Cordis Die (faction)

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

- Raul Menendez quoting the poem.

Cordis Die (Pronounced Cordis Dia) is an enemy faction in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It is run by Raul Menendez.

Background
Cordis Die official became active on June 25th 2014 as a social networking political movement. Popularity of the group spread rapidly due to the charisma of its unknown leader simply named Odysseus. By 2025 Cordis Die had about 2 billion followers. The actions of Cordis Die began mostly with civil disobedience and mass political rioting. Over time their attacks became more radical both physical and in cyber space. One such event accord in 2018 in which Cordis Die cripples the Chinese Stock Exchange, claiming that it was a US sanctioned action, thus sparking animosity and a new cold war between the two super powers. Cordis Die sleeper cells were activated and fought LAPD during the attack on Los Angeles. Cordis Die controlled drones also launched attacks against Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Motives
Their main goal seems to cripple Capitalist governments all around the world, and in particulary the United States. Their strategy is to let the superpowers China and the US destroy each other. It is unkown what the role of Russia has in this. The reason for their motives is that Raul Menendez wants revange on the West, for his personal losses.

Military Arm
Cordis Die also has a military arm within its organization. Because of the wealth obtained by Raul Menendez, using the wealth he obtained from his drug empire to invest in various weapons tech, thousands of unemployed former soldiers and various terrorist groups rallied to Menendez's cause. The two main armed insurgent groups that make up Cordis Die's military arm are the Mercs and the Militia.

Trivia

 * "Cordis Die" is Latin which translates to "Of the heart day."
 * There is an official YouTube channel made by Activision, where propaganda videos are found.

Video
The faction's first video.