Cobra Commander Finally Revealed
Out of all the characters we’ve seen from the upcoming live action G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra flick, the missing key figure was Cobra Commander himself. Well, here he is:
And here’s the full pic:
And that noise? That noise was the sound of a million nerds crying out at once. It is almost incomprehensible to think that the filmmakers couldn’t have just used a simple hood and in fact had indicated that the hood was too scary. Instead they’ve gone with a completely over the top with this insane clear mask. The only thing that kind of saves it for me is the fact that the picture looks leagues better than the figure. That’s not saying a whole lot, but at least it’s something.
And hey, at least Destro looks decent and Snake Eyes isn’t completely fucked up. Right?
Also, do you think the good people at Hasbro look at this shit and go, “Man, the fans won’t be happy about this one.”
Thanks to: Hisstank.com
March 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Freddy vs Jason X all rolled into one figure, its an almagam of a situation
March 26th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Screw the fans. I think it is a more interesting design than a dude in a blue pillowcase. I wish, on the figure, those hoses weren’t so prominent, but I like the armored look and the trench coal. I realize I will be in the minority of fans but frankly I’m happier there.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Snake Eyes is French and that makes me sad. I liked his comic origin so much. As for Cobra Commander, hee hee. Hee hee hee.
March 26th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Yeeesh. I’ve got a bad feeling about this.
March 26th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
There’s only one thing to say about this version of Cobra Commander, and probably about the movie itself: RETREEEEEEEEEAAAAAAATTTTTTT!!!
March 26th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Well, they could have just fucking fixed it by giving him some sort of helmet, making it look like the helmeted version. But no, that would make too much sense. Hopefully they lsiten to the nerdrage and change it for the sequel.
March 27th, 2009 at 12:22 am
My roommate’s father was the voice of Cobra Commander, and she does NOT approve of this travesty.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:52 am
I want one. I don’t know why, but he… looks… cool. I think I’m the target audience for these childhood cartoon reimaginings. Maybe its because I was like 3 or 4 when I’d watch GI Joe and Transformers and thus aren’t totally bonded with it at a molecular level.
Hell I owned a couple joes and transformers as a kid, and I even lost one or two and didn’t think much of it. (Sometimes I dream I’m looking for that Beachcomber I lost at the grocery store and the hot store manager is topless.)
March 27th, 2009 at 2:44 am
Now that I know what Cobra Commander looks like, I don’t care about the other half of the battle.
March 27th, 2009 at 7:07 am
These movie makers make me sad.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:49 am
I’ll say, Baroness, Destro, Storm Shadow and the Night Raven look decent enough that I’ll consider getting them. But this Cobra Commander is just horrendous.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Apparently, the producers thought that there was too much of a “KKK” vibe with the hood, so they made him Jason Voorhees, from VIII.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
You know I’ve never been a huge Joe fan (please don’t kill me) but this figure is fucking lame. A hood would have satisfied everyone more. Instead we get some douche bag whose head looks like a sliced open testicle…what the fuck?
March 28th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
well,i personnally don’t like to swear online. it’s bad manners and relatively not nice. I’ll still see the movie, but WHAT THE FUCK, MAN! THESE COCKSUCKERS TAKE EVERYTHING AND FUCKING RUIN IT!!! I DON’T WANT TO SEE FRIDAY THE FUCKING 13TH PART 20 - JASON GETS ANAL-RAPED! COBRA COMMANDER IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE EITHER A HOOD (KKK? YOU NEVER THOUGHT THAT AS A KID! COBRA COMMANDER HATES EVERYONE.) OR THE FACEPLATE. i wish i had the cupboard from the indian in the cupboard. i’d make a bunch of cobra commanders come alive and go cut the testicles of the studio suits… oh, wait. it’s too late for that. they already don’t have any balls listen to the fans. bastards. sorry paul for that.
March 28th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
they’re just toys you unbelievable nerds…LOL. Who the fuck cares?
March 28th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Ahh David, thanks for that comment. I think we can all learn a little something from you.
March 28th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Its like being promised sex by a chick that was hot when you were in high school only to find out the years have not only NOT been kind, but she is now a ‘he’.
March 29th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Unbelievable nerds? I take exception to that characterization. There are many, many flavors of nerd worse than we toy collectors:
Anime Cosplayers
Anime fans in general
Trekkies
Twilight fans
And do I even need to list furries?
April 7th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Wait a minute. Snake-Eyes is French? Are they drunk or something?
Sam
April 9th, 2009 at 1:27 am
Snake-Eyes is French according to… nobody? And he’s a character who never says a word and has no skin exposed. Does his nationality really matter? Are you afraid they’re going to show him smoking tiny cigarettes in a coffee house in the middle of the movie? As long as he wears a black suit and kicks ass with a sword, they could say he’s a damn eskimo for all I care.
Cobra Commander’s movie look? “Wah wah wah, things are different now than when I was young!” Meh.
April 11th, 2009 at 12:10 am
I’m just trying to figure out if he is indeed French and if so, who in the world decided that. And you know as well as I do that if he is indeed French they’re going to force it down our throats. You know, Snakes using his sword to butter his croissants, walking around all prissy.
Oh, and as for CC’s new look: I really don;t care that he’s not wearing a hood or whatever, I just care that CC looks like he escaped from the leper colony and threw on the Phantom of the Opera’s mask (and I mean the Phantom from the book, not the movie/musical). It shows a severe lack of imagination on their part to me. But hey, what do I know?
Sam