Mr. Destro

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## General

Mr. Destro is a notorious villain who appears a few times in *The Story*. He was originally the antagonist from the series of short stories that came before the novel, serving as the cliché bad guy who caused all sorts of trouble and sent various monsters and other villains after Nathan and his team.

## Personality

Mr. Destro is your typical bad-guy villain. He's wicked and evil and loves causing trouble for the sake of wreaking havoc on the town. In *The Story*, we get to see his more normal side, discovering that he enjoys shopping and has since abandoned all of his evil efforts in favor of living a more normal, quiet life.

## Appearance

Mr. Destro is a man in his 30s of above-average height and build. He has long, spiky hair that sticks up a significant amount. His outfit consists of a black t-shirt with yellow hems, black shorts, and black shoes.

## History

Mr. Destro served as the big villain throughout *Elite Team Adventures*, a series of 22 short stories that predate the novel. He would cause trouble for the Elite Team, Nathan's team before the novel, forcing them to put a stop to his various antics. He first appeared in *The Story* at the very beginning of Season 1, back when it was intended to be the 23 story called *Villains of the World, Unite!*. The premise was that Mr. Destro would summon all of the previous monsters and villains, join forces with them, and start a war that would end in one big, ultimate showdown. The characters infiltrate his secret lair while he's out running errands, snooping about and fighting off his henchmen. When he returns he immediately kicks them out, looking rather annoyed that they just walked into his private property without permission. Following this, they track him to the local beach where he seems to be enjoying his day and essentially harass him until he yells at them again. After this, the central focus gradually shifted over to a suspicious octopus named Suckers whom Mr. Destro hired as part of a new evil team. Suckers did his best to infiltrate the big conversation party held before the road trip began, taking the attention away from Mr. Destro who was also in attendance. From here, Mr. Destro gradually faded from the novel altogether.

He later reappeared in Season 2 when the characters visited MapleWay, an autumn-themed store located within a giant maple tree. He was seen shopping which aroused suspicion so Nathan and the others attempted to find out what he was up to. Of course, this was after Zack had started Hacking, so ultimately he floated in with a fake mustache and stirred up some trouble.

He also had a few brief appearance in Season 4, starting with *Nightmare on Grove Street* where he and Suckers showed up at the front door for trick-or-treating. Later in the year, he appeared again in *The Sixty-Nine of Princess Sarah* where he was seen striking the "I ARE TREE" position in the castle's courtyard. He claimed he was there for revenge and had been trying to track Nathan down so he could pay him back for breaking into his lair at the start of Season 1, saying that he spent the whole two years since MapleWay searching for them. At first, Princess Sarah did not know who Nathan was talking to, but once he got out of the position, she seemed to remember who he was despite disappearing before that arc was over.

## Trivia

* His last name, Destro, comes from the word "destroy".
* Some of the early drawings from the previous short stories have him with black hair instead of blonde. Not sure if there was a reason for this, but I'm pretty sure it was always meant to be blonde.

## Gallery

An ancient drawing of Mr. Destro drawn in Paint.Mr. Destro seen in one of the stories before the novel.Mr. Destro's lair as seen in The Horrible Christmas.Mr. Destro appearing in Season 1 during the Destro's Lair arc.