What Happened To 'Inquisitor Ghost' On TikTok Live And Are The Allegations Against Him True? The 'Call Of Duty' Cosplayer's Alleged Suicide Explained

A prominent Call of Duty cosplayer and TikToker, Inquisitor Ghost (known for his Ghost cosplay) has purportedly taken his own life on TikTok LIVE after being accused of inappropriately messaging his 17-year-old former editor.

The tragic event has resulted in widespread mourning across the community this week, along with calls for justice as the validity of the allegations comes further into question. So, are the accusations true? Here's what you need to know about the ongoing controversy.

Who Is 'Inquisitor Ghost?'

Inquisitor Ghost, or @inquisitore3 on TikTok, is a 23-year-old Italian Ghost cosplayer with over 100,000 followers. His content largely consists of TikTok trends, lip dubs and lighthearted thirst traps. Inquisitor is only one of a wide range of Ghost cosplayers and is particularly known for his videos featuring a red lightsaber.

What Are The Allegations Made Against Inquisitor Ghost?

On or around September 20th, 2023, a number of screenshots were sent to the moderators of a Discord community containing Inquisitor Ghost and other Call of Duty cosplayers. The screenshots show an alleged conversation from March 2023 between Inquisitor and 17-year-old "AJ," his former video editor.

In the DMs, Inquisitor says things like "love you" and that he wants to "marry" AJ, which she supposedly took as predatory behavior. Another DM shows Inquisitor purportedly saying he is not interested in AJ because of her age and distance from him.

It is also worth noting that the age of consent in Italy is 14 and the age gap between Inquisitor and AJ is six years, AJ being 17 and Inquisitor being 23. AJ is not from Italy, but her nationality is unconfirmed.

One moderator, Jay, sent the screenshots to Inquisitor that September and Inquisitor denied being predatory, suggesting he only said those things to be nice because she edited so much for him. He suggests she's trying to frame him because she's angry that Inquisitor stopped talking with her after hearing problematic things about her.

Inquisitor even confronted AJ, who also goes by "TEQUILA" on Discord, about the allegations, resulting in her denying ever calling him a predator, despite him having supposed proof of a message sent from her account calling him one.

The allegations went viral in early October after TikToker @aekeegs, aka Keegans Mask, posted a now-deleted video sharing the DMs with her audience. Many viewers believed the allegations at face value and began accusing Inquisitor of being a predator.

Some people came to Inquisitor's defense, claiming that AJ was lying about certain aspects of the accusations and setting Inquisitor up. Keegan then deleted her video as the backlash built up.

People were effectively split into two camps: Those who believed the allegations and those who believed Inquisitor. Inquisitor closed his Instagram account following the accusations and stopped posting on TikTok altogether.

Did Inquisitor Ghost End His Life On TikTok Live?

On October 9th, 2023, Inquisitor Ghost went live on TikTok. Purportedly, Inquisitor hung himself during the livestream, followed by people breaking down his glass door or window and performing CPR to try and revive him. The video was reuploaded to TikTok several times, but all traces have seemingly been removed from the app.

While it has not been officially confirmed whether or not Inquisitor Ghost is dead or if he was alive, so far, uncorroborated evidence is leaning towards the former. Recently, a TikToker claiming to be Inquisitor's dad, with other TikTokers in the community claiming this to be true, posted a video mourning the loss of his son, suggesting he could not be revived.

Are The Allegations Against Inquisitor Ghost True?

As there has not been an official investigation into the allegations, it's unconfirmed whether or not they are true. However, many TikTokers believe that the accusations are untrue and that AJ, along with her boyfriend Tito, partially baited Inquisitor into sending predatory messages.

The allegation deniers claim that AJ lied to Inquisitor in their messages, telling him she was 18 or older when really she was 17. Inquisitor explicitly had a warning on his page asking minors not to message him. Since the allegations have come forward, numerous members of the CoD cosplay community have shared purported DMs between AJ and other Discord users in which she seems to admit to lying about her age in order to get Inquisitor to flirt with her.

Among the flurry of leaked DMs that's come out over the past few days are alleged messages in which AJ tells Inquisitor that she's not a minor and a series of texts between AJ and her boyfriend Tito where he encourages her to flirt with Inquisitor to get "better and more proof" that he's a predator, writing that the evidence they currently have isn't enough to get him canceled. In one DM he writes, "flirting is one thing, sexting is another."

Tito responded to claims that he was trying to "ruin Inquisitor's life" in his own video, claiming that the DMs were taken out of context. He defends himself by saying that Inquisitor did send AJ predatory messages in the past, presumably talking about the March 2023 messages, but that he simply wanted "more proof" that was more recent, which is why he encouraged her to flirt with him. He then asks people to stop harassing him and AJ.

The videos were deleted shortly after he uploaded them, as more and more people seemingly turned against AJ and Tito and defended Inquisitor. Some claim that the evidence of predatory behavior simply wasn't enough and the evidence suggesting AJ was manipulating Inquisitor was too strong.

Still, it is important to remember that there has been no official investigation and all the details surrounding the allegations are largely speculative.

For the full history of the Inquisitor Ghost allegations, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.