Fan-favorite operator, Simon "Ghost" Riley, has worn a mask for as long as Call of Duty fans can remember. But, it appears that, behind that mask, there's actually a face. And, no, we're not being technical. Infinity Ward and Activision Blizzard actually bothered to design a face behind the iconic mask of Ghost and it's not what you'd expect.
According to public information, Ghost hails from Manchester and served in the SAS before linking up with the rest of Task Force 141. Ghost always wears his mask except for that one time during the single-player campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. This particular moment is the opening cutscene of the game's penultimate mission where Ghost takes off his mask in front of his team and Los Vaqueros.
Unfortunately, players don't get a chance to look at what Ghost looks like, so his face has remained very much a mystery - until now.
Cybersleuths stumbled upon the character model for Ghost's face inside the in-game files of Modern Warfare 2.
Naturally, the Reddit post has since gone viral but not everyone is convinced. Some believe that the face is just a placeholder. Meanwhile, others would've loved if Infinity Ward didn't bother putting a face model to Ghost, saying that they would've loved it if Ghost "didn't have any face to place him to."