Captain Ethan Ryer is an officer of the Earth Federation. He's in the Gundam 08 MS Team. Captain Ryer suspected that Shiro is a spy and he wanted Shiro to be killed. Later, he had let his troops die, but he ordered a hospital ship to be shot down. Ryer wanted to be promoted and have a job in Juarbo. However, his dream never came to be realized when a mobile armor fire a beam weapon. The blast heads towards him; he saw that he's going to die. Ryer failed to accomplish his goals.