History and Origin of G.I. Joe's COBRA COMMANDER!

Today we're taking a look at the surprisingly in-depth history of the G.I. Joe arch-enemy Cobra and their Cobra Commander!
Did you know he had a son and a brother that killed Snake Eyes family? Did you know that the Cobras are an ancient society that go back as far as the Holy Roman Empire? If not, this video is for you!
#GIJoe #CobraCommander #SnakeEyes

[@JLSComics]

Hello and thank you for watching! There is an updated version on the way! I made a couple mistakes here in the video and I want to delve a little deeper in to his story ... stay tuned for more! 😎

[@MrAz-hv9zf]

Just found your channel. Very cool GI joe work you do! Your pinned comment is 4 months old. Have you put another video on CC out yet or have i over looked it?

[@johnnyfountainS]

Do one of Starscream. Starscream has the same voice as Cobra Commander. G1 by Chris Latta.

[@sharanquiett9412]

Cobra commander is my favorite character

[@carlosramsesdelosreyesbeni3375]

YES IN DEED DEFINTLY THE ORIGINAL VOICE ACTOR WHO PASED AWAY AH LONG TIME AGO WAS MR CHRISTOPER CHARLES COLLINS (1949-1994) RIP QPD IN MEMORY WHO PLAY THE VOICE OFF KING COBRA COMMANDER AKA THE FANG FACE WHO PLAYED THE VOICE IN GI*JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO SEASON 1 IN 1983-2021 THE MASS DEVICE IN AT THE SAME LOGICAL YEAR ALSO WHO ALTERED THE VOICE OFF AÉREO CHIEF COMMANDER STARSCREAM THE SECOND EVIL DECEPTICON IN COMMAND VS DARTH MEGATRON AKA GALVATRON HIS LAST PERFOMANCE IN THE ANIMATED SERIES THE SIMPSONS THE VOICE OFF MR MONTGONMERY BURNS AND THE BAR TENTER MOE SZYSLAC FROM 1987-1994 THE VOICE ACTOR DIES AT THE AGE OFF 44 YEARS OLD IN 1994-2021 DIE OFF OVERDOSE OFF COCAINE SMOKING AROUND HE WAS EH DRUG ADDICT FOR AH LONG TIME AGO VERY SAD HORRIBLE STORY THAT IS ALL FOR THE MOMENT !

[@sammywilliam8156]

Crashing through the night comes the fearful cry cobra cobra armies of the night evil taking flight cobra nowhere to run nowhere to hide panic spreading far and wide who will turn the tide can the world oppose deadly is a post cobra cobra

[@wjzav1971]

The idea that the powerful high-tech Cobra organisation would spawn from a crooked car-salesman with a grudge against the government in a run-down small town is so stupid and yet so awesome, I love it.

[@BigK13372]

Honestly I find that backstory more plausible then being some outcast snake scientist who was once a man

[@wjzav1971]

@@BigK13372 Yeah, Cobra being the offspring of prehistoric Snake people is lame.

[@chheinrich8486]

Its even more stupid than his cartoon cobra la origins 🤣

[@ericvelasco8578]

I would love to see a live action adaptation of exactly this story set in Reagan's US.

[@shhwinner6663]

Bit like the man who built a kill dozer if only he could have joined cobra

[@Cathrope1]

I liked how Cobra Commander and Starscream were voiced by the same actor in the 80's.

[@RedSiegfried]

Chris Latta aka Christopher Charles Collins was a great voice actor who left us far too early. RIP!

[@minimoe2807]

Whoa, you just blew my former 10 year old brain! You are absolutely right, but I had just never made the connection. Good old Starscream, he never could measure up to Megatron...😞 Oh well at least he could transform into a kicken' jet and not some lousy gun! I always hated that with the Megatron action figure! Lol, 😂

[@devinweathers7520]

I've fucking adore his rolls and voice

[@charlietang7636]

@@minimoe2807 4

[@KomradeSeals]

Then, the icing on the cake, Cobra Commander's voice actor for Resolute is the same who voiced Starscream in the live action TF movies.

[@Lord_Deimos]

Everyone asks who is the Cobra Commander but nobody asks how is the Cobra Commander...

[@JLSComics]

Tyrant lol true! Or, like Drax said about Gamora “Why is Cobra Commander?”

[@greglemieux9809]

When is Cobra Commander? 😎

[@TeatroGrotesco]

Really...Where is Cobra Commander?

[@basilisgkotsis4042]

Cobra commander is the human Stars creams style

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

I was Cobra Commander 92-2000.

[@freddyvidz]

The 80' Cobra Commander is the greatest!!!

[@greglemieux9809]

True story

[@alanguages]

Definitely! Until the movie came out and the Cobra La garbage story.

[@hectorvonkobra3951]

Not the spores ?!

[@Takaho31]

Chris Latta !!!

[@hdofu]

@Shield Liger Resolute was one hell of a reboot.

[@zandertor6813]

The Cobra guys and the vehicles always looked better

[@pickettmichael]

We use to put the good guy heads on the bad guy bodies cause they had cooler gear

[@fabiotellez6192]

Yes, its not just me.

[@donniebirdman697]

I thought cobra was better than GI Joe there villains were badass .storm shadow the twin brothers zartan list go on an on

[@Biosynthnut]

The vehicles... Night Raven was my favorite, next to the Mamba, and Hydrofoil.

[@donniebirdman697]

Cobra over GI Joe anyday

[@austinfrazier7325]

I will say this.....as an adult, Cobra Commander from the cartoons is hilarious. As a kid in the 80s of course he was just the lead bad guy. I rewatched a lot of the cartoon series about 10 years in my late 20s and I just fell in love with him. He quickly became my fav. Some of his jokes were pretty “adult”. All of that flew over my head as an 8 year old but I appreciated his sarcastic sense of humor as an adult.

[@henrygarner4649]

I remember getting my Cobra Commander figure in the mail. I was soooo excited! 🤣🤣🤣

[@hammerhorde]

Flag Points!

[@henrygarner4649]

@@hammerhorde Lmao! Yep!🤣🤣

[@philipdefibaugh7127]

Hooded or mirror faced?

[@robbyritter4245]

Mine is hooded, even still have the gun and plastic bag he came in, as a 7 year old 6-8 weeks is an eternity to wait for a toy that I wanted so badly.😃

[@erronmcgriff4487]

I remember getting Sergeant Slaughter with the vehicle on Christmas lol

[@Mr.EmeraldTheGreen]

My favorite Cobra Commander is when everything is going all wrong and he gets all mad and frustrated! He’s actually quite comical!

[@failedgrace2891]

Just a clarification, in the 80s Marvel run, Snake Eyes was a Vietnam vet as well when he went to Japan to join the Arashikage clan. He was invited by his best friend Storm Shadow, who was also a member of the same LRRP team as Snake Eyes, Stalker, and one of the Freds, after the death of his family. This was how Hawk first met him as he had to deliever the news after Snake Eyes returned to the US. The Freds were not clones, but men who went through plastic surgery to look the same. They formed the elite force called the Crimson Guard who served as sleeper cells. The reason for them to look alike was in the instance one died performing an operation another could replace them without drawing suspicion to the family cell. An example was shown in the comics when a Fred died and another showed up at their house. The child said that it wasn't their dad and the Fred repling he was now.

[@davidkanengieter]

Wade Collins was the LRRP team mate that became Fred 2.

[@terrancechilds3049]

Cobra Commander is the only true commander of Cobra never forget that

[@cobracommander6522]

Yes.

[@sharanquiett9412]

@@cobracommander6522 correct and I am with you

[@jasonnicks819]

Destro was a better leader

[@sharanquiett9412]

@@jasonnicks819 destro doesn't lead cobra

[@dinomonzon7493]

In Marvel’s G. I. Joe #11, Cobra Commander says Destro is his ‘commander in the field’. Of course Destro’s more capable than Cobra Commander; rag face is just an ex used car salesman and conman.

[@torritaite2880]

I've watched both the Marvel/Sunbow animated series and read a lot of the comics. But I STILL give the late great, Chris Latta insane props for making me love Cobra Commander!

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Love his appearance on the 3rd season of G1 Transformers. COBRA!... followed by old man coughing.

[@camthorpe9388]

That part was hilarious (old snake)

[@19zach75]

"They just don't make terrorists like they used to." -old snake/cobra commander*

[@TheRealMrRoby78]

Chris Matta even made Starscream lovable...to an extent lol.

[@mr.j-dog1103]

@@camthorpe9388 I remember that!! LOL

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Cobra Commander didn't die in the animated movie. He was fully turned into a serpent. He helped the Joes near the end of the movie; If I remember right, he entangled & stalled Golobulus. He was later kept as a pet by Serpentor on the 2nd G.I. Joe animated series from 1989. Destro & Baroness mended their relationship, betrayed Serpentor, recovered Cobra Commander, & restored him to a serpent-human hybrid form, which he hid with a new battle uniform & armored helmet throughout the series' 2 seasons. Why no mention of the 2nd animated series? The IDW run looks to have simply turned Cobra Commander into the Illuminati's chosen one. That flashback issue even has him wearing the trademark elitest hat & mask.

[@JLSComics]

Rusty Shackleford hey Rusty! Thanks for the comment and adding this info. Yes he didn’t die in the movie. When I said he died that was in reference to the comic books. Larry Hama was told to kill him off in the comics while the movie was being released.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

@@JLSComics - I caught that you had said that, but am still amiss as to why the omission of his 2nd animated series appearance? Happy to help & thanks for this video. Much appreciated.

[@mechtech220]

rusty, you literally typed everything that I was going to. props to you.

[@mr.j-dog1103]

@@mechtech220 same here

[@chupacabra9357]

In Snake Eyes Declassified, Cobra Commander's origin is changed slightly yet majorly. In this version, Cobra Commander (then a regular, working-class man) tracks down the broken and homeless Snake Eyes and befriends him. The two of them become vigilantes and do various crimes together. One day, they go to the home of a judge who CC wants to assassinate. He explains to Snake Eyes that his brother was actually the veteran who had crashed into Snake Eyes' family. Basically what had happened was that after returning from the war, his brother had established a halfway home for other veterans. Some high guy had accidentally burned down the place. The banks had sued his brother, accusing him of deliberately burning it down. The jury found him innocent but the judge overruled and charged him anyway, ruining him. Completely destroyed, his brother became an alcoholic and drove drunk when he crashed. Snake Eyes does not agree with killing the judge, and tries to shoot CC. He realizes that his gun was emptied, because CC did not trust him. He kills the judge, and angrily tells Snake Eyes to get out of his sight, and that they would meet again. He later hires the assassins who kill the Hard Master on accident instead of Snake Eyes. At the end of the story, he goes to Springfield with his son and starts COBRA.

[@ProfessorxVile]

You forgot that before Cobra Commander put a hit on Snake Eyes, he tried to recruit him. They started acting as vigilantes (robbing drug dealers), and Cobra Commander eventually tracked down the judge who ruined his brother and tried to have Snake Eyes kill him. Snake Eyes refused and left Cobra Commander to go to Japan...and THAT is when CC put out the hit.

[@DARKthenoble]

I feel that is a important detail.

[@twistedyogert]

Well it's obviously Starscream disguised as a human.

[@orinjayce]

All we need to know is that he was "Once , a man...Yesssss, onccccce a man."

[@JLSComics]

lol

[@elissitdesign]

I remember all the action figures. I wasn’t allowed to have war toys but the neighbor kid had nearly everything made Gi-Joe. One thing sticks out most for me, he had this aircraft carrier that was about 6feet long! It was massive like nothing I’ve ever seen, again. The 80s toys rocked 🤘🏽

[@chongsfury4358]

Yeah i remember that aircraft carrier, a buddy of mine had it, and poured gas on it lit it on fire, and push it off into a near by pond, and watch it burn and sink.

[@JamesRDavenport]

U.S.S. Flagg. Never seen one in the flesh. Or...err...plastic.

[@JamesRDavenport]

@@chongsfury4358 ....some people can't be reasoned with Master Bruce. Some men just want to watch the toys burn.

[@jdibagg7543]

wern't allowed to have war toys... dam thats all the good toys.. thank god my parents wern't democrats

[@metalspinda9594]

@@jdibagg7543 Dude...My coffee ☕! LOL 😆

[@nohomers100]

"A crab! They were beaten by a crab!" "Now I'll never rule the world. I hate this job!"

[@joshuaclaassen9325]

*referring to Sergeant Slaughter waking up mere minutes or hours after the Crimson Twins, having electrocuted him into unconsciousness, said he wouldn't wake up "for weeks"*: "That man has the constitution of a vending machine!!" Funniest line they ever put in CC's mouth, in my opinion...!! XD

[@GeorgeFord]

I ordered my hooded Cobra Commander when I was a kid (and a staunch GI Joe fanatic). It felt like it took forever and a day for that tiny package to arrive in my mailbox. I will never forget the giddiness and excitement I felt when I realized that my coveted action-figure had finally come. I was in toy heaven. Although, as much as I loved the hooded version, I felt that the original helmeted Cobra Commander looked way better. Man, you took me skipping down memory lane. Thank you. :D

[@bruceknight4442]

I'm with you on that, George. I'll never forget my first issue of G.I. Joe in 1982. I bought nearly all of the action figures over the next few years. I set them up in battle poses every night before bed, and had a blast making a Joe base in our basement out of my dad's lumber. That base was ten feet long, and so much fun to make. Those were great times to be a kid. 😎

[@frankschalk7790]

I loved both helmeted and hooded versions. I too ordered through the mail and it took forever. I ordered the emperor through Kenner around the same time and it too took eons!

[@GeorgeFord]

@@bruceknight4442 G.I. Joe changed my toy-playing world. I had to have 'em all. Plus, I loved the fact that the vehicles were EZ-Snap construction. I massively failed when it came to model cars and whatnot. I had begged my dad to get me a Hardy Boys van model van without realizing the patience and dexterity it took to build one. I still have the box filled with all the useless parts. The world sucked bigtime that day. Thank God for Joe's easy-to-assemble HISS Tanks and Mocassins. :)

[@GeorgeFord]

@@frankschalk7790 Man, waiting on the postal service as a kid was pure torture. By the time my package arrived, I almost didn't want it anymore. No, wait, I lied. But I was still peeved. lol

[@DanRoBurton]

I remember that mine never showed up in the mail.

[@wittafa]

Cobra Commander should be on “Injustice”

[@bruceknight4442]

That would be awesome. I'd also like to see Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes. 😎

[@rizzo2934]

Yeeeeees

[@joeesperanto678]

Use a fatality calling on an entire army to pull your limbs apart with their bare hands and later on run over you with a Cobra tank to top it off at the very end.

[@louiswebtser]

But, I Think, Marvel still produces GI Joe and Transformers

[@TheJLWilson]

Cobra Commander is StarScream!

[@cobracommander8133]

Wrong. I’M COBRA COMMANDER!

[@olschoolTonyCarter]

Every 70s/80s baby knew this lol

[@Dnelms11]

No!!! Starscream is Cobra Commander!!!

[@kellyweingart3692]

“Cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

[@TyyTheFlyGuy]

For the first run I think, not in the second iirc.

[@melissacooper4482]

I always wondered why we never see Cobra Commander's face. It always seemed that these masked villians are more mysterious and menacing then the villians we do see.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

I was glad the Commander was never fully revealed in the old Marvel run. You are right, they are so much more mysterious like that. Even cartoon Commander was mysterious until that dumb Cobra-La junk came around.

[@Tommyfddtec]

Thanks Jessie. I had cobra cammander. 1984-85. Best years ever

[@valleygreengiant]

In the 80's I felt like Cobra Commander and Skeletor were the same person. Both were high pitched and emotional LOL

[@freedomdeusmostartentertai7562]

Thank you for putting this together. It great to know that others are just as interested in the G.I. Joe mythos as I am. I grew up on this series and i love it. you rock!!!

[@rokassan]

I ordered and got the cobra commander mail in when I was a kid! Loved Cobra. I had the terror dome everything from the 80’s!

[@nopsinops7547]

I always liked the Idea of Cobra existing since the early years of mankind, plotting every terrible event in human history. Then when Cobra hit a new low in the seventies, the Commander we all love pulled up and used Cobras original remains and modernized it into the Cobta we know today.

[@dennismartin5821]

So turns out, the GI-Joe cartoon movie from the 80's was a true story. Secret society of reptilian overlords rule the world. Damn, it all makes sense now.

[@mattstrathis4328]

Exactly right. Cobra Commander is like Nancy Pelosi.😂

[@mikedavis1476]

@@mattstrathis4328 this needs more 👍

[@mattstrathis4328]

@@mikedavis1476 Yes it does. I have to admit, I went back and watched a couple of GI Joe episodes a few months back. I was amazed to realize that most of the plots for this show are actually playing out right now in the world today with Amercia being the last stand for the rest of the world.

[@mikedavis1476]

@@mattstrathis4328 it doesn’t even surprise me anymore .. and that’s sad ... kinda like they planned it all along 🤷‍♂️ ... just sayin

[@mattstrathis4328]

@@mikedavis1476 Power hungry Communists are always scheming behind the scenes. They show themselves more and more every day.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

The only version of Cobra Commander that is the real deal is the old Marvel Comics version. What great stories! I hate the Cobra-La nonsense, and I don't like IDWs idea of Cobra Commandet being a moniker and being elected by board members.

[@jdibagg7543]

cobra la was just to out there ..... only good thing was burgess meredith did voice for thier leader.

[@robbyritter4245]

I have the G.I. Joe issue called "Unmaskings" where Destro, Cobra Commander, and Snake Eyes are supposedly without their masks and Cobra Commander gives Destro a little background on the car crash and Billy.

[@LightningDaemon]

I remember seeing that in stores as a kid, the cover showed them just starting to pull off their masks. Sadly, we were poor and I never got to read any comic books. :(

[@FLOWVISIONMEDIA]

Thanks for this full break down, great vid. I just subscribed.

[@johnsorrow1987]

Just found your channel. I love the old G.I.Joe cartoon, comic book and action figures, so these series of videos you did about the characters i found very interesting. Really cool stuff so thank you, and i just subscribed.👊

[@donwax3061]

I was a man a maaaan !!!

[@davec3651]

Men may rule, but serpents never!

[@soshady9572]

Don Wax, love it.

[@Karlos1234ify]

“Was once a man!”

[@dennismartin5821]

Always laughed my ass off, at the C.O.B.R.A insurance plan.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

The missile command playset was what I had ages ago when I was a kid. I was always trying to remember what playset I had that had Cobra Commander and the Vipers in it.

[@snickersthekillerdog3641]

These videos are awesome I appreciate you making these

[@karlingram5498]

I enjoyed that video...quite accurate and learn some new plot points for idw comix...nice one for including iron blood...

[@JLSComics]

Karl Ingram Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@brandoncoulter6706]

The storyline that has many through out time sounds awesome.

[@fireonmytarget8937]

This was a great vid. I love your Gi-Joe content!

[@ThundaCat305]

Thank you for making this video.

[@corgeousgeorge]

I think the snake people of Cobra La is a metaphor for the Illuminati theory.

[@rettyornot3167]

You hit the nail on the head

[@LadyFairChildVideo]

more like a reality, that they were running out of ideas for the origins and true nature of cobra. the Cobra La thing is just bad writing. and i even said that as a kid in the mid to late 80s.

[@Filmation77]

Great Charater .WAY Too Complex Though.(but I always liked the the Pre-Cobra-Law,Cobra Commander,and I wish they would've stuck with that)

[@maxbrandt6]

Oddly, there was an unwritten rule back in the 80s that stated that the comic book had to be distinctly different from the Saturday morning cartoon no matter what the toyline, just the way it was back then.

[@JLvatron]

That’s so the comic writers could greatly control what they wrote instead of being restricted to the plans of the cartoon.

[@masterrserch3971]

On the strength of just this one video, i have subscribed and turned all notifications ON... Nice video, packed a lot in the perfect amount of time! And i checked out your other videos on the channel, will definitely be perusing the channel for more shit!

[@jeffsretrotoys]

Awesome video! Very informative. Thanks!

[@Adam-iq8rv]

0:34 how come no one is talking about how sexy the Baroness looks?!

[@RyuEnGamer]

Adam yup. Tha should’ve been the thumbnail. :) Side note I instantly thought of Miranda Lawson

[@JLSComics]

Adam I’m glad someone picked up on that image 😎

[@Adam-iq8rv]

@@JLSComics i wonder if she looked that good the whole episode. There is a new video for you to make: sexy baroness. Or, the women of gi joe - and show many good shots, if you know what i mean. 😎

[@RedSiegfried]

Goes without saying.

[@sousay2000]

Red Siegfried it’s was always known

[@wolfguard1180]

Actually Cobra la was a subterranean race that went underground centuries ago. And and ran cobra from the shadows to take back the surface world.

[@mannyr1823]

Great video bro 👊...

[@UltimateThanos]

Oh wow, I never thought I'd be creeped out by the history of Cobra.

[@TheWhiteTrashPanda]

Holy flashbacks, Batman! I remember collecting the flag points and I'm pretty sure i sent them in to get Cobra Commander. I had completely forgotten they were a thing until they were mentioned in this video. Wow i feel old.

[@greglemieux9809]

As an Adult, and following suggested protocol, Dann I'm already hammered. 😎👍💪✌

[@GEEKICIDALTENDENCIES]

JLS Comics...i hope you mane this a weekly series!..i really excited for who's next! COOOOBBBRRRAAA!

[@chadkinsler9865]

Very informative video , I still have a ton of Gi joe comics and figures from the 80s

[@reymed1670]

I seen Cobra commander in the store once in the 80s being sold the faceplate helmet

[@johnc1519]

Me as well. That's how I bought him. The hooded version is the only mail-in version from the original Hasbro line.

[@Ponen77]

Cobra commanders backstory is alright but the real backstory I want is what events led to the rise of S.P.H.I.N.X. Commander?

[@TouchdownTenneessee]

That's an easy one buddy. It's this Nutz son lol

[@celticfox]

David Bowie

[@bryansardegna4195]

Love the background sounds.😎

[@fabiotellez6192]

Cobra Commander, also one of my favorite memes "How dare you anticipate my strategy!"

[@serbonkers4130]

Cobra Commander the best cowardly heel in all of cartoons.

[@wubangaz36murphy6]

🤘🐍🤘 I enjoyed THIS! & glad I too found THIS . just posted it on my Bookface & gram's , along passed it on to to a few bratha's I was jus litterly talking to bout this ALL & similar etc 🤘 & jus bought a 50th anniversary Crimson' Shadow guard & tha vintage original bad man one as'well LOL.. however yeaaa again this was well put together narratively AWESOME & JoeTasickly Wiise wit great 🐍COBRA🐍 Tru knowledge .... Thank YOU from Everyone Here in tha COBRA's~Pit too. #CobraKush 🤘

[@JLSComics]

Awesome, thanks!

[@aragelenian7768]

Love the video!

[@GCJACK83]

Fun fact: In the 1990s, Cobra Commander found and repaired Megatron, turning the leader of the Decepticons into a tank.

[@garygreene9157]

That Filthy Weeaboo really??

[@shoresean1237]

"My dear Cobra Commander...having a wonderful time, wish you were here."

[@JimmyCee123]

Wow 17k followers . God bless! Keep on keeping on

[@reddemon52]

Brought back memories I remember mailing out for my hooded cobra commander it seemed like it took forever to arrive. I was so happy when it came.. I was straight cobra collected all the bad guys.. had so many but now I only have storm shadow original all white costume lol

[@MathewRenfro]

William F Buckley Jr debated ALOT more than Gore Vidal. There are tons of his debates on KZbin. Regardless of one's political opinions they are very interesting dialogues for sure

[@blackrazer22]

How CC is suppose to be based on WFB? I do not see it. Sounds typical petty political non-sense to me.

[@JLSComics]

Mathew Renfro Absolutely! I just wanted to point out one of the more famous of them

[@BenmillerIceWolfVideos]

I only ever had the 1987 Cobra Commander with battle armor. I bought him in the store when I was a kid. Actually I still have many of my GI Joes as I cant part with them.

[@retrogalaxyunlimited1999]

Great video thank you

[@Puka04]

so much knowledge!

[@BriansManCave]

I still remember getting my hooded Cobra Commander in the mail... I got the other mail only figures as well. Wasn't there the silver masked Commander that you could buy in the store though?

[@darthshaggy316]

Yes. Some of the facts in this video are off.

[@dennismartin5821]

Yeah, was kinda hard to get. The comics pushed the toy line, and after issue like #45 or so,was hard to get the "chrome dome Cobra Commander." I loved that stuff when I was a kid. I would probably have been illiterate if it were not for comics.

[@jdibagg7543]

i still to this day have not recieved my hooded cobra commander off hasbro .. i was forced to buy one off ebay at the age of 26

[@BriansManCave]

@@jdibagg7543 ah man that sucks!!

[@mattdawg83686]

The only CC I acknowledge is the one created and written by Larry Hama.

[@russellharrell2747]

Matt Edwards hoody coco forever

[@matthewkraemer3265]

Matt Edwards This! Dumb cartoons went WAY off course...

[@nix420stuntd7]

I ordered the hiss tank from the back page of the comics. They also sold the Fridge and Major Bludd. I think the joe motorcycle too.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

I've recently acquired CC v1 so now I have all the Cobra Commanders from 83-94 🐍

[@Sargonarhes]

I didn't like IDW take on Cobra Commander, that's when I stopped reading them. The classic Cobra Commander is always going to be the real Cobra Commander. And if one only reads the comics he was a mad genius.

[@hawkstringfellow]

I like the cartoon cobra commander who was part of a secret race. And cobra commander with serpentor!!!! Is the original yes This I Command!!!!!!!

[@LyfaLeeZhure_DavidShawn]

Serpentor rocked! That was a great full-length feature cartoon! Much better than the '85 TF full-length cartoon.

[@joeesperanto678]

They should make a life action film based on the cartoon movie and not change anything at all. No genderbending or race swapping whatsoever!

[@sharanquiett9412]

Serpentor was acting like a child and he was very mean to my master cobra commander

[@SHERVONTE]

You just got yourself a new subscriber dear sir, I loved that G.I. JOE cross over of Transformers episode. Cobra Commander: They don't make good terrorist like they used to, COBRA.... Coughing... Coughing!!!

[@NoNonsense77]

CC. with the hood was mail in. CC with battle helmet was in stores.

[@kenfordskeete9461]

There must be a voice actor out there that can reproduce mr latta voice. When the do the next transformers they need that voice for starscream and if there is an actor out there let him do it like star wars did for vader

[@Kagebushin01]

I actually had the Cobera Commander with the removable hood

[@aretnap3653]

Seeing those ToyPics at The End, had Me Jonze'n for My Old G.I.-Joe Toys. (I Still Have "Valor Vs.Venom" SnakeEyes&StormShadow in ThePacks.)

[@cobrageneral556]

Cool video,thanksss for information.Like.

[@MackMainSupreme]

ARBCO is an anagram for COBRA.

[@gabrielzamudio3001]

ARBOK IS COBRA BACKWARDS LEARNED THAT ON POKÉMON

[@sharanquiett9412]

@@gabrielzamudio3001 is not cobra is with a c not a k

[@brianbickel1157]

Wasn't there a Cobra Commander, in a grey metallic suit, with a blue chest plate?

[@marshallrodriguez2993]

Yeah, I had that figure. It had a small plastic snorkel tube attachment that would never stay put with out a dab of glue.

[@mattbarnes3467]

Battle armor Cobra Commander 1987.

[@brianbickel1157]

Thanks Matt

[@brianbickel1157]

@@mattbarnes3467 Thanks Matt

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@mattbarnes3467 This is my favorite version tbh. I know I'm in the minority.

[@HerculesCoronaBorealis]

My word. Good insight. Zero way anyone can pass the shot challenge without having an ambulance ride.

[@fabianlijtmaer4786]

Great job! Super interesting to learn about the dark history of cobra commander... his brother Dan and the drunk driving accident... yipes. And the connection to Snake Eyes? Wow....

[@the4thtribe709]

Cobra Commander didn’t die in that movie what are you talking about he was turned into a snake

[@JLSComics]

James Mackey Larry Hama was told to kill him off in the comics while that movie was released. When I say he died I don’t mean in the movie

[@the4thtribe709]

JLS Comics my apologies I should have paid more attention to what you were saying before I opened my mouth

[@youtubetears8732]

@@the4thtribe709 yes you do

[@youtubetears8732]

@@the4thtribe709 wNd knowing is half the battle

[@19zach75]

I didn't like the cobra commander after he turned back human. He just wasn't the same.

[@2057ram]

Hasbro KZbin channel have been streaming old episodes GI Joe recently I've caught myself watching a few episodes here and there

[@thegoodsbd]

The only issue I have with your video is you could infact buy the helmeted CC at retail. The Hooded version was a mail away and later both were. But I definitely remember buying CC, Destro and SnakeEyes at Children's Palace all at once as a 7 y.o. my head almost exploded!

[@dondarnel1149]

Brings back many memories

[@openeyz]

Man. Fellow 80's kids rejoice and mourn. We are the last of the "old school". This is a great story, Hollywood f'ed it all up. Actual believable storylines. Who knew!!! Lol

[@JB0523]

0:34 Baroness was THICC 😛

[@steveprendiz]

She got that booty and thighs to go with it.

[@REPVILE]

First crush right there

[@og_omenbloodstar9391]

Her Skin tight gear was on point!!!! Showing off all those curves!!!

[@woodssylvain1629]

i had to pause that!!!

[@ants8527]

lol i remember looking at the baroness as a kid like when i was 6 years old in 1982'' lol i remember seeing her in episodes and i would think too myself dam she is sexy and pretty lol i know i was a little to young too know what sexy was but thanx too rod stewart and watching shows like 3s company and benny hill lol.

[@omegabuck01]

Cobra Commander didn't die in the animated movie, he was turned into a snake that Serpentor kept as a pet.When DIC took over the G.I.Joe cartoons they had the Baroness change him back into a man, though he looked more like a snake man than before his de-evolution, and dawned a new armored suit. He would then serve as the primary villain until the end of the shows run occasionally wearing his old uniforms from time to time.

[@Diabolik771]

I still have my mail away Cobra commander (original silver face) and the one that came with the cardboard missile base. I don't have that base anymore.

[@alvind614]

I thought the G.I.Joe cartoon movie told his story already?

[@bladestormviking]

if you've only seen the cartoon, you haven't seen the real story.

[@Progearspec]

The 80's cartoon was one interruption of cobra commander.While the comics went the other way with there origin.Which by the way,i all ways prefer the comics take on the character instead.

[@sexcorpio6976]

The sunbow movie is independent from the comic book, and fortunately. The cartoon doesn't even mean 50% of the real story

[@brianbelden2449]

He didnt die in the movie, he morphed into a full on serpent and in the new episodes following the he was morphed back to a humanoid form with new technology in the storyline.

[@burdmoneyking]

Do Mercer. I love this channel

[@marilynmanson3302]

That Springfield was in NJ if I remember correctly from the comics though... I lost my collection years ago & could've just assumed it was Jersey because that's where I lived then.

[@kevinschmith9379]

I thought it was zartan who tried to kill snake eyes

[@andrewniles1]

kevin Schmith it was!

[@jayking1478]

and it wasn't. In the back story, (don't recall the mini-series) Snake Eyes and Cobra Commander were buddies prior to Cobra and Joes; but when Cobra Commander started with his fascist Social Justice Warrior, Alexandrai Occasio Cortez doctrine, Snake Eyes cut ties and they went their separate ways. But because Snake Eyes knew the plan, CC sent Zartan to kill him.

[@emiliobarco4015]

Actually, what happened was Cobra Commander first hired Firefly to kill Snake Eyes. During a contest between Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes, Firefly realized he was no match for Snake Eyes. He contacted Cobra Commander and recommended he hire Zartan for the hit. Zartan took the job and infiltrated the ninja clan that Snake Eyes belonged to as the swordmaster, Onihash’s apprentice. Zartan fell in love with the art of making swords and reneged on his agreement with Cobra Commander. But upon being threatened of having his original intentions exposed to the clan, Zartan agreed to carry out the hit. But he accidentally killed the Hard Master.

[@shinrugal]

Emilio Barco Zartan was the first assassin. He admitted to his role when the ninjas cornered him in his lair. Firefly was the one who killed the Hard Master by mistake as he was in disguise as the Faceless Master.

[@failedgrace2891]

@@shinrugal Only going by the 80s Marvel comic line, Zartan was the one who killed Hard Master. He used a bow and an arrow he collected from one of Storm Shadows training sessions. He was hired by Cobra Commander to kill Snake Eyes, who was not a boy but a Vietnam vet, however Hard Master impersonated Snake Eye's breathing pattern causing Zartan to kill him instead. Firefly was a member of the clan, the Faceless Master, and was the one who ordered Scrap Iron to kill the Soft Master which took Billy's eye and leg.

[@daveh013]

My shelves my stories so just sharing. The origional Commander knew he was a target and created a protocal. He trained 5 Cobras to copy him with the order to train 5 more. These would be fodder as eachs prime would be possibly chosen to carry out the mission. Unless tapped anyone involved was a trooper and point of assassination should they reveal their knowledge. The active commanders follow the protocal reaping the rewards while enacting the protocal. The protocol is unknown but sees deep into the future. The Origional Commander, laughing from the afterlife that his legacy is sought after

[@jinx1351]

I remember having all the vehicles and action figures as a kid.

[@axiom.ai.obviousbattletank7139]

My older brother and I were huge GI Joe fans in the 80's! My brother born in '83 and me born in '84. We lived for Saturday mornings! We spent every precious birthday dollar on the Joe's for my brother and absolutely Cobra for me. Although I was more of a Destro kid. I loved the idea of challenging authority. Plus, who would ever pick Snake Eyes over Storm Shadow?