WARNING! Potential spoilers ahead for Destro #5Destrois going to war withCobra Commanderas his self-titled miniseries draws to a close, bringing all the villains ofG.I. Joetogether ahead of the new Energon Universe ongoing series launching in November. The arms monger has been put through the wringer so far, but he’ll be facing his greatest challenge yet as theDestroseries reaches its exciting climax.
Released viaCBR, the preview forDestro#5 by Dan Watters, Andrei Bressan, and Adriano Lucas teasesa major conclusion for the Energone Universe miniseries. With Destro believed to be dead, Tomax and Xamot have taken control of MARS Industries, and the Crimson Twins are looking to form an alliance with Cobra Commander.
As it turns out,the news of Destro’s death appears to have been greatly exaggerated,as the Scottish Laird arrives on the scene to take control of his company back from the Twins. Thus, the stage is set for an epic confrontation, with multiple parties vying for control of the global arms market and thevaluable power source known as Energon.
Destro#5 Variant Cover by Taurin Clarke
Villains constantly attempting to stab each other in the back has been a long-running theme in theG.I. Joefranchise. The classic continuity saw Destro constantly scheming to wrest control of Cobra away from the Commander, sothe two coming to blows in the new continuity sets up their eternal dynamic for the Energon Universe. The two came to anuneasy alliance during theCobra Commanderminiseries, when the Commander offered the stores of Energon he recently acquired from the Dreadnoks to power Destro’s new Battle Android Troopers.
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In his own miniseries, Destro has been fending off attacks from an unknown assailant. At first, he believed it to be the work of Tomax and Xamot, leading to an all-out war between MARS and the Crimson Twins’ Extensive Enterprises. However,Destro#4 revealed Destro’s enemy to be a new version of Overkill,an A.I. developed byAstoria Cartlon-Ritz of Hybrid Technologiesto eliminate world threats before they happen. After an attack by Astoria in her disguise as Chameleon, Destro went into hiding, working with General Flagg and the U.S. government to uncover the true identity of his attacker.
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G.I. Joe#1 Main Cover by Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire
Believing that he was dead after the attack by Chameleon, the Crimson Twins took swift action to acquire MARS in his absence, eager to set up an alliance with Cobra Commander. But now that Destro has revealed himself to be alive and well, readers can expect an all-out war to close out theDestroseries. Given what fans know about November’sG.I. Joe#1by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly, and Jordie Bellaire, all the parties currently fighting in the pages ofDestrowill eventually come together under the banner ofCobra Commander,but how long those alliances last in the Energon Universeremains to be seen.
Source:CBR
GI Joe
G.I. Joeis a long-running franchise centered around a line of action figures produced by Hasbro, which has expanded into a wide array of media including comic books, animated series, and films. The franchise is known for its depiction of an elite military unit, G.I. Joe, fighting against the terrorist organization Cobra. Over the decades,G.I. Joehas become a significant cultural icon, particularly in the United States, with its slogan “A Real American Hero.”
