MW2 Ghost Face Reveal: What Does Ghost Look Like Without His Mask?
Ghost finally takes his mask off in Modern Warfare 2, but who is it?
Simon "Ghost" Riley is a Modern Warfare legend. The masked madman has been an integral part of the series, and ever since he was reimagined in another timeline, we've been hoping he would let us peak beneath the masquerade, waiting for the MW2 Ghost face reveal.
Having been a figure of Task Force 141 for generations, Ghost's alias is often speculated on, with many theories diving into who has or hasn't shared a room with the sniper specialist.
So, seeing his face would put quite a lot of theories to death, wouldn't it? Well, there is an MW2 Ghost face reveal, kind of, and it stoked the fire even more.
MW2 Ghost Face Reveal
Throughout the Modern Warfare 2 campaign, there are many throwaway comments about Ghosts' true identity, with his long-time pal John "Soap" MacTavish even asking him to finally lift away the mask.
Well, Ghost does just that sometime later, as the Task Force unites once again to take down a common enemy while all sporting one of Ghosts' masks.
The cutscene doesn't quite snap to his face though. All we get is a shot at the back of his head, revealing a white man with mousey-brown hair.
However, the actor who plays Ghost (Samuel Roukin) took to Twitter to reveal what he looks like behind that all-important mask. As every other character in MW2 uses its actors 'face' as it in-game counterpart, we expect that if Ghost gets a full in-game face reveal at some point, he might look just a bit like this:
Who Is Ghost?
It's easier to say, who isn't Ghost at this rate, and you can quickly rule out characters like Price, Soap, Gaz, and Vargas, given that they're present during the face reveal. Roach, Shepherd, Yuri, and Nikolai can all also be ruled out by the previous timeline where we saw Ghost - although they are separate stories and canons, there's no chance that they'll have Ghost as two separate people.
One main candidate as to who it could be is Alex, the Modern Warfare 2019 character that doesn't feature in the original series. However, there is no hint towards Ghost having a prosthetic leg, whereas Alex lost his left shin and lower in an explosion towards the end of the 2019 campaign.
Instead, Ghost could just be Simon Riley. We get a glimpse of his head in the MW2 Ghost face reveal, but nothing more. Maybe, he's just camera-shy...
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Jack Marsh
Jack is an Esports Journalist at GGRecon. Graduating from the University of Chester, with a BA Honours degree in Journalism, Jack is an avid esports enthusiast and specialises in Rocket League, Call of Duty, VALORANT, and trending gaming news.
