Changes: Simon "Ghost" Riley (Reboot)

Revision as of 11:45, 9 April 2020

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

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"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.

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.

In the Season Three, Ghost was seen being helped by "Alex" who managed to survive from the explosion of Barkov's Gas Factory.^[1]

Ghost has an unknown, presumably negative past with the Operator Mace.^[2]

Gallery

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.

References

[1] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpti0zcijcY

[2] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/modernwarfare/comments/f1v351/hd_picture_of_mace/fh977yj/?context=1000

[3] ttps://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1209172665681866761

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 {{game|mw}}
-{{Speculation|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season Two}}
 {{For|the original character|Simon "Ghost" Riley}}
 {{Infobox/soldier
 |name = Simon Riley
-|image = [[File:Ghost BattlePass CoDWebsite MW.jpg|300px]]
+|image = SimonRiley Ghost Season3 Intro MW.png
 |aka = Ghost<br>The Ghost of Verdansk
 |rank = Lieutenant
 |games = ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare]]''
-|affiliations = [[John Price (2019)|John Price]]<br>[[Task Force 141 (2019)|Task Force 141]]
+|affiliations = [[John Price (2019)|John Price]]<br>[[Task Force 141 (2019)|Task Force 141]]<br>[[File:Coalition Logo MW.png|20px]] [[Coalition]]<br>[[File:SAS Faction Logo MW.png|20px]] [[Special Air Service|SAS]]<br>[[File:Armistice Logo MW.png|20px]] [[Armistice]] (formerly; disbanded)
 |nationality = [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|20px]] [[United Kingdom|British]]
 |status = Alive
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 |race = Caucasian
 |timeline = [[Portal:Timeline/MW2019|Modern Warfare Reboot Timeline]]
+|voiceactor = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3485415/ Jeff Leach]
 }}
+<choose>
-{{Dialogue a-b-c|John Price|There he is... Simon Riley.|Kate Laswell|There is no picture.|Price|Never.|[[John Price (2019)|John Price]] and [[Kate Laswell]] discussing Simon Riley's file.}}
+<option>{{Dialogue a-b-c|John Price|There he is... Simon Riley.|Kate Laswell|There is no picture.|Price|Never.|[[John Price (2019)|John Price]] and [[Kate Laswell]] discussing Simon Riley's file.}}</option>
+<option>{{Quote|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}}</option>
+<option>{{Quote|[[John Price (2019)|Price]], there's something wrong in [[Kastovia|Verdansk]]. They are targeting their own. We need to find out why. Send fighters I can trust.|Ghost in the [[Season Two (Modern Warfare)|Season Two]] intro}}</option>
+</choose>
 Lieutenant '''Simon Riley''', also known as '''Ghost''', is a character featured in ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)|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 (2019)|John Price]] for the newly assembled [[Task Force 141 (2019)|Task Force 141]]. Ghost is set to appear as an upcoming playable [[Coalition]] Operator with the release of [[Season Two (Modern Warfare)|Season Two]] starting February 11th, 2020.<ref>https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1224754668108042241</ref>
+First mentioned at the end of the campaign, Ghost is one of the few names up for consideration by [[John Price (2019)|John Price]] for the newly assembled [[Task Force 141 (2019)|Task Force 141]]. Ghost was released as a [[Special Air Service|SAS]] Operator of the [[Coalition]] with the release of [[Season Two (Modern Warfare)|Season Two]] starting February 11th, 2020 and was playable immediately after purchasing the [[Battle Pass]].
+In the [[Season Three (Modern Warfare)|Season Three]], Ghost was seen being helped by [[Alex (Modern Warfare)|"Alex"]] who managed to survive from the explosion of Barkov's Gas Factory.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpti0zcijcY</ref>
+Ghost has an unknown, presumably negative past with the Operator [[Mace]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/modernwarfare/comments/f1v351/hd_picture_of_mace/fh977yj/?context=1000</ref>
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 <gallery>
 Simon Reily Case File MW2019.PNG|Laswell looking at Simon Riley's file.
+SimonRiley_Season2_Intro_MW.png|Simon Riley in the [[Season Two (Modern Warfare)|Season Two]] intro cutscene.
-Ghoulish.png|"''Ghoulish''" Emblem representing Ghost's skull faceplate
+Ghost BattlePass CoDWebsite MW.jpg
+SimonRiley Ghost OperatorCard MW.png|Ghost Operator Card
+SimonRiley Ghost Season2 Promo1 MW.png
+SimonRiley Ghost Season2 Promo2 MW.png
+SimonRiley Ghost Season2 Promo3 MW.png|Ghost using the [[Grau 5.56]] in [[Atlas Superstore]]
+SimonRiley Ghost Season2 Promo4 MW.png
+Ghost Reckoner Season2 MW.png|Ghost's "''Reckoner''" Operator Skin.
+Ghoulish SimonRiley Ghost BaseEmblem Season2 MW.png|"''Ghoulish''" Emblem representing Ghost's skull face plate
 Ghost SkullPlate ArklovPeak MW.jpg|Image of Ghost displayed in [[Arklov Peak]] prior to his reveal.
 Ghost Skull Piccadilly MW.jpg|Skull displayed in [[Piccadilly (map)|Piccadilly]] prior to the reveal of Ghost.
 Ghost NiktoBriefing MW.PNG|Image of Ghost appearing in a [[Nikto]] promotional briefing.<ref>https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1209172665681866761</ref>
 Ghost OldFriends CallingCard GunfightTournament MW.png|"''Old Friends''" Calling Card featuring Ghost's skull faceplate
+SimonRiley Ghost Lobby Season2 MW.gif|Ghost following a player in a lobby during [[Season Two (Modern Warfare)|Season Two]]
-The Ghost of Verdansk MW2019.jpg
+The Ghost of Verdansk MW2019.jpg|Unused Store banner.
 Ghost MW2019 Figure.jpg|"Ghost" ''McFarlane'' Action Figurine.
 </gallery>
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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 15th, 2020, the giant screens on the multiplayer map [[Piccadilly (map)|Piccadilly]] would occasionally display an image resembling Ghost's skull faceplate.
+**As of Title Update 1.13, on January 22nd, 2020, the giant screens on the multiplayer map [[Piccadilly (map)|Piccadilly]] would occasionally display an image resembling Ghost's skull face plate.
+*During [[Season Two (Modern Warfare)|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.
 ==References==