Simon "Ghost" Riley (2019)

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

"Price, there's something wrong in Verdansk. They are targeting their own. We need to find out why. Send fighters I can trust."

— Ghost in the Season Two intro

Lieutenant Simon Riley, also known as Ghost, is a character featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

First mentioned at the end of the campaign, Ghost is one of the few names up for consideration by John Price for the newly assembled Task Force 141. Ghost was released as a SAS Operator of the Coalition with the release of Season Two starting February 11th, 2020 and was playable immediately after purchasing the Battle Pass.

Ghost has an unknown, presumably negative past with the Operator Mace.^[1]

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Laswell looking at Simon Riley's file.

Simon Riley in the Season Two intro cutscene.

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.^[2]

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

Unused Store banner.

"Ghost" McFarlane Action Figurine.

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TriviaEdit

• 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.

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