▁the ▁par amil it ary ▁group ▁" C ob ra ." ▁This ▁cor rupt ing ▁rise ▁to ▁power ▁dist anced ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁from ▁his ▁son , ▁enough ▁that ▁Billy ▁eventually ▁joined ▁the ▁under ground ▁anti - C ob ra ▁resistance . ▁From ▁Spring field , ▁Cob ra ' s ▁agents ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁world , ▁over turn ing ▁or ▁sub ver ting ▁un stable ▁govern ments ▁to ▁establish ▁criminal ▁networks ▁and ▁prof itable ▁arms ▁tr ades . ▁The ▁organization ▁also ▁expl ored ▁dangerous ▁and ▁experimental ▁technology , ▁including ▁mind - sc ann ers ▁and ▁battle ▁rob ots . ▁Cob ra ▁became ▁a ▁significant ▁international ▁threat , ▁becoming ▁so ▁large ▁that ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁control ▁it ▁on ▁his ▁own . ▁He ▁created ▁a ▁" High ▁Command " ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁sk illed ▁lie uten ants , ▁which ▁included ▁Z art an , ▁Baron ess ▁An ast asia ▁De C ob ray , ▁Scottish ▁arms ▁deal er ▁James ▁McC ull en ▁Dest ro , ▁and ▁Australian ▁mer cen ary ▁Major ▁Sebastian ▁Bl ud d . ▁ ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁frequent ▁power - stru gg les ▁within ▁the ▁organization , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁the ▁Baron ess ▁and ▁Major ▁Bl ud d ▁en act ed ▁a ▁plot ▁to ▁assass inate ▁the ▁Commander , ▁and ▁se ize ▁control ▁of ▁Cob ra . ▁In ▁a ▁tw ist ▁of ▁fate , ▁the ▁consp ir ators ▁rec ru ited ▁Billy ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁assass ination , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁Dest ro . ▁Cob ra