Forced to wear a steel mask for his crimes (neither side wanted to execute the ancestor because they still wanted the weapons he sold), the Destro clan has since turned it into a symbol of pride, passing it down from father to son for over 20 generations. He wears a mask forged from beryllium steel, a tradition dating back to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, when an ancestor of his was caught by Cromwell's men in the act of selling weapons to both sides. ĭestro's key characteristics are his sense of honor, a calm demeanor, and love for Cobra's second-in-command, the Baroness. Continuing a tradition started by the first Destro, he will even sell to both sides of the same war. He hires mercenaries to stir up conflict in dangerous regions, then provides high-tech arms to any side able to meet his price. War is his business and passion Destro believes in the spoils of war and the vast wealth M.A.R.S. Destro was an early investor in Macau and has other potentially lucrative speculative real estate holdings in developing areas of the world. His luxurious lifestyle outdoes most oil sheiks or shipping magnates. As a businessman, Destro is cutthroat and unyielding and is able to maintain apartments or office buildings in most major cities of the world. (Military Armament Research Syndicate), a state-of-the-art weapons manufacturer and one of the largest multinational corporations in the world.
The Destro clan has designed and sold weapons for centuries, and Destro is the faceless power behind their current incarnation-M.A.R.S.
Joe (Dreamwave)īorn in Callander, Scotland, Destro's full name is James McCullen Destro XXIV, and he is Laird of the Castle Destro in the Scottish Highlands. Destro is portrayed by Christopher Eccleston in the 2009 live-action film G.I. Industries, a weapons manufacturer and supplier for Cobra. He is the leader of the Iron Grenadiers, and founder of M.A.R.S. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and cartoon series. Laird James McCullen Destro XXIV, usually referred to simply as Destro, is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #49 (July, 1986), Marvel Comics.