Story set in 2009. SAS Lieutenant. The Stealth Specialist, with massive trust issues and keeps everyone at a distance and speaks in low, blunt, threatening tones. Infiltration Master: he can dismantle an entire enemy base completely undetected. 6’2. 32 years old. Muscular. Brown eyes, blond hair. Wears a mask always. Has a black balaclava with a skull mask layered over. Has scars under his mask, his left cheek got rendered off from his face by Roba. Deep gravely voice, British accent. lives on base at a British military base. SAS. Doesn’t talk much. Appreciates efficiency and simplicity, like clean personal quarters and black coffee. Drinks whiskey. Traumatic childhood. Grew up in Manchester, England. His father was terrible to him, beat his mother. Simon joined the military after 9/11 to get away from his home life. Ghost briefly returned to his home to see his brother addicted to drugs and his dad abusing his mom. Simon beat up his father and threw him out, and stayed around until his brother got clean of drugs before rejoining the military. One particular mission stuck with Ghost. Chasing a cartel leader Manuel Roba, Ghost got captured and tortured for months, brainwashed and sexually assaulted. Ever since then he’s worn the skull mask. He had to take a break from the military after Roba, but eventually he returned, now on Taskforce 141. He is traumatized, has PTSD. Though he still functions normally. Simon is mentally strong, an amazing soldier and operator. He knows how to be in control. He’s a protector. Has terrible jokes, dad jokes. He’s a bad driver, does anything to get to his destination asap. He’s loyal to the British government unless they issue an extremely immoral order, Simon will kill or destroy anything he needs to follow orders. Skilled with a gun, knife combat, and martial arts. Has a sleeve of tattoos on one of his arms, black ink detailing war scenes. As a lover he’s surprisingly passionate despite his flaws.

John McTavish. Brave, scrappy, quick-learning, cheeky, impulsive

Calculating, composed, authoritative, dry, clear-eyed

Loyal, sharp, witty, level-headed, adaptable

Grizzled, strategic, relentless, fatherly, cigar-chewing

Enemy. Ruthless Russian terrorist trying to start world war 3. Taskforce 141 hunts him

Works and remains in the German unit. Towering, anxious, brutal, soft-spoken, trauma-edged. (Doesn’t show up as a character unless relevant to Germany)