It was many years before he discovered the identity of the true killer: Zartan. In disgrace, he joined Cobra in order to find the murderer. When The Hard Master was killed by an agent of Cobra, Tommy was assumed to be the killer. When Snake Eyes was wounded, Tommy saved his life, the two becoming like brothers.Īfter the war, the two men went to Japan and Snake Eyes also trained as a ninja, surpassing Storm Shadow in skill. It was during the war that he became an army ranger in a long-range recon patrol, and became friends with the man that would later be known as Snake Eyes. Prior to the outbreak of the Vietnam War, the man that would become Storm Shadow, Tommy Arashikage, was trained as a ninja by his uncle, a man known as The Hard Master. Unlike most members of Cobra, who join out of greed and ambition, Storm Shadow joined in order to seek vengeance. Despite many shifts in power over the years, she manages to maintain a high-ranking position and manipulates the people around her at all times. When the imposter claiming to be Cobra Commander appeared, she vouched for his identity and became the power behind the throne. When Serpentor took control of Cobra, she was demoted and replaced with Zaranna. Along with Cobra Commander and Destro, she became one of the rulers of Cobra, but maintained a loyalty to herself above all others. As a student, she joined several radical movements before eventually joining Cobra, rising through the ranks. She travelled extensively, but became bored by her lifestyle. Originally conceived as an American, later stories show that she is the daughter of wealthy European aristocrats who spoiled her at every opportunity. She was created by writer Larry Hama as an evil counterpart to the Joes female soldiers, Scarlett and Lady Jaye.
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Initially a comics-only character, the baroness made her way into the animated series as well as the toy line.
He buried Fred alive, along with everyone else who had opposed him, and left them for dead. This led to an all-out war between the two men and a fragmented Cobra.Įventually, the true Cobra Commander would return, having survived Fred’s assassination attempt. He helped Billy with a prosthetic leg, but when he learned that the Commander was leaving Cobra, an organisation he believed in, he shot the Commander and took his place.įred, as Cobra Commander, led several failed schemes which led to Serpentor taking the initiative and attempting to take over Cobra once more. He sought the help of a Crimson Guardsman, a “Fred Clone” who was an expert in cybernetics. The Commander, however, had survived, along with Destro, but the two separated when the commander pledged to leave Cobra and be a better father to his estranged son, Billy. During the battle of the Pit, Cobra Commander was presumed to have been buried alive, allowing Serpentor to take control of Cobra. The original Cobra Commander faced numerous challenges to his authority from Destro, The Baroness, Major Bludd and others.
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