Kobra
1812 - British colonists in India discover the Assassination Cult of the Goddess Kali
1841 - The Assassination Cult of the Goddess Khali is believed to be rooted out by British authorities. Worship of snakes is outlawed, and the cultists go underground, prepairing for the prophesized Kali Yuga, the Age of Chaos.
48 years ago - The Kobra Cult kidnaps & raises Jeffrey Franklin Burr believing him to be the one to usher the Kali Yuga, the prophesied Age of Chaos.
24 years ago - Jeffrey Franklin Burr takes the title Naja-naja, the Supreme Commander of the Kobra Cult. He begins unifying terrorist groups from all over the world under the banner of Kobra.
21 years ago - Kobra begins creating a worldwide network of operatives, including The Fisherman & Wade LeFarge. They attempt to replicate the designs of the Pax Institute, inciting Christopher Smith to use the Institute's weapons against them.
19 years ago - Kobra begins investing in widespread tech innovation, aggressively taking development sciences from all over the world through kidnapping, extortion, and corporate manipulation. They become a key target of Checkmate. Nathan Prince first starts working for them as an assassin.
18 years ago - Kobra exposes Scandal Savage's location to Vandal Savage. She kills the mercenaries sent to collect her, hands over Kobra secrets to S.H.A.D.E. Kobra assassins kill human rights attorney Albert Tyler, father of Dee Tyler.
17 years ago - Floyd Lawton performs several key assassinations for Kobra, who equip him with his signature armor & wrist guns.
16 years ago - Kobra attempt to destabilize the League of Assassins to usurp the Lazarus Pits, but suffer a major defeat. They retain control of a single pit. Exabytes of data are stolen from Kobra's mainframes by Curt Calhoun, a low-level programmer.
14 years ago - Kobra is infiltrated by Richard Dragon, Ben Turner & Sandra Wu, who uncover much of their operational data for the DEO.
13 years ago - Kobra deliberately lowers it's global profile to undermine Sandra Knight’s credibility after Amanda Waller leaves Checkmate to assume leadership of Argus.
11 years ago - Kobra attempts to assassinate Sandra Knight by planting an assassin among the students of Université Notre Dame Des Ombres. They are found out and stopped by an undercover Jimmy Olsen.
9 years ago - Kobra to infiltrate the new Amazonian embassy, but they are routed by Wonder Woman.
8 years ago - Kobra gain new territory as Shado takes apart the Yakuza. They kidnap Lucius Fox for ransom in Markovia attracting the attention of the new Outsiders. Bette Sans Souci is indoctrinated by Kobra agents in prison and subjected to the surgical implant of a synthetic organ, enabling her to escape and begin working for them. 21-year-old Dee Tyler begins tracking, fighting, and disassembling Kobra factions without killing them, saving that for her father’s murderer.
7 years ago - Kobra attempt to move into the power vacuum in Keystone City after the Flash takes apart the Rogues, but he takes their organization in Keystone apart. Bette Sans Souci & King Snake raid a South American weapons development lab, where Bette rejects Kobra upon seeing King Snake murder the scientists in cold blood. Weiss, the Kobra assassin responsible for the death of Dee Tyler's father, takes Sandra Knight hostage and is defeated by Dee.
6 years ago - Danette Reily is killed by Kobra hijackers. Albert Julian Rothstein finds and attacks the headquarters of Kobra in retaliation for the death of his foster mother Jeffrey Franklin Burr's legs are shattered. Slade Wilson & the Ravens take a job to steal a group of nuclear warheads from Kobra, but Jade Nguyen goes rogue, steals a warhead and detonating it in Quarac.
5 years ago - Kobra agents locate and attempt to kidnap Grant Emerson, but he is able to access his powers and fight them. Their new headquarters is infiltrated by the Suicide Squad. Jeffrey Franklin Burr is finally arrested & imprisoned.
3 years ago - Jeffrey Franklin Burr escapes from prison and returns to usurp control of Kobra, beginning to consolidate it's power.
2 years ago - Kobra goes to war with the Monkey Fist cult, triggered by Shado in response to Jeffrey Franklin Burr trying to kill her.
1 year ago - Kobra agents kidnap Zoe Torres, intent to use her to force her father Floyd Lawton to do several jobs for them. Floyd & Thomas Blake track and kills all the men responsible.