Monolith Base served as the new main base of operations for the fictional Cobra Organization featured in the G.I. Joe universe. Located in the mountainous regions just north of the capital city of Badhikistan, the base itself was considered by many of Cobra's elite to be heavily fortified and near invincible. After Cobra Island was abandoned, Cobra Commander ordered all Cobra assets moved to Monolith Base. From there, the Commander initiated the first test of the Tempest Weapon system. Before the weapon could be used further, a 12 man GIJoe team was able to not only take out both Cobra's Air and Sea forces, but also successfully penetrate the bases' main defenses and work their way up to the control room. With security breached, Cobra Commander fled along with Tomax, Xamot and several Crim