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03-27-2020, 03:27 PM | #11 |
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Remember that horrendous voice he had in his first Marvel comics commercial? Definitely not Scottish there.
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03-27-2020, 03:36 PM | #12 |
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I always thought that he sounded like the 7-up guy on the cartoon. I justified the black voice of the very obviously Caucasian bare chest by writing it off as a vocal effect of the helmet, like Darth Vader
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03-27-2020, 03:42 PM | #13 |
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I like that commercial Destronis very obviously Chris Latta and CC is whoever did Gung Ho.
There are Japanese episodes of GI Joe on YouTube but I can’t find them right now because they are listed in Japanese. I remember Destro sounding pretty weird. Japan got a better theme song though... https://youtu.be/iHhY0Y4-mF8
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03-27-2020, 03:44 PM | #14 |
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03-27-2020, 05:03 PM | #15 |
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Good to know that yodeling transcends all languages.
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03-27-2020, 05:26 PM | #16 |
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There are black people in Scotland. The two aren't mutually exclusive.
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03-27-2020, 05:54 PM | #17 |
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03-27-2020, 07:29 PM | #18 |
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While that’s undoubtedly true, Destro is supposed to be a laird with a castle or a manor or whatever.. What percentage of Scotland’s landed nobility are people of color, especially back in the 80s?
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03-27-2020, 07:50 PM | #19 |
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yeah i watched the old cartoon back in the day and Destro didnt have an accent.
If he even did have an accent on the old cartoon then maybe they changed it. I dunno. I only know of Destro having a scottish/irish accent from the live action movie anyway |
03-27-2020, 07:53 PM | #20 |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destro
"Born in Callander, Scotland, Destro's full name is James McCullen Destro XXIV, and he is Laird of the Castle Destro in the Scottish Highlands. The Destro clan has designed and sold weapons for centuries, and Destro is the faceless power behind their current incarnation—M.A.R.S. (Military Armament Research Syndicate), a state-of-the-art weapons manufacturer and one of the largest multinational corporations in the world.[1] As a businessman, Destro is cutthroat and unyielding and is able to maintain apartments or office buildings in most major cities of the world. His luxurious lifestyle outdoes most oil sheiks or shipping magnates. Destro was an early investor in Macau and has other potentially lucrative speculative real estate holdings in developing areas of the world. War is his business and passion: Destro believes in the spoils of war and the vast wealth M.A.R.S. provides.[1] He hires mercenaries to stir up conflict in dangerous regions, then provides high-tech arms to any side able to meet his price. Continuing a tradition started by the first Destro, he will even sell to both sides of the same war.[2] Destro's key characteristics are his sense of honor, a calm demeanor, and love for Cobra's second-in-command, the Baroness. He wears a mask forged from beryllium steel, a tradition dating back to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, when an ancestor of his was caught by Cromwell's men[3] in the act of selling weapons to both sides. Forced to wear a steel mask for his crimes (neither side wanted to execute the ancestor because they still wanted the weapons he sold), the Destro clan has since turned it into a symbol of pride, passing it down from father to son for over 20 generations. He also wears on a neck chain his family crest bearing an ancient Scottish emblem symbolizing absolute power.[4] Destro will sometimes enter battle himself, either as a member of Cobra Command, or against them if it's better for business. He respects the G.I. Joe Team for their combat skills, but detests them for wasting their skills to maintain peace.[2] Destro and Cobra Commander despise each other but maintain an alliance of convenience. Although twice the tactician and three times the soldier of Cobra Commander, Destro's sense of honor works to his disadvantage in the face of Cobra Commander's ruthlessness." I thought this was all common knowledge (no dickishness intended) |
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