History Main / FoulWaterfowl

* WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck is portrayed as a [[{{Greed}} greedy]] and [[{{Narcissist}} narcissistic]] duck who relishes in messing with the likes of Elmer Fudd or Bugs Bunny for the hell of it, or to get something he wants, though Porky Pig was a more frequent target of his shenanigans. However, as he is the one that usually starts the cartoon's conflict, he often had some sort of [[LaserGuidedKarma karma]] handed to him by the end. His vices were especially brought to the forefront from "WesternAnimation/RabbitFire" onward, emphasizing his callous vanity to make him a better {{foil}} to Bugs (and later antagonist for Speedy Gonzales), not returning to his earlier screwball personality until ''WesternAnimation/WabbitALooneyTunesProduction''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators'': Done on purpose in this 1941 propaganda cartoon from Warner Bros. The Axis Powers' leaders are portrayed as ducks and a goose, all of whom are laughably nasty but still manage to sway the more gullible farm animals into helping them take over the farm. They're only stopped by the intervention to the [[BewareTheNiceOnes Dove Of Peace]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'': Duckula is a bloodthirsty megalomaniac and a recurring antagonist in the series.

* ''VideoGame/{{Off}}'': Sugar describing [[spoiler: [[PlayerCharacter The Batter]]]] as a "huge, frightening ducky" foreshadows [[spoiler: his [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/3/3d/Batteur_12.png/revision/latest?cb=20190405235202 monstrous appearance]] as the final boss of the Special Ending]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Off}}'': Sugar describing [[spoiler: [[PlayerCharacter The Batter]]]] as a "huge, frightening ducky" foreshadows [[spoiler: his [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/offgame/images/0/06/Battle-BadBatter.png/revision/latest?cb=20160228205845 monstrous appearance]] as the final boss of the Special Ending]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Off}}'': Sugar describing [[spoiler: [[PlayerCharacter The Batter]]]] as a "huge, frightening ducky" foreshadows [[spoiler: his monstrous appearance as the final boss of the Special Ending]].

Sometimes, waterfowl are portrayed as hyper-aggressive and/or total dicks towards others. Usually, it involves swans and geese, but the portrayal of ducks as selfish and temperamental in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation would also fall under this. There is a bit of TruthInTelevision to this: geese and swans are naturally very territorial, and they will mess up anything they see as a threat. So, of course, if a human walks by and seems to challenge their authority, that human is, simply put, [[{{Pun}} totally ducked.]] Geese in particular have a tendency to barge in on human settlements, leading to inevitable conflict.

* [[https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17736292 Swans]] have been known to display similar behavior for much of the same reasons as geese. As mentioned at the top of this page, they tend to get a free pass, mainly because they're mostly quite calm birds, only becoming particularly aggressive [[PapaWolf when there's]] [[MamaBear cygnets to defend]]. Geese, on the other hand, tend to be aggressive just because they can, hence why people view them with more scorn.

Geese are the most likely to receive this treatment. While smaller than swans, they're just as ferocious and more commonly seen in everyday life (thanks to the aforementioned intrusion on human territory), but don't have the beauty and elegance to cancel it out. Geese also tend to be more consistently hostile towards humans compared to swans, which tend to only be particularly aggressive towards people while raising their offspring, as swans are known for their protectiveness. Geese also tend to gather in large groups, increasing the odds that they'll outnumber any humans encountering them. Additionally, while serrated tongues are common among waterfowl as a means of breaking up food (since they don't have teeth), their presence on geese factors into their image as more menacing than most other common birds, with people frequently describing geese as having [[ScaryTeeth "teeth on their tongues"]] to invoke feelings of BodyHorror.

* [[https://youtu.be/QGL8Fx6SOjg "March of the Sinister Ducks"]] by Creator/AlanMoore calls ducks "web-footed fascists with mad little eyes" and presents them as overall nasty, plotting and, well, sinister.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': In "Grandpa's Teeth", a duck gets ahold of [[FalseTeethTomfoolery Grandpa Lou's dentures]] and aggressively chases Tommy and Chuckie.

* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': Plucky Duck is a selfish, egotistical prick, though he can be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at times.

* ''WesternAnimation/SwanBoy'' is a very rare swan example. Rather than the more dignified portrayal of swans, he is a StupidEvil wacky dunderhead much like the stereotypical cartoon duck, TooKinkyToTorture even for Satan.

* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': In episode [=S01E06=] of the anime, Catarina gets her sweet stolen by a swan, which she chases after to get it back.

* The ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' series features swans as the equivalent to dragons on several occasions. In that they're majestic, but also territorial and bad-tempered, and heaven help you if you irritate one.

* While simply smart in the original web series, Duck in ''Series/DontHugMeImScared'' is far more selfish and abrassive, going as far as murder a child piece of bread out of spite.

* ''Webcomic/{{Dolan}}'': Dolan Duk is a creep who frequently screws people, especially [[ButtMonkey Gooby]], over ([[BlackComedyRape and in more ways than one]]) because [[{{Sadist}} it's fun for him]].

* The ''WebVideo/TierZoo'' video [[https://youtu.be/g_pwPhFvgNo "Are Geese OP?"]] discusses geese as if they were video game characters. They are described as relying mostly on their powerful Intimidation ability to damage their enemies' resolve, but with very little actual attack power to back it up, instead relying on a combination of durability and mobility to get away from enemies who resist their intimidation attempts. The video suggests counter-strategies to the goose's playstyle: resist their intimidation attempts, target their neck (which becomes vulnerable when they use their Peck attack), and use stealth to avoid their intimidation abilities. It also gives a tip to goose players: focus on dodging the enemy's grab attacks. Finally, it describes the swan as an upgraded version of the goose build, as it actually has the power to back up its intimidation. Throughout the whole video, clips of geese acting like jerks are shown.

* ''Film/HotFuzz'': Police officers Nicholas Angel and Danny Butterman are tasked with finding an escaped swan that repeatedly thwarts their attempts to return it to its owner. They finally manage to catch it toward the end of the film and still have it in their police car when they face off with the bad guys, [[spoiler:causing the swan to attack the BigBad when he tries to steal the car to escape]].

* ''Film/HotFuzz'': Angel and Danny chase an escaped swan after they're tasked with finding it by the owner. They still have it in their police car when they face off with the bad guys, [[spoiler:meaning that the swan attacks one when he tries to escape.]]

* The FootballHooligans from ''WesternAnimation/AnimalSoccerWorld'' are geese who wield clubs and wear leather.

* The Creator/DingoPictures movie ''Animal Soccer World'' has a sub-plot where a gang of goose FootballHooligans try to crash the titular soccer game. In the original German language version, it doubles as a pun based on the fact that the word "hooligans" contains the German word for goose ("Gans").

* WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck is portrayed as a [[{{Greed}} greedy]] and [[{{Narcissist}} narcissistic]] duck who relishes in messing with the likes of Elmer Fudd or Bugs Bunny for the hell of it, or to get something he wants, though Porky Pig was a more frequent target of his shenanigans. However, as he is the one that usually starts the cartoon's conflict, he often had some sort of [[LaserGuidedKarma karma]] handed to him by the end. His vices were especially brought to the forefront from "WesternAnimation/RabbitFire" onward, emphasizing his callous vanity to make him a better {{foil}} to Bugs(and later antagonist for Speedy Gonzales), not returning to his earlier screwball personality until ''WesternAnimation/WabbitALooneyTunesProduction''.

This is also not getting into the horrific reproductive habits ducks engage in, which have earn them quite a lot of internet infamy.