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Eel(aka COBRA Eel)
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Animated Appearances
| Sunbow Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
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| Various | 13 | 328 seconds | 11 | 37 |
| DiC Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
| None | 3 | 96 seconds | 0 | 0 |
Notes: Sunbow's Eels wore their 1985 outfit, but their breath masks did not attach to their backpacks; instead, two short, segmented knobs protruded from the mask. The Baroness wore an Eel uniform in Eau de Cobra, while working alongside Cobra Divers. In the DiC series, an animation model was evidently not ready, probably because Eels were part of the second wave of 1992 figures, which did not otherwise appear in the series. The Sludge-Viper model was used instead, with the only difference being knee-high red boots with flippers.
| Cobra Stops the World | 18 seconds | fighting Deep Six & Torpedo at undersea base | |
| The Phantom Brigade | 19 seconds | 1 line | bringing gypsy to Cobra's castle; trying to board Joe hovercraft |
| Spell of the Siren | 29 seconds | 2 lines | in A.S.P.s defending undersea base; outfit worn by Baroness when finding conch shell |
| The Gamesmaster | 4 seconds | at Cobra Commander's procession | |
| The Germ | 79 seconds | 1 line | absorbed by supergerm, fighting Airtight inside |
| Bazooka Saw a Sea Serpent | 22 seconds | deployed by Firebats to retrieve Cobra Cmdr | |
| Eau de Cobra | 35 seconds | deployed to recover perfume | |
| Memories of Mara | 55 seconds | 2 lines | trying to capture Mara at the Trogon |
| The Pit of Vipers | 4 seconds | defending undersea base | |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 3 | 28 seconds | 1 line | helping Destro attack tomb of Alexander the Great (A.V.A.C. miscolored as Eel in one shot) |
| Last Hour to Doomsday | 12 seconds | 1 line | activating vortex cone; captured at undersea base |
| My Favorite Things | 4 seconds | with Serpentor on Netherlands raid | |
| Not a Ghost of a Chance | 19 seconds | 3 lines | on manta sub searching for downed pilots |
| Messenger from the Deep | 87 seconds | on sleds attacking Wet-Suit, accompanying Cobra Cmdr | |
| Metal-Head's Reunion | 2 seconds | towing sharks outside undersea base (14:10-11) | |
| Basic Training | 7 seconds | seen in flashback |
Classic Marvel Comic Appearances
By my count, Eels were discernible in 73 panels in 14 issues from Mar. 1986 to Feb. 1994: Yearbook 2, #47, 48, 50, SM 1, 52, 53, Order of Battle 3, Yearbook 3, 81, 130, 137, 141, and 145.
Figure Releases
| Versions: | 1. 1985
2. 1992 | 3. 1993 (Battle Corps)
4. 2008 (post-25th Wave 11) |
| Version 1: spring 1985 regular carded figure assortment | |
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| Fig. #0067: Cobra Frogman | MOS 1: Underwater Demolitions MOS 2: Marine Engineering |
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| Accessories: black two-handled speargun (new), black pair of flippers with three toe points (new), black scuba backpack with hoses on sides (new), black swim jets for backpack (new), black breather with hoses to backpack (new). | |
| Eels are the underwater demolitions specialists of the COBRA legions. They man and operate the COBRA marine outposts disguised as off-shore drilling rigs and augment the crews of larger COBRA naval vessels. Eels undergo a rigorous two-part training program in the Caribbean and in the frigid dark depths of the North Atlantic. Their training regiment includes marine structural engineering, explosive ordnance, underwater fighting techniques and marine geology. | |
| Variations: The knife on Eel's ankle was painted on some figures and not on others. | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6448. | |
| Version 2: summer 1992 Wave 2 carded figure assortment | |
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| Fig. #0338: Underwater Demolitions Specialist | |
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| Accessories: neon yellow "Nautical spear gun with 3-prong, hull puncturing spear" (new), silver spring-loaded shark-shaped missile launcher with hinged jaw and tail (new), neon yellow spring torpedo, smooth with subtle tip (new), silver pair of flippers (90 Undertow's), black figure stand (common). | |
| EELS are proficient with sophisticated electronic detection gear, the latest in plastic explosives and state-of-the-art, closed circuit self-contained breathing systems. All of this, along with their rigorous underwater training, has made them the most feared creatures to ever swim the sea. If you thought a Great White shark was a fear machine with fins, just picture one equipped with plastic explosives and a spear gun! No ship is safe (not even the D.E.F. Shark DF-1!) when COBRA COMMANDER sends these slimy sea saboteurs on a mission. They just love to string underwater mines in shipping lanes, then wait for the fireworks to send ships down to the bottom, permanently.
Motto: "We're the soggy saboteurs of the sea, we're Cobra Eels, we're wet and wild!" | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6744. In the 1992 insert catalog, concept art appears instead of the actual figure. The Shark DF-1 is an apparent reference to the Shark 9000 released for the Battle Corps the following year. | |
| Version 3: summer 1993 Battle Corps Wave 3 carded figure assortment, #27 | |
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| Fig. #0386: Underwater Demolitions Specialist | |
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| Accessories: red rifle (88 Toxo-Viper's), red submachine gun (88 Voltar's), red rifle (90 Rock-Viper's), red flamethrower (91 Incinerator's), yellow spring launcher with red trigger (93 Crimson Guard Commander's), two red spring missiles (93 Alley Viper's), yellow pair of flippers (90 Undertow's), red figure stand (common). | |
| EELS are proficient with sophisticated electronic detection gear, the latest in plastic explosives and state-of-the-art, closed circuit self-contained breathing systems. All of this, along with their rigorous underwater training, has made them the most feared creatures to ever swim the sea. If you thought a Great White shark was a fear machine with fins, just picture one equipped with plastic explosives and a spear gun! No ship is safe (not even the D.E.F. Shark DF-1!) when COBRA COMMANDER sends these slimy sea saboteurs on a mission. They just love to string underwater mines in shipping lanes, then wait for the fireworks to send ships down to the bottom, permanently.
Motto: "We're the soggy saboteurs of the sea, we're Cobra Eels, we're wet and wild!" | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6799. The Shark DF-1 is an apparent reference to the Shark 9000 released for the Battle Corps. | |
| Version 4: November 2008 post-25th Anniversary Wave 11 carded figure assortment | |
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| Fig. #1343: Cobra Frogman Cobra Eel | MOS 1: Underwater Demolitions MOS 2: Marine Engineering |
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| Accessories: black speargun with silver spear tips (85 Eel's), two black knives with silver blade (04 Swamp Rat's), grey round diving helmet with clear visor and red on crest (new), grey mantle with red patch on front (new), black pair of long flippers with three toes and hole for figure stand (new), black scuba backpack with hoses on sides and attached breather (new), black swim jets (new), black Cobra figure stand. | |
| Eels are the underwater demolitions specialists of the COBRA legions. They man and operate the COBRA marine outposts disguised as off-shore drilling rigs and augment the crews of larger COBRA naval vessels. Eels undergo a rigorous two-part training program in the Caribbean and in the frigid dark depths of the North Atlantic. Their training regiment includes marine structural engineering, explosive ordnance, underwater fighting techniques and marine geology. | |
| Toy Notes: Item #36412. | |