History Headscratchers / DarkwingDuck

It was Main/{{Moviebob}} who pointed out that in the Negaverse, Negaduck apparently owns the counterpart of the Mallard house, because Nega-Gosalyn lives there. So he must know, or at least suspect, where Darkwing lives. So why not do something about it? Are you telling me that Negaduck of all people would hold back from flattening a suburban home just because his arch-nemesis might ''not'' live there?

* He tended to plan more often and was a better strategist, they usually had a better measure of success following him..aside from the psycho aspect.

** If DW can beat Liquidator then so can Negaduck and Negaduck is willing to kill him. Negaduck might not know how yet but i'm betting he'd find a way if Liquidator pissed him off.

* Going for another angle, Darkwing Duck is derived from two characters... primarily Radio/TheShadow, but taking bits and pieces from Franchise/{{Batman}} as well. Lamont Cranston had a personal fortune that, while not excessive, was plenty to keep him in nice cars, secret lairs, and all the bullets he could use. If Darkwing trends closer to Lamont, he's probably the last son of a wealthy family that spends most of his money on his crimefighting. If he trends closer to Bruce, he could be the last son of one of the families that founded St. Canard... that could lend credence to why he considers it "his" city, and why he's living in the bridge tower... his family might have been the ones that ''built'' the bridge. Either one doesn't even necessarily rule out the new comic, either... Drake may not have been managing his family's investments well, and after all the money he spent on being Darkwing Duck and making a life for Gosalin, his Shush stipend may have been important for day-to-day expenses.

** Not too sure about the "made of infinte water" part. In "Just Us Justice Ducks" when Bushroot and Liquidator attack the police station, Liquidator becomes larger and creates a miniature tsunami to attack the police while using no other outside water source.

** Probably the above since the original Gizmosuit was destroyed in the WesternAnimation/DuckTales episode ''The Metal Mites'' and later Fenton comments he's going to get Gyro to build him a new one.

** [[spoiler: He also could have just been temporally 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.]]

* People tend to confuse WordOfGod with canon. In reality WordOfGod is only the creator's opinion which can be wrong, a personal theory, feeling, etc., but not necessarily canonical. In this particular case seems to be that case as a lot of things shows the opposite; that both settings (and probably Talespin) are shared. Especially because we do see cameos of several Ducktale's villains in DW and Launchpad actually mentions that he knew Gizmoduck from Duckburg.

Not sure gift wrapping my evil twin for the police is a good idea. If I was Darkwing, I would worry about cops unmasking him, and discovering that the notorious serial killer Negaduck is really Drake Mallard. Then again, this is a universe where cops arrest you and immediately send you to prison with your costume on.

If I was Darkwing, I would worry about cops unmasking my evil twin, and discovering that the notorious serial killer Negaduck is really Drake Mallard. I'm assuming Negs always break out before they get the chance to take off his mask.

** Now that you mentioned it, the other episodes were down right creepy. For example, they showed Bushroot's dead corpse TWICE on the "Twin Beaks" episode. Let's not forget the last scene of "Dances with Bigfoot" implies that Launchpad is about to be thrown into the volcano off-screen. The ominous music at the end didn't help either.

** Now that you mentioned it, some episodes were darn right creepy. For example, they showed Bushroot's dead corpse TWICE on the "Twin Beaks" episode. Let's not forget the last scene of "Dances with Bigfoot" implies that Launchpad is about to be thrown into the volcano off-screen. The ominous music at the end didn't help either.

** Now that you mentioned it, some episodes were darn righ creepy. For example, they showed Bushroot's dead corpse TWICE on the "Twin Beaks" episode. Let's not forget the last scene of "Dances with Bigfoot" implies that at Launchpad is about to be thrown into the volcano. The ominous music didn't help either.

What standards did they use to ban "Hot Spells" that allowed "Dead Duck" to pass unscathed? The devil appears in both -- was the "Dead Duck" version under some acceptable limit of screen time while the "Hot Spells" version was over it? "Dead Duck" says the word "dead," "death," "kill," or "murder" about every 30 seconds; you'd think that if any episode was deemed too dark for kids, ''that'' would be the one. What about "Hot Spells" made it the only one dark enough to never be allowed to air again?

I thought Darkwing's adventures in the 'Disney Adventures Magazines' were non-canon. The villain Fluffy returns in a Boom! Studios issue, which means the DWD stories in the Disney Adventures magazines actually happened since the villain first appeared there.

* Same reason why even superpowered villains don't want to mess with SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker. Negaduck's such a psychopath the rest of the Five know to give him a wide berth.

* The same reason all the villains were fearful of Darkwing in the same way the metahumans are scared of [[strike:Batman]] SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker....they know what he's capable of.

* In "All's Fahrenheit in Love and War" Darkwing blatantly teleports backwards a few feet to escape a wrestling hold. That's not a smoke pellet trick. Of course, that episode verges on FanDiscontinuity ...

I thought Darkwing's adventures in the 'Disney Adventures Magazines' were non-canon. The villain Fluffy returns in a Boom! Studios issue, which means the DWD stories in the Disney Adventures magazines actually happened. Fluffy was a 'Disney Adventures Magazine' exclusive villain.

I thought Darkwing's adventures in the Disney Afternoon Magazines are non-canon. The feline villain Fluffy returns in a Boom! Studios issue, which means the stories in the Disney Adventures magazines actually happened.

* 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.

According to comic book ComicBook/TheLegendOfTheChaosGod four shows happen in the same universe; Talespin, Darkwing Duck, Ducktales and WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers. I get the first three (although I wonder how is that Talespin is so diverse as we see anthropomorphic animals of every species meanwhile DW/DT only have anthropomorphic birds, dogs and pigs, but anyway), but how can Rescue Rangers be in the same universe? Not only that contradicts episode Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E40TwitchingChannels that shows Rescue Rangers to be a parallel universe to Darkwing’s but also makes no sense. Humans exists in the Rescue Ranger’s world and they are the dominant species, sentient animals like rodents, cats and dogs just keep TheMasquerade, so is impossible for Rescue Rangers to be in the same world that Darkwing and Scrooge.

* (If we're ignoring Mr. Stones' word about the universes being separate) remember who Launchpad spent a lot of time around before coming to St. Canard (and, if you believe the [[ComicBook/DuckTales comics]], still spends time around) -- Gyro Gearloose, the Duckverse's resident GadgeteerGenius. It's possible he would have learned enough to make something as impressive as the Thunderquack, especially given that his interests stay in the single field of Aeronautics, as opposed to Gyro, whose inventions vary from bubble gum to robotics.

Huh? I don't see Launchpad [=McQuack=] as a Gadget Hackwrench type of character. Wasn't he just a pilot? What amazes me is that he built it BEFORE meeting Darkwing and SHUSH.

Huh? I don't see Launchpad McQuack as a Gadget Hackwrench type of character. Wasn't he just a pilot? What amazes me is that he built it BEFORE meeting Darkwing and SHUSH.

* Given that Duckburg, Gizmoduck, and Scrooge clearly exist even in the cartoon universe ("Fenton and I used to work for the same guy"), I vote for the party that says that particular WordOfGod is what makes no sense. I don't even know ''why'' he would say that -- fans have always loved the characters from both shows existing together and treating them as set in the same world.

According to "Word of God" , Darkwing is set in an alternate universe, away from Ducktales. This makes sense since the F.O.W.L in Ducktales is different from the one in Darkwing Duck, and both Launchpads behave differently. Does that mean that there is no Darkwing Duck in the Ducktales universe, and their universe is screwed since the only super hero we see is Gizmo Duck?