Cobra Commander
| Cobra Commander | |
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| G.I. Joe character | |
Hooded Cobra Commander from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero v2 #41. Art by Tim Seeley.
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| First appearance | 1982 |
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| Affiliation | Cobra |
| Specialty | Founder and Leader of Cobra Command |
| File name | CLASSIFIED |
| Birth place | CLASSIFIED |
| SN | CLASSIFIED |
| Rank | Commander |
| Primary MOS | Intelligence |
| Secondary MOS | Ordnance (Experimental Weaponry) |
| Subgroups | Battle Corps, Star Brigade |
| Commander (Cobra Commander) | |
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| G.I. Joe character | |
Luke Bracey as Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe: Retaliation
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| First appearance | 2009 |
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) Luke Bracey (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) Robert Baker (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, voice only) |
| Affiliation | Cobra |
| Specialty | Founder and Leader of Cobra Command |
| File name | Rexford G. "Rex" Lewis |
| Birth place | America |
| SN | Unknown |
| Rank | Commander |
| Series |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra G.I. Joe: Retaliation |
Cobra Commander is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and cartoon series. He is the supreme leader of the terrorist organization Cobra, and is the principal antagonist and archenemy of the Joes. The character is also featured as an opponent of G.I. Joe in other series, such as Sigma 6 and Renegades, as well as subsequent comic books, video games, and movies. He was portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and by Luke Bracey with the voice of Robert Baker in the 2013 sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
Cobra Commander is a fanatical leader who rules with an iron fist and demands total loyalty and allegiance. His objective is total control of the world's people, governments, wealth, and resources, brought about by revolution and chaos. He is believed to have personally led uprisings in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other trouble spots, and held responsible for kidnapping scientists, businessmen, and military leaders, forcing them to reveal their top level secrets.
Over the years, Cobra Commander has suffered assassination attempts, and even an imposter posing as him for a time. However, he always manages to find a way out of every situation, having become a constant foil for the G.I. Joe Team, who have ended up fighting Cobra almost exclusively. No matter how dire or unscathed, Cobra Commander's hatred and drive have only grown ruthless and more focused.
Dangerously destabilized, Cobra Commander's persona runs the gamut from friendly charismatic, to terrifyingly sociopathic. His charm can twist intentions and morals, so that his rhetoric actually reads as plausible and relatable to his minions. Psychoanalysts who have studied his case files, have described him as an ingenious hustler with visions of grandeur, which makes him all the more dangerous. Most dictators are hampered by pretending to pursue a noble cause, but Cobra Commander does not have that problem. He hopes to fray the fabric of society, using terrorism, tyranny and economic slavery, to uproot the existing power structures across the globe.
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