Cobra just wants to have a one world goverment utopia with Cobra Commander in charge, and to fight the evil imperialist U.S. and their Capitalist Running Dogs. What's so bad about that?
If you ask me, G.I. Joe is the enemy to world peace.
I think that Duke needs to be brought up on War Crimes for waterboarding Destro. Imperialist pig.
Paramilitaries fighting terrorists? Why don't we call them GI Blackwater, a real American fiasco?
I vote for Cobra Commanders ideal. I heard he will unite us under the banner of the greatest good for the greatest number. GI Joe is a tired paradigm of a failed state.
Cobra? Those guys? One time they shang-hai'd my parrot and convinced me I had amnesia. I broke free, kicked there asses, then partied until I had amnesia. Duke was so pissed, I apparently spent all night making prank phone calls to Snake Eyes asking him to speak up and writing bad fan-fic about Lady Jaye getting it on with Baroness. He threw my ass in the brig for three days, but it was worth it! I think...
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I heard my fellows were having a party in here.
So... Real American Heroes (TM) spend their resources stopping evil plans involving carving a face in the moon? And can't aim worth beans? And have to dodge sinking icebergs?
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So... Real American Heroes (TM) spend their resources stopping evil plans involving carving a face in the moon? And can't aim worth beans? And have to dodge sinking icebergs?
We had to cut costs somewhere. So while we made sure they went to ninja skilz academy for martial prowess. Management had to defer cost somewhere and as such we sent them in bulk to the Imperial storm trooper marksmanship school. In retrospect we should not have gone with the cheapest bidder, but as they say hindsight is 20/20.
Fitting and proper, a plastic hero for a plastic nation, made in China, for a country owned by China.
Gee, I guess that means we'll be around forever in a landfill.
Fitting and proper, a plastic hero for a plastic nation, made in China, for a country owned by China.
And knowing is half the battle!
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Although Hama was a little bit too Snake-Eyes focused.
True. Although I liked the character of Snake-Eyes, sometimes I thought he was overdone. My favorite issue with him was #4, Operation: Wingfield, where they infiltrate the militia and Snake-Eyes kind of keeps watch over the place from the outside. One part had him writing in a journal, documenting what he was doing. I always liked that.
The Cobra commander with hood puts me in mind of
Laibach
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There was also this version.
Ah yes, that was from back in the days of the Marvel comic, when one of the Fred's built the armor for CC. The same Fred then shot CC and masqueraded as him for a while.
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Helmet.
There was also this version.
I'd go Helmet>Battle Armor>Hood. Hate the hood.
+1, Helmet over Hood all the way.
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+1, Helmet over Hood all the way.Helmet.
There was also this version.
I'd go Helmet>Battle Armor>Hood. Hate the hood.
+2. I always preferred the helmet, especially after reading one of the earlier comics, when he's captured by the Joes and reveals the helmet is lined with explosives that'll detonate if they try to force it off. That's a spine of steel and some pretty big jewels, to go around wearing a bomb on your head.
No shirt + purple pants = evil
No shirt + purple pants =/= badassNot knowing anything about Dr. Venom, I'd say Dr. Mindbender was more evil, but less of a badass.
Also unaware of Dr. Venom, I must also agree.
Mindbender may have lived in the same zip code as BadAss, USA, but he brought down the property values.
Ive always preferred the Hood, myself as well.
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The hood looks awesome and it fits from a design perspective (cobras being "hooded" afterall,) but it isn't very practical. I imagine the commander has to hold that thing on with both hands any time a wind kicks up or it will either blow off or leave him temporarily blinded. The reflective helmet, on the other hand, looks pretty cool and it's practical and intimidating but it doesn't really say "cobra" to me. It just makes him look like he's a higher-ranking viper or Cobra infantryman. Vipers wore the same reflective mask making them ideal faceless minions and the infantry had the same helmet, but I think Cobra Commander would want to stand out from his troops. Ultimately, I'm split on the hood/helmet look. Both are equally good and much better than the battle armor, the awful live-action version or this.
Dr. Venom was a hack who never even got an action figure and died like a punk. Dr. Mindbender was a monocle-wearing psycho with an awesome moustache who experimented on himself and plundered the tombs of history's greatest jerks. This is no contest.
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Hooves of death?Watch out for the ninja Bison.gets his Cobra Commander costume out in order to creep around CJ's house late at nightI believe the helmet was actually considered his "battle helmet", and even referred to that way once.Still looked dorky.
With Karate Action. Not to mention the methane attacks.
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With Karate Action. Not to mention the methane attacks.Hooves of death?Watch out for the ninja Bison.gets his Cobra Commander costume out in order to creep around CJ's house late at nightI believe the helmet was actually considered his "battle helmet", and even referred to that way once.Still looked dorky.
Then I'll have to bring along my Night Attack Environmentalist, with Kung Fu Grip.
G.I. Joe is one of my all time favorite cartoons. However, the live action movie, like most attempts to rekindle interest in such childhood memories, angered me to a point that I wanted to drive to California and beat the crap out of all those involved.
Also, Cobra Commander is better with his Helmet. The hood makes him look like a Nazi.
G.I. Joe a hero? Sure, if you like your heroes to make immoral offers to kids
Gee, I guess that means we'll be around forever in a landfill.
A Human Occupied Landfill?
G.I. Joe is one of my all time favorite cartoons. However, the live action movie, like most attempts to rekindle interest in such childhood memories, angered me to a point that I wanted to drive to California and beat the crap out of all those involved.
Also, Cobra Commander is better with his Helmet. The hood makes him look like a Nazi.
Nazis wore hoods? Don't you mean KKK?
Maybe Nazi wore a hood because Nindar was kinky.
G.I. Joe is one of my all time favorite cartoons. However, the live action movie, like most attempts to rekindle interest in such childhood memories, angered me to a point that I wanted to drive to California and beat the crap out of all those involved.
Also, Cobra Commander is better with his Helmet. The hood makes him look like a Nazi.
Nazis wore hoods? Don't you mean KKK?
Maybe Nazi wore a hood because Nindar was kinky.
They probably didn't but the character appeared to be very Nazi-esque so maybe I'm confusing his military style with his wardrobe choices.