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Destro AKA
James McCullen Destro XXIV

1st appeared
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
franchise (1982-)

Born in Callander, Scotland, Destro's full name is James McCullen Destro XXIV, and is Laird of Castle Destro in the Scottish Highlands. The Destro clan has designed and sold weapons for centuries, and Destro is the head of their current incarnation: M.A.R.S. (Military Armament Research Syndicate). He wears a mask forged from Beryllium Steel, a tradition dating back to the English Civil War, when an ancestor of his was caught selling weapons to both sides. 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.

SUMMARY

ARCH RIVAL :	G.I. Joe.
STRENGTHS :	Destro's key characteristics are his sense of honor, a calm demeanor, and love for Cobra's second-in-command, the Baroness. As a businessman, Destro is cutthroat and unyielding. He uses his own troops, the Iron Grenadiers, and hires mercenaries to stir up conflict in dangerous regions, then sells weapons to those armies. Continuing a tradition started by the first masked Destro, he will even sell to both sides of the same war.
WEAKNESSES :
WEAPONS :	Military weapons (includes futureistic weapons).
QUOTE :	"I have no great love for Cobra Commander, but I sided with him. I won't discard loyalty like last year's fashions. Don't try me, Baroness. Some men will put aside love for honor. Do you really want to know that much about me?"