#what happened to that darkwing duck reboot they were gonna make?

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honestry LP, same 😞

(ik this is more accurate to the og dd show and not 2017 ducktales but i wanted to draw 2017 LP so shushh)

[moonstone27ls]

Ducktales finale spoilers

You’ve been warneddddddddd

Warning

Warning you againnnn

Sooo Ducktales will be ending soon my thoughts? Not as sad as when compared to Rise of the TMNT, Venture Bros, Brooklyn 99 (though it had a good run considering), Drunk History, Dark Crystal Age of Resistance. Though there are rumors Darkwing Duck is gonna be rebooted.... uhh maybe excited? I'd say maybe becauseeeee again its on a streaming service... and no for anyone's future question don't have Disney+ and have no intention of getting it why? Cause I'm broke/on a budget and I can't buy every stupid streaming service for the sake of a few shows.

But I'm getting off topic the show in general... sorta sad but sorta not. I'll be honest some eps of Ducktales in the last season didn't fit well with me. Some felt uhh very cliche/or readable, some felt kid dumb (but its a kids show so you're gonna get a few of those more than once), some felt like they were uhh if I had to compare like when you'd watch Adventure Time and you'd be "WTF was that one for". I wouldn't say dark you're just "that one felt random". Sometimes thats not bad but heh depends on the taste.

There are a few things disappointed we didn't get to see one Donald & Della's ACTUAL parents interacting with their children, GRANDCHILDREN. Don't get me wrong their interactions with Scrooge was nice but we barely got one ep with family that WASN'T him. You'd think given what dangerous work they were involved with we'd see a flashback or actual talk of their parents talking to them. Especially with Della being a single mother oO. Kinda feel it slightly unrealistic that they'd just sit and do nothing (and no there's no sign they're dead so they should be around) when their daughter disappeared into space. I mean maybe it'd been nice to see a few eps of past Donald getting advice from his mother Hortense how to raise the triplets. Heck would have like to see Hortense & Matilda's relationship.

Second the triplets father would had been nice oO. Yes he does have a father. All these fan ships but no one actually wondering "hey who's the boys father?".

  Third would had been nice to see more of Violet's family life. I mean whats the point of giving her "dads" if they never have a role beyond background character. Heck would had been nice to see a day of Violet and Lena's life with their fathers. Yes probably to the viewers it probably would had been boring but whatever 8B.

Four uhh I dunno explore space more? Maybe actually see some of Moon's home. I'll be honest that episode of "Moonlander on Earth" ep always bugged me. While I could believe some of the moon aliens wanted to stay on earth. I'm not convinced an entire planet thought Earth was so amazing they'd just stay there forever. People are fickle things, I can believe some wanted to stay like a vacation. But I feel at some point some, like Penny wanted to just go home. And I always found it... disturbing that no one attempted to really listen (no I don't count Webby cause that was written more of an experience lesson than "oh I miss home"). I mean the McDucks have all the money in the world, thats how Scrooge spent almost all his fortune finding Della. I'm just not convinced Scrooge and them thought "Hey we got extra rockets if they wanna go home we'll let them". No it was "oh they'll never get home, lets not bothering asking or giving them those extra resources. I think the show MISSED a good opportunity to let Penny go home (as well as others). And since Fenton or Gyro are often considered so smart they couldn't make a special teleport device JUST for them or ways to keep communicating with the moon. Thus meaning they could have explored space. And while some might argue "yes we needed Penny for the finale" (minor spoiler). She didn't DO anything she and Goldie were mostly used for cameo purposes. Sooo wasted use there.

Hmm anything else....  would have LIKED to seen more eps with Gandra/Fenton but hey if that Darkwing Duck spinoff is a thing maybeeee Gizmoduck will make special appearances and Gandra/Fenton can double date with Morgana & Drake(yes I wanted her to make an appearance I liked her goth look). Uhhh I don't think we ever got a Selene & Della interaction. (So far no eps were really... well friendship stuff. I mean I got a small fraction (if that) with Gods on the Block ep but it was near the literal END)

Also wish we could had more from the old show cameos Kit/Molly, Rescue Rangers, Goofy... pft plus I'll be honest before the show ended would had loved an actual cameo of Goofy, Mickey & Donald just alll together. Pfttt omg I would had loved a Max & Roxanne cameo date/wedding (yes I shipped them).  Haha more interactions would had been fun. And while I enjoyed the Talespin sorta crossover... could had more (and yes sorta ship Kit/Della. heh sorta more of a crackship haha). And lets be honest that Molly cameo was wasted potential. I mean would had been cool to see Baloo & Becky. Though I understand to a degree why we didn't. At least with Baloo.  But ahh well what can you do.

  And same with Daisy and Donald buttttt gonna take some of the finale as something. I'm just gonna say it left enough for my imagination to think "they're having a happily ever after soon". Uhh another minor spoiler with Ludwig revealed not to be dead (which I'm glad)... just disappointed he wasn't in the credits or given more interactions with Scrooge. Yeah I know they weren't BEST friends or anything but I dunno I do associate them as friends.

Anything else... uhhh would had been nice to see more of Boyd and Doofus family moments too. I mean I dunno consideringgggg that life probably was better for Doofus' parents now that they had an ACTUAL loving child. Be nice to have seen more scenes. I mean heck that last ep with Doofus... uhh jumping? I assume it meant Doofus had closure and accepted his fate? So I dunno would had been good to see him and Boyd bond more. Heck I'd like to have seen his parents' telling Gyro in finale (yes minor spoiler) take care of "our" son.

Nowww onto the finale gonna put spoilers soo warning here.... as for the finale it was... good. I'm not gonna say "Oh it was the best everrrrrrrr". Nah it was pretty good given their budget or whatever. Yeah some felt rushed and all those cameos while I appreciate the thought felt wasted potential. I mean I get why budget/timing etc. Just saying you know could had some Goldie/Scrooge moments, more Lena & Violet, Webby friendship stuff. I mean heck when they were all "released" (and judging by that cube system) there was a lot we don't really see where they go or how the Ducktales group got everyone where they originally belonged.

What did I think of Webby's so called surprise... uhh mixed. Bigger picture wise kinda explained that need to be so clingy. To a degree I sorta agree with the split fans I like it and I don't like it. But I get it the writers NEEDED something for shock value cause lets face it they ran everything else. I say a part of me didn't like it cause I was kinda hoping this version would show us Webby's real parents. And I'm not fully convinced that photo was just a fake or some random relatives Beakley took to shut her up. 

I think she sounded genuine when she said "I missed a lot". I admit when the whole "oh she's made from FOWL" was becoming obvious. I thought Beakley was subtly hinting that her daughter made Webby. I dunno could see that happening seeing that this whole ep was hinting at adults who did NOT think of their actions effects (yeap Scrooge, Della's choice to go on that rocket, Bradford's granny traumatizing the dummy), I thought "Ohh sooo she felt neglect and rebelled or fell for the enemy". But anyways yeah I still think Beakley probably DID have a daughter. Where is she? I dunno, thats kinda the whole point. Either she died or like Donald did with Scrooge, broke away from her family. I really believe whatever the reason, her daughter's gone from her life and Beakley deeply regrets she wasn't a more attentive mother. She probably to a degree saw Webby as her second chance to do better by her.

Hmmm lets see anything else.... as dark as it was with what Bradford did... not really shocked. And while he was obviously a villain I think his background did prove a point. But I could be thinking of Dean Venture and Dr Venture's childhood. Not every kid is built or for that matter wants an adventure life. Bradford was a product of his well intentional but neglectful family. Had the triplets or Donald not wanted this life that could had been them. Thankfully it wasn't 8B.

I admit the part with the villians at the end was quiet surprising. Not because they turned him into a bird pft. But because technically they saved Scrooge but heh I get it, chalk it up to either "they don't like to be used" or "Bradford was so terrible he was beneath even their level". Just somewhat made me wish Magica could have found Poe or something (I liked his design and voice actor). 

 And super glad we didn't really lose a lot of villains. I dunno I wanted Phantom Blot & Pepper to escape, fight another day stuff. And I kinda think to a degree thats why we saw that dumbed-down clone of Bradford. He's gone but that clone could get "smarted" up to stir more trouble 8B. Maybe I dunno.

Heh but all in all I enjoyed this finale. Its was wayyyy better than Star and Tangled's finale, no flippin' drama :P. I mean I suppose you could call Donald & Daisy leaving drama? but no not really cause literally none of this bothered me. The credits kinda gave me that nostalgia of how this show got so much attention. So while it was rushed maybe and it had its flaws. All in all it kept up with the heart. Soo I enjoyed the credits a lot good way to say goodbye

(just putting that gif there cause I liked it 8B)

Anything else....KEITH FREAKING DAVID, another reason to give this finale a point best flipping part I’m just sad I have no gif to use XD

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Alistair Boorswan walked down the street, past the lamp posts, avoiding illuminated areas.

Beak’s down. Hands in pockets.

Everyone knew him. Everyone knew he’s having a bad day. Everyone knew why he’s having a bad day.

It’s all on the news: The famous film director experienced his first project cancellation.

He who once walked proudly under the limelight, he who once strode with his head up...Gone in a single day, in a single fire.

He’s the first to make a reboot of the legendary Darkwing Duck. Now he’s the first to have the egg broken before it hatched.

To make it worse, he’s the first to ever seek funding from McDuck Enterprises. Now he’s the first to be refused sequential funding from Scrooge McDuck himself.

To make it even worse, he’s the first to allow a child to lead a film production. Now he’s the first to have his film production destroyed by a child.

Once the reigning king in the sector, now a joke in the industry.

If it wasn’t for the “mask” around his eyes, everyone could see the swan had been crying himself to sleep every night since.

Alistair pushed open the café door, the motion ringing the bell hanging from the door frame. It was awfully quiet in the café. Nice. Alistair didn’t want more attention. He’d had enough fun talking to the paparazzis.

“The usual?” Asked the barista. The owl behind the counters questioned his patron as he put away his book.

Alistair nodded. “No decaf this time, Franklin.”

The owl barista signed. “You ain’t gonna be up next morning, sonny. Don’t be a night owl like me.”

“Day and night seem the same to me, anyway.” Alistair said as he picked his usual seat: Next to the glass wall, observing the streets. “I would rather stay up all night and sleep all day. I don’t have to deal with anyone this way.”

Even without looking at his face, Franklin could see his customer’s devastated expression. Shrugging, the barista started brewing Alistair’s favourite espresso.

“Whatever suits you, buddy.”

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The bell rang again as the coffee machine rumbled.

Franklin raised an eyebrow as he fixed the beverage, but didn’t look back. If someone wanted him dead, he would be dead no matter he noticed or not.

Alistair also didn’t notice. His eyes were so fixated on the street at night, his ears so focused on the sounds of the city, he didn’t realise he was no longer the only customer in the shop.

Let alone that customer was someone he didn’t want to meet.

“Good evening. How may I help you?”

No response. Except for the sound of something metallic being dragged against the wooden floor.

It wasn’t the first time someone weird entered the shop. The shopkeeper had seen it all. But from the reflection on the silver coffee machine, the late night customer was someone he knew. Someone everybody knew. 
The duck sat in front of Alistair, dropping his huge chainsaw onto the floor with a thud. It was half the height of the duck, not to mention its spiked tip was stained with blood. The intruder took off his oversized fedora, and tossed it to his side. His feathers were ruffled and unkempt, as if he had just been in a fight. An odour of pungent sewage water could be smelled from his body. A crazed, blue-green colour could be seen from his double-layered irises. If it wasn’t late at night (and the blood-stained chainsaw), Franklin would had kindly asked him to leave the shop.

It wasn’t until the duck placed his order that Alistair noticed his new, unwanted coffee mate.

“A cup of cappuccino, boss.” Ordered the customer in his hoarse, sickly voice.

Franklin replied with a nod, hands still focused on fixing his last order.

“Roger, Mister Starling.”

Alistair snapped out of his ponder when he heard the name he had feared for a month.

He shifted his focused from the streets to the pale reflection on the glass window.

He’s right there.

Just when he thought fate had taken everything away from him, someone’s there to take his life as well.

Alistair felt his body move on its own, standing up and reaching for the exit. It was almost like a reflex arc. He didn’t have to know for sure the danger in front of him. He’s making a run subconsciously.

Of course, his unwanted guest wouldn’t let the host leave before being at least greeted.

“Sit down, swan.”

With just a command, Alistair was frozen in place. The chainsaw was not even touched, yet he obeyed the order as if his legs were being amputated.

He instinctively looked at his opponent, and he regretted that very moment. When his frightened eyes met the killer’s powerful gaze, the calendar on the wall shifted back to a month ago.

In a burning studio, a wide-eyed Alistair stared at the charged cannon. When it fired, he would be a goner. He knew the “props” cannons were real - He saw the kid ordered them, directly from the laboratory. Those particles weren’t just special effects. They were real, lethal electricity. One shot, and his fast beating heart would stop. It truly was a miracle Drake Mallard survived the attacks.

Alistair had never been more scared in his life. Nowhere to escape in the fire. Nowhere to hide in the rubbles. Running away was futile: There’s no way he could outrun a lightning bolt. He ruined Jim’s career, and Jim was going to ruin his life.

“Jim Starling never cuts!” was what Alistair heard when he rushed to the recording camera. Yes. The legendary actor never allowed any failure. Not by himself. Not by others.

Jim failed to eliminate him the first time, he’s probably finishing the job now.

Franklin took a peek at his back to ensure his patron’s head was still on his neck, and hurried with both orders. The only thing he could do to avoid a murder was to facilitate the conversation between the two artists.

On the other hand, Alistair sat down meekly, hands on his laps, legs hanging straight down. Opposite of him, Jim got himself comfortable on the chair as if on a throne: One hand on the table, another supporting his tilted head. He sat cross-legged, his right leg hanging lazily on his left one.  The only thing left to complete his criminal mastermind persona was his signature grin, which showed his sharp, menacing fangs.

But Jim right now was wearing a frown instead.

Alistair wasn’t more comfortable, though. He started fidgeting his fingers, his hand movements speeding up for each second Jim remained silent.

It didn’t take long for the awkward silence to break, thankfully.

“An espresso for you, and a cappuccino for you, good sirs. Enjoy.”

Franklin emerged from behind his counter, delivering the beverages to the two fowls. After his last orders for the night were complete, he returned to his reading, yet keeping an eye on his clients.

Rich aroma soon filled the seats. Jim was the first to take a sip at his cappuccino. Foam covered the tip of his beak when he put down the cup. Alistair dared not to mention it, let alone laugh at it, no matter how silly it looked. He used to be a smug person, saying out what was in his heart without filter. But not when his life was at stake.

Alistair didn’t touch his beverage for half a minute. His hands were still holding themselves tight, his eyes fixated on the duck in front of him.

“Drink it, don’t be shy.” Jim reminded (or ordered, in Alistair’s ears). “I ain’t paying for your cup.” Followed by another sip of his cappuccino.

Alistair slowly held out his shaking hand, putting a finger through the middle of the cup handle, pulled his drink closer to himself and paused. However fragrant the coffee was, Alistair couldn’t afford to let himself get blinded. God knows if he put down the mug after a sip, a chainsaw wouldn’t appear at his neck?

He predicted Jim would be impatient with his hesitation and yell at him. But he was just taking his time, waiting for his partner to get comfortable.

Eventually, Alistair pulled the mug close to his beak, and drank. A rather large portion of his espresso, mainly because he didn’t want to put down the mug. He wouldn’t want to know how he would die.

But he felt no pain. No sensation at all, except for the scalding hotness in his throat...

Alistair literally spat out the liquid back into the mug, choking and holding his burnt throat in pain. Jim, on the other hand, burst into laughter, holding his abdomen while laughing loudly in his dry voice. Hearing his mockery, another hot feeling emerged from his cheeks and ears, which were red with embarrassment.

If a passerby saw that scene, they would probably think it was a carefree reunion of two old friends.

Jim grabbed a glass of iced water from the counter, which Franklin had already prepared after seeing Alistair about to drain the freshly-brewed, steaming hot coffee. Jim pushed the glass of water towards Alistair, who immediately gulped down the whole glass and laid back in relief.

Alistair really did let his guard down for a moment, before again realising who was in front of him when the person spoke.

“Feeling better, Alistair?” Jim tried to comfort, showing a kind smile. No one called Alistair by his first name, not even Jim when they first met. Always “Mr Boorswan” or “Director Boorswan”. Alistair looked up and into those eyes, this time in confusion instead of fear.

“W-what do you...want from me?” Alistair finally spoke. “If you want my life, just...d-drag me out into a dark alley and chop off my head. No need for crocodile tears.”

Alistair lowered his voice, visibly sulking. “You know I can’t defend myself...I won’t defend myself.”

It was Jim’s turn to stay silent.

“I know why you are here. I ruined your only comeback chance. I let that brat destroy the movie. I couldn’t get that geezer to support the production. I...didn’t cast you as the main character. Your main character.” Alistair continued, each sentence making him remember what happened just a month ago.

“So you are here to take revenge on me. This classy British director who knows nothing about children’s TV shows. Who only loves disgusting, gritty psychological thrillers. Who...”

Alistair paused. Then again, Jim probably already knew the truth.

“...who broke his own neck, ruining his own career, dethroning himself from his own industry.”

He felt his heart getting sour. He was just a centimetre from crying.

“I have nothing more to lose.”

“If you want me dead, just do it. No one will be sad for me. I’m just everyone’s laughing stock now.”

He could feel the black feathers around his eyes got wet. The street lights outside the window blurred.

Jim let go of his cup, looking down at his feet. If it wasn’t for the tears, Alistair could see Jim’s eyes were filled with sadness as well.

“Forgiveness.”

Jim uttered.

“I want your forgiveness.”

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The store returned to silence, the rumbling of vehicles could be faintly heard across the window.

Franklin took advantage of the silence to interrupt.

“Want me to leave, misters?”

“No, it’s fine. Just don’t tell anyone about this, okay?” Jim replied to the barista. If Franklin left, Alistair probably wouldn’t want to be alone with Jim.

Franklin nodded, before focusing himself into reading again, silently listening to the conversation of the two.

Jim turned to face the surprised swan.

“I’m here to apologise, Alistair.”

Of all things, apologising was not one of the reasons Alistair thought Jim was here for him.

“You aren’t the one to ruin the movie. I am.”

Jim put down his originally crossed legs, both hands on the table.

“I was selfish, arrogant, rude...I thought I was and would be the only Darkwing in the world. The one and only Darkwing...the hero on the TV screen in the past, the memory in the heart of those then children in the present.”

“When I knew Darkwing was about to return - from a child, no less - I was excited. Too excited. I was blinded by past fame and former glory, that the excitement channelled into wrath when I knew I was being ‘replaced’. In fact, there wasn’t a thing called ‘replaced’. Darkwing Duck is a character. Anyone can play him. Just because I was the first to have the honour doesn’t mean I have to be the only one. I was just being a grumpy old man on the outside, a spoiled brat in the inside.”

Jim looked up from the table to  meet Alistair’s blue eyes, making a sad, regretful smile.

“Not to mention that was your movie in the first place. Your artwork. You have the choice to let anyone past on and receive the torch. You have the right to make Darkwing the person you imagine to be. I should have just stayed in the auditorium and cheered for you.”

“An artist’s integrity really is sacred and inviolable, eh?”

Jim quoted the motto Alistair had lived by, the motto that had brought him to the top of the industry, that had given him the fame he once had.

“I shouldn’t have acted on my own. I shouldn’t have barged into the studio. Hell, I shouldn’t even have met you in the office the first day. You would have done better if you didn’t have me in your life.”

Alistair had been blinking rapidly to hold back tears, but  now it was too much for him to bear. Alistair never thought that Jim would say sorry to him. Alistair never expected anyone would say sorry to him. But now, it’s as if someone was there to take the blame with him, standing up for him in front of the crowd. Someone was there to share the pain. Someone was there to be with him.

“I’m sorry, Alistair.”

Jim could see the swan sniffing and whimpering, his eyes twinkling with tears. Just after he said his apology, Alistair burst into tears. Teardrops ran from his mask to his cheeks, dropping onto the now warm espresso. Wails echoed throughout the coffee shop, cries filled the café. Alistair wiped the tears with his purple scarf, but a long accumulated cumulus would had to rain for a while.

Jim moved to the opposite bench, and gave the weeping swan a hug. Jim never knew how to comfort someone - He never would nor had to. Awkward it might be, he really wanted to do something for Alistair.

Surprisingly, Alistair hugged back. He couldn’t care more, whether the duck had any plans in mind, or just wanted to literally stab him in the back. He had been crying alone for so many nights, it felt like a blessing to have someone willing to lend a hand.

At least for one night, Alistair wouldn’t have to cry himself to sleep.

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“Okay, I’m good now.”

Alistair sniffed and rubbed his eyes one last time, before gently pushing Jim away. Jim pulled his cup from across the table, and pushed Alistair’s mug towards him. He emptied half of the cup in a single gulp, before returning to his rude self.

Alistair looked at the his mug, seeing his reflection on the liquid surface. He looked even more pathetic after crying, but his heart felt lighter.

Just when he was about to finish his drink, a strong, choking smell replaced the coffee aroma, making Alistair scrunched his face up.

Jim put down his cup to see Alistair staring at him while holding his nose. He stared back with a puzzled expression. “What? Coffee’s gone sour?”

Alistair shook his head, still holding his nose and breath. He pointed at the filthy duck in front of him with his other hand, and managed to whisper without using up much air. “You...stink.”

Jim blinked for a few seconds, and sniffed his body like a stray dog. He then retaliated, shrugging. “Then are you lending me your cologne, pretty boy? It doesn’t seem like you have used it for a month, anyway.”

“And your hair.” Jim continued, pointing at the swan’s supposedly groomed hair. “You look even worse than that Dorkwing boy. Don’t tell me the greatest director of all time can’t even afford a comb?”

“You were saying?” Alistair pointed back at the duck’s feathered whiskers. “You look like you haven’t taken a shower in a month. Don’t tell me the mightiest crime lord of all time can’t even afford a bath?”

Jim sat back, arms crossed. “Yes, I haven’t. Deal with it. It doesn’t seem like you have, either.”

“I...” Alistair paused mid-sentence, not wanting to admit the fact that he hadn’t been taking care of himself. It had been a month, and he already looked as though he was stranded on a deserted island for a year.

Jim sighed, putting a hand on Alistair’s shoulder. “Listen, you are one of the most talented persons I have met. From the papers to the TV, I have learnt a lot about you. Even my team knows you, Alistair! Some people may mock you for your failure, but many more are sad about it.”

Alistair looked up from the ground, turning to face Jim’s warm smile.

“A lot of people desperately waited for ‘Darkwing: First Darkness’, and despaired when it got cancelled. After all, who wouldn’t like a childhood reminiscence, brought to them by the one and only Alistair Boorswan? You don’t know how many people are sorry for you, how many people are cheering you on, waiting for you to come back.”

“McDuck won’t fund the movie? Glomgold and Waddles will! One wants to beat McDuck, while the other wants to get onto the red carpet. Find that Mallard kid - He is more than willing to cosplay. You’ve got the script done, the movie will be done in a jiffy. Make Darkwing a thing. Make your dream a thing. We are all artists, and artists got to do what they think is art.”

Jim picked up his fedora, rubbing its scratched brim edges. “I won’t be able to join you on set this time, but reserve a seat for me at the premiere. Five seats, to be exact. I’m sure my boys would beg to see it.”

The duck suddenly put his oversized hat onto Alistair’s head, covering his eyes. Alistair protested a bit, before struggling to get the accessory off. He held the worn-out fedora tightly with both hands, about to return it to its owner before being declined.

“Keep it. Consider it a parting gift. For now, at least. We will surely meet again, Alistair.” Jim winked at the swan, who put on the hat after a nod.

“Before then, don’t go dying, m’kay? I’m waiting to kidnap you at the prize-giving ceremony, so don’t prepare too long a speech. Alright?” Jim held out his cup towards Alistair, signalling a “cheers”.

Alistair took a silent deep breath to suppress his surging emotions, and held out his own mug, bumping the duck’s cup.

“Alright. I promise.”

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“They’re on the house, celebs.”

Franklin confirmed when Alistair was about to take out his wallet.

“That’s for your patronage.” The owl barista motioned to Alistair with his book, and then shifted to Jim. “And that’s for not making my shop a crime scene.”

Jim snickered, and picked up his chainsaw from the floor. “Thanks, boss.”

“Thank you, pal.” Alistair smiled at Franklin, waving goodbye with his new red fedora before being stopped.

“One thing in return, director.” Alistair looked over his shoulder to face his old friend.

“Make that six seats, capiche?”

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(I don’t really have much to say but I want to say something)

-I lost track of when I started writing this. I finished it on July 7, and coincidentally, the local TV broadcasted “The Duck Knight Returns!” (DT17 S02E16) on July 5.

-Also I couldn’t think of an interesting title.

-I really want to see more of Alistair Boorswan (or at least, Jim Starling, please?) in Season 3. I really like Alistair he’s so cute okay?

-sorry edgar wright

(I blame @sheepmouse for my sudden surge of interest in Alistair Boorswan/Jim Starling.)

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alright, round 2

Quack Pack!:

Damn, they just throw you into the sitcom. I love it. All the overacting and over the top poses/reactions are great

Dewey’s entrance is great

Is the bear the one from the last episode?

“I’ve shenaned-once, I’ll shenan-again” BEAUTIFUL

And then he just one-legged hops up the stairs backwards

I liked the Della and Louie are both wearing green. It’s a cute thing to tie them together

ON THE MOOOOOOOOON

Louie totally did this scheme with Dewey in Della’s place at some point

The fact that Scrooge stops to entertain the idea is great

 “We’ve got about...30 mins” I love when shows make allusions to the actual runtime

Beakley and Webby had the BEST ENTRANCE! They must have seen the Lady Gaga halftime show

That dangerous agent stuff is probably gonna come back. Next week is the spy episode so...

“I’m not a spy” I wonder how that worked in the plot of the fake show. Did Beakley do spy stuff? It just doesn’t make sense for a sitcom

From the get-go Huey could tell things were off

WHY DID DONALD HAVE TO MAKE SUCH A SEXY FACE AT THE CAMERA?! I DON’T WANT TO HAVE A CRUSH ON DONALD! CURSE THE DT CREW FOR MAKING DONALD HOT! AND THE SEXY VOICE!

I wish they had just used the Quack Pack intro for the theme this episode

I want Launchpad’s band to somehow exist. I liked the girl’s design a lot

INTRODUCING DELLA!

“QUACK PACK WAS TAPED IN FRONT OF A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE.” Oh 90s sitcoms

When you rewatch the episode you can see they foreshadowed the twist. Donald looks directly into the camera an awful lot for someone that doesn’t know there even is a camera

Knox Quackington? Even for a show full of punny names, that is a ridiculous name

His outfit looks more “ace reporter” than “eccentric photographer”

“He’s a spy” Do you think Gene was trying to pretend to be a spy for the wacky misunderstanding of the episode in-universe or he just didn’t know how photographers act?

“YOU’RE SO SMALL! But so STRONG!” Webby has probably killed a man

The screen wipes are GREAT, though that feels more like an anime thing than sitcom. Sitcom scene wipes usually were establishing shots of the house they live in or the city. I’ve watched far too much tv

Louie’s lie speil was great and solid logic

“Time is money, kids, and I’d rather spend time because it’s not money” Inspirational

Donald sure cares a lot about the lighting. How would he know the office had the best lighting, hmmmmm

Something about that hand movement makes me think 90s but I’m not sure why

Dewey doing the dance that the triplets do in Mr. Duck Steps Out is cute

The blank pages made me think about how people can’t read in their dreams

“On the moon we had this old saying-always check your pockets” To be fair, that is good advice

Poor Huey just CAN’T catch a break! First he hallucinates a talking guidebook (THAT BURNS TO DEATH AND COMES BACK AS A GHOST) now reality is SHATTERING BEFORE HIM. Yeah...this season’s gonna do a number on this kid. Hopefully he gets a break next week

“Since when are YOU a hairstylist?” “SINCE THE INTERNET” Now THAT is a quarantine MOOD right there 

So we learn later that SHABOOEY is Gene’s catchphrase, is Dewey saying it because he’s being controlled by Gene in that moment? 

Donald looks into the camera again

SOMEONE HELP THIS CHILD! HIS WORLD IS SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL

THE FUCKING PEP COMMERCIAL! GOD IT WAS SO 90S AND BEAUTIFUL!! I NEED THE SONG TO BE RELEASED! 

Maybe because it was a soda ad in a Disney Afternoon-based show, but the commercial made me think of Coo-Coo Cola from Rescue Rangers

Ducktales-the ONLY Disney show with an in-universe “and you’re watching Disney Channel”

I love Huey dearly but....it’s really fun watching him MCFRICKIN LOSE IT

Dewey can’t throw...because he’s a theatre kid

Donald looks at the camera again

Louie’s wipe DEFINITELY looks like something out of an anime. Is Louie secretly a weeb? I mean he is in a different show

Gene doing his best not to break character. A true thespian through and through

“Yo” *all the ladies cheer*

All of the sudden BAM Launchpad has a band. Is he the Uncle Jesse?

I love that we don’t get to hear them play

“Trapped in a mystical prison that’s constantly laughing at us” I call that my brain :’)

“WHO ARE THOSE LITTLE GUYS?”

“I figured if anyone would crack, it’d be Dewey” Huey seems WAY more likely to snap imho

“But that was from soul-crushing loneliness” Della, you wanna talk about that? With a professional perhaps?

“We need some wacky hijinks!”

“HOW DID I GET HERE? WHY AM I DANCING?” Huey gets SO MANY great lines this episode

And once again we have Donald looking directly into the camera

“Cute girl stuff” Della probably went around with a meat tenderizer as a kid, so it’s normal

Goofy seemed to be aware of the cheering. HMMMMMMM

AAAAAAAAAAAAND.....GOOF TROOP POSE

I’ve been calling DT17 Goofy Chibi Goofy because of how short he is compared to how he normally looks. They probably made him shorter so he and Donald fit in a single frame easier. I know a lot of the boarders/animators for the show have a hard time doing scenes with Launchpad and the kids because of how MASSIVE he is compared to the kids

Goofy knew something was different about Donald. HMMMMMMM

The way Don delivers the line “You CAN help” has a weird inflection, at least to me

I want Goofy thinking to become a meme and people put random sounds over it like those are Goofy’s thoughts

That face-slap was loud

AND DONALD LOOKS INTO THE CAMERA LIKE HE’S ON THE OFFICE

Where was Dewey that whole time? He kind of just...disappears for a bit

Oh Launchpad, you MAJESTIC himbo. And Gene smiles, too cute

“Getting the lid off that peanut butter jar was an adventure” In that household it probably could have

Donald using Louie and Della’s names when he could have just said you broke your mom’s vase or something like that

You look pretty nervous there, Donny-boy

“I don’t mean the last episode” Good, because you kinda lost your mind in the last episode

Wow, flashbacking is TRIPPY

“EVERYONE, TILT YOUR HEAD TO THE LEFT THEN SCRATCH YOUR CHIN” So that’s how you do it

“We should really get back to the plot, I mean problem”

Why don’t you want to flashback, DONALD?

lol Goofy does it too even though he wasn’t present for that event

Gene’s just blankly staring in the background

“REMINISCE HARDER” What you tell yourself as you take a test and are trying to remember what you studied

Yay, the journal is brought up!

“How many lamps did this jerk have?” Excellent question

Webby looks INSANE and Huey FULLY SUPPORTS HER

DONALD HAS PTSD AND NEEDS HELP

I feel like Gene took some MAJOR liberties with Donald’s wish. When I think normal family problems I don’t think of sitcoms. In fact that is the FURTHEST THING from what I think of as normal. Then again Gene is played by Urkel, so that might be his normal

Speaking of, does Gene know that they are all ALREADY in a tv show? How far does this rabbit hole go?

“EVERYONE STOP CATCHPHRASING!” “Is ‘I’m not a spy’ seriously my catchphrase?” You deserve better, Beakley

Of COURSE Dewey’s cool with it...because he’s a theatre kid

DEAR LORD, SOMEONE HELP THIS MAN!

Gene just trying to sneak out. I don’t think he wanted to deal with all that family drama

“HOW MANY MORE SECRETS DOES THIS AGENT HAVE?!” Oh Launchpad. Next week you’ll learn all about secrets and agents and secret agents

Gene feels like what would happen if all of Genie’s pop culture references were limited to the 90s. I LOVE IT

“AGES! The long ago year of 1990!” Well I feel old (born in 91). His eyes after he says it are just AMAZING

Gene being so knowledgeable about what makes great tv is hilarious. Clearly he should have directed the Darkwing movie lol

Seriously though, this really gives us a good look at Donald’s psyche. The guy just wants his family to be safe. But it’s even deeper than that. He wants to be normal, which includes him having a voice that’s easier for people to understand. He’s got a lot of baggage and trauma that needs to be dealt with, mainly how he views himself. Like, fuck

The HURT you see in Della’s eyes when Donald talks about why he likes it there BROKE ME

Huey’s line about adventuring being who they are got me teary eyed

Goofy just shrugs as he walks out

Of course Launchpad was gonna get the multiple dates plot. We’re ALL thirsty for some Launchpad

“Probably at least 3 seasons, plus spinoffs, and I assume they’ll reboot the show eventually.” Lines like this make me think Gene is very aware he is in a tv show

WHY THE FUCK WERE THE AUDIENCE HUMANS?! IS GENE AWARE THAT HUMANS EXIST AND ARE WATCHING THE VERY SHOW HE’S ON?! WHAT IS REAL ANYMORE?!

 “HORRIBLE, FLESH-FACED MONSTERS!” Not gonna argue with that

Dewey is SUCH a drama queen

I don’t like how Scrooge called Gene genie. He told you his name, there’s no need to be rude

POGS

Ok the study date girl kinda reminds me of Laura from Family Matters, but that might just be because Urkel is there lol

How old is Launchpad supposed to BE in the sitcom? I don’t think a 30-something is going on many study dates

“You all seem real nice, I feel bad about the mix-up” LAUNCHPAD YOU BEAUTIFUL HIMBO

OH GOD THE LAURA DUCK IN THE BACKGROUND. JESUS

Beakley and Della telling the dates to find themselves and to be independent SLAYED ME. I was NOT expecting that!

“AH, MY PET SNAKE!” “Louie why would you have this?” “THIS IS A POORLY CONCEIVED STORYLINE!” “Eh, everyone’s a critic.” Louie’s right though, DEWEY would be the one with an exotic pet. Or any pet

Tiny Johnny and Randy

WHY ARE THE HUMAN KIDS’ PROPORTIONS SO MUCH WORSE THAN THE ADULTS?! THEY HAVE GIANT FUCKING HEADS!

 PUT SOME PEP IN YOUR STEP

The ENTIRE SCENE of Goofy and Donald together was SO HEARTWARMING and something we could NEVER GET before this series!  Having Donald and Goofy talk about being parents is WONDERFUL! It’s something we’ve never seen before with these characters. Donald just wants to be normal and Goofy giving a beautiful speech about how there really is no normal so enjoy the candid moments in life. I LEGIT CRIED

OF COURSE Goofy would have the wallet overflowing with pictures, he is THAT DAD. Seeing Max was great. I thought we might see PJ but I SQUEE’D when they showed the picture of Max and Roxanne! I hope they show up for real later on

We get a hint at the OTHER twist here with Goofy actively encouraging Donald to put things back to normal while everyone else that aren’t the Duck family are trying to keep them there

Also, Goofy’s ears have bones

DON’T MESS WITH DONALD’S FAMILY. It will NOT end well for you

Goofy just starts snapping pics, like the true photographer he is

SAX TIME

“LET’S GET QUACKING” It’s no “I AM THE STORM” but still good

AVENGERS CAMERA SPIN

“A lamp in a lamp?” I can’t tell if that is BRILLIANT or lazy. Or BRILLIANTLY LAZY

“YA HA HA HOOOOWIIIIIEEEEE” It wouldn’t be a proper Goofy cameo without the yell

The scorpions got bored and left

 “The sound of no one laughing never sounded SO GOOD”

“BEST EPISODE EVER!” Definitely in my top 5

“Gawrsh, that’s sweet.” *does a cute wave* “Wait, Goofy was really here this whole time?”

Ok, but where was Goofy before then? Did Gene poof him away from something important? I WANT ANSWERS!

I bet they had this bit so people wouldn’t freakout like they did with Darkwing

I love Launchpad just being confused and waving at Goofy. He’s never met the dude before so it’s understandable. But I NEED they to have a proper interaction. THING OF THE PROPERTY DAMAGE!

“Magic’s got NOTHIN’ on a big name guest star” YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN A SHOW!

Lowkey want that Goofy lava lamp

The little Maxes flying over Goofy’s head...ADORABLE

PLEASE TELL ME THEY GOT GOOFY HOME SAFE

Donald using his last wish on the picture made me tear up. He could have had ANYTHING. He could have wished for a normal voice. But he used it for a family memory

Donald and Beakley both looked into the camera for the picture. WHILE FIGHTING DEMON HUMANS.

I can’t lie, THIS was the episode I was most excited for even before we got the premiere date. I was excited for the 90s cheesiness. Then we found out Goofy was gonna be in it and I got even more excited. Goofy is one of my faves, especially Dad Goofy. I was expecting it to be balls-to-the-wall insanity nonstop but they got me in the feels too. I want more of this Goofy and Donald. The two of them being single parents who lost someone close to them. Like I said earlier, this episode is in my top 5 for sure.

[soul-heart-and-beyond]

(Development Meme) What are your headcanons for Jim Starling/Negaduck in DT17 post-TDKR?

Well, since I’m finally popping out of my small break since I’ve been feeling so fatigued lately, I’ll drop off a few stuff for this. Can’t say I’ll remember everything I had thought of when it first came out, but I’ll give it a try! (I don’t even remember if I reblogged the development meme at this point so this was a bit unexpected.)

First of all, I think it’s good to start off with Jim and his whole life before the accident happened as usually the past does help explain the present, and the future. Gotta say that he probably doesn’t have the best house in Duckburg, since we haven’t seen St. Canard yet to really make something of it, and he’s barely making ends meet to keep that place to himself. 

Those meetings and conventions that he goes to are pretty much his main source of income, which definitely fluctuates given the amount of people in the area that actually care about his work. So whenever he isn’t about to make a decent amount there from the charges he gives, he’ll try to find some manual labor or an advertising gig to scrounge up a few bucks.

With that one season being cancelled and overall the show just not getting a reboot or sequel series, it left Jim pretty much heartbroken that his series that he put so much dedication and heart into just wasn’t going to get a proper finale. And that’s pretty much been in the recess of his mind ever since as he loved playing the character, being something that children and perhaps even adults could look up to as a source of vigor and inspiration.

And that goes to saying that whenever he wasn’t in character, he definitely had his problems, being too whiny and wanted things to be done absolutely well in a way that wouldn’t damage his likeliness alongside with doing his own stunts to truly get into character. However he wasn’t really fond of those he had to work with that didn’t like how he did his work, mainly due to the injuries that he would inflict upon the actors. It was nothing personal against them, but he was trying to give his audience a good show.

Another thing is that Jim used to be pretty fit in his prime, which is another factor in why no one would want to do the stunts with him or action scenes as his blows would pack a whallop. Even to this day while he may be a little out of shape, he still has that strength but just slower now due to his lack of maintaining all parts of his body.

He’s been trying to get some acting parts to work in after the show was cancelled, but most of the time they don’t tend to work out so well because he still has traces of that Jim Sterling, that Darkwing Duck character he grew so used to in other portrayals and it can be a bit weird to have to see it. Nothing like a split personality, but just moments that seem all too recognizable to a character from a cancelled show.

Like how it’s done in the episode, Jim already had shown signs of degrading into Negaduck before the explosion, so it’s really safe to say gradually his mental stability and moral standards were being lowered constantly every time he kept getting pressured in a way that wasn’t to his liking. 

While Jim does like attention and fame as it really is something that can be quite intoxicating and he can’t really help himself with it, there are times where he can push that back to take a look at the bigger picture, decide what is truly right for him and others, and go through with it. It’s been one of those small things that has fended off the mental degradation for so long.

Now for Negaduck, which is pretty open ended given how the episode just ends right around his reveal.

For the time being, it’s a good bet that he’s probably gonna be a wild card that runs off to St. Canard and start trouble there as for one: he won’t have to deal with Gizmoduck and Scrooge until it gets to a point where he’s obtained a lot of power or made his presence very clear, and two: it does have attachment and resemblance to the city he used to protect in the fictional show of Darkwing Duck, so it might be just dramatic themes being displayed here and there.

So far, like most others have said before me, Jim still thinks fondly of Launchpad, as he still cares about him, and is probably gonna want for him to either not be hurt by his actions or wanting to bring him over to his side of things. Obviously not many people are going to break through to him and Drake definitely won’t given how he detests the guy.

Most likely he won’t have most of the stuff OG Negaduck is known for outside of chainsaws and firearms, but that’s due to other factors. He’s probably not going to get a gas gun or multi purpose gun of his own, and will be using close quarters combat mostly unless it deals with sci fi weaponry.

Probably gonna make a bunch of small hideouts and stashes for himself all over St. Canard from pillaging some of Scrooge’s or Flintheart’s delivery trucks with stuff that he finds suitable for himself.

He may try to band together his own Fearsome Five or Four as a means of trying to deal with Gizmoduck or F.O.W.L. should the latter make themselves aware of his activities and try to contact him. 

And we may get a Negaverse special/centric episode this season, so there is a chance that he may meet the alternate versions of himself, Drake, and Launchpad. It’s small, but I think it might be pretty interesting if he found a version of him that actually was what he wanted to be, yet to find that his biggest fan was doing things that he is currently doing yet seemingly not like the one Launchpad that had been there to see him at all of those conventions and gatherings.

[bolddeducktionneverfails]

Episode 216! What Could It Be?

Back in January, DT co-producer Frank Angones revealed on his blog that Episode 16 of Season 2 with be focused on Launchpad and then later released some pretty darn interesting quotes that may be from it. He’s also revealed that there are some episodes missing from the list of premieres set to air next month, so there’s a good chance we’ll be learning about this one very soon.

I’ve been anticipating this episode since its production code was posted and I’ve been thinking a lot about the possible subject matter:

Guess 1#: A DWD-related episode that could involve Mrs. Beakley and Launchpad.

In the earlier days of Season 1, Darkwing Duck creator, Tad Stones, questioned Frank about how Mrs. B and his titular character were now wearing similar colors. Frank's reply seemed to indicate that there was a reason behind this , which led me into wondering if the two characters had worked together at some point. Or that maybe that they’re family in some way. 

Months later, the SDCC 2018 panel had a slide where Mrs. B is dressed as Darkwing Duck.

(Sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ)

In January, we were let in on a future plot point about Beakley making a new friend and in March, we found out that it's someone we're very familiar with.

For the longest time, I was thinking that it was Darkwing (or his actor, Jim Sterling, rather) who would be the one she ends up having a friendship or something with, but Launchpad could work just as well. They're more acquaintances than anything and he already has a huge established connection to Darkwing Duck. If she doesn't know him, LP could be the one to introduce her or get her into being a fan of the show.

All three of them could be affiliated with S.H.U.S.H, so a connection could definitely be made between them that way. 

Lᴀᴜɴᴄʜᴘᴀᴅ ʙʀɪᴇғʟʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ sᴘʏ ɪɴ “Dᴏᴜʙʟᴇ-O-Dᴜᴄᴋ” ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ sᴇʀɪᴇs ᴏғ DᴜᴄᴋTᴀʟᴇs. Iɴ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ S.H.U.S.H ᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Dᴀʀᴋᴡɪɴɢ Dᴜᴄᴋ ᴇᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ, “Iɴ Lɪᴋᴇ Bʟᴜɴᴛ”

Webby has an equation on her board that could be hinting at something pertaining to the three:

The “22” is more than likely a reference to Beakley since that's her agent number and while the “1400” is uncertain, it does has a “double-o” in it; possibly indicating that this is either LP or DW’s agent number.

Another out-of-context post contained the phrase “Beware of Agent D”. That could stand for “Darkwing” or “Double O”.

Episode 14 of Season 1 was “Beware of The B.U.D.D.Y System”, an LP-centric episode where DW made his reboot debut. The number 87 is being referenced again, which is LP’s birth year as well as the year the original DuckTales premiere. This could also be another possible agent number.

Any sort of episode we could be getting with Scrooge's closest employees will certainly be an interesting one. Mrs. B seemed to be getting suspicious of Launchpad towards the end of Season 1. If they start to hang out, maybe she could confront him about that.

Iɴ "Tʜᴇ Lᴀsᴛ Cʀᴀsʜ ᴏғ Tʜᴇ Sᴜɴᴄʜᴀsᴇʀ!", Mʀs. Bᴇᴀᴋʟᴇʏ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Lᴀᴜɴᴄʜᴘᴀᴅ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ  ᴀᴛ Sᴄʀᴏᴏɢᴇ's ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ "Tʜᴇ Sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ Wᴀʀ!", sʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴘᴜᴢᴢʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ Lᴀᴜɴᴄʜᴘᴀᴅ's ᴏᴠᴇʀʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ sᴘᴇᴇᴄʜ.

Guess 2#: An episode related to Launchpad’s adventure in Macaw. Possibly “The House of The Lucky Gander!” from his perspective.

In February, during the time of the New York Toy Fair, PhatMojo did not allow attendees to take pictures of their display, but they updated their website banner with their office's own display of merchandise they plan to release this year. In the DuckTales area, there's a mock-up for a posable Launchpad figure dressed in his Chinese armor:

The fact that this particular version of LP has a toy, really seems to indicate that this subject will be brought up again with a significant amount of screen-time. Because...why would a toy based on something that's supposedly a running gag from Season 1...be included in a very Season 2 focused wave? “The Depths of Cousin Fethry!” has a very similar episode format to “Gander” and yet there's isn't an Aquapad figure being featured…

Guess 3#: An episode about his stunt pilot family.

He hasn't talked about them in the reboot at all, so to finally see them show up would be one heck of a doozy.

Lᴀᴜɴᴄʜᴘᴀᴅ's ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ, "Tᴏᴘ Dᴜᴄᴋ"

Bᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ, Lᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ Rɪɢʜᴛ: Rɪᴘᴄᴏʀᴅ MᴄQᴜᴀᴄᴋ, LP ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, Bɪʀᴅɪᴇ MᴄQᴜᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ Lᴏᴏᴘʏ MᴄQᴜᴀᴄᴋ.

Guess 4#: Something about Launchpad's fear of being replaced.

When the quote about him wanting to be fired was posted, I thought about the ending of “B.U.D.D.Y” where Scrooge assures him that his job isn't going to be taken away from him. I also thought about “The Ballad of Duke Baloney!” where Glomgold made his bet with Scrooge about who can make the most money during a certain period of time.

As seen in “The Most Dangerous Game...Night!”, Scrooge is very competitive and with the risk of his company being handed over to Glomgold if he loses, things will only get worse. He might get to the point where he begins to let his employees go and Launchpad could be one of the first since he causes so much damage. It would be difficult for Scrooge to win if he continues to pay for him. So, perhaps he tries to find another pilot who is more competent at the job and won't cost him much.

Someone else who could threaten Scrooge's chances of winning is Della. If the family finds out about Della being on the Moon before any attempt for her to finally be able to leave, they're gonna want to go up there and save her. This eventually made me wonder: What if Scrooge or Gyro insist that a robot/self-driving rocket would be better suited for the job of getting Della back because they don't trust Launchpad for the mission? And Launchpad desperately wants to prove them wrong? He’s the pilot of the group, it’s his job. He should be the one to do it. (And depending on things, he might feel like he needs to do it.)

I previously speculated about this iteration of Launchpad being an astronaut due to his extraordinary ability to navigate a submarine without previous experience and all the interesting comparisons that can be made between traveling through space and underwater...And the fact that he’s included in multiple space-related episodes of the original DuckTales and the Darkwing Duck series.

Tᴏᴘ,  Lᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ Rɪɢʜᴛ: "Wʜᴇʀᴇ Nᴏ Dᴜᴄᴋ Hᴀs Gᴏɴᴇ Bᴇғᴏʀᴇ", "Tʜᴇ Rɪɢʜᴛ Dᴜᴄᴋ" (DᴜᴄᴋTᴀʟᴇs)

Bᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ, Lᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ Rɪɢʜᴛ: "Wʜᴇɴ Aʟɪᴇɴs Cᴏʟʟɪᴅᴇ", "U.F. Fᴏᴇ" (Dᴀʀᴋᴡɪɴɢ Dᴜᴄᴋ)

If this is true, he could try to bring this to their attention, but he gets ignored. (This tends to happen a lot when LP has something important to say.) Maybe this prompts him to take matters into his own hands.

History could repeat itself a little with Launchpad stealing the rocket to save Della behind everyone’s back. Maybe with the kids sneaking on board. Or maybe they encouraged him to steal it like Huey and Dewey did with the sub in “Depths”. It does look like a HDLW astronaut set is included in PhatMojo’s Wave 2 display...

Tʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴍᴇᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴜᴛ-ᴏᴜᴛs ʙᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ MᴄDᴜᴄᴋ Iɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ sᴜɪᴛs. (Sᴄʀᴇᴇɴsʜᴏᴛs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ "Wʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ Hᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ Dᴇʟʟᴀ Dᴜᴄᴋ?!")

Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴘᴇᴀʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ.

This along with Selene’s out-of-context quote really seems to imply that a rescue with be attempted, but they miss Della leaving. (That matches with the “we came all this way” thing going on with the “Gander” styled episodes where Donald scolded Gladstone and where Huey fussed at Fethry.) Then when they return home, everyone starts yelling at Launchpad for being reckless and putting the kids in danger. Being defiant towards your boss certainly would be a fireable offense.

Also on the subject of being replaced, I’ve seen some speculations about LP becoming fearful and jealous over possibly losing his job to Della when she returns. While very understandable, I feel like this is less likely to happen. There are two seats; they could end up piloting the Sunchaser together. Launchpad is great at flying, it’s just his landings that need work. Maybe she can help him with that. Depending on how Della’s Spear incident affected her love of adventure, she may not be too quick to become the main pilot again.

A sʜᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴜɴᴄʜᴀsᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ"Sᴋʏ Pɪʀᴀᴛᴇs...Iɴ Tʜᴇ Sᴋʏ!"

Heh, got a little creative with that last guess. But seriously...LP has taken a bit of a backseat so far this Season. I'm really looking forward to seeing him get put in the foreground again. I can't wait for May!

[ashdash2417]

My Thoughts on The Duck Knight Returns:

- This whole time I was thinking that the Darkwing Duck series in their world was like how Ducktales is in our world. I dunno, just thinking about how Launchpad was (and is) super into Darkwing Duck, and has loved the series as a kid. Kinda reminded me of how some of the fandom in Ducktales have watched the original as children (excluding myself...). - The first time I heard who played as Darkwing Duck in Beware of the B.U.D.D.Y System, I honestly thought instead of Jim Starling, Launchpad actually meant Drake Mallard (and I'll talk more about this in a bit...). - Oh my gosh though. I'm not surprised Dewey would wanna work in the movie production! And of course he chose to make a musical! XD That whole thing was cute and beautiful! - And geez Scroogey! Never will we ever hear from someone else say that they haven't seen a movie since the 1930's! * McDuck Studios.. He owns a movie production, and he hasn't seen a movie since the 1930s. (Pfftvvtthdhshh!!) * Also, the fact that Scrooge never told Dewey about owning a movie studio, and the way he says "To avoid this exact conversation" like "yeah this is why I didn't wanna tell ya, and now ya found out.." ~ Baby ducky gonna make a movie of his own now! - And the fact that Launchpad fainted every time he even takes a glimpse of Jim! XD (A true fan! Okay moving on!) - Ya know... Thinking about how Launchpad was against Drake Mallard playing as Darkwing Duck in the film is kinda getting me thinking... I dunno if this should be taken to a deep level but.. Maybe it kinda tells us that we shouldn't judge something just because it's not an original..? Launchpad idolized Jim to the point where he fainted every time he saw him. Once Launchpad got to actually know Drake, and why he was playing Darkwing Duck, it's kind of a message saying the same about Ducktales itself (or maybe more than just that?). That just because you liked the original series, doesn't mean you should just shut off the reboot without a second thought. Actually take the time to at least know where it's going or at least watch a few episodes before you decide you don't like it. * It's kinda the same perspective when Launchpad got to know Drake. He was told why Drake was filling in for Darkwing Duck, and once he was told the whole story, he realizes he isn't that bad of a person. ~ I know his reasoning for standing for Drake was mainly because it reminded him of Darkwing Duck. They both never gave up, or was never let down. They both took fights and got right back up, and that was a real nice thing they put there. - The whole fight they did too, and how they were gonna stop Jim, they were both all giddy about it and oh my gosh that was great! XD * "We're gonna save the day! .... (Ohmygkshicantbelievethisishappenjngthisisthebestdayofmylife!!)!" Beautiful! - Once again I say, baby ducky directing a movie. Does anyone approve? (Do I approve?? I dunno yet!) XD - The great lengths Launchpad would go through to save his hero (I don't think Jim is his hero anymore at this point honestly)! (Even though he doesn't know he was about to get electrocuted or crushed) - I was honestly questioning whether Jim was dead or alive, and then that PLOT TWIST HAPPENS!! Negaduck (I believe that's the name right??) has made a debut! - Now about the whole Drake Mallard thing... From what I've heard and seen, Drake Mallard from the original Darkwing Duck series (in our world lol) was actually the hero DW instead of just acting it out. And in THIS series, it was all just a movie, which may actually COME to LIFE in the Ducktales universe in this series! I see what they did there! * Eapecially what Launchpad had said to him: "Instead of playing the hero, you (Drake) could actually BE the hero!" ... This may be a competition between Darkwing Duck and Gizmoduck.. I would love to see that!! * Also, because Drake Mallard is an actual person in the Ducktales series, and not just the hero's alter-ego (that's the name right??), could there be a chance that Gosalyn Mallard will be in the series too? I've seen what she looks like from the original series, but I don't exactly know how she's like, personality wise. Nonetheless, If Drake Mallard is in this series, there may be a chance Gosalyn will be there too. And if that's the case, I'm looking forward to her debut!! Oh my! A long review thingy! Look at that! Anyways, that's all for now, and I can't wait for more Ducktales!! More momma ducky interactions with her babies! More Team Magic! Potential Gosalyn Mallard appearance! (And I wonder if Launchpad will become Drake's sidekick as well...) So yeah! Lots of stuff happened, lots of feels! Lots of heart! Lots of everything! See ya later (next my thoughts post being before or after the next DT ep)!

[monkey-network]

Good Stuff - Ducktales MMXVII

WARNING: Feed the ducks peas or grains of rice, not bread. Thank you, take care out there, and enjoy.

Adventure can bring families together

Man, I don’t openly discuss this, but I genuinely love the Duck Universe. I mean Mickey Mouse was Disney’s golden boy, sure, but Walt, Carl Barks and plenty of other artists made a general World out of a single character’s lineage. We had Donald Duck, Huey, Duey, Louie, Scrooge McDuck, Ludwig Von Drake, Darkwing Duck, Ducktales, Buck the Duck, Doug Dimmaduck, The Mighty Ducks, Sitting Ducks, Duck Game, Duck Dynasty, Charles O’Berron’s Ducks: the Movie (Coming 2026), Bubberduck, and the latter’s long awaited worldwide releasing sequel, Bubberducky 2...

It’s gonna be the best book adaptation you will ever see

All that aside, there's not much to talk about beyond the greatness that is bringing a good old series back to life. It’s naturally the same hunting adventures of the wealthy Scrooge McDuck, the triplets Huey, Duey, and Louie, Webby, and Launchpad McQuack and I’m glad this is one of those reboots that’s sticking to its roots while providing a generally fresh look for its run. Take note, Hollywood. However, I found myself a bit wary about the series coming back when many can already recollect the original series and how glorious that was. I figured they were gonna drum one too many of the same beats from the old show while painting some huge changes for Webby (thank god), Mrs. Beakley, and plenty of their characters and elements new and old. However one two major points have definitely arisen when thinking about how this gen’s gonna handle Ducktales. One, where is Magica De Spell? I mean granted, June Foray passed away and nobody can just replace a character’s voice. But, she honestly does Ducktales justice and it would be shame not to have her, in good respects to June no doubt. This sounds menial, sure, but Magica De Spell was like the Draken to Scrooge’s Kim Possible The Leader to his Hulk. The Palpatine to his Luke. I’m just saying her lack of an appearance in the news is troublesome to me.

Believe me, kids, it wouldn’t be the same without her

The other point I mentioned is the relationship between Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge. Yeah, in the original series Donald left the triplets to Scrooge after he was drafted into the Navy and was almost never around, but now he’s more present as the nephew’s guardian and they have an arc planned with Donald and Scrooge having a fallout with him being an adventurer himself. This is pretty interesting since this is representing not just the old cartoon, but Carl Banks’ original Uncle Scrooge comic series, possibly being a culmination of the two notably different series. For more on that, follow this here for a better explanation of the reboot’s secretly specific altercations. Though, one things for sure...

I bet you Donald’s gonna suffer more than ever

Not to sound like a typical critic, but this new Ducktales seemingly knows what to keep and what to change. Aesthetic wise, it has a charm for a sharp edged adventure comic strip. Animation wise, while not as good as the original’s, can certainly bring the action to life. I love Uncle Scrooge, and David Tenant makes that voice HAPPEN. And the rest looks like something fans new and old could take in as Disney’s starting to stack in good cartoons again. One real problem though. Disney XD. I mean... that name speaks for itself and I’ll be damned if some like this doesn’t have a good run. Then again, this is a revival of a nostalgic cartoon, a good one at that, and hopefully Disney’s gonna shed good light on this as well as their other up-n-comers; more so than their live action remakes.

But hey, we already love a series about the rich getting richer. So why judge now?

[chrisdiamantopoulos]

>[EVIL LAUGHING.] So bad. [LOUD POOF.] I am the terror that flaps in the night! I am the pebble in the penny loafer of depravity! I am Darkwing Duck? Ah, so you've heard of me. Let's get dangerous. Ow! [GRUNTS.] Dangerous? Aah! [GRUNTS.] Dangerous [BOTH GRUNT.] Oh, my goodness. Okay! You think a few very painful explosions can stop me? Now, let's see who you really are [GASPS.] Me?! Whoa, what a twist! What?! I never saw that coming! Wait, haven't you seen this episode? Seventy-five times! But never in a parking lot. Sadly, beloved TV show Darkwing Duck, starring me, Jim Starling, was canceled before we could end this story. But there's no end to the savings at Siesta Rick's Sofa Fiesta! [MICROPHONE FEEDBACK.] [SIGHS.] Let's get comfortable! Ha-ha! I'll be signing autographs for one and all! - [CROWD GRUMBLING.] - If one and all want one! - No! - Oh, my gosh, no. Buncha ingrates. - You good? - Yep. Totally cool. Thanks for being here. [CLEARS THROAT.] Okay, keep it together! "I am your biggest fan!" No. "I have modeled my entire life after yours. " "I wanna keep you in a big jar in my closet!" [LAUGHS.] Calm down, buddy. Jim Starling's just a regular guy. I've been to plenty of these signings, and one day, I'm actually gonna meet him. Wait. If you've seen him so many times, how come you've never talked to him? [JIM STARLING.] Next! - Uhh - [DRAKE GRUNTS.] This is why. [THEME MUSIC PLAYING.] Ducktales Whoo-ooh Look, I'm the one and only Darkwing Duck. I need a real gig. I'm bigger than sofa store openings. Eh I don't care that they sell recliners, too! [CLEARING THROAT.] [GROANS.] Mr. Starling, you have meant so much to me. I I actually have a very important question for you. Y-Y Great. Who do I make this out to? Oh! Um, uh, I am the terror that flaps in the night! [CHUCKLES.] I am the president of your fan club. I am [JIM STARLING.] Yeah, yeah. That'll be 15 bucks. Stay dangerous. Waaaiiit! Uh, yes? A fresh-faced new fan! I knew the kids still loved me. [LAUGHS.] Who do I make this out to? [GRUNTS.] Oh, the fainter's back. He'd really appreciate it if you could sign his poster? [DEWEY.] "#DarkwingDuck" Whoa! That's weird. "Darkwing Duck" is trending number one worldwide. What?! Gimme! It says here they're making a movie of Darkwing Duck! They are? We am?! Darkwing Duck is back, baby! He is?! - [EXCLAIMS.] - [BOTH GRUNT.] It's him! Uhh [ALL GRUNT.] [LAUNCHPAD GRUNTING.] Launchpad! Stop looking in the rearview mirror. Yup! Totally profesh. No problem-ohh - [BRAKES SQUEAL.] - Hey! Fragile cargo, huh! [CHUCKLES.] Back on top. Arriving on set for a big-shot movie in style. Thanks for the ride, fans. Wow. I am going to a real movie studio! Where larger-than-life big-screen legends are born! And you get to ride there with a real-life movie star! [SNIFFING.] Musky. Are we sure about this guy? Why wouldn't the studio send a car for him? Or, you know, tell him the movie exists? They couldn't make a movie without him. Jim Starling is Darkwing Duck! Ya dang right he is, buddy! Heh. [GASPS.] I'm his buddy! Uhh Oh, man. I hope whoever owns the studio isn't mad at Wait, what the ?! Sorry, you need more money for ? The grand finale of my film. A psychological examination of man's inhumanity to man! Alistair, I haven't seen a movie since 1938. This studio was built to make cheap Office Safety Videos for my company. You convinced me a "fun little action movie" would double my profits, but you're already over budget. If you want one penny more, I have to be consulted on all decisions. How dare you, sir? An artist's integrity Splendid. The movie should be in color. Color's all the rage these days. Oh! And the villain is going to need a mustache to twirl whenever he does something evil. Heh You have a movie studio that could fulfill a starry-eyed boy's cinematic dreams. Why didn't you tell me?! To avoid this exact conversation. Okay, yeah, no, I can see that. I am the terror that flaps in the night. - I am the comeback the audience demands! - [ALL GASP.] I am a huge fan, Alistair Borswan! I mean, I've never actually seen your work, but you're British, so I'm sure that it's very classy, and yeah Uh, yes. And you are? [LAUGHING.] British and funny? Whoa! This feels like the beginning of a great creative partnership! Aw, cool! A big-budget reboot of a thing I loved as a kid! Those are always great! Is Darkwing's motorcycle in it? Is he still a noble hero who gets back up and fights for right, no matter what evil throws at him? You're keeping the theme song, right? Would you like to see the trailer? Ooh! Aah! [GIGGLING.] [THUNDER CRACKING.] [NARRATOR.] Within every man, there is a war. - Not of action, but of ideas. - [DEWEY.] Ugh! - [NARRATOR.] There is no right or wrong. - [MAN SCREAMING.] No heroes or villains. Only darkness. - [PEOPLE SCREAMING.] - There is one man who can fight the darkness. [LAUNCHPAD.] Yeah! Here we go, baby! [THUNDER CRASHES.] - [NARRATOR.] With more darkness. - [LAUNCHPAD.] What's this, now? - [SCREAMING.] - It's the Dark-wing! Run! You can't just flap around in the night! You'll terrify people! It's too dangerous! [Narrator.] Darkwing: First Darkness. This film not suitable for children. That is not Darkwing Duck! DW'd never hurt innocent people or set the city on fire. Not on purpose. But are we all not both the heroes and the villains of our own story? What? I don't What?! Well, I kinda like it! Grim, gritty. Shows off my dark, smoldering side. Ooh! Ahh! - I kinda hated it. - What?! I didn't understand what was happening or what the bad guy was doing or even who the bad guy was. I knew he needed a moustache! It needs aliens! Oh! Or ninjas! Or the streetwise sidekick who skateboards everywhere and talks in catchphrases, like ya Dewey! This is your main audience. If this fiasco is gonna make money, it has to appeal to the most childish child I know. Dewey's in charge. - What?! No! - Yes! Let's talk musical numbers! How many is not enough? Don't listen to these yahoos. We're making art! When do we start? Uh, we're almost finished, actually. Ah. So we're shooting the Darkwing scenes last. No. Of course! I'll be be put in with CGI! [CHUCKLES.] [SIGHS.] You are not playing Darkwing Duck. He is. [COOL GUITAR RIFF PLAYING.] - Huh? - You?! Mr. Starling! Uh, we met at the signing. You fell on me, remember? It was a huge honor. Uh, do you have any words of wisdom for the man stepping into your cape? [BOTH EXCLAIMING.] [GRUNTING.] [BONES CRACKING.] That is not the Darkwing Duck I know and love! Yeah! It's not me! I wish there was some way we could show them - how great the old - Original. uh, original Darkwing is. Hey, maybe there is. Are you with me, sidekick? Okay. What's the plan? I break onto the set, you find this new hack actor's trailer, lock him up. I replace him in the finale, they see I'm obviously better, I'm back on top! Any questions? - Seven. - Pick the most important one. "Breaking in," "locking up. " Doesn't that sound not heroic? When the chips are down and everyone's against him, what does Darkwing Duck do? Get back up and fight for right. And I'm Darkwing Duck, right? Of course! I'll have to disguise myself to get past the guard. Luckily, I can disappear into any role. I am the courier who delivers the [SPUTTERING, COUGHING.] Whoo! [COUGHS.] [GRUNTS.] What production you delivering to? [COUGHING.] Darkwing Duck. [COUGHS.] Huh? Never heard of it. What?! Remake of the popular TV show. A superhero for the ages? [GUARD.] Oh! Like Gizmoduck. [JIM STARLING.] No! Not like Gizmoduck! [GRUMBLING.] Like Gizmod - Darkwing Duck! - [GROANS.] [JIM STARLING.] "Let's get dangerous. " Badaba! None of this rings a bell, seriously? Uh, we got a situation. Requesting backup. [GRUNTS.] [GUARD RADIO CHATTER.] [GRUNTS.] [STRUGGLING.] [GRUNTING.] Mmm Aah! Unh! Perfect. Now, I wait for that phony actor, lock the door, and us, the good guys, win. Totally heroic. Mm. [GRUNTING.] It's already locked. The plan is falling apart. Help! I'm trapped in a prison of guilt! [GRUNTING.] Fear not, helpless Oh, hey, it's you. I I heard your cries, and I freed you from my trailer? What what what are you doing in my trailer? Definitely not locking you in here to sabotage your movie buddy? Ahh [EXCLAIMS.] - [EXCLAIMS.] - [CRASHES INTO TOILET.] Aw, man. I'm sorry. You will be, villain! [BOTH EXCLAIMING.] I've just gotta fix the movie to make Darkwing look like a hero! Oh, so what, you're gonna hold me hostage? Yeah. Real heroic. Sorry! Sorry! Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry! [LAUNCHPAD GRUNTS.] Wait, don't touch that! Whoa! A vintage Darkwing Duck Grim Avenger Grape Shampoo bottle?! [GRUNTING.] - [HEAVY GRUNT.] - Oh! My Darkwing Adventures comics! It's a complete run! Huh? [GASPS.] Is that ? [BOTH.] A hyper-rare Battle-Hat Darkwing Duck Action Figure! I thought these were banned because they posed a blinding hazard for kids! May I? Ah, a keen eye. I insist. Ow! Cool! [JIM STARLING SCREAMING.] Gentlemen, thank you for coming to today's presentation. What is this? Oh, you're in the "Splash Zone. " Sir, you cannot expect me to hand over the finale of my grim, complex masterpiece to this child. Filmmaking is a team effort! You've got to be open to new ideas. The time: dusk. Neon! Drama! Those big lightning tower things! An epic showdown between Darkwing Duck and the villainous villain Megavolt! - Question. - Who has a moustache. Question rescinded. Your pyro-pandemonium is passé, Hot Couture! Au contraire, Darkwing. I'm setting the fashion world on fire! [WHOOSHING SOUNDS.] Oh, no! Aah! Work through the pain. You got this. Oops. My bad. Hey, I had that same lunchbox as a kid. Not like this one. Now, shocking as it may sound, I was not the coolest kid growing up. What? No. I know, right? But one day, I saw this show about this hero. He was unstoppable. No matter how many times he was beat up or blown up or electrocuted [LAUNCHPAD.] No matter how many planes he crashed or or how much property damage he caused [DRAKE.] He always got back up and fought for what's right. [LAUNCHPAD.] So you got that lunchbox, everyone saw how cool you are, and they stopped beating you up! [DRAKE.] Oh, no. They they beat me up much harder. But I kept getting up. Look, I know this movie's not perfect. But I really want to make it better. Then, maybe I can be on the lunchbox that inspires some other kid like me. And a cut of the toy sales would be nice. You are a true fan. We can save this movie! We gotta tell Mr. Starling. Yeah, I I don't know. He kind of wants to make me not alive anymore. Get your cape. We're gonna save Darkwing Duck. [PANTING.] [GASPS.] How hard can it be to find an idiot in a purple cape? Follow me, Darkwing Dance Crew. To stardom! [DANCERS.] One, two, three, and four. Up and down and left and right. Left and right and up and down. Up and down and left and right. It's so easy, it's so right. Up and down and left and right. - Up and down and left and right. - [YELPS.] - Left and right and up and down. - [GRUNTS.] Up and down and left and right. Dewey, the actor playing Darkwing is a big fan, so Jim can give him pointers and help make him more heroic, and together, we're going to convince Borswan to fix the movie. Have you seen Jim? He might be on my set! They're letting me do whatever I want, and it's crazy and huge, and I don't even know if it's any good. Follow me! [BOTH.] Making movies is fun! [STRUGGLING.] Mr. Starling! There you are. - Mm! - I am so sorry about everything. You helped me through a really rough time. Your heart is in my lunchbox. Come work on the movie with me. Together, we can inspire a new generation and make the best Darkwing Duck ever! Yes. I will. [GRUNTING.] Ow! Oh! Why? We! Fix movie. Together. Why? Stupid. Movie star. Face. Get. In! - [BIRDS CHIRPING.] - [PANTING.] Showtime! [EVIL LAUGHING.] [MUSIC PLAYING.] What?! No, no, no, no, no, no! Easy, Matthew. Don't want that baby out of tune for the big musical number. What did you do to my psychological masterpiece? I added chainsaw jugglers. You're welcome. [SAWING.] - I don't know about this. - Thank you! The villain's moustache has to be at least twice as twirly. [SIGHS.] - [SIGHS, EXCLAIMS.] - Listen Ignore all these distractions. Stick to our script. Darkwing confronts Megavolt, surrenders, then takes a knee. [SCOFFS.] Excuse me! I didn't work this hard to make a comeback just to lose a fight to that joker. Oh! There you are! Did you find ? Uh, that actor kid? Yeah. Said I could film the finale. - He did? - Oh, yeah. Stubbed his toe really badly and just quit. Movie stars. One little boo-boo and they fall apart. That doesn't sound like him. And why are you saying things all mean? And action! You can't defeat me! I'm awesome! Surrender, and do it now! I've lost the ability to surrender to a two-bit, ten-watt dim bulb like you! Wait. Who is that? Why isn't his robot face coming off? [JIM STARLING.] Feast on this! [GRUNTS.] [CREW PANICKING.] Quick! Cut! No cuts! - Jim Starling never cuts! - Huh? [JIM STARLING.] I'll film this finale if it kills me. And everyone on this roof! [DRAKE.] I am the terror that flaps in the night. I am the overstuffed burrito that spills onto the lap of crime. I am Darkwing Duck! No, I am! [GRUNTING.] [WHIMPERING.] What is that idiot doing? Drawing fire. Get everyone out! Ugh! [GRUNTING.] We've gotta stop the flames! I'll keep him distracted. You turn on the rain machine. [BOTH.] Let's. Get. Dangerous. - This is so cool! - [GASPS.] I know! It feels so right! [BOTH EXHALE.] [GROWLS.] Ha-ha! What?! I knocked you out cold. Like, a lot! I don't want to brag, but I'm incredibly strong and resilient. Oh, really? - Darkwing! - No! [EVIL LAUGHTER.] Uh, what? Get back up. Darkwing! No! [GROANING.] [PIANO KEYS PLAY.] [EXCLAIMS.] Why won't you stay down? [EXCLAIMING.] [MACHINE WHIRRING.] Keep getting up [GROWLS.] [GASPS, GRUNTS.] [BOTH GRUNTING, EXCLAIMING.] Uncle Scrooge, stop the bad guy! Which is the bad guy?! If only one had a blasted moustache! [BOTH GRUNTING, EXCLAIMING.] Oh! [GROANS.] [STRAINING.] Aah! Show's over, Dead Meat Duck. [GRUNTS.] Stop! You're not a villain. You're a hero. Our hero. No matter how hopeless things got, Darkwing Duck got back up and did what was right. For Darkwing Duck is bigger than one man. He is the hope that flaps in the night. This may be the most eloquent Launchpad has ever been. He knows a lot about this one thing. But he is light. Just. And the most tenacious part of all good men. Um, Launchpad? Inspiring the citizenry to rise to a new Promethean Hey, dummy, it's about to blow! You really can't stop him once he gets started. Well, yeah. He's your biggest fan. [LAUNCHPAD.] one who subjugates his will. To the will of the common good. A caring duck of mystery. A champion of right. Who is the cunning mind behind that shadowy disguise? - I got ya! - No, I got him! about ourselv unh! [BOTH GRUNT.] [SCREAMS.] [BOTH GASP.] [STRUGGLING.] That was the perfect end! A hero grappling with his dark id. In a cleansing rain! Here's the footage. [GASPS.] [MUSIC PLAYING.] No! Over the entire fight? It's my masterpiece. Well, this was a disaster. I'm shutting this down. There will never be a Darkwing Duck movie. Well, there's still no sign of Starling. The movie's ruined, I lost my big break, my hero tried to kill me, and, oh! I blew him up. Oh, what am I gonna do now? What Darkwing Duck always does: Get back up. You know, you could do this for real. What? Be a superhero? I mean sure, I'm scrappy, I'm brave, I look great in the cape. Gizmoduck does it. I am better than Gizmoduck. It's one thing to play a hero. And it's another thing to actually be a hero. Do it for Jim. I don't know, I This whole thing sounds like it could get Dangerous? You already got one fan. "Drake Mallard. " Never heard of ya. [JIM STARLING.] It was all a setup. That hack put my fan in danger to steal the glory and humiliate me. They want grim and gritty, huh? Happy to play the part. [EVIL LAUGHTER.]