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A head of the rest
When the M.U.S.C.L.E. came to the North American market the original backstories and persona of the characters didn’t follow the figures in their marketing. So many figures adopted whatever the imagination of their new owners gave, with hints from the details.
Such may have been the case with King Cobra with his unique head that at first glance may appear to be just a blocky hairstyle. However, if you look closely you can see the eyes and face of the snake that dawns the top of his head gear.
This puts the character among the other reptilian themed wrestling figures and a great example of the value in the details. With the figures personification by name alone his opponents saw sudden strikes and exaggerated maneuvers.
Designed with the hooded head of a cobra and a humanoid build added visual diversity to tournament arcs and undercard matches where this secondary Chojin shined. Filling his role nicely as an auxiliary character with brief appearances that still earned him a spot in the Mattel M.U.S.C.L.E. toy line distribution.
In 1985, Mattel introduced the M.U.S.C.L.E. (Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere) toy line to North America, adapting characters from Bandai’s Japanese Kinkeshi (Kinnikuman Keshi) rubber figures. These small, monochromatic mini-figures brought dozens of Kinnikuman characters to Western toy aisles with King Cobra along from the debut.