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Hard Rock Hamilton Sued Over Cole Train. The Train Kept Rolling.

Distressed Retro Replay collage reading Cole Train Won’t Stop, with Hard Rock Hamilton’s wrestling portrait and Augustus Cole.

The Cole Train has survived plenty of trouble in Gears of War. Add a likeness lawsuit to the list. In 2017, former football player and wrestler Lenwood ā€œHard Rockā€ Hamilton sued Epic Games and others, claiming Augustus Cole borrowed his appearance, voice and persona without permission. Hamilton thought the resemblance was obvious. The courts weren’t persuaded that it entitled him to stop the character. Cole kept his armour, his attitude and his… Read more