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WARNING ! Spoilers ahead for Duke # 4TheG.I. Joecorner of theEnergon Universecontinues to fill out its ranks , as classic quality from the storied enfranchisement have been making their entry get out and veracious . Duke#4 is no exclusion , as evidenced by the up-to-the-minute major villain introduced into the novel continuity . In this issue , the storey of the future Joe team leader ’s search for the Transformers continues in volatile style .
Coming from the originative team of Joshua Williamson , Tom Reilly , Jordie Bellaire and Rus Wooton , Duke#4 finds our hero pinned down in the Pit as armed guards institutionalise by M.A.R.S. Industries lie beleaguering to the facility . Thanks tothe help of one unlikely ally , Baroness , Duke is able to escape in the Skystriker hero jet , which he then uses to travel to a remote M.A.R.S. pedestal .
As he approach a secret M.A.R.S. facility in the arctic , Duke winds up being blow out of the sky by none other than Scrap - Iron , Cobra ’s anti - armor specialist . An expert with rocket and other anti - tank weapons , Scrap - Iron takes out Duke ’s fountain with specialized laser - guided rockets .
Scrap - Iron first appear in 1986’sG.I. Joe : A Real American Hero#43 from Marvel Comics .
G.I. JoeVillain Scrap-Iron Makes His Energon Universe Debut
In the original continuity , little is known about Scrap - Iron ’s past , as his true name and place of birth were mark “ CLASSIFIED ” on the original action flesh ’s file card . What is bed is that he was a weapons designer forfellowG.I. Joevillain Destrobefore joining the rank of Cobra . rubbish - Iron grow an array of anti - tank and anti - armor weaponry , specialise in remote control - can Eruca vesicaria sativa . While never one of the top fiber in the franchise , Scrap - Iron was still a polar figure in the Cobra organization , and his inclusion in the Energon Universe is yet another piece of the puzzle in assembling the raw G.I. Joe and Cobra sect .
Scrap - Iron ’s introduction inDuke#4 pays court to his original backstory as an employee of Destro ’s M.A.R.S. Industries , but his appearance is base on a much more recent seed . TheG.I. Joe : Classifiedseries of high-pitched - timbre action figures has been running for a few years now , andthe Scrap - Iron determine in the pages ofDukeis clearly found on the invention used for hisClassifiedfigure . As opposed to the tripod projectile catapult that came with the original figure , the Energon Universe variation of Scrap - Iron makes use of a drone mini - tank , just like the recentClassifiedfigure . The new miniature also has a obliterable helmet that shows off Scrap - Iron ’s gnarly burn scars , something the original frame could n’t do .
Scrap-Iron Takes Inspiration From HisG.I. Joe: ClassifiedAction Figure
WithCobra Commander presently at the mercy of the Dreadnoksin his own title of respect , it remains to be find out how all these various characters and factions will come together to work the Cobra terrorist organization . With the Dreadnoks , Destro , Baroness , Major Bludd , Scrap - Iron and the Commander himself all get theirEnergon Universedebuts , theG.I. Joeand Cobra factions are in place to go to war once more in the new persistence .
Duke#4is on sale now from Skybound Entertainment .
Duke#4 ( 2024 )
