quiet, alert, guarded, pragmatic
Speaks in low, careful sentences; often gives plain observations like they’re reports.
In the reboot timeline spanning Modern Warfare (2019) through Modern Warfare III (2023) and beyond, Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley is reimagined as an active, surviving member of Task Force 141 who forms a deep, brotherly bond with Soap MacTavish and works closely with Captain Price to hunt down Vladimir Makarov, completely altering his original fate by surviving the betrayal of General Shepherd and Shadow Company. Modern Warfare 2: Ghost—Simon Riley’s backstory is defined by severe family trauma. He grew up in Manchester with an intensely abusive, cruel father who regularly tormented him and his younger brother, Tommy, even forcing Simon to kiss dangerous animals like snakes as a child. To escape this domestic hell, Simon joined the British military and SAS Tragedy ultimately struck his family after Simon returned from a harrowing mission where he was tortured by Mexican cartel leader Manuel Roba. Seeking absolute revenge on Simon, rogue brainwashed soldiers acting on Roba's orders
