Okay-I picked Duke-but let me tell you-I see Duke differently than some people do-as much as I love the 'toon,I don't see him as "The Nice Guy Leader"-I see him as a hard-stripe Command Sergeant Major US Army Green Beret who's seen more combat than most soldiers ever will!

And Serpentor is tough-and a great strategist-but he ain't God-he's got a temper,he's full of himself-and he ain't bulletproof!

I see Duke making a solo HALO insert and infiltrating Cobra Island-sneaking in the ventilators in the Terror Drome.He avoids most of the Cobra sentries-except for the Crimson Guard he steals a uniform from.Waiting for shift change,he infiltrates the Throne Room and pops CS tear-and-vomit gas-the guards are wearing masks,maybe-but Serpy ain't! Duke shoots Serpentor in the head and then shoots the rest of the surprised guards-one of them in the kneecap!He then "convinces" the kneecapped guard to tell him Scarlett's location.Remaining in the Cobra uniform he pretends to be a Guard "summoning" Scarlett to help against the infiltrator-and then knocks her out with his rifle-butt.

Escaping in a hot-wired Moray Hydrofoil-Duke takes Scarlett to the USS Flagg-waiting three miles off-shore.There,Doc and Psyche-Out begin the process of Scarlett's de-programming and recovery.