1986 Serpentor: Cobra Emperor
Includes: headdress, cape, dagger, cobra snake
Earlier versions of Serpentor featured a painted yellow neck. You can see the yellow neck on the prototype figure on the back of the box. More than likely Hasbro made a running change and eliminated this extra paint app to lower budget or to address paint rubbing off of the yellow neck. Credit: NAJA EMPIRE from HissTank. Figure courtesy of Dan Carroll. Check out his eBay store for tons of vintage Joes!
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There were several versions of Serpentor's snake. Above you can see brown and gold snakes.
Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Phillip Donnelly.
Filecard information:
Code Name: SERPENTOR
COBRA EMPEROR
A secret cabal of Cobra scientists, under the direction of The Interrogator and Destro, combed the tombs, sarcophagi and relics of the great despots of history to find cells with DNA traces. From these long-dead genetic blueprints they produced a composite clone with the military genius of Napoleon, the ruthlessness of Julius Caesar, the daring of Hannibal, and the fiscal acumen of Attila the Hun...the ultimate Cobra Emperor! A master of political intrigue and a brilliant tactician, he is capable of wresting power from Cobra Commander for the benefit of The Interrogator and Desto. Fortunately for the Joes, the Cobra Emperor's own ambitions were not taken into consideration by his creators...
"His eyes have seen the legions of Rome trample the Gauls and Nervii into the dust. His hand lifted the horse-hair baton that signaled the first charge of the Carthaginian armored elephant phalanx. His ears have heard the rattle of French cuirassiers on the streets of Moscow. But it is his mind we must fear the most. The thoughts of the Cobra Emperor have not drifted from global conquest since the reign of King Solomon..."
COBRA EMPEROR
A secret cabal of Cobra scientists, under the direction of The Interrogator and Destro, combed the tombs, sarcophagi and relics of the great despots of history to find cells with DNA traces. From these long-dead genetic blueprints they produced a composite clone with the military genius of Napoleon, the ruthlessness of Julius Caesar, the daring of Hannibal, and the fiscal acumen of Attila the Hun...the ultimate Cobra Emperor! A master of political intrigue and a brilliant tactician, he is capable of wresting power from Cobra Commander for the benefit of The Interrogator and Desto. Fortunately for the Joes, the Cobra Emperor's own ambitions were not taken into consideration by his creators...
"His eyes have seen the legions of Rome trample the Gauls and Nervii into the dust. His hand lifted the horse-hair baton that signaled the first charge of the Carthaginian armored elephant phalanx. His ears have heard the rattle of French cuirassiers on the streets of Moscow. But it is his mind we must fear the most. The thoughts of the Cobra Emperor have not drifted from global conquest since the reign of King Solomon..."
Creator Commentary
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Mail Order Serpentor
Retail Serpentor (left) is stamped Made in Hong Kong, while mail order Serpentor (right) is stamped Made in China. Retail Serpentor (left) also features longer snake tail curls on his chest than mail order Serpentor (right).
1988-1993 Hasbro Direct mail order offers
Hasbro Direct offered the Serpentor action figure in several mail order offers from 1988-1993, starting with the 1988 "Special Assignment: North Atlantic" offer and ending with the 1993 “Terrifying Lasers of Destruction” offer, which expired September 30th 1994. Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them.
