History SelfDemonstrating / DarkwingDuck

(''This page is best read in the voice of either Creator/JimCummings or Creator/ChrisDiamantopoulos.'')

* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: I admit, it's strange that I somehow have the resources to have everything from my gas gun to the Ratcatcher to the Thunderquack to my secret lair, all while maintaining my suburban house and provide for Gos, even though I don't seem to have any job besides saving St. Canard.

* InformedLoner: Darkwing Duck relies on nobody but himself! Um... just don't look too closely at the... several people who tend to be associated with him.

* PapaWolf: Don't touch Gos. I'm warning you.

(''This page is best read in the voices of either Creator/JimCummings or [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 Chris Diamantopoulos]].'')

* 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!''

* WhereDoesHeGetThoseWonderfulToys: I admit, it's strange that I somehow have the resources to have everything from my gas gun to the Ratcatcher to the Thunderquack to my secret lair, all while maintaining my suburban house and provide for Gos, even though I don't seem to have any job besides saving St. Canard.
* 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 fiends without hitting them.

** The terrifyingly tyrannical taurine, Taurus Bulba, has had it in for me since I foiled his plan to rob the city blind with Professor Waddlemeyer's Ramrod. I've had it in for him ever since he tried to kill Gos to get his hands on the activation code for the Ramrod.

* ImpersonatingTheEvilTwin: More than once, I have posed as my devious doppelganger, Negaduck. And done myself proud, I might add.

* YouAreGrounded: I say this to Gosalyn so often I could be a TropeCodifier. Ironically, the one time I did it when she hadn't done anything wrong (I did to try and protect her from Taurus Bulba) blew up in my face when it was what led to her being captured by him.

At the start, Darkwing Duck struggled solo against the sinister scoundrels who stalked the city of St. Canard. However, {{little did I know}} that that was all to change. While investigating the theft of the Waddlemeyer Ramrod, I encountered for the first time a featherbrained flyboy, Launchpad [=McQuack=] (he eventually told me he was fresh from Scrooge [=McDuck=]'s mansion in {{WesternAnimation/Duck|Tales1987}}burg...ya might have told me that earlier, L.P.) and a spirited little girl called Gosalyn Waddlemeyer. Originally, I didn't plan to keep either of them around for longer than it took to complete the mission -- Darkwing Duck dares the denizens of darkness alone! However, the mission proved more problematic I presumed, and I was forced to interact with both for longer than I had intended...Okay, so they both grew on me, so sue me! After the defeat of the terrifying taurine, Taurus Bulba, I reunited with both of them and now we live together.

* DarkIsNotEvil: For some reason, almost everyone seems to hate my darker persona. Even Launchpad mistook me for a burglar the first time we met.[[labelnote:Well...]]Ookay, fine, that may have had something to do with the fact that I crashed through his ceiling at an early hour of the morning. So sue me.[[/labelnote]]

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: After being bitten by a mutant spider. It wasn't that bad...although [[OrganAutonomy #6 did drive me nuts!]]

* CheapCostume: I made my first Darkwing disguise with props and clothing from my school's Drama Club; I admit I was lucky to find good enough stuff for a decent disguise, since had to improvise it on the spot to stop Megavolt.

* FollowInMyFootsteps: Gos seems to love this. Guess that's why I've become a PartTimeHero (see down there, too).

* InformedLoner: Darkwing Duck relies on nobody but himself! Um...just don't look too closely at the... several people who tend to be associated with him.

* 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!

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

Now that you've heard that story, maybe you want to hear some specific samples of the circumstances of my crimefighting career? Very well...that is, since you insist.

"[[IAmTheTrope I am the terror]] that [[InTheNameOfTheMoon flaps in the night]]. [[MadLibsCatchPhrase I am the (noun) that (does something unpleasant)]]. I am Darkwing Duck!"

* InformedLoner: Darkwing Duck relies on nobody but himself! Um...just don't look too closely at the...several people who tend to be associated with him.

* SmokeOut: A speciality of mine. Of course, I prefer using the smoke for my great dramatic entrances rather than escaping.

At the start, Darkwing Duck struggled solo against the sinister scoundrels who stalked the city of St. Canard. However, {{little did I know}} that that was all to change. While investigating the theft of the Waddlemeyer Ramrod, I encountered for the first time a featherbrained flyboy, Launchpad [=McQuack=] (he eventually told me he was fresh from Scrooge [=McDuck=]'s mansion in {{WesternAnimation/Duck|Tales}}burg...ya might have told me that earlier, L.P.) and a spirited little girl called Gosalyn Waddlemeyer. Originally, I didn't plan to keep either of them around for longer than it took to complete the mission -- Darkwing Duck dares the denizens of darkness alone! However, the mission proved more problematic I presumed, and I was forced to interact with both for longer than I had intended...Okay, so they both grew on me, so sue me! After the defeat of the terrifying taurine, Taurus Bulba, I reunited with both of them and now we live together.

** Heh, funnily enough, the reverse version happened to me, since it was Megavolt's actions that made me become Darkwing Duck in the first place.

* SuperheroesWearCapes: A brilliant purple cape which superbly sets off the rest of my crimefighting costume. It has occasionally [CapeSnag hit a few snags.]]

* GrayAndGreyMorality: I don't usually experience this since most of my rogues are outright villains, but I suppose I did go overboard with continuously calling [[GaiasVengeance Neptunia]] evil, but hey, it was my first time dealing with a WellIntentionalExtremist.

* SupernaturalProofFather: I admit it took me quite a while to believe L.P. and Gos when they said there was something weird about that jack-in-the-box. Well, what do you expect? Gos had just [[JoyBuzzer buzzed]] me on my keister earlier!

* CheapCostume: I made my first Darkwing disguise with props and clothing from my school's Drama Club; I admit I was lucky enough to find good enough stuff for a decent disguise, since had to improvise it on the spot to stop Megavolt.

* IWorkAlone: To satisfy my ego, I sometimes prefer to handle big cases on my own. Unfortunately, in those cases, I ''do'' end up needing help to save the day.

* MultipleChoicePast: My life prior to becoming a superhero is hard to understand. We have my Senior Prom where I became Darkwing Duck to stop Megavolt and the time [[StableTimeLoop my future self inspired me as a child to become a hero]]. The story of me being a {{Superman}} {{Expy}} is completely fictional, however.

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.

* 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?]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: For some reason, almost everyone seems to hate my darker persona. Even Launchpad mistook me for a burglar the first time we met.[[labelnote:Well...]]Ookay, fine, that may have had something to do with the fact that I crashed through his ceiling at an early hour of the morning. So sue me.[[/labelnote:Well...]]

* HeterosexualLifePartners: I admit L.P. gets on my nerves sometimes. [[VitriolicBestBuds All right, a lot of the time.]] But after facing Taurus Bulba, Paddywhack, and the Fearsome Five -- not to mention the far trickier task of raising Gosalyn while keeping the neighborhood in one piece -- together, it looks like we're in it for the long run.

* DarkIsNotEvil: For some reason, almost everyone seems to hate my darker persona. Even Launchpad mistook me for a burglar the first time we met.[[note]]Ookay, fine, that may have had something to do with the fact that I crashed through his ceiling at an early hour of the morning. So sue me.[[/note]]

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