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This article includes a list of characters from the Disney DuckTales animated franchise, including the original 1987 series and the 2017 reboot series, as well as one theatrical movie and a variety of additional spin-off media merchandise, including video games (most notably DuckTales and its updated remake DuckTales: Remastered) and comics. Prior to the series, many of the characters appeared in the Uncle Scrooge comic book stories, in particular the ones created by Carl Barks.[1]
Scrooge McDuck (voiced by Alan Young in the 1987 series, DuckTales the Movie, and DuckTales: Remastered; David Tennant in the 2017 series) is the richest duck in the world, a distinguished citizen of Duckburg, Calisota, the uncle of Donald Duck and Della Duck, the grand-uncle of Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck, and the main protagonist of the original series and the 2017 reboot series, originally created by Carl Barks for his 1947 story "Christmas on Bear Mountain".
In the 1987 series, Scrooge is constantly seeking ways to further increase his wealth (his favorite pastime appears to be treasure hunting), and to avoid losing it. He is a self-made billionaire who left Scotland in his youth and came to America with his Number One Dime, eventually establishing his home in McDuck Manor and erecting his famous Money Bin.[2] He sports a blue jacket with red cuffs and a red collar. Pat Fraley provided the voice for the younger Scrooge in flashback episode "Once Upon a Dime".[2][3]
In the 2017 series, Scrooge's Scottish heritage, the Money Bin, and the Number One Dime remain the same, but he is well known as a seasoned "adventure capitalist" and CEO of McDuck Enterprises. Born in Glasgow, Scotland in the mid-19th century and getting rich during the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s, his decreased aging has been explained by him spending time "stuck in a timeless demon dimension".[4] In his younger days he used to conduct adventures with his nephew Donald and niece Della joining him.[5] However, Della's disappearance led to Donald cutting off his relationship with his uncle, and Scrooge losing the spark for adventure.[6][7] Ten years later, as seen in the pilot episode, Scrooge regains his energy when he is reunited with Donald and introduced to his grandnephews for the first time.[5] The reboot sees him wearing a red jacket with visible pockets and black cuffs, spats, and collar, as per his comic book appearance.
According to Frank Angones, several lines involving Scrooge using Scottish slang or dialogue are improvised by Tennant, who is also Scottish, to provide an accurate depiction of Scottish people.[8][9]
Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck (all voiced by Russi Taylor in the 1987 series, DuckTales the Movie, and DuckTales: Remastered; Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz and Bobby Moynihan in the 2017 series, respectively) are the nephews of Donald Duck, the sons of his sister Della Duck, friends of Webby, and the grand-nephews of their uncle Scrooge McDuck. They were originally created for the comics by Ted Osborne and Al Taliaferro in 1937.
In the 1987 series, the boys are sent to Scrooge to stay with him, while Donald leaves to join the navy.[10] All three tend to be playful and mischievous, while also being devoted members of the Junior Woodchucks scouts. They are identical in appearance and personality, and wear identical outfits – a cap and jumper – with the only difference between each of them being the color of their clothing: Huey wears red, Dewey wears blue, and Louie wears green. The introduction of this scheme by DuckTales was adapted for later use in future animations that featured the triplets. Avery Schreiber voiced the adult Huey, Dewey and Louie in a possible future scenario in the episode "Duck to the Future".[11][3]
In the 2017 series, Huey, Dewey, and Louie (short for Hubert, Dewford, and Llewellyn) are slightly older, and each have different appearances, voices, and personalities – Huey, wearing a red polo shirt and cap, is the intelligent older brother, and a devoted Junior Woodchuck; Dewey, wearing a blue T-shirt with a light blue long-sleeved T-shirt underneath, is the adventurous, courageous, and sensitive middle brother, and the one most eager to find out what happened to their mother Della; and Louie, wearing a green hoodie, is the laid-back, money-obsessed younger brother, and a resourceful schemer, jokingly described as the "evil triplet". Although all three are mischievous and sneaky around Donald, they are wide-eyed admirers of Scrooge's fortune and the legends of his adventures. Initially, the boys are sent to stay with Scrooge while Donald attends a job interview during "Woo-oo!",[5] but after renewing Scrooge's spirit for adventure, and Dewey accidentally wrecking their houseboat, Donald and the boys move into McDuck Manor and accompany him on his new adventures. Della had initially wanted to name her sons "Jet, Turbo, and Rebel", respectively; but Donald came up with their current names in her absence.[12]
Webbigail "Webby" Vanderquack (voiced by Russi Taylor in the 1987 series, DuckTales the Movie, and DuckTales: Remastered; Kate Micucci in the 2017 series) is the granddaughter of Mrs. Beakley and friend of Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck who, like them, also refers to Scrooge as Uncle Scrooge.
In the 1987 series, she visually resembles April, May, and June from the Disney comics. She is characterized as younger than the nephews, despite being the same size. She is a tenderhearted girl who is always seen carrying her "Quacky-Patch" doll. Her love for animals is a recurring theme, be it penguins,[13] koalas,[14] dinosaurs,[15] or even the Yeti.[16] Webby is typically wearing a pink shirt and a large bow on her head, she is usually rather timid, and often has difficulties being accepted by the boys,[17] although she is also a capable Junior Woodchuck scout.[18]
In the 2017 series, Webby is around the boys' age, being an intellectual nerd and somewhat of an athletic genius, with her character wearing a pink shirt with a blue sleeveless sweater vest, a purple skirt, and a smaller bow on the side of her head. She is also an enthusiastic adventure fan and Clan McDuck historian who idolizes Scrooge and Donald as two of the greatest adventurers of all time.[19] Having spent most of her life sheltered from the outside world by her grandmother, Webby's curiosity drives her towards new experiences as the boys' arrival in McDuck Manor finally causes Beakley to allow her more freedom. While the boys find her slightly intimidating upon their first meeting, they soon accept her as a close friend and surrogate sister, as her optimism and energy often help encourage them.[19][17] In the series finale "The Last Adventure!", it is revealed that Webby is actually a clone of Scrooge originally named "April", and was created by F.O.W.L. to find the Papyrus of Binding for them until she was rescued and raised by Beakley. Upon learning of this, Scrooge happily accepts Webby as his daughter.[20]
Launchpad McQuack (voiced by Terry McGovern in the 1987 series, DuckTales the Movie, and DuckTales: Remastered; Beck Bennett in the 2017 series) is Scrooge's pilot, and an original DuckTales character. He is an able flyer, but is somewhat incompetent and rarely ever lands a plane safely, usually crashing them and walking away without injury.[21]
In the 1987 series, he uses the motto "If it has wings, I can crash it". He is introduced in the third part of the pilot episode,[22] but has been Scrooge's pilot since his early youth.[23] He is of Irish descent and his ancestor Rhubarb McQuack played an important role in the American Civil War,[24] and prior to the series Launchpad used to perform with his parents and sister as the stunt pilot team "The Flying McQuacks".[25] Aside from being a pilot, he is also a Junior Woodchuck scout leader.[26][18] His physical appearance is somewhat heroic, with his clothing being similar to that of early era pilots, including a leather cap with flight goggles, an aviation scarf, and a brown flight jacket with light brown pants. He later crossed over as a main character in Disney's Darkwing Duck.
In the 2017 series, Launchpad initially works for Scrooge as his limo driver, before being placed in charge of piloting various craft including the airplane "The Sunchaser", which becomes his signature vehicle. While his physical appearance is the same as his 1987 counterpart, he wears an outfit resembling that of private commercial pilots from the 40s/50s, including a baseball cap, a bomber jacket with a fur lined collar, a green undershirt, and white slacks. The goofy aspects of the character have been enhanced, often giving Launchpad the role of comic relief. Like his 1987 incarnation, Launchpad is a Junior Woodchuck scout leader.[27][28] He is also an avid fan of the Darkwing Duck show-within-a-show (an allusion to his role in the original Darkwing Duck series), as evidenced by a bobblehead and a series of video tapes he owns as well as his watching the show with the family.[29][7][30][31]
Bentina Beakley (voiced by Joan Gerber in the 1987 series and DuckTales the Movie; Wendee Lee in DuckTales: Remastered; Toks Olagundoye in the 2017 series), commonly named Mrs. Beakley by others, is the housekeeper and nanny of the household, and the maternal grandmother of Webby. Like her granddaughter, Beakley is an original DuckTales character.
In the 1987 series, she is shown as a gentlewoman of upper middle age, sweet on her granddaughter, and typically wearing a purple dress and large white apron over her front and having two hairpins to maintain her hairstyle. She is hired by Scrooge as a nanny for the nephews in the third part of the pilot episode, not asking for any payment other than a shelter for herself and Webby.[22] She has been in the line of work for a long time and used to take care of the young Prince Greydrake,[32] and she has proven to be a capable opera singer.[33]
In the 2017 series, she is more down-to-earth than the other residents of McDuck Manor, often offering advice to Scrooge and the ducklings. She is much more resourceful than her 1987 counterpart and has worked for Scrooge for years before the series' start. Her backstory includes a career as Agent, later Director, 22 of the secret espionage organization S.H.U.S.H., through which she first met Scrooge and adopted his clone, April, as Webby Vanderquack, which led to her retiring as a spy.[34][35][20] Though her physical appearance is similar to her 1987 counterpart, with clothing similar to a nanny, and an apron around her waist, she takes offense at being treated as her employer's secretary, and has proven to possess impressive strength.[6] Her nationality has also been changed to British. After years of being overprotective of Webby, the nephews' arrival causes her to agree to let her be a part of Scrooge's adventures.[5] Donald and Della refer to her as "Mrs. B". Beakley and Donald did not get along at first; though when the kids are kidnapped by the Beagle Boys, they join forces and eventually gain respect for each other.[36] Initially, Beakley also dislikes Webby's friend Lena, regarding her as a bad influence, but after Lena saves her life she becomes more accepting of her.[37] Beakley's relationship with Scrooge's butler Duckworth is frosty, due to him criticizing her housework.[38]
Donald Duck (voiced by Tony Anselmo) is a signature Disney character, originally debuting in the 1934 animated short "The Wise Little Hen", the nephew of Scrooge McDuck, the older twin brother of Della Duck, and the uncle of her sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck.
In the 1987 series, his appearance was deliberately downplayed to give more focus to Scrooge and the boys.[39][40] After leaving his nephews with Scrooge to serve with the US Navy,[10][22] he makes occasional appearances while crossing paths with the rest of the Ducks during their adventures in the first season.[41][42][43][44][45][46] In the first-season finale, he returns to Duckburg to serve as best man at Scrooge's wedding to Millionara Vanderbucks. He is not seen in the later seasons so it is assumed that he was serving the navy full time or they didn't allow him to go ashore anymore. In the original show Donald wears clothing resembling his current attire but has some minor differences such as the accents on his sleeves are red, he has no bow tie and he wears a white navy sailor hat.
In the 2017 series, Donald's role is significantly increased to involve him in the adventures of Scrooge and his nephews, which included changing a part of his background with his uncle. In the show, he, Della, and Scrooge used to go on their adventures together, until Della's disappearance caused Donald to cut off contact with Scrooge; not speaking to him for the next decade and raising Della's children in her absence.[7] However, ten years later, as seen in the pilot episode, when Donald discovers his nephews' plan to be alone to cause some mischief with their houseboat, he reluctantly reunites with Scrooge to get him to babysit the boys.[5] After a mishap leads him to becoming involved in a new adventure with Scrooge, and losing his houseboat, Donald agrees to move his family to McDuck Manor while still trying to maintain his independence. In addition to increasing his appearance, the reboot also sees him wearing the black sailor suit that he wears in many of the comics upon which the show is based and has some features similar to his 1930s appearance, the white accents, the four buttons and the white sailor hat. Like in the comics, Donald's main character traits are his bad luck and short temper, though he is also trying to be a good parent figure to his nephews. In "Whatever Happened to Donald Duck?!", it is revealed that his anger stems from a fear that the world was out to get him and that no one could understand him. After Della had the boys and taking anger management counseling with Jones, he channeled his anger into protecting his nephews like they were his sons.[47] Additionally, Don Cheadle provides an alternate voice for Donald in "The Shadow War!"[48][30] and "Quack Pack!"[49][50] while Russi Taylor and Cristina Vee voice the young Donald in "Last Christmas!" and "The First Adventure!" respectively.[51][35] Chris Diamantopoulos also provided an alternate voice for Donald in "Moonvasion!"[52] when the sailor imitated a voice for a melon he found to keep himself from going insane.
Della Duck (voiced by Paget Brewster[53]) is the mother of Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck, the younger twin sister of their uncle Donald Duck, and the niece of Scrooge McDuck. While the character had previously appeared in Disney comics, the 2017 Ducktales series marks her first on-screen appearance in any official animated media.[54]
Before the events of the series, she used to go adventuring with her brother and uncle, and just like how Donald mostly wears a sailor shirt, Della typically sports a pilot's outfit.[5] Her sons grew up without knowing their mother and the first season sees the ducklings – initially Dewey and Webby - investigating her disappearance.[6][55][56] Thus; she only appears in photos and paintings throughout most of season one, making her first major appearance within the franchise in a series of flashback stories in issue #2 and #3 of the IDW published DuckTales comic book.[57][58] The triplets eventually find out that days before they hatched, Della - a passionate pilot and aspiring astronaut - took off with a spaceship built by Scrooge; the Spear of Selene. When she got caught in a cosmic storm, Scrooge tried to guide her through it, but contact with the Spear was lost. Donald, blaming Scrooge for Della's disappearance, cut off all contact with his uncle and raised the triplets by himself, while Scrooge spent years trying to find his niece until his board of directors cut the expenses.[7] In "The Shadow War!", she is shown to be alive and well, though stranded on the Moon and unable to contact Earth.[30] Her fate following the crash is seen in season two – having lost her left leg, she built a prosthetic replacement and she managed to survive using Gyro's Oxy-Chew gum, which provided her with oxygen, water and nutrients, along with her skills as a former Junior Woodchuck. Ten years after the crash she encountered the hidden Lunar civilization of the Moonlanders.[59] She is eventually able to return to Earth, unaware that the Moonlanders have declared war on Earth and that her spaceship has left Earth with Donald on board,[60] and is reunited with her family (except Donald, until the events of "Moonvasion!").[12][52] In the series finale, "The Last Adventure!", it is revealed that Bradford told Della about the Spear of Selene to undermine Scrooge.[20] As seen in "Last Christmas", Della and Donald lived with Scrooge at McDuck Manor during their childhood[51] and when annoyed with his sister, Donald used to insult Della by calling her "Dumbella", a reference to her name in the 1938 animated short Donald's Nephews.
The Beagle Boys are a large family of dogs who constantly try to rob banks or Scrooge's Money Bin and the show's most frequently appearing antagonists. They were originally created by Carl Barks in 1951, and given individual names, looks, and personalities for their DuckTales incarnation.
The 1987 series version of the Beagle Boys, introduced in the five-part pilot,[10] includes seven main Beagle Boys, with four of them appearing throughout the series:
The 1987 series included several minor Beagle Boys who do not appear in the 2017 series:
In the 2017 series, several groups of minor Beagle Boys (all voiced by Eric Bauza) appear in "The Beagle Birthday Massacre!":[80]
Later on in the 2017 series, additional members of the Beagle family (voiced by Eric Bauza) also appear:
Additionally, Beagle Boys appear in the IDW comic book adaption of the 2017 TV series:
Flintheart Glomgold (voiced by Hal Smith in the 1987 series; Brian George in DuckTales: Remastered; Keith Ferguson in the 2017 series[61]) is Scrooge's archenemy, and the second richest duck in the world, created by Carl Barks for the 1956 story "The Second-Richest Duck". Early Barks sketches for Scrooge and Glomgold show remarkable similarities, especially in temperament. While the comics originally depicted Glomgold as a native of South Africa, due to the internationally criticized South African apartheid politics of the 1980s, Glomgold was rewritten to be of Scottish descent for DuckTales.[83]
In the 1987 series, he first appears in the second part of the pilot episode,[84] and typically comes up with schemes to earn money at Scrooge's expense to surpass Scrooge as the world's richest duck.
In addition to his DuckTales role, Glomgold also makes a cameo appearance in the Darkwing Duck episode "In Like Blunt", along with the Beagle Boys and Magica De Spell.[85]
In the 2017 series, debuting in "Woo-oo!",[5] he runs Glomgold Industries and makes his fortune through personal branding; preferring to develop his products as cheaply as possible. In this series, Glomgold is characterized as comically unhinged, to the point where other characters do not take his schemes seriously. Additionally, his aversion towards Scrooge is both personal and professional, as he does not shy away from attempting to kill him and willingly shows up at his wake to celebrate his death.[86] In "The Ballad of Duke Baloney!", after recovering from amnesia caused by the events of "The Shadow War!",[30] it is revealed that Glomgold's birth name was "Duke Baloney", and that he was born and raised in South Africa. After meeting Scrooge, who refused to pay him properly for polishing his shoes in an attempt to teach him self-reliance and hard work, he changed his name to "Flintheart Glomgold" and swore to beat Scrooge in every way possible, including becoming the world's richest duck and proving himself as "the most Scottish" between them. After Glomgold gets his memory back, he makes a bet with Scrooge and, throughout season two, they compete to become the richest duck in the world by the end of the year, with the winner getting the loser's company.[87] In "GlomTales!", Glomgold forms an alliance with several of Scrooge's greatest enemies and Louie in a last-ditch effort to win the bet. He seemingly wins after Louie convinces the other villains to pool their resources with Glomgold's, but he ends up losing everything to Louie because "Flintheart Glomgold" is not his real name and he signed a contract stating everything would revert to his partner, Louie, forcing him to escape from the angry villains after they turn on him.[72] Despite what happened, he returns in "Moonvasion!" to help Scrooge defeat the Moonlanders with one of his insane schemes since General Lunaris had a counter for all of Scrooge's plans, and trick him into returning his company to him.[52]
The name "Duke Baloney" is derived from "the Duke of Baloni", a one-time-only character created by Carl Barks three years prior to Glomgold, and the first character described by Barks as "the second-richest duck in the world".[88]
Magica De Spell (voiced by June Foray in the 1987 series and DuckTales: Remastered; Catherine Tate in the 2017 series[89]) is a powerful Italian sorceress, created by Carl Barks in 1961, and constantly after Scrooge's Number One Dime. Magica is convinced that the dime has magic powers that will help her to gain world domination.
In the 1987 series, she makes her first appearance in "Send in the Clones",[67] living on a distant island inside a volcano in the shape of her head. She speaks with an Eastern European accent, and is often assisted by her brother Poe, who was trapped in the shape of a non-anthropomorphic raven.[67][90][91] While she mostly appeared in the show's first season, she makes one final appearance in the season three episode, "The Unbreakable Bin".[92]
In the 2017 series, she is "a vile sorceress with a mysterious, ancient grudge against Clan McDuck" who was trapped in a shadowy form.[30] Throughout season one, Magica pressures her "niece" Lena into gaining the Ducks’ trust so she can steal the Number One Dime and regain her corporeal form.[80][37][93] When Lena eventually attempts to come clean, Magica grows strong enough from an approaching eclipse to possess Lena's body and prevent her from doing so.[94] Magica's past is revealed in the season's finale "The Shadow War!": Fifteen years ago, Scrooge sealed her physical form in a pocket dimension within his Number One Dime. At the last second though, she used a spell to create Lena from a part of her shadow, thus remaining in contact with the outside world.[30] In the present, empowered by the eclipse, Magica regains her physical form and traps Scrooge in his Number One Dime while exacting her revenge by attacking Duckburg. After a climactic battle in Scrooge's Money Bin, Magica is defeated by the Ducks and rendered powerless, forcing her to escape.[30] In "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!", she returns to haunt Lena and the kids in their dreams using a telepathic helmet as Lena has part of her powers, but was ultimately foiled after Lena destroys her helmet.[95] In "GlomTales!", while forced to work as a birthday party magician, Magica joins Glomgold's alliance to destroy Scrooge and his family, only to be defeated once again.[72] In "The Phantom and the Sorceress", Webby, Lena, and Violet come to Magica for help in training Lena to use her magic to stop the Phantom Blot, which Magica reluctantly agreed to due to his vendetta against her for destroying his village. Once the Phantom Blot was defeated, Magica regained her powers, but is driven off by Lena.[96] In "The Life and Crimes of Scrooge McDuck!", it is revealed that she and Poe once ruled a village together, with the latter ensuring she wasn't too impulsive with their magic. Her first encounter with Scrooge occurred here and she accidentally turned Poe into a raven, who flew off after Scrooge refused to stop him. Magica tried to find Poe, but was unable to and swore revenge against Scrooge.[73]
Mark Beaks (voiced by Josh Brener[61]) is an African grey parrot[97] who is a young tech industry billionaire, the founder and CEO of Waddle, and an exclusive character to the 2017 series. He cares more about his own image and popularity than his fortune, going to great lengths to gain as many followers on social media, keeping several backup phones on hand if any one of them gets destroyed,[98] and stealing others' ideas and passing them off as his own.[99] Debuting in "The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!", he takes on Huey and Dewey as interns while Scrooge and Glomgold get annoyed with their new competitor.[98] In "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!", Gizmoduck saves Beaks' life when his autonomous car system, B.U.D.D.Y. (Beaks Unmanned Driver Drone Yay), malfunctions.[29] In "Who Is Gizmoduck?!", he hires Gizmoduck to work for Waddle. Growing jealous of the new star's rising popularity, however, he decides to wear the Gizmosuit himself, but ends up causing mayhem before he is stopped by Fenton.[100] In "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!", he uses Gandra Dee as a spy to get close to Gizmoduck and turn himself into a Hulk-like monster. Dubbing himself "Mega-Beaks", he severely damages Gyro's lab and the Gizmosuit, kidnaps Huey and Webby, and attacks his own company before being confronted by Fenton and Gandra, who manage to defeat him and turn him back to normal.[101] In "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!", Beaks found and re-purposed an android he dubbed B.O.Y.D. (Beaks Optimistic Youth Droid) to pose as his son to attend Doofus Drake's birthday party. Louie exposes Beaks' deception, leading Doofus to drop him into his "Honey Bin".[102][103] In "GlomTales!", Beaks joins Glomgold's alliance to destroy Scrooge and his family, though the alliance is foiled in the end.[72] In "Louie's Eleven!", he attempts to steal his mother Emma Glamour's phone, only to be thwarted by Donald and Daisy.[104] As of "Beaks in the Shell!", his popularity has plummeted and he attempted to steal gizmo-tech once more, only to be foiled.[99]
He has been described by the producers as "Gizmoduck's Lex Luthor".[105]
General Lunaris (voiced by Lance Reddick) is a high-ranking Moonlander and an exclusive character to the 2017 series. In season two, he encounters Della during her decade on the Moon.[59] While initially appearing kind and understanding, he is secretly resentful of the Earth due to his father's fear of the planet and the Moon literally living in the Earth's shadow, and intends to one day assert the Moon's dominance over Earth's people. After Della fixes the Spear of Selene and returns to Earth, Lunaris deceives his people into thinking that Della is their enemy, and declares war on Earth.[60] When Donald accidentally ends up on the Moon, Lunaris takes him captive.[12] While overseeing preparations for the invasion, Lunaris' second-in-command Penumbra works against him to foil his plans, but he catches onto her quickly and stops her before she can destroy his rocket fleet. Though he nearly catches Donald, the determined duck manages to escape to Earth in Lunaris' prototype rocket, leading the Moonlander to believe he could not have survived.[47] In the season's finale, "Moonvasion!", Lunaris launches his invasion while developing countermeasures for any plan Scrooge could devise and using a planetary engine to force the Earth to revolve around the Moon. However, due to an unpredictable scheme conducted by Glomgold, he is defeated by the Ducks and Penumbra, leaving his engine adrift in Earth's orbit.[52]
While the Moonlanders' civilization was created for the 2017 series, it is inspired by the Moon Stage of the DuckTales and DuckTales: Remastered video games.[106] The soundtrack of the Moon Stage is also used in several of the show's Moon-based scenes – most notably as a lullaby sung by Della in the episode "Whatever Happened to Della Duck?!"[59] and "Moonvasion!" alongside Louie, who reveals Donald learned the song and sang it to the triplets while Della was missing.[52]
F.O.W.L., the Fiendish Organization for World Larceny, is a global criminal organization. Inspired by the terrorist organization S.P.E.C.T.R.E. from Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, F.O.W.L. is first introduced in the 1987 DuckTales episode, "Double-O-Duck" (where the "F" stood for "Foreign" instead), when they plotted to destroy all the world's money; leading the Duckburg Intelligence Agency to ask Launchpad to infiltrate their ranks due to his strong resemblance to one of their agents. Their members included Dr. Nogood, Odd-Duck, Bruno Von Beak, and Feathers Galore.[107] F.O.W.L. was later reworked for the Darkwing Duck animated series, appearing as recurring antagonists opposed by the spy agency S.H.U.S.H.[108]
In the 2017 series, F.O.W.L. was founded in the 1960s by Bradford Buzzard and Black Heron after S.H.U.S.H. rejected Bradford's proposal to rein in the world's chaos by taking it over.[35] The organization is introduced during a flashback to the 1960s, when Mrs. Beakley (then known as Agent 22), teams up with Scrooge as part of a S.H.U.S.H. assignment to prevent F.O.W.L. from obtaining the gummiberry juice potion needed to create an army of super soldiers.[34] Following the Moonlander invasion, F.O.W.L. decides that Scrooge and his family are too much of a risk to their organization and the world, and starts planning to eliminate them.[52] Throughout season three, they race against the Ducks to find several lost artifacts after they discovered the legendary explorer Isabella Finch's journal.[28][109][110][111] Their membership is as follows:
Duckworth (voiced by Chuck McCann in the 1987 series, DuckTales the Movie, and DuckTales: Remastered; David Kaye in the 2017 series) is Scrooge's longtime, no-nonsense butler, the jack-of-all-trades of McDuck Manor, and an important member of Scrooge's staff, created for the DuckTales series. Despite having "Duck" in his name, he is actually an anthropomorphic dog.
In the 1987 series, he worked for Scrooge even before the nephews moved in, and was Scrooge's only household servant until the hiring of Mrs. Beakley. He first appears in the first part of the pilot episode,[10] and appears as a supporting character throughout the series, serving both as butler and chauffeur. He plays a bigger part in the episode "Duckworth's Revolt", where he and the nephews get abducted by aliens where he explained the difference between employment and slavery to their fellow prisoners,[123] and in the episode-segment "Take Me Out of the Ballgame" where he acts as the temporary coach of the Junior Woodchuck baseball team.[74]
In the 2017 series, he died years prior to the series' beginning and was mentioned to be the only one who throws Scrooge parties. After accidentally being summoned back to the world of the living by Black Arts Beagle in "McMystery at McDuck McManor!",[38] he rescues Scrooge from Black Arts, Glomgold, Mark Beaks, and Ma Beagle by ejecting them in the form of a shadowy demon, later nicknamed "Demonworth".[124] His ghost has since returned to his duties as Scrooge's faithful butler.[38][125][51][124][72][52][104][35][20]
Gyro Gearloose (voiced by Hal Smith in the 1987 series; Chris Edgerly in DuckTales: Remastered; Jim Rash in the 2017 series[61]) is a skilled inventor, originally created by Carl Barks in 1952. His inventions often help drive an episode's plot, as they do not always work as designed.
In the 1987 series, he is characterized as a relatively easy-going country bumpkin with super-intellect and everlasting optimism, even when his inventions backfire, but often stretches himself thin with work and feels underappreciated.
In the 2017 series, he is characterized drastically different, being irritable and eccentric, and has a younger appearance than his original counterpart.[6] He works as Scrooge's head of research and development, and for half of the first season, is Fenton's boss.[29][100] In spite of his arrogance and stubbornness, he has good intentions, even when he and his inventions are wildly misunderstood.[30][125][52] In the episode "Astro B.O.Y.D.", his sour personality is later revealed to stem from being manipulated and abused by his mentor, Dr. Akita, and his creation 2-BO's apparent malfunctions. Upon discovering that 2-BO's incident was not his fault and defeating Akita, Gyro resolves to be a better boss to Fenton.[103] Gyro later appeared in "The Last Adventure!" he joined the Ducks in foiling F.O.W.L's plan to rid the world of adventuring.[20]
Doofus Drake (voiced by Brian Cummings in the 1987 series; John Gemberling in the 2017 series) is an acquaintance of Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and an original DuckTales character.
In the 1987 series, he was friends with the boys and Launchpad. He was often seen with the boys during their Junior Woodchuck events, and was also seen with Launchpad, who referred to him as his "little buddy".[citation needed]
In the 2017 series, he is a selfish, insane, sociopathic rich kid after inheriting a fortune from his late grandmother, "Gummeemama" Francis Drake. He forces his parents to work as his servants, invites other people over to hurt them, and breaks things for his amusement.[27][124] In "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!", he invites several people to his birthday party and attempts to take Goldie as his replacement grandmother. However, Louie saves her by reprogramming the android B.O.Y.D. to serve as his brother, who transfers half of Doofus' inheritance to his parents' account, freeing them from his servitude and allowing them to ground him.[102] In "The Life and Crimes of Scrooge McDuck!", Doofus attempts to seek revenge by taking Louie and Scrooge to karmic court and taking Scrooge's fortune away to compensate his enemies. However, Louie makes amends with Doofus, who stands down.[73]
Mrs. Featherby (1987) or Mrs. Emily Quackfaster (2017) (voiced alternately by Tress MacNeille, Joan Gerber, Susan Blu, and June Foray in the 1987 series; June Foray in DuckTales the Movie; Susanne Blakeslee in the 2017 series), named Miss Quackfaster in the original comic books, was created by Barks in 1961, as Scrooge's faithful secretary.
In the 1987 series, she is Scrooge's mild-mannered and capable, albeit gossipy, secretary.[126][15][64] "Super DuckTales" (non-speaking),[70][127][128][129]
In the 2017 series, debuting in "The Great Dime Chase!", she is the archivist of Scrooge's personal archive, having served him for the last 50 years. Dedicated to the point of obsession, she is perfectly willing to terrorize the ducklings if they refuse to heed her bizarre set of rules.[6] In the second season, she is seen defending the archive from harpies,[130] attending Scrooge's fake funeral,[86] working part-time at Duckburg's public library,[31] conducting tours at Fort Duckburg,[131] and assisting Scrooge in repelling the Moonlander invasion.[52]
Goldie O'Gilt, a.k.a. Glittering Goldie (voiced by Joan Gerber in the 1987 series; Allison Janney in the 2017 series[61]) is Scrooge's longtime love interest and an original Carl Barks character from the 1952 comic book story "Back to the Klondike". The producers of the 2017 series has called her the Catwoman to Scrooge's Batman.[61]
In the 1987 series, she first appears in the episode based on and named after the Barks story, where her origins as a music hall singer in Dawson is shown.[132] She reappears in the episodes "Scroogerello", as a figment of Scrooge's dream,[68] "'Till Nephews Do Us Part", interrupting Scrooge's wedding to Millionara Vanderbucks,[46] and "Ducky Mountain High", where Scrooge and Glomgold fight for Goldie's property, only to see Goldie walking out on top.[79]
In the 2017 series, she first appears in "The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains!", as Scrooge's former girlfriend, partner, and rival; out-smarting both him and Glomgold. Alongside Scrooge, she took part in the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 19th century, and explains her advanced age by claiming to have found "a fountain of youth in Ronguay". While she admittingly "always loved gold more than she loved Scrooge", the pair's mutual affection and respect runs deep.[4] In the second season, she first makes a non-speaking appearance at the first annual McDuck Enterprises Christmas party,[51] before returning in a major role in a flashback depicted in "The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck!", in which she joins forces with Scrooge, a time-traveling Gyro, and Fenton's ancestor Sheriff Marshall Cabrera against John D. Rockerduck.[116] In "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!", she reappears in the present day after Louie invites her to McDuck Manor to help him become a better con artist, before getting caught up in a scheme to con Doofus Drake out of several million dollars in party favors. Following a series of double-crosses and being held hostage by Doofus, Goldie eventually gets what she came for, but keeps a picture of Louie to remember him by.[102] In "The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades!", she competes with Scrooge to find the eponymous fountain, only to rekindle her romance with him.[117] She was later captured by F.O.W.L. in "The Last Adventure!" but was rescued by the Ducks.[20]
Ludwig Von Drake (voiced by Corey Burton) is an established Disney character, appearing in several Disney animation productions beginning in 1961.[133] Often referred to as Donald's uncle, he is usually described as scientist and self-proclaimed universal expert.
In the 1987 series, he only makes one appearance, as a psychiatrist treating Launchpad in "The Golden Fleecing".[134]
In the 2017 series, he is an old colleague of Scrooge's,[135] and debuts in "From the Confidential Case Files of Agent 22!", appearing in a flashback segment set in 1968 as the resourceful director of international spy organization S.H.U.S.H.[136][34][35] In the present day, Von Drake's children Corvus, Anya, and Klara have taken over some of his duties, including the management of his Arctic "doomsday vault" (inspired by the Svalbard Global Seed Vault[137]), established in case of worldwide disaster.[135] As of the series finale, "The Last Adventure!", Von Drake was captured by F.O.W.L. and forced to help them with their plans, which he claims kept him busy enough to live into the present. He is eventually rescued by the Ducks amidst their final battle with F.O.W.L.[20]
S.H.U.S.H. was first introduced, albeit without Von Drake, as a recurring organization in the Darkwing Duck animated series.[108]
Gladstone Gander (voiced by Rob Paulsen in the 1987 series; Paul F. Tompkins in the 2017 series[61]) is Donald's cousin, debuting in Carl Barks' "Wintertime Wager" from 1948. Much to his relatives' annoyance, he is unfailingly lucky.
In the 1987 series, he foremost appears in "Dime Enough for Luck", where Magica tries to use his good luck to steal Scrooge's Number One Dime,[138] but he is also seen bidding at an auction in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. McDuck"[139] and he makes non-speaking cameo appearances in "Sweet Duck of Youth"[140] and "'Till Nephews Do Us Part".[46]
In the 2017 series, he is introduced in "The House of the Lucky Gander!", living in the Macau-like city Macaw where he is a prisoner of Toad Liu Hai until Scrooge, Donald, and the kids manage to free him.[141] In "The Shadow War", he is shown to have returned to Duckburg where his shadow is stolen by Magica De Spell.[30] He later appears in "Treasure of the Found Lamp!", during the nephews' hunt to reclaim D'jinn's lamp,[124] and "Moonvasion!", where he teams up with his cousin, Fethry, to rescue Donald, Della, and the kids before taking them back to Duckburg to help Scrooge stop the Moonlanders.[52] He makes a minor appearance in "The Phantom and the Sorceress!" after the Phantom Blot steals his luck and seeks out Webby, Lena, and Violet's help to regain it.[96] He later made an appearance in "The Last Adventure" where he participated at Webby's birthday party and was seen with his family when Bradford was defeated.[20]
Downy and Fergus McDuck (voiced by June Foray and Don Messick in the 1987 series; Ashley Jensen and Graham McTavish in the 2017 series, respectively) are Scrooge's parents. While the mother and father of Scrooge occasionally have appeared or been referred to in the comics, the names Downy and Fergus were created for Don Rosa's 12-part comic book series "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck".[142]
In the 1987 series, Scrooge's parents are simply referred to as "MacMama" and "MacPapa", and they appear in flashbacks in the episode "Once Upon a Dime",[2] where they are shown living as farmers in a small cottage. They are also alluded to in the episode "The Curse of Castle McDuck", which also mentioned the family castle being built by Scrooge's great-great-grandfather Silas McDuck, a character who makes his only appearance here.[143]
Initially in the 2017 series, Downy and Fergus only appear in portraits at McDuck Manor,[5] after which they make their proper debut in "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!".[56] Due to Scrooge using magical druid stones to rebuild their ancestral castle so his parents could move back in there, Downy and Fergus have become immortal, and the castle is only accessible to the rest of the world once every five years. Scrooge and Fergus' relationship is shown to be a conflicted one, while Downy happily greets her visiting family.[111]
Along with Scrooge's parents, the 2017 series pilot also refers to several additional members of Clan McDuck and the Duck family, including Scrooge's grandfather Dingus and sister Matilda, and Donald's parents Hortense (sister of Scrooge and Matilda) and Quackmore.[5] Several additional ancestors are referred to in "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!",[56] and further evolved upon in the tie-in book "DuckTales: Solving Mysteries and Rewriting History!”.[136] Their physical appearances and much of their character traits are taken from "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" and related work.
Bubba the Caveduck (voiced by Frank Welker in the 1987 series and DuckTales: Remastered; Dee Bradley Baker in the 2017 series) is a young caveduck that Scrooge adopts. The character was originally pitched by Tad Stones as "Bubbaduck".[144][145]
In the 1987 series, he first appears in the five-part episode "Time Is Money", which opens season two.[146] He and his pet Triceratops Tootsie arrive in the present after hiding in Gyro's time-machine, the Millennium Shortcut, and Bubba quickly befriends Huey, Dewey and Louie. To accommodate Bubba, Scrooge builds a replica of his original habitat on the McDuck Manor property, and eventually, he starts attending the same school class as Webby and the boys.[147]
In the 2017 series, Bubba and Tootsie are introduced in "Timephoon", when Louie's latest get-rich-quick scheme involving Gyro's Time Tub causes historical people to appear in the present while sending his family to different time periods. Bubba proves to be highly adaptive, immediately adjusting to life in the future, and is implied to be the original ancestor of Clan McDuck. Meanwhile, Tootsie is re-imagined as an aggressive young dinosaur with no relationship with Bubba due to being from an earlier time period than him.[148]
Fenton Crackshell (1987) or Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera (2017) (voiced by Hamilton Camp in the 1987 series; Eric Bauza in DuckTales: Remastered; Lin-Manuel Miranda in the 2017 series) is an everyday office clerk who accidentally becomes the robotic superhero Gizmoduck. The Gizmoduck character was originally pitched by Tad Stones as "Roboduck" (inspired by the film RoboCop), alongside "Bubbaduck" (which evolved into Bubba the Caveduck) and "Spaceduck" (who never made it to the show), and made his debut in the second season.[144][145]
In the 1987 series, he doubles as Scrooge's accountant (as himself) and his personal bodyguard (as Gizmoduck), hired by Scrooge in the five-part story "Super DuckTales".[70][149] He can count at a blazing speed, but he generally is incompetent with almost everything else. Furthermore, his regular dogged attempts to rectify his mistakes tend to make things worse until he ultimately succeeds. He exhibits a remarkably different personality in his role as Gizmoduck (a dual identity only known to Scrooge and Fenton's mother), as his high-powered suit gives him the courage to make daring decisions and act as a strong leader and a hero. Aside from Fenton, other characters temporarily use the Gizmosuit, such as Launchpad,[150] M'Ma,[151] the boys, and Webby.[152] Gizmoduck (Fenton) also makes a few guest appearances in Darkwing Duck.[153][154][155][156][157]
In the 2017 series, he is re-imagined as a Latin-American intern and semi-competent scientist working under Gyro,[158] and debuts in "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!".[29] While the character remains similar to the 1980s version, this version is more optimistic. After receiving the Gizmosuit, Fenton is hired by Scrooge to guard Duckburg.[100][86][101][52] In "Astro B.O.Y.D.!", Fenton is promoted to full-time and unofficially made a doctor.[103] In "The Last Adventure!", he joined the ducks in foiling F.O.W.L's plan to rid the world of adventuring and also reunited with Gandra, the latter being held prisoner by F.O.W.L.[20]
M'Ma Crackshell (1987) or M'Ma Cabrera (2017) (voiced by Kathleen Freeman in the 1987 series; Selenis Leyva in the 2017 series) is Fenton's mother.
In the 1987 series, she is a couch potato who spends most of her time in her trailer home watching soap operas in her bathrobe and her hair constantly in curlers, and debuts alongside her son in the five-part story "Super DuckTales".[70][63][159] She then returns to play bigger parts in "My Mother the Psychic", when she gains the ability to foresee the future,[160] "Blue Collar Scrooge", when she begins to date an amnesiac Scrooge,[127] "The Duck Who Knew Too Much", when she takes on the Gizmosuit and saves Fenton from international spies,[151] and "New Gizmo-Kids on the Block", when she accidentally shrinks the Gizmosuit.[152] Additionally, she makes minor appearances in "The Big Flub" and "A Case of Mistaken Secret Identity".[161][150]
In the 2017 series, she is re-imagined as a no-nonsense Latina detective for the Duckburg Police Department.[162] While she lives an active lifestyle and is deeply concerned with her son's well-being, she is also a devoted telenovela fan, as seen in her debut in "Who Is Gizmoduck?!".[100] She makes non-speaking appearances in "The Shadow War!", "Storkules in Duckburg!" and "Louie's Eleven!", when she is seen foiling crimes.[30][130][104] She also has a minor speaking role in "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!", when she gives her son dating advice,[101] and a major role in "Moonvasion!", when she assists Scrooge in repelling the Moonlander invasion alongside her son, to whom she reveals that she always knew about his secret identity since she is a detective and his mother.[52] In "Beaks in the Shell!", she learns of Fenton's relationship with Gandra, and accepts her warmly.[99]
Gandra Dee (voiced by Miriam Flynn in the 1987 series; Jameela Jamil in the 2017 series[163]) is Fenton's love-interest.
In the 1987 series, she was introduced as a minor character in the five-part episode "Super DuckTales", which ended with her and Fenton's first date.[70][63][159] Gandra reappears in "Metal Attraction", when she and Fenton have become a couple amidst the robot Robotica's attempts to kill her after falling in love with Fenton as Gizmoduck;[164] "The Big Flub", when she stars in a series of commercials directed by Fenton so he can get promoted;[161] and "The Duck Who Knew Too Much", when she and Fenton accidentally become involved with international spies while on vacation.[151]
In the 2017 series, she is re-imagined as a rebel scientist. Debuting in "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!", she meets Fenton at a tech store and they go on a date, but she is soon revealed to be a spy for Mark Beaks. While initially assisting Beaks, she turns on him when he endangers Huey and Webby and helps Fenton stop him before making a stealthy exit.[101] She is later revealed to be a cyborg after experimenting on herself and an agent of F.O.W.L.[52][109][110] Despite this, she maintained her relationship with Fenton and eventually decided to leave F.O.W.L., only to be caught by Bradford and imprisoned in the Library of Alexandria.[99] She was later rescued by Fenton and the Ducks.[20]
Dijon (1987) or Faris D'jinn (2017) (voiced by Richard Libertini in the 1987 series and DuckTales the Movie; Omid Abtahi in the 2017 series[165]) is a Middle Eastern acquaintance of the Ducks, created for DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.
In the 1987 series, Dijon debuted in the film as an inept thief with kleptomania, working for the wizard Merlock. Thereafter, he returns for three of the last five episodes of the series. In the episode "Attack of the Metal Mites", he is seen working for Glomgold,[166] and in the two-part series finale "The Golden Goose", he is reunited with his estranged brother, Poupon.[167][168]
In the 2017 series, he is re-imagined as a jackal and a fierce adventurer named Faris D'jinn – an ally of Scrooge, noted for being the descendant of an actual genie. He debuts in "Treasure of the Found Lamp!", when he looks for his lost lamp that was passed between Gladstone, Doofus, and Ma Beagle after it was part of a garage sale overseen by Duckworth's ghost.[124] During the Moonlander invasion, Djinn was seen with Amunet and the living mummies fighting the Moonlanders in Egypt.[52]
Gene the Genie (voiced by Rip Taylor in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp; Jaleel White in the 2017 series) is the genie of the titular lamp. As such, he is targeted by the evil sorcerer, Merlock, but eventually ends up becoming a real boy and befriends the kids of McDuck Manor.
In the 2017 series, Gene was trapped in the Lost Lamp of Collie Baba in the year 1990. In "Quack Pack!", amidst the Ducks' search for the lamp, Donald wished for a normal family life, which Gene obliged by erasing the Ducks' memories and sending them into a 1990s sitcom. While the Ducks went through the motions of an episode plotline, Gene made "guest appearances" in commercials and as a photographer. The Ducks eventually realized what happened to them and demand Gene send them back, but he reveals that only Donald can undo the wish since he was the one who made it. Despite Donald initially refusing to do so and the wish fighting to maintain itself when the Ducks try to escape, Donald is convinced to use his second wish to undo the first, and uses his last wish for a framed family photo.[169][50] Following this, Gene remains behind in his treasure cavern before he is kidnapped by F.O.W.L. and eventually rescued by the Ducks.[109][20]
Poe De Spell (voiced by Frank Welker[3] in the 1987 series; Martin Freeman[170] in the 2017 series) is Magica's brother and familiar, always seen in the shape of a non-anthropomorphic raven, and assisting her in three episodes.[67][90][91] In Poe's debut episode, "Send in the Clones", it is stated that he was somehow permanently transformed into a raven and cannot be turned back by conventional magic.[67] His name is a reference to the author Edgar Allan Poe, and Poe often ends his stanzas with the word "nevermore", quoting the poem "The Raven".[90]
Poe appears in a flashback in the 2017 series episode "The Life and Crimes of Scrooge McDuck!" Unlike his 1987 counterpart, Poe is initially presented as an anthropomorphic duck instead of a raven and was Magica's twin brother. Together with her, Poe ruled over a small village and terrorized its people, keeping Magica in check and making sure she did not go overboard with her magic. During a battle with the De Spells, Scrooge riled up Magica, causing her to ignore her brother's warnings and accidentally transform Poe into a non-verbal, non-anthropomorphic raven. Despite Magica begging for help, Scrooge allowed Poe to fly out of a broken window, never to be seen again. A grieving Magica swore vengeance against Scrooge and merged Poe's discarded amulet with her own to form her staff.[73]
| Character | Voice actor[3] | Description | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Slowly | Peter Cullen | The descendant of one of El Capitán's shipmates who rules over a superstitious tribe in the Andes. | "Treasure of the Golden Suns (Part 3): Three Ducks of the Condor"[22] |
| Skittles | Patty Parris | A young penguin whom Webby befriends in Antarctica. | "Treasure of the Golden Suns (Part 4): Cold Duck"[13] |
| Major Courage | Terry McGovern | The William Shatner-esque star of a Star Trek-like TV show. | "Where No Duck Has Gone Before"[235] |
| Overlord Bulovan | Hamilton Camp | An evil alien overlord from the planet Kronk. | "Where No Duck Has Gone Before"[235] |
| Armstrong | Peter Cullen | A robot designed by Gyro to perform household chores who goes rogue. | "Armstrong"[126] |
| Djinni | Howard Morris | The gluttonous genie of a magic lamp who got to enjoy the luxuries of McDuck Manor. | "Master of the Djinni"[236] |
| Schewebazade | Joan Gerber | A beautiful storyteller and spoof on Scheherazade who is imprisoned in a Sultan's harem but helps Scrooge and Glomgold escape. | "Master of the Djinni"[236] |
| Emir of Somnambula | Roger C. Carmel | Schewebazade's betrothed. | "Master of the Djinni"[236] |
| Ludwig von Strangeduck | Arte Johnson | A supposedly "mad" scientist believed to be dead. | "Hotel Strangeduck"[211] |
| Featherika von Strangeduck | Joan Gerber | Dr. von Strangeduck's sister who masqueraded as the "Duchess of Swansylvania". | "Hotel Strangeduck"[211] |
| Sir Guy Standforth | Pat Fraley | A callous, stuck-up member of the Duckburg Explorers Club. | "Lost Crown of Genghis Khan"[16] |
| Mad Dog McGurk | Peter Cullen | A tough but innocent prison inmate of Aquatraz who befriends the likewise falsely-convicted Scrooge in jail and find a mutual enemy in Glomgold. Both of them are pardoned by the governor upon proof of their innocence being revealed. | "Duckman of Aquatraz"[209] |
| King Artie | Richard Erdman | The king of the medieval kingdom of Quackelot and a spoof of King Arthur of Camelot. | "Sir Gyro de Gearloose"[210] |
| Moorloon | Barry Dennen | King Artie's German-accented magician and a spoof of Merlin. | "Sir Gyro de Gearloose"[210] |
| Lesdred | Peter Cullen | King Artie's traitorous nephew and a spoof of Mordred. | "Sir Gyro de Gearloose"[210] |
| Auric | Ken Mars | A Viking king who kidnaps Mrs. Beakley. | "Maid of the Myth"[33] |
| Thor | William Callaway | The mightiest of Auric's Vikings. | "Maid of the Myth"[33] |
| Griselda | Tress MacNeille | Auric's queen who is jealous of Mrs. Beakley. | "Maid of the Myth"[33] |
| Swanwhite | Tress MacNeille | A shepherd girl who helps Launchpad train for a Viking chariot race. | "Maid of the Myth"[33] |
| Fritter O'Way | Aron Kincaid | A conniving fox who forces Scrooge to hand over his fortune due to an old unpaid debt. | "Down and Out in Duckburg"[237] |
| Robin Lurch | Rob Paulsen | The host of Scrooge's favorite TV show Lifestyles of the Filthy Rich and a spoof of Robin Leach of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. | "Down and Out in Duckburg"[237] |
| Filler Brushbill | Charlie Adler | Duckburg's super salesman capable of selling something to everyone he meets. | "Much Ado About Scrooge"[238] |
| Ripcord McQuack | Robert Ridgely | Launchpad's estranged father and a daring pilot. | "Top Duck"[25] |
| Birdie McQuack | Russi Taylor | Launchpad's mother. Like the rest of her family, she is a daring pilot. | "Top Duck"[25] |
| Loopy McQuack | B.J. Ward | Launchpad's sister and fellow star pilot. | "Top Duck"[25] |
| Yardarm | Hal Smith | Assistant to Sharkey (Pete). | "Pearl of Wisdom"[212] |
| Colonel Beauregard DuBark | Alan Oppenheimer | The descendant of Elijah DuBark, who fought and won over Launchpad's great-great-grandfather at the Battle of Duck Ridge. | "Launchpad's Civil War"[24] |
| Rufus B. Pinfeathers | Richard Erdman | The mayor of present-day Duck Ridge, re-enacting the Civil War Battle of Duck Ridge. | "Launchpad's Civil War"[24] |
| King Homer | Michael Mish | The young and noble king of the ancient Greek island Ithaquack. He is named after Greek philosopher Homer | "Home Sweet Homer"[42] |
| Circe | Tress MacNeille | An evil witch who transports Scrooge and the nephews to ancient Ithaquack in a failed attempt to overthrow King Homer with magic. | "Home Sweet Homer"[42] |
| Queen Ariel | Tress MacNeille | King Homer's wife who was held prisoner by Circe. | "Home Sweet Homer"[42] |
| King Blowhard | Peter Cullen | An acquaintance of King Homer who is proven to have remarkably strong lungs. | "Home Sweet Homer"[42] |
| Captain Slattery | Peter Renaday | A captain of one of Scrooge's ships who was lost in the Bermuda Triangle. | "Bermuda Triangle Tangle"[200] |
| Captain Bounty | Allan Melvin | A hapless sea captain residing in the Bermuda Triangle. | "Bermuda Triangle Tangle"[200] |
| Commander of the Microducks | Tress MacNeille | The commander of a crew of alien Microducks, originally created by Carl Barks. | "Micro Ducks from Outer Space"[239] |
| Dangerous Dan | Will Ryan | An antagonist to Scrooge and rival for Goldie's affections while he was working in the Klondike. | "Back to the Klondike"[132] |
| Mr. Merriweather | Hal Smith | A photographer from Louisville, Kenducky. | "Horse Scents"[240] |
| M'Lady | Susan Blu | Mr. Merriweather's horse whom Webby helps to win the Kenducky Derby. | "Horse Scents"[240] |
| Bull Weevil | Johnny Haymer | A powerful oat tycoon attempting to get his hands on M'Lady. | "Horse Scents"[240] |
| Lucky | Patty Parris | A lemming who accidentally steals the combination to Scrooge's vault. | "Scrooge's Pet"[241] |
| Barnacle Biff | Brian Cummings | The seaman who sells Lucky to the nephews as a present for Scrooge. | "Scrooge's Pet"[241] |
| Dr. Horatio Bluebottle | Chuck McCann | The inventor of a top-secret navy submarine and a secret ally of Glomgold. | "Catch as Cash Can (Part 2): A Whale of a Bad Time"[43] |
| Master Malek | Frank Welker | The leader of a race of humanoid fish folk. | "Catch as Cash Can (Part 3): Aqua Ducks"[242] |
| Archibald Quackerbill | Jack Angel | A sailor believed to have been eaten by a sea monster. | "Merit-Time Adventure"[18] |
| Captain Mallard | Frank Welker | The captain of Quackerbill's ship. | "Merit-Time Adventure"[18] |
| Captain Tann | Brian Cummings | A posh coast guard captain investigating the rumours of a sea monster. | "Merit-Time Adventure"[18] |
| Agnes the Harpie | Tress MacNeille | The leader of a group of harpies originally appearing in the Carl Barks comic book story "The Golden Fleecing". | "The Golden Fleecing"[134] |
| Anastasia the Harpie | Joan Gerber | A harpy who falls in love with Launchpad. | "The Golden Fleecing"[134] |
| Wildcat | Chuck McCann | The manager of Scrooge's Texan oil reserves which are suddenly dried up. | "Ducks of the West"[243] |
| J.R. Mooing | Frank Welker | A rich Texas oil tycoon, whose name and voice were inspired by Larry Hagman's Dallas character J.R. Ewing. | "Ducks of the West"[243] |
| Tex Dogie | Alan Oppenheimer | The host of Lucky Duck Dude Ranch in Texas. | "Ducks of the West"[243] |
| Duke Duggan | Peter Cullen | A devious shepherd and a manager at Scrooge's sheep ranch in Australia. | "Back Out in the Outback"[14] |
| Sundowner | Rob Paulsen | A shepherd who works at Scrooge's Australian ranch. | "Back Out in the Outback"[14] |
| Dr. Von Geezer | Howard Morris | A D.A.S.A. (short for "Duckburg Aeronautics and Space Administration") scientist who sends Launchpad and Doofus on a space exploration program. | "The Right Duck"[244] |
| Ronnie | Frank Welker | A D.A.S.A. monkey who proves to be smarter than Launchpad. | "The Right Duck"[244] |
| Ping the Pitiless | Ronnie Schell | The cruel emperor of Mars, whose name is a play on Ming the Merciless, facing off against Launchpad and Doofus. | "The Right Duck"[244] |
| J. Gander Hoover | Peter Cullen | A spoof of J. Edgar Hoover and the head of the D.I.A. (short for "Duckburg Intelligence Agency"). In Darkwing Duck, his character was reworked into J. Gander Hooter, director of S.H.U.S.H.[108] | "Double-O-Duck"[107] |
| Dr. Nogood | René Auberjonois | A high-ranking F.O.W.L. agent plotting to destroy all the money in the world. He is modeled off of Ernst Stavro Blofeld and named after Dr. Julius No. | "Double-O-Duck"[107] |
| Bruno von Beak | Terry McGovern | A F.O.W.L. agent and Launchpad's doppelgänger. | "Double-O-Duck"[107] |
| Feathers Galore | Tress MacNeille | A F.O.W.L. agent and spoof of Pussy Galore who encounters Launchpad while he is undercover as Bruno von Beak. | "Double-O-Duck"[107] |
| Fardaring | Frank Welker | A trickster leprechaun who turns up in the Money Bin and befriends Webby. | "Luck o' the Ducks"[245] |
| King Brian | Billy Barty | The wealthy king of Fardaring's Irish homeland. | "Luck o' the Ducks"[245] |
| Brigadier Broccoli | George DiCenzo | The broccoli-themed leader of the Vegedonians, an alien race abducting Duckworth and the nephews. | "Duckworth's Revolt"[123] |
| Lieutenant Garlic | Michael Bell | A high-ranking garlic-themed Vegedonian. | "Duckworth's Revolt"[123] |
| Sergeant Squash | Steve Susskind | A high-ranking squash-themed Vegedonian. | "Duckworth's Revolt"[123] |
| Prince Greydrake | Frank Welker | A prince for whom Mrs. Beakley was a nanny until he disappeared in a jungle. He encounters the Ducks and is later crowned king. He is a spoof of Tarzan. | "Jungle Duck"[32] |
| Queen Grunta | Linda Gary | The leader of a tribe of female warriors whom Scrooge and Launchpad met during their first flight together, as told in flashbacks. | "Launchpad's First Crash"[23] |
| Count Roy | Maurice LaMarche | An old friend of Scrooge and the ruler of the kingdom of Montedumas. | "Duck in the Iron Mask"[213] |
| Count Ray | Arte Johnson | Count Roy's twin brother who incarcerated Ray and took his identity. | "Duck in the Iron Mask"[213] |
| Burt Quackarach | Terry McGovern | A spoof of Burt Bacharach hired to play the piano on the maiden voyage of the Hindentanic. | "The Uncrashable Hindentanic"[201] |
| Irwin Mallard | Terry McGovern | A passenger of the Hindentanic, a famous disaster film director, and a spoof of Irwin Allen. | "The Uncrashable Hindentanic"[201] |
| Quacks | Chuck McCann | Gloria Swansong's assistant. | "The Uncrashable Hindentanic"[201] |
| Carl Sagander | Frank Welker | A famed Duckburg scientist and spoof of Carl Sagan who travels on the Hindentanic. | "The Uncrashable Hindentanic"[201] |
| Charles Upstart III | Terry McGovern | The president of the Association of Status Seekers who competes with Scrooge to find the Mask of Kuthu-lulu. | "The Status Seekers"[76] |
| Dr. Kooncen Wiemers | Terry McGovern | A member of the Association of Status Seekers, named after showwriters Ken Koonce and David Weimers. | "The Status Seekers"[76] |
| Bully Beagle | Pat Musick | An older kid bullying Doofus. | "Nothing to Fear"[218] |
| Jack the Tripper | Peter Cullen | A notorious London-based thief who is inspired by Jack the Ripper. | "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. McDuck"[139] |
| Shedlock Jones | Clive Revill | A spoof of Sherlock Holmes who helps the nephews capture Jack the Tripper. | "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. McDuck"[139] |
| Catfish McDuck | Peter Renaday | Scrooge's uncle, serving as a steamboat captain on the Mississippi at the time young Scrooge arrived in the United States. His comic book counterpart is Pothole McDuck. | "Once Upon a Dime"[2] |
| Old Man Ribbit | William Callaway | A dishonest steamboat captain and Uncle Catfish's rival. | "Once Upon a Dime"[2] |
| Cinnamon Teal | Haunani Minn | A super-spy who hypnotizes Donald into betraying the Navy, but eventually regrets her ways and helps the ducks. She also appears in the BOOM! Studios DuckTales and Darkwing Duck comics. | "Spies in Their Eyes"[44] |
| Victor Luzer | Bernie Kopell | A pig spy working with Cinnamon Teal. Voice actor Bernie Kopell parodies his Get Smart character Agent Siegfried. | "Spies in Their Eyes"[44] |
| Ensign Plover | Mark Taylor | One of Donald's fellow marines who is later revealed to be allied with the Phantom Blot. | "All Ducks on Deck"[45] |
| Mr. Wolf | Dick Gautier | A werewolf attending the Duckburg monster convention. | "Ducky Horror Picture Show"[207] |
| Count Drakeula | Alan Oppenheimer | A vampire attending the Duckburg monster convention. He is a spoof of Count Dracula. | "Ducky Horror Picture Show"[207] |
| Millionara Vanderbucks | Tress MacNeille | A gold digger attempting to lure Scrooge into marriage. | "'Till Nephews Do Us Part"[46] |
| Mung Ho | Keone Young | The tyrant ruler of the ancient city of Tupei who the Ducks encounter while traveling through time. | "Time Is Money (Part 2): The Duck Who Would Be King"[246] |
| Sen-Sen | Haunani Minn | A peasant who is saved from Mung Ho and eventually becomes his successor. She shares a mutual attraction with Launchpad. | "Time Is Money (Part 2): The Duck Who Would Be King"[246] |
| Julie Blurf | Russi Taylor | A neighboring girl who becomes Bubba's girlfriend despite their families' ongoing feud. | "Bubbeo and Juliet"[247] |
| Cookie Blurf | Mary Jo Catlett | Julie's mother and a recent lottery winner who gets off on the wrong foot with Scrooge. | "Bubbeo and Juliet"[247] |
| Robotica | Susan Blu | Gyro's robotic maid who falls in love with Gizmoduck and attempts to kill Gandra Dee. | "Metal Attraction"[164] |
| Aphroducky | Linda Gary | The goddess of love and spoof of Aphrodite who gets engaged to Scrooge after they are both hit by Cupid's arrows. | "A DuckTales Valentine"[248] |
| Vulcan | Ken Mars | The jealous husband of Aphroducky. | "A DuckTales Valentine"[248] |
| Goldfeather | Susan Blu | A French spy attempting to steal Scrooge's gold. She is a spoof of Auric Goldfinger. | "The Duck Who Knew Too Much"[151] |
| Nurse Hatchet | Kathleen Freeman | A nurse who examines Scrooge. She is named after Nurse Ratched of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. | "Scrooge's Last Adventure"[249] |
| Character | Voice actor | Description | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Peghook | Keith Ferguson | An undead ghost pirate rumored to have once terrorized and plundered the river Styx. | "Woo-oo!"[5] |
| Toad Liu Hai | BD Wong | A casino owner and spirit of chance and fortune who holds Gladstone Gander hostage to harvest his good luck. He is based on Taoist deity Liu Haichan. | "The House of the Lucky Gander!"[141] |
| Toth-Ra | Bassem Youssef | An ancient, mummified pharaoh whom the ducks awaken while exploring his pyramid. | "The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!"[226] |
| Sabaf | Bassem Youssef | The latest in a long line of Toth-Ra's guards who impersonated the pharaoh to benefit from his followers. | "The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra"[226] |
| George Mallardy | Brian Drummond | A spoof of George Mallory and an explorer who Scrooge hired to help him climb Mt. Neverrest 70 years ago, until Mallardy betrayed him. | "The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!"[250] |
| Salesman | Carlos Alazraqui | A con artist who runs Mt. Neverrest-themed scams. | "The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!"[250] |
| Briar and Bramble | Tara Strong and Andrea Libman | Two kelpies who attempt to lure the ducks into the sea to drown them. Their design is inspired by the ponies from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, in which their voice actresses star. | "The Missing Links of Moorshire!"[251] |
| Oceanika | Jennifer Hale | A mermaid and a former girlfriend of Launchpad's. | "The Depths of Cousin Fethry!"[185] |
| Fisher and Mann | John DiMaggio and Grey Griffin | A couple of honest "fisherpersons" who found and became partners with the amnesiac Glomgold. | "The Ballad of Duke Baloney!"[87] |
| Past | Jack McBrayer | The Ghost of Christmas Past and acquaintance of Scrooge. | "Last Christmas!"[51] |
| Present | Bill Fagerbakke | The Ghost of Christmas Present and acquaintance of Scrooge. | "Last Christmas!"[51] |
| Future | N/A | The Ghost of Christmas Future and acquaintance of Scrooge. | "Last Christmas!"[51] |
| Rhutt Betlah | David Kaye | A businessman who approached Scrooge with "square rocks". The character, whose name and DuckTales appearance are based on Rhett Butler, originates in Barks' "Lost in the Andes!". | "Last Christmas!"[51] |
| Marshall Cabrera | Lin-Manuel Miranda | An Old West ancestor of Fenton's introduced to Scrooge while serving as Sheriff of Gumption. | "The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck!"[116] |
| Corvus, Anya, and Klara Von Drake | Corey Burton and Kari Wahlgren | Ludwig Von Drake's children and the present-day owners of his estate who grew up to be scientists like their father. | "Raiders of the Doomsday Vault!"[135] |
| Dr. Atmoz Fear | Tom Kenny | A supervillain with weather-manipulation abilities whom Gizmoduck captured. The character's design was inspired by Phineas and Ferb character Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz. | "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!"[101] |
| Alistair Boorswan | Edgar Wright | A British film director who is set to direct a Darkwing Duck reboot film for McDuck Studios. | "The Duck Knight Returns!"[177] |
| Tad the Security Guard | Tad Stones | A McDuck Studios employee who tries to keep Starling away from Boorswan's film. The character is named after and voiced by the original Darkwing Duck series creator Tad Stones. | "The Duck Knight Returns!"[177] |
| Jones | James Adomian | Donald's anger management counselor, whom Dewey and Webby investigate following Donald's disappearance. The character was created by Barks in 1943, originally serving as Donald's equally foul-tempered neighbor. | "Whatever Happened to Donald Duck?!"[47] |
| Phooey Duck | N/A | An imaginary fourth brother made up by Huey, Dewey, and Louie dressed in a yellow t-shirt and beanie. The character was inspired by artist errors that saw four triplets drawn in instead of three and was later named by Disney comic editor Bob Foster. | "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!"[95] |
| Cornelius Coot | N/A | The founder of Duckburg and an ancestor of the Duck family who left behind a Golden Armory underneath Fort Duckburg and fought off a battalion of Beagles. Barks created the character in 1952, with Rosa detailing his history in later stories. | "The Golden Armory of Cornelius Coot!"[62] |
| Benjamin Frankloon | Dee Bradley Baker | A spoof of Benjamin Franklin who was accidentally brought to the present when Louie inadvertently turned a hurricane into a "timephoon", though he was eventually returned to his own time. | "Timephoon!"[148] |
| The Bombie | Fred Tatasciore | A relentless, zombie-like monster connected to a curse that forces it to destroy the richest person in the world. The character was created by Barks for the 1949 comic story "Voodoo Hoodoo". | "The Richest Duck in the World!"[113] |
| J.W. Guidebook | Stephen Root | An imaginary, anthropomorphized version of the Junior Woodchuck guidebook Huey conjured while competing against Violet. | "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!"[28] |
| Max Goof | N/A | Goofy's son who appears in his wallet photos when he gives Donald familial advice. Max made his first appearance in the 1992 TV series, Goof Troop. | "Quack Pack!"[50] |
| P.J. Pete | N/A | Pete's son and Max's best friend who also appears in Goofy's family photos. P.J. made his first appearance in the 1942 short, "Bellboy Donald" as "Pete Junior", while his design is based on his Goof Troop incarnation. | "Quack Pack!"[50] |
| Roxanne | N/A | Max's girlfriend who also appears in Goofy's wallet photos. Roxanne made her first appearance in the 1995 film, A Goofy Movie. | "Quack Pack!"[50] |
| Alethiea | Hynden Walch | A mermaid and denizen of Mervana. | "The Lost Harp of Mervana!"[252] |
| Vero | Greg Cipes | A merman and denizen of Mervana. | "The Lost Harp of Mervana!"[252] |
| Mystical Harp | Retta | A sentient Mervanan artifact compelled to only speak and confirm the truth. She is based on the Harp of Troy from the original DuckTales episode "Raiders of the Lost Harp". | "The Lost Harp of Mervana!"[252] |
| King Honestus | Jeff Bennett | The ruler of Mervana who tried to flee from his duties, only to cause his kingdom to sink into the ocean while he turned into a sea monster. | "The Lost Harp of Mervana!"[252] |
| Emma Glamour | Bebe Neuwirth | A famous trendsetter in Duckburg, Mark Beaks' mother, and Daisy's employer. | "Louie's Eleven!"[104] |
| Doctor Akita | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | A villainous roboticist and Gyro's former mentor who co-created B.O.Y.D. with him. | "Astro B.O.Y.D.!"[103] |
| Inspector Tezuka | Tamlyn Tomita | A tough police officer from Tokyolk who dislikes robots. She is named after Osamu Tezuka, one of Barks' best friends. | "Astro B.O.Y.D.!"[103] |
| Jörmungandr | Kristofer Hivju | The sea serpent from Norse mythology who battles Scrooge every decade in a wrestling tournament for the fate of the Earth. | "The Rumble for Ragnarok!"[253] |
| Strongbeard | John DiMaggio | A Norse warrior with an enchanted beard and participant in Jörmungandr's wrestling tournament. | "The Rumble for Ragnarok![253] |
| Hecka | Grey Griffin | A Norse warrior and participant in Jörmungandr's wrestling tournament. She is inspired by the Norse goddess, Hel, while her name is derived from the Marvel Comics character, Hela. | "The Rumble for Ragnarok!"[253] |
| Fenrir | N/A | Hecka's pet wolf and participant in Jörmungandr's wrestling tournament. | "The Rumble for Ragnarok![253] |
| Wereduck | Doug Jones | One of the monsters of Duckburg, first seen disguised as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. | "The Trickening!"[254] |
| Frankenstein | Clancy Brown | One of the monsters of Duckburg, first seen disguised as a limbless zombie. | "The Trickening!"[254] |
| Witch Hazel | Selma Blair | A witch and one of the monsters of Duckburg, first seen disguised as Sadako Yamamura. She shares her name with a character of the same name, first introduced in the short film Trick or Treat. | "The Trickening!"[254] |
| Nosferatu | James Marsters | A vampire and one of the monsters of Duckburg, first seen disguised as Billy the Puppet. For reasons unknown, he is miscredited as "Dracula". | "The Trickening!"[254] |
| Ponce de León | Néstor Carbonell | A lion and a 16th-century explorer and conquistador who discovered the Fountain of the Foreverglades and turned its waters into a resort pool so he could drain the youth from those who swam in it and stay young forever. | "The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades!"[117] |
| W.A.N.D.A. | Jameela Jamil | Drake's artificially intelligent supercomputer based in his lair. She shares some traits with the D-2000 supercomputer from the Darkwing Duck episode "Star Crossed Circuits". | "Let's Get Dangerous!"[114] |
| Dr. Thaddeus Waddlemeyer | N/A | Gosalyn's grandfather and Taurus Bulba's co-worker who was pulled into another dimension while trying to warn Bulba about a flaw in the Ramrod, a machine they built to pull items from other dimensions. He is based on Professor Waddlemayer from the original Darkwing Duck series. | "Let's Get Dangerous!"[114] |
| Bonkers D. Bobcat | N/A | A St. Canard police officer who is terrorized by invading supervillains. The character originated in the 1993 Disney Afternoon animated series Bonkers. | "Let's Get Dangerous!"[114] |
| Christoph | Flula Borg | A spice baron from Istanbird whom Louie, Violet, and Rockerduck encounter while searching for a piece of the Split Sword of Swanstantine. | "The Split Sword of Swanstantine!"[110] |
| Hades | Chris Diamantopoulos | Zeus's brother and ruler of the Underworld. He is based on the Greek deity of the same name. | "New Gods on the Block!"[175] |
| Matilda McDuck | Michelle Gomez | Scrooge's younger sister and a member of Clan McDuck. She was first mentioned in a sketch Barks made for the McDuck family tree before Rosa featured her in The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. | "The Fight for Castle McDuck!"[111] |
| Santa Claus | Hugh Bonneville | A legendary figure connected to Christmas who invented the tradition of giving presents on the holiday with Scrooge before they parted ways on bad terms. | "How Santa Stole Christmas!"[255] |
| Baloo von Bruinwald XIII | N/A | Kit's mentor and the original owner of the "Higher for Hire" air cargo company who appears in a commercial for the Higher for Hire. Loosely inspired by the character of the same name created for Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, Baloo first appeared in Disney's 1967 animated film adaptation while his design is based on his TaleSpin incarnation. | "The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!"[183] |
| Rhinokey and Butterbear | N/A | Chimeric inhabitants of an island created by the Stone of What Was. They are based on the characters of the same name from The Wuzzles. | "The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!"[183] |
| Bailiff | Henry Winkler | A bailiff for the karmic court who speaks on behalf of Lady Justice. | "The Life and Crimes of Scrooge McDuck!"[73] |
| May and June | Riki Lindhome and Noël Wells | Clones of Webby who were created by F.O.W.L. to steal the Missing Mysteries until they have a change of heart, help the family defeat Bradford, and are adopted by Donald. They are inspired by Daisy Duck's nieces of the same name, created by Barks for the 1953 comic "Flip Decision". | "The Last Adventure!"[20] |
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