Simon "Ghost" Riley (2019)

For the original character, see Simon "Ghost" Riley.

Simon Riley
Alias(es)	Ghost The Ghost of Verdansk Jawbone
Appears in	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: Warzone Call of Duty: Mobile
Rank	Lieutenant
Affiliations	Task Force 141 Coalition SAS Armistice (formerly; disbanded)
Nationality	British
Status	Alive
Sex	Male
Build	Athletic
Eyes	Brown
Race	Caucasian
Weapon	Any weapon obtained by the player
Equipment	Any equipment obtained by the player
Timeline	Modern Warfare Reboot Timeline
Voice Actor	Jeff Leach

Lieutenant Simon Riley, also known as Ghost, is a character featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone. First mentioned at the end of the campaign, Ghost was released as a SAS Operator of the Coalition as part of the Battle Pass with the launch of the Season Two of content for Modern Warfare.

Biography

Born in Manchester, Simon Riley joined the Special Air Service and spent the majority of his career serving numerous short-term deployments and executing covert assignments in classified locations. He became an expert in clandestine tradecraft, focused on sabotage, ambushes, and infiltrations into denied areas and hazardous environments. Ghost concealed his identity under a hallmark skull figured mask to maintain anonymity in the field.

At one point, Ghost worked in the same unit as Mace.

Task Force 141 and War in Verdansk

Following the death of General Roman Barkov, Ghost was recruited by Captain John Price in the newly formed Task Force 141 where he became a commanding officer. Following the invasion of Verdansk by Al-Qatala on March 3rd, 2020, Riley was deployed in the city to assist the Armistice initiative against the terrorist organization supplied by Victor Zakhaev. During one of Armistice's operations, Ghost helped the Arm-4 team infiltrating the occupied Verdansk airport to retrieve a nuclear core.

Fall of Armistice and Hunt for Zakhaev

When Al-Qatala released toxic gas within Verdansk, Ghost discovered a chaotic situation where the operators of Armistice have turned against themselves and began targeting each other. He soon requested Price to send him reinforcements he could trust. Riley managed to escape the city and was deployed to a classified location where Price informed him that Zakhaev's plan worked, with the Armistice now officially disbanded. Ghost was assisted during this operation by "Alex", who was sent by Price.

Call of Duty: Mobile

Ghost appears in Call of Duty: Mobile and was added as part of the Season 12 Going Dark Battle Pass. He is a uniform for the Original Ghost.

Gallery

Laswell looking at Simon Riley's file.

Simon Riley in the Season Two intro cutscene.

Ghost Operator Card

Ghost using the Grau 5.56 in Atlas Superstore

Ghost's "Reckoner" Operator Skin.

"Ghoulish" Emblem representing Ghost's skull face plate

Image of Ghost displayed in Arklov Peak prior to his reveal.

Skull displayed in Piccadilly prior to the reveal of Ghost.

Image of Ghost appearing in a Nikto promotional briefing.

"Old Friends" Calling Card featuring Ghost's skull faceplate

Ghost following a player in a lobby during Season Two

Unused Store banner.

The McFarlane Toys' Simon "Ghost" Riley action figure.

Classic Ghost skin with the Ghostly Premonitions Kilo 141 blueprint from the "Ghost Pack: Contingency" bundle.

Ghost's MW2 UDT skin in multiplayer with Task Force M4A1 blueprint. Skin and Blueprint were available after buying MW2 Campaign Remastered.

Dreadwood skin with the Spanish Moss M4A1 blueprint from the "Beyond the Pale" bundle.

Apparition skin with the Murdoc M4A1 blueprint from the "Ghost: Fighting Spirit" bundle.

Azrael skin with the Soul Reaper FAL blueprint from the "Ghost: Grim Reaper" bundle, part of the Haunting of Verdansk event.

Ghost's MW2 "Winter Theatre" skin, a variant of Classic Ghost with the Klondike FiNN LMG blueprint from the "Call of Duty: Warzone Pro Pack" bundle.

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Trivia

• With the release of Title Update 1.12 on December 18th, 2019, most TVs that displayed static in Modern Warfare multiplayer maps, such as Arklov Peak, Rammaza or Tavorsk District, would occasionally show a distorted image of Ghost for a few seconds
  • As of Title Update 1.13, on January 22nd, 2020, the giant screens on the multiplayer map Piccadilly would occasionally display an image resembling Ghost's skull face plate.
• During Season Two, Ghost could be seen in the background inside the lobbies for the Multiplayer and Special Ops modes.
  • After Title Update 1.15, on February 25th, 2020, Ghost would follow the players in the lobbies for some time before turning back.
• Unlike other SAS operators, Ghost's intro video opens with a black screen rather instead of a white screen.
• Ghost's quip "For my Mates" references Hereford, England. This is the location of the SAS training compound in the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare mission F.N.G.