaissance mission ten miles north of San Diego, they spotted Rorke in a Federation division salvaging a crashed ODIN satellite near San Diego and holding Ajax captive. He sends Ajax to the "Firebase Charlie" where he is interrogated by the Federation soldiers and Rorke where he learned about the Ghosts' Las Vegas safehouse. When the Ghosts went in with guns blazing into the stadium to rescue Ajax, they arrived too late. Ajax succumbs to his wounds and dies. After his death, the Ghosts discovered Rorke's mission to kill the Ghosts and a hit list with all of the Ghosts' identities on the wall.
Federation Day[]
On June 15, 2027, Hesh, Logan, and Keegan are tasked with infiltrating a skyscraper in Caracas, Venezuela during Federation Day and interrogate Victor Ramos who was a high-ranking officer in the Federation Science Division and obtain Rorke's location. After a stealthy infiltration and intense firefights inside and outside the skyscraper, they finally reached Ramos and obtained a laptop that was containing Rorke's location. Suddenly, Rorke appears on a television and taunts the Ghosts before detonating the explosive charges on the skyscraper, collapsing the building and forcing the Ghosts to parachute to safety as the skyscraper collapses in Downtown Caracas.
The Freeport[]
The Ghosts successfully hacked the laptop and on the next day, Elias sent a squadron of AH-64 Apaches in to clear the skies of anti-air batteries and enemy helicopters in the Freeport which was a floating industrial complex in the Campeche Oil Fields in the Gulf of Mexico. After intense fighting in the air, the squadron clears the way for the Ghosts to be inserted into the Freeport. They made their way through the complex, fighting against the squads of Federation soldiers before they finally reached the safehouse and successfully captured Rorke.
On the next morning, while in a C-130 heading back to the United States, the Ghosts interrogated Rorke, demanding to know why the Federation is interested in the ODIN satellite crash in San Diego. Suddenly, a Federation plane attaches grappling hooks in mid-air and flips their plane upside down. The Federation paratroopers climbed in and extracted Rorke from the plane, but not before Rorke shows his admiration for Logan and tells him to join him with the Federation. He is extracted with the Federation as the Ghosts fell from the sky and into Yucatán in Federation-occupied Mexico.
Las Vegas[]
After discovering that the Federation reverse-engineered the wreckage of the ODIN Space Station, the Ghosts regrouped at a safehouse in Las Vegas while Keegan delivers his debrief to the Secretary of Defense at NORAD. As the Ghosts prepared, they are sedated by tear gas and captured by the Federation. Rorke begins to torture Elias by shooting Logan in the stomach with Elias and Hesh watching. As Rorke beats Elias, Logan breaks free from his binds and pulled his MP-443 Grach from his holster.
However, Rorke twists his arm and forces him to shoot his father twice before meleeing Logan to the ground. Rorke shoots Elias three more times before throwing him to the ground. As Elias says goodbye to Logan, Rorke pins him, reaffirming his status as the Ghost Killer before shooting Elias in the head, instantly killing him. Rorke doesn't leave Las Vegas before Keegan intervenes and rescues the Ghosts from the hands of the Federation. He alerts all of the Federation soldiers by saying "Merrick, Hesh, Logan, if you're listening....good luck."
Retaliation[]
The United States launched an offensive on the Federation, tasked with destroying a Federation satellite array in the Atacama Desert in Chile which would allow the U.S.A.F. to send a space shuttle to approach the Federation LOKI Space Station, take over the station and launch its ordinance at the Federation targets. During the offensive, Hesh and Logan launched a missile to destroy the satellite array to allow Icarus Team to take over the LOKI Space Station. Afterward, they hopped on a supply train with Rorke onboard and fought their way through the train to kill Rorke. As the rods from the space station destroyed the Federation below, Hesh and Logan fought the Federation soldiers on top of the train fiercely, determined to kill Rorke.
When they arrived at the engine, Hesh orders Merrick to destroy the train with the rods upon hearing the word "Checkmate". They breached the engine, but it explodes and propels Hesh and Logan into the locomotive where Logan grappels Rorke and kills the Federation soldiers with his .44 Magnum. As the train's momentum shifts, Rorke stuns Logan by headbutting him, punches him and grabs him, placing him in a choking headlock. He holds Logan hostage with the Magnum to his head in front of Hesh, forcing Hesh to drop his weapon. Rorke shoots Hesh in the stomach and prepares to kill the Ghosts.
Hesh says "Checkmate" and the space station fires its rods upon the train, derailing it and crashing it into the water below. As the train begins to sink, Hesh fought Rorke off while Logan grabs his .44 Magnum. Hesh throws him some bullets and Logan catches one and loads the revolver. With no other option, he shoots and seemingly kills Rorke. The bullet also goes through Hesh, punctures the windows and floods the locomotive. Logan grabs his brother and swims out of the train, leaving Rorke behind in the flooded locomotive.
While Hesh and Logan waited for rescue, Rorke, revealed to be alive, appears and kicks Logan in the face. Logan tries to stab him with his knife, though Rorke easily overpowers him. He breaks his arm, swiped the knife away and punches him in the face, wounding him. Rorke kicks Hesh away, knocking him down. After scolding him for ruining his plan, Rorke shows his admiration for Logan's determination and spirit and vows to continue his mission to kill the Ghosts. Rorke grabs Logan's leg and starts to drag him away as Hesh desperately calls out to him, too injured to stop Rorke as he drags Logan away, capturing him. It is shown in the post-credits scene that Logan is in a pit in the Amazon, facing the same tortures that Rorke endured.
Quotes[]
- Main article: Gabriel T. Rorke/Quotes
Rorke Files[]
- Main article: Rorke Files
Personalization[]
Call of Duty: Vanguard[]
Skins[]
| Name | Rarity | Image | How to obtain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedition | Common | 
|
Operator Level 10 |
| World Order | Common | 
|
Operator Level 17 |
| Totalitarian | Rare | 
|
Operator Level 20 |
| Federation Leader | Epic | 
|
Reach Max Level with All Operators in 4 Units |
| Federation Commander | Legendary | 
|
Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
Quips[]
| Name | Rarity | Quote | How to obtain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ain't Even Started | Rare | "I ain't even started with you yet." | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| A Little Sooner | Rare | "I make death come a little sooner." | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Always Been Better | Rare | "I've always been better than you." | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Bad Things | Rare | "I do bad things to bad people." | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Bring It On | Rare | "Bring it on!" | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Do It Yourself | Rare | "If you want it done right, you gotta do it yourself." | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Easy, Junior | Rare | "Easy, junior" | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Lights Out | Rare | "Lights out." | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Not A Ghost | Rare | "I'm not a ghost, but I'll turn you into one." | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Time To Work | Rare | "Time to work, soldier." | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Well Shit | Rare | "Well shit, son." | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Ya Made Me Do | Rare | "Look at what ya made me do." | Gabriel Rorke Operator Bundle |
| Looking For Me? | Rare | "Looking for me? Well, here I am!" | Operator Level 2 |
| Show Some Discipline | Rare | "You're talking to a superior. Show some god damned discipline." | Operator Level 5 |
| Fail To Protect | Rare | "You fail to protect your brothers, you can join them in death." | Operator Level 14 |
Finishing Moves[]
| Name | Rarity | Preview | How to obtain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rack It | Base | Unlocked by default | |
| Universal Finishing Moves | |||
Highlight Intros[]
| Name | Rarity | Preview | How to obtain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press Check | Base | Unlocked by default | |
| Universal Highlight Intros | |||
MVP Highlights[]
| Name | Rarity | Preview | How to obtain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistol-Whip | Base | Unlocked by default | |
| Universal MVP Highlights | |||
Gallery[]
Call of Duty: Ghosts[]
Call of Duty: Vanguard[]
Trivia[]
Call of Duty: Ghosts[]
- Rorke appears prominently in the game's opening cutscene as one of the soldiers hiding among his fallen teammates, during which Elias recalls the origins of the Ghosts.
- There are interview files of Rorke throughout the levels of the Call of Duty: Ghosts single-player campaign as collectible intel items.
- Rorke appears as a DLC multiplayer skin that was released on March 4, 2014.
- He is the announcer for the Federation in multiplayer.
- In the Official Call of Duty Ghosts Reveal Trailer, the original character model for Rorke is that of an African-American man, much in relation to Sgt. Foley from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Call of Duty: Vanguard[]
- The Federation flag featured on Rorke's outfit is different than its appearance in Ghosts, with the 12 stars being replaced by a thin circle adorned with various small lines.
- In Zombies, Rorke has several voice lines referencing the Ghosts:
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