Destro

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:''Destro is an affiliate of [[Cobra]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Destrog2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cobra Commander is a world class buffoon!]]
'''James McCullen Destro XXIV''', Laird of Castle Destro, is an international arms dealer. He wears a metal mask that has been passed down from generation to generation; it is a symbol of his heritage. It's also shiny. Like, REALLY shiny.

Destro runs a weapons organization called [[M.A.R.S.]], and will often sell to either side of a conflict. As such, he is not an official member of Cobra, but he has a thing for the [[Baroness]], and vainly tries to talk the [[Cobra Commander]] out of his crazier ideas. What distinguishes him from his Cobra allies is that he actually has a sense of honor (albeit a skewed one), which has occasionally conflicted with Cobra's more ruthless agendas. Not much, mind you.

Occasionally he dresses in leopard-prints for no purpose other than to look ''awesome''.

{{quote|I ''like'' him.|—[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] on Destro, [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' #3]]}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
After disgustedly watching [[Serpentor]] and the [[Baroness]] flirt, Destro witnessed [[Doctor Mindbender]] seizing control of [[Power Station Alpha]]. {{storylink|Power Struggle|Power Struggle}}

Much, much later, while [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was busy closing a deal with Cobra Commander, Destro and the [[Baroness]] were busy being snuck by [[G.I. Joe]] out of his own castle, ultimately leaving [[Scarlett]] (pretending to have defected to Cobra at the time) seriously wounded. {{storylink|Unfoldings!|Unfoldings!}} Destro tried, awkwardly, to empathize with [[Snake-Eyes]], who had stabbed Scarlett himself to keep up appearances. Shortly thereafter he and Baroness reunited with [[Zartan]]. {{storylink|Realignments|Realignments}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
Destro and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] plotted together to overthrow [[Cobra Commander]] using the mighty [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. When Bruticus was unleashed, Destro came close to success, but had it snatched from his hands by the timely arrival of [[Snake-Eyes]]. {{storylink|The Iron Fist|The Iron Fist}}

Destro had [[Flight Pods]]. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity|Targets of Opportunity}}

{{note|Because of the long period of in-story time between the two Dreamwave miniseries, it's possible that the title of Destro had actually been passed from the Destro we know and love to his son, Alexander.}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The financier and distribution manager for Cobra's development of the [[S.N.A.K.E.S.]] and their hotwiring of Transformers, Destro was so impressed by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] that he decided he would lead Cobra's attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]]. This display of self-assertion even impressed the mighty [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], but it irked [[Cobra Commander]]. Despite unexpected resistance from the newly formed [[G.I. Joe]] team, the mission was a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3}}

Years later, he attempted to sell some spare S.N.A.K.E.S. to [[Mr. Calandero]], but [[Eject]] destroyed all the Cobra machines on his own. This was part of a larger scheme, sponsored by [[Cobra-La]]. The S.N.A.K.E.S. were just the bait, and while on the boat, the Autobots were infected with an organic homing beacon that the [[Pretender Monster|Pretender Monsters]] used to track the Autobots back to their base.

Dealing with the serpents made Destro feel somewhat uneasy, but at least he had [[Mistress Armada]] to keep him company and make him feel so very good. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2|Black Horizon Part 1}}

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/84/destro.shtml Destro at yojoe.com]

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