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Shockblast

2025-03-09T08:42:58Z

Deadborder: https://shop.hasbro.com/en-us/product/g-i-joe-classified-series-jason-shockwave-faria-105/05CB4D8C-69F9-4A8D-9439-5D9170E2FDC6 - Current G.I.Joe Classified series Shockwave. Hasbro no longer uses "shockblast" for the G.I. Joe character

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{{disambig3.5|the ''Energon'' Decepticon|the Generation 1 Decepticon whose ''Alternators'' toy was named "Shockblast"|Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave}}
{{disambig2|the Transformer|the weapon|Shock blast cannon}}
:''Shockblast is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Shockblast energon.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|No, the toy doesn't have that hose. Or that arm joint.]]
'''Shockblast''' packs an incredible amount of strength and firepower inside his chassis, and he knows it. He's brash, arrogant, sarcastic, and fearless, even willing to challenge the might of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] directly, which, along with the fact that he seems averse to following orders, often puts them both at odds. He's also a sociopath, casually killing solely for the fun of it, whether it be someone on the other side, or someone he's supposed to be allied with. He revels in destruction, and he's not particularly bothered which side is doing the exploding.

Shockblast is the brother of [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]]. He has an unspecified history with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]; the two hate each other, probably because Shockblast is a jerk.

{{bigquote|Don't trust Shockblast. Shockblast BAD.|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]|"[[Shockblast: Rampage]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Energon V4 Decepticons.jpg|thumb]]

When [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] and [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] attempted to break into an [[Autobot]] island facility, Shockblast scrambled the security system with an electromagnetic pulse from orbit. However, when the plan went wrong, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] nailed Shockblast with cannon-fire, despite the Decepticon being in low orbit. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 3}}

Later, Shockblast was part of the Decepticon party that had cornered [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and a wounded [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. However, Shockblast was blown away by the combined power of Optimus and the newly arrived [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}
{{--}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Drummond]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese)|[[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish), [[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Spain - Spanish), [[Carlos Vitale]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Ossi Valo]] (Finnish, unknown episodes), [[Veeti Kallio]] (Finnish, unknown episodes), [[Fabio Boccanera]] (Italian), [[Yoann Sover]] (French)}}

{{noteslonly}}

[[File:Energon-Shockblast-Prison.jpg|thumb|left|Minor setback!]]

''Following the end of the war for the Mini-Cons, when the Autobots and Decepticons began working together, Shockblast and his brother [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] refused to lay down their arms, and began attacking their fellow Decepticons as well as the Autobots, leading to their capture and imprisonment.'' {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}}

[[File:Shockblast Breaks In.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Shockblast was held prisoner deep inside [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], under near-constant supervision due to his status as a dangerous Decepticon war criminal. During a Decepticon uprising following Megatron's return, Shockblast escaped and slaughtered most of the Autobot guards, and even a few Decepticons as he made his way to freedom. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} In the chamber of [[Primus]] he used [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]] as a shield to secure safe passage, then shot the 'bot dead from behind once he got free. This earned him the ever-lasting hatred of [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Dagger]], Padlock's partner. Shockblast radioed Megatron from the surface, offering his services in destroying Cybertron's energon towers in exchange for passage off the planet. Megatron decided to add Shockblast to his team, and dispatched Tidal Wave to Cybertron to retrieve him. The two immediately began to squabble, reviving their old enmity. Shockblast damaged Cybertron's [[Energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] before fleeing the planet, leaving a gap in the Autobots' defenses. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

Shockblast proved difficult to work with, and spent much of his time insulting and belittling the other Decepticons—so much so that when Unicron began attacking his "tenants", Tidal Wave initially blamed Shockblast. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} Nonetheless, he was quickly given command of Megatron's troops and told to lead an assault on Cybertron to destroy the rest of the energon grid. Wing Dagger attempted to capture Shockblast during this attack, but Shockblast maneuvered him beneath a toppling Energon Tower. Unfortunately, Tidal Wave was severely damaged as the tower fell due to Shockblast's own carelessness, and the Decepticons under his command pulled back. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}}

[[File:Energon-Shockblast-Rides-Tidal-Wave.jpg|left|thumb|"Mush my slave, mush!"]]

Shockblast led a group of Terrorcons on another raid to Cybertron, blasting open the energon core so that the Battle Ravages could feed off Primus's power directly. The raid was largely successful, and Megatron even complimented Shockblast on a job well done, but Shockblast regarded Megatron with a high level of contempt. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} As the Autobots invaded Unicron during his reactivation phase, Shockblast openly declared his desire to overthrow Megatron to anyone who would listen. Megatron heard his boasting echo through the bowels of Unicron, but paid it little mind. Shockblast then ran wild throughout Unicron, blasting Optimus Prime as he was about to approach Megatron for personal combat. Shockblast stormed into Megatron's throne room himself to take control, but faced Starscream's blade instead. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} As Optimus and Megatron clashed again, Shockblast interrupted them once more, but soon fell into the spatial rift that had opened due to the conflict over Unicron's power. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

[[File:E28 titlecard.jpg|thumb|Still a minor setback!!]]
On the other side of the [[Rift|rift in space]], Shockblast crashlanded alone on [[Iron Planet]]. Surrounded by Autobots, he was confronted by the reborn Wing Dagger, now known as [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. The former detention guard was given the opportunity to fulfill his duty, and Shockblast and Wing Saber fought an extended one-on-one duel until Wing Saber ultimately triumphed, securing Shockblast and avenging Padlock. Shockblast was chained to a rock and held prisoner by the Autobots. {{storylink|Protection}} Shockblast whiled away the time imprisoned insulting his guard [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]. For a time, Megatron refused to rescue him, ignoring Shockblast's radio calls for help. He finally freed Shockblast, but subsequently demoted him to the bottom of the ranks for his treachery. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} This left him in the unenviable position of relying on the likes of [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] for keen, tactical observations in combat. Shockblast churned with anger at having to deal with his nit-witted commanding officers. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Still, Megatron continued to offer him opportunities to blow stuff up, so Shockblast wasn't completely depressed. He destroyed [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]]'s shuttle while the Autobots prepped an energon tower from Cybertron to defend Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} Bulkhead got his revenge, though, when he beat Shockblast up and down [[Ocean Planet]] like the amateur whippersnapper he was. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

''Shockblast was painfully schooled by Bulkhead again on the rebirthed [[Planet Q]]. Bulkhead just casually leaned on his staff giving orders while pinning Shockblast helplessly to the ground. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

[[File:Shockblast tentacles.jpg|thumb|left| Another minor setback!!]]
Shockblast's habit of muttering insults to Megatron came back to haunt him when the Decepticon leader overheard the quips. He spent the next little while kicking Shockblast's aft up and down Unicron until [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] stepped in and reminded Megatron that Shockblast was still a useful pawn. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

When Megatron dispatched the Decepticons into battle for one last supply of energon, Shockblast secretly remained behind aboard Unicron. He seemed to have mischief in mind, but a shockwave caused him to stumble out of his hiding place in Megatron's throne room before he could carry out any plots against his leader. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} Shockblast briefly appeared in the battle on Unicron's surface with the Autobots, inadvertently showing [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] an entrance passageway into the Chaos-Bringer's interior. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

[[File:Shockblast smoosh.jpg|thumb|'Tis but a scratch.]]
Shockblast eventually tricked Megatron and attempted to assume control of Unicron in his stead. The full power of Unicron proved too much for him to handle, however; it drove him insane, sending him on a mindless rampage under Unicron's control. He crashed on [[Blizzard Planet]], where Optimus Prime battled him while trying to reach past Unicron's influence to reawaken the real Shockblast. Prime's words worked, and Shockblast managed to free himself. He turned his firepower on Unicron, but the Chaos Bringer brought one fist down on the surface of Blizzard Planet, and Shockblast was crushed to death before Prime's horrified eyes. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}}

Sometime later, a virtual copy of Shockblast appeared in an Autobot training simulation alongside his brother, Six Shot. {{storylink|Distribution}}

===''Energon'' comic===
Shockblast intercepted the [[Ocean City]] schematics [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] used to infiltrate the Autobot installation. {{storylink|Perspective}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Later on, Shockblast and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] expressed concern that Megatron was losing his edge, after ordering a series of attacks on minor energon installations instead of going after greater scores. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Shockblast was a member of the [[Purple Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. Through a screen, he oversaw the containment of [[G1 World|interdimensional]] warlord [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron Omega]] and his turncoat [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]] followers by the Order's [[Pretender Monster]] creations such that his commander [[Purple Wicked Convoy]] could propose an alliance. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon Shockblast toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I transform into nothing!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shockblast''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Laserwave''' (レーザーウェーブ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2004]] [[May 27]]
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the third wave of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Mega Class assortment, Shockblast transforms into a Cybertronic laser-tank, plus has a third satellite-cannon-thing mode (which the cartoon depicted as a kind of jet mode). His cannon-arm contains a spring-loaded missile launcher and an electronic sound gimmick, which is activated by a sliding switch. Advancing the switch down the cannon activates a droning laser sound effect that does not stop playing until the switch is moved to either end of the slider. The switch also activates clear-plastic prongs along the side of the cannon, which stick up as the switch is moved down the gun. His right arm features a cannon and claw with a moveable thumb. His head has a small port for [[light-piping]]. His design is obviously a [[homage]] to the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]].

: Many specimens of this toy have a problem in satellite mode wherein a peg on one of his legs will not fit into the corresponding slot to hold the mode together. Additionally, the waist hinge's quality varies; some are loose, causing the figure's upper torso to wobble. As it turns out, the pinhole for the hinge is badly deformed on the inside, which is the cause of the looseness and can eventually lead to breakage.

: Shockblast was released in the eighth wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' toyline (and was the only item in said wave) as "Laserwave", without the electronic sound gimmicks, and with some small deco differences. His gray plastics are now a more stony-blue shade rather than the Hasbro version's warmer gray, and some parts that are black plastic on Shockblast (like his antennae, twin-blaster barrels and missile) are now dark purple. He loses a significant amount of black paint on his twin-blaster-cannon, but gains silver paint on all four of his treads, along with a few other bits of extra silver here and there.

: This mold was also used to make ''Energon'' [[Six Shot (Energon)#Toys|Six Shot]], and was the model for the non-toy Cybertron-mode [[Cryotek (RID)#Fiction|Cryotek]] and [[Shockwave (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Shockblast/shockblast.htm More information on Shockblast at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
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*Evidently designed as "Shockwave", Shockblast received his final name due to [[Hasbro]] not having the [[trademark]] for "Shockwave" at the time. This issue would also affect [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators|the ''Alternators'' Shockwave toy]], which was released as "Shockblast". Hasbro has subsequently reclaimed the "Shockwave" trademark and uses it for ''Transformers'' and ''[[G.I. Joe]]''. Shockblast is considered part of the Shockwave archetype, regardless of his name, and is featured alongside other Shockwave incarnations in Hasbro media.
*There is an older, pink color variant of the Shockblast's [[character model]] used in a few short instances in the cartoon, most notably in the episode "[[Shockblast: Rampage]]". This same variant appeared in an issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'' in Japan around the time of the character's debut (see right).
*Shockblast never uses his tank mode in the cartoon, unlike his brother, [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]].
*Shockblast's right shoulder-armor was used for the shoulders of the [[Autobot nurse]] [[generic]] model in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]].
*Shockblast's design was also used as the model for [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]'s pre-beast body in "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]" and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Laserwave''' (レーザーウェーブ ''Rēzāwēbu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Pöröly''' ("Sledge"), '''Sokkoló''' ("[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]", "Shocker")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhèndàngbō''' (China, 震荡波, "Shockwave")
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Exploder")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Shockblast
|disambig=Shockwave (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon who's to blame for everything from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the loyal Decepticon spy from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon beastmaster and killing machine from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']].
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon scientist from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

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Shockblast

2025-03-08T13:37:08Z

Deadborder: Hasbro has resumed using the "Shockwave" name for the G.I. Joe character

Destro issue 1

2025-02-19T00:00:41Z

Deadborder: https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Farouk

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|date=[[June 19]], [[2024]]
|coverdate=June 2024
|written by=[[Dan Watters]]
|art by=[[Andrei Bressan]]
|colors by=[[Adriano Lucas]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editors=[[Ben Abernathy]]
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'''The world is changing and Destro aims to profit like never before. But the business of war makes many enemies…'''

==Synopsis==
Civil unrest pervades the Republic of [[Darklonia]]. As protestors gather outside the Prime Minister's palace, he orders his lieutenant to send out soldiers to quell this "insurgency." Expecting to gun down unarmed protestors, the Darklonian soldiers are instead met by a [[Battle Android Trooper]]. The soldiers fire at the android, but it is unaffected and simply raises its own arm guns in response. The soldiers are awed at the android, then horrified as they see more B.A.T.s descending from above. The B.A.T.s overwhelm the soldiers and force them back. As several of the protestors move to force their way into the palace, the B.A.T.s turn and fire on them as well. Getting word of what's happening outside, the Prime Minister realizes who is responsible for this and asks his aide to get him a direct line to Laird [[Destro]], who accepts his resignation on behalf of the people of Darklonia. The Laird arrives to personally oversee the transfer of power to his Darklonian cousin, [[Darklon (G.I. Joe)|Artyom Darklon]]. The Prime Minister questions why he would aid the revolution, but Destro simply says it was profitable. The Prime Minister tells Destro he'll see him in hell before pulling out a pistol and shooting himself.

Destro is later contacted by [[Cobra Commander]], who is most displeased upon hearing of the revolution in Darklonia, fearing that the use of the B.A.T.s in the field will bring undue attention to [[Cobra]] before they are ready to strike. Destro informs him that the B.A.T.s needed field testing before they can be added to Cobra's army and reminds the Commander that while [[M.A.R.S.]] and Cobra are in business together, he is ''not'' the Commander's subordinate. Destro then returns to his ancestral home in the [[Scotland|Scottish Highlands]], entering a mausoleum with statues of the Destros who came before him. He speaks to his ancestors, telling of how the world of war is changing with the arrival of [[Energon]] and seeking their advice. He listens intently as the stone statues say nothing.

Three weeks later, [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] — new CEO of [[Hybrid Technologies]] after [[Desmond Carlton-Ritz|her father]]'s passing — is in Darklonia for another run-of-the-mill illegal arms fair that M.A.R.S. is hosting. Another attendee, [[Farouk]], notes that [[Extensive Enterprises]] is nowhere to be seen. Destro introduces himself to Astoria, saying that he knew her father. Farouk comments that M.A.R.S. is light years ahead of the other vendors, and even asks Destro if there's any truth to the rumors hes developing mechanical soldiers, which Destro quickly denies. The Laird is pulled away from the conversation by Mercer, who confirms that none of the companies in attendance have access to Energon. However, the absence of Extensive Enterprises concerns Destro.

Meanwhile, the heads of Extensive Enterprises, [[Tomax and Xamot]], have arrived in [[Sierra Gordo]] after a disastrous skirmish involving their [[Crimson Guard]] aiding a local military encampment. The field commander berates them, saying that it was their mercenaries that failed to provide the promised support and led to his men getting injured. The twins say that they promised nothing, and says that for his own tactical failure, the commander's men will have to be punished. On orders from the commander's general, the Crimson Guard executes the injured men and burns the camp to the ground. Xamot then strangles the field commander with a garrote wire while Tomax confers with the general about replacing the lost soldiers with Crimson Guardsmen.

Back in Darklonia, the arms fair is attacked by a fleet of unidentified combat drones. Destro wonders how they could've possibly entered their airspace without them knowing and orders his [[Iron Grenadier]]s to retrieve an intact sample for him to study. As the Grenadiers do battle with the drones in the air, Astoria is amazed by the beauty of the carnage and destruction around her. Destro pushes her out of the way as a missile falls toward them, but ends up being a dud. Destro smiles to himself: someone has declared war on him, and he couldn't be happier.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in photos.<br>
{{Featuredcharacters
|h1=[[M.A.R.S.]]|c1=
* [[Battle Android Trooper]]s (5)
* [[Destro]] (7)
* [[Darklon (G.I. Joe)|Darklon]] (8)
* [[Iron Grenadier]]s (9)
* [[Mercer]] (14)
* [[Scrap-Iron]] (19)

|h2=[[Cobra]]|c2=
* [[Cobra Commander]] (10)

|h3=[[Extensive Enterprises]]|c3=
* [[Tomax and Xamot]] (15 & 16)
* [[Crimson Guard]]smen (17)

|h4=Others|c4=
* Protestors (1)
* Darklonian lieutenant (2)
* [[Darklonian Prime Minister]] (3)
* Darklonian soldiers (4)
* Darklonian aide (6)
* [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] (11)
* [[Brandon (EU)|Brandon]] (12)
* [[Farouk]] (13)
* Field commander (18)
}}

==Quotes==
"None of you--no Destro who came before me--bent to another's will. I will not be the first."
:—'''Destro'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* This issue takes place after the events of ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'' and ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'', with Destro having now solved the B.A.T.’s energy problem shown in [[Duke issue 5|''Duke'' #5]] with the Energon he received from Cobra Commander in [[Cobra Commander issue 5|''Cobra Commander'' #5]].
* Destro's family history was first alluded to in [[Duke issue 1|''Duke'' #1]].

===G.I. Joe references===
* Darklonia originates from ''[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' #88, which was also the first appearance of Darklon himself in the [[Marvel Comics]] series.
* Darklon's appearance appears to be loosely based on his second toy, though with the single-shoulder paldron of his original design (though now on the left shoulder as opposed to his right). He is also not seen wearing his trademark helmet.
** Though he's never had a first name in prior Joe media, this series gives him the first name "Artyom".
* Destro comments on the flaws in the B.A.T.s' {{w|identification friend or foe}} programming, a frequent problem that has plagued the B.A.T.s in previous ''Joe'' media.
* The idea of Destro's ancestors also wearing metal masks has cropped up a few times in past Joe media, most notably the 1985 cartoon episode "Skeletons in the Closet" and the live-action film ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra''.
* On display at the weapons expo are [[H.I.S.S. tank]]s, colored red like the S.M.S., but lacking that vehicle's additional missile system.
* Having previously been seen commanding generic M.A.R.S. troops, this issue introduces Destro's usual footsoldiers, the Iron Grenadiers, to the Energon Universe.
* Sierra Gordo also originates in the Marvel comics, first appearing in issue #12 and has been a repeated fixture of subsequent comics set in the various ''ARAH''-derived continuities.
* The Iron Grenadiers are seen flying Despoilers, the personal aircraft of Destro from the original G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, released the same year as the Iron Grenadiers, 1988.
* Farouk originates from the Marvel UK [[Action Force (comic)|Action Force comic]]. There he was a long time associate and business partner of Destro's who served as the head of Cobra operations in Morocco.

===Transformers references===
* Astoria Carlton-Ritz originates from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]". Much like her original incarnation, this incarnation is shown to be a flighty heiress who has taken over her deceased father's company, Hybrid Technologies.

===Real-world references===
* One of the attendees comments that "Boston" is there, likely referencing {{w|Boston Dynamics}}.
* The Crimson Twins reference the Roman military punishment of {{w|decimation (punishment)|decimation}}, fitting for them, as the Twins typically hail from the island of {{w|Corsica}} and their Crimson Guard — traditionally depicted as the personal guard of Cobra Commander — is inspired by the Roman {{w|Praetorian Guard}}.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Destro sits on the {{w|Coronation Chair}} atop a [[Transformer]] arm, by Andrei Bressan & Adrian Lucas.
* '''Cover B:''' Destro and Cobra Commander, by [[Andrea Milana]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Connecting cover, by [[Nikola Čižmešija]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Destro on explosion background, by [[Steve Epting]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Destro and his accoutrements, by [[Jorge Fornés]].
* '''Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive Foil):''' Destro and [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mechs, by [[Jonboy Meyers]].
* '''Cover G (1:250 Copy Incentive):''' Destro and Tomax & Xamot, by [[David Mack]].
* '''Cover H:''' Blank sketch cover.
* '''Cover I:''' Energon Universe Anniversary connecting cover, by [[Jason Howard]] and [[Annalisa Leoni]].
* '''Cover J:''' Energon Universe Anniversary connecting cover (black and white), by Jason Howard.
* '''Black Saber Comics exclusive:''' Destro in a weapons-themed frame, by [[Freddie E. Williams II]].
* '''Comic Kingdom Creative exclusive:''' ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' [[The New Order|#5]] homage, by [[Sajad Shah]].
* '''Condemned Comics exclusive:''' Destro on vehicle schematic background, by [[Jamie Sullivan]].
* '''Gotham City Limit exclusive:''' Destro with arms folded, by [[Tyler Kirkham]].
* '''Syndicate Comics / Southern Comics Cartel exclusive:''' Destro in a thunderstorm, by [[Camron Johnson]].

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===Reprints===
* '''''Destro Volume 1: The Enemy''''' <small> ([[December 4]], [[2024]]) ISBN 1534357688 / ISBN 978-1534357686 </small>
** Collects issues #1–5.
** Trade paperback format.

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==References==
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[[Category:Destro issues]]