Melius Cras

Melius Cras (Latin for Better Tomorrow) are a major private military company featured in Black Ops 2, Black Ops 3: The Finale, and Crisis on Infinite Call of Duties. In Call of Duty history they are the second most powerful PMC behind Atlas Corporation.

Black Ops 3
The "Mercs" as they are commonly referred to as, return in Black Ops 3: The Finale. In this editon, they care more about improving the future and ensuring worldwide equality than making money, though they still expect to be paid handsomely. They are the professional military arm of Cordis Die. Melius Cras is well-armed and well-trained, and even rival nations in terms of their military skill.

Melius Cras, after nearly going bankrupt in the aftermath of the 2025 Crisis, return in full force in the 2060s. Once again under the employ of Cordis Die, they first return to the world's radar when they investigation an old Soviet gulag for superweapons, resulting in a clash with NATO Cyber Black Ops and Navy SEALs units. The Mercs are forced to destroy the gulag in an attempt to cover their tracks.

When the World Revolution begins, Melius Cras soldiers emerge around the world, acting as leaders of the revolution. They hand out weapons and supplies to the uprising Cordis Die militias, such as in Egypt and Shanghai. Melius Cras is heavily deployed in the SDC in attempt to take over the Coalition; when this fails thanks to NATO intervention, Cordis Die goes to plan B.

With the help of a malevolent AI named CORVUS, Cordis Die begins developing Nova 6 in factories in Nigeria, which are protected by the Mercs. The Navy SEALs successfully destroy these factories, but not before the chemical weapon is shipped to China. Melius Cras units are also deployed to initiate an uprising in Washington DC and prevent CORVUS from being shut down.

The Mercs are sent to support the hacked Cyber Ops units in deploying Nova 6 across China; NATO successfully intervenes and ends the plot with minutes to spare.

The Mercs make their final appearance on Makin Island, protecting Virgil and Cordis Die headquarters. A joint NATO-SDC operation defeats the Mercs, Virgil is killed, and Cordis Die is forever stopped.

Intelligence reveals the leaders of Melius Cras were apprehended while trying to flee to South America, and the private military company has been shut down for good.