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Copy of G.I. Joe Classified Series Iron Grenadier Destro & Despoiler.

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The recently previewed G.I. Joe Classified Series figures were the focus of the April 1st G.I. Joe Classified Series Live Stream, and have now opened up for pre-orders at retailers.



They include the Deluxe set of Destro and the Iron Grenadier Despoiler. As well as the Despoiler, the set will also feature two head options for Destro and a selection of gold weaponry. This one is a Fan Channel / Amazon release.



There is also a trio of new Retro Carded figures, including William "Wild Bill" Hardy, the Techno-Viper, and Robert "Grunt" Graves. Each of these carded figures will come with a selection of weaponry, with Grunt and the Techno Viper also coming with backpack accesories. Grunt also has a removable helmet, while Wild Bill comes with removable hat and glasses. These are all general releases.



These are listed as July 2026 releases. We've added them to our comprehensive Hasbro Collector Database



The Fan Stream also had some name only reveals, with images due in the future. They included a version 1 Toxo Voper, Psyche-Out, Mistress Armada (Iron Grenadier), and a new figure of Duke. There was a solitary render reveal, a two-pack featuring Ninja Force Scarlet and T'Jbang.



G.I. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, special operations force of men and women from around the globe tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination. Wherever there's trouble, G.I. Joe is there. New to the G.I. Joe Classified Series line, Destro & Iron Grenadier Despoiler comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Destro & Iron Grenadier Despoiler figure and vehicle set contains 6 character-inspired accessory pieces including alternate head, shield, saber with scabbard, McCullen ancestral Claymore, and weapon accessory; plus his iconic softgoods cape. The Iron Grenadier Despoiler comes with 14 unassembled pieces including 10 missile accessories. Destro has grown weary of Cobra Commander's ambitions and decided to seize global control under his own rule Adorned in his full battle regalia, Destro commands an all-out invasion, of his Iron Grenadier forces, leading them into battle atop the Despoiler. Ages 4 and up.


G.I. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, special operations force of men and women from around the globe tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination. The brave members of G.I. Joe are prepared to seek out Cobra in any environment on the planet. Wherever there's trouble, G.I. Joe is there. New to the G.I. Joe Classified Series line, Techno-Viper comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Techno-Viper figure contains 8 character-inspired accessory pieces including backpack, hookup hose, forged steel sledgehammer, hydraulic clamp, vario-wrench, phase-pulse plasma rifle, figure stand, and weapon accessory. It is inevitable that the complicated machines of modern battles sustain enemy-inflicted damage, succumb to driver-error, or simply break down of their own accord. Techno-Vipers provide field maintenance support and combat-engineer capability to the frontline Cobra troops.



G.I. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, special operations force of men and women from around the globe tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination. The brave members of G.I. Joe are prepared to seek out Cobra in any environment on the planet. From hostile jungles to ice-clad arctic peaks…wherever there's trouble, G.I. Joe is there. New to the G.I. Joe Classified Series line, Robert "Grunt" Graves comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Robert "Grunt" Graves figure contains 7 character-inspired accessory pieces including helmet, backpack, XMLR-3A Laser Rifle, figure stand and weapon accessories. One of the original founding recruits of the G.I. Joe team from its inception, Grunt is text-book infantry. He knows soldiering better than anything. Grunt is a highly motivated, systematic individual. He's a stand-up guy who doesn't blow his cool in a fire-fight.



G.I. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, special operations force of men and women from around the globe tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination. The brave members of G.I. Joe are prepared to seek out Cobra in any environment on the planet. Wherever there's trouble, G.I. Joe is there. New to the G.I. Joe Classified Series line, William "Wild Bill" Hardy comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This William "Wild Bill" Hardy figure contains 6 character-inspired accessory pieces including aviator sunglasses, knife, signature cowboy hat with attached hair to swap on the figure creating his classic look, and two weapon accessories. Easy-going, and hard-riding, Wild Bill might have been a cavalry trooper in another age. These days the "horse" eats jet fuel and comes with Dragonfly rotor blades. Among chopper pilots, Wild Bill is all the cavalry you need.



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