▁fully ▁fund ed , ▁and ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁is ▁locked ▁away ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁under water ▁prison . ▁ ▁Has bro ▁later ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁stories ▁published ▁by ▁Dev il ' s ▁Due ▁Publishing ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁considered ▁canonical , ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁considered ▁an ▁alternate ▁continu ity . ▁ ▁ID W ▁Publishing ▁In ▁ID W ' s ▁series , ▁" The ▁Commander " ▁is ▁a ▁title ▁and ▁rank , ▁not ▁an ▁individual , ▁and ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁numerous ▁Command ers ▁in ▁the ▁past : ▁they ' ve ▁been ▁elected ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁power ▁by ▁a ▁r uling ▁body ▁called ▁the ▁Cob ra ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁was ▁a ▁well - known , ▁famous ▁business man , ▁operating ▁as ▁the ▁Commander ▁in ▁secret . ▁His ▁uniform ▁was ▁a ▁suit ▁and ▁tie , ▁with ▁glo ves ▁and ▁variation ▁of ▁the ▁silver ▁face ▁mask . ▁R ather ▁than ▁having ▁an ▁army ▁hel met ▁over ▁the ▁blank ▁face ▁plate ▁mask , ▁the ▁lower ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁mask ▁has ▁f angs ▁eng ra ved ▁around ▁the ▁j aw ▁line . ▁Un like ▁other ▁inc arn ations ▁of ▁the ▁character , ▁this ▁version ▁of ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁- ▁usually ▁just ▁called ▁" the ▁Commander " ▁- ▁is ▁extremely ▁re clus ive , ▁and ▁his ▁existence ▁is ▁only ▁known ▁to ▁only ▁select ▁high - profile ▁Cob ra ▁sub ordinates ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁tw ins ▁Tom ax ▁and ▁X am ot ▁and ▁the ▁Baron ess ). ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ' s ▁person ality ▁is ▁also