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These Wailord fusions remind me of Cobra Commander.

COBRA!!!!! (Cue whale noises.)

Even the ones from the same media barely get along. Have you seen the mess that is Cobra high command?

Hmm…just picturing Zartan and Boba Fett both working for Cobra. That would get interesting. (As much as I like to picture my boy Boba being better than that, let’s be real. He worked for Jabba the Hutt, and he worked for the Empire. He would probably follow the money and the challenge. Unless…he saw G.I. Joe as being the force of order. It really depends on who is writing him.)

I get the feeling the two would have a grudging respect for each other, much like Boba Fett does for Han Solo, as both are very competent in their areas of expertise, but Fett would be less than impressed by the Dreadnoks. Not sure how Fett would respond to Zartan impersonating him. He doesn’t seem to take too kindly to that. (Twin Engines of Destruction, anyone?)

Man, I kind of want to write that as a fic now…Fett would be a bit like Destro in a way, a villain but a man of honor. I could see him being more loyal to Destro than the Commander in the long run. Maybe in that AU, Destro’s family did business with Jango prior to his death? Maybe Destro’s family is to the Fetts in this universe what Jabba the Hutt was in the Star Wars universe. Being on retainer for MARS industries would explain where the Fetts get all those fancy toys.

It would be fun seeing a plot where Cobra Commander and Destro pitted Zartan and Boba Fett against one another, much like how Jabba and his family would pit their bounty hunters against each other from time to time.

Oooh, and instead of Jedi hunters, Jango and Boba are ninja hunters. Or mutant hunters if I wanted to bring some of my DC/Marvel baddies into this.

I had no idea this post would spark so many ideas. Thanks!

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I was just telling my coworker who I’ve introduced to GI Joe media about the Fury Force comic. (He’s an action figure collector who thought they were cool but didn’t really know much about any of the characters he was buying.) I didn’t realize that the women were only included in vehicle packs initially or that Hasbro thought villains wouldn’t sell. The villains are my favorites!

I think Cobra Commander would be an interesting opponent for Nick Fury. The guy simply doesn’t fight fair, and always has at least five tricks up his sleeve. Depending on the continuity, he likes to play weak so his enemies underestimate him, and then once they become too confident, the fangs come out. (Granted, the weakness he preys on in others is very often a reflection of his own. He can become too cocky, as well.) I would definitely pay to see it, to be sure.

I can’t imagine the Dreadnoks being able to face off against Nick Fury for more than five minutes, but I’d like to think Zartan would put up a decent fight. The guy canonically has ninja training, is a world-class infiltrator, and has held his own against Snake Eyes in some continuities. Sure, a lot of the Cobras wouldn’t hold up, but give the man some credit where it’s due!

(Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury, who knows? He was a Jedi in a past life!)

There’s no way Cobra Commander can beat Nick Fury, Fury would own him in a sad. Hell any one else in Cobra would fare better against Nick than CC (even Doctor Mindbender) Speaking of GI Joe and Fury, from the G.I. Joe: ARAH Wiki

Prior to G.I. Joe’s relaunch in 1982, Larry Hama was developing an idea for a new comic book called Fury Force, which he was hoping would be an ongoing series for Marvel Comics. The original premise had the son of S.H.I.E.L.D director Nick Fury assembling a team of elite commandos to battle neo-Nazi terrorists HYDRA. Shooter approached Hama about the Joe project [Hasbro wanted Marvel to do a story for their G.I. Joe toys] due to Hama’s military background, and the Fury concept was adapted for the project. Shooter suggested to Hasbro that “G.I. Joe” should be the team name and that they should fight terrorists, while Archie Goodwin invented Cobra and the Cobra Commander; everything else was created by Hama. Hasbro was initially uncertain about making villain toys, believing this wouldn’t sell. Marvel would also suggest the inclusion of female Joes in the toyline, and to include them with the vehicles (as Hasbro again worried they wouldn’t sell on their own).

And now you know.