Big Boa is a brutal, unfeeling taskmaster who whips the unruly Cobra Troopers into shape, as these soldiers are not motivated by patriotism, unit loyalty, honor, or sense of duty.
[4] Later, Big Boa is killed along with several Cobra troopers and South American operative Asa Negra in an attack by the Red Shadows.
[10] For a time Cesspool was the Chief Executive Officer of a company with holdings in large number of oil refineries, mills and chemical plants.
Joe series America's Elite, it is revealed Cesspool has settled down into suburbia with the help of a version of the Witness Protection Program.
He later began to abundantly stock Cobra Island's maze-like system of shallow canals and interconnecting waterways, with ravenously hungry man-eating crocodiles, deliberately conditioning them to be hostile, psychotic and fast.
Independent research by Psyche-Out uncovered another possible origin, tied to a theatrical hypnotist known as "Trance-Master", who operated as an encyclopedia salesman in Maine, before traveling abroad to gain new knowledge of hypnotic techniques.
An unnatural spike in encyclopedia sales, combined with his sudden disappearance from the lecture circuit, corresponded with the appearance of Crystal Ball as part of Cobra.
Joe series, Crystal Ball spends some time masquerading as Dr. Scott Stevens, who is a therapist working with General Philip Rey.
But the plan backfires, and with Duke's help, General Rey is able to combat his initial programming and break free from Crystal Ball's control.
Thought killed when Cobra Commander expanded operations into Eastern Europe and launched a missile that destroyed Darklon's castle,[30] he actually escaped the blast and was alive and well until captured by the G.I.
He was released as an action figure in 2004, packaged with the Cobra Pulverizer battle suit, as part of the Valor vs Venom line.
Described as the "last of the Serpent Kings", he appears as a large bald humanoid with a legless, serpentine lower body and his right eye either covered or replaced by some form of invertebrate/plant hybrid.
He successfully completed a mission to bring back an experimental mutagen after the lab techs escaped with their research and materials by mutating his own men to earn the promotion.
He also spent time as the "right hand man" to crime lords, who operated illegal warehouses disguised as legit comedy clubs.
Headman retreats to a secret base in the desert and kidnaps Falcon and the sister of Crimson Guard Immortal to use as hostages.
The last scene of the episode shows Headman's arm sticking out of the rubble followed by a blank screen and the words "Drugs Kill."
Mistress Armada is the real name of Lilian Osborne, a former member of the British Army who sided with the Iron Grenadiers upon befriending Alexander McCullen in the Devil's Due Publishing continuity.
He became obsessed with the avian bloodsport, and discovered that by breeding bigger and stronger birds, and equipping them with steel-tipped talons, they were capable of attacking much more profitable game.
[17] Razorclaw is the leader of the Cobra Razor Troopers, and was first released as an action figure in 2004 as part of the Valor vs Venom line, in a two-pack with Heavy Duty.
[volume & issue needed] Scar-Face was released as an action figure in 2008 as "Scarred Cobra Officer", in a comic book 2-pack as part of the 25th Anniversary line.
Skull Buster has embraced the life of a survivalist, handling inhospitable wilderness with zeal, and cheerfully feasting on any animal worth killing.
Joe was actively pursuing all known Cobra operatives, Skull Buster had made his home on a deserted island in the wilds of Namibia.
When Shipwreck and Cover Girl show up to apprehend him, he decides to kill them by faking their deaths from exposure; simple murder would cause too much of an investigation and disrupt his "retirement".
His parents worked hard to support him and his brother, who was killed in the Black Hawk down incident, which changed his worldview to a more radical position.
He appeared in the episode "Messenger from The Deep" Vector is a Cobra Laser Viper serving with the organization's elite Plague Troopers.
At the end of the World War III story arc, he attempts to flee before the final battle, but is shot down and killed by Black Out on Guillotine's orders.
He has extensive knowledge of close support aircraft, ranging from jury-rigged civilian conversions, to state-of-the-art flying machines armed with laser-guided missiles and ECM pods.
Joe revealed it to be a Cobra training facility, where Wingfield was plotting to detonate a nuclear warhead on Russian soil, in order to initiate World War III.
[80] Later, Wingfield's son Tyler tried to follow in his footsteps, by hatching a similar plot, and attempting to spread the lethal Death Angel virus.
Joe and Cobra hoped that the skilled spy and fighter would choose to join them, but in the end, Destro was the only one who discovered what Halifax truly lived for: chaos and destruction.