Monday, March 3, 2025

Gotham Database Writeup - GI Joe/Cobra - Cobra Commander

 Cobra Commander - G.I. Joe Guide - IGN

 

COBRA COMMANDER
Supreme Leader of Cobra

DEX: 6 STR: 3 BODY: 4
INT: 9 WILL: 7 MIND: 6
INFL: 10 AURA: 8 SPIRIT: 6
INITIATIVE: 25 HERO PTS: 75

Skills:
• Military Science (Strategy): 8
• Weaponry (Energy Weapons): 6
• Gadgetry: 7
• Thief (Deception, Disguise): 6
• Vehicles (Aircraft, Ground Vehicles): 6
• Charisma: 10
• Martial Artist: 4

Advantages:
• Master Manipulator (Expert at rallying Cobra forces despite repeated failures)
• Iron Will (Never gives up, always returns with a new scheme)
• Leadership (Commands loyalty—through fear if necessary)
• Escape Artist (Always has a contingency plan to flee)
• Sharp Eye (Always suspicious of treachery, even if imagined)

Drawbacks:
• Ego-Driven (Obsessed with proving his superiority, especially over Destro)
• Temper (Prone to fits of rage when things don't go his way)
• Cowardly Streak (Quick to flee when a battle turns against him)
• Mistrust (Paranoid about betrayal from his own subordinates)

Equipment:
• Battle Armor (DiC Era) – BODY: 7 (Provides enhanced durability)
• Laser Pistol – EV: 5, Range: 4 APs
• Cobra Communications Network – Grants access to Cobra's global surveillance
• Escape Vehicles – Always has a hidden jetpack, glider, or subterranean tunnel ready

Background:
Cobra Commander is the megalomaniacal, shrill-voiced leader of Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. A master of manipulation and propaganda, he commands his legions with a mix of charisma, fear, and deception. Despite his genius in technological weaponry and political maneuvering, his plans are often undone by his own arrogance, impatience, and backstabbing subordinates.

Under his rule, Cobra has developed some of the most absurd yet dangerous doomsday weapons, from weather dominators to mass hypnosis devices. However, his greatest enemy remains the G.I. Joe team, whose relentless pursuit constantly foils his grand designs. Despite countless humiliations, Cobra Commander always finds a way to escape, vowing revenge with his iconic, high-pitched screech.

His leadership style is erratic—one moment he is leading from the front, the next he is throwing his soldiers into danger while making his own escape. His paranoia leads him to suspect everyone of betrayal, particularly his top officers like Destro, the Baroness, and Serpentor.

Though he may be a coward in direct combat, Cobra Commander's cunning, resourcefulness, and sheer audacity ensure that he remains a persistent threat to world peace.

 

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