Cobra's 2008 Personnel and Equipment

Personnel:

Destro: the latest in a long line of weapons designers and dealers, James McCullen Destro XXIV has no problem selling his family's wares to the highest bidder. While personally honorable, he has no problem working with the likes of Cobra and other despotic villains... Destro comes in Classic and Saga styles!

H.I.S.S. Drivers: trained in the use of both High Speed Sentries and F.A.N.G. helicopters, Cobra's H.I.S.S. Drivers are the cream of their terroristic crop. Much less expendable than Cobra's standard troops, these fellows are highly skilled in all manner of vehicular combat. H.I.S.S. Drivers come in Classic and Saga styles!

Scar-face: one of Cobra's elite officers, Scar-face has an extensive background in espionage circles, which allowed him to get far in Cobra's hierarchy. Through no fault of his own, however, he wound up getting on Cobra's bad side, and paid for his allegiance with his life! Scar-face comes in Classic and Saga styles!

Storm Shadow: Tommy Arashikage, Cobra's greatest ninja operative, didn't originally start out with evil aims. However, thanks to the machinations of Cobra Commander, he was swept into a life of crime and terrorism, one that continually comes back to haunt him...! Storm Shadow comes in Classic and Saga styles!

Dreadnoks:

Ripper: after being expelled from nursery school for shaking his fellow children down for candy, Harry grew up into a life of crime. This culminated with his joining the Dreadnoks, since nobody else would have him, and since they were about as dim as he is...! Ripper comes in Classic and Saga styles!

Desert Assault Squad:

Cobra Officers: Cobra agents who qualify for officer status are those who, whether they already had such experience or were easily trained in such matters, can easily infiltrate sensitive positions - from nuclear power plants to toy factories to Defense Department contractors... Cobra Officers come in Classic and Saga styles!

Major Bludd: originally a Major in the Australian Special Air Service, the promise of riches lured Sebastian Bludd away from his patriotic duty and transformed him into a rather amoral mercenary - a path that ultimately led to a lengthy stint working for the likes of Cobra! Major Bludd comes in Classic and Saga styles!

Equipment:

the High Speed Sentry, Mark 1: the H.I.S.S. is Cobra's first mass-produced tank-like vehicle. A treaded vehicle with a serious top-mounted, twinned 90mm gun turret, the H.I.S.S. delivers serious fire power that is second only to an actual tank in practice - and still has the ability to chew them up when it has to. The H.I.S.S. comes in Classic and Saga styles!

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