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09-26-2008, 03:18 AM | #1 |
COMMANDO
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so who was overlord?? was he an agent of Coil.. or was he the new cobra leader.. & whats his story??
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09-26-2008, 03:45 AM | #2 |
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09-26-2008, 04:03 AM | #3 |
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Overlord is an interesting character. As you can see his filecard talks about him wanting to take over Cobra but it doesn't speak of him wrestling power from Cobra Commander. According to Bellomo's G.I. Joe guide, Overlord's prototype names were "Braco Draccomenn" and "Carbo Medmornac". Both of which are anagrams of "Cobra Commander". Overlord even sort of looks like what Cobra Commander would end up looking with his mask off (see 12" Hall of Fame and 3 3/4" Star Brigade figures). Seems to me that the original intention was for Overlord to be a new persona for Cobra Commander. Question is, "why"?
At what point did Cobra Commander come back to life in the comics? Before or after the Overlord figure came out? |
09-26-2008, 05:52 AM | #4 |
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Interesting theory.. never thought about it that way. IIRC, there wasn't any Cobra Commander figure available at retail in 1989... so you may onto something. I can't remember properly, but i think Cobra Commander's return was somewhere around issue 95(?) Which was approximately about the time that Overlord was released.... Last edited by miscreant; 09-26-2008 at 05:58 AM.. |
09-26-2008, 05:53 AM | #5 |
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He's a cross between Golobulous, Cobra Commander and Scroge McDuck....Don't cross his path or you will have a bad tax day....
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09-26-2008, 08:59 AM | #6 |
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Overlord was a Crimson Guardsman who rose quickly through the ranks and desired to rule Cobra himself. Originally, he was supposed to be the new Cobra leader that year, but the comics brought back Cobra Commander instead, so they nixed that idea. CC is awesome, but it would have been an interesting direction. Though how Overlord would rise through the ranks past Tomax and Xamot is beyond me. Either way, he's an awesome figure.
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09-26-2008, 09:16 AM | #7 |
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wow i never heard of this guy but after that story i wanna make a custom 25th one
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09-26-2008, 09:34 AM | #8 |
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Definitely one of my favorite characters. Although the figure is weak the convention version is awesome.
YOJOE.COM | Overlord v2 Once they put him into Devil's Due he sort of takes on a different persona, as Serpentor's General. But still a badass. |
09-27-2008, 01:57 AM | #9 |
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I need to go read this. I'm way behind on my DD reading.
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09-27-2008, 01:51 PM | #10 |
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that would probably turn out pretty cool
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