Summary

• Destro's epic showdown with the Crimson Twins continues to escalate in Skybound Entertainment's Destro #2, as the conflict between rival arms manufacturers brings devastating consequences for both sides.
• The war between classic G.I. Joe villains takes a different shape in the latest issue of Destro, as both sides realize what they have to gain – and lose – from a violent conflict.
• A mysterious greater plot may be at play, as unknown forces seem to be manipulating Destro and the Crimson Twins' conflict.

WARNING! Spoilers ahead for Destro #2

The G.I. Joe villain Destro finds himself in the fight of his life against fellow villains the Crimson Twins, Tomax and Xamot Paoli. As the advent of the Cobra organization in the Energon Universe is precipated by an all-out conflict between iconic Joe adversaries, Destro’s M.A.R.S. Industries is pitted against the Twins’ Extensive Enterprises, leading to results that, so far, have been devastating for both sides.

Destro #2 – written by Dan Watters, with art by Andrei Bressan – opens with the arms dealer and his opponents, and the Crimson Twins rallying their respective troops with a speech, preparing for the coming war between the two weapons manufacturers.

Fans are then shown the resulting actions taken by each side, as M.A.R.S. Industries and Extensive Enterprises trade blows back and forth. Destro’s Iron Grenadiers attack the Crimson Guard, only to be shot out of the sky. The Crimson Guard then attack a M.A.R.S. facility, only to be taken apart by the Energon-infused B.A.T.s.

Destro's War With The Crimson Twins Shows The Scope Of The Energon Universe's Dramatic Stakes

Destro #2 – Written By Dan Watters; Art By Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas & Rus Wooton

Destro confronts Tomax and Xamot on a remote island where the military superpowers of the world have dumped their old ordinance – the perfect thematic landscape for such a meeting to take place.

Having two of the Energon Universe version seems to have the same ambitions.

Destro and the Crimson Twins’ war escalates to the point where both parties agree to meet on neutral ground. Destro confronts Tomax and Xamot on a remote island where the military superpowers of the world have dumped their old ordinance – the perfect thematic landscape for such a meeting to take place. Both sides realize that whoever wins this war of theirs will ultimately subsume the other’s arms company. Thus, Destro and the Crimson Twins agree to keep the collateral damage to a minimum, sending assassins to deal with each other to prevent further harm to their respective companies.

It seems entirely possible that there are unknown forces manipulating things behind the scenes to put Destro and the Twins in conflict.

Destro's Conflict With The Crimson Twins Might Be Part Of A Greater Plot

Someone Else Might Be Pulling The Strings

What’s interesting about this scene is how the Crimson Twins continue to plead their innocence in the attack on Darklonia in the previous issue, which kicked the whole conflict off in the first place. Destro assumes that Tomax and Xamot are lying, but their unwillingness to bend is interesting, and raises some intriguing questions. It seems entirely possible that there are unknown forces manipulating things behind the scenes to put Destro and the Twins in conflict. In the G.I. Joe corner of the Energon Universe, anything is possible.

Destro #2 is available now from Skybound Entertainment.