chuckdawg1999 wrote:
What line was the origional pimp Destro part of? I notice that the SDCC guy only comes with a hand gun is that true of the origional release? By, the by who is this Alexander I keep hearing about? Is it his son and if so with whom?
Pimp Daddy Destro
http://www.yojoe.com/faq/pdd.shtmlHe was in the 1997 TRU Commemorative line. He came with a rifle and disc shooter.
The 25th 5-pack Destro comes with a briefcase which holds a hand gun in it, like Destro's original backpack did way back when.
Alexander is Destro's son, who has taken up the chromed dome as well. He's not quite as honorable as his father, and has worked on off with and against his father. Currently, i believe he is in his father's good graces.
wiki wrote:Devil’s Due
In “The Mission That Never Was”, it is revealed that the core G.I. Joe members were sent on one final mission, which resulted in Cobra’s Brainwave Scanner being corrupted by a virus that spread through the entirety of their mainframe. Crippled and defeated, Cobra then fell to a ‘unified military attack’ (this attack is never detailed in a story, but hinted at in various “Battle Files” entries). A happy side effect of this confluence of events was the incapacitation of the Brainwave Scanner. Without repeated ‘self-medication’ via the Scanner, the Baroness was freed from her artificial loyalty to Cobra. It is left ambiguous as to how Destro overcame his brain implant (which was self-contained, and thus unaffected by the virus), but it is speculated that, as happened in the Silent Castle some time earlier, the love between James and Ana can overcome any obstacle.
The two returned to Trans-Carpathia and retired from the intrigue and danger of Cobra, but continued to rebuild MARS establishing an outpost in Scotland. During this time, Dr. Mindbender and Scrap-Iron both enjoyed productive employment with MARS. But at some point, James contracted a serious family illness, and was bed-ridden for a long time.
It was at this point that his illegitimate son, Alexander, surfaced. Vulnerable in his weakened state, James took Alexander in, and gave him full run of the operation. Wanting to make his father proud, he usurped the Destro identity, and recruited Lilian Osbourne (Mistress Armada) to lead his armies, as he had nowhere near the strategical genius of his father. When James begins to recover from the illness, Destro injects him with an experimental nanite technology, which keeps him incapacitated.
‘Destro’ then arranges for the Cobra Commander to learn of the nanites’ existence. Thinking he’s stealing them from a U.S. government, the Commander devises an elaborate scheme to take control of the country. With new-found momentum, Cobra Commander begins contacting all his old allies, and returns to the U.S.
‘Destro’ and the Baroness attend the meeting in Zartan’s Florida compound, appearing to all as couple on the outs. After hearing him out, ‘Destro’ and Lilian stage a coup, and take the Commander prisoner. Using the nanites on the Commander and all the former Cobra agents (save Zartan), ‘Destro’ is able to secure his hold over the organization, and effect the reunification the Commander had hoped for.
Manipulating all the members of Cobra, ‘Destro’ unleashes the nanites on the United States, very nearly taking over. It is only because of the intervention of the G.I.Joe team (who were reinstated when the Commander returned to U.S. soil), and Cobra Commander (who was freed from the prison by Storm Shadow, and cured of the nanites) that ‘Destro’ fails in his bid for domination. When the nanites are defeated, the real Destro is freed from his paralyzed state, just in time to greet Alex and Lilian, who are imprisoned after the Baroness rescues them from their losing battle.
Back in control, Destro is forced to make restitution to Cobra for his son’s transgressions. Offering the Commander an explanation for the doppleganger as well as the hi-tech Destro family helmet that aided Alex in his deception, Destro agrees to work with Cobra until such time that he feels the debt is paid."[/i]
