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!The Ghosts
!!Duke
-> Class: Commando
A special forces officer who is the leader of the Ghost squad.
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* AFatherToHisMen: He has his moments, particularly when [[spoiler:he outright threatened Aydana when he though she may have harmed Banshee]].
%%* TheHero
* MacrossMissileMassacre: His missile attacks, especially when using the LimitBreak "Wide Impact".
* StandardizedLeader: Nothing about him really stands out personality-wise. This is even {{lampshaded}} in the manual which described him as "coming from a long line of West Point graduates".
* TeamDad: Even Richter called him ''pops''.
!!Haze
-> Class: Sniper
A long established member of the ghosts, Haze tend to be the voice of reason and is the squad's second in command.
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%%* ColdSniper
%%* TheLancer
* TokenMinority: The only Asian in the squad.
* TheSpock: He favors whatever gets the mission done fast. In one mission, he preferred not to rescue the hostages despite pleading from the escaped security guard.
!!Richter
-> Class: Gunner
Transferred from the Green Berets, Richter tend to be the FunPersonified in the squad and likes to poke fun at the new recruits.
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%%* TheBigGuy
* BoisterousBruiser: The manual states he likes to poke fun at younger Ghosts.
* MoreDakka: His primary weapons which are machine guns.
* TheNicknamer: He calls his squad mates by nicknames.
** He calls Duke ''pops''
** He calls Saffron ''mom''
** He calls Mint ''freshman''
%%* ScaryBlackMan
%%* TokenBlack
!!Saffron
-> Class: Medic
A former Navy Medic who became the Ghost squad's medic.
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%%* CombatMedic
* TheMedic: Her codename is already self-explanatory.
%%* TheHeart
* TeamMom: Even Richter calls her ''mom''.
!!Banshee
-> Class: Recon
A loner who became a Recon.
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%%* ActionGirl
* AntiHero: The fact that she has the ability "cold-blooded killer" implies that she may be one.
* DeadpanSnarker: She has her moments.
%%* FieryRedhead
* IWorkAlone: The reason she became a recon.
* VisibleInvisibility: Uses a thermoptic camo suit similar to the ones used by Hunter Team in ''Future Soldier''.
!!Mint
-> Class: Engineer
The newest recruit for the ghosts.
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* MechaMooks: He can deploy automated turrets and combat drones in battle.
%%* MrFixit
* NaiveNewcomer: Ritcher likes to poke fun at this by calling him ''freshman''.
%%* TheSmartGuy
!!Ghost Lead
The leader of all Ghost squads and directs the squad's missions. He was a former Ghost.
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* MissionControl: Gives you your orders at the beginning of each mission.
* NoNameGiven: He's only ever referred to as Ghost Lead; also, despite being in charge of the Ghosts and seeming to be familiar with the events of ''Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike'', he doesn't seem to actually be Scott Mitchell, as he refers to Scott as a separate character at one point.
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: As part of being MissionControl.
!Allies
!!Aydana Kozlova
-> Class: Assault
A Kazakh commando the Ghosts encounter.
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%%* ActionGirl
* ContinuityNod: [[spoiler:She's the sister of Grigoriy Kozlov from ''Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike''. The Ghosts suspect she might blame them for her brother's death, but this turns out not to be the case, though she might still have some ill will towards Scott Mitchell.]]
* DemolitionsExpert: As the game's only Assault class unit, she specializes in grenades as well as rifles.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: [[spoiler:She presents herself as a Kazakh commando, but is actually a Russian agent working for President Karkarzev. As a result she prevents the Ghosts from capturing Demidov so she can follow him to locate the remaining Dead Hand Bases. However, ultimately she and the Ghosts have the same goals in the conflict; stopping Zemya and Strashin.]]
* GuestStarPartyMember: She's not one of your six permanent Ghost squad members, and can't be upgraded like they can, but still fights alongside them for a significant portion of the game.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of the game she stays behind to manually detonate the base's nuclear reactor and blow up Strashin's missiles before they can destroy the world, while giving the Ghosts time to escape.]]
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Has a long red one. [[spoiler:It appears in TheStinger hanging out of an escape hatch, possibly implying that she survived her HeroicSacrifice.]]
* SixthRangerTraitor: [[spoiler:Subverted.]]
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Although you only see her head in-game, her character art which shows her full body shows she's fighting in nothing more than a green halter-top and jeans while the Ghosts are fighting in full body armor (though this somewhat makes sense as she's an irregular resistance fighter while the Ghosts are fully equipped military). For the final set of missions she puts on a more sensible winter outfit, most likely to deal with the cold Siberian weather.
!Antagonists
!!Vladimir Morozov
Strashin's right hand man; a ruthless mercenary who leads Zemya's attacks.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's got about 3 times as much health as his Mooks; overall his health is on par with that of your Ghost teammates.
* TheBrute: He's described as a large and ruthless man.
* DarkIsEvil: Dresses all in black.
* TheDragon: To General Strashin.
* KickTheDog: He repeatedly tests the Dead Hand combat drones out on civilians, for no reason other than it's convenient.
* MildlyMilitary: He has a more informal, mercenary-like appearance, compared to the more paramilitary uniforms worn by the regular Zemya troopers.
* WolfpackBoss: When you finally face him, he's hold up in a command room with several Mooks.
!!Yaroslav Demidov
A Russian scientist from "the old times" who controls the old Soviet-era Dead Hand Bases that contain decommissioned but still functional combat drone production facilities as well as nuclear missiles. He's also a member of the defunct Russian Royalty, and joined Treskayev and Strashin because he was promised that the monarchy would be restored under their rule.
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* AristocratsAreEvil: Though much milder than most examples.
* BlueBlood: A descendant of the Romanovs. How he ended up in charge of the Dead Hand bases under Soviet rule is anyone's guess, though he likely concealed his heritage.
* DeathEqualsRedemption: After Strashin goes completely off the deep end and pulls a YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness on him, Demidov uses his dying breath to warn the Ghosts and give them the intel they need to stop Strashin from blowing up the planet.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He was repulsed when Morozov decided to [[WeHaveReserves leave his troops to their deaths]]. In general, he didn't like all the violence done by Zemya but only put up with it because they promised him that they will return the monarchy to Russia.
* MechaMooks: His control of the Dead Hand Bases gives him access to an army of combat drones, which is why Strashin and Treskayev ally with him in the first place.
* NonActionGuy: He's a scientist in a suit, not a soldier, and every time you encounter him he promptly runs away from you.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: At the end of the game, Strashin shoots him and leaves him to bleed out before setting out to destroy the world. Even before that, Treskayev made it clear early on he was only using Demidov to get access to the Dead Hand Bases and their robot factories, and that Demidov would outlive his usefulness once Treskayev was actually in power.
!!General Strashin
A Russian General working for Yuri Treskayev, he's also the leader of Zemya and wants to take over Russia.
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* AxCrazy: With a generous helping of maniacal laughter.
* BigBad: The main villain of ''Shadow Wars''.
* DuelBoss: Strashin retracts a series of bridges in order to cut off the Ghosts from him, forcing Aydana to fight him one-on-one while the Ghosts battle his security drones (though you can still actually snipe him from the other platforms with the Ghosts).
* TheManBehindTheMan: Morozov and Demidov are the public face of Zemya, but Strashin is the one secretly in charge while publicly acting as the commanding officer of the Russian military task force that's supposed to be dealing with the chaos being caused by Zemya.
* MoleInCharge: He's the Russian General in charge of the task force meant to put a stop to Zemya while secretly also being the leader of Zemya.
* OmnicidalManiac: The BigBad pulling a TakingYouWithMe with nuclear weapons after their initial plan falls apart is something that happens OncePerEpisode in the ''Ghost Recon'' series, but Strashin is the only BigBad whose goal at the end is ''explicitly'' to destroy the world; the North Korean Generals and Mexican rebels from earlier games at least had somewhat more strategic plans for their usage of nukes.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: After being accidentally outed by Demidov as the real leader of Zemya, Strashin flees Moscow and activates an army of robot drones to try and take over the country.
* TheStarscream[=/=]EvilIsNotAToy: He turns against Treskayev and tries to take over Russia with a secret robot army.
* TakingYouWithMe: When on the verge of defeat, he tries to blow up the planet with the Dead Hand DoomsdayDevice.
* UnwittingPawn: If Zemya is the same as the un-named separatist terrorist group from ''VideoGame/{{HAWX}} 2'', then they're just pawns being played to create a crisis so Treskayev/Makhmudov can seize power. Strashin himself seems to either realize this, or is simply too insane to control, as he eventually turns into TheStarscream.
* WolfpackBoss: Strashin himself is a pretty standard infantry unit and armed only with a pistol, but he's got a bunch of security drones and heavy turrets protecting him.
!!Yuri Treskayev
An ultranationalist politician who hired Strashin and Morozov to destabilize Russia and her neighbors so that he can be elected over the more moderate incumbent President.
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* ArcVillain: Of ''Shadow Wars'', ''Ghost Recon Wii'', ''Future Soldier'', and ''H.A.W.X. 2'', assuming the EvilChancellor in all 4 games is the same character.
* BaldOfEvil: Has male pattern baldness and is the GreaterScopeVillain.
* EvilIsNotAToy: He's completely shocked when General Strashin goes rogue and tries to take over the country with a robot army.
* KarmaHoudini: Yuri loses his bid to become President, but returns to his former position in the Duma and faces no major consequences for his schemes. If he is the same person as the BigBad of ''H.A.W.X. 2'' and ''Future Soldier'', then he does finally get his comeuppance in those games.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Of ''Shadow Wars'', as well as ''Ghost Recon Wii''. Is also most likely meant to be the same person as the BigBad of ''H.A.W.X. 2'' and ''Future Soldier''.
* SuddenNameChange: He seems to be meant to be the same person as Aleksandr Treskayev from ''VideoGame/{{HAWX}} 2'' and ''Ghost Recon Wii'' as well as Sergey Makhmudov from ''Future Soldier''; all 3 have the exact same character model (down to his distinct green tie) and story-wise are the same character in every detail except name. The differences are likely due to miscommunication between the 4 studios making the 4 games as well as the two year delay in the development of ''Future Soldier'' due to its TroubledProduction.
!!Duke
-> Class: Commando
A special forces officer who is the leader of the Ghost squad.
----
* AFatherToHisMen: He has his moments, particularly when [[spoiler:he outright threatened Aydana when he though she may have harmed Banshee]].
%%* TheHero
* MacrossMissileMassacre: His missile attacks, especially when using the LimitBreak "Wide Impact".
* StandardizedLeader: Nothing about him really stands out personality-wise. This is even {{lampshaded}} in the manual which described him as "coming from a long line of West Point graduates".
* TeamDad: Even Richter called him ''pops''.
!!Haze
-> Class: Sniper
A long established member of the ghosts, Haze tend to be the voice of reason and is the squad's second in command.
----
%%* ColdSniper
%%* TheLancer
* TokenMinority: The only Asian in the squad.
* TheSpock: He favors whatever gets the mission done fast. In one mission, he preferred not to rescue the hostages despite pleading from the escaped security guard.
!!Richter
-> Class: Gunner
Transferred from the Green Berets, Richter tend to be the FunPersonified in the squad and likes to poke fun at the new recruits.
----
%%* TheBigGuy
* BoisterousBruiser: The manual states he likes to poke fun at younger Ghosts.
* MoreDakka: His primary weapons which are machine guns.
* TheNicknamer: He calls his squad mates by nicknames.
** He calls Duke ''pops''
** He calls Saffron ''mom''
** He calls Mint ''freshman''
%%* ScaryBlackMan
%%* TokenBlack
!!Saffron
-> Class: Medic
A former Navy Medic who became the Ghost squad's medic.
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%%* CombatMedic
* TheMedic: Her codename is already self-explanatory.
%%* TheHeart
* TeamMom: Even Richter calls her ''mom''.
!!Banshee
-> Class: Recon
A loner who became a Recon.
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%%* ActionGirl
* AntiHero: The fact that she has the ability "cold-blooded killer" implies that she may be one.
* DeadpanSnarker: She has her moments.
%%* FieryRedhead
* IWorkAlone: The reason she became a recon.
* VisibleInvisibility: Uses a thermoptic camo suit similar to the ones used by Hunter Team in ''Future Soldier''.
!!Mint
-> Class: Engineer
The newest recruit for the ghosts.
----
* MechaMooks: He can deploy automated turrets and combat drones in battle.
%%* MrFixit
* NaiveNewcomer: Ritcher likes to poke fun at this by calling him ''freshman''.
%%* TheSmartGuy
!!Ghost Lead
The leader of all Ghost squads and directs the squad's missions. He was a former Ghost.
----
* MissionControl: Gives you your orders at the beginning of each mission.
* NoNameGiven: He's only ever referred to as Ghost Lead; also, despite being in charge of the Ghosts and seeming to be familiar with the events of ''Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike'', he doesn't seem to actually be Scott Mitchell, as he refers to Scott as a separate character at one point.
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: As part of being MissionControl.
!Allies
!!Aydana Kozlova
-> Class: Assault
A Kazakh commando the Ghosts encounter.
----
%%* ActionGirl
* ContinuityNod: [[spoiler:She's the sister of Grigoriy Kozlov from ''Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike''. The Ghosts suspect she might blame them for her brother's death, but this turns out not to be the case, though she might still have some ill will towards Scott Mitchell.]]
* DemolitionsExpert: As the game's only Assault class unit, she specializes in grenades as well as rifles.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: [[spoiler:She presents herself as a Kazakh commando, but is actually a Russian agent working for President Karkarzev. As a result she prevents the Ghosts from capturing Demidov so she can follow him to locate the remaining Dead Hand Bases. However, ultimately she and the Ghosts have the same goals in the conflict; stopping Zemya and Strashin.]]
* GuestStarPartyMember: She's not one of your six permanent Ghost squad members, and can't be upgraded like they can, but still fights alongside them for a significant portion of the game.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:At the end of the game she stays behind to manually detonate the base's nuclear reactor and blow up Strashin's missiles before they can destroy the world, while giving the Ghosts time to escape.]]
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Has a long red one. [[spoiler:It appears in TheStinger hanging out of an escape hatch, possibly implying that she survived her HeroicSacrifice.]]
* SixthRangerTraitor: [[spoiler:Subverted.]]
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Although you only see her head in-game, her character art which shows her full body shows she's fighting in nothing more than a green halter-top and jeans while the Ghosts are fighting in full body armor (though this somewhat makes sense as she's an irregular resistance fighter while the Ghosts are fully equipped military). For the final set of missions she puts on a more sensible winter outfit, most likely to deal with the cold Siberian weather.
!Antagonists
!!Vladimir Morozov
Strashin's right hand man; a ruthless mercenary who leads Zemya's attacks.
----
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's got about 3 times as much health as his Mooks; overall his health is on par with that of your Ghost teammates.
* TheBrute: He's described as a large and ruthless man.
* DarkIsEvil: Dresses all in black.
* TheDragon: To General Strashin.
* KickTheDog: He repeatedly tests the Dead Hand combat drones out on civilians, for no reason other than it's convenient.
* MildlyMilitary: He has a more informal, mercenary-like appearance, compared to the more paramilitary uniforms worn by the regular Zemya troopers.
* WolfpackBoss: When you finally face him, he's hold up in a command room with several Mooks.
!!Yaroslav Demidov
A Russian scientist from "the old times" who controls the old Soviet-era Dead Hand Bases that contain decommissioned but still functional combat drone production facilities as well as nuclear missiles. He's also a member of the defunct Russian Royalty, and joined Treskayev and Strashin because he was promised that the monarchy would be restored under their rule.
----
* AristocratsAreEvil: Though much milder than most examples.
* BlueBlood: A descendant of the Romanovs. How he ended up in charge of the Dead Hand bases under Soviet rule is anyone's guess, though he likely concealed his heritage.
* DeathEqualsRedemption: After Strashin goes completely off the deep end and pulls a YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness on him, Demidov uses his dying breath to warn the Ghosts and give them the intel they need to stop Strashin from blowing up the planet.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He was repulsed when Morozov decided to [[WeHaveReserves leave his troops to their deaths]]. In general, he didn't like all the violence done by Zemya but only put up with it because they promised him that they will return the monarchy to Russia.
* MechaMooks: His control of the Dead Hand Bases gives him access to an army of combat drones, which is why Strashin and Treskayev ally with him in the first place.
* NonActionGuy: He's a scientist in a suit, not a soldier, and every time you encounter him he promptly runs away from you.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: At the end of the game, Strashin shoots him and leaves him to bleed out before setting out to destroy the world. Even before that, Treskayev made it clear early on he was only using Demidov to get access to the Dead Hand Bases and their robot factories, and that Demidov would outlive his usefulness once Treskayev was actually in power.
!!General Strashin
A Russian General working for Yuri Treskayev, he's also the leader of Zemya and wants to take over Russia.
----
* AxCrazy: With a generous helping of maniacal laughter.
* BigBad: The main villain of ''Shadow Wars''.
* DuelBoss: Strashin retracts a series of bridges in order to cut off the Ghosts from him, forcing Aydana to fight him one-on-one while the Ghosts battle his security drones (though you can still actually snipe him from the other platforms with the Ghosts).
* TheManBehindTheMan: Morozov and Demidov are the public face of Zemya, but Strashin is the one secretly in charge while publicly acting as the commanding officer of the Russian military task force that's supposed to be dealing with the chaos being caused by Zemya.
* MoleInCharge: He's the Russian General in charge of the task force meant to put a stop to Zemya while secretly also being the leader of Zemya.
* OmnicidalManiac: The BigBad pulling a TakingYouWithMe with nuclear weapons after their initial plan falls apart is something that happens OncePerEpisode in the ''Ghost Recon'' series, but Strashin is the only BigBad whose goal at the end is ''explicitly'' to destroy the world; the North Korean Generals and Mexican rebels from earlier games at least had somewhat more strategic plans for their usage of nukes.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: After being accidentally outed by Demidov as the real leader of Zemya, Strashin flees Moscow and activates an army of robot drones to try and take over the country.
* TheStarscream[=/=]EvilIsNotAToy: He turns against Treskayev and tries to take over Russia with a secret robot army.
* TakingYouWithMe: When on the verge of defeat, he tries to blow up the planet with the Dead Hand DoomsdayDevice.
* UnwittingPawn: If Zemya is the same as the un-named separatist terrorist group from ''VideoGame/{{HAWX}} 2'', then they're just pawns being played to create a crisis so Treskayev/Makhmudov can seize power. Strashin himself seems to either realize this, or is simply too insane to control, as he eventually turns into TheStarscream.
* WolfpackBoss: Strashin himself is a pretty standard infantry unit and armed only with a pistol, but he's got a bunch of security drones and heavy turrets protecting him.
!!Yuri Treskayev
An ultranationalist politician who hired Strashin and Morozov to destabilize Russia and her neighbors so that he can be elected over the more moderate incumbent President.
----
* ArcVillain: Of ''Shadow Wars'', ''Ghost Recon Wii'', ''Future Soldier'', and ''H.A.W.X. 2'', assuming the EvilChancellor in all 4 games is the same character.
* BaldOfEvil: Has male pattern baldness and is the GreaterScopeVillain.
* EvilIsNotAToy: He's completely shocked when General Strashin goes rogue and tries to take over the country with a robot army.
* KarmaHoudini: Yuri loses his bid to become President, but returns to his former position in the Duma and faces no major consequences for his schemes. If he is the same person as the BigBad of ''H.A.W.X. 2'' and ''Future Soldier'', then he does finally get his comeuppance in those games.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Of ''Shadow Wars'', as well as ''Ghost Recon Wii''. Is also most likely meant to be the same person as the BigBad of ''H.A.W.X. 2'' and ''Future Soldier''.
* SuddenNameChange: He seems to be meant to be the same person as Aleksandr Treskayev from ''VideoGame/{{HAWX}} 2'' and ''Ghost Recon Wii'' as well as Sergey Makhmudov from ''Future Soldier''; all 3 have the exact same character model (down to his distinct green tie) and story-wise are the same character in every detail except name. The differences are likely due to miscommunication between the 4 studios making the 4 games as well as the two year delay in the development of ''Future Soldier'' due to its TroubledProduction.
