Me too. Weirdly.

Serpentor outshadowed Cobra Commander in terms of military command and leadership. You know villains are all alpha male the dominants. Personally i love villains character their story origins and dialogue.

Serpentor punked Cobra Commander

Cobra Commander was always known as somewhat of a coward but, he was the only one who confronted Serpentor directly. Even though his closest circle had conspired against him, he still defied Serpentor.

Yup. I was a cobra commander supporter. During the cobra civil war in the comics, I was pro Fred cobra commander.

cory F which is why, he is my very first gi joe figure that I ever bought.

My Dr. Mindbender action figure was stolen back in the day along with my two Iron Grenaders and my Hydro-Viper. The kid that stole them was another foster kid that was getting transfered while i was in school. I never saw him again, lucky for him.

@@johnsorrow1987 man that sucks. It is terrible when people do stuff like that

John Sorrow I mean, what kid won’t want a shirtless, bald scientist man that look Like Safari joe from Thundercats.

cory F yeah man it does but i saved up money and bought them again. Peter Ang i never thought of that but you are so right!! Safari Joe and Dr. Mindbender look and sound alike!! Wow!! Good eye!

That shit was hilarious

....LALALALALALALALALAL....

…...TO THE LALALALALALA....

…LALALALALALALALALAL…

lol

Right??? Now as parent I'm paying almost $30 for GI Joe figures today.

I just saw a Road Pig still in the package and he was going for like 80 bucks

Roadblock: i don't like that crazy sound tell me dude whats going down

He was humanoid not a man remember he's from Cobra-La.

Tio Megaman X A Mannnnnnnnn.....

...then I took an i took an arrow in the knee.

In comic, he was an used salesman.

Matthew Bennett But wouldn’t they have more of an Octopus 🐙 themed villains group instead of a snake 🐍 themed one? 😏

cha5 unless they were Yig worshippers. Don’t test my Cthulhu son

@@cha5 You forget Yig was Lovecraft. And he was close friends with Robert H. Howard.

Cobra is to GI Joe universe what Hydra is to Captain America/Agents of Sheild both are terrorist organizations with ties to an ancient reptilian race (Cobra La in the Himalayas for Cobra, an unamed hooded reptilian humanoids from space for Marvel. both have great advanced technology. both seek world domination.) considering both had comics published by Marvel in the 80s, makes me wonder why GI Joe and Captain America never had a crossover heck u could argue that Destro the GI Joe equivilant of Dr. Doom. An aristocrat with a metal mask and wants world dimination also DC comics had their own Cobra organization. Kobra Cult aka Strike Force Kobra created by Jack Kirby in the 1970s (who also made Hydra) Emporor Sepentor and Lord Naga/ King Kobra have a similar uniform. King Kobra aka Jeffery Burr also advanced the cult/syndicates technology. Ultimatly tho, Where is Cobra Organization wants world Domination, Kobra Cult wants world destruction (even Ras Al Ghul hates these guys)

@@darkservantofheaven don’t forget the serpent society who were snake themed villains. Some of them were super creepy like Cottonmouth

zew 1 preserve! for sure !!

“I grew up” That’s a lie.

Subotan haha !!!

lol

Probably have a whip in one hand, stockings, and her high heel in your chest while you're tied to a chair.

We need a Serpentor vs Skeletor match up

Was he a wwf x gijoe creation ?

@@kcsnipes Well, Slaughter had been around the wrestling world for years before his stint in the animated series. The most that happened was that there could of been a meeting between the companies involved so that the character could be used. The same thing could of been the same case when William "The Refridgerator" Perry was also on the show.

The MulToyVerse - - Mindbeneder never got to use it as Slaughter got loose just as Serpentor was being infused with teh DNA.. Slaughter destroyed his own DNA so it was not in Serpentor.. Loved Serpentor!

@@mams1701 they were trying to get Sun Tzu's DNA, but lost it. Mindbender wanted Sgt Slaughter's DNA as a replacement.

Please even serpentor would loose to grand admiral thrawn

I would like Serpentor if he didn´t say: "This, I command". so much. It got anoying really fast, Phamtom.

It’s all preprogramming state propaganda…

Craig Smith II The G.I. Joe comics were better than the cartoon period. Not trying to trash the cartoon cause I like it but it did had a lot of nonsense I could have did whitout.

@@INFERNO95 I agree. Serpentor in the cartoon was a douchebag,but in the comics he cared about his men & Larry Hama gave a him a little sense of humor

Agreed

How was Serpentor created in the comics?

@@CapitanJusticia The same way but instead of him having Sgt.Slaughter's DNA he had Sun Tzu's DNA in him. The comics storyline was done before the cartoon version

Yes. that phrase got old really fast.

If you read the official GI Joe comics, the Baroness and Destro were definitely together. She has even seen what he looks like under his mask. They never showed it but she fainted in shock.

I also liked Serpentor, he actually my second favorite villain in the show

Not to mention these guys going into detail about genetic engineering back in 1985-1986 (the story was written a year and a half prior to movie release.)

@@lionj7761 G.I. Joe was very much ahead of its time in these matters.

No they didn't. This story of Serpentors return took place 2014

Larry Hama was so ahead in our time.

Thanks, Shawn! I have a lot of fun make these so I'm glad you're enjoying them too

Been a looooong time since I read them but wasn't that because of the various memories and "personalities" inside his mind driving him mad?

chuck sussman yeah reminds of Hitler after he the beings from the alderbaran system and gave him new metals n anti gravity technology and information to create a superior race of blond haird humans with that group of beings DNA yeah people sleep on much.

No but he did extort the fuck out of Rome. At first Rome paid him and his army off to not raid Rome. Then Atilla thought, "Hey, if they paid once...". He was known to live modestly but did have a healthy respect for gold. so yeah, he did "spend" his spoils wisely.

Atilla made sure to invest 10% of his pillages in a diverse portfolio. he also kept a 6th month emergency pillage fund

They should stole the dna of the woman who killed him.

@MegaGolgo13 Okay, I guess its true, just not generally known about Atilla 9_9: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nice-things-to-say-about-attila-the-hun-87559701/

Thansks, Bueller! These are a lot of fun to create

Mike Gilder I remember seeing his origins back in late end 80s on regular television

Thanks, mike

Mike Gilder yeah but remember that cobra la story is based on truth and transformers as well.it's called the Annunaki vs the reptilian's n it's still happening now.why cobra commander wore a mask he's a reptilian man extraterrestrial.his soldiers would've been terrified if they hadah seen his true nature.transformers is talking about the story Michael and his angles vs Satan n his angles the war took place in Orion star system guess what optimus prime original name is Orion haha Hasbro and there writers r slick like the movie industry etc i could pull apart the stories

Thanks man! Shockwave is definitely on the list

Yeah that snake through the chest shook me too as a Kid... and although I always liked his character design, as a kid I was like "who the heck is this guy? and why does he outrank cobra commander??"

Definitely an interesting addition to the mythos

Charles Davis not really the extraterrestrial forces can do many things they can implant by way of telepathy etc without the person even knowing it.cobra la is really a true account and transformers Hasbro and those like em study n read where they get the ideas even the movie industry etc all been mixing up actual truths.people are sleep on the matter I've been taught much about the gig.America is built on lies and secrets.name of game is the game is sold not told.

Didn't the idea of Serpentor come from Cobra-La influencing Dr. Mindbender in the UK comics? (Seems the UK stuff was left out of this one- no biggie- great video.) Also, there was a funny story called "My Dinner with Serpentor" where he talks about creating pizza. Larry Hama has said this was one of his least favorite characters (even to draw).

Was even weirder to believe that anything useable can be taken from tomb of a faded body of bones

They ruined GI Joe with that Cobra La story line. Should had left it as American military vs terrorist group. I never cared or collected Serpentor and the Cobra La toyline. It got too weird and don’t fit the military cartoon shows. We have Thundercats and He-Man shows for that fantasy. At least the ninjas and BATS works.

@Hamsterk1977 I always think that,history buff loved the way they got people's DNA from old warriors but the moment he woke it just went downhill and started getting weird, I'm team joe but never realized how much I loved Cobra Commander til Serpentor came. Cobraaaaaaa!

Actually I find the Cobra-La interesting since they wanted to resurrect a dead empire. There have been many failed attenpts to resurrect dead empires. Hitler wanted to resurrect the Holy Germanic Roman Empire, Mussolini was trying to resurrect the original Roma Empire, Sadam Hussein was trying to resurrect the Babylonian empire and now Putin have been trying to resurrect the old Soviet Union in his image, Mr Kersey. .

I turned 13 in 1986 so GI Joe was becoming uncool for a kid that age. But I do remember seeing commercials for Stupentor, er, Serpentor and thinking that it was getting way too far beyond where it had started. A guy in a Snake suit leading a paramilitary terrorist group? It could happen, but I was definitely out by then. Still seems like a silly left turn to jump the ,uh ..serpent?

Samuel Fawley i don't know now golobulus was more diabolical to me he wanted to transform all humans into primitive form haha.but other than that serpentor was my favorite he went all out cobra commander he was really a scientists not a true warrior leader him.however now that I know about gi joe and transformers after the movie's came out i know what these stories r talking about n they r not the only one's too.even the old sit com's and the comic books characters n the movie's i know they been studying reading of extraterrestrial delima n the ancient tablets about the great war.hahaha they slick and made a lot of money too.the game is sold not told.

Get homer's ability to get hit without feeling it with a punch to match. Lisa smart's. Bart i dont care attitude. Marge ability to be self efficient. Maggie's dead shot aim. You would have an badass dude or army

Yeah, I’ve been trying to get some recognition for pointing out that Airborne is actually AirAssault, but no love yet.

I think it´s a stupid idea engineer a guy to boss you around specially using the DNA of ancient tyrants.

Thanks, Cap!

lol thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it

Sepentor was a pale imitation of Cobra Commander.

@@philipdefibaugh7127 and a crybaby too.

I liked cobra commander better. I think serpentor was a great idea but they destroyed his personality. You'd think he'll have more class as a ruler but he whined a lot.

He should gotten along a lot better in the series with each other.

I sided strongly with Cobra Commander and was not surprised that in the GI Joe movie, he abandoned Cobra.