Infinity Ward talking about spin-off game starring Modern Warfare 2's 'Ghost'
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Nov 15th 2009 at 1:30PM } 
Craig Fairbrass, who not only did the voice for Ghost in MW2, but also voiced the equally unfortunately named Gaz in the original Modern Warfare, mentioned, "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." Little game? Based on the number of Michael Bay-esque explosions in the first five minutes of Modern Warfare 2, we're not sure Infinity Ward is capable of making those.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
RKN (Steam ID: nerdydesi) @ Nov 15th 2009 1:34PM
I kept hoping that Ghost would take off his mask and he would be revealed to be Gaz. Come on, the voice actor didn't even try to give him a different voice, he just led me on like a sucker! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!
Katana Master @ Nov 15th 2009 1:42PM
Gaz got shot in the head in COD4 by deagle. No way he is coming back.
Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Nov 15th 2009 1:43PM
SSSSSSSSNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 15th 2009 1:47PM
Well, he could have rolled +17...
Das Boot @ Nov 15th 2009 1:47PM
TIME PARADOX
RKN (Steam ID: nerdydesi) @ Nov 15th 2009 1:56PM
A clone then!? Why did he have the exact same voice as Gaz, you could at least change your voice a little bit.
Slaziman (PSN ID: Slaziman) @ Nov 15th 2009 1:56PM
Gaz was fucking awesome, I was so sad when he died :(
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 15th 2009 1:58PM
I was more upset when Griggs died.
Young_Nastyman @ Nov 15th 2009 2:08PM
PORKINS!!!
Dahk @ Nov 15th 2009 2:24PM
FRICK! I LOVE GAZ + GHOST. Such awesome characters! I thought the Gaz sequence was one of the best sequences ever. Think I almost teared up at that one.
Autopsy15 @ Nov 15th 2009 2:28PM
WELSHIEEEEEEEEE!!!
shadow I reaper @ Nov 15th 2009 2:35PM
I'm still sayin it's Gaz, same actor, same catch phrase. So let's say Gaz is shot in the face, bullet goes through his jaw area, not brain. Gaz lives and there is the reason he wears the mask...
RKN (Steam ID: nerdydesi) @ Nov 15th 2009 2:39PM
What is the catch phrase?
Sly @ Nov 15th 2009 2:48PM
i agree with bradwart. griggs' death was more significant to me since griggs pulls you out of danger, then you see him get shot through the neck close up. gaz's death affected me too, but not as much.
DangerMouse @ Nov 15th 2009 2:49PM
Cyborg Ninja.
Traceur_Ryuk [Founder of The Anti-EMCB(tm) and co-leader of ATDF] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Nov 15th 2009 2:53PM
What ShadowReaper said makes a lot of sense though, that could also explain his name "Ghost"
PSN: John-Paul-Jones (click for last.fm profile!) @ Nov 15th 2009 3:12PM
I don't think Ghost is Gaz AT ALL. Ghost could be a "ghost" of Gaz (not literally) because Zakhaev killed Gaz at point blank range and there's absolutely no way he or anyone could have missed his head and shot his face. It was extremely close for a miss and the gun was pointed right at the top of his head, too.
To play devil's advocate, I guess Zakhaev was a bad shot and hit his face instead. Gaz could have played dead, somehow someway tricking Zakhaev he actually shot him in the head
Freakwincy42 @ Nov 15th 2009 3:13PM
i think Ghost is Gaz, too, there's a lot of evidence to back up that theory. in fact, near the end of the campaign, i thought one character actually called him Gaz, but that could have just been because it was late and i was tired. and i'd already decided Ghost was Gaz. it's possible that Gaz survived MW1, but... well... if Ghost gets his own game, i'm gonna go ahead and guess it takes place BEFORE the events of MW2, lol.
aristokrat @ Nov 15th 2009 3:18PM
To those who say Zakhaev couldn't have missed, I can guarantee that I hit Zakhaev in the nose with my sniper bullet (I took the Coriolis effect into account!) and the damn storyline said I only blew off his arm, so nothing can be taken for granted.
Urza @ Nov 15th 2009 3:19PM
Everyone knows he's Master Chief. :P
kooda @ Nov 15th 2009 3:20PM
I fell in love with ghosts mask and yeah i agree being shot in the jaw changing his name to ghost and wearing a mask would be about the coolest thing ive ever thought about
HitNRun @ Nov 15th 2009 3:29PM
Probably one of the few things about MW2 SP that I consider absolutely, undiluted, 100% awesome was the fact that they didn't even try to hide that they were using the same voice actor in the same role to replace a deceased character (RIP Gaz).
There's just something reassuring about that guy's voice in the role of Primary NCO. He's still cold blooded, but he's nicer than Price. Tell me what to do, Ghost/Gaz. I'm confused.
volumeone0686 @ Nov 15th 2009 4:27PM
He was GAZ!!! Remember, SOAP had a different name until Price called him " SOAP ".
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0265492/
tafuub @ Nov 15th 2009 5:00PM
Hate to break the news, but it is Gaz they specifically call him Gaz at one point. The reason he wears the mask is because his face is all screwed up from being shot in the face. Also yes you can live from being shot in the head. Since he survived the bullet shot it's probably likely he survived the burning as well.
I think they're doing a spoof on DeadPool.
Mr.ESC @ Nov 15th 2009 5:09PM
Maybe Kamarov was lagging and missed?
o CHUCK x @ Nov 15th 2009 5:10PM
YA RUNIED IT!!!!
ill trooper @ Nov 15th 2009 5:12PM
You weren't being led on like a sucker - it's on purpose: Gaz dead, voice resurfaces from a masked mystery character known as... Ghost?
It's definitely him, just with some inexplicable supernatural/survive the unsurvivable thing happening for the sake of storytelling. It's the same way Price keeps showing up, no matter what war we're in - he's like some archetypal "old soul" that shows you the ropes to keep you alive. If we can get killed umpteen times trying to take some hill, only to be reborn at the last checkpoint to do it all again, why can't the other characters in the world be doing something similar? Trés meta! IW is leaving it up to the player to figure that out, no need to confirm it, to baby-spoon it into our mouths. To paraphrase Price, "Believe or Don't Believe, your choice."
I buy into it - I love the character development in these CoD games, running alongside some killer single-player and multi-player action. Pretty good for a videogame series.
Alex @ Nov 15th 2009 5:19PM
Mona Sax survived a bullet to the head in Max Payne 2. Duh.
So did tat guy in that James Bond film with Pearce Brosnan in. Can't remeber the name. It involved Russians, a submarine, nuclear missiles and he gets shot by a submarine torpedo.
Silicon Siren @ Nov 15th 2009 5:33PM
It IS Gaz. Beat it on Vetaren and wait til after the credits and he takes off his mask. You don't think people can survive headshots? They can, they are just hideiously disfigured.
DBuck_Eye @ Nov 15th 2009 6:43PM
The Bride survived getting shot in the head, so it's definitely possible.
JMC732 @ Nov 15th 2009 6:54PM
Gotta be him, supposedly the blood came from his cheek while he was shot if ya look close, that would leave hideous scars leaving him to put on the mask, the skull is a symbol of living dead I guess and his cheek/mouth area would be wrecked that's why the skull prints only on the bottom part.
The Artist formerly known as Jesus @ Nov 15th 2009 7:29PM
Gaz/Ghost will probably end up being the Kenny of Call of Duty. He'll die in every game but he'll come back somehow in the next game.
Prof. Von Manifest (aka the caterpillar in your buttermilk) [PSN: Manifest37] @ Nov 15th 2009 7:40PM
I was thinking the same thing Jesus!
Although I think Ghost isn't Gaz, this theory of him wearing the mask because he's disfigured is a good one!!
***spoiler alert***
I just wish he wasn't dead.
***end spoiler***
Prof. Von Manifest (aka the caterpillar in your buttermilk) [PSN: Manifest37] @ Nov 15th 2009 7:41PM
I was thinking the same thing Jesus!
Although I think Ghost isn't Gaz, this theory of him wearing the mask because he's disfigured is a good one!!
***spoiler alert***
I just wish he wasn't dead.
***end spoiler***
Freakwincy42 @ Nov 15th 2009 9:35PM
Gaz's last name was Carmine. Ghost is his brother. their older brother died from a sniper bullet, because there was something wrong with his gun. it kept jamming.
Sly @ Nov 15th 2009 9:59PM
http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Ghost
according to his comic series, he's Sgt. Simon Riley.
kentuckyfried @ Nov 16th 2009 12:57AM
LOL...I thought that was his voice actor! I kept thinking, "hmmm, sounds suspiciously like Gaz"
I was so sad when he was killed, I wept manly tears.
BananaBoat @ Nov 16th 2009 3:10AM
@sly - That's not what I got out of it. I got the part about him losing the men during COD4, but when does it say that Shepherd put Makarov up to it? I thought that Shepherd (Spoilers obviously coming in huge numbers) killed Roach/Ghost/Etc because he didn't want them divulging the information that Makarov had been behind the attack on Russia, and not an American. I guess it's just semantics at that point, because the reasoning is still because he wants to be a war hero, but I do loves me some lore and if I missed a fairly critical plot point (such as Shepherd being behind the attack) I'll have to go back and play again.
MW2 has a convoluted story in the vein of Metal Gear Solid (sort of) but it doesn't tend to have the exhaustive explanation cut scenes that MGS does. The result is that you've (or maybe just me..) have no idea what the hell is happening most of the time. Story isn't exactly the draw of the game, but a little more explanation would have been nice, especially since we'll be going after Makarov (I'd assume) in MW3.
BananaBoat @ Nov 16th 2009 3:23AM
Argh, reply fail hits me yet again.
Since this missed, and it is much higher in the comments than I intended, let me say..
SPOILERS IN THE PREVIOUS COMMENT, DO NOT READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, my good Samaritan quota is filled for the day.
tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 15th 2009 1:35PM
Maybe it's because the campaign was over before I could blink, but I don't even really remember Ghost that well. I'm replaying it on veteran so I guess I'll have to pay more attention.
Traceur_Ryuk [Founder of The Anti-EMCB(tm) and co-leader of ATDF] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Nov 15th 2009 1:39PM
I agree that the campaign was really short, but I thought it was extremely well done. They payed careful attention to detail.
tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 15th 2009 1:40PM
The campaign was amazing and epic....I just don't remember Ghost hardly at all :\
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 15th 2009 1:49PM
Well, they didn't really pay attention to detail. Maybe, I don't know, an explanation for how the hell 627 was alive? Or an explanation for the three dozen plot holes?
Traceur_Ryuk [Founder of The Anti-EMCB(tm) and co-leader of ATDF] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Nov 15th 2009 1:54PM
I'm talking more about the scenery.
Autopsy15 @ Nov 15th 2009 2:30PM
Dude, 627 was still alive because he's the most badass motherfucker in existence. I won't reveal his name to keep it spoiler free, but he was definitely my favorite character in both games.
tcc3 @ Nov 15th 2009 2:34PM
MW2 has a Campaign??!?!
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 15th 2009 2:34PM
Well, than Sgt. Johnson better still be alive...
Sly @ Nov 15th 2009 2:51PM
*SPOILERS*
ghost is the one who goes with you to makarov's safehouse. he's the one who pulls you out of danger and to shepherd's helicopter. then shepherd shoots roach (you) then ghost, then his men douse them with gasoline, then he throws a lit cigar on you and you watch yourself burn to death. how do you not remember that part? it was the most memorably scene for me, even more memorable than the end.
tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 15th 2009 3:02PM
Yes I remember all of the events, but not names because the characters are so unmemorable and bland.
This isn't exactly mass effect here....
HitNRun @ Nov 15th 2009 3:41PM
The villain (redacted to avoid spoiling) is probably the worst example I've ever seen. It actually would have been better if they revealed he was literally in league with the devil, because at least then his actions would have made some kind of sense.