in this new idw continuity, tomax and xamot are revealed to be french and originally part of the unione corse. they set up their security company extensive enterprises, which was co-opted by cobra; while tomax enjoys being part of cobra, he is unaware xamot has become disgruntled and no longer trusts his brother. xamot is badly beaten by chuckles, who then self-destructs a nuclear missile payload on board a cobra submarine, sacrificing himself and xamot in the process. tomax survives.