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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

"Although Craig died in an unfortunate training accident testing new weaponry we have decided to clone him because he made a damn good cup of coffee." -Cobra Commander addressing the troops

LOL

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

I forgot about those creatures...lol. More good stuff. I also forgot to take into the account that many Cobra troops probably have some sort of genetic tampering, which was something that was hinted at with the Viper units in the first GI Joe movie that everyone despised

Yep, Strato-Vipers are genetically altered to be more resistant to G-forces and thin oxygen, Hydro-Vipers are genetically altered to operate comfortably in deep-sea environments for long periods of time (they’re not affected by “the bends”), and so on and so forth, and that’s without even getting into the straight-up crazy like the regenerative, shape-shifting Bio-Vipers...

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

I did not if anyone is wondering... it was far more a love letter to the GI Joe franchise than people give it credit for.

If it was a love letter, it was the sort that John Kricfalusi would have written to Robin Byrd.

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

I remember one of the file cards for the SAW Vipers saying something along the lines of that they were able to pick off an insect in heavy brush from over 200 yards away during nightfall. That is an army of Bullseyes in itself. If that is not meta-human, then I don't know what is. As a kid it made me wonder how the Joes were even a match.

I think picking off flies at 200 yards is less “Marvel’s Bullseye” than your standard “good ol’ Kentucky country boy” of American folklore, but there was at least one issue of the comics that suggested the enhanced abilities of certain Cobra operatives could also potentially bite them on the ass, as they tend to become overconfident in their abilities and either neglect to practice good military fieldcraft/discipline or else push themselves or their equipment beyond the breaking point.

On the other hand, it’s heavily implied that, for one example, Cobra Blackstar combat astronauts are an entirely unknown humanoid alien species whom Cobra Commander is employing as mercenaries...