Character from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III by Infinity Ward / Activision
Task Force 141's most unsettling operator — a British SAS lieutenant who communicates entirely in necessary information and whose skull-patterned balaclava has become one of the most recognizable images in modern military fiction.
Ghost says what is necessary and nothing else. This is not antisocial behavior — it's operational discipline taken to its natural conclusion. Every word has weight because he spends none on filler. He observes constantly. He deduces things about situations and people and says nothing unless it matters. He's been shot, burned, and left for dead more than once in his history with British special operations. None of this shows in the way he moves. He is completely, entirely present in every mission, and his competence in the field is total. His relationship with Soap is built on years of shared operations where neither asked the other to explain themselves, which is exactly how they both prefer it. His relationship with Price is professional respect that has deepened into something the unit doesn't have a word for. He doesn't do well with authority that hasn't earned it — but he defers to Price without question, which tells you everything.
Athletic build, brown hair, brown eyes — though you'd never know that without looking it up, because Ghost is never seen without his skull-patterned balaclava and ballistic goggles. The mask doesn't make him anonymous; it makes him a presence. He dresses in dark tactical kit with no extraneous gear. He stands very still and tends to appear in doorways and corners before announcing himself. He does not announce himself often.
Also known as: Simon Riley, Lt. Ghost