Head: CLAWS Commander
Torso: CC v16
Arms: CC v16
Waist: CC v16
Legs: CC v16
Accessories:
- Helmet: Home-cast of Overkill
- Short sword: Overkill v3
- Swagger stick baton: random nunchuks

A simple custom - improved highlight/cape colours. I thought the black CC looked more like a senior military commander. Looks meaner and less gimpy / bug-eyed in real life


File Name: Graf (Baron) Johann von Stossburg
Primary Military Specialty: Command
Secondary Military Specialty: Infantry
Birthplace: Innsbruck, Austria
Grade: O-10 (General)

Infantry Corps Commander, the Director of the Infantry Branch.

Descended from a line of Austrian military nobility dating back to the knights of the Habsburg dynasty, Ophidian's career path was laid out for him from an early age. Although his progression as an Army Officer was never in doubt, he nonetheless possessed an uncannily natural talent for command. His powerful persona translated - on exercises and operations - into an almost fanatical devotion to him among his troops. Such power only fed his ego and ambition and his progress seemed only held back by his insubordination toward his - in his mind - incompetent superiors. At odds with the Austrian military hierarchy, he channeled his energies into his own ultra-ambitious secret project - the re-establishment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! The Baroness' intelligence networks knew of Ophidian's brilliance and boldness, and were aware of his secret plot when all world governments remained oblivious. Only weeks away from realizing his plan, the Baroness ensured Vienna was tipped off, then contacted Ophidian as government forces were mobilising for his arrest. Cobra's chief intelligence officer offered him both a way out of his immediate predicament and a future outlet for realizing his ambitions: military command within Cobra. The offer proved extremely palatable to the Austrian who defected with a regiment of loyal soldiers and integrated them into the Cobra Legions, to great mutual benefit. Ophidian rose quickly to become the head of all infantry forces. In the conventional military arm of Cobra, he is now second only to Field Marshal Overlord, who is the commander of all ground forces.

* This is another in my series of Cobra military leaders.

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