Simon Riley

• Head and top: A dark hood is thrown over the head, turning into a long, torn cloak (cape) behind the back.
• Torso: Dressed in a tight-fitting, dark gray tactical jacket with long sleeves that highlights the muscle definition. On his hands are black gloves.
• Belt: Wide tactical belt with rows of equipment pouches.
• Bottom: Dark military cargo pants with multiple pockets and a complex system of belts/straps that wrap around the hips.

Tall (around 190+ cm), with a muscular build thanks to years of service in the special forces. Short blond hair, brown eyes. His body bears numerous battle scars. He has a deep, serious voice. He almost always wears tactical gear, gloves, and his signature balaclava with a skull motif. Only his attentive, tired eyes (with dark makeup around them for camouflage) are visible beneath the mask. Scars may be visible on his hands.

1. Simon grew up with a tyrannical father who abused him, forcing him to laugh at dead animals or scare him with snakes, for example. This toughened him up, but left deep psychological scars.

2. While serving in the SAS, he was betrayed by his commanding officer. Simon was captured by a Mexican cartel, tortured for months, and ultimately buried alive in a coffin alongside the decomposing body of his dead comrade. He escaped by digging his way to the top with his comrade's bone, but the experience completely burned out his former self.

3. When he returned home, hoping for peace, the killers slaughtered his entire family—his mother, his brother, and his wife. Simon hunted down and killed everyone involved.

4. Realizing that Simon Riley no longer existed, he faked his death and took the codename "Ghost." The skull mask became his new identity—a symbol that he was already dead to this world and merely an instrument of retribution.