Enemy Weapons Supplier

Code Name:

Destro

Desimone Guide: #33

Tomart's Guide: #GI5139

Carded Figure

Destro's Filecard

Biography from the G.I.Joe Comics Homepage

Figure Description:

Destro was released carded as part of the second series (1983). He was sold in 1984 and 1985, and was discontinued domestically in 1986.

Versions of Destro:

• Version One (1983)
• Version Two (1988)
• Version Three (1992)
• Version Four (1993)
• Version Five (1997)
• Version Six (2001)
• Version Seven (2002)
• Version Eight (2002)
• Version Nine (2002)
• Version Ten (2003)
• Version Eleven (2004)
• Version Twelve (2005)
• Version Thirteen (2005)
• Version Fourteen (2007)
• Version Fifteen A (2007)
• Version Fifteen B (2007)
• Version Sixteen (2008)
• Version Seventeen (2008)

Accessories:

Destro came with a black laser pistol and a black backpack. The hinge on top came apart, so that the backpack could open up like a briefcase. Above, the backpack is pictured closed.

Click the link to see the figure with all its weapons - All Geared Up!

Variations:

There is a variation in the date stamp on Destro. Some versions of Destro have the date stamp "Hasbro 1983" on the inside of his leg, while some versions have no date stamp at all. The Destro missing the date stamp seem to be slightly harder to find than the date-stamped Destros.

There are also two versions of Destro's filecard. Early versions of the filecard from 1983 and 1984 have the G.I.Joe logo on the card - versions from 1985 have the Cobra logo. The Cobra logo version is the more difficult one to find.

Body Construction:

Destro's body is completely original - all new body parts. None of his parts were ever used in other figures.

Note that the figure is extremely tall - the figure is almost four inches in height.

Note that the figure's head only turns left and right - it does not allow the head to look up and down. The heads only turned left and right until the the swivel ball head that was introduced in 1985 (Series Four).

International Variants:

In the United Kingdom and Europe, Destro was given a red t-shirt and released with the red Action Force HISS tank as Red Jackal. In Argentina, some versions of Destro were released with a different waistpiece.