Donald Duck – DuckTales 2017

Overview: Donald Fauntleroy Duck is one of the main protagonists of DuckTales (2017). Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known for his semi-intelligible speech and his mischievous, temperamental, and pompous personality. He is 36 years old, and is often seen as the comedic relief. He is the nephew of Scrooge McDuck, uncle of Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck, and the older twin brother of Della Duck.

Personality: The character of Donald Duck is portrayed as an impatient, immature, and arrogant duck with a pessimistic attitude and an insecure disposition. In addition, his two dominant personality traits are his fiery temper and his cynical attitude to life. Many Donald shorts start with Donald in a happy mood, without a care in the world until something comes along and spoils his day. His rage is a great cause of suffering in his life. On multiple occasions, it has caused him to get in over his head and lose competitions. There are times when he fights to keep his temper in check, and he sometimes succeeds in doing so temporarily, but he always returns to his normal angry self in the end. Donald's aggressive nature has its advantages, however. While at times it is a hindrance, and even a handicap, it has also helped him in times of need. When faced with a threat of some kind, he is initially scared, but his fear is replaced by anger. As a result, instead of running away, he fights. In fact, his anger can make him powerful enough to defeat ghosts, sharks, mountain goats, giant kites, and even the forces of nature. Donald is also a bit of a poseur. He likes to brag, especially about how skilled he is at something. He does, in fact, have many skills—he is something of a Jack-of-all-trades. Amongst other things, he is a talented fisher, a competent hockey player, and a skilled pianist. However, his love of bragging often leads him to overestimate his abilities, so that when he sets out to make good on his boasts, he gets in over his head, usually to hilarious effect. Another of his personality traits is perseverance. Even though he can at times be a slacker, and likes to say that his favorite place to be is in a hammock, once he has committed to accomplishing something, he goes for it 100 percent, sometimes resorting to extreme measures to reach his goal. Once a great adventurer, Donald has become an overprotective Parental Substitute for Huey, Dewey, and Louie. His need for a job is constantly weighed down by his worry for his nephews and their mischief.

Extra information: He is easily one of the most admirable characters on the show, as he helps the McDuck family on many adventures, as well as playing crucial roles in defeating people like Magica DeSpell, General Lunaris and Branford Buzzard. He always is there to protect his family (mostly his nephews) from dangerous enemies like The Beagle Boys, Flintheart Glomgold, General Lunaris, and many other villains. Despite being portrayed as a dimwit or weakling, Donald is actually one of the smartest and strongest characters in the show, as whenever his family is in danger he always manages to use his strength to help them. Despite having to compare to the likes of Della Duck and Scrooge McDuck, neither cancels each other out as they have similar power, influence, and admirability. Unlike his original counterpart, he would subvert all of his numerous corrupting qualities and become a better person.

AUTHOR BIO/IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Donald has an indiscernible voice. It sounds crackly and you can't understand what he says, so when Donald speaks, make sure to say in the action description that it isn't understandable. This is an incredibly important part of his character.