History Characters / DarkwingDuck

!!The Main Characters

These are the characters that revolve around Darkwing and his inner circle. They are seen the most throughout the show.

[[folder:Darkwing Duck/Drake Mallard]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimCummings
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[[caption-width-right:303:"I am the ''terror'' that ''flaps in the night''!"]]

The series' protagonist is the egotistical yet clever hero of St. Canard. He works freelance in some episodes for the spy organization S.H.U.S.H., but otherwise seems to have no other job but as a crime fighter.

* ActionDad: To Gosalyn, endangering her is a quick way for him to [[LetsGetDangerous get dangerous]].
* AesopAmnesia: How many times did Darkwing learn to put aside his pride and get serious/ask for help/play well with others/etc.? Probably about once an episode.
* AffectionateNickname: He has two; Launchpad calls him "D.W." and Morgana calls him "Dark."
* AlliterativeName: When not in his civilian identity of Drake Mallard.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: In "The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain", he refuses to believe that the events surrounding Paddywhack's box are supernatural for some time...this despite the fact that his girlfriend is a witch.
* AttentionWhore: His very first scene has him exiting the police station after apprehending some criminals... and disappointed that there's no press waiting for him outside.
* BadassBiker: When he rides his Ratcatcher.
* BadassNormal: Has no superpowers, but much like another [[Franchise/{{Batman}} caped crusader]], he pulls through with some impressive wit and athleticism.
* BattleCouple: With Morgana, mainly during the Justice Ducks two-parter.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: "Inside Binkie's Brain" shows that while Darkwing Duck's 'inner hero' is fairly small, his ego is enormous. But this is a guy who puts his own life in danger for those he loves on a regular basis, adopted a little girl who desperately needed a father who understood her, and he even puts up with his royally annoying neighbors, Quackerware and all. "Life, the Negaverse, and Everything" shows how vitally important his role as father is to him.
* BreakTheHaughty: Most episodes deal with quelling, managing or outright deflating his massive ego so he can stop the bad guy.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: A capable crime fighter of his own right, but often hampered by his massive ego and short temper.
* CatchPhrase: several, including:
-->"LetsGetDangerous"\\
"Suck GAS, evildoer!"\\
"Yep, yep, yep."\\
"AH...HA!"\\
"Ouch."\\
"Singed, but triumphant."\\
"[[IAmTheTrope I am the terror]] that [[InTheNameOfTheMoon flaps in the night]]. [[MadLibsCatchPhrase I am the (noun) that (does something unpleasant)]]. I am Darkwing Duck!"
* TheChewToy: He's accident-prone, to say the least.
* ChickMagnet: Darkwing managed to get kisses from Morgana, Neptunia, and the Princess of Oilrabia, along with charming other female characters so he definitely qualifies for this trope.
* CoatHatMask: Noticeable when asked about whether he should be prowling the city wearing a hat and mask, he asks 'What, no cape?'.
* CoolBike: The Ratcatcher. Not so much the Quackcycle, though.
* CoolPlane: The Thunderquack, a state of the art jet created by Launchpad as a homage to Darkwing.
* TheCowl: An AffectionateParody of the archetype, especially Franchise/{{Batman}} and Radio/TheShadow.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The badass part usually comes out if somebody threatens Gosalyn.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He's even mistaken for a robber in "Getting Antsy" by the Hamburger Hippo cashier. "Night of the Living Spud" has a bunch of redneck truckers mistaking him for a vampire (at least until he mentions knowing one of their friends).
* DatingCatwoman: With Morgana who initially started out as one of Darkwing's foes.
* DeadpanSnarker: Sometimes. For example,
-->'''Gosalyn:''' There's something strange about that Bug Master.\\
'''Darkwing:''' Yeah, she's in a bug costume threatening a cockroach. I'd call that strange.
* DetectiveAnimal: Darkwing does detective work from time to time.
* {{Determinator}} No matter how much beating he takes, he still keeps going until the job is done.
* DistressedDude: Whether under a supervillain's doomsday device or under arrest, DW finds himself as this quite a bit.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Depending on the episode, usually this is played straight, with being treated with no respect from anyone, no matter how many times he's saved St. Canard. This often leads to trouble for those who underestimate them (especially other heroes with legitimate superpowers), because when he gets dangerous he can kick all their asses six ways to Sunday.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: In "[[MultiArmedAndDangerous Aducky]][[HowDoIShotWeb phobia]]" and "[[SuperSpeed Going Nowhere Fast]]".
* FatalFlaw: Drake's {{Pride}} often stops him from stopping the bad guy a lot sooner than he does. It also causes him to lash out at his family and other heroes when he feels they are stealing his spotlight.
* GadgeteerGenius: He's not one to do things halfway, and that includes his superhero gear.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Has the [[CoatHatMask coat, hat, mask]] and cape, but no pants to complete the outfit.
* HandicappedBadass: In "[[TemporaryBlindness Duck Blind]]", where he's temporarily blinded and "[[GeniusCripple Steerminator]]", where he spends the episode in a wheelchair, he still manages to save the day.
* HugeGirlTinyGuy: Compared to willowy Morgana, he's quite short.
* TheHero: Any other time, he would be the ideal [[TheLancer Lancer]], but since it's his show...
* HeroWithBadPublicity: A parody of the concept, to the point where he is pretty much loathed by much of St. Canard, despite putting his neck on the line for the city. In "Dead Duck", it's even revealed that when he died, they didn't even bother giving him a proper burial.
* IKnowKungFaux: Darkwing knows Quack Fu.
* ImpersonatingTheEvilTwin: Done this twice as [=NegaDuck=].
* InformedLoner: Being a ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' Expy, Darkwing tries to pull off being a loner at times, but (as with Batman) it's a bit hollow given that he has [[LoveInterest Morgana]], [[HeterosexualLifePartners Launchpad]], and [[HappilyAdopted Gosalyn]] around, as well as being a member of the Justice Ducks.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Honker to an extent, he let him in his inner circle and is the only person in the Muddlefoot clan he can stand.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Can go toe-to-toe with WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck in a match of egos, but his thirst for attention is far from mean-spirited and he does come around to doing the right thing, especially if his loved ones are at stake.
* LargeHam: By far the largest, particularly when he's monologuing.
* LetsGetDangerous: The literal TropeNamer, which announces the shift to the badass part of his CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass side.
* MadeOfIron: He gets smashed, squished, pummelled, and anything else the villain can do to him, but he's still going.
--> '''Darkwing Duck''': Darkwing Duck emerges again, singed but triumphant!
* MagneticHero: His real superpower. Though he annoys the heck out of everyone, he's good at drawing allies and leading them in battle.
* MoralityPet: To Morgana in Ghoul of My Dreams.
* MrViceGuy: With {{Pride}} as his vice. He's supremely arrogant, leading him to alienate allies and boast like a Bond villain... but there's a reason he named Let's Get Dangerous: that pride is almost all justified, when he actually takes problems seriously.
* MultipleChoicePast: Especially when it comes to his SuperHeroOrigin.
* TheNapoleon: To a certain degree.
* NiceHat: His hero hat is a great complement to his stylish costume.
* PapaWolf: Do NOT, under ''any'' circumstances, endanger or threaten Gosalyn. It's the best way to turn him from an egomaniac to a {{Badass}}.
* PartTimeHero: He originally was a full time hero, but dialed the heroing back so he could raise Gosalyn.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Darkwing is reasonably short, and often faces villains (or there thugs) who are larger than him. Doesn't mean he has any trouble handling them though.
* PurpleIsPowerful: He wears purple and at least ''tries'' to come off as a powerful superhero. How well it works depends on the situation.
* RedOniBlueOni: HotBlooded Darkwing and easygoing Launchpad are often in the same scene, the better to contrast the two. Some aspects associated with the archtype are played with, however -- Launchpad, the Blue Oni, is a redhead who wears a maroon pilot's jacket, and Darkwing, the Red Oni, wears softer, darker colors. (It's also a rare case of the Blue Oni also being TheDitz.)
* SecretIdentityIdentity: Didn't need a civilian identity anymore until he adopted Gosalyn.
* ShamelessSelfPromoter: He has absolutely no embarrassment over acting as his own P.R. manager.
--> '''Darkwing:''' [To policeman] Another order of dastardly delinquents delivered on your doorstep, courtesy of Darkwing Duck! That's two words, not three, both Ds capitalized. Here's my photo. If the papers need more glossies my number's on the card.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: Darkwing is one of the shortest adult characters in the show and is one of the smartest, certainly smarter than his towering sidekick, Launchpad.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Until he [[LetsGetDangerous gets serious]].
* SomethingPerson: As Darkwing Duck, Arachnoduck and Teapot Duck.
* SuperHero: Sure he (normally) does not have superpowers and he usually is full of himself, but he has enough brains, skill and gadgets to beat villains who do have superpowers.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: A brilliant purple cape, that unfortunately [[CapeSnag has worked against him]] now and again.
* SupernaturalProofFather: In "The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain". An unusual case in that (given that Darkwing is a single parent) there is no mother to whom to compare him. However, both Launchpad and Gosalyn recognize that the bizarre events surrounding the box are supernatural before Darkwing admits that it isn't just Gosalyn playing pranks and Launchpad freaking out.
* TerrorHero: Well, he ''tries'' to be one, anyway.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Morgana is almost twice his height, even without her gravity-defying hair.
* ThirdPersonPerson: When monologuing, he'll frequently refer to himself as though he were another person.
* TripleShifter: He used to have no problems with this — he did his crimefighting thing at night and slept during the day. Now that he has to be a single dad during the day, one has to wonder when he gets to sleep. Although if you've seen seen Gosalyn in action, it's obvious parental supervision is a sometimes thing.
* VitriolicBestBuds: A one-sided version with Launchpad. Launchpad gets on Darkwing's nerves a lot, despite their being HeterosexualLifePartners.
* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Darkwing Duck has all sort of crime fighting gadgets and equipment, many of them supplied by S.H.U.S.H.. What's puzzling is how he manage to build his own lair inside a bridge tower without anyone noticing it.

[[folder:Launchpad [=McQuack=]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Terry [=McGovern=]
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Darkwing's sidekick, pilot and back-up Darkwing. Since he never changes his clothing when he goes crime fighting with Darkwing, it's a wonder why anyone else can't figure out who he is. Formerly worked for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]] in Duckburg.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: The name just rolls off the tongue.
* BigEater: See any episode where he goes to Hamburger Hippo.
* TheBigGuy: The tallest and strongest of Darkwing's group.
* CaptainCrash: Weirdly enough, subverted for the most part. Per his reputation from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'', he's often ''mentioned'' to be this, but his landing skills are actually ''far'' better in this series. He usually crashes only when shot down and can otherwise land fine, making this more of an InformedFlaw.
* CivvieSpandex: He wears his pilot's outfit just about everywhere, even when he's fighting crime with Darkwing.
%%* CloudCuckoolander
* TheDitz: Though better than he was in WesternAnimation/DuckTales.
* FieryRedhead: {{Averted|Trope}}. Despite being a redhead, he's actually the person in the house who's least likely to get angry, generally playing the GentleGiant to the [[BrattyHalfPint snarky and somewhat bratty]] Gosalyn and the {{hot blooded}} Darkwing.
* FriendToAllChildren: Gosalyn and Honker (the two major non-villainous child characters) both have a positive relationship with him. See also IntergenerationalFriendship.
* GeniusDitz: Despite being an incredibly incompetent sidekick, he built the Thunderquack (Dark's plane) all by himself and is apparently a brilliant mechanic. He's even better flying the thing! Even his landings are generally better than they were in ''Duck Tales'' (although his reputation as a CaptainCrash still precedes him).
* GentleGiant: Launchpad is loaded with muscle and towers over Darkwing and Gosalyn, but he'd never hurt a fly. In fact, he has has a big heart to match his [[TopHeavyGuy top heavy build]], and is always there to help Darkwing out of the many difficult spots he gets into.
* GogglesDoNothing: He can get away with wearing them because he's a pilot, but he really does not use them all that much.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Launchpad and Darkwing live together, work together, and raise Gosalyn together.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler: When he's appointed as the new CEO of Quackwerks, he actually does a lot of good with the company and former Crimebots/now Herobots.]]
* ImYourBiggestFan: When he realizes who Darkwing is after their first meeting, he excitedly introduces himself as "your biggest fan." [[DudeWheresMyRespect Darkwing]] perks up at the fact that he ''has'' a fan.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Gosalyn and Honker, it helps that he has some childlike tendencies and is usually very easy going. He also calls Honker his little buddy.
* InterspeciesRomance: At one point, he almost married Tia, an alien queen.
* LethalChef: In "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E15CantBayouLove Can't Bayou Love]]", he bakes brownies that immediately send Darkwing to the water cooler for a long drink. He does mention that he had to substitute ingredients as he couldn't find all of them, but what exactly he substituted is never made clear.
* LimitedWardrobe: Launchpad's apparent lack of another outfit [[LampshadeHanging came up in passing]] more than once.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Launchpad, who already had a number of heroic feats under his belt before coming to St. Canard, goes into full-on fanboy mode upon realizing the guy who fell through his roof is Darkwing Duck. In an unusual case, Darkwing (eventually) accepts him as a sidekick, so he winds up working with his hero on a regular basis as opposed to a one-time mission.
* ManicPixieDreamGuy: He is revealed to have played this role for a young alien princess named Tia in "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E57UFFoe U.F. Foe]]." Growing up, Tia was so focused on learning what she needed to know that she never slowed down and relaxed. The easygoing Launchpad "gave [her] the gift of laughter" and she fell in love with him partially on that basis. It's even deconstructed a bit, given that Launchpad points out that fun isn't the only important component of a relationship.
* NiceGuy: While Launchpad has things which set him off, he's generally quite easygoing, patient, and friendly.
* PapaWolf:
** During "Dead Duck", Launchpad tries to step into Darkwing's role of protecting Gosalyn. He gets [[CurbStompBattle curbstomped]] by Megavolt during a scene cut.
** Additionally, during "Time And Punishment", the Launchpad from the BadFuture Gosalyn ends up in kayoes [[KnightTemplar Darkwarrior]] with a frying pan after he threatens Gosalyn.
* RedIsHeroic: Launchpad's pilot jacket is a maroon color.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Wears it as much as he does the goggles but [[RuleOfCool it's a good look for him]].
* SecretPublicIdentity: Launchpad is often seen with Darkwing Duck as his sidekick ... yet none of the myriad villains, criminals, police officers or autograph hounds seem to care enough to look him up in the Saint Canard phone book. Except one time, when Launchpad was mistakenly reported to be Darkwing himself. Justified as one villain referred to Honker, Gosalyn and Launchpad as Darkwing's Fan Club, so people think they just follow him around.
* {{Sidekick}}: Serves as this for Darkwing from most of the show.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: During "Darkly Dawns the Duck". From the moment he crashes through Launchpad's ceiling during an opening chase with Taurus Bulba, Darkwing cannot get rid of the pilot. Launchpad isn't in love with Darkwing; he's just a fanboy who wants to make a good impression on his favorite real-life superhero. Darkwing ultimately finds this to be a positive thing as Launchpad proves to be the only source of help he has, given that he's alienated everybody else.
* TopHeavyGuy: Very brawny upper body and long, thin legs.
* TookALevelInBadass: {{Inverted|Trope}}. Going from private pilot to superhero's sidekick might seem like a step up, but in ''Darkwing Duck'', Launchpad displays a lot less of an ActionHero side than he did in ''Duck Tales''.
* {{Transplant}}: From ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales''.
* UndyingLoyalty: Launchpad is always loyal to Darkwing, in spite of the duck knight's HeroWithBadPublicity status, GlorySeeker nature, and snarking at his expense. Even on the (extremely rare) occasions when he's angry at him, he'll usually step up to help him again if Darkwing is actually in trouble. Lampshaded in the Duckcthulhu storyline from the comics when Morgana, having doubts about her relationship with Darkwing, asks Launchpad about the reasons behind his own relationship with him, noting that Darkwing isn't the easiest person to deal with and that Launchpad's stuck with him longer than anyone.
* UniversalDriversLicense: If it has wings, he can crash it.
* VitriolicBestBuds: A one-sided version with Darkwing. While Darkwing will not let anyone get away with messing with Launchpad, he frequently finds him irritating. Launchpad rarely minds his partner's insults and is [[UndyingLoyalty fiercely loyal]] to him.

[[folder:Gosalyn Mallard]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChristineCavanaugh
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Drake's adopted daughter, she's a spunky, thrill-seeking trouble maker. She often goes on Darkwing's missions even though he normally wants her stay home, where she's safe. [[RunningGag She never cleans her room]].

* BrattyHalfPint: She has her moments where she does little but irritate every villain she comes across. She is also a handful for Drake and her teachers.

-->"Keen gear!"\\
"Cool beans!"\\
"Major league impressive!"
* CuteBruiser: Resilient and cunning, Gos can put up a fight when she needs to.
* DaddysGirl: As much as she can get on Darkwing's nerves, he'd do anything to make sure Gosalyn was safe and happy. She adores him, and he adores her and goes into full PapaWolf mode if someone even threatens to harm her. Since she has no mother figure, she is also feisty and tomboyish and is eager to join her dad in fighting crime (he's not so keen on the idea as he doesn't like seeing her endanger herself).
* FieryRedhead: Gosalyn is fierce and spirited and has red hair. In her first scene in "Darkly Dawns the Duck", she is playing roller hockey and hits the puck through the window onto Hammerhead's nose. She jumps through the window, shouts "Play it where it lands!", and hits the puck so hard it knocks the opposing goaltender back into his net.
* GirlishPigtails: The girliest thing about her.
* HappilyAdopted: While she and Darkwing have their disagreements, she clearly loves him just as much as if he were her real father.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Has this with Launchpad who sometimes acts like an older brother.
* KidAppealCharacter: Type 3, she's a little kid and regularly ends up getting into trouble, but she's adventurous and determined and usually finds a way to be useful.
* {{Kid Hero}}ine: When she is Quiverwing Quack or the Crimson Quackette. Issue #4 of the comic series adds another identity: [[spoiler: Gosmoduck.]]
* KidSidekick: To Darkwing, unofficially.
* TheLancer: She snarks, is free spirited and gives Darkwing a hard time.
* TheLadette: Meddles in her dad's superheroics, leads his fan club, plays hockey, plays video games, hits, snarks, [[MouthyKid trash talks]], threatens, wears spots jerseys. Yes, all very lady-like. This frequently gets the attention of next-door neighbor Binkie Muddlefoot, who finds it inappropriate.
* LittleMissBadass: Especially as Quiverwing Quack, but even as herself she can usually hold her own.
* LittleMissSnarker: Usually when Darkwing needs an ego check. Though Darkwing snarks back just as much.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: "Time and Punishment" shows that is Gosalyn ever left, Darkwing might completely break down.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Masculine Girl to Honker's Feminine Boy.
* MoralityChain: "Time and Punishment" demonstrates that Darkwing might go KnightTemplar if anything happened to Gosalyn.
* MoralityPet: Gosalyn is probably the one person Darkwing loves more than himself.
* NightmareFetishist: In "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E54TheHauntingOfMrBananaBrain The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain]]", she wants to hear the story of Darkwing's encounter with [[MonsterClown Paddywhack]] as a bedtime story.
* OneOfTheBoys: There is only a few things that Gosalyn does that really can be considered girly. More often than not though she roughhousing tomboy.
* OrphansPlotTrinket: The lullaby from her grandfather.
* RedOniBlueOni: Played straight with her and Honker. She is a rowdy FieryRedhead while he is a shy ChildProdigy. They get along quite well, but needless to say, it's an OddFriendship.
* SignificantGreeneyedRedhead: Although the fiery personality still comes through loud and clear.
* {{Tomboy}}: Though WordOfGod states that the daughter in question was 2 when Gosalyn was designed and Gosalyn was based on what the writer thought his daughter would be like when she got to Gosalyn's canon age.

[[folder:Herbert "Honker" Muddlefoot Jr.]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Katie Leigh
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The youngest son of Drake's neighbors and Gosalyn's best friend. Honker has a high IQ and has helped Darkwing, Launchpad and Gosalyn many times using it. He is also shy and tries to get Gosalyn to listen to her dad, normally to no avail.

* {{Adorkable}}: He's nerdy, shy, quiet, slightly socially awkward and soft-spoken. But it's what makes him liked as a character.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: [[spoiler:Briefly becomes a giant monster when infected by the evil slime in ''Dangerous Currency''.]]
* CowardlyLion: Sometimes. Usually he's not very good with confrontations, but ''is'' very brave.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Despite being usually no more than a SatelliteCharacter, Honker did star in the episodes, "The Revenger of the Return of The Brainteasers", "Calm a Chameleon" and "Rebel Without a Cause".
* ExpospeakGag: Does this on occasion, prompting Darkwing/Drake and Gosalyn to tell him to spit it out.
* ExtremeDoormat: Seen slightly when bending to Gosalyn more dominate personality and more prominently when getting bullied by Tank.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Honker [[ShipTease seems at times to have a crush on Gosalyn]], who is redhaired.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Darkwing and Launchpad, while the former lets him in his inner circle and takes his advice from time to time but ultimately is still a parental figure, the latter has more of a bond with Honker and calls him little buddy.
* KidSidekick: To Darkwing unofficially and to Gosalyn; when she is Quiverwing Quack, he is the Arrow Kid.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Feminine Boy to Gosalyn's Masculine Girl.
* OnlySaneMan: Between the other main characters and his family, he's the most normal.
* TheReliableOne: Always by Gosalyn's side when he needs her, no matter what cockamamie idea she ropes him into or how much trouble danger they get into. She usually doesn't even have to convince him.
* SatelliteCharacter: Albeit an often used and very important one, but his main connection to the plot is still that he's Gosalyn's best friend and he never appears outside of that niche.
* SecretKeeper: It isn't explained how he found out, but he clearly knows that Drake Mallard is Darkwing Duck, as he's addressed Darkwing as "Mr. Mallard" and Drake and Gosalyn sometimes openly discuss his secret while Honker is in earshot.
* StraightMan: See OnlySaneMan.
* TheShortGuyWithGlasses: He's BlindWithoutEm.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: The shortest of the principal cast and is indeed smarter than Gos and LP. While it's harder to determine if he's smarter than Darkwing, he certainly has more common sense.
* TheSmartGuy: As mentioned above, Darkwing may be as smart as Honker but he has a grasp of many advanced scientific disciplines including molecular biology and chemistry as well as reptilian physiology and classic art and literature at age 9.

!!The Justice Ducks

When the Fearsome Five formed to take over St. Canard, Darkwing had to put his ego aside (but not before throwing a tantrum about wanting to be the only superhero in the city and being beaten by the Fearsome Five four times) and form a FiveManBand of unique individuals to face them. The team itself only appears in the two parter "Just Us Justice Ducks" but the members make other appearances in the show.

[[folder:Gizmoduck/Fenton Crackshell]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HamiltonCamp
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The high-tech hero of [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Duckburg]] who is Launchpad's old work friend, Fenton, an accountant for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]]. Darkwing, a HeroWithBadPublicity in St. Canard, is jealous of how Gizmo Duck is universally accepted and trusted by the city. In turn, Gizmo Duck doesn't like Darkwing's vigilantism. Despite this however, they work well together, when they put the petty stuff aside.

* TheAce: Fenton Crackshell the person is rarely seen in the show, so all the audience sees is Gizmo Duck unintentionally show Darkwing up with St. Canard's admiration of him and his skill as a hero.
* AffectionateParody: Of Franchise/{{Robocop}}.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Whenever Gizmoduck guest stars, he adds this element to the story. He is a truer, nobler, more all around impressive and famous superhero than Darkwing, apparently upstaging him without even noticing. On the first such occasion, Darkwing suffered the traditional inferiority complex that such a plot calls for, but after that episode disproved Gizmoduck's true superiority conclusively, Darkwing has since never shown any sign of Gizmoduck envy. Even so, during that first episode and every Gizmoduck episode since, Darkwing always resents him, treats him as unwelcome and unnecessary competition, even thinks of him as The Rival, despite Gizmoduck's routinely demonstrated and explicitly stated refusal to consider competitiveness as a motive fit for a true hero. This, if anything, only serves to infuriate Darkwing further, and despite Gizmoduck's repeated requests for mutually beneficial cooperation, he finds himself feuding with Darkwing again and again. It could be said that Darkwing himself is The Rival, and Gizmoduck is The Hero, despite the fact that Darkwing invariably triumphs in the end regardless of whether he agrees to team up with Gizmoduck, and in every episode where Gizmoduck is absent, Darkwing is unquestionably The Hero.
* BreakTheHaughty: At least once in the show.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: "Blathering blatherskite!"
* TheCape: An AffectionateParody of this, in the same way Darkwing is an AffectionateParody of TheCowl.
--> "I am here out of my sense of civic duty! I go where I am needed, no matter how big or how small the crime!"
* CatchPhrase: Also "Blathering blatherskite!"
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: His costume basically consists of all his gadgets.
* DoAnythingRobot: The suit is programed to do anything and use anything within it. From helicopter headgear all the way to giant sponges.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: He and Darkwing don't get along at all, though this sometimes turns into VitriolicBestBuds when Darkwing gets over his ego and Giz shows off his better nature.
* TheLancer: Shares this role with Gosalyn when he appears. Any other time, he would be the ideal [[TheHero Hero]], but since it's Darkwing's show...
* LargeHam
--> "This situation calls for the unique gizmo talents of ''GIZMODUCK!''"
* RousingSpeech: Fond of long, rambling, highly hammy and intentionally narmful inspirational speeches [[ShutUpKirk that almost always end with someone getting the better of him.]]
* SomethingPerson: He is a duck with a lot of gizmos.
* SuperHero: A long-standing beloved superhero.
* {{Transplant}}: From ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales''.
* VocalEvolution: His in-character voice as Gizmo was less booming than it was back on ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' and sounded much closer to his natural speaking voice as Fenton.

[[folder:Morgana [=McCawber=]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Voiced by Creator/KathSoucie
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A sorceress and former CEO of "[=McCawber's=] Mushrooms" who shared a mutual attraction with Darkwing. Initially, she was a criminal, but eventually reforms, becomes Darkwing's girlfriend and earns his trust learning his secret identity. Almost always by her side is her three [[{{Familiar}} familiars]], the bats Eek and Squeak and her grumbling tarantula Archie.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Her appearance fits this, she is significantly taller than Darkwing (and most other characters), and more developed than any other female on the show, with white feathers and black hair. She starts out very cool, but vampy, and very elegant. As she develops she becomes less aloof, but remains considerably more mature than Darkwing.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Initially.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Though she started off evil, she remained dark when she became good.
* DatingCatwoman: The Catwoman to Darkwing's Batman.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: White feathers (skin) are pretty typical in Duckburg, but Morgana completes the look with her dark, Frankenstein's Bride hair and her penchant for the macabre.
* {{Expy}}: Her dress is similar in design to that of [[Series/TheAddamsFamily Morticia Addams]] and she is also similar to [[Series/TheMunsters Lily Munster]] for having black hair with a white streak and being part of a MonsterMash family.
* FemmeFatalons: She had a set when she was villainous and still appeared when she became good, but not as much.
* FriendlyEnemy: With Darkwing before her reformation, to the point she ends up teaming with him against the other villains in each appearance.
* HairTriggerTemper: Can go from zero to furious in record time, though some of the things Darkwing says to get her riled up ''are'' pretty bad. Especially when she's stressed out, watch what you say around her if you don't want to get zapped.
* HeelFaceTurn: In "Ghoul of My Dreams", Morgana's feelings for Darkwing and the treachery of the episode's villain, Nodof, started the turn. By the time the Justice Ducks episodes happened, she was definitely on the side of good.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In the comics. She is brought back at the end of ''Dangerous Currency'', which is now considered non-canon. The Joe Books omnibus, however, ends its revision of "Campaign Carnage" with her pets Eek, Squeak, and Archie happily looking at a glowing crystal ball, implying that she is still alive somewhere.]]
* HotWitch: She is a powerful sorceress and, unlike the rest of the [=McCawber=] family, she is really attractive.
* LadyInRed: She wears red dress which ties in with her dark seductive character.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: She's elegant and composed, but cross her and she'll turn you into pudding or worse.
* LethalChef: An odd case. The food she cooks certainly sounds and looks disgusting, but Darkwing is the only one in-universe who even seems to notice. Everyone else ''loves'' it.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: In her first two appearances as villain, compared to Nodoff and board of directors for MacCawber's Mushrooms Unlimited.
* NonMammalMammaries: She is a duck, but tell that to her hourglass figure.
* OneHeadTaller: A good two heads taller than her boyfriend, at least...
* PerkyGoth: After she formally becomes a good guy.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: It took a Darkwing's heroics to change her ways.
* SkunkStripe: Part of her Bride of Frankenstein look.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Darkwing is two heads shorter than Morgana.
* {{Tsundere}}: While she's normally quite sweet-natured, she is ''extremely'' dangerous when angered.
* UglyGuysHotDaughter: Her father is an elderly, green-feathered, hunch-backed vampire. Morgana, as stated before, is a tall, elegant sorceress.
* TheVamp: Only acted this way in her first appearance, afterwards, she was either a conflicted villain or a hero.

[[folder:Stegmutt]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Joey Camen
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A former duck janitor transformed into a stegosaurus by the MadScientist Dr. Fossil. Well meaning and friendly, Stegmutt is also powerful, destructive, gullible and pretty clumsy.

* AccidentalHero: Stopped Quackerjack's gigantic joke teeth from terrorizing St. Canard's citizens and then smacked the villain away with his tail when he was being snarky to him. All of this was done when Stegmutt wasn't paying attention.
* {{Adorkable}}: Stegmutt's klutziness mixed with his childlike innocence and big heart makes him this trope.
* AlmightyJanitor: Before his transformation he literally was a janitor, afterwards, he works as a hot dog vendor.
* CatchPhrase:
-->"Oh Boy!"\\
"Oops, sorry."
* BewareMyStingerTail: Being a stegosaurus. He sometimes knocks people into a wall with his tail accidentally when he gets too excited.
* TheBigGuy: Takes this role from Launchpad in the episodes when he's a hero. He's by far the strongest member of the Justice Ducks.
* CowardlyLion: He's REALLY strong physically, but despite that, he tends to scare pretty easily.
* DestructiveSavior[=/=]DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: He can destroy things but just by slightly tapping them.
* DumbDinos: Stegmutt is good-hearted but not too bright.
* DumbMuscle: More naive than dumb, but he's still a little slow on the uptake.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Mutated into a stegosaurs by Dr. Fossil.
* GentleGiant: When he's actually being careful and even then, usually around kids.
* GiantMook: Was one under Dr. Fossil.
* HeelFaceTurn: Initially, fought for the wrong side, but soon learned that Dr. Fossil was crazy and his plan would ruin the world (for starters, no more chocolate-covered sandwich cookies).
* HonorBeforeReason: Darkwing, pressed for time to stop Liquadator and Bushroot, bought a hot dog from Stegmutt. So determined to give Darkwing his change back, he ends up endangering Darkwing and then tricked into a game of "Put out the Darkwing".
* IgnorantMinion: Gosalyn and Honker had to tell him that Dr. Fossil was evil, even though he practically did little to hide his true nature.
* {{Keet}}: The simplest things excite him.
* {{Metamorphosis}}: Stegmutt has shown no signs of changing back into a duck.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Partially, because he wasn't evil, and until Gosalyn and Honker told him otherwise, he didn't think Dr. Fossil was either.
* SuperStrength: One of the things that makes him both a threat and a liability.
* StockDinosaurs: He's a walking, talking ''Stegosaurus''.

[[folder:Neptunia]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Susan Silo
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Originally a regular fish who was transformed by toxic chemicals, she was angered at St. Canard for polluting the ocean. She initially sought her {{revenge}}, but came to terms with Darkwing, who is helping to keep trash out of the ocean. She controls sea creatures by [[MagicMusic playing a song through a conch shell]] and also wields a trident. Often seen with her companion, a giant octopus named Hal.

* CuteBruiser: A tiny little fish with tons of power. She even can swim in the Liquidator and force him to spin around.
* DeadpanSnarker: One of the snarliest.
* FishPerson: Not a duck and, unlike Stegmutt, never "used to be".
* GoodIsNotNice: Not the most sociable around land-dwellers and can be downright nasty when angered, but when innocents are in danger (land-dwellers included) she steps up and takes action.
* HairTriggerTemper: She is quick to anger, of which Darkwing and Liquidator have felt most of her wrath.
* HeelFaceTurn: She never really was a villain in the traditional sense and only threatened St. Canard because she was protecting her home. After she and Darkwing worked it out, she became his ally.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Sultry, heroic saxophone solo.
* {{Metamorphosis}}: Changed into an anamorphic fish woman and cannot change back into a normal fish.
* TheNapoleon: Look at the other tropes, this does not come as a surprise.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Depicted as such in her first appearance, less so in her later ones.
* ProngsOfPoseidon: Her trident
* SourSupporter: Doesn't exactly like the surface world and isn't interested in being its protector at all, but [[ChangedMyMindKid her good heart makes her come back after seeing she's really needed.]]
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: With the exception of her right-hand octopus, who has to mime because he doesn't have a mouth.
* SuperStrength: Once threw Darkwing across half of St. Canard.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Eyelashes, prominent pink lips and pink ridges above her eyes.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: See HeelFaceTurn.

!!S.H.U.S.H.

A peacekeeping super-secret organization headed by J. Gander Hooter, trusted with handling international affairs - usually involving their primary foe, F.O.W.L. - that the regular authorities cannot. When S.H.U.S.H. is in need of a more unorthodox solution, they bring in Darkwing Duck. The organization is ''so'' secret that not even its leader knows what "S.H.U.S.H." stands for.

[[folder:J. Gander Hooter]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Danny Mann
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[[TheSpymaster The head]] of S.H.U.S.H. who brings Darkwing Duck in on several F.O.W.L. missions.

* BenevolentBoss: Absent-minded, a bit on the eccentric side, but an effective and fair mission control to Darkwing and the agents of S.H.U.S.H., generous with praise and sternly serious about getting results on protecting the world from F.O.W.L.
* TheCommissionerGordon: Has a similar relationship the trope namer had with Franchise/{{Batman}}.
* MissionControl: To Darkwing when he's assigned to S.H.U.S.H. assignments.
* OnlySaneMan: Probably the most rational character in the entire series.
* PunnyName: A pun on the name of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Aids Darkwing with whatever he needs for his missions and tries to keep him and Grizzlikof from killing each other.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Agent Vladimir Grizzlikof]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Ron Feinberg
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The head agent of S.H.U.S.H. who clashes with Darkwing on how to handle F.O.W.L.. He is the antithesis to Darkwing, operating strictly and uncompromisingly by the S.H.U.S.H. handbook.

* CommanderContrarian: He often objects to J. Gander Hooter's relationship with Darkwing Duck, and the latter's involvement with S.H.U.S.H.'s cases, because Darkwing isn't an agent and doesn't follow the S.H.U.S.H. rulebook.
* GeniusBruiser: He is both an intelligent agent and extremely strong.
* HuskyRusskie: As the name might suggest, he is Russian, and he is most definitely husky.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He never gets along with Darkwing Duck, but can work together with him when he needs to and does desire to do good.
* {{Malaproper}}: He tends to confuse his words. For example, in the episode "Dirty Money", he says "obstinate course" when he means "obstacle course".
* NationalAnimalStereotypes: A Russian bear.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Vladimir is ''very'' by-the-book compared to Darkwing.
* TheRival: To Darkwing on S.H.U.S.H. matters.
* RussianGuySuffersMost: Darkwing's antics frequently result in him being humiliated.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: He is always attempting to prove that Darkwing Duck can't be trusted by S.H.U.S.H.

[[folder:Dr. Sarah Bellum]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Jodi Carlisle
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A scientist and inventor who is the head of S.H.U.S.H.'s research division. Somewhat absent-minded and slightly sadistic, her ultimate goal is to win the Nobel Prize for her inventions.

* AbsentMindedProfessor: She is not always focusing on what is important.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She has this appearance due to having black hair and white feathers and can also be unnerving because of her lack of concern when her inventions cause problems.
* GadgeteerGenius: She makes different devices for Darkwing to use on his S.H.U.S.H. missions.
* HotScientist: She is a scientist and inventor working for S.H.U.S.H. and she isn't by any means unattractive.
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Her usual attire.
* MadScientist: It is occasionally implied that she isn't all there.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Some of her methods of testing her inventions are rather... reckless, and she's quite willing to use other people as subjects.
* PunnyName: Cerebellum.

[[folder:Derek Blunt]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Peter Renaday (in a British accent)
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S.H.U.S.H.'s greatest secret agent, who didn't believe in using gimmicks and gadgets in the line of duty.

* BigOlEyebrows: Big, bushy, grey eyebrows.
* DeadpanSnarker: Makes several cutting remarks about how he views Darkwing as being inept when it comes to crime-fighting.
* {{Expy}}: To Film/JamesBond and [[Film/OurManFlint Derek Flint]].
* GoodOldWays: Derek Blunt never used any fancy gadgets or technologies on his missions. After cooperating with Darkwing, he learns that some of it is quite useful when used alongside intuition and natural skill (While Darkwing, conversely, learns not to rely too heavily on gimmicks).

!!Other Allies

Other characters that Darkwing has worked with.

[[folder:Comet Guy]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' William Callaway

A humanoid {{Superhero}} who lives on Mertz, [[EveryoneIsASuper a planet of superheroes]] with only one "ordinary guy" to save. Initially, he was a failure due to his lack of intelligence and his weakness--when hearing a bell ring, he dances uncontrollably until he hears a whistle. Darkwing trains him to turn his weaknesses into strengths and save the day.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: He and all other inhabitants of Mertz look like humans, which is very odd considering that everyone else on the show is an anthropomorphic animal.
* BaldOfAwesome: While he had hair in his first appearance, "Planet of the Capes" depicts him as bald.
* BiggerOnTheInside: His spaceship-helmet, which could somehow fit both him and Darkwing inside it when they traveled to his home planet.
* CatchPhrase: Utters a weak "woopsie" whenever he screws up.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's extremely dumb, but he's a huge SuperPowerLottery winner, pretty much the main thing keep him from being ridiculously overpowered is that he's so dumb.
* TheDitz: ...Not the brightest bulb in the box.
* DumbMuscle: ....But also really really powerful.
* EveryoneIsASuper: Mertz itself.
* EyeBeams: His comet vision can freeze stuff.
* FlyingBrick: His superpower set.
* InvoluntaryDance: Hearing a bell ringing causes him to start dancing.
* LanternJawOfJustice: An exaggeration of the trope.
* NiceHat: The helmet he wears on his head, which doubles as his spaceship.
* PlanetOfHats: Mertz, his homeworld, is a planet of superheroes.
* SomethingPerson: Being a superhero, it comes with the territory.
* SuperStrength: He is very strong, a trait shared many inhabitants of his home planet.
* TopHeavyGuy: A very triumphant example of this trope. With so much mass in his upper body, it's amazing he can still walk with his small legs.
* WeaksauceWeakness: The bell thing.

[[folder:Goose Lee]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Robert Ito
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Darkwing's master in Quack Fu, who is at first disappointed at him for not learning the "belly bounce" technique and for using gadgets and weapons to fight with. He was corrupted by money and fame and tried to use a dragon in his plans to take over Kung Pow city. Darkwing stops the dragon in the end using the "belly bounce" and earns his master's respect.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Quite pudgy, but capable of handsprings and backflips
* BrokenPedestal: After Darkwing realizes that Goose Lee had gone evil.
* FooFu: Quack Fu
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Started as a face (when he was training Darkwing), got corrupt more recently but still prior to the episode, and turned face again during it.
* KarmaHoudini: Darkwing doesn't punish him for his actions and he even gets the theme park he wanted. Though he is at least remorseful for what he's unleashed...
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Mainly [[BruceLeeClone Bruce Lee]] (his name) and Pat Morita (his voice, changing from traditional Asian to more American sounding).
* OldMaster: He trained Darkwing in martial arts.
* WellDoneSonGuy: To Darkwing.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:[=PosiDuck=]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Cummings

When Darkwing was accidentally zapped by Megavolt's tron splitter, he was separated into purely good and purely evil halves. The good half was nice to a fault. However, after being galvanized via another zap from the tron splitter, he ends up becoming supercharged and able to save the day even with his pacifistic tendencies. Was remerged with [=NegaDuck I=] back into the regular Darkwing.

* ActualPacifist: Incapable of violence, even in self-defense.
* BadassPacifist: Despite being so nonviolent he won't even stop on a bug, he manages to simultaneously get out of a deathtrap his dark side put him in and free a trapped Launchpad and Gosalyn. He even knocked [=NegaDuck I=] out by ''complete accident.''
* ButtMonkey: Due to being identical in appearance to his evil counterpart, combined with his unwillingness to fight back, he ends up taking a lot of abuse at the hands of [=NegaDuck I=]'s victims.
* GoodIsImpotent: His unwillingness to resort to combat makes him completely ineffective in stopping [=NegaDuck=]'s rampage at first.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Turned UpToEleven post-galvanization.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Darkwing's good half.
* MistakenForBadass: Upon stepping into a BadGuyBar that [=NegaDuck=] I had just terrorized about a minute ago.
* NiceGuy: He doesn't bear any hostility, not even to those who attack him when they mistake him for [=NegaDuck=].

!!![=PosiDuck=] post-galvanization, in addition to most of the above:
* AnAesop: He continuously spouts these off, even when it's falling on deaf ears.
* BatmanGambit: He manipulates [=NegaDuck=] I's destructive habits in such a way as to ''completely undo all of the destruction caused by him in a single move.''
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Inverted Negaduck I's WalkingWasteland, he repairs everything he gets near.
* LightIsGood: He is Darkwing's good half and now has a bright glow around his body.
* PowerGlows: A ''pink'' aura, no less.
* RealityWarper: Seems to be capable of freely mending and restoring any sort of damage done to St. Canard.
* SuperMode: The galvanization significantly boosted [=PosiDuck=]'s abilities.
* TookALevelInBadass: He's able to "[[ActualPacifist fight]]" the super-charged [=Negaduck=] I to a standstill without even laying so much as a finger on him.

[[folder:Whiffle Boy]]
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Star of the fictional [[ShowWithinAShow video game in the series]]. When Darkwing was once trapped inside his video game, he teamed up with Whiffle (controlled by Gosalyn in the real world) to fight his way out.

* CatchPhrase: "Whiffle, ho!"
* {{Expy}}: He's clearly based on Franchise/MegaMan. In the comics we later here about an MMO based around him, "[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft World of Whifflecraft]]."
* OneHitPointWonder: One successful hit is enough to take him out.
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: He gets repeatedly killed by his enemy, the Weasel, and once [[NiceJobBreakingItHero accidentally by Darkwing]]. Justified, since he's a video game character.

[[folder:Rubber Chicken]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CoreyBurton
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A stretchable hero who only shows up in the episode "Mutantcy on the Bouncy". He helps Darkwing defeat Cement Head.

* {{Adorkable}}: He's rather likable due to being nervous all the time and desperately wanting to prove he's not a bad guy.
* AlliterativeName: His real name is Clovis Cluckenhoff.
* ClearMyName: He ends up at odds with Darkwing because Cement Head framed him for his crimes.
* ILoveNuclearPower: He was born with his powers because his parents were exposed to radiation at a plastics factory.
* MommasBoy: When Darkwing first attempts to arrest him, his first concern is what his mother will think of him getting in trouble with the law.
* PunnyName: It is probably no coincidence that he shares his name with a prop commonly used by comedians.
* RubberMan: He can stretch his body into any shape.
[[/folder]]

!!The Muddlefoots
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The neighbors in Drake/Darkwing's MoebiusNeighborhood and Honker's family. Unlike Honker, they're really aren't that bright; otherwise they would have discovered that their neighbor was Darkwing Duck a long time ago. With the exception of Honker, Drake cannot stand them, while Gosalyn and Launchpad don't seem to mind them.

[[folder:Herbert "Herb" and Binkie Muddlefoot]]
->Herb '''Voiced by:''' Jim Cummings (impersonating Andy Devine)
->Binkie '''Voiced by:''' Susan Tolsky

A loving but oblivious couple who live next door to the Mallards. Herb is a Quackerware (their version of Tupperware) salesman and Binkie's a homemaker. Herb also loves to barbecue and watch his favorite show, ''[[Series/GilligansIsland Pelican's Island]]''. They are very friendly, but also unintentionally intrusive, and they're unaware how much of a brat their oldest son Tank is.
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* AdultsAreUseless: They do absolutely nothing to punish Tank for bullying his brother Honker. In "You Sweat Your Life", Herb even implies that Tank cut off his grandfather's leg when he was a baby, yet he relates the story as if it's completely normal for your child to dismember your father or father-in-law.
* BerserkButton: Herb, of all characters, is shown to have one in "The Merchant of Menace" when facing off against evil salesman [[Theatre/DeathOfASalesman Weasel Loman]].
-->'''Weasel''': "Quackerware's a tenth rate product! It took me to realize its true potential!"\\
'''Herb''': "You can disgrace yourself, and you can disgrace ''me'', Weasel. But when you start messin' with Quackerware, that's it for old Herb Muddlefoot! Come on!"
* TheDitz: They're both pretty kooky.
* DropInCharacter: Both of them, but Herb mostly.
* HawaiianShirtedTourist: Herb always wears a Hawaiian shirt even when he's not on a holiday.
* LetsGetDangerous: Herb in one episode where he shows heretofore unknown sumo skills.
* {{Housewife}}: Binkie spends a lot of time cleaning the house and cooking.
* NiceGuy: They're an exceedingly friendly pair, even if they are exceedingly oblivious.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: They are extreme caricatures of [[LeaveItToBeaver Ward and June Cleaver.]]
* ParentalObliviousness: Their first kid is a brat, but they don't seem to notice.
* ProperLady: Binkie, who tries to get Gosalyn to act more lady-like as well.
* TookALevelInBadass: Binkie Muddlefoot when she hits her head and temporarily becomes "The Canardian Guardian, Champion Of Safety." Though half the things she tried to do to make things safe ended up making things hilariously worse...
* WikiWalk: A lot of Herb's conversations function this way.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tankard H. "Tank" Muddlefoot]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Dana Hill
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A really mean little boy, which is something his parents fail to realize. Honker is his usual target, but he has also been known to make fun of Gosalyn and attack Drake.
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* BigBrotherBully: He's Honker's older brother and loves to torment him.
* BrattyHalfPint: Despite his size, he still qualifies for this in spades.
* EvilRedhead: Not a lethally evil, but there's little good to be found with him.
* FieryRedhead: He has red hair and is often quite bellicose.
* InSeriesNickname: Everyone mostly refer to him as "Tank".
* JerkJock: He is tough and mean at the same time.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In "A Brush With Oblivion" he has a surprising PetTheDog moment where he's the only one who sticks up for Honker [[TheCassandra when he's blamed for Splatter Phoenix's crimes]], and even helps him escape from the house after their parents ground him. Then after Honker's gone he immediately proceeds to tattle on him to Herb and Benkie, showing he helped Honker out just so he could get him in further trouble.
* {{Jerkass}}: Not a nice guy by any stretch.
* KidsAreCruel: Even when he isn't picking on his brother, he can be quite insensitive.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He gets what comes to him usually.
* TooDumbToLive: Some of the characters he's attempted to hassle include Flarg and Bushroot. It doesn't end well for him.
* TrashTalk: He frequently insults the people he messes with.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: His father implies in "You Sweat Your Life" that he cut off his grandfather's leg with a chainsaw when he was a baby.
[[/folder]]

!!The Fearsome Five

A FiveBadBand formed by [=NegaDuck=] with four of Darkwing's most recurring/dangerous villains to takeover St. Canard. Despite getting beaten by the Justice Ducks, they still work together at times, but become more of a BigBad with his bumbling QuirkyMinibossSquad.
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[[folder:[=NegaDuck=]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Cummings
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Darkwing's EvilCounterpart from a MirrorUniverse which he has taken total control. Now he seeks to take over Darkwing's world and be Public Enemy #1, but can never seem to beat out Dr. Slug for the top spot. Not to be confused with the first [=NegaDuck=], referred to here as [[FanNickname NegaDuck I]] (With this one being referred to as [=NegaDuck=] II when discussing both [=NegaDucks=].).
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* RealMenWearPink: Literally. Drake Mallard's typical outfit is a green sweater vest and pink collared shirt, and he wears a purple costume (with the cape being pink on the inside) as Darkwing. He's also a loving parent to his daughter, whom he raises together with his sidekick/Heterosexual Life Partner Launchpad [=McQuack=].

* BerserkButton: NEVER touch Gosalyn.

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-> The series' protagonist is the egotistical yet clever hero of St. Canard. He works freelance in some episodes for the spy organization S.H.U.S.H., but otherwise seems to have no other job but as a crime fighter.

-> Darkwing's sidekick, pilot and back-up Darkwing. Since he never changes his clothing when he goes crime fighting with Darkwing, it's a wonder why anyone else can't figure out who he is. Formerly worked for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]] in Duckburg.

-> Drake's adopted daughter, she's a spunky, thrill-seeking trouble maker. She often goes on Darkwing's missions even though he normally wants her stay home, where she's safe. [[RunningGag She never cleans her room]].

-> The youngest son of Drake's neighbors and Gosalyn's best friend. Honker has a high IQ and has helped Darkwing, Launchpad and Gosalyn many times using it. He is also shy and tries to get Gosalyn to listen to her dad, normally to no avail.

-> The high-tech hero of [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Duckburg]] who is Launchpad's old work friend, Fenton, an accountant for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]]. Darkwing, a HeroWithBadPublicity in St. Canard, is jealous of how Gizmo Duck is universally accepted and trusted by the city. In turn, Gizmo Duck doesn't like Darkwing's vigilantism. Despite this however, they work well together, when they put the petty stuff aside.

-> A sorceress and former CEO of "[=McCawber's=] Mushrooms" who shared a mutual attraction with Darkwing. Initially, she was a criminal, but eventually reforms, becomes Darkwing's girlfriend and earns his trust learning his secret identity. Almost always by her side is her three [[{{Familiar}} familiars]], the bats Eek and Squeak and her grumbling tarantula Archie.

-> A former duck janitor transformed into a stegosaurus by the MadScientist Dr. Fossil. Well meaning and friendly, Stegmutt is also powerful, destructive, gullible and pretty clumsy.

-> Originally a regular fish who was transformed by toxic chemicals, she was angered at St. Canard for polluting the ocean. She initially sought her {{revenge}}, but came to terms with Darkwing, who is helping to keep trash out of the ocean. She controls sea creatures by [[MagicMusic playing a song through a conch shell]] and also wields a trident. Often seen with her companion, a giant octopus named Hal.

-> [[TheSpymaster The head]] of S.H.U.S.H. who brings Darkwing Duck in on several F.O.W.L. missions.

-> The head agent of S.H.U.S.H. who clashes with Darkwing on how to handle F.O.W.L.. He is the antithesis to Darkwing, operating strictly and uncompromisingly by the S.H.U.S.H. handbook.

-> A scientist and inventor who is the head of S.H.U.S.H.'s research division. Somewhat absent-minded and slightly sadistic, her ultimate goal is to win the Nobel Prize for her inventions.

-> S.H.U.S.H.'s greatest secret agent, who didn't believe in using gimmick and gadgets in the line of duty.

-> A humanoid {{Superhero}} who lives on Mertz, [[EveryoneIsASuper a planet of superheroes]] with only one "ordinary guy" to save. Initially, he was a failure due to his lack of intelligence and his weakness, when hearing a bell ring, he dances uncontrollably until he hears a whistle. Darkwing trains him to turn his weaknesses into strengths and save the day.

-> Darkwing's master in Quack Fu, who is at first disappointed at him for not learning the "belly bounce" technique and for using gadgets and weapons to fight with. He was corrupted by money and fame and tried to use a dragon in his plans to take over Kung Pow city. Darkwing stops the dragon in the end using the "belly bounce" and earns his master's respect.

-> When Darkwing was accidentally zapped by Megavolt's tron splitter, he was separated into purely good and purely evil halves. The good half was nice to a fault. However, after being galvanized via another zap from the tron splitter, he ends up becoming supercharged and able to save the day even with his pacifistic tendencies. Was remerged with [=NegaDuck I=] back into the regular Darkwing.

-> Star of the fictional [[ShowWithinAShow video game in the series]]. When Darkwing was once trapped inside his video game, he teamed up with Whiffle (controlled by Gosalyn in the real world) to fight his way out.

-> A stretchable hero who only shows up in the episode "Mutantcy on the Bouncy". He helps Darkwing defeat Cement Head.

-> A loving but oblivious couple who live next door to the Mallards. Herb is a Quackerware (their version of Tupperware) salesman and Binkie's a homemaker. Herb also loves to barbecue and watch his favorite show, ''[[Series/GilligansIsland Pelican's Island]]''. They are very friendly, but also unintentionally intrusive, and they're unaware how much of a brat their oldest son Tank is.

-> He is a really mean little boy, which is something his parents fail to realize. Honker is his usual target, but he has also been known to make fun of Gosalyn and attack Drake.

-> He is Darkwing's EvilCounterpart from a MirrorUniverse which he has taken total control. Now he seeks to take over Darkwing's world and be Public Enemy #1, but can never seem to beat out Dr. Slug for the top spot. Not to be confused with the first [=NegaDuck=], referred to here as [[FanNickname NegaDuck I]] (With this one being referred to as [=NegaDuck=] II when discussing both [=NegaDucks=].).

-> Unintentionally obtaining electrical powers (and maybe frying some brain-cells in the process) from his experiment caused by some high school bullies, he now is a crook who wants to "liberate" the appliances and electrical items of St. Canard.

-> After having his funding pulled from his experiments with plants he experimented on himself and unintentionally turned himself into a plantduck capable of controlling plant life. His crimes usually involve him trying to fund his research (i.e. stealing), protecting plants or cure his loneliness.

-> A deranged toymaker who turned to crime after the video game industry, mainly the game "Whiffle Boy" put him out of business. He creates lethal toys that look like normal ones, but he's infamous for his gigantic sized joke teeth.

-> Originally a CorruptCorporateExecutive named Bud Flood who sold his [[CoolClearWater Bud Flood's Sparkling Crystal Pure Flood Water]] while [[GrimyWater he was contaminating his competition]] during a massive heatwave. Darkwing accidentally startled him and he dropped into a vat of water he'd contaminated. He then turned into a being of pure water with the ability to shape it, heat it, chill it and turn it into hard water. Only appeared with the Fearsome Five afterwards. His salespitch-centric dialogue was difficult to write and the ways to defeat him were quite limited; pairing him with the others made this less of a problem for the writers.

* ConservationOfNinjutsu[=/=]DiminishingVillainThreat: He's a ''lot'' easier to beat when he's part of the Fearsome Five than when he acts on his as own. Part of why his appearances were restricted was that there were few ways that he could be believably defeated when the episode revolved around him. Even then, at least one episode showed him restrained by a mundane rope.

-> The three leaders of F.O.W.L. who gives the operatives their orders. Their faces are covered in shadows and only their eyes and mouths are seen.

-> F.O.W.L.'s top agent whose smooth exterior masks the true villain he is. He literally has a steel beak, which can cut material in half if close enough.

-> A former cleaning lady for a research lab who had accidental contact with an experimental bathroom disinfectant. Inhaling the fumes turned her into a cleaning-obsessed villain. She was later recruited by F.O.W.L. for their dastardly plans. She hates and fears dirt.

-> Ample is Ammonia's messy, dirt-loving sister who hates and fears cleanliness.

-> A stereotypical DrillSergeantNasty who steals S.H.U.S.H.'s Norma Ray and gives himself powerful psychic abilities in "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E35HeavyMental Heavy Mental]]". [[spoiler: He explodes after Darkwing, Launchpad and Gosalyn overload his mind with questions. May have been KilledOffForReal.]]

-> Major Synapse's hippie underlings changed by the Norma Ray, Hotshot could burn or freeze and Flygirl could move things with her mind.

-> F.O.W.L. soldiers that usually serve under Steelbeak.

-> Probably Darkwing's most dangerous villain. A crime lord who had Gosalyn's paternal grandfather killed for his invention, the Ramrod, an anti-gravity gun he used to steal from the citizens of St. Canard. He was killed off when he was caught in the explosion of the Ramrod caused by Darkwing Duck, but he returned when F.O.W.L. salvaged his body and turned him into a cyborg.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Being voiced by Tim Curry, so he naturally brings the same air of sophistication, even though he's heartless and has no respect for anyone underneath that.

-> Taurus Bulba's lead henchman, he's more brawn than brain and uses the horns on his head (he's a goat) as weapons. He also makes a short appearance in "In Like Blunt".

-> Taurus Bulba's henchmen, they're all brawn, no brain and in Mouth's case, can't shut up.

-> Taurus Bulba's secretary and assistant. According to her parents, she should have been a dental hygienist.

-> Taurus Bulba's pet condor, who's as evil and ruthless as his master.

-> A film director turned criminal uses his directing background as a gimmick for his crimes. He also has three penguin assistants to aid him.

-> A GadgeteerGenius mole who lives underground. With his mole army, he tries to usurp the surface world from the surface dwellers and make it inhabitable for moles (like permanently blocking out the sun).

-> A [[MadArtist daringly innovative pseudo anti-neo post modern deconstructionist]] with [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness an eloquent and intelligent vocabulary]]. Using her paint and paintbrush applied with AppliedPhlebotinum she can breathe life into her creations and can enter works of art with the master stroke of her brush. Her intentions are to receive recognition, fund her work (steal paintings to make money) and let no obstacle prohibit her.

-> A thief and cajun hick who lives in St. Canard's sewers who has bested Darkwing more than once. He is aided by his gator, Gumbo and witch doctor grandmother, Granny Whammy (the latter offered her help for $10,000). He appears in the episodes "Can't Bayou Love" and "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E20DoubleDarkwings Double Darkwings]]".

-> Jambalaya Jake's near civilized, more intelligent alligator sidekick who doesn't like to be called Dumbo.

-> Lucifer. Satan. Basically, the devil. Darkwing encountered him in the episode ''Dead Duck'' (Where Darking winds up [[spoiler:dreaming he's]] in Hell), and again as the villain of ''Hot Spells''. In both episodes, he wants to claim Darkwing's soul, though only takes an actively villainous role in the latter.

-> A gang of rats that commit cheese related crimes.

-> When Darkwing was accidentally zapped by Megavolt's tron splitter, he was separated into purely good and purely evil halves. The evil half was unreasonably nasty and enjoyed violence. However, after being galvanized via another zap from the tron splitter, he ended up becoming supercharged into a nearly-unstoppable force. Was remerged with [=PosiDuck=] back into the regular Darkwing.

-> Drake's dictator-like persona if Gosalyn had disappeared when Quackerjack and Megavolt went into the future in "Time & Punishment". He rules St. Canard with an iron fist, gives the citizens few liberties, and arrests them on the spot for even the most trivial crimes. Voiced by Creator/JimCummings.

* CombatPragmatist: He had apparently wised up during the ages when Gos disappeared.

->'''Voiced by:''' Phil Hartman

-> A evil clown-like aberration who feeds on misery. Likes Gosalyn and Quackerjack for their prank playing.

->Lamont '''Voiced by:''' Candi Milo

-> The King is a two bit thug, who would have taken over St. Canard in the present day if Darkwing Duck didn't intervene in the past. Lamont is his little brother who picked on Drake when they were kids.

->'''Voiced by:''' April Winchell

-> A famous news reporter who wanted higher ratings, so she created her criminal persona "The Bugmaster" to create her own personal crime wave so she could reap the rewards of having the highest rated news show in St. Canard, covering her battles with Darkwing. She learned rather quickly that EvilPaysBetter and decided to become a true criminal.

-> A vain woman who wanted to freeze her looks, but accidentally ended up freezing her blood instead. Now she is constantly freezing and wants to cover Saint Canard in stolen gold so that the sun's rays will overheat the city and keep her constantly warm.

-> From Comet Guy's planet, Mertz. Has something of a grudge...not only is he the only guy on Mertz with no powers, but the heroes protected him and coddled him so much that he turned evil.

-> A mutant made entirely of cement, and also a crime lord. He took up an identity of Swenlin Swine to avoid attention, and tried to frame Rubber Chicken for trying to stop his crimes.

-> A former paleontologist, Dr. Fossil was responsible for turning him and Stegmutt into dinosaurs. Obsessed with dinosaurs and the lack of respect they received, he plotted to smash a comet into St. Canard ("BAM BOOM!") turning everyone into dinosaurs.

-> The second arc of the Boom Studios comic book had Negaduck and [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Magica DeSpell]] kidnap and hypnotize every alternate version of Darkwing Duck they can find in the multiverse. Quiverwing Darkwing and Dark Warrior Duck end up turning on Negaduck and Magica and eventually the other Darkwings come to their senses as well.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: There are alternate Darkwings that parody real-life musicians, including Lady Gaga, the Jonas Brothers, and KISS.

-> A demon of unfathomable power whose mere presence drives people into insanity and mutates them into horrid monstrosities. Introduced in the 2010 comic series, F.O.W.L. High Command intended to awaken him and use him for world domination. Needless to say, EvilIsNotAToy.

-> A villain who only appeared in a story from the Boom comic's annual issue.

-> An eccentric monkey baseball player named Carmichael Q. Anthony who became a supervillain after he was given a coat that could make different items for him to throw appear out of thin air.

-> A classmate of Gosalyn's named Mortimer L. Marquand who was driven to become a criminal wearing battle armor. In the original version, it was because of an unrequited crush on Gosalyn, but Joe Books omnibus changed it to being a bullied kid protected by Gosalyn and wanting to follow her example.

-> Real name Constance A. Dention, she was a third candidate in the election for mayor that Darkwing and Launchpad were competing in, but was disqualified after she turned out to be a villain.

-> A supervillain in a black cloak who was encountered by Darkwing at the end of the Boom comic's original run.

* RoguesGalleryTransplant: While he seldom appears outside the comics, the Phantom Blot is usually an enemy of Mickey Mouse. He lampshades this in "Dangerous Currency" when he initially refuses to help Magica with her plan because he has enemies of his own.

* ConservationOfNinjutsu / DiminishingVillainThreat: Is A LOT easier to beat when he's part of the Fearsome Five than when he acted as own. Part of why his appearances were restricted was that there were few ways that he could be believably defeated when the episode revolved around him. Even then, at least one episode showed him restrained by a mundane rope.

* {{Metamorphosis}}: From a dog to an elemental embodiment of water.

* CreateYourOwnVillain: Darkwing wound up unintentionally being the reason Bud Flood became Liquidator.
* DiminishingVillainThreat: Is A LOT easier to beat when he's part of the Fearsome Five than when he acted as own. Part of why his appearances were restricted was that there were few ways that he could be believably defeated when the episode revolved around him. Even then, at least one episode showed him restrained by a mundane rope.

* DarkIsNotEvil: He's even mistaken for a robber in "Getting Antsy" by the Hamburger Hippo cashier.

* {{Expy}}: He's clearly based on Franchise/MegaMan.

* AchillesHeel: After being resurrected as a cyborg making him extremely angry can cause his parts to overheat and shut down for a little while. Being the most collected and capable villain in the show, though, that's easier said than done.

* UndyingLoyalty: Launchpad is always loyal to Darkwing, in spite of the duck knight's HeroWithBadPublicity status, GlorySeeker nature, and snarking at his expense. Even on the (extremely rare) occasions when he's angry at him, he'll usually step up to help him again if Darkwing is actually in trouble.

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* CaptainErsatz: Her costume and using illusions to torment Darkwing make her very similar to the Franchise/SpiderMan villain Mysterio.

* KilledOffForReal: She melts after she is exposed to turpentine. [[spoiler:She reappeared in issue six of the new Darkwing Duck comic, [[BackFromTheDead brought back to life]] by an unwitting artist using ink given to him by the Phantom Blot.]]

* KilledOffForReal: She melts after she is exposed to turpentine and never appeared again.
** [[spoiler: That is, until she reappeared in issue six of the new Darkwing Duck comic, [[BackFromTheDead brought back to life]] by an unwitting artist using ink given to him by the Phantom Blot.]]

* WeaksauceWeakness: [[spoiler:Turpentine, which [[ImMelting melts her]], and looks to have [[KilledOffForReal killed her]].]]

* Leitmotif: A frenetic banjo tune.

* FutureBadass: As evil as he is, you have to admit he's scarily more competent than the present Darkwing.

* LetsGetDangerous: The literal TropeNamer, which announces the shift to the {{Badass}} part of his CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass side.

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[[caption-width-right:281: Binkie (left) and Herb (right).]]

* BerserkButton: Herb, of all characters, is shown to have one in "The Merchant of Menace" when facing off against evil salesman [[Theatre/DeathOfASalesman Weasel Loman]]

-> A loving but oblivious couple that lives next door to the Mallards. Herb is a Quackerware (their version of Tupperware) salesman and Binkie's a homemaker. Herb also loves to barbecue and watch his favorite show "[[Series/GilligansIsland Pelican's Island]]". They are very friendly but also unintentionally intrusive and unaware how much of a brat their oldest son Tank is.

-> A loving but oblivious couple that lives next door to the Mallards. Herb is a Quackerware (their version of Tupperware) salesman and Binkie's a homemaker. Herb also loves to barbecue and watch his favorite show "[[GilligansIsland Pelican's Island]]". They are very friendly but also unintentionally intrusive and unaware how much of a brat their oldest son Tank is.

* PowerCreepPowerSeep: His hard water and boiling water abilities vanished, and his other abilities got scaled back after his solo appearance. Mainly, his hydrokinesis was mostly ignored in favor of simply shapeshifting his own body.

* AdultsAreUseless: They do absolutely nothing to punish Tank for bullying his brother Honker. In "You Sweat Your Life", Herb even implies that Tank cut off his grandfather's leg when he was a baby, yet he relates the story as if it's completely normal for your child to dismember your father.

-> A foxy F.O.W.L. agent who [[spoiler:turns out to be a double agent working for S.H.U.S.H.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: He was actually a really nice guy before his mutation. Even after the transformation, he's gentle and caring with his plants...but he ''has'' committed murder.

* ToothyBird: Most bird characters has teeth in the show, but he shows them almost all the time. Plus, they're fake teeth to boot.