Big Boa plays a supporting role in the second G.I. Big Boa was also featured as a character in IDW Publishing's G.I. Joe, by slaying key members on each side. These 'Shadows' are a militia group that seeks to destroy Cobra and G.I. Moments later, the Red Shadows kill the Joes as well. Their bodies are discovered by Joe members Hardball, Rampart, and Glenda. Later, Big Boa is killed along with several Cobra troopers and South American operative Asa Negra in an attack by the Red Shadows. He also makes an appearance in issue #24. Bazooka defeats him in hand-to-hand combat, but Big Boa, like most signs of Cobra influence, is spirited away before the authorities arrive. He fights Bazooka, one of four Joes who had just discovered Cobra's influence in the small town of Delhi Hills. Cobra Troopers say he has a voice like a bullhorn, fists the size of frozen turkeys, and the disposition of a bear with a headache. 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. He was meant to be as an enemy to Rocky Balboa, from the Rocky films, even coming with boxing gloves, but the Rocky character was never released as an action figure. Buckley.īig Boa is Cobra's trainer, and was first released as an action figure in 1987. The character was created by Marvel Comics writer Larry Hama, who envisioned the character as 'being in love with the sound of his own voice,' and drew inspiration from famous conservative pundit William F. He hopes to fray the fabric of society, using terrorism, tyranny and economic slavery, to uproot the existing power structures across the globe. Most dictators are hampered by pretending to pursue a noble cause, but Cobra Commander does not have that problem. 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. His charm can twist intentions and morals, so that his rhetoric actually reads as plausible and relatable to his minions. Dangerously destabilized, Cobra Commander's persona runs the gamut from friendly charismatic, to terrifyingly sociopathic.

No matter how dire or unscathed, Cobra Commander's hatred and drive have only grown ruthless and more focused. Joe Team, who have ended up fighting Cobra almost exclusively.

However, he always manages to find a way out of every situation, having become a constant foil for the G.I. Over the years, Cobra Commander has suffered assassination attempts, and even an imposter posing as him for a time. 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. His objective is total control of the world's governments, people, wealth, and resources, brought about by revolution and chaos. Cobra Commander is a fanatical leader who rules with an iron fist and demands total loyalty and allegiance.

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