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In "Hot Spells", the banned episode of the show, Magicka makes it a point that magic requires hard work and a lot of mathematics. But in the same episode, Goselyn learns magical powers by making deals with the demon Beelzebub and learning them from the Library of Forbidden Spells which is heavily implied to be connected to demons. If Magic is mostly advanced math, what exactly ties it to demons? Is the episode saying Math is inherently demonic and the smarter you are the more likely you are to go to the Underworld?

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In "Hot Spells", the banned episode of the show, Magicka makes it a point that magic requires hard work and a lot of mathematics. But in the same episode, Goselyn learns magical powers by making deals with the demon Beelzebub and learning them from the Library of Forbidden Spells which is heavily implied to be connected to demons. If Magic is mostly advanced math, what exactly ties it to demons? Is the episode saying Math is inherently demonic and the smarter you are the more likely you are to go to the Underworld?Underworld?

* "When you're Drake Mallard, what kind of job do you have?" "Yeah, how do you pay your bills?"
** How about "How can you manage to hold down a (presumably) eight-hour-a-day job ''and'' a (presumably) eight-hour-a-night crimefighting gig while also getting (presumably) eight hours of sleep (at some point?) ''and'' raising a ten-year-old kid??"
** Seeing as how DW is routinely shown testing out gadgets and weapons supplied by SHUSH, it's likely he's "officially" listed as a professional gadget-tester, and paid accordingly.
*** It's pretty much confirmed in the comic series--Drake and Gosalyn had been living off of Darkwing's SHUSH stipend, and when it ran out, Drake got a full time job at Quackwerks.
* Launchpad lives with Drake, and is seen with him constantly in public. Then as Darkwing, he's still there as his sidekick (and Launchpad doesn't wear a mask or disguise). Yet no one seems to have put two and two together. As of Comic #3, [=NegaDuck=] FINALLY put two and two together after noticing Launchpad coming out of a laundromat with two different pairs of Darkwing's clothes...
-->'''[=NegaDuck=]:''' And that got me thinking... That was the loose end I needed to untangle '''everything.''' [[OhCrap Now I can ENJOY ripping your life to SHREDS]].
** But as a Evil counterpart from a MirrorUniverse, shouldn't he already know this?
*** Not necessarily. There may have been Nega versions of Launchpad, Gosalyn, and Honker that [=NegaDuck=] tried to make as his own "family" that didn't work out so well from that old episode, but they never knew who [=NegaDuck=] really was. And besides, he DID say that he was watching the Mallard household for ''months'' after he saw Launchpad, presumably to make sure he was on to something.
*** But that still doesn't make sense. [=NegaDuck=] apparently lived in the same house as Drake in the Negaverse, which either means "Drake Mallard" isn't just an identity but truly who they are outside of the mask, or...it's just an amazing coincidence of epic proportions. And he even used Canard Tower as a base of operations, didn't he? Seriously, the fact he didn't know just doesn't make sense at all.
*** Negaduck didn't use his real identity at all, so he didn't think Darkwing bothered with it either. When he realizes this isn't the case, he zeroes in on the Mallard house almost immediately and watches for months.
*** Yeah, but you'd think he would at least check on that little possibility. Especially since Darkwing headed for the very house he lives in, in his own dimension, which is occupied by Good Gosalyn in the Negaverse...who is explicitly said to be Negaduck's ward. Plus, Evil Launchpad heads there as well, so...yeah. Still a plot hole.
*** It's just being assumed that the Nega-Audubon Bay Bridge tower is Negaduck's actual base. It might be more of a private getaway and prison for those times when you want your enemies tortured to death in a quiet intimate gathering instead of the usual big productions in the castle downtown. Especially if he wanted Nega-Gosalyn to have that as the last thing she sees while suffocating to death in the same room as the horribly-mutilated corpse of the good version of himself. As far as the Avian Way address? Sounds reasonable that he'd have at least Nega-Launchpad there ... and picked it out for its neighbourhood, especially given who lives next door. (Which makes you wonder why Darkwing picked the house he did. I'm working on explaining that; keep an eye on a favoured FanFiction site, of course!)
*** "Drake Mallard" was DW's original identity before becoming Darkwing; as DW's MirrorUniverse double Negaduck's original identity should be Drake Mallard as well.
*** As Darkwing's MirrorUniverse counterpart, [=NegaDuck=] truly is Darkwing's opposite in much the same way the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' mirror characters were the prime universe characters' opposites: in some, but not all aspects. In the aspects where they're not opposites, Darkwing and [=NegaDuck=] are in fact exactly the same; and one of those aspects is that Darkwing had an obsessive attention to detail that allowed him to track a small and needlessly complicated clue to [=NegaDuck=]'s lair... while [[FailedASpotCheck overlooking the big black Fearsome Five flag [=NegaDuck=] had hoisted over the same building]]. The reason [=NegaDuck=] failed to realize where Darkwing Duck lives as a civilian? Both ducks are bound by the same RuleOfFunny, and they both have the tendency to overlook the screamingly obvious while searching for an insanely complicated solution from an obscure clue.
** For that matter, shouldn't Liquidator know DW's secret identity? His origin episode ends with him as a statue in Drake's lawn.
*** In Liquidator's case he may have seen it as insult to injury. I.e., Darkwing pours cement into him to stop him from kidnapping a girl, and the girl's father finds the statue and uses it to improve his garden. As for the key question, a villain refers to Launchpad, Gosalyn, and Honker as Darkwing's fan club. So it's not a big stretch for people to think Drake's roommate spends his free time following Darkwing to watch his exploits. Gosalyn even forms a true fan club at on point so it's not a big stretch.
** Speaking of which, has the prison staff just been letting [=NegaDuck=] keep his mask on in jail? You'd think at some point they would have removed his costume and seen ''Drake Mallard's'' face.
*** So what if they do? He's not Bruce Wayne (or Scrooge [=McDuck=]), he wouldn't be a famous figure in their world. Nothing says Drake Mallard is someone who'd stand out in a crowd. Accounting for the show's loose continuity, when Negaduck breaks out of jail and there's a manhunt for him, they wouldn't know to look for Drake Mallard unless Negaduck called himself that when in custody. And even if they noticed Drake Mallard and saw how he looked just like the infamous Negaduck, would they really assume they're the same rather than just coincidentally looking alike or at most being relatives?
*** They don't for the same reason that the villains are all wearing their costumes in prison in [[Series/Batman1966 Batman '66]]
* In the second part of "Just Us Justice Ducks", Negaduck says that the Fearsome Four can run the city and in exchange he will keep the stolen money. When they get mad and question him on why he gets to keep all of the money, he threatens them with an active chainsaw. The others being afraid make sense, but ''why'' was ''Liquidator'' scared of a ''chainsaw'' considering that his ''entire body is made of water''?
** Because Negaduck is ''just that scary''.
* Pollen is the plant equivalent of sperm. So when Bushroot does his dandruff attack does that mean he's basically masturbating at whoever is the recipient?
* In "Dead Duck", Darkwing's death was [[ItWasAllADream just a dream]], but that means Megavolt was never defeated.
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* Well, don't forget that this is a spin-off of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and, by extension, of the Disney duck comics universe. In the Donald Duck/Darkwing Duck/Scrooge [=McDuck=] universe, not only one but many different species evolved into sentient life forms. There ARE humans in this world (such as Witch Hazel, the Mad Scientist from "Donald Duck in Ancient Persia", and so on), but we just don't see any in ''Darkwing Duck'' by pure hazard. Oh, and there are also anthropomrophic dogs, owls, pigs, goats, cows, horses and I'm probably still forgetting some others.

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* Well, don't forget that this is a spin-off of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and, by extension, of the Disney duck comics universe. In the Donald Duck/Darkwing Duck/Scrooge [=McDuck=] universe, not only one but many different species evolved into sentient life forms. There ARE humans in this world (such as Witch Hazel, the Mad Scientist from "Donald Duck in Ancient Persia", AncientPersia", and so on), but we just don't see any in ''Darkwing Duck'' by pure hazard. Oh, and there are also anthropomrophic dogs, owls, pigs, goats, cows, horses and I'm probably still forgetting some others.
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* Same reason why people never seem to notice that Clark Kent is {{Superman}}.

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* Same reason why people never seem to notice that Clark Kent is {{Superman}}.Franchise/{{Superman}}.
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Did Gosalyn accidentally let it slip? Did Darkwing willingly let him know because he was the only one who could have helped in that situation? Did he figure it out on his own?

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Did Gosalyn accidentally let it slip? Did Darkwing willingly let him know because he was the only one who could have helped in that situation? Did he figure it out on his own?own?

[[WMG: Hot Spells and how magic works]]
In "Hot Spells", the banned episode of the show, Magicka makes it a point that magic requires hard work and a lot of mathematics. But in the same episode, Goselyn learns magical powers by making deals with the demon Beelzebub and learning them from the Library of Forbidden Spells which is heavily implied to be connected to demons. If Magic is mostly advanced math, what exactly ties it to demons? Is the episode saying Math is inherently demonic and the smarter you are the more likely you are to go to the Underworld?
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* Darkwing Duck's universe also has greater species diversity than ''DuckTales'' or the Disney duck comics ever did. Taurus Bulba and his gang, Moliarty and Tuskernini are species that were never anthropomorphized in other Disney duck media.

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* Darkwing Duck's universe also has greater species diversity than ''DuckTales'' ''[=DuckTales=]'' or the Disney duck comics ever did. Taurus Bulba and his gang, Moliarty and Tuskernini are species that were never anthropomorphized in other Disney duck media.
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*** Desiccant beads. They sell a pack free with your stereo equipment, and you can buy some in any electronics or hobby shop. Throw some at Lickie, absorb him, then place the used beads in a [[SealedEvilInACan hazardous waste container]] for easy storage or burial. Or sell 'em one by one as souvenirs. Each bead guaranteed to contain your own [[ToxicWasteCanDoAnything little piece of bombastic baddie]].
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* Darkwing Duck's universe also has greater species diversity than ''DuckTales'' or the Disney duck comics ever did. Taurus Bulba and his gang, Moliarty and Tuskernini are species that were never anthropomorphized in other Disney duck media.
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* I can see Bushroot, Megavolt, Tuskernini, Quackerjack, and normal crooks running away from Darkwarrior, but Negaduck?? This might fall under Fridge Horror, but do you suppose Darkwarrior killed Negaduck?

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* I can see Bushroot, Megavolt, Tuskernini, Quackerjack, Liquidator, and normal crooks running away from Darkwarrior, but Negaduck?? This might fall under Fridge Horror, but do you suppose Darkwarrior killed Negaduck?
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*** When Fenton says he's going to visit Launchpad in St. Canard he goes right to Drake's house, so he must be living there if he has that as his address.
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* Ignoring {{Negative Continuity}}, Megavolt could just see him as easier to deal with overall than the first Negaduck. Comparing their personalities, the two Negaducks do vary in that Tronsplit Negaduck is more "raw" and doesn't show the {{Chessmaster}} abilities the Yellow Negaduck has. With that noted, Megavolt could stick with the yellow one since he's at least willing to cut (lopsided) deals.

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* Ignoring {{Negative Continuity}}, Megavolt could just see him as easier to deal with overall than the first Negaduck. Comparing their personalities, the two Negaducks do vary in that Tronsplit Negaduck is more "raw" and doesn't show the {{Chessmaster}} abilities the Yellow Negaduck has. With that noted, Megavolt could stick with the yellow one since he's at least willing to cut (lopsided) deals.deals.

[[WMG: How exactly did Honker become aware of Darkwing's secret identity?]]
Did Gosalyn accidentally let it slip? Did Darkwing willingly let him know because he was the only one who could have helped in that situation? Did he figure it out on his own?
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* The events of ''Rescue Rangers'' doesn't have to take place in the same universe for the characters to still exist in that universe. Chip and Dale still exist in other Disney universes despite having no ties to the ''Rescue Rangers'' in most of their other appearances.

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* The events of the ''Rescue Rangers'' doesn't show don't have to take place in the same universe for the characters to still exist in that universe. Chip and Dale still exist in other Disney universes despite having no ties to the ''Rescue Rangers'' in most of their other appearances.
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* Different writers with different pictures of the settings. Darkwing Duck itself doesn't really have a strong continuity beyond events like Negaduck forming the Fearsome Five or DW's old master returning.

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* Different writers with different pictures The events of the settings. Darkwing Duck itself ''Rescue Rangers'' doesn't really have a strong continuity beyond events like Negaduck forming to take place in the Fearsome Five or DW's old master returning.
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** Hell, in the comic Negaduck somehow didn't know who the face under the mask was in Darkwing's universe, and was only able to figure it out by spotting Launchpad in public.
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* [[spoiler: See the recent comic series.]]
* Not having read the spoiler above ... maybe Negaduck's WrongGenreSavvy. After all, ''why'' would Darkwing live in the same house that he does? Besides, bombing ''the whole city'' is more his style anyway.

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* [[spoiler: See the recent comic series.]]
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* Not having read the spoiler above ... maybe Negaduck's WrongGenreSavvy. After all, ''why'' would Darkwing live in the same house that he does? Besides, bombing ''the whole city'' is more his style anyway.



* Someone finally did put two and two together in the comic book: [[spoiler: Negaduck]].
** Though the comic book indicates that he [[spoiler: always knew]]. It wasn't until the upteenth time Darkwing kicked his ass that he decided to do something about it. He even says it himself:

---->[[spoiler: Negaduck]]:"This wasn't about eliminating ''one'' Darkwing Duck. This was about eliminating ''[[OmnicidalManiac ALL OF THEM!]]''"

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* Someone finally did put two and two together in the comic book: [[spoiler: Negaduck]].
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** Though the comic book indicates that he [[spoiler: always knew]].knew. It wasn't until the upteenth time Darkwing kicked his ass that he decided to do something about it. He even says it himself:

---->[[spoiler: Negaduck]]:"This ---->'''Negaduck:''' "This wasn't about eliminating ''one'' Darkwing Duck. This was about eliminating ''[[OmnicidalManiac ALL OF THEM!]]''"



* Quackwerks probably used his control over water as a substitute for a water treatment plant/pumping station. If you've got someone who can make water defy gravity and change state at will, why bother having machines do the work? Plus, it would go along with the mind-numbing, psycho-sedation that [[spoiler: Taurus Bulba]] was trying to implement. What better way to control the Liquidator than have him doing the same thing over and over?

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* Quackwerks probably used his control over water as a substitute for a water treatment plant/pumping station. If you've got someone who can make water defy gravity and change state at will, why bother having machines do the work? Plus, it would go along with the mind-numbing, psycho-sedation that [[spoiler: Taurus Bulba]] Bulba was trying to implement. What better way to control the Liquidator than have him doing the same thing over and over?



** Yes, in the Darkwing Duck show people could die. Hell, in the Twin Beaks episode we saw Bushroot's corpse. Albeit it was [[spoiler: a failed clone]], still as a child seeing a corpse on a kid's show was terrifying for me.

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** Yes, in the Darkwing Duck show people could die. Hell, in the Twin Beaks episode we saw Bushroot's corpse. Albeit it was [[spoiler: a failed clone]], clone, still as a child seeing a corpse on a kid's show was terrifying for me.



* [[spoiler: He could have gone back to Duckburg after DW kicked him out, and then started to balance the two after he rejoined DW.]]
** [[spoiler: He also could have just been temporarily fired when Fenton came to visit (like in "Hero for Hire" and "The Right Duck") and has actually been balancing the two the whole time.]]

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* [[spoiler: He could have gone back to Duckburg after DW kicked him out, and then started to balance the two after he rejoined DW.]]
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** [[spoiler: He also could have just been temporarily fired when Fenton came to visit (like in "Hero for Hire" and "The Right Duck") and has actually been balancing the two the whole time.]]
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[[WMG: Why exactly would Morgana and Drake [[spoiler: have biological children]] when they already have Gosalyn?]]

It is understandable that this discussion may open some cans of worms, but an interview confirmed that Darkwing Duck and Morgana [=McCawber=] were planned to [[spoiler: get married and have children of their own]] if the series had continued. What boggles the mind is that Gosalyn is clearly Drake Mallard's adopted daughter, and having a child by adoption does make the decision of having a child by procreation hard to defend with all the concerns of overpopulation and all that jazz.

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[[WMG: Why exactly would Morgana and Drake [[spoiler: have biological children]] children when they already have Gosalyn?]]

It is understandable that this discussion may open some cans of worms, but an interview confirmed that Darkwing Duck and Morgana [=McCawber=] were planned to [[spoiler: get married and have children of their own]] own if the series had continued. What boggles the mind is that Gosalyn is clearly Drake Mallard's adopted daughter, and having a child by adoption does make the decision of having a child by procreation hard to defend with all the concerns of overpopulation and all that jazz.
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* Maybe his memory shorted out there and got fuzzy enough to allow it? Maybe part of the reason he listens to Negaduck II ''is'' his earlier experience?

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* Maybe his memory shorted out there and got fuzzy enough to allow it? Maybe part of the reason he listens to Negaduck II ''is'' his earlier experience?experience?
* Ignoring {{Negative Continuity}}, Megavolt could just see him as easier to deal with overall than the first Negaduck. Comparing their personalities, the two Negaducks do vary in that Tronsplit Negaduck is more "raw" and doesn't show the {{Chessmaster}} abilities the Yellow Negaduck has. With that noted, Megavolt could stick with the yellow one since he's at least willing to cut (lopsided) deals.

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