▁much ▁more ▁pass ive - ag gress ive ▁and ▁intros pective ; ▁having ▁captured ▁the ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁sp y ▁Ch uck les , ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁ref uses ▁to ▁allow ▁Tom ax ▁and ▁X am ot ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁sp y , ▁opt ing ▁instead ▁to ▁personally ▁rec ruit ▁Ch uck les , ▁by ▁taking ▁him ▁into ▁his ▁confidence ▁and ▁prom ising ▁him ▁reven ge ▁against ▁X am ot . ▁ ▁In ▁issue ▁# 1 2 ▁of ▁" G . I . ▁Joe : ▁Cob ra ", ▁X am ot ▁attempts ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁to ▁be ▁killed ▁and ▁Ch uck les ▁to ▁be ▁bl amed , ▁only ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁Commander ▁has ▁out man eu ver ed ▁him . ▁Ch uck les ▁does ▁manage ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁Commander ▁anyway , ▁shooting ▁him ▁through ▁the ▁head . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁Commander ▁has ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁action , ▁and ▁a ▁competition ▁er u pts ▁in ▁Cob ra ▁to ▁find ▁who ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁replacement , ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁Cob ra ▁Council . ▁The ▁competition ▁becomes ▁a ▁contest ▁of ▁who ▁can ▁kill ▁the ▁most ▁Jo es : ▁compet ing ▁Cob ra ▁agents ▁include ▁Baron ess , ▁Dr . ▁V arg as , ▁Major ▁Bl ud d , ▁O da ▁S atori , ▁Tom ax , ▁Kra ke , ▁and ▁R aja ▁K hal lik han . ▁Baron ess ▁does ▁not ▁believe ▁the ▁Council ▁would ▁make ▁her ▁the ▁Commander ▁as ▁she ' s ▁a ▁woman ▁- ▁not ▁that