Cobra Commander- Absolute power. Total control of the world its people, wealth, and resources-that's the objective of Cobra Commander. This fanatical leader rules with an iron fist. He demands total loyalty and allegiance. His main battle plan, for world control, relies on revolution and chaos. He personally led uprisings in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other trouble spots. Responsible for kidnapping scientists, businessmen, and military-inspired leaders, then forcing them to reveal their top level secrets. "Cobra Commander is hatred and evil personified. Corrupt. A man without scruples. Probably the most dangerous man alive." Crimson Guard - The Crimson Guard are the elite shock troops of the Cobra legions. All "Sieges" must hold a degree in either law or accounting as well as being in top physical condition. Final stages of training take place in the deepest recesses of Cobra headquarters and is purported to involve an initiation ceremony to hideous for description. Crimson guardsmen are too precious to be wasted on the conventional battle field. They are dispersed about the country in deep cover, assuming apparently normal appearances and life-styles. Watch out. That friendly new neighbor of yours might just have a red uniform hanging in his closet.