Mercs

The Mercs are a enemy faction that appear in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. They appear to be of international origin, most notably Cuban. They are fought in Cordis Die alongside the drones that turned against the U.S.A. in 2025.

Background
During the creation of its parent organization Cordis Die, Raul Menendez needed a private army of highly-trained soldiers to conduct missions which required armed actions against the militaries of Western nations. With the help of his second-in-command DeFalco, Menendez was able to recruit thousands of mercenaries to join his private army. Most of the mercenaries are former Cuban army soldiers.

Equipment
Due to the wealth Raul Menendez made during the course of the last thirty years to fund his private army, the Mercs enjoy the most state-of-the-art weaponry, equipment, body armor, and drone weaponry. Appearance wise the Mercs look like a well trained, well equipped army wearing Bloodshot Camouflage fatigues, ballistic vests, balaclavas with sunglasses and a radio piece, as well as military grade ballistic helmets. Other Mercs wear an advanced optical camoflage fatigue which they wear a black balaclava with an advanced HUD and a hood over their heads.

Trivia

 * Despite being made up mostly of Cubans in the campaign, in multiplayer they are a mix of American and British soldiers.

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