Red Jackal.
I never liked Destro, and in the Comics when he went and created his own armed forces known as the Iron Grenadiers, I was psyched because now he could legitimately become an Enemy to the Cobra Forces and be hunted down like the masked freak he was. I had a weird thing to always make him my bratty younger brother and have Cobra Commander whoop up on him. It was always fun : ) That being said when I had a chance to pick up the United Kingdom version of Destro known to the people in Europe as Red Jackal, the trooper associated with the Baron, Action Forces Nemesis. I was kind of on the fence. But for the price I finally gave in and snagged him from a buddy in Belgium. Originally packaged with a Red HISS Tank named in Europe as the Hyena Tank, he had very slight differences. Below are photos of the front and back side of both Destro (on the left) and Red Jackal (on the right.) Also I added photos of the Hyena tank that Red Jackal came with. Even though I don't own the vehicle, I'll post it here for reference.
A note of interest on the red HISS. Although it was available in Europe, under different stickers and names, it was also available as a SEARS Exclusive along with a Red MMS known as the Crimson Strike set, a precursor weapon to the Crimson Guard. Almost twenty years later it was re released with a Red ASP and three exclusive crimson Guard troopers. Fans just can't get enough of the red Crimson Guard.
Red Jackal's Bio from actionforce.org
*Available in Release 2, wave 2, and early part of Release 3*
Driver of the exclusive to that vehicle. A repaint of the GI Joe Destro figure. This figure was available during the early part of release 3 as initially old stock Hyenas were overstuck with Cobra logos on the boxes prior to new stock Cobra Hyenas being available.
Biography
Name - Anton Nobokov
Code Name - Red Jackal
Serial Number - AF 935163
Born - Latvia
Primary Military speciality - Head and Hand Combat
Secondary Military Speciality - Hi-Speed Chase-driving
Suffered a severe crash, which Action Force doctors said he wouldn't survive. But Ironblood's scientists used unknown technology to rebuild him. Bionic head and hands, with electronic volt facility make even handshaking deadly. Drives a Hyena, with rotating turret and elevating twin guns. "Bionic vision makes Jackal the best driver in the Enemy."
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