Sivik Cobra

Sivik Alteria Cobra, otherwise known as Cobra, is an Imperial High Inquisitor who serves as the leading representative of the Inquisition in the Senatorum Imperialis. He has served the Imperium of Andarra for much of his adult life and is infamous for his cynical approach to life, which led him to commit many atrocities for the Imperium and the Mother of Mothers.

Early Life
Cobra was born to human parents on the civilised world of Reach. His parents were cruel people, needlessly abusing him for their own entertainment. He killed his parents when he was nine-years-old—a crime that got him into jail for over a year. During this dark period, the wardens of the prison recognised Cobra's ability to control people that were years older than him. Eventually, the Inquisition received word of this 'child prodigy' and released him on the condition that he would serve in the organisation for the rest of his life. Cobra instantly accepted the offer.

Inquisitor
In the fifteen years after Cobra was released from jail, he built a reputation for himself as a cold, but efficient, man. His works are legend—he exterminated the heretics of Osgiliath, purging the world of its many sinners and crowning it as a new shrine world to the Holy Mother; he drove the Hondi to extinction; and cleansed a hundred worlds for the Holy Mother.

Nevertheless, his reputation as a heartless man does not stand against scrutiny. In Cobra's perspective, he does what needs to be done, for he understands the state of the Imperium down to the most minute detail. His presence instills fear and devotion to the people who encounter him; his mighty blackships patrol the vast emptiness of the Imperium, destroying any who threatens humanity. As the Inquisition are given limitless autonomy to do as they see fit, Cobra does not confine himself to the strict morals of the Imperium.

High Inquisitor
Cobra was promoted to High Inquisitor in 871.M21 A.D. after the previous High Inquisitor, Cato Sicarius, was brutally killed by an abhuman during one of his purges. Since his promotion, Cobra has acted mostly independently from the agenda of the Imperium, conducting secret raids against the New Republic whilst undermining many of the functions in the Senatorum Imperialis that he deems 'unnecessary'.

His deadly reputation meant that rumours have circulated concerning his true allegiance. These rumours speculate the possibility that Cobra—and his colleagues in the Inquisition—might have been responsible for the widescale devastation of the Gothic Revolts and, ultimately, the sudden death of Emperor Karl Franz.

Personality
Cobra is an ultra-nationalist who does not fear using Machiavellian tactics to ensure the stability of the Imperium. He is not afraid to go against the various adepta that form the Imperial government so as long as it expands his agenda for what he thinks the Imperium needs—a strong and capable government that does flounder itself in the bureaucratic mess of the Adeptus Terra.