The Once Respectable:  Chris Latta of GI Joe

At His Best:  Far from the competent despot of the comics, animated Cobra Commander occasionally succeeded running his own terrorist organization, be it by cloning dinosaurs to fight the Joes or even carving his face on the moon.

At His Worst: Being the first to turn tail and retreat in battle, playing second fiddle to Serpentor...but then again, the real Cobra Commander might have been a little intense for children.