G.I Joe Explored – Did you know that COBRA was temporarily commanded by an entity whose genetic material was derived from some of history’s most legendary leaders? Dr. Mindbender developed Serpentor as the leader of the terrorist group COBRA. In order to build this being, COBRA combed the world for traces of Vlad Tepes, Rasputin, Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, Hannibal, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, and Alexander the Great. He was never meant to be Cobra Commander’s replacement. He was supposed to be a more iconic figure to motivate the troops. The intention was for Cobra Commander to retain his power.
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This I command :p
Sitting in the lap of Lincoln. There's a badass. lol
The book "God Emperor of Dune" centers around a character VERY similar to Serpentor.
Cobra lalal
a clone of serpentor in the comics was put in gi joe to distroy them from the inside be he likes being a joe more so switched sides i dont remember what comic run it was marvel or idw
Can you do Optimus Prime please
My favorite version of the character is actually the one in the Transformers crossover comics. The idea of a half cybertronian/half human hybrid created in a lab like Frankenstein is such a cool idea.
Serpentor was supposed to be Cobra's elite general. What Dr Mindbender didn't consider was the traits that made all of those men in history great warriors, also made them outstanding leaders. Serpentor's ambition was his downfall. Serpentor led from the front, unlike CC. Zartan sent an arrow (using the same bow with which he killed The Hard Master), just like William the Conqueror did before him (one of Serpentor's DNA donors) to kill the King of Hastings, which landed right in Serpentor's eye.
Serpentorc reminds me of cell dbz
I remember watching the GI Joe movie in the 80s and when cobra commander turned into a actual Snake me and my older brother were like oh shit lol
Golobulus.
He ‘killed’Duke, but the trauma from Prime getting killed earlier that year made them change it to a coma…
Couldn't t finish the video.
The worst narrators on YouTube
I still wanna see a spin-off animated series, of Gi-joe Transformers
The Marvel Comics version of Serpentor was way better than the cartoon. In the Marvel version, he cared about his soldiers & he had a sense of humor. Case in point on both the former & latter, when he found out the soldiers weren't getting fed, he told them in one of his past lifetimes, he took the crackers, potted meat, ketchup & cheese from an MRE & made pizza. In the Cobra Civil War issues the Joes sided with Serpentor. The cartoon version was a douchebag
Cobra LA LA LA LA LA LA!!!!
I've always thought that instead of Sgt Slaughter, it would have made more sense if either Duke or General Joseph Colton were the heroes' clone source for Serpentor.
Storm Shadow died in the comic?
Comic serpentor was great, cartoon not so much
In the 1986 version of G.I. Joe, the Marvel comic original edition, he wasn't cruel to his fellow Cobra soldiers. He was more of a visionary and dedicated leader to them. That's what pissed Cobra Commander off. The first 2 or 3rd issue, he battled against the Joes in Springfield. One of Cobra soldiers went down in front of him. He picked him up and said "we don't leave our brothers to die nor leave them like animals on the field" Something to that extent. He was for the welfare of the soldiers. Down the line that led to the 1st Cobra Civil War. The cartoon put him in a very opposite light. I usually go with the character personalization based on original gospel canon, which is Marvels.
fun fact: snake men cults taking over society was introduced by Robert E Howard King Kull story: "The Shadow Kingdom"
Cobra lalalalala
So was this video about Serpentor or GI Joe the Movie? Also, it completely missed out on the continuing story of Serpentor in IDW ARAH.
Thanks! I always wondered what happend to him a GIJtm! Great vid.!
I would have loved to see them get Rasputin’s DNA. There’s only one piece of him left, and it’s in a jar in St Petersburg.
Too bad serpentor didn't last long I thought they should have made him more of a badass in the g.i.joe cartoon & the comics.
Serpentor has 2pac dna
Why is Serpentor’s appearances in the DIC cartoon series ‘Operation Dragonfire’ ignored here?
Why didn't you mention his defeat in the show? In Operation Dragonfire Cobra Commander returns to human form and turned Serpentor into a lizard.
I bet you money 💰 that someone from LUCAS FILM 🎥 watched G.I. JOE The Movie and get the idea of The Vong in StarWars Legends !!!
Sgt Slaughter was a Bad @ss as a character in cartoons and as a character in the Wrestling world!
Nemesis Enforcer was a total bad @ss!
You shall watch this video. THIS SERPENTOR COMMANDS!
Serpentor, Unicron, Stampede and Hordes Prime have one thing in common : They are 'Palpatines' in their cartoon series, being mostly in the background, while representing ultimate evil
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