▁but ▁lost ▁a ▁leg ▁and ▁an ▁eye . ▁Un ner ved ▁by ▁the ▁discovery , ▁the ▁Commander ▁sw ore ▁to ▁take ▁responsibility ▁for ▁Billy ' s ▁condition , ▁and ▁promised ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁better ▁father . ▁ ▁Still ▁inc ogn ito , ▁the ▁Commander ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Den ver ▁where ▁he ▁sought ▁out ▁the ▁under cover ▁C rim son ▁Guard ▁agent ▁Fred ▁VII , ▁a ▁mechanical ▁genius . ▁Billy ▁eventually ▁a wo ke ▁from ▁the ▁com a , ▁with ▁ac ute ▁am nes ia ▁( and ▁a ▁new ▁motor ized ▁prost h etic ▁leg ▁built ▁by ▁Fred ). ▁After ▁an ▁encounter ▁with ▁the ▁Bl ind ▁Master ▁and ▁Storm ▁Sh adow ' s ▁cousin ▁J inx , ▁Billy ▁recovered ▁his ▁memory ▁and ▁immediately ▁rejected ▁his ▁father , ▁where up on ▁the ▁Commander ▁ren ounced ▁the ▁organization ▁he ▁had ▁founded , ▁declaring ▁that ▁his ▁amb itions ▁had ▁cost ▁him ▁the ▁only ▁things ▁that ▁truly ▁matter ed . ▁Fred ▁VII , ▁in ▁return , ▁shot ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁in ▁the ▁back , ▁apparently ▁killing ▁him . ▁ ▁Fred ▁VII ▁then ▁imp erson ated ▁the ▁Commander ▁himself , ▁travel ing ▁to ▁Cob ra ▁Island ▁to ▁vie ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁Cob ra ▁with ▁Ser pent or ▁( event ually ▁spark ing ▁the ▁Cob ra ▁Civil ▁War ). ▁Un known ▁to ▁Fred ▁VII , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁surve ill ance ▁by ▁another ▁C rim son ▁Gu ards man ▁when ▁he ▁buried ▁the ▁Commander ' s ▁body . ▁This ▁agent ▁discovered ▁that ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁was ▁not ▁dead