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* SomethingPerson: Darkwing Duck. I also followed this pattern when I became Teapot Duck and Arachnoduck.
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* IKnowKungFu : Or, more precisely, Quack Fu; and I'm quite good at it, mind you.

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* IKnowKungFu : IKnowKungFu: Or, more precisely, Quack Fu; and I'm quite good at it, mind you.
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* SecretIdentityIdentity : As I already said, being a masked hero used to be a full time job, to the point I no longer used my civilian identity, at least until I adopted Gosalyn.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: I first became Darkwing Duck, improvising a name and outfit on the spot, was because someone had to stop Megavolt when he first appeared and attacked our school's prom dance… Heh, so, thanks, Sparky.

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: I first became Darkwing Duck, improvising a name and outfit on the spot, was because someone had to stop Megavolt when he first appeared and attacked our school's prom dance… Heh, so, thanks, Sparky.

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* CreateYourOwnVillain: Okay, seriously, stop saying I created Liquidator!! I tried to save the guy when he fell in that contaminated water… that ''he'' contaminated in the first place!! Not my fault that he fell when trying to escape from me.

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* CreateYourOwnVillain: CreateYourOwnVillain:
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Okay, seriously, stop saying I created Liquidator!! I tried to save the guy when he fell in that contaminated water… that ''he'' contaminated in the first place!! Not my fault that he fell when trying to escape from me.



* ShorterMeansSmarter: I am ''quite'' clever, thank you, no matter how tall I am -- certainly a lot smarter than Launchpad (not that that means much).

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* ShorterMeansSmarter: I am ''quite'' clever, thank you, no matter how tall I am -- certainly a lot smarter than Launchpad (not ([[CloudCuckoolander not that that means much).much]]).



* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Whenever I have to work with that ObstructiveBureaucrat as SHUSH, Agent Grizlikov.

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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Whenever I have to work with that ObstructiveBureaucrat as at SHUSH, Agent Grizlikov.

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal : Ah, yeah, this avian adventurer always amaze his adoring audience with awesome alliteration abilities.

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal : AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Ah, yeah, this avian adventurer always amaze his adoring audience with awesome alliteration abilities.



* AllJustADream:
** You do not know how thankful I was to find out that the time I thought I was dead was this.
** The time I was about to kiss Morgana? Not so much.



* BadassNormal : Sure, it would be great to have some fancy powers, and I [[EmpoweredBadassNormal really like when I get temporary ones, ]] but most of the time I only need my smarts and skills to defeat my felonious foes.
* BadassCape : And it looks great along.

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* BadassNormal : BadassNormal: Sure, it would be great to have some fancy powers, and I [[EmpoweredBadassNormal really like when I get temporary ones, ]] but most of the time I only need my smarts and skills to defeat my felonious foes.
* BadassCape : BadassCape: And it looks great along.



* CoatHatMask : Yep, yep, yep, I have a great fashion sense.

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* CoatHatMask : CoatHatMask: Yep, yep, yep, I have a great fashion sense.



* CombatPragmatist : I'm quite good at thinking on my feet and improvising battle plans. That helps me defeat enemies that, admittedly, are too powerful for me to take on in a direct fight.

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* CombatPragmatist : CombatPragmatist: I'm quite good at thinking on my feet and improvising battle plans. That helps me defeat enemies that, admittedly, are too powerful for me to take on in a direct fight.



* CreateYourOwnVillain : Okay, seriously, stop saying I created Liquidator!! I tried to save the guy when he fell on that contaminated water… that HE contaminated on the first place!! Not my fault that he fell when trying to escape from me.

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* CreateYourOwnVillain : CreateYourOwnVillain: Okay, seriously, stop saying I created Liquidator!! I tried to save the guy when he fell on in that contaminated water… that HE ''he'' contaminated on in the first place!! Not my fault that he fell when trying to escape from me.



* EnemyMine : Sometimes I've needed to team up with my enemies for the greater good… and in their case, because they'd have nothing to steal if the city gets destroyed.
* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Even ''I'' was surprised that the science geek in my glass became Megavolt.

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* EnemyMine : EnemyMine: Sometimes I've needed to team up with my enemies for the greater good… and in their case, [[PragmaticVillainy because they'd have nothing to steal if the city gets destroyed.destroyed]].
* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Even ''I'' was surprised that the science geek in my glass class became Megavolt.



* FriendlyEnemy : I actually get along reasonably well with Megavolt and Bushroot when we're not trying to defeat each other, at least well enough to make a truce in EnemyMine situations.
* FutureMeScaresMe: Gos once ran into an alternate future version of me called Darkwarrior Duck. [[KnightOfCerebus Yeesh.]] The guy seriously needs some professional help.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial : This is pretty much the main reason I became Darkwing Duck on the first place; as Drake Mallard, I have to admit, I was a nobody, but the moment I JumpedAtTheCall, I realized that, as Darkwing, I could make a difference, and people would actually notice me. Even now that I've reassumed my civilian identity to be a father to Gosalyn, I realize that a normal, civilian life doesn't fit me at all; just the idea of no longer doing my heroics has actually depressed me more than once.

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* FriendlyEnemy : FriendlyEnemy: I actually get along reasonably well with Megavolt and Bushroot when we're not trying to defeat each other, at least well enough to make a truce in EnemyMine situations.
* FutureMeScaresMe: Gos once ran into an alternate future version of me called Darkwarrior Duck. [[KnightOfCerebus Yeesh.]] The guy seriously needs some professional help.
help.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial : HandicappedBadass: Whether blind, restricted to a wheelchair, cursed with bad luck, or turned into an old man, I still manage to save the day.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial:
This is pretty much the main reason I became Darkwing Duck on the first place; as Drake Mallard, I have to admit, I was a nobody, but the moment I JumpedAtTheCall, I realized that, as Darkwing, I could make a difference, and people would actually notice me. Even now that I've reassumed my civilian identity to be a father to Gosalyn, I realize that a normal, civilian life doesn't fit me at all; just the idea of no longer doing my heroics has actually depressed me more than once.



* MustHaveCaffeine : You really don't want to see me in the mornings before I take a very good cup of coffee; and don't give me that look. If you were doing heroics all night, and then wake up very early in the morning to be a parent, you'd be the same.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain : I first became Darkwing Duck, improvising a name and outfit on the spot, was because someone had to stop Megavolt when he first appeared and attacked our school's prom dance… Heh, so, thanks, Sparky.

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* MustHaveCaffeine : MultiArmedAndDangerous: After being bitten by a mutant spider. It wasn't that bad...although #6 did drive me nuts!
* MustHaveCaffeine:
You really don't want to see me in the mornings before I take a very good cup of coffee; and don't give me that look. If you were doing heroics all night, and then wake up very early in the morning to be a parent, you'd be the same.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain : NiceJobFixingItVillain: I first became Darkwing Duck, improvising a name and outfit on the spot, was because someone had to stop Megavolt when he first appeared and attacked our school's prom dance… Heh, so, thanks, Sparky.



* SmokeOut : A speciality of mine. Of course, I prefer using the smoke for my great dramatic entrances rather than escaping.
* SwissArmyGun : My trademark Gas Gun; despite the name, it does a lot more than shooting gas and smoke cartridges. I can use it as a GrapplingHookPistol, or adapt it to use 'toony' weaponry, like cartoon bombs and boxing gloves.

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* SmokeOut : SmokeOut: A speciality of mine. Of course, I prefer using the smoke for my great dramatic entrances rather than escaping.escaping.
* SuperSpeed: I temporarily got this power when Negaduck blasted me with a proton accelerator. It was pretty handy, too bad it had the side effect of making me age rapidly.

* SwissArmyGun : SwissArmyGun: My trademark Gas Gun; despite the name, it does a lot more than shooting gas and smoke cartridges. I can use it as a GrapplingHookPistol, or adapt it to use 'toony' weaponry, like cartoon bombs and boxing gloves.
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* CreateYourOwnVillain : Okay, seriously, stop saying I created Liquidator!! I tried to save the guy when he fell on that contaminated water… that HE contaminated on the first place!! Not my fault that he fell when trying to escape from me.
** Heh, funny enough, the reverse version happened to me, since it was Megavolt's actions what made me become Darkwing Duck on the first place.


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* NiceJobFixingItVillain : I first became Darkwing Duck, improvising a name and outfit on the spot, was because someone had to stop Megavolt when he first appeared and attacked our school's prom dance… Heh, so, thanks, Sparky.
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* IJustWantToBeSpecial : This is pretty much the main reason I became Darkwing Duck on the first place; as Drake Mallard, I have to admit, I was a nobody, but the moment I JumpedAtTheCall, I realized that, as Darkwing, I could make a difference, and people would actually notice me. Even now that I've reassumed my civilian identity to be a father to Gosalyn, I realize that a normal, civilian life doesn't fit me at all; just the idea of no longer doing my heroics has actually depressed me more than once.

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal : Ah, yeah, I constantly amaze my adoring audience with my awesome alliteration abilities.

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal : Ah, yeah, I constantly this avian adventurer always amaze my his adoring audience with my awesome alliteration abilities.



* FreakyFridayFlip: A machine of mine accidentally swapped me and Gosalyn and Launchpad and Honker. And let me tell you, being stuck in the body of a child can really get in the way of crimefighting.

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* FreakyFridayFlip: A machine of mine accidentally swapped me and Gosalyn and Launchpad and Honker. And let me tell you, being stuck in the body of a child can really get in the way of crimefighting.crime fighting.
* FriendlyEnemy : I actually get along reasonably well with Megavolt and Bushroot when we're not trying to defeat each other, at least well enough to make a truce in EnemyMine situations.



* WouldntHitAGirl: Splatter Phoenix once taunted me that I wouldn't hit her because she was a woman. Sadly, I had to agree -- but Gos (as the Quiverwing Quack) was there, and she was happy to do it for me. Other times I've found effective ways to fight female foes without hitting them.

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* WouldntHitAGirl: Splatter Phoenix once taunted me that I wouldn't hit her because she was a woman. Sadly, I had to agree -- but Gos (as the Quiverwing Quack) was there, and she was happy to do it for me. Other times I've found effective ways to fight female foes fiends without hitting them.

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* DespairEventHorizon: I actually came near this line thanks to Taurus Bulba. Fortunately, Launchpad's timely arrival snapped me out of it.

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* DespairEventHorizon: DespairEventHorizon:
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I actually came near this line thanks to Taurus Bulba. Fortunately, Launchpad's timely arrival snapped me out of it.
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* EnemyMine : Sometimes I've needed to team up with my enemies for the greater good… and in their case, because they'd have nothing to steal if the city gets destroyed.

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* BadassCape : And I look great with it.

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* BadassCape : And I look it looks great with it.along.
* CatchPhrase: Oh, I have several ones; in no particular order…
-->"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!"
* CoatHatMask : Yep, yep, yep, I have a great fashion sense.

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* BadAssNormal : Sure, it would be great to have some fancy powers, and I [[EmpoweredBadassNormal really like when I get temporary ones, ]] but most of the time I only need my smarts and skills to defeat my felonious foes.

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* BadAssNormal BadassNormal : Sure, it would be great to have some fancy powers, and I [[EmpoweredBadassNormal really like when I get temporary ones, ]] but most of the time I only need my smarts and skills to defeat my felonious foes.foes.
* BadassCape : And I look great with it.

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal : Ah, yeah, I constantly amaze my adoring audience with my awesome alliteration abilities.



* BadAssNormal : Sure, it would be great to have some fancy powers, and I [[EmpoweredBadassNormal really like when I get temporary ones, ]] but most of the time I only need my smarts and skills to defeat my felonious foes.



* MustHaveCaffeine : You really don't want to see me in the mornings before I take a very good cup of coffee; and don't give me that look. If you were doing heroics all night, and then wake up very early in the morning to be a parent, you'd be the same.



* WouldntHitAGirl: Splatter Phoenix once taunted me that I wouldn't hit her because she was a woman. Sadly, I had to agree -- but Gos (as the Quiverwing Quack) was there, and she was happy to do it for me.

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* WouldntHitAGirl: Splatter Phoenix once taunted me that I wouldn't hit her because she was a woman. Sadly, I had to agree -- but Gos (as the Quiverwing Quack) was there, and she was happy to do it for me. Other times I've found effective ways to fight female foes without hitting them.
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* CombatPragmatist : I'm quite good at thinking on my feet and improvising battle plans. That helps me defeat enemies that, admittedly, are too powerful for me to take on a direct fight.

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* CombatPragmatist : I'm quite good at thinking on my feet and improvising battle plans. That helps me defeat enemies that, admittedly, are too powerful for me to take on in a direct fight.

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* CombatPragmatist : I'm quite good at thinking on my feet and improvising battle plans. That helps me defeat enemies that, admittedly, are too powerful for me to take on a direct battle.

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* CombatPragmatist : I'm quite good at thinking on my feet and improvising battle plans. That helps me defeat enemies that, admittedly, are too powerful for me to take on a direct battle.fight.
* CoolBike: The Ratcatcher.
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* SmokeOut : A speciality of mine. Of course, I prefer using the smoke for my great dramatic entrances rather than escaping.
* SwissArmyGun : My trademark Gas Gun; despite the name, it does a lot more than shooting gas and smoke cartridges. I can use it as a GrapplingHookPistol, or adapt it to use 'toony' weaponry, like cartoon bombs and boxing gloves.
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* CombatPragmatist : I'm quite good at thinking on my feet and improvising battle plans. That helps me defeat enemies that, admittedly, are too powerful for me to take on a direct battle.


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* IKnowKungFu : Or, more precisely, Quack Fu; and I'm quite good at it, mind you.
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* ArchEnemy: Being a superhero, I have quite a few. My most notable ones are Megavolt, Negaduck, and Taurus Bulba.


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* DespairEventHorizon: I actually came near this line thanks to Taurus Bulba. Fortunately, Launchpad's timely arrival snapped me out of it.
** In an alternate future, this is what lead me to becoming a iron fisted dictator due to thinking Gos ran away.


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* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Even ''I'' was surprised that the science geek in my glass became Megavolt.
* FreakyFridayFlip: A machine of mine accidentally swapped me and Gosalyn and Launchpad and Honker. And let me tell you, being stuck in the body of a child can really get in the way of crimefighting.


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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Whenever I have to work with that ObstructiveBureaucrat as SHUSH, Agent Grizlikov.
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* ImpersonatingTheEvilTwin: More than once, I have posed as my devious doppelganger, Negaduck. And done myself proud, I might add.

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* FutureMeScaresMe: Gos once ran into an alternate future version of me called Darkwarrior Duck. The guy seriously needs some professional help.

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* FutureMeScaresMe: Gos once ran into an alternate future version of me called Darkwarrior Duck. [[KnightOfCerebus Yeesh.]] The guy seriously needs some professional help.


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* PartTimeHero: At first, I was on the job full time, but now that I have an adopted daughter, I have to dial back a bit.
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* AffectionateNickname: Launchpad calls me "D.W.", in or out of costume.

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[[caption-width-right:215:Me, demonstrating my crimefighter chic.]]

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* ChickMagnet: All in a day's work for a hero. I got smooched by Neptunia and drew the attention of Morgana [=McCawber=] and other females I've run across with my smooth charm and dashing good looks.
* DarkIsNotEvil: For some reason, almost everyone seems to hate my darker persona. Even Launchpad mistook me for a burglar the first time we met.
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* FutureMeScaresMe: Gos once ran into an alternate future version of me called Darkwarrior Duck. The guy seriously needs some professional help.

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I am the terror that flaps in the night! I am the trope page that you cannot edit! I am...Darkwwwiiiiing Duck!

I bet you want an autograph. No really, it's no trouble. Take a few more for the kids. Or maybe you want to hear some of the tales of my derring-do and cunning cleverness? Very well -- that is, since you insist.

*Ahem*

!!Tropes I've left my mark on:
* AttentionWhore: Attention --? Who wrote this? I am ''not'' a glory hound. I just have a healthy respect for my contributions to the welfare of the world, that's all. Okay, I do have a problem with this...but only a slight problem. [[AesopAmnesia Want an 8-by-5 glossy?]]
* {{Determinator}}: It doesn't matter what you throw at me. Darkwing Duck always finishes the job!
* DistressedDude: Distressed? Where did anybody get that idea? I just frequently get my enemies to let their guard down by -- okay, I get tied up a fair amount. But Darkwing Duck always triumphs.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Like I mentioned -- I can save the city a hundred times, and I'm still "Darkworm Duck" on the evening news. How is that fair, I ask you?
* LetsGetDangerous: ''The'' TropeNamer. Yep, yep, yep. This is what I say when I'm about to stop getting pounded and crush my enemies into little pieces.
* MadeOfIron: I can get smushed, squished, pummelled, and anything else the bad guy can do to me, but Darkwing Duck always emerges singed but triumphant!
* PapaWolf: Don't touch Gos. I'm warning you.
* ShamelessSelfPromoter: Shameless? Why should I be ashamed? I'm just making sure the public knows what it needs to know about its greatest hero -- me.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: I am ''quite'' clever, thank you, no matter how tall I am -- certainly a lot smarter than Launchpad (not that that means much).
* WouldntHitAGirl: Splatter Phoenix once taunted me that I wouldn't hit her because she was a woman. Sadly, I had to agree -- but Gos (as the Quiverwing Quack) was there, and she was happy to do it for me.

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