Described by Wind Song as "the man-faced lion that reigns over the heavens"[1], The Mighty Khafra was a giant, mechanical sphinx that served as a vehicle for the villainous organization known as S.P.H.I.N.X. up until the end of the Pyramid Wars in 1987. Decades passed, and it again saw use by Hunter Gathers and several other ex-O.S.I. operatives in a new incarnation of S.P.H.I.N.X. to fight unsanctioned villainy.[2][3]
Following the readmission of Gathers and co. to the O.S.I., S.P.H.I.N.X. was abandoned by everyone save for Henchman 21, who was never an O.S.I. agent to begin with.[4] His call for new S.P.H.I.N.X. members was answered by operatives from the old team S.P.H.I.N.X. These operatives seized control of S.P.H.I.N.X. and the Mighty Khafra from 21 and made a beeline suicide run for the O.S.I. Hover-Quarters. However, Brock Samson and Shore Leave intercepted them, and the S.P.H.I.N.X. operatives were defeated. Following their capture, the Mighty Khafra was destroyed by missile fire to prevent further trouble.
Trivia[]
The Mighty Khafra is apparently named for the pharaoh Khafra and its design taken from the Great Sphinx. and the COBRA Helicarrier from the G.I. Joe. animated series.