tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367115852256623315.post2394631701776197600..comments2023-12-20T14:57:20.985-05:00Comments on Monstrous Matters: Coming up: Cobra Trooper Week!Jonathan Linnemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04711517194240426383noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367115852256623315.post-71832555588132440292023-05-04T03:30:56.534-04:002023-05-04T03:30:56.534-04:00Disappointing! I wasn't necessarily expecting ...Disappointing! I wasn't necessarily expecting the level of detail the Official Handbooks went into, but even the Transformers got organisation charts.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367115852256623315.post-33566598435203252452023-05-03T11:57:34.062-04:002023-05-03T11:57:34.062-04:00Darnit...so a quick (and perfectly legally execute...Darnit...so a quick (and perfectly legally executed, I assure you) look at OOB #3 reveals nothing but pictures for the standard Cobra trooper and officer, and the Viper entry is pretty much like the file card (maybe the exact same?). The Viper is at the bottom of the Cobra pyramid, but there's no indication of whether the "standard" troops and officers are the same ones that wear Viper gear or separate individuals. (In my mind, all Cobra soldiers and officers wear the blue as everyday gear and their Viper - or specialist - gear when the job calls for it. But I doubt there's anything official to back that up.)<br /><br />I'll give it a better look later...maybe I missed a chart somewhere...!Jonathan Linnemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711517194240426383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367115852256623315.post-60913437203482048322023-05-03T08:16:45.139-04:002023-05-03T08:16:45.139-04:00I'll check it out and report back here...!I'll check it out and report back here...!Jonathan Linnemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711517194240426383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367115852256623315.post-1756731428785510082023-05-03T02:30:43.965-04:002023-05-03T02:30:43.965-04:00As I suspected, GI Joe: Order of Battle exists. Fo...As I suspected, <i>GI Joe: Order of Battle</i> exists. Four issues of character profiles, with Cobra's lot in #3.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367115852256623315.post-61842259333136208922023-05-01T07:42:46.203-04:002023-05-01T07:42:46.203-04:00Hmm. Now I'm going to have to put more effort ...Hmm. Now I'm going to have to put more effort into seeking that out. While I know I've seen one or more charts like that, I don't remember anything regarding the structure of rank and file Cobra soldiers vs. each other. It does seem like that would have been created...although it also seems like they just sort of trusted Larry Hama (for the comic universe, anyway) to keep it all straight in his head, as long as he featured the characters and vehicles Hasbro needed him to. <br /><br />Well, my downtime today is now covered!Jonathan Linnemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711517194240426383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367115852256623315.post-60086488116180049502023-05-01T05:12:23.609-04:002023-05-01T05:12:23.609-04:00There is almost certainly an Official Handbook sty...There is almost certainly an Official Handbook style book -- maybe ven published by Marvel -- in which there's a Cobra Organisation Chart.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367115852256623315.post-35889418097807540852023-04-30T09:20:10.886-04:002023-04-30T09:20:10.886-04:00I love how "robots" speaks for itself in...I love how "robots" speaks for itself in that reply!! :) (And you're right, I was definitely obsessed with the B.A.T.S. at one point!)<br /><br />You are on the nose, and that isn't even touching on the legions of specialist troops Cobra has. Now that I think about it, I did probably treat these guys as somewhat obsolete as a kid (Apostle is a childhood save); then years later, the nostalgia kicked in, I realized how cool they looked, maybe saw some cosplay, and latched back on. <br /><br />Also, I bet there are all sorts of headcanons out there for how these guys, Vipers, Officers, and specialized Cobra soldiers fit together in the organization's structure...Jonathan Linnemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711517194240426383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367115852256623315.post-83011626604687759402023-04-30T04:44:29.749-04:002023-04-30T04:44:29.749-04:00I always felt bad for the basic Cobra troopers. Th...I always felt bad for the basic Cobra troopers. They were immediately overshadowed by other, more interesting, generic troopers. Why would you bother with these guys if you had the red ones (better costumes) or the robot ones (robots)?thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com