{"id":17102,"date":"2012-02-23T01:31:16","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T07:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17102"},"modified":"2012-02-24T04:04:44","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T10:04:44","slug":"dc-classics-com-s-t-r-i-p-e-week-kobra-lord-naga-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17102","title":{"rendered":"DC Classics.com S.T.R.I.P.E. Week
Kobra (Lord Naga) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I get the last couple normal figure reviews before S.T.R.I.P.E., so I thought I\u2019d kick off today with a look at one of the more interesting villains from the old DC Universe.\u00a0 It may say Lord Naga on his box, but he\u2019s better known as Kobra.<\/p>\n

I wanted to talk about a couple of interesting tidbits before I get to the figure.\u00a0 First is that he\u2019s called Lord Naga on the box instead of Kobra.\u00a0 I thought that Mattyel may be avoiding legal issues with Hasbro over GI Joe, but I\u2019m not aware of any Joe character that spells cobra with a \u201cK\u201d.\u00a0 In fact, I could only find two toys that spell cobra with a \u201cK\u201d.\u00a0 The first is Kobra Khan, and the second is the Kobra figure released by DC Direct.\u00a0 So I\u2019m not really sure why Matty chose to call him Lord Naga.<\/p>\n

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The second issue is with his bio, which is even more vague than usual.\u00a0 So I thought I\u2019d elaborate on it a bit.\u00a0 Jeffrey and Jason Burr were born Siamese twins.\u00a0 After the two were surgically separated, Jeffrey was kidnapped by the Cult of the Kobra.\u00a0 He was raised as their spiritual leader (like an evil Dalai Lama), who would usher in an age of chaos around the world.<\/p>\n

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Under the tutelage of the cult, Jeffrey grew to become an exceptional tactician with a genius intellect.\u00a0 He was also taught many forms of combat, and has even bested Batman in battle.\u00a0 But no training could prepare him for his one true weakness.\u00a0 Even though they were separated their whole lives, Jeffrey and Jason shared a psychic connection which allowed them to feel what the other was experiencing.\u00a0 The full extent of this link wasn\u2019t understood until Kobra tried to kill Jason, which almost killed himself.<\/p>\n

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For years the brothers fought each other, neither gaining the upper hand until Kobra was able to use a device to sever the connection.\u00a0 Seeing his chance, he seized upon the opportunity and finally killed Jason.\u00a0 But his victory was short lived as his brother returned to him in taunting visions.\u00a0 Whether this was truly Jason Burr\u2019s ghost, or just a figment of Kobra\u2019s fractured psyche has never been revealed.\u00a0 Either way, his holy war of terrorism only ended during a battle with the JSA, when the reformed Black Adam ripped out his heart.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Similar to Magog, I was actually surprised with how many new pieces make up this Kobra figure.\u00a0 Aside from a couple of shared arm and leg pieces with Aquaman\/ Copperhead, Kobra is almost an entirely new figure.\u00a0 I was most impressed by the fact that they gave him a new chest and abs with his tunic sculpted on.\u00a0 It does a great job of matching the loin cloth piece.\u00a0 Kobra\u2019s gloves, boots, and thigh bands are also new.\u00a0 His shoulder pads and cape are one piece which has been glued on, while his cocky smirking face peers out from underneath his hood.<\/p>\n

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Kobra\u2019s paint job is fairly simple, but nice.\u00a0 The scaly parts of his body were given a metallic green look, which looks nice in front of the darker green of his cape.\u00a0 The rest of his clothing is a mix of yellow with metallic gold highlights.<\/p>\n

Kobra\u2019s got the basic DC Classics articulation, and the good news is that his clothes don\u2019t block any movements.\u00a0 In fact, I really prefer the separate cowl piece that\u2019s attached to the head instead of the cape.<\/p>\n

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Aside from STRIPE\u2019s chest, Kobra comes with one accessory, his snake staff.\u00a0 With all the new tooling and accessories already in this wave, I was really surprised to see this piece.\u00a0 It\u2019s not necessary to enjoy the figure, but it\u2019s a great bonus accessory that I won\u2019t say no to.<\/p>\n

All around I\u2019m pretty happy with this figure.\u00a0 He\u2019s a slightly obscure DC villain, which is always nice to see.\u00a0 Plus they used mostly new pieces in making his body, which is great because it helps to break up all those \u201cbucks\u201d on the shelf.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I get the last couple normal figure reviews before S.T.R.I.P.E., so I thought I\u2019d kick off today with a look at one of the more interesting villains from the old DC Universe.\u00a0 It may say Lord Naga on his box, but he\u2019s better known as Kobra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[6,34,10],"tags":[1392,665,1397,1398,20,957],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/kobrTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-4rQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17160,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17160","url_meta":{"origin":17102,"position":0},"title":"DC Classics.com S.T.R.I.P.E. 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