Great episode man. I met Larry at a con and asked him if he ever wanted to do a day one Cobra story. He said he did not have an interest in telling it, thanks for filling in the blank.
Again I got to say you got a knack for writing and story telling. I always thought that Larry never wanted CC's face reveled, keeping him a dark evil mystery... Kids can be cruel, born with a cleft a young man grows up with constant ridicule (even his friend James asks him to cover his face when he eats). The cleft gives his voice a strange hiss that earns him the nik name 'Snake Boy' in grade school, 'Cobra Kid' by the bullies high school. His peers even shund him for his high IQ as he would constantly correct people, calling them idiots and morons furthering his isolation and frustration..... Just my take on the beginnings of Cobra Commander's origin and decent into madness. Yo Freaking Joe!
I’m not easy to impress when it comes to storytelling and how it’s presented, but you definitely have a great talent for taking this material and and making it real!
Nice story. Personally in my own head, Cobra Commander despite being a used cars salesmen always tried to do things the right way. Until the right way just stopped working. It is a better fall from grace if he is bit more pure at the start.
Been loving this series you've been doing. A great job of linking the various pieces of lore together with some solid narrative connective tissue. A fantastic look at one of my all time favorite villains. I'm hoping you're doing one on M.A.R.S. sometime, I'd love to see Destro and his company get this treatment.
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal that would be awesome!!! Could do a whole series just on the individuals among the ranks. I look forward to what comes next. 👍
I don't usually listen to non-cannon stories like this. But the quality of ur vids and ur knowledge of the subject convinced me to give it a whirl. I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised. Excellent work, and I look forward to ur next installment of this line
Another great one! I loved it! We think it would be easy to get inside the mind of a dictator, but its more complex. Please continue with videos like this!
Wow! Your videos are pretty good and thoroughly researched, but I think this is your best work yet! Even if it is built off of Larry Hama’s storyline, the tone of voice and mood you used, to create this video, had me hooked! More of this please!
A latter story by Larry Hama i believe expanded on combra commander's brother life before he died, he was actually sober when he got back from Vietnam and actually set up a halfway house to help veterans like him get back on their feet but one day a vet got high and accidentally burned the place down which got cc brother taken to court by the bank where a jury found him innocent but the judge over ruled them and sided with the bank making him pay the full amount which caused him to start drinking
One of the best moments of the IDW Era ARAH is Storm Shadow crawling into Cobra Commander's sleep chamber, and calling a one-hour, one-time only truce that will go beyond all allegiances and affiliations, to inform him that Billy has died. The Commander is devastated as Storm Shadow leaves, a state he would never allow Cobra to see him in.
Man this is good! I've always considered that perhaps some of the Commander's earliest associates in the pyramid scheme may have gone on to be Cobra operatives in stories never shown. I'll throw some out... perhaps Scrap-Iron and (unbeknownst to the Commander) Firefly. They could see what the Commander was doing early on and how to exploit it for maximum effect. Scrap-Iron would have a particular set of skills, useful in the M.A.R.S weapon scenario you laid out. Firefly would open up the idea of working with international terrorists, paid through encrypted Swiss accounts... working to force the Commander's hand into scenarios that he is not ready to be a part of, ensuring the Commander is kept in deep and trapped in the persona he created, now with no choice but continue on this road.
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal Looking forward to that. I've been running a GI Joe RPG game for my son and nephews and these videos fall right in line with the tone I've been setting. Very enjoyable.
Damn dude, you need to write the Cobra Commander movie! I have been dying to get a really good Joe movie. There are tons of people who want one, I wish somebody in Hollywood could string together a great series of Joe movies dammit!
Im reading through the compendium (the cheap one lol) and im surprised how well the comic stands up, i never read it before just got into the Toys and cartoon. Quite a lot of surprising moments (including snake eyes advocating shooting a whistle blower lol)
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal its pretty funny at times too like when cobras top brass are sitting around a dinner table complimenting each other all while in their heads planning how to betray or kill each other. I really cant wait for the next compendium , if I had known how good it was Id probably have gone for the kickstarter
I would love a take on GI Joe in which Cobra Commander is somewhat humanized. Still the power hungry megalomaniac and long past redemption, but there are embers of humanity still burning in him that just briefly boil to the surface, and get brief flashbacks from his past and why turned out the way he did. Also, love the fact that you Used footage from the Kurt Russel movie "Used Cars"!
I just want to clarify one common fallacy with firearms: most firearms are semi-automatic. It just means you don't need to manually reload the chamber between firing. What was presented on screen were fully automatic weapons meaning you don't need to reengage the trigger between firing rounds. The media has pushed the term semi-automatic to the general public as a scare tactic, but in reality almost everything is semi-automatic with very few exceptions like muzzle loaders and other single round firearms.
Thanks! a good amount matches the comic book --his brother dying in a car carsh, the pyramid scheme, hsi wife leaving him. Otherwise, I think i mostly imagined how it might work if it happened to me. The veteran angle is based on recent votes taken in congress against Veteran rights. I figured that would make sense with his brother being a veteran. I also thought about it being like a band that gets their first hit
Ive also seen the origin of CC as the Red Hood and his silver mask was imprinted on his face as a punishment and if it was taken off he would die… I remember this as a kid and not understanding how he later had a just a cloth hood because he needed the helmet to breath and exsist
It is my rendition, but every detail matches up with the Larry Hama comic book--Veteran brother dying in a car accident, pyramid scheme, wife leaving him--I expanded on it, There are other origins as well (Cobra La, Baron Ironblood, secret society) But I'd argue Larry Hama's is the one that counts
Great episode man. I met Larry at a con and asked him if he ever wanted to do a day one Cobra story. He said he did not have an interest in telling it, thanks for filling in the blank.
Thanks! It was fun to make
I’ve always thought that a live action GI Joe movie/series would be far better with a more serious tone. Well done Destro!❤
Thanks!
Again I got to say you got a knack for writing and story telling. I always thought that Larry never wanted CC's face reveled, keeping him a dark evil mystery... Kids can be cruel, born with a cleft a young man grows up with constant ridicule (even his friend James asks him to cover his face when he eats). The cleft gives his voice a strange hiss that earns him the nik name 'Snake Boy' in grade school, 'Cobra Kid' by the bullies high school. His peers even shund him for his high IQ as he would constantly correct people, calling them idiots and morons furthering his isolation and frustration.....
Just my take on the beginnings of Cobra Commander's origin and decent into madness.
Yo Freaking Joe!
"I once-sss was-sss a man. A MAN!" Well written and told.
Thanks!
It wasssss my massssk just asss I wasss once a man
I’m not easy to impress when it comes to storytelling and how it’s presented, but you definitely have a great talent for taking this material and and making it real!
Thanks! Love this comment. I appreciate it
Great job again! SO well written and grounded. Thank you
Thanks!
Nice story. Personally in my own head, Cobra Commander despite being a used cars salesmen always tried to do things the right way. Until the right way just stopped working. It is a better fall from grace if he is bit more pure at the start.
I can see that
That's a good point, it gives his charisma more validity.
Man I am loving these! Please do a Major Bludd origin story!
Thanks, Great idea!
I love this channel! Please rank all of the Cobra Vipers. Thanks
Right on!! Some people get it. Your content was top notch from the get go, but now, you're hitting a stride that's incredible. Awesome homie!!!!
Thanks!
Definitely my head cannon now. Well done.
This was fantastic. Great job my man
Man this was amazing! Maybe your best video yet. Great job!
Thanks!
OUT FCKING STANDING!!!!!! When I think of Cobra in real life this it!!!! Keep’’em coming
Thanks!
Stellar episode! I like the use of the Senator from Taxi Driver. He survived Travis Bickle only to be smoked by Cobra Commander. Hell yeah!
Maybe Travis should join Cobra?
Been loving this series you've been doing. A great job of linking the various pieces of lore together with some solid narrative connective tissue. A fantastic look at one of my all time favorite villains. I'm hoping you're doing one on M.A.R.S. sometime, I'd love to see Destro and his company get this treatment.
I'm loving these style of videos!! Well thought out and based in a reality. Keep em coming!! Can't wait for the next installments.
Thanks! Might tackle the Dreadnoks next
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal that would be awesome!!! Could do a whole series just on the individuals among the ranks. I look forward to what comes next. 👍
I don't usually listen to non-cannon stories like this. But the quality of ur vids and ur knowledge of the subject convinced me to give it a whirl. I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised. Excellent work, and I look forward to ur next installment of this line
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. More to come.
That was EPIC 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I would love to see the feather miniseries.
Another great one! I loved it! We think it would be easy to get inside the mind of a dictator, but its more complex. Please continue with videos like this!
Thanks! yes, might do the Dreadnoks next
Wow! Your videos are pretty good and thoroughly researched, but I think this is your best work yet! Even if it is built off of Larry Hama’s storyline, the tone of voice and mood you used, to create this video, had me hooked! More of this please!
Thanks!
Phenomenal! You have created something truly special
Thank you! I appreciate that
This was so good dude. Killer job brother!
Thanks!
A latter story by Larry Hama i believe expanded on combra commander's brother life before he died, he was actually sober when he got back from Vietnam and actually set up a halfway house to help veterans like him get back on their feet but one day a vet got high and accidentally burned the place down which got cc brother taken to court by the bank where a jury found him innocent but the judge over ruled them and sided with the bank making him pay the full amount which caused him to start drinking
Oh damn. I'll have to seek that out
One of the best moments of the IDW Era ARAH is Storm Shadow crawling into Cobra Commander's sleep chamber, and calling a one-hour, one-time only truce that will go beyond all allegiances and affiliations, to inform him that Billy has died. The Commander is devastated as Storm Shadow leaves, a state he would never allow Cobra to see him in.
I liked that end for Billy instead of what Devil's Due gave us
@@jeremiahmorris1852 I can't recall that..I read some DD but not all, I believe...what was Billy's fate there?
@@ScaryGarrySG1 DD has Cobra Commander shooting Billy with a poison dart to the neck. To add insult to injury, he has some vipers crucify him
@@jeremiahmorris1852 UGH...CC wouldn't do that...to the family of someone else he would, but not to Billy..
15:30 Marcus Kassells huh? Always like to see some Action Force/International representation.
Nice catch!
Great job. Next I'd like to hear the story of the one you named your channel after, Destro.
Of course! Weirdly I had not thought of that yet
I liked the movie 🎥🎥🎬 you had in the background good choice 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
Great job, I'm enjoying these quite a bit. Would love to see your version of Zartan.
Great idea. I also want to do Buzzer's origin of how he joined the Dreadnoks
Slid that Jim bit in there real slick-like LOL
Man this is good! I've always considered that perhaps some of the Commander's earliest associates in the pyramid scheme may have gone on to be Cobra operatives in stories never shown. I'll throw some out... perhaps Scrap-Iron and (unbeknownst to the Commander) Firefly. They could see what the Commander was doing early on and how to exploit it for maximum effect. Scrap-Iron would have a particular set of skills, useful in the M.A.R.S weapon scenario you laid out. Firefly would open up the idea of working with international terrorists, paid through encrypted Swiss accounts... working to force the Commander's hand into scenarios that he is not ready to be a part of, ensuring the Commander is kept in deep and trapped in the persona he created, now with no choice but continue on this road.
👏👏 I greatly appreciate this take keep it up
Outstanding video sir! I love GI JOE, but its the COBRA symbol that's tattooed over my heart...
Legit? that is an awesome tattoo
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal 100% legit! My wife lost her shit when I had it done, lol
This is awesome! I loved it
Dude! This was pretty damn awesome!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video brother!👍🏾
Excellent story telling! Thank you.
Thanks!
These are so good. The recruitment ine was great too.
Thanks! I might tackle the Dreadnoks next
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal Looking forward to that. I've been running a GI Joe RPG game for my son and nephews and these videos fall right in line with the tone I've been setting. Very enjoyable.
Good stuff, great video!
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Excellent , truly excellent
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Holy moly that was awesome
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This was killer, I love it!!!
Thanks!
Love this type of shit. New sub!
Love that you added his brother Dan. BC his death started all.
Damn fine video dude, super creepy and seep!!
Thanks!
Great story and interpretation 👍
Thanks!
What's with all the peaky blinders, must be this guys favorite show 💀
You are correct. But I just decided on an actor that had footage I could use and settled on Cillian Murphy because he puts a hood on in Batman Begins
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal well I got a good laugh out of being like look cobra commander is peaky blinder! Good video liked the story!
@@totenkopf8814 Thanks!
THIS WAS GREAT BRO!
Thanks!
This was amazing keep them coming
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Awesome
Thanks!
This was great
This was pretty awesome. Keep it going.
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I dig these videos.
Thanks!
THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME (shared it w/ EVERYONE i know just now) #hailcobra
Thanks! I appreciate that greatly!
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal your very welcome. when ya gonna do the cobra civil war or the story of the zartan family (my favorite is his daughter zanya)
Well in the UK and Ireland Cobra Commander was Baron Ironblood who sold out his Red Shadow organisation and created Cobra out of the ashes
Yes this is my cannon and am enjoying re-reading Battle Action Force from Total Toy Books.
Right. Being from Rhode Island, my canon tends to match up with the Larry Hama comic book, but I am looking forward to reading it
Came here to say this too. Best and for me only origin story.
Loved it.
Thanks!
COBRA!! glad you covered the leader of Cobra
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Phenomenal story and if hasbro/paramount ever made anything this epic it would be a blockbuster!
Thanks! Great comment! I appreciate it
great story telling
Thank you!
Damn dude, you need to write the Cobra Commander movie! I have been dying to get a really good Joe movie. There are tons of people who want one, I wish somebody in Hollywood could string together a great series of Joe movies dammit!
I will take that gig!
The Viper was a nice touch 😆
Thanks!
Kudos on giving him the name from RoC. That was the only thing salvageable from that movie’s origin story.
Yes, hate that movie
COBRA is exactly what we need right now
This is the kinda stuff we all kicked around in our heads as we played with these toys back in the day! Well thought out and well written, nice job. 👍
Thanks!
How about doing
Lord Drakkon.
Power Rangers
Shattered Grid.
Hmmm, I'd need to do some research
Cobra Commander is my favorite fictional character of all time. Not the silly cartoon version, though.
I always see him with that iconic voice though even in the newer comics
Agreed! All he does is retreat
Dope story
Thanks!
Im reading through the compendium (the cheap one lol) and im surprised how well the comic stands up, i never read it before just got into the Toys and cartoon. Quite a lot of surprising moments (including snake eyes advocating shooting a whistle blower lol)
Yes, it is so good.
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal its pretty funny at times too like when cobras top brass are sitting around a dinner table complimenting each other all while in their heads planning how to betray or kill each other. I really cant wait for the next compendium , if I had known how good it was Id probably have gone for the kickstarter
I would love a take on GI Joe in which Cobra Commander is somewhat humanized. Still the power hungry megalomaniac and long past redemption, but there are embers of humanity still burning in him that just briefly boil to the surface, and get brief flashbacks from his past and why turned out the way he did. Also, love the fact that you Used footage from the Kurt Russel movie "Used Cars"!
Good catch! I needed some Used car salesman footage
How about how the Dreadnoks came to be
Cillian Murphy is a great starting point. I'm kinda blown away.
Thanks! I figured you would be a Peaky Blinders fan
I just want to clarify one common fallacy with firearms: most firearms are semi-automatic. It just means you don't need to manually reload the chamber between firing. What was presented on screen were fully automatic weapons meaning you don't need to reengage the trigger between firing rounds. The media has pushed the term semi-automatic to the general public as a scare tactic, but in reality almost everything is semi-automatic with very few exceptions like muzzle loaders and other single round firearms.
Where do I sign up?
So I think I caught most of the references (Rex, Ron, Palantine, etc), but who is Markus Kessels?
He is baron iron blood! The UK version has him becoming cobra commander
EXCELLENT! Subscribed!
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Obviously you're working on Destro right?
I think I'm gonna do Buzzer next. But I will get to Destro eventually
So Cobra Commander looks like Cillian Murphy under the hood, huh?
In all seriousness, a very well-written and credible profile of the rise of Cobra.
Thanks! I'm a big Peaky Blinders fan. I'd imagine Rex would probably not be that handsome, but the footage fit
I want Cyllian Murphy to play Cobra Commander.
COBRA !!!
COBRAAAAAAA!!!! LA LaLa LA La
I love how realistic this is. say what real life inspirations did you use in how you wrote it, like in the cobra soldier recruitment?
Thanks! a good amount matches the comic book --his brother dying in a car carsh, the pyramid scheme, hsi wife leaving him. Otherwise, I think i mostly imagined how it might work if it happened to me.
The veteran angle is based on recent votes taken in congress against Veteran rights. I figured that would make sense with his brother being a veteran. I also thought about it being like a band that gets their first hit
You had to throw in the part about the Dreadnoks all having exceptionally poor hygiene. 😂😂😂😂
Yup
...team Rex?
I thought I was Duke.
I’m Cobra Commander 😢
Ive also seen the origin of CC as the Red Hood and his silver mask was imprinted on his face as a punishment and if it was taken off he would die… I remember this as a kid and not understanding how he later had a just a cloth hood because he needed the helmet to breath and exsist
Yes. That would be the origin if you are european. I grew up with the pyramid scheme version. I'd like to read that one though
I know you're not the biggest Cobra La fan , but it would be fun to hear a story about them modernized. Underground mutants from a bygone era
I am kind of a fan. It is not my origin of choice, but I love the characters. I want to do an athropological deep dive into Cobra La
cool, but state this is your rendition, cool idea, not for me
It is my rendition, but every detail matches up with the Larry Hama comic book--Veteran brother dying in a car accident, pyramid scheme, wife leaving him--I expanded on it, There are other origins as well (Cobra La, Baron Ironblood, secret society) But I'd argue Larry Hama's is the one that counts
Outstanding
His backstory already exists .
Paliton .
Due diligence dude
That's one version, then you have Cobra La--and this is basically Larry Hama's version--but expanded.
Incredible. Make it canon.
Thanks!
WOW.
Thanks!
If a legit G.I. Joe/Cobra movie ever gets made they need to have you on as a writer. This is what Rise of Cobra should have been. 🫡
I'll take that gig! Thanks!