Two years after the release of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, game publisher Activision, gets a surprise (or perhaps not) when former Panamanian Dictator, Manuel Noriega, announced that he is going to sue the company for "misapproprating" his name and likeness for the video game. The dictator is seeking lost profits and damages from the Activision over the FPS video game.

Manuel Noriega was a CIA informant and dictator of Panama from 1983 until 1989 when he was removed by the United States, invading the country in Operation Just Cause, and have him arrested and taken to the U.S. and charged in April 1992 for eight counts of racketeering  drug trafficking,  and money laundering.  He was released in 2007 and is still in prison in Panama for crimes committed such as the murder of those who criticized him during his period in power.

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According to the Courthouse News Service, the 80-year old Noriega, through his lawyer, claims: "In an effort to increase the popularity and revenue generated by BLACK OPS II, defendants used, without authorization or consent, the image and likeness of plaintiff in BLACK OPS II."
Furthermore, the lawsuit states that:

"Defendants' use of plaintiff's image and likeness caused damage to plaintiff. Plaintiff was portrayed as an antagonist and portrayed as the culprit of numerous fictional heinous crimes, creating the false impression that defendants are authorised to use plaintiff's image and likeness. This caused plaintiffs to receive profits they would not have otherwise received."

Noriega says his inclusion in the Suffer With Me level presents him as a kidnapper, murderer and enemy of the state, all for economic gain and without his consent."

There was no mention of the amount he is seeking from Activision in the lawsuit. But it's no surprise for him to take this route as other known personalities have sued game publishers for using their "likeness" in video games such as Lindsay Lohan against, GTV V, Gwen Stefani for Band Hero, and even U.S.  College football players who were awarded US$40 million .

His claim is questionable according to the BBC, since he is not an U.S. citizen, it is unsure if he can bring a case against Activision.