"Destro's Mailed Fist"
In light of Cobra's global offensives, Destro - Cobra Commander's right-hand-man and the owner of M.A.R.S. (Military Armaments Research Syndicate) - has been spotted with increasing frequency in battle. Wherever his impressive weapons are used, he will always follow, with the accompaniment of his own personal entourage.
The Iron Grenadiers are an elite group of hand-selected bodyguards from Destro's inner circle. Trained to function as businesspeople and shock troopers, these anonymous combatants are sufficiently capable of negotiating a profitable arrangement for the benefit of M.A.R.S., or coercing it from the tip of a sword. When not conducting business, the Iron Grenadiers are implemented as elite advisors to Cobra's ground forces, providing supplementary firepower to their engagements against G.I. Joe and its allies. Lethally effective as they are, the Iron Grenadiers place their loyalties to Destro above all else, much to the offense of Cobra Commander's noticeably fragile ego. As loyal and successful as Destro has proven himself and his compatriots to be, Cobra Commander only needs the slightest implication of treachery to forsake these bonds and cast him as a new enemy. The two have remained steadily aligned in spite of this, however, the mutual understanding that it is better for two powerful and dangerous minds to be on the same page. Destro is content to keep his ties to Cobra, but should the flow of money reveal itself in a more bountiful place, his inner businessman will act appropriately, whether at Cobra's side or not.
"Destro's Mailed Fist"
In light of Cobra's global offensives, Destro - Cobra Commander's right-hand-man and the owner of M.A.R.S. (Military Armaments Research Syndicate) - has been spotted with increasing frequency in battle. Wherever his impressive weapons are used, he will always follow, with the accompaniment of his own personal entourage.
The Iron Grenadiers are an elite group of hand-selected bodyguards from Destro's inner circle. Trained to function as businesspeople and shock troopers, these anonymous combatants are sufficiently capable of negotiating a profitable arrangement for the benefit of M.A.R.S., or coercing it from the tip of a sword. When not conducting business, the Iron Grenadiers are implemented as elite advisors to Cobra's ground forces, providing supplementary firepower to their engagements against G.I. Joe and its allies. Lethally effective as they are, the Iron Grenadiers place their loyalties to Destro above all else, much to the offense of Cobra Commander's noticeably fragile ego. As loyal and successful as Destro has proven himself and his compatriots to be, Cobra Commander only needs the slightest implication of treachery to forsake these bonds and cast him as a new enemy. The two have remained steadily aligned in spite of this, however, the mutual understanding that it is better for two powerful and dangerous minds to be on the same page. Destro is content to keep his ties to Cobra, but should the flow of money reveal itself in a more bountiful place, his inner businessman will act appropriately, whether at Cobra's side or not.