ja ▁cl an ▁soon ▁after , ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁se clusion ▁in ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁mountains , ▁until ▁ent iced ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁team ▁as ▁S nake ▁E yes . ▁ ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁new born ▁son ▁Billy , ▁but ▁when ▁his ▁wife ▁found ▁out ▁what ▁had ▁happened ▁in ▁Japan , ▁she ▁threatened ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁authorities . ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁abandoned ▁his ▁wife , ▁taking ▁Billy ▁with ▁him . ▁Living ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁and ▁ear ning ▁a ▁living ▁by ▁increasing ly ▁ill ic it ▁sc ams ▁and ▁con ▁jobs , ▁the ▁soon - to - be ▁Commander ▁bl amed ▁all ▁his ▁problems ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁social ▁system , ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁shared ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁to pp le ▁big ▁business ▁and ▁the ▁government , ▁using ▁money ▁earned ▁from ▁py ram id ▁schemes ▁to ▁attract ▁follow ers . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁these ▁early ▁meet ings ▁that ▁he ▁first ▁began ▁we aring ▁a ▁blue ▁h ood ▁to ▁mask ▁his ▁civil ian ▁identity . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁operations ▁to ▁Spring field , ▁an ▁average ▁small ▁American ▁town ▁which ▁had ▁suffered ▁economic ▁collapse . ▁Through ▁his ▁criminal ▁skills ▁he ▁rev ived ▁Spring field ' s ' ▁fort unes , ▁and ▁used ▁c ash ▁and ▁char is ma ▁to ▁win ▁converts ▁to ▁his ▁cause . ▁Event ually ▁he ▁seized ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁town ▁and ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁to ▁grow ▁his ▁organization ▁into