

As a student, she joined several radical movements before eventually joining Cobra, rising through the ranks. She travelled extensively, but became bored by her lifestyle. Originally conceived as an American, later stories show that she is the daughter of wealthy European aristocrats who spoiled her at every opportunity. She was created by writer Larry Hama as an evil counterpart to the Joes female soldiers, Scarlett and Lady Jaye. Initially a comics-only character, the baroness made her way into the animated series as well as the toy line. He buried Fred alive, along with everyone else who had opposed him, and left them for dead. This led to an all-out war between the two men and a fragmented Cobra.Įventually, the true Cobra Commander would return, having survived Fred’s assassination attempt. He helped Billy with a prosthetic leg, but when he learned that the Commander was leaving Cobra, an organisation he believed in, he shot the Commander and took his place.įred, as Cobra Commander, led several failed schemes which led to Serpentor taking the initiative and attempting to take over Cobra once more. He sought the help of a Crimson Guardsman, a “Fred Clone” who was an expert in cybernetics. The Commander, however, had survived, along with Destro, but the two separated when the commander pledged to leave Cobra and be a better father to his estranged son, Billy. During the battle of the Pit, Cobra Commander was presumed to have been buried alive, allowing Serpentor to take control of Cobra. The original Cobra Commander faced numerous challenges to his authority from Destro, The Baroness, Major Bludd and others.
