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 (outfit) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Rank	Lieutenant
Affiliations	SAS Coalition Task Force 141 Armistice (formerly; disbanded)
Nationality	British
Status	Alive
Gender	Male
Build	Athletic
Eyes	Brown
Race	Caucasian
Weapons	FN Scar 17, Grau 5.56, M4A1, any weapon obtained by the player
Equipment	Knife, any equipment obtained by the player
Timeline	Modern Warfare Reboot Timeline
Voice Actor	Jeff Leach (Modern Warfare) Samuel Roukin (Modern Warfare II)

"An expert in clandestine tradecraft, sabotage and infiltration. He lives with a redacted past and an undercover present, marked by a concealed appearance to hide his identity and maintain anonymity in the field."

— In-game biography

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 Season Two's Battle Pass 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

Price: "There he is... Simon Riley"

Laswell: "There's no picture."

Price: "Never."

— Kate Laswell asking about the photo on Riley's file.

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

Price: "Can you talk?"

Riley: "I can listen..."

Price: "Zakhaev's plan is working. The Armistice in Verdansk has officially fallen. It's bloody chaos."

Riley: "Tell me something I don't know."

— Price talking to Ghost in the Season 3 cutscene.

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.

In December 2020, Ghost assisted Price in Verdansk to stop Zakhaev from launching the missle attack onto Verdansk. Ghost, along with "Alex", Gaz, Price, Nikolai and Farah Karim communicate with Johnny "Soap" MacTavish and assist him "half a few clicks off of Verdansk's coast".

Personalization

Skins

Name	Rarity	Image	How to obtain
Winter Theatre	Epic		Warzone Pro Pack Bundle
Apparition	Legendary		Ghost: Fighting Spirit Bundle
Azrael	Legendary		Ghost: Grim Reaper Bundle
Classic Ghost	Legendary		Ghost Pack: Contingency Bundle
Dark Vision	Legendary		Operator Mission
Dreadwood	Legendary		Beyond the Pale Bundle
Ghosted	Legendary		Battle Pass Season Two Tier 100
Jawbone	Legendary		Battle Pass Season Two Tier 0
Last Breath	Legendary		Operator Mission
Mandible	Legendary		Operator Mission
Reckoner	Legendary		Operator Mission
UDT Ghost	Legendary		Purchase Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered

Quips

Name	Rarity	How to obtain
Tosser	Common	Unobtainable
Cheers	Epic	Ghost Pack: Contingency Bundle
Done and Dusted	Epic	Beyond the Pale Bundle
For my Mates	Epic	Ghost: Fighting Spirit Bundle
Hard Lines	Epic	Ghost: Grim Reaper Bundle
Off you go	Epic	Operator Mission
Sod Off	Epic	Operator Mission
Stay Frosty	Epic	Purchase Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered
Your English Welcome	Epic	Unobtainable
F Off	Legendary	Unobtainable

Finishing Moves

Name	Rarity	How to obtain
Slideshot	Base	Unlocked by default
Belly Flop	Epic	Purchase Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered
Universal Finishing Moves

Call of Duty: Mobile

Main article: Simon "Ghost" Riley

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

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Laswell looking at Simon Riley's file.

Simon Riley in the Season Two intro cutscene.

Ghost using the Grau 5.56 in Atlas Superstore.

"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.

Ghost' "Classic Ghost" skin concept art.

Ghost operator intro.

Ghost's bio in Modern Warfare and Warzone.

Ghost together with all members of Task Force 141, after Victor Zakhaev death.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Ghost official reveal.

Ghost Art at the Port of Long Beach.

Trivia

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

• 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 "For My Mates" quip, which is available in the Fighting Spirit bundle, is a reference to a quote said by the original Price in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
  • The quip references Hereford, England. This is the location of the SAS training compound in the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare mission F.N.G..
• Ghost does not have a listed blood type in his biography.