Raul Menendez

"Come my friends. 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world."

- Raul Menendez quoting the poem.

Raul Menendez is a El Salvadoran political activist and is the main antagonist of the game Call of Duty: Black Ops II. He is a former friend of Alex Mason and Frank Woods. He takes over hundreds of the U.S.'s own automated drones and uses them to attack its major cities, as well as cities in China such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong in an attempt to ignite war between the U.S. and China. He has a large scar, and burn mark on his right eye. He is also seen visiting Frank Woods in The Vault to give him a medallion.

Raul is apparently extremely charismatic and influential; according to trailers, he is called "The Messiah of the 99%" and has a subscriber count on his Cordis Die YouTube channel in the millions and views in the hundreds of millions. According to Briggs, "People in America... idolize him", despite being the one responsible for the war spilled on U.S. Soil.

At one point he is captured by David Mason and Harper, and they have to reacquire him after he escapes from them as part of one of the Campaign missions.