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Iron Grenadiers

08-06-2017, 10:00 PM	#1
TwoOneEight US Navy Veteran Offline --> Posts: 2,643 --> Join Date: Aug 2011	Iron Grenadiers Do you consider the Iron Grenadiers as part of Cobra as a whole or as part of Destro's private army? __________________ . . . "They're not dolls, they're Action Figures! I do not play with toys, I take diorama photographs!" . . .

08-06-2017, 10:26 PM	#2
Lava Boss Veteran Offline --> Posts: 3,378 --> Join Date: Apr 2006	Destro's private army. In terms of the history of the toy line, at some point Cobra Commander and Destro reconciled and some of the IG forces were folded into Cobra, like Metal-Head and TARGATS. In the vintage ARAH comics, they seem to die when Destro's Scottish castle is blown up and he sheds no tears over any of them, nor does he recruit any new staff or anything for when he takes the Silent Castle. In the Dic cartoons, they were never a thing. Undertows, Annihilators and the briefly seen TARGATS were Cobra, along with Metal-Head...as were the Razorback and Dominators.

08-06-2017, 11:51 PM	#3
Dr. Phibes Veteran Offline --> Posts: 345 --> Join Date: Jul 2017	I placed them under Destro's army.

08-07-2017, 04:57 PM	#4
Crimson Pilot Veteran Offline --> Posts: 717 --> Join Date: Jul 2010	Definitely Destro's sole control separate from Cobra. I like to think of them as "in case of Cobra threat" army. Security guards primarily and military reserves second. __________________ Klink: Schultz! Where is that radio? Schultz: They didn't tell me! Klink: Find it at once! Schultz: Jawohl, Herr Kommandant. Klink: Hogan! Where does that voice come from? Hogan: From the accent, I'd say England. Hogan's Heroes" (1965)

08-19-2017, 09:30 PM	#5
yorktownjoe Enjoying the season Offline --> Posts: 5,106 --> Join Date: Nov 2005	I agree, Destro's private army. As a kid, I used them like Destro''s version of the Crimson Guard.

Destro and MARS

08-20-2017, 02:54 PM	#6
TwoOneEight US Navy Veteran Offline --> Posts: 2,643 --> Join Date: Aug 2011	Destro and MARS I like to think that Destro is his own man. Separate from Cobra Command. I stick to the fact that he is an Arms Dealer. It puts in the possibility of crossovers. That he can make Arms Deals with Hydra, AIM, maybe even the DC Villains, etc. And with him being a wealthy Scotsman, his organization, MARS not only employs weapons manufacturers, but also has his own Private Security and that's where his IGs fit in. __________________ . . . "They're not dolls, they're Action Figures! I do not play with toys, I take diorama photographs!" . . .

08-20-2017, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TwoOneEight

I like to think that Destro is his own man. Separate from Cobra Command. I stick to the fact that he is an Arms Dealer. It puts in the possibility of crossovers. That he can make Arms Deals with Hydra, AIM, maybe even the DC Villains, etc. And with him being a wealthy Scotsman, his organization, MARS not only employs weapons manufacturers, but also has his own Private Security and that's where his IGs fit in.

I totally agree!

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08-25-2017, 04:30 PM	#8
snipesfg17 Veteran Offline --> Posts: 1,482 --> Join Date: Jan 2006	Definitely Destro's own army. Separate from Cobra.