Forever War: GI Joe 116

[knight_moves]

It's an attack on Castle Destro... again!



Cobra Commander is pissed that Billy and Zartan are still alive and...



What is he wearing? Red Hood's hood under a hat and it's contoured to fit his chin... out of his two really good looks, how can CC go for this?

Also, 'uppity foreigner'? Destro's Scottish. What is CC, a 16th century English Lord?







Time to play "new Joe recruit or returning SAS character?" Can you tell without checking a fandom Wiki, gang?



And here's Metalhead, who's got to have made the quickest turnaround from true-blue villain to relatively nice guy in Joe history.

As you might expect, all this suspicious activity is an attack courtesy of Cobra Commander, one which sends Destro's men packing to the fortifications of Castle Destro.



They flee.



The Joes and/or SAS on scene decide to pitch in with Destro (it's a little unclear to me why, besides, y'know, fuck Cobra).







Are we allowed to make bondage jokes about this kinda thing or is that exclusively for Nightwing?

Comments

[dan_ingram]

"Death touch? Dude, it's clearly the Vulcan neck pinch."

[beyondthefringe]

Of all the outfits Cobra Commander has ever worn, this is by far one of the worst. Yes, it's even worse than the beret, sunglasses, and floppy facial hair civilian disguise. It's even worse than the battle armor.

Friends, if it ain't the original hood or battle helmet, it ain't a proper CC.

Meanwhile, Destro just looks so... dull.
Big Ben is... um... on loan to the team? I don't think he was a full-fledged Joe. Not that it really matters.

[super_fly]

After all the outfit changes this one should really have someone asking, "Are we sure he hasn't been replaced by an imposter again?"

[alan2099]

And here we see Cobra Commander falling victim to whoever it is that designs the action figures.

[cainofdreaming]

So, they just Destro Castle Destro? And it probably being Unesco heritage site (of black market weapons dealing) too.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Damaged, maybe, but not destroyed.

[scorntx]

Ah, centuries of history, reduced to rubble, all in the name of revenge.
Warms the cockles of yer heart.


This whole venture is seriously damaging my faith in the frozen haggis industry though.

(Destro without his mask just looks... weird.)

[cainofdreaming]

Luckily there's always haggis in a can if the frozen food version tanks.

The definition of "luckily" may vary.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Don't let the art deceive you; there's more to that castle than meets the eye.

[super_fly]

Ahhh, see what you did there

[blues32]

One re-Cobraed Baroness, coming up.

[shakalooloo]

Wait, doesn't Destro's mask cover his neck as well? It's certainly coloured that way in the kung-fu-grip panel. Does the ninja knockout pinch work through metal?

[scorntx]

Are you suggesting a ninja knockout pinch would not work through metal?

[lbd_nytetrayn]

I forget; what's "SAS"?

[knight_moves]

Special Air Service. British Special Forces.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Ah, thanks! I thought it was a GI Joe term or something I'd forgotten.