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* A future version of Kobra ( or, at least, his organization ) appeared in four episodes of Batman Beyond.

Its members appeared not to be warriors but scientists who have an obsession with reptiles.

They also made virus tests on people who were kidnapped.

They in turn became reptilian creatures that obey Kobra's every command.

Little is known about the origins of Kobra, but they had long admired the power of the dinosaurs.

They envisioned them as the only life form capable of ruling the world once again.

So, for years Kobra sought a way to splice human genes with dinosaurs ' DNA.

Until they could achieve their main goal, Kobra used cutting edge technology for robberies, extortion and terrorism, which led them to clash with Batman ( Terry McGinnis ) on a few occasions.

Kobra was ruthless and unforgiving.

Every member of Kobra was expected to have complete allegiance and devotion to the organization, and any protocol breach was punished with a gruesome death in a pit of vipers.

Among their interrogation techniques, Kobra used a sensor that turned one's thoughts into pictures.

This way they could weed out traitors among their ranks ( however, this instrument was proved to be fallible, as a young kid deceived it by sheer force of will as seen in " Unmasked ").

There were several Kobra branches around the world, and each cell seemed to have its own Main Operator.

The hierarchy of Kobra was depicted by color and garments.

The ones on the bottom were foot soldiers, identified by their green spandex uniforms.

They responded to members who donned an orange variation of the same spandex uniform, with golden bracelets on their forearms and forelegs, and a green exomis or hooded cloak.

There were also scientists, technicians, or assistants who wore these garments.

However, Main Operators usually had a chin beard.

Within the infantry there were assassins that ranked above the rest.

They were trained in specific fighting techniques, or armed with special weaponry, such as electrical flail or edge weapons.

Altogether, these combatants were more dangerous and deadlier than the average foot soldier.

Kobra's first appearance was in " Plague ", where it continued executing fiendish schemes to gain an edge and thrive.

In the episode, they had developed a deadly super virus capable of complete biological devastation.

They hired a criminal named False-Face to smuggle the virus from Saint Denis to Gotham City, and then broke into Gotham Plastics, where they planned to coat millions of cred-cards with the virus, thus transmitting it by hand-to-hand contact.

In case that plan failed or the government resisted their demands, Kobra secretly turned Falseface into a virus carrier.