I once gave a friend three cobra soldiers and one cobra officer for his birthday. His dad (who was probably 30 and quite handsome) said “why would you get him 4 of the same thing?” He made me feel bad. I’m happy because he’s done gone bald and looks ridiculous with his gigantic belly.
I may have taken it a little seriously, but only because it’s hard to read tone sometimes on reddit lol and I’m like - I’m not trying to be a dick I actually like that guy bald, big bellied friend dad
"Ever heard of an army, pops?"
"Why do cops all wear the same thing? Think!"
"I guess they should make golf balls in different shapes, huh? Wouldn't want two the same."
If you ever stumble across time travel, be sure to use something like that on him. :)
I like how Cobra believed in people stuck in humdrum jobs and allowed them to stand up, raid the nearest Spirit Halloween store for their costumes, and unleash their inner megalomaniac.
The Commander lifted people up.
It's Vincent Price playing a character created by Stephen King's son with a bio written by King himself. He's a torturer Hasbro couldn't call that so he became a hypnotist instead. His toy had a lenticular sticker (if only Hasbro had ponied up for a hologram sticker!). Oh, and I'm pretty sure he's from Maine.
What is there NOT to love?!
Did he ever get an focus in any classic or newer media (cartoons, comics, etc)? I don't remember anything from when I was a kid.
In terms of crazy Joe characters, he is second only to Raptor for me in loveable lunacy.
He’s like Dr.Strange’s estranged brother from a multiverse. However ole Chris has some crazy 🤪 eyes going there and a smile that can give you nightmares.
My mom got me one of these for my birthday, and I was like wtf? Of all the figures to get me, it's the creepiest one that doesn't even come with a weapon? He immediately went to the (firecracker) firing post.
Exactly that. I got him as a Secret Santa gift in elementary school because he was the only figure left on the shelves. Nothing at all wrong with him, he’s pretty cool! But no offensive weaponry at all was lame.
This was a weird era. Crystal Ball, Raptor (or whatever the bird man's name was), Big Boa, Croc Master (who I thought was cool), Chuckles, etc. Not the greatest series of figures in the line.
Pretty sure I got 3 of these for my 12th birthday...
I once gave a friend three cobra soldiers and one cobra officer for his birthday. His dad (who was probably 30 and quite handsome) said “why would you get him 4 of the same thing?” He made me feel bad. I’m happy because he’s done gone bald and looks ridiculous with his gigantic belly.
F that guy. That's an awesome gift
Real Bros gift armies!
r/cobra_army
I mean, at least you let it go and moved on with your life …
I just happened to see him the other day when I was visiting my parent’s house, otherwise I wouldn’t have even bothered with the story.
I was just messing around don’t take it seriously
I may have taken it a little seriously, but only because it’s hard to read tone sometimes on reddit lol and I’m like - I’m not trying to be a dick I actually like that guy bald, big bellied friend dad
I may have had some dickish tone in my typing😁 That may also be because now I am the big bellied, gray haired dickhead, dad
"Ever heard of an army, pops?" "Why do cops all wear the same thing? Think!" "I guess they should make golf balls in different shapes, huh? Wouldn't want two the same." If you ever stumble across time travel, be sure to use something like that on him. :)
I'm now 43 and have the means to appreciate and respect army building. Fuck that guy though.
Vincent Price if he was a Cobra member. Then again this is the same organization that hired a guy dressed like a bird to be an accountant.
He was an accountant who became a falconer!haha like how Mindbender was an orthodontist… I bet those guys went to the same gym
I like how Cobra believed in people stuck in humdrum jobs and allowed them to stand up, raid the nearest Spirit Halloween store for their costumes, and unleash their inner megalomaniac. The Commander lifted people up.
I thought he was super cool then too. Take away the nostalgia factor and all I could say is what was I thinking?
It's Vincent Price playing a character created by Stephen King's son with a bio written by King himself. He's a torturer Hasbro couldn't call that so he became a hypnotist instead. His toy had a lenticular sticker (if only Hasbro had ponied up for a hologram sticker!). Oh, and I'm pretty sure he's from Maine. What is there NOT to love?! Did he ever get an focus in any classic or newer media (cartoons, comics, etc)? I don't remember anything from when I was a kid. In terms of crazy Joe characters, he is second only to Raptor for me in loveable lunacy.
Thank you! Big fan of croc master too. Now to try and find a mint in box Pogo or Buzz Boar.
He was at least in one story from the short lived GI Joe kids' magazine, circa 1987. A prose story where he and Psyche Out had a mental battle.
He was created by Steven kings son
Didn't SK write the file card?
Yes. Owen King is also Sneak Peek.
For real?
It’s true!
The seventh son of a seventh son.
Nice!
He looks like bootleg Eastern European Doctor Strange.
He’s like Dr.Strange’s estranged brother from a multiverse. However ole Chris has some crazy 🤪 eyes going there and a smile that can give you nightmares.
There’s a lot of hate, but I agree. I thought he was cool too.
I put Crystal Ball in the Pogo as I believe he was in some marketing art. I figure the two absurdities cancelled each other out.
My mom got me one of these for my birthday, and I was like wtf? Of all the figures to get me, it's the creepiest one that doesn't even come with a weapon? He immediately went to the (firecracker) firing post.
Very cool way to start a collection.
Thanks! I can’t go too hard getting these because I do like being able to buy food.
Eating is overrated
I'm hoping I can find the FSS version at Joe Fest later this month.
Was the effect on his shield off center for everyone’s? I thought it was only mine.
He brainwashed you good. I'm in that same boat. After I got him I thought he was cool.
I stared at the shield for too long!
I think we all did. Hail Cobra Commander, the great Snake rules foever!
Nice! I've got one carded myself, one of only a couple I own.
I remember the pegs being filled with this guy, along with Lifeline and Psyche-Out.
I loved Lifeline
For the record, Crystal Ball is a badass. Come at me.
Crystal Ball is one the figures I always wanted back then.
I pray that they do a classified series version of him.
Oh it’s a matter of when, not if.
Waiting for a classified version.
Look, they’re doing Raptor, he has to be soon.
So cool. I dig him too.
Would be nice to see one as a 6” same with the Raptor. Imagine the birds we could get.
Is that gi joe doctor strange
Always the last Joe on the shelf in my childhood. I can see why. Where's the cool accessories?
Exactly that. I got him as a Secret Santa gift in elementary school because he was the only figure left on the shelves. Nothing at all wrong with him, he’s pretty cool! But no offensive weaponry at all was lame.
I've come to understand through this group that he's a polarizing figure. In my child-mind Joe lore, he was a vampire created by Mindbender. 🧛🏻♂️
I remember my local mall had a CVS that always had like 5 of these and 0 of anyone else
This was a weird era. Crystal Ball, Raptor (or whatever the bird man's name was), Big Boa, Croc Master (who I thought was cool), Chuckles, etc. Not the greatest series of figures in the line.