Question on Cobra Commander's origin - Page 2

Peyton Westlake · 04-23-2011, 08:35 AM

Well they did take a fresh take on some things. Dont think it was all bad.

Peyton Westlake · 07-27-2011, 09:26 PM

Im confused now......with all the news I been hearing about GI Joe 2......signing the Rock to play a major part in it [not a bad idea by the way] , I never heard of Cobra commander returning. So who is gonna be the main villain?

afsupplies · 11-10-2011, 10:54 AM

In the UK Cobra Commander was originally Baron Ironblood, leader of the Red Shadows. He decided to start a new organization after being declared World Enemy Number 1 by the U.N. and started Cobra. Of course that was just a way for Hasbro to bring the Action Force mythos under the G.I. Joe umbrella when they bought out Palitoy (makers of Action Force) in the 1980's.

Pink Ranger · 11-18-2011, 03:16 PM

Come to think of it, Cobra does seem to have a large base of cash to draw from:

- Cobra Commander's own business
- Extensive Enterprises, which is shown to be a pretty huge company
- MARS, which is a major global arms dealer and security firm
- the rogue nations on Earth (Iran, North Korea, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Myanmar), some of the "dodgy" ones (China, Russia, Venezuela, Belarus, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia) would likely have participated in Cobra's operations at some point

Whereas GI Joe really only has the backing of the U.S. Treasury, which we know isn't all it used to be.

04-23-2011, 08:35 AM	#26
Peyton Westlake Side-Kick Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,863	Re: Question on Cobra Commander's origin Well they did take a fresh take on some things. Dont think it was all bad. __________________ Every soul has a dark* side.....*

07-27-2011, 09:26 PM	#27
Peyton Westlake Side-Kick Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,863	Re: Question on Cobra Commander's origin Im confused now......with all the news I been hearing about GI Joe 2......signing the Rock to play a major part in it [not a bad idea by the way] , I never heard of Cobra commander returning. So who is gonna be the main villain? __________________ Every soul has a dark* side.....*

11-10-2011, 10:54 AM	#28
afsupplies Newbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Manchester, United Kingdom Posts: 2	Re: Question on Cobra Commander's origin In the UK Cobra Commander was originally Baron Ironblood, leader of the Red Shadows. He decided to start a new organization after being declared World Enemy Number 1 by the U.N. and started Cobra. Of course that was just a way for Hasbro to bring the Action Force mythos under the G.I. Joe umbrella when they bought out Palitoy (makers of Action Force) in the 1980's.

11-18-2011, 03:16 PM	#29
Pink Ranger Smooth Operator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 14,329	Re: Question on Cobra Commander's origin Come to think of it, Cobra does seem to have a large base of cash to draw from: - Cobra Commander's own business - Extensive Enterprises, which is shown to be a pretty huge company - MARS, which is a major global arms dealer and security firm - the rogue nations on Earth (Iran, North Korea, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Myanmar), some of the "dodgy" ones (China, Russia, Venezuela, Belarus, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia) would likely have participated in Cobra's operations at some point Whereas GI Joe really only has the backing of the U.S. Treasury, which we know isn't all it used to be. __________________ 12 hours? You call that a filibuster? Strom Thurmond is laughing at you from hell. ~posted by Thundercrack85 on 04.05.2013

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