Who is cobra commander

The power feedback reduced Serpentor Prime to a smoldering wreck and fried Cobra Commander's brain, leaving him an unresponsive vegetable in his control chair on Earth.

The Art of War 5. In , Cobra Commander learned that an "ultimate weapon" was hidden on the Fera Islands , and ordered Major Bludd to retrieve it. When the major returned with the Matrix of Leadership and a number of Decepticons in tow, Cobra Commander started wearing the relic on his person and allied himself with Megatron , leader of the Decepticons.

By the summer of , Cobra and the Decepticons had conquered several European nations, and the commander anticipated that the United States of America would soon make their move. Destro suggested that they withdraw a third of their forces to defend their headquarters on the Fera Islands, but Cobra Commander angrily dismissed his idea, as the US troops didn't even know where Cobra's base was located.

The Line. A few hours later, a US strike force airdropped near the Cobra base while Cobra Commander was busy inspecting his jewelry. After verbally assaulting Destro for practically everything he said, the commander dispatched Zartan and a squadron of Rattlers to deal with the attackers. Transformed Shortly afterwards, Megatron that the Decepticon-Cobra allliance was no longer of use to him, and tried to attack Cobra Commander. In response, the commander revealed that he could use the Matrix to harm Megatron, bringing the Decepticon leader to his knees.

While he decided to spare Megatron for now, Cobra Commander warned him that if he ever rebelled again, he wouldn't be so lucky. Trial by Fire. As the enemy troops, now allied with the Autobots , closed in on the Cobra Terrordrome , Cobra Commander ordered Major Bludd to take the civilians and slaves in the area and use them as a human defense line.

With the enemy unable to attack innocent people, the commander was free to pick them off using Shockwave 's cannon mode. As Shockwave fired on Superion , Cobra Commander held a dramatic speech about how people once saw him as a madman just because he saw his own destiny as future ruler of the world However, despite Cobra Commander's efforts, the enemy continued to advance.

His troops were scattered, his slaves were rescued, and Shockwave broke down from overuse. When he tried to get Megatron's help, the Decepticon leader only mocked him. Shortly thereafter, Cobra Commander was caught in a rockslide caused by Bruticus , which crushed his legs. His pleas for help were ignored by Megatron, who instead transformed into gun mode and offered Cobra Commander a quick and easy way to end it all.

The commander held Megatron to his head, but ultimately threw him away, unable to kill himself. The gun was quickly picked back up by Baroness , who told Cobra Commander that while he had always loved power, he had never known what to do with it.

She then finished the job by executing him. The Iron Fist. Some fifty years later, in , Cobra Commander was back in action. On his base on Cobra Island , he learned that an alien craft had crashlanded near Portland , Oregon , and dispatched a squad to retrieve it for Cobra.

Targets of Opportunity. Cobra Commander sent out his assassin, Firefly , to track down and eliminate Snake-Eyes. Divided Front 3 At some point, Starscream and Soundwave found out about a "terrible secret" buried beneath Cobra Island, and threatened Cobra Commander's life in order to gain access to it. Divided Front 5. Cobra Commander popped into a theatre to ask Thrust , Thundercracker , and Skywarp if they wanted to do a cross-over.

Unfortunately, the Decepticons were watching " Snakes on a Plane ," and Cobra Commander's sudden appearance spooked them good. Lil Formers. By the 22nd century, Cobra Commander's face or, rather, the visage of his mask had been added to Mount Rushmore.

We hope that doesn't mean he was a President. Along Came a Spider. Cobra Commander helpfully pointed viewers to Kre-O's website. Carnival Face Off. Old Snake and Hydra bought bricks from Swindle. New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine! Once, Cobra Commander was a man. He left behind his wife and son for reasons unknown to become a terrorist mastermind. FCBD Funnies At the end of the 20th century, he recruited Destro into the ranks of Cobra by offering him a mountain of money and bespectacled babes.

In exchange, Destro provided Cobra with exclusive access to cutting-edge weapons technology. Joe markswoman Scarlett , and the sister of Joe commando Snake-Eyes. The Golden Boys A wildly materialistic man, the Commander's private pursuits included completing a vast collection of every make of automobile known to man, which he kept in Cobra's temple base of Koh-Buru-Lah.

This base was also home to Cobra's Project Creeper , which had just reached completion and was on the verge of being deployed when G. Joe arrived to crash Cobra's party. Mowing down Joes Zap , Short-Fuze , and Shooter , Cobra Commander boarded a Rattler piloted by the Baroness and took off to drop the plane's payload of "creeper bombs" on a major American city.

Their escape was foiled when a revenge-hungry Scarlett crippled the Rattler with one of Cobra's own creeper grenades, entangling it in fast-growing vegetable matter, at which point Snake-Eyes, eager to win Scarlett's heart by claiming revenge for her, used a jetpack to land on the stricken plane. Just as Snake-Eyes sank his blade into the villain's heart, the Commander discharged his gun directly into Snake-Eyes's face.

The plane was subsequently consumed in the detonation of its creeper bomb cargo, and Cobra Commander and the Baroness were believed dead by the Joes. Joe Team, but Serpentor survived and used the incident to seize the initiative and demand an attack on the Joe base, the Pit , despite Cobra Commander's misgivings. The attack was militarily a success but also saw Cobra Commander and Serpentor continue their conflict, with each trying to seize the advantage over the other.

As a result Cobra Commander and Destro ventured underground at personal risk and were trapped when the Joes destroyed the base to save secrets. Cobra Commander and Destro were trapped underground, presumed dead. Given the danger of Serpentor, they undertook to keep a low profile as they made their way home. It was during this cross-country trek with Destro that Cobra Commander learned of Billy's fate: though he survived the explosion, he had lost a leg and an eye, and lay in a coma ever since.

Unnerved by the tragedy, the Commander took responsibility for Billy's condition, and promised to be a better father. Seeing that Fred VII had constructed a suit of battle-armor for Cobra Commander, who was once again plotting to take over the world, Billy walked out on his father.

The incident left Cobra Commander to reflect on the folly of his ways, but Fred VII was so angered to see his commander throwing away what he had dedicated his life toward that he shot Cobra Commander in the back, apparently killing him.

Unaware that he was being watched, Fred VII buried the body. When Dr. Mindbender went to Cobra Commander's supposed grave to harvest DNA for the genetic creation of a new leader, he instead discovered the empty grave. Cobra Commander took that opportunity to return to Cobra, this time even more maniacal than before, filled with rage and unwilling to harbor any traitors real or perceived.

Mindbender, Zartan, Billy, and numerous Cobra troops, all of whom he had buried alive within a volcano on Cobra Island. He relinquished all traces of morality and humanity, and rebuilt a new command infrastructure by instituting a brainwashing program to compel allegiance from those around him, including repeatedly brainwashing Destro, The Baroness, Zartan, Storm Shadow and Billy.

He also became much more willing to kill, even personally executing Borovian rebels Magda and the White Clown. After the Marvel series ended, Cobra forces fell to a unified assault organized by the G. Joe leader, General Hawk. Cobra Commander managed to escape, becoming an international fugitive as the remnants of his organization retreated into hiding. He spent the next seven years sheltered in non-extradition countries, rebuilding his organization from the shadows.

By the time he had fully restored the terrorist group, however, he was usurped by Destro's son, Alexander , who hoped to impress his father by eliminating his old rival and leading Cobra to victory. Alexander was defeated by the G. Joe team, and Cobra Commander was freed by Storm Shadow, retaking his organization soon after.

He then proceeded to attack Destro, believing him responsible for Alexander's coup. Destro shortly cleared himself of such suspicions and offered to atone for Alexander's actions by serving Cobra again.

Cobra Commander quickly proved himself deadlier than ever, smuggling a nuclear warhead into the United States, and using a decoy ship as a means for Storm Shadow to infiltrate the G. Joe base and assassinate Hawk. Unfortunately, both plans ended in failure, with the Joes capturing the warhead and Snake Eyes arriving to stop Storm Shadow It is hinted that it was Storm Shadow himself who informed Snake Eyes of the assassination attempt.

Not long after, Cobra Commander was betrayed by one of his own troops, the Dreadnok Zandar , who brought him to Cobra Island and presented him to his new leader, Serpentor. Serpentor's army, the Coil — which also included another Cobra traitor, Dr. Mindbender — struck out at the world. During their campaign, a group of Joes that included Snake-Eyes was captured and thrown in the same cell as Cobra Commander. The prisoners managed to escape along with Cobra Commander while G.

Joe and Cobra attacked the island. The Commander came across Serpentor, who took him captive and ordered the Commander to remove his helmet. The Commander did so, handing it to Serpentor, but his face was still concealed by a balaclava worn beneath the helmet.

Cobra Commander then activated an explosive in the helmet and landed a kick that sent Serpentor falling out a window to his death. The two were tracked down by a G. Joe team but managed to escape while the Joes battled the Red Ninjas. Cobra Commander then made his way back to the U. Following Destro's capture by G. Joe, Cobra Commander led a rescue operation. During the operation, he managed to severely injure General Hawk, but was betrayed by the Baroness.

It was revealed Destro had cut a deal with the U. The Commander would spend weeks in custody before being freed by the Dreadnoks. Zartan had traded places with Cobra Commander, allowing the Commander to learn Destro's true plans and watch as the Coil joined Cobra in the wake of Serpentor's death.

In a swift coup, Cobra Commander regained his organization and appeared to kill the Baroness. Destro had been after the Tempest, a device built by Dr. Mindbender that could seed clouds to cause rainfall. The Coil forces were to remain on Cobra Island. The Jugglers had alerted Cobra to the U. The entire Coil force was killed in the strike. In Badhikstan, Cobra Commander unleashed the Tempest, armed with a flesh eating bio-engineered virus known as "Deathangel", upon the country.

Joe team led by General Phillip Rey Hawk's temporary replacement managed to track Cobra to their new base, where they defeated Cobra forces and destroyed the Tempest. Although Cobra Commander was able to elude capture, he became a target of the Red Shadows , a secretive organization that sought to eliminate G. Joe and Cobra alike. A year after the Red Shadows' defeat by G.

Joe, Cobra Commander has been written off as dead. While most accepted this as fact, Hawk and Duke believed he was alive and still dangerous. Hawk sent Spirit in search of the Commander, and after a long hunt, the tracker found his prey but was captured by Cobra Commander, and imprisoned.

Duke went on his own search for the Commander but instead found a squad of B. The androids were under the control of a former Crimson Guardsman who had a grudge against the Commander and wanted him dead, planning to launch a missile at his position.

Duke managed to free himself and to stop the missile's launch, learning its target location from a computer screen: Washington DC. In Washington, a group of presidential advisers ask to speak to the President, but he tells them to take it up with his Chief of Staff — Garret Freedlowe. The men are shocked when they open the door to find Cobra Commander in the office. The Commander informed the men that he had taken Garret Freedlowe 's place with Zartan's masking technology and that he would kill them, replacing them with his own operatives.

Cobra Commander then proceeds to tell the President that the abilities of the GI Joe team are lacking, and organizes his very own Elite Anti-terrorism team, the Phoenix Guard , led by one time G. Joe commander General Rey. He then sent the team to destroy numerous Cobra cells around the world, a step ahead of the Joe teams own efforts. He then accompanied the President on a tour of the secret G. Joe base, the Rock, where Colton reveals to them that they have the Baroness secretly in custody.

I-Joe as America's anti-terrorist force. During the attack, the Phoenix Guard became too ruthless and reckless for Rey's liking. He soon learned his team were secretly members of Cobra. Several members of G. June Francis Dolarhyde. July Nyarlathotep Lovecraft.

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No, Cobra Commander is a leader of men. If there's one thing Cobra Commander loves, it's giving big speeches and threats, and that's what he spends most of his time doing. With his voice alone, Cobra Commander can send thousands of men charging into battle with his crazy schemes. Like most of what we now know of G. Hama described Cobra Commander as someone who's in love with the sound of his own voice, specifically William F. Buckley Jr. Buckley was an influential conservative author who started the National Review magazine in and hosted the debate show Firing Line.

Most people think Cobra Commander's past is a mystery but some facts have been revealed. A few of the stories contradict each other, but one appeared in the comics shortly after Cobra Commander was created. In 's G. The future Cobra Commander was an ordinary man until he suffered a family death. The death caused him to use his skills of persuasion and manipulation to get revenge and organize an army. That began his journey to evil, eventually forming the Cobra organization.

As a used car salesman, it wasn't much of a stretch. One of Cobra Commander's signatures is his face Throughout most of his appearances in the comics, movies and TV show, he's worn a helmet or hood to hide his face.

The mystery of the Commander's face is part of what makes him scary and cool, but the mystique has been broken a few times. He had a ponytail, sunglasses, and a mustache that was obviously fake, but it counts.

Joe: The Movie , all previous history of the Commander was rewritten as it explained he was from a hidden society called Cobra-La where an accident left him with eight eyes, causing him to don the mask. Much of Cobra Commander's past is shrouded in mystery, but in the original Marvel comics, he was given a vague background. In the comics, Cobra Commander is American with one family member revealed: an older brother.

The man who would be the Commander had a brother, Dan, who volunteered to fight in the military during the Vietnam War to keep his younger brother from being drafted. When Dan returned, he suffered from severe emotional problems due to what he had seen. Dan turned to alcohol and was drunk driving when he died in a car crash.

Dan's accident killed most of the family in the car he hit, but his younger brother turned to revenge against the only survivor of the car crash. That began Cobra Commander's journey to the dark side. In the original animated series and the movies, both Cobra Commander and Snake-Eyes were mysteries who kept their faces covered and didn't talk about their past.

That's probably why, in the comics, the two have a complex history, where they are linked! Snake-Eyes lost his family in a car crash caused by a drunken driver.

The driver was the brother of the man who would become Cobra Commander.