Summary

WARNING ! Spoilers ahead for Duke # 5They may fight for exemption wherever there ’s worry , but now , the new - formedG.I. Joeteam is look at on a completely new enemy in theEnergon Universe : theTransformers . While many fans would consider that signify an alliance with Optimus Prime and the Autobots to confront off against the Decepticons , those devotee should think again . According to team loss leader Duke himself , America ’s elite scrap force ’s young parameters are to “ destruct them all . ”

come from the originative squad of Joshua Williamson , Tom Reilly , Jordie Bellaire and Rus Wooton , Duke#5 assure the titular character in the hold of Destro and his newBattle Android Trooper . Duke wind up up beating the robot , but Destro decides to destroy his Arctic facility before the U.S. armed services can find them .

Duke is reported bushed by the media , but it turns out to be a ruse . Colonel Hawk remember him from the wreckage and has a young proposition for his top soldier . He assume Duke back to the Pit , which is being rebuild as the base of operations for a specialised mission force to deal with a fresh enemy entirely .

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Codename: G.I. Joe Officially Forms In the Energon Universe

Hawk finally tells Duke what he need to hear : the mysterious , transforming robots are tangible , and they have substantiation of their cosmos . Cover Girl shows Duke video footage of Optimus Prime , whereupon Hawk excuse , “ We need to cognize what they are … and how to stop them . ” And with that , the new G.I. Joe squad ’s commission parameter are clear : run down the Transformers , and take them out of the flick . Duke is more than willing to cooperate , seeing as how he is still recovering from the trauma of witnessing his friendbeing murdered by StarscreaminTransformers#2 .

The stage is being set for an heroic showdown between the new G.I. Joe smash squad and the Transformers , with no distinction being made between Autobot or Decepticon .

It ’s interesting to seeDuke show the same level of ill will towards Optimus Prime as he does to Starscream , but from Duke ’s position , they ’re both the same . away from friend like Spike and Carly , none of the human race know the history of the Autobots and Decepticons . They may not even realize the Transformers are sentient beingness in their own right . In the opening scene , Duke assumes that Starscream is a arm designed byDestro and M.A.R.S. Industries , only to be quickly corrected . “ Destro might not have build them , ” Hawk explains , “ but someone did . ” This perfectly play up just how lilliputian the world at large knows about these raw , transform invader .

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G.I. Joe vs. Optimus Prime: Duke Is Looking For Revenge In the Energon Universe

The stage is being set for an heroic showdown between the new G.I. Joe strike team and the Transformers , with no distinction being made between Autobot or Decepticon . leave how crossovers usually work , sports fan can presume a brush between the Joes and the Autobots at first , before they team up up to fight the Decepticons together . Yet the Energon Universe has been a line built on surprising reveals and shocking events , so the two radical ' inevitable battle could play out any routine of way . For now , it ’s interesting to acquire that theEnergon Universeversion ofG.I. Joehas formed with the expressed Order to hunt down and destruct theTransformers .

Duke#5is on sales event now from Skybound Entertainment .

Duke#5 ( 2024 )

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Skybound’s Energon Universe versions of Optimus Prime (left) and G.I. Joe’s Duke (right)

Duke #5 G.I. Joe rebuilds HQ the Pit

Duke #5 Hawk announces formation of G.I. Joe

Duke #5 G.I. Joe is on the hunt for Transformers

Duke #5 Cover

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