Release Date: April 2020
RRP: $19.99/£19.99
Hasbro’s continuing expansion of its six-inch figure lines continues with the return of one of its most iconic properties -
G.I. Joe! Whilst as a British person who grew up in the 90s I may not have experienced the popularity of the franchise in the same way America or other parts of the world did, its reputation and legacy shouldn’t be understated. But then neither should the fact that
G.I. Joe has definitely fallen on hard times in recent years, likely due to the middling response to the two live-action movies. Now in 2020 Hasbro are ready to try once more on both the classic 3.75 and 6” fronts - the latter debuting in the new
G.I. Joe Classified Series line. Among its first wave are operatives from both the heroic Joes and the terrorist organisation
Cobra, including the Scottish arms dealer
James McCullen Destro XXIV, better known as simply
Destro. Through
M.A.R.S. (
Military Armament Research Syndicate), Destro maintains a steady alliance with Cobra in order to reap the profits of war - however he’s also not adverse to turning against them if it’s better for business.
