Simon "Ghost" Riley

Birth: May 24, 1993.

Height: 1.89 m

Hair: Ash blonde

Eyes: Brown

Relatives: Mr. Riley (father; deceased) Mrs. Riley (mother; deceased) Tommy Riley (younger brother; deceased) Beth Riley (sister-in-law; deceased) Joseph Riley (nephew; deceased)

Nickname(s): Ghost

Nationality: British

Range: Lieutenant

Affiliations: 22nd SAS Regiment Task Force 141

Arms): M4A1, AK-47, SCAR-H, G18, ACR with scope, ACOG, MP5K with red dot sight and silencer.

By default, he wears a balaclava with an illustrated skull and sunglasses.

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.

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.

Simon was pulled off deployment for an operation in Iran and was poised to take down the Zaragoza Drug Cartel led by Manuel Roba. When he and his team made their move on Dia de los Muertos, the officer in command, Major Vernon, betrayed them to the enemy, causing all three to be captured and taken to a torture and brainwashing facility. There, he was driven mad and tortured. At one point, he was buried alive alongside a corpse and left by his captors. He seized this opportunity to escape, using the corpse's jawbone to break free, and luckily, an officer driving by found Simon collapsed from the terrible desert heat and he was returned home.

It took him four months to recover from all of that, but he still had anger management problems and, as a result, he wasn't accepted back into the army. After having an incident with his former colleagues, Kevin Sparks and Marcus Washington, the two reunited and spent a night reminiscing about funny and unforgettable moments. But when Simon was taken by Kevin, unaware that Kevin was sent by Manuel to kill him, Simon reacted at the last minute and managed to escape. Upon arriving home, he found a horrible scene when he saw that his mother, brother, brother's wife, and nephew had been brutally murdered by Marcus on Manuel's orders.

Seeing that scene, Sparks and Washington ambushed him, allowing him to escape but leaving him wounded in the leg. Simon, with what little he had left, decided to confront his past to complete his mission, but before doing so, he visited his dying father. A cold conversation ensued, with Simon recalling everything his father had put him through. Simon left him alone on the hospital bed after Kevin and Marcus murdered him in cold blood. Locating Sparks and Washington, he killed them both, but without gaining any information, he went after Roba once more. He ambushed Roba's right-hand man, Gilberto, and tortured him until he revealed Roba's location. He arrived at Roba's compound and stole all the information about the company. Upon reaching the mansion, he ambushed Roba's men, cutting off their communications and preventing them from reacting. Luckily, Simon decapitated one of Roba's men with a headshot, planting an explosive on Roba's helicopter, leaving him no escape. He entered the mansion and killed Roba. Riley burned down his mansion and compound, leaving no loose ends. As he left, General Shepherd approached him and recruited him into Task Force 141 under the name Ghost.

First mission of Task Force 141 in Ukraine At one point, he was sent alone against terrorists at an elementary school in Ukraine. He deliberately got himself trapped and told the terrorists and the children about his past before the rest of his team arrived to free him and the children. A Ukrainian girl asked him if the story of Simon "Ghost" Riley was true and if Riley was Ghost. He replied, "True enough for that batch."

Operation Kingfish: The Capture of Makarov On October 8, 2013, a joint Task Force 141/Delta Force operation codenamed Operation Kingfish was launched. Ghost worked alongside John Price, John "Soap" MacTavish, Gary "Roach" Sanderson, Sandman, and Derek "Frost" Westbrook. They assaulted the main compound and were able to recover some intel, but were ambushed by a bomb, forcing the team to evacuate. During the evacuation, Soap was injured by a role-playing game and was partially knocked unconscious. An AC-130 attempted to defend the team as they ran toward their evacuation point, but it was shot down, leaving the team completely vulnerable. Price selflessly stayed behind to facilitate the team's escape.

Captain John Price: Veteran and charismatic leader.

John "Soap" MacTavish: Founder and expert in combat and strategy.

Simon "Ghost" Riley: Masked soldier and covert operations specialist.

Kyle "Gaz" Garrick: Member of the British Special Forces (SAS).

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