Mr. LaShade

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Mr. LaShade
a.k.a. The Cobra

Portrayed by Billy Dee Williams

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Appeared in

"Exposé"
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Name

Mr. LaShade

Also Known As

The Cobra

Status

Alive

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Origin

St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Profession

Strip club owner/master criminal

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Connection

Worked with Nikki in Exposé

Season(s)

S1 - S2 - S3 - MP - S4

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Mr. LaShade is a character introduced in "Exposé". LaShade is the father figure on the show-within-the-show Exposé, wherein his tutelage assists heroines Crystal and Autumn in their fight against criminals.

In the final episode of the show's fourth season, Corvette, a third heroine guest star portrayed by Nikki Fernandez, discovers that Mr. LaShade is also The Cobra, Exposé's main villain. It is this discovery that leads to the death of Nikki's character on-screen.

Mr. LaShade leads Crystal and Autumn to believe that Corvette was working for the Cobra when they come in to find her dead.

Reviews

Hurley describes Mr. Lashade as a "suave, smooth-talking club owner".
After discovering the episode's script among Nikki's things, Hurley is shocked to learn about Mr. LaShade's deceit and true identity as the Cobra. He describes the Cobra as "this big bad guy" whose identity "has been shrouded in mystery for four seasons".

Trivia

Mr. LaShade is portrayed both on-screen and off-screen by Billy Dee Williams. After their scene is over, Nikki talks to the now out-of-character actor, calling him "Billy Dee".
Billy Dee Williams played the part of "Billy Diamond", a jewel thief similarly forced to work undercover for police in the television series Double Dare.
Mister LaShade is a direct anagram of "See Dharma List".