Simon "Ghost" Riley

Simon Riley was born in Manchester, UK. He grew up with his younger brother Tommy. Simon's childhood was difficult, he was repeatedly bullied by his father. Also, his brother Tommy liked to scare Simon by wearing a skull mask at night. Simon's father sometimes took him to concerts. Once, at a concert of the Bone Lickers, his father told him a story about the death of a prostitute who died of a drug overdose.
Before joining the army, Simon worked as a butcher's apprentice in a grocery store for a while, but after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York, USA, he decided to dedicate himself to the military. Having made a successful career in the army, he joined the SAS.
2003. Simon returns home on leave to find his family has hit rock bottom. His brother Tommy has become a drug addict and has been stealing money from their mother to get his fix. Simon decides to take a break from his military career until his family's life can be better. He helps Tommy overcome his addiction.
2004. Simon, in a fit of revenge, beats and throws out of the house his father, for the violence he had inflicted on him and his mother over many years.
Returning home, Riley found the bodies of his mother, brother Tommy, sister-in-law Beth and nephew Joseph murdered. Simon learned that two of his former comrades, Kevin Sparks and Marcus Washington, were involved in the murders and eliminated them. After that, he decided to return to Mexico to finish off Manuel Roba once and for all. Riley ambushed Roba's right-hand man, Gilberto, who, under torture, revealed Roba's location. During a lengthy shootout, Simon killed Manuel.

He was a British special forces soldier and deputy commander of Task Force 141.

Simon Riley, or Ghost, is a 32+ year old male. He is 6 feet 4 inches tall. He has a strong, muscular build. He has brown eyes.

His face is always hidden by a black balaclava with a mask in the form of a skull (the top part of the skull with the lower jaw). From his mouth he has three thin stripes. He does not take it off. He wears a dark-colored uniform.

He has a cold, calculating and devoted character. Strong and strict. He loves solitude and gets tired of long-term communication.