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Post by Stu on Dec 16, 2009 15:18:15 GMT -5
Okay, here's the deal. Cobra Commander spends years building up his army and trying to take over the world. He somehow manages to get hundreds of soldiers, many, many expensive guns and vehicles and builds base after base after base, finally settling on the Terrordome in the middle of a swamp.
He unleashes multiple attacks on GI Joe and the governments of the world, and despite losing each battle, never got a guy killed. And though he's never won, he is forever considered a threat and feared by many.
And yet, Cobra revolted and decided to create a new emperor to lead them to victory. It turns out it was all a plan by Cobra La, who had become frustrated Cobra Commander was not getting the job done. Thus, we found ourselves with Serpentor.
And he does .... what? Other than throwing a snake into Duke's heart and screaming a lot, does he have anything on Cobra Commander at all?
Did Serpentor ever accomplish a damn thing?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2009 15:22:43 GMT -5
Not really. Cobra scientists followed exceedingly bad logic when they decided to use the DNA of history's most evil rulers to create him: Good always ended up defeating those would-be world conquerers.
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Post by Bullhead on Dec 16, 2009 15:25:51 GMT -5
Other than being one of the most annoying characters in cartoon history and making Cobra Commander his bitch (which always bothered me) he didn't really do much.
"THIS.....I COMMAND!!!!!!"
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Post by AriadosMan on Dec 16, 2009 15:27:16 GMT -5
{Spoiler} He killed Duke in the original animated movie That has to count for something
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Post by Alucard on Dec 16, 2009 15:32:40 GMT -5
{Spoiler} He killed Duke in the original animated movie That has to count for something Kinda. They wrote it out But to answer the OP...no, but he does cool stuff in some of the later comics.
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Post by Stu on Dec 16, 2009 15:34:45 GMT -5
Yeah. But then Optimus Prime's death had to ruin everything and we got what we got.
And on another note, I always laughed at the credits for GI Joe that season. They're showing clip after clip of people fighting, but anytime they show Serpentor, all he's doing is yelling. That's all he was good at.
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Post by Kroot bringing Justice on Dec 16, 2009 15:37:37 GMT -5
Yeah. But then Optimus Prime's death had to ruin everything and we got what we got. And on another note, I always laughed at the credits for GI Joe that season. They're showing clip after clip of people fighting, but anytime they show Serpentor, all he's doing is yelling. That's all he was good at. Same thing with Cobra Commander, they were both crappy leaders.
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Post by renzino on Dec 16, 2009 15:39:09 GMT -5
Other than being one of the most annoying characters in cartoon history and making Cobra Commander his bitch (which always bothered me) he didn't really do much. "THIS.....I COMMAND!!!!!!" This At least Cobra Commander would get his revenge on Serpentor. ;D
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Post by Bullhead on Dec 16, 2009 15:49:56 GMT -5
Other than being one of the most annoying characters in cartoon history and making Cobra Commander his bitch (which always bothered me) he didn't really do much. "THIS.....I COMMAND!!!!!!" This At least Cobra Commander would get his revenge on Serpentor. ;D HAHA!! Man, Gold Destro was funny looking.
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Post by Stu on Dec 16, 2009 15:49:56 GMT -5
That clip is hilarious when taken out of context.
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Post by hollywood on Dec 16, 2009 15:52:40 GMT -5
Other than being one of the most annoying characters in cartoon history and making Cobra Commander his bitch (which always bothered me) he didn't really do much. "THIS.....I COMMAND!!!!!!" This At least Cobra Commander would get his revenge on Serpentor. ;D I'm reminded of Scott Evil talking to his dad. "I got a gun? It's in my room? I could just go get it and--BAMM!!!" No, no, Scott. You just don't get it. I'm going to use an overly-elaborate mechanism and fuse his being with that of a komodo dragon. It won't kill him, and it won't be permanent. But he'll crave flies for the rest of his life. Oh yes...revenge is sweeeeet...
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Post by renzino on Dec 16, 2009 16:07:45 GMT -5
^ Actually I think Gnawgahyde kills Serpentor or it's implied.
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Post by Dirty Hazy on Dec 16, 2009 16:28:44 GMT -5
{Spoiler} He killed Duke in the original animated movie That has to count for something Kinda. They wrote it out But to answer the OP...no, but he does cool stuff in some of the later comics. So wait... explain Duke dying/not dying please.
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Post by AriadosMan on Dec 16, 2009 16:45:09 GMT -5
Kinda. They wrote it out But to answer the OP...no, but he does cool stuff in some of the later comics. So wait... explain Duke dying/not dying please. {Spoiler}Duke gets a Serpentor spear right through where his heart is supposed to be in the G.I. Joe movie. His last line in the movie is "yo joe" and it sounds like he was dying. At the very end, an extremely bad voiceover added in post-production yells out "IT LOOKS LIKE DUKE'S OKAY". They barely wrote it out, considering it was a mortal heart wound with blood and Duke has no lines after "Yo Joe". I prefer to think he died. Hope that answers your question.
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Post by Alucard on Dec 16, 2009 18:45:36 GMT -5
So wait... explain Duke dying/not dying please. {Spoiler}Duke gets a Serpentor spear right through where his heart is supposed to be in the G.I. Joe movie. His last line in the movie is "yo joe" and it sounds like he was dying. At the very end, an extremely bad voiceover added in post-production yells out "IT LOOKS LIKE DUKE'S OKAY". They barely wrote it out, considering it was a mortal heart wound with blood and Duke has no lines after "Yo Joe". I prefer to think he died. Hope that answers your question. Yeah, that's the best it can be put really. It was a MAJOR copout.
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Post by hassanchop on Dec 16, 2009 18:50:58 GMT -5
So wait... explain Duke dying/not dying please. {Spoiler}Duke gets a Serpentor spear right through where his heart is supposed to be in the G.I. Joe movie. His last line in the movie is "yo joe" and it sounds like he was dying. At the very end, an extremely bad voiceover added in post-production yells out "IT LOOKS LIKE DUKE'S OKAY". They barely wrote it out, considering it was a mortal heart wound with blood and Duke has no lines after "Yo Joe". I prefer to think he died. Hope that answers your question. I heard in the Japanese version of this, Duke's death is retained.
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Post by Alucard on Dec 16, 2009 19:07:23 GMT -5
While on the subject, did anyone see GI Joe: Resolute?
It was amazing.
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Post by Stu on Dec 16, 2009 19:17:34 GMT -5
On a related note, the reason they wrote out his death was because of the poor reception to Optimus Prime's death. GI Joe was supposed to premier first, so producers believe that if Duke had died first, Prime could've survived if there was a public outcry to Duke's death.
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man, TF Fan on Dec 16, 2009 19:37:36 GMT -5
I'm not so sure Duke's death would have caused as much of an outcry as Optimus Prime's death did. Still, it's an interesting thing to consider. While on the subject, did anyone see GI Joe: Resolute? It was amazing. I did. It was alright. I liked Rise of Cobra better, though.
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Dec 16, 2009 21:57:56 GMT -5
Wait, why are you using spoiler tages for a cartoon that's 20 years old? {Spoiler}The Princess is in another Castle. {Spoiler}It's turns out Shredder was only testing the Turtles. {Spoiler}The Dog who loses at the race track on Christmas Eve will play a minor role in the rest of the series. Oliver and Company sucks. {Spoiler}So does the Rescuerers Down Under. {Spoiler}Demona is a villian. {Spoiler}The Borg will be back at the end of season 3. {Spoiler}He's only mostly dead
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