Simon "Ghost" Riley³

Full name Simon Riley Nickname Ghost Nationality British Range Lieutenant Affiliations 22nd SAS Regiment Task Force 141 Birth May 24, 1973 Age 29 Height 1.95

Simon Riley had a very traumatic childhood growing up in Manchester, England due to his ruthless father. Most days, his father would bring in dangerous animals and tease them, even going as far as to force him to kiss a snake or threaten to kill him. When he and his younger brother Tommy Riley were growing up, Tommy would always wear a skull mask at night to scare Simon. Simon's father would sometimes take him to Bone Lickers concerts. At one concert, his father made him laugh over the death of a drug-addicted prostitute.

Simon used to be a butcher's apprentice at a grocery store when he grew up. After the 9/11 attacks, he joined the army. He was an experienced soldier who managed to become part of the Special Air Service.

Simon returned home one day in January 2003 to find his family in a difficult situation. His mother was constantly being cheated on and his brother was addicted to drugs. He opted not to return to his life in the military until he got his lives together. In March 2004, Riley beat up his father for abusing him and his mother and kicked him out of the house. He then helped Tommy get rid of his drug addiction and got him married to a woman named Beth in June 2006. Riley was seen as the best man at Tommy's wedding. Beth also gave birth to a boy named Joseph who would become Riley's nephew.

Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley was a British SAS special forces operator, and a prominent member of Task Force 141 (so much so that he was given the position of second-in-command), known for his iconic vera-pattern balaclava, earplugs, and dark red sunglasses.