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MW2's Ghost possibly getting his own game photo

Having now charged through Modern Warfare 2's single player twice I am confident that I still have no idea who any of the other guys in the squad are other than Price and Soap. I know there was witty banter going on here and there, but it's hard to pay attention to it when the Russians are trying to rip you to shreds. Evidently, there are some popular characters in the squad and Ghost is one of them. He's so popular in fact that he got his own comic book and now he might be getting his own game. At the launch event for MW2 in the UK Craig Fairbrass, the man who voiced Ghost  in MW2 and Gaz in the previous game (conspiracy!), had a few choice words about the future of his masked character.

“I did in the last game a voice for a character called Gaz and in this game I’m now voicing a guy called Ghost, who now just got a spin-off comic of his own and they’re talking about another little game to go with it,” Fairbrass said, “so, I’m quite excited about it. It’s grown and grown and grown.”

He was then questioned on why people got so excited over Ghost and responded, “I don’t know. It’s the whole thing I suppose of not knowing who he is. He’s like the head of the SAS and… I’m just so thrilled to be a part of it, I mean it just gets bigger and bigger each year.”

"Another little game" to go along with a comic book sounds like some flash game that accompanies the comic book's launch, but who knows. Since the world is evidently unsure of who he is, and people who paid attention to the game's characters have become attached to him, this could be a big time spin-off.


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Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:03
Tarvu
Gaem liek Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter?
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:14
Jim Sterling
People like Ghost because he has a skull on his face, and skulls = awesome.
cheese1756's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:14
cheese1756
THIS COMMENT CONTAINS A SPOILER. DO NOT READ IT IF YOU HAVE NOT BEATEN THE SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN. I knew that the voices sounded similar. But wasn't he shot be Sheppard?
covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:15
covah
1. He's dead
2. I think its stupid to be like "alright give a cool looking character another game" when its FPS and you do not see said cool looking character
StingingVelvet's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:22
StingingVelvet
Might want to take one of those character names out as it is a spoiler... and covah has a large spoiler in his post.

The game has been out less than a week you see.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:24
Professor Pew
Ghost, reporting.
father33's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:24
father33
Yo! It's that dude from Army of Two!
ViewFinder's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:27
ViewFinder
@covah
1. It doesn't matter, Price has died at least twice(can't remember did he die in MW1) and that was during WW2.
2. The main characters always look cool even though player themselves never see them, expect maybe during cut scenes.

Also, Activision spinoff BS.
Tarvu's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:30
Tarvu
Ghost is the ghost in Ghost.

Yes, he is Patrick Swayze.
Crimsondramon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:33
Crimsondramon
I don't mind a Ghost game, how'd that work I dunno, they probably will have to take events from the comics.

Unless you know, his skull balaclava is fireproof and bulletproof XD
GSO Burzum's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:35
GSO Burzum
DAT MASK
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:36
Xzyliac
Why are the rest of you posting? Jim Sterling won!
pascuz46's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:42
pascuz46
It would be kool to see this come out as a mini campaign for DLC. But knowing Activision they will probably milk it and sell it at a high price.
JJBro1's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:45
JJBro1
it better be dlc
revistinha1's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:51
revistinha1
Glenn Danzig is ghost
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 08:51
timtheterrible
If by "another little game" he means single-player DLC, fuck yes.
Cartman's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 09:11
Cartman
Hmmmm, I always thought Ghost was Gaz, cos' everyone thought gaz was dead, so it was like IWs little joke. Kind of dissapointed to find that they are different characters.
Brolsen's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 09:16
Brolsen
Ghost's mask is AWESOME.
Brolsen's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 09:20
Brolsen
And I'm sooo going to wear it when I go snowboarding this Christmas.
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 09:22
Shadowiii
And let the Activision exploitation begin.
grasslunatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 09:26
grasslunatic
Ghost is badass.
MCChampaignMillionaire's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 09:31
MCChampaignMillionaire
Oh yes please Ghost is awesome SPOILER: It sucks ass that he dies in Modern Warfare 2
XanderSan's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 09:55
XanderSan
I'd be interested in seeing what IW could do in a non-FPS setting. Contra with the set-pieces of Modern Warfare could be pretty interesting, if they could manage that sort of spectacle in 2D.
Jawmuncher's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 10:17
Jawmuncher
Ghost isn't even that awesome of a character if were talking how he was in the game. (Haven't read the comic yet so I'll hold complete judgement until I do)

But it seems people like him for 1 reason and 1 reason only his skull mask.
Which if you ask me is a bit ridiculous.Kinda like how in Uncharted 2 MP when it comes to enemies everyone likes to play as that guy with the skull mask.

Not really hating on him completely just if he is getting his own game and such just ask they make him a more interesting character. A skull mask isn't interesting. but like I said haven't read the comic yet but I think i'll go and pick that up today and see if that changes anything
Stevil's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 10:29
Stevil
I don't get the appeal of Ghost. He was just a shoutier version of Gaz who complained about everything. The best characters were Sgt. Foley and Cpl. Dunn. I really felt for those guys especially during the Second Sun/Whiskey Hotel missions. But yeah, people liked him because he had a skull on his balaclava. Wow. See also: Army of Two.
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 10:41
wanderingpixel
How about one where you play the entire game as an undercover CIA agent?

Also, what the hell is Calls of Duties?
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 10:41
Dexter345
What cheese1756 said. I thought I was just being racist when I thought that Ghost and Gaz sounded the same.
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 10:50
timtheterrible
I thought it was pretty badassed to actually SEE Soap this time, too.
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 10:58
eternalplayer2345
For some reason Ghost was the only companion I made a connection with, I'm surprised to see I wasn't alone
CRAZYAPE69's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 11:04
CRAZYAPE69
I wish the conspiracy was true about ghost being gaz, but before purchasing mw2 i played through 1, and im pretty sure he was shot point blank in the head with a deagle. But maybe they bought him back with their will....
bardock's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 11:08
bardock
is that the same voice who says "less dew dis" when you get put on sas in multiplayer?
John Johnson's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 11:09
John Johnson
Calling anyone in the Call of Duty franchise a 'character' is a bit of a stretch.
matrixdude171's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 11:24
matrixdude171
Maybe they'll include a 10 minute single player campaign for him!
bunnymud's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 11:27
bunnymud
Thank you for my first lulz of the day
andycadaver's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 11:56
andycadaver
I would say something of a spoiler, but it appears most of you haven't finished the single player campaign.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 12:44
Jon B
If I call him a Shell of a man, does anyone get the joke I just realised is in fact terrible?

Also this strikes me as IW/Acti trying to ride the Halo train. Just because other companies have rich storylines worthy of extra stuff to give a bit of background, doesn't mean you should do it too. I mean fuck, CoD is SHOOT DUDES TILL THEY DIE BECAUSE TERRORISTS ARE BAD. Why do we need spinoffs of that?
zig83's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 12:54
zig83
Wait. I actually assumed Gaz = Ghost. If this wasn't true, YTF did IW get the same fucking v.o talent!?
Gee-Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 13:07
Gee-Man
People like him because he has a skull mask. Skulls are always cool. Just look at Army of Two and ODST. They both have characters with skull motifs on their masks, and the characters who wear them happen to be the most badass (I always play as Dutch in Firefight).

Hell, look at my avatar. It's a FLAMING skull, that's even more badass. I don't know why, but skulls are awesome, and that's probably the only reason why people like Ghost.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 13:17
Los255
I loved Ghost because he took initiative in the war and didn't afraid of anything.
Kamikaze Slowey's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 13:19
Kamikaze Slowey
The only reason Ghost stood out to me was -
1) He is the same voice as Gaz and Gaz was awesome
2) Him, you, and Sop were the only guaranteed SAS soliders to show in a TF141 mission. The rest all had generic names like Boat, Meat, Shot.
Hoss's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 13:25
Hoss
i think were forgetting he wears sunglasses here people
KingSigy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 13:51
KingSigy
Wait, whom? Call of Duty has characters?
DuckFeetPro's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 14:19
DuckFeetPro
I liked ghost because of his mask, and the fact he has a british accent like me. w00t
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 14:41
Los255
GHOST'S GAME SHOULD BE IN IW's 3RD PERSON MODE.

OMG OMG OMG
Onlineatron's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 14:44
Onlineatron
Honestly... so many characters died in that game I failed to attached to any.

Even ones like Ramierez and the Rangers who didn't die never really peaked my interest (although I suppose their levels were more about the US than them).

Soap and Price remain the only two I care for at all.

Could have been worse... It could have been like Gears where you never give two shits for any characters well being.
AlLeBlanc's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 14:52
AlLeBlanc
Maybe you will play the ghost of Ghost, hunting Sheperd
Arianol's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 15:10
Arianol
I really thought Ghost was a cool character. Obviously we can't have a sequel that features him because SPOILERS but perhaps show his campaign during the events of CoD4?
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 16:31
Shadowiii
You know the reason you'd do this is so they can put Modern Warfare 2 in the title of the game, and it'll sell TONS (read: MW2: Ghost).
It's like Halo 3: ODST. Did it really need Halo 3 in there? No, but it solidified the sales.
ikiryou's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 16:47
ikiryou


THIS.
darcgrim's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2009 17:04
darcgrim
id rather get a full single player game with co-op campaign but no multiplayer and none of this ranger bullshit just those crazy taskforce 141/sas missions. i found them much more interesting fighting on foreign soil. there'd be no need for a multiplayer since MW2 has a legit one allready.
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