WARNING! Potential spoilers ahead for Destro #5Destro is going to war with Cobra Commander as his self-titled miniseries draws to a close, bringing all the villains of G.I. Joe together 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 the Destro series reaches its exciting climax.
Released via CBR, the preview for Destro #5 by Dan Watters, Andrei Bressan, and Adriano Lucas teases a 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 the valuable power source known as Energon.
Destro Plots to Retake MARS Industries Ahead of the G.I. Joe Relaunch
Destro #5 Variant Cover by Taurin Clarke
Villains constantly attempting to stab each other in the back has been a long-running theme in the G.I. Joe franchise. The classic continuity saw Destro constantly scheming to wrest control of Cobra away from the Commander, so the two coming to blows in the new continuity sets up their eternal dynamic for the Energon Universe. The two came to an uneasy alliance during the Cobra Commander miniseries, 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 by Astoria Cartlon-Ritz of Hybrid Technologies to 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.
Will Destro and Cobra Commander’s Alliance Survive the Energon Universe?
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 the Destro series. Given what fans know about November’s G.I. Joe #1 by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly, and Jordie Bellaire, all the parties currently fighting in the pages of Destro will eventually come together under the banner of Cobra Commander, but how long those alliances last in the Energon Universe remains to be seen.
Destro #5 is available October 16th, 2024 from Skybound Entertainment.
Source: CBR
GI Joe
G.I. Joe is 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. Joe has become a significant cultural icon, particularly in the United States, with its slogan "A Real American Hero."
