Cobra Unit

The Boss's legendary unit of unique specialists.

The Cobra Unit is a Special Forces unit led by The Boss, composed of The End, The Fear, The Fury, The Pain, and The Sorrow. They are the primary antagonists in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, serving under Colonel Volgin after The Boss's defection to the USSR.

Lore & Background

The Cobra Unit is a Special Forces unit led by The Boss. Its members include The End, a venerable expert sniper credited as the 'father of modern sniping'; The Fear, who has supernatural flexibility and agility; The Fury, a disfigured former cosmonaut armed with a flamethrower and a jetpack; The Pain, who can control hornets to both defend himself and attack his enemies; and The Sorrow, the spirit of a deceased medium. During the Virtuous Mission in 1964, the Cobras recapture Dr. Sokolov for Colonel Volgin after The Boss defects to the USSR.

Reader's Guide

The Cobra Unit operates under the command of The Boss, who co-founded the FOX unit and served as Naked Snake's former mentor. Each member possesses unique abilities: The End is a venerable expert sniper; The Fear has supernatural flexibility and agility; The Fury is a disfigured former cosmonaut with a flamethrower and jetpack; The Pain controls hornets; and The Sorrow is the spirit of a deceased medium. They serve Colonel Volgin, a GRU colonel and member of the extreme Brezhnev faction attempting to overthrow Nikita Khrushchev. The unit's actions in 1964 directly lead to the failure of the Virtuous Mission and the capture of the Shagohod.