68 Facts About Fred VII

1.

Fred VII posed as Destro when the real one was bed-ridden with an illness.

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2.

Fred VII was meant to be as an enemy to Rocky Balboa, from the Rocky films, even coming with boxing gloves, but the Rocky character was never released as an action figure.

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3.

Fred VII decides to try and take over Cobra by use of a disintegration gun prototype; he is stopped by a bullet in the leg and the theft of the gun.

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4.

Fred VII was selected from the Range Vipers and has seamlessly fit into the unit.

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5.

Fred VII was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and was first released as an action figure in 1991, as part of the Eco-Warriors line.

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6.

Fred VII suffers an accident, dropping him into chemical sludge.

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7.

Fred VII acquires a scar running down the right side of his face, leaving him blind in that eye.

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8.

Fred VII finds Cesspool is dying of cancer due to past exposure to toxins.

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9.

Fred VII served Cobra in South and Central America, before severing ties and becoming a mercenary, but still functions as a Cobra field operative.

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10.

Fred VII later began to abundantly stock Cobra Island's maze-like system of shallow canals and interconnecting waterways, with ravenously hungry man-eating crocodiles, deliberately conditioning them to be hostile, psychotic and fast.

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11.

Fred VII is the seventh son of a seventh son, born of a Romanian father, and an American mother from Bangor, Maine.

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12.

Fred VII's skills allow them to pass through the Joe-provided security with minimal violence.

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13.

Fred VII later appears in the first issue of the Devil's Due Storm Shadow series.

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14.

Fred VII is working with the Night Creepers, whose business conflicts with the ninja's efforts.

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15.

Fred VII appears in a dream sequence in a Devil's Due Special Missions one-shot.

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16.

Fred VII briefly led the Iron Grenadiers when Destro retired from frontline conflict.

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17.

Fred VII wears a special helmet that gives a special view of the enemy target.

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18.

Fred VII is able to fire with a marksman's accuracy and reload very quickly.

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19.

Fred VII was released as an action figure in 2004, packaged with the Cobra Pulverizer battle suit, as part of the Valor vs Venom line.

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20.

Fred VII has learned how to hunt and track in the most unforgiving environment on Earth.

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21.

Fred VII successfully completed a mission to bring back an experimental mutagen after the lab techs escaped with their research and materials by mutating his own men to earn the promotion.

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22.

Fred VII's birthplace is Montego Bay, Jamaica, and he was first released as an action figure in 1993, as part of the Battle Corps line.

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23.

Fred VII spent months training to join the group known as the "Headhunters".

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24.

Fred VII spent time as the "right hand man" to crime lords, who operated illegal warehouses disguised as legit comedy clubs.

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25.

Fred VII became a Cobra Eel, quickly rising in rank due to his ruthlessness.

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26.

Fred VII designed the Plague training program and selected the unit's members.

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27.

Fred VII is a clone of Hannibal, who was created alongside Serpentor by Dr Mindbender, using the original's DNA and aged a few years.

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28.

Fred VII escaped his foster family to reunite the other Serpentor clones along with Dr Mindbender, and served in the Coil under Serpentor, until being taken into custody after their defeat.

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29.

Fred VII now serves as a general in Cobra, seeking to help Cobra Commander conquer the world.

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30.

Fred VII is willing to sacrifice his own men to win a battle.

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31.

Fred VII was first released as an action figure in 1992, as part of the DEF line.

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32.

Fred VII created a drug empire based on paramilitary standards.

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33.

Fred VII's drug peddling forces come into conflict with the Joes' "Drug Enforcement Force", which includes Bullet-Proof, Mutt, and Shockwave.

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34.

Fred VII appears the Devil's Due comics in Special Missions: Brazil where he is captured by the Joes.

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35.

Fred VII is the main villain of a two-part episode "The Greatest Evil".

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36.

Fred VII intended to break with family tradition of being mad scientists, but was kicked out of school for cybernetic experiments.

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37.

Fred VII sees himself as a pure scientist and is oblivious to his own insanity.

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38.

Fred VII eventually takes part in the final battle between Joe and Cobra in a hidden base in the Appalachian Mountains.

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39.

Fred VII uses Stall's shame at being a called a coward because of a false video tape showing him running from his fellow soldiers.

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40.

Fred VII even managed to prove himself to Cobra Commander when he managed to ferret out a "traitor" in their ranks.

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41.

Fred VII is captured by the Joes and later sent to the Coffin prison in Greenland.

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42.

Fred VII is among the prisoners freed by Tomax and later battles the Joes in Mexico.

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43.

Fred VII is suspected of being a former Crimson Guard member.

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44.

Fred VII advocated 'traditional Cobra values' but this was just to mask his own personal grab for power.

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45.

Fred VII later goes to work for the Jugglers, who send him to Duke's secret base in Iceland.

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46.

Fred VII became obsessed with the avian bloodsport, and discovered that by breeding bigger and stronger birds, and equipping them with steel-tipped talons, they were capable of attacking much more profitable game.

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47.

Fred VII divulged this information to Dr Mindbender, bringing the Cobra scientist to the Commander's supposed burial site.

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48.

Fred VII takes part in a raid on a hospital to kidnap Baroness's baby.

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49.

Fred VII is modeled after the professional wrestler Roddy Piper.

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50.

Fred VII continues his training under Storm Shadow, but spies on him for Cobra Commander.

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51.

Fred VII's greatest strength is his greatest weakness, as he is a lone wolf, preferring to operate alone as opposed to teaming with another or using troops.

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52.

Fred VII worked up the ranks of Cobra's Range Vipers, by being the most vicious of the bunch.

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53.

Fred VII is eventually freed alongside several others, during an assault on The Coffin led by Tomax.

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54.

Fred VII then had a career robbing patrons of rooftop restaurants and escaping via gliders.

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55.

Fred VII then organized the "Night Vultures", a covert air recon unit, which he commands.

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56.

Fred VII takes part in a raid on a hospital to kidnap Baroness's baby.

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57.

Fred VII is described as a lethal warrior with a mantis-like grace and a complete lack of humanity.

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58.

Fred VII is a calculated strategist who is incredibly conceited about his success.

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59.

Fred VII's parents worked hard to support him and his brother, who was killed in the Black Hawk down incident, which changed his worldview to a more radical position.

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60.

Fred VII was personally recruited and influenced by Cobra Commander himself.

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61.

Fred VII was recruited to the Plague due to his modifying his equipment from a targeting system to an offensive laser weapon system.

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62.

Fred VII is well liked by the rest of Plague due to his friendly personality and sense of humor.

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63.

Fred VII is very powerful, difficult to control, and possesses a reptilian focus, insect drive, and mammalian bloodlust.

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64.

Fred VII is affiliated with the Iron Grenadiers as Destro's general and debuted as a toy in 1988.

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65.

Fred VII grew up in the swamps of New Orleans before joining up with the Cobra Organization.

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66.

Fred VII has extensive knowledge of close support aircraft, ranging from jury-rigged civilian conversions, to state-of-the-art flying machines armed with laser-guided missiles and ECM pods.

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67.

Fred VII wears a red flight suit with a helmet that hides his face.

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68.

Fred VII was first released as an action figure in 2008, which was available in two different variations, the standard version, and a translucent blue version demonstrating his invisibility field.

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