When I was little, the Marvel comics and filecards had more pull than the cartoon. The comic, when written by Hama, seemed to follow the filecards pretty well. When the DD comics came out, I was kinda so-so. It didn't take long for me to throw DD continuity out the door. Being on JBL, I learned to treat the Joes how I wanted. One didn't HAVE TO follow the comic or cartoon or movie or S6, y'know? So I'm doing things my own way.

Cobra La in my verse? Nope.

Red Ninja. Not really. (The Arashikage, yes)

Snake Eyes deaded? Nope.