▁which ▁shows ▁during ▁a ▁full - scale ▁attack ▁on ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁res c ues ▁the ▁high ▁command ▁from ▁certain ▁dis aster , ▁and ▁saves ▁himself ▁by ▁convin cing ▁Ser pent or ▁that ▁he ▁truly ▁needs ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁sc ap ego at . ▁ ▁There after , ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁employed ▁as ▁Cob ra ' s ▁primary ▁field ▁commander , ▁while ▁Ser pent or ▁leads ▁mostly ▁from ▁the ▁Terr ord rome . ▁Ser pent or ▁even ▁allows ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁second - in - command , ▁a ▁decision ▁toler ated ▁by ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Cob ra ▁High ▁Command . ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁sp ends ▁most ▁of ▁Season ▁ 2 ▁trying ▁to ▁rec laim ▁his ▁former ▁glory ▁from ▁under ▁Ser pent or ' s ▁dom ine ering ▁shadow , ▁assemb ling ▁his ▁own ▁secret ▁society ▁called ▁The ▁Co il ▁to ▁that ▁end . ▁ ▁G . I . ▁Joe : ▁The ▁Movie ▁explains ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ' s ▁origin ▁in ▁full ▁while ▁contradict ing ▁background ▁information ▁previously ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁animated ▁series . ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁former ▁scient ist ▁and ▁no blem an ▁from ▁the ▁ancient , ▁pre - human ▁society ▁of ▁Cob ra - La . ▁Although ▁hum ano id ▁in ▁appearance , ▁he ▁has ▁pale ▁blue ▁skin , ▁no ▁hair , ▁and ▁eyes ▁with ▁s nake - like ▁pup ils . ▁The ▁no blem an ▁was ▁dis fig ured ▁by