Talk:Cobra (G.I. Joe)

message: I removed the following sentence from the second paragraph, in the section "real american hero":
:The concept of Cobra was created to give the toyline a continuing antagonist without invoking and insulting any real life nationalities or organizations. 
Many, if not all, of the Cobra figures released were labelled as expert in "warsaw Pact" small-arms, while the Joes were labelled expert in "[NATO]]" small-arms.
While the cartoon labels Cobra a terrorist organization, the toyline links Cobra to the Societ Bloc.Rag-time4 05:23, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cobra represented Soviet BLOC in toyline 

message: Dr. Knox is not a main Cobra character by any stretch of the imagination. Prior to Devil's Due, she was a virtually unknown one-shot comic book-only character. Slice also wasn't a major character, though more worthy of inclusion than Knox. I really question why they are placed amongst Cobra's most noteworthy members.
- Agreed completely - I've deleted them both. I think Zartan, the Dreadnoks and Major Bludd should be moved to the Cobra section as well... I question the need for a "mercenaries" section and would prefer to see something more along the lines of "recurring characters". DPr77 10:47, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, later filecards specifically mentioned he had a lisp from being shot in the mouth. --There are no names left (talk) 02:51, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

text: His FIRST filecard mentions that a strafing injury was the cause of his "characteristic sibilance"...or something like that. 74.160.5.173 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 04:43, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not so prominent Cobra Characters 

message: The link for The Baronness seems to be to something entirely unrelated... --AviDrissman 03:15, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
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thread_title:  Baronness? 

message: Dr. Mindbender's origin needs to be put in the proper context. Is that from the comics or cartoon? It certainly doesn't fit with what's on his filecard. DPr77 11:00, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origins 

message: There are a few people that have been editing in other G.I. Joe-related pages the name Cobra to all capitals, COBRA. Putting it in all caps indicate that it's an acronym for something. As far as I know, Cobra is not an acronym and if it is, it should have been indicated in this page long ago. --Destron Commander 02:54, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably because in its first two years, all references to Cobra were in all caps. The organization was referred to as "COBRA Command" and its leader as "COBRA Commander". It suggests that the name was originally intended to be an acronym although the closest to one it ever received was in a later issue of the comic. There was a building in Broca Beach that had "Cryptic Order of Benevolent Reptilian Apostates" above the doors. I once asked someone from Marvel at a convention back in the 80s and he thought it stood for something like "Covert Operations Behind Reinforced Assaults" but he said he wasn't sure. Except for the name consistently appearing in all caps early on it's all speculation though.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.83.195.237 (talk) 18:52, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: From the letters page of issue #96: "Cobra is not an acronym when used as the title of the organization founded by the original Cobra Commander. The Cryptic Order of Benevolent Reptilian Apostates is, of course, a red herring." --There are no names left (talk) 05:03, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cobra or COBRA 

message: I think we can just remove the subarticle on Cobra troopers since it is very much covered in Viper (G.I. Joe). --Destron Commander 14:30, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Propose merge subarticle on troopers with Viper (G.I. Joe) 

message: I would have to say that Hydra inspired Cobra. Think about it. Same number of syllables, serpentine names, same last two letters, "Hail Hydra!" and "Cobra!". Just change from green to blue for the uniforms.  
12:31, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: G.I.Joe is a seperate continuity. Lots42 (talk) 03:59, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: But they did overlap in both the comics and the cartoon. The connections were just ignored when it wasn't important. --There are no names left (talk) 02:51, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Cobra and Hydra

message: I've seen this org. featured in a Godzilla cartoon, in which Godzilla took the place out. Also seen the COBRA uniform in the movie Dodgeball as well. In that episode of Godzilla, the Calico, a science research ship was captured by COBRA Command, who imprisoned the crew, incl. Godzuki, a fat little monster. Godzuki summoned Godzilla, who then destroyed Cobra Island. When the "Joes" got there, they saw GIANT footprints all over the place in the wreckage and all over the island. Martial Law 05:29, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Other Media

message: Should we put the different kinds of B.A.T. Soldiers from Sigma 6 on the the COBRA Page?
The Duke 9:03, 30 September 2006
:No!! Put the different kinds of BATs in their own page.--Destron Commander 10:30, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed - BATS should be mentioned, but to go into that much detail would be inappropriate. DPr77 02:40, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: BAT

message: We could use a SVG/PNG symbol. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.196.204.85 (talk) 16:37, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  SVG Symbol 

message: There is the following text in the article, "Also known as "Blueshirts",(They are not called "BlueShirts, It is "BlueSuits")".
It is my understanding that "Blueshirts" is a fan created term that does NOT exist in any official G.I. JOE media. Who is this person to demand that it is not "BlueShirts"? Who cares how a person decides to type it out? I have also never heard anyone use the term "BlueSuits" in reference to the Cobra Officers and Troopers either in all my years of being a fan. I think it should simply read, "Also known as "Blueshirts" and as such am changing it. If someone actually feels that people do refer to them as "BlueSuits" they may re-add it. 24.178.211.155 03:21, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blue Shirts 

message: :The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the move request was page moved.' —harej (talk) (cool!) 00:53, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move.  Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
Obviously this is a bit late to the party, but when was Cobra ever called "Cobra Command" on the boxes? --There are no names left (talk) 02:51, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

text: In the '80s, the box would say "A Cobra Command weapon." on the front underneath the GI Joe emblem.--Ridge Runner (talk) 14:33, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move

message: Would the 'fictional companies' category apply, considering Arbco and Extensive Enterprises? Lots42 (talk) 13:59, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Not really. If they had their own page I would say yes, but this article is about Cobra as a military/terrorist organization, not their legal holdings.--Ridge Runner (talk) 14:40, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category 

message: there should be a list of similar organizations, like HYDRA --99.101.160.159 (talk) 21:15, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "See Also" 

message: The organization is just called Cobra, not Cobra Command.
I would conjecture that this mistake is made because the leader dubbed himself Cobra Commander.
However, the organization is just called Cobra, and I wish to draw attention to this easily fixable error.
Thank-you.
CobraTrooper6 (talk) 00:40, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
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