History Heartwarming / DARKWINGDUCK

* Even in a MirrorUniverse where nothing is as he expects it to be, Darkwing's paternal instincts kick in immediately when it comes to Nega-Gosalyn. Even though her obedient behavior is just as confusing to Darkwing as Launchpad's bloodlust, he still grabs her and takes her with him to escape an attacking Launchpad. Whatever the universe, he's determined to protect her.

* Darkwarrior reuniting with Gosalyn. Gosalyn facilitates their encounter by defacing a statue. He fires a missile to go after her and Launchpad in retaliation, but upon seeing her on the screen, he exclaims, "Gosalyn?!" before he flies down in the Thunderquack, jumps out, and shoves both her and Launchpad out of the way of the missile so that he gets hit instead. Once he recovers, he sweeps Gosalyn into an embrace, exclaiming, "My little angel is back! You don't know how much I've missed you!"

* Darkwarrior reuniting with Gosalyn. Gosalyn facilitates their encounter by defacing a statue. He fires a missile to go after her and Launchpad, but upon seeing her on the screen, he exclaims, "Gosalyn?!" before he flies down and shoves both her and Launchpad out of the way of the missile so that he gets hit instead. Once he recovers, he sweeps Gosalyn into an embrace, exclaiming, "My little angel is back! You don't know how much I've missed you!"

* Any interaction between D.W. and Gosalyn that isn't intended to be comedic. They may be after each other like cats and dogs half the time, but no animated work captures the love between a father and his little girl like this series could. In fact, if you watched a few episodes before "Darkly Dawns the Duck", you'd think Gosalyn really was D.W.'s daughter, not just adopted. THAT'S how good their relationship is.

* In issue #8 of the Joe Books run, after Bushroot is forced to [[spoiler: kill Posey by his own hand after another destructive potato zombie rampage and despite his best efforts to talk her down, Darkwing comes to sit next to him as things are dying down, even admitting that he wishes things didn't have to come to that.]]

* At the end of the first comic, [[spoiler:Quackwerks is handed over to Scrooge who puts Launchpad in charge of it, after saying how much he trusts him.]] This actually casts a heartwarming FridgeBrilliance over [[spoiler: ''[=DuckTales=]'']] as a whole series -- [[spoiler: Scrooge [=McDuck=]]] constantly gripes about Launchpad's idiocy, crash habit, and anything else he can think of, but [[spoiler: he continually lets him be in a position to harm his earnings or his kids -- two things we know he cares about. Scrooge]] wouldn't let Launchpad do those things if he ''didn't'' trust him much more than he generally implies.

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* At the end of the first comic, [[spoiler:Quackwerks is handed over to Scrooge who puts Launchpad in charge of it, after saying how much he trusts him.]] This actually casts a heartwarming FridgeBrilliance over [[spoiler: ''[=DuckTales=]]] as a whole series -- [[spoiler: Scrooge [=McDuck=]]] constantly gripes about Launchpad's idiocy, crash habit, and anything else he can think of, but [[spoiler: he continually lets him be in a position to harm his earnings or his kids -- two things we know he cares about. Scrooge]] wouldn't let Launchpad do those things if he ''didn't'' trust him much more than he generally implies.

* At the end of the first comic, [[spoiler:Quackwerks is handed over to Scrooge who puts Launchpad in charge of it, after saying how much he trusts him.]]

* Also in the first comic, Gosalyn hears some troubling news on the radio and her first response? Instead of going headlong into it herself like she usually would, she sets out to get Launchpad despite the fact that [[spoiler: they haven't seen each other in a year!]]

* From the end of the "Crisis On Infinite Darkwings" arc: as the hundreds of assembled Darkwings attempt to battle [[spoiler: Paddywhack]], they're not doing much damage. Then Gosalyn shows up, and as ''every single Darkwing'' catches sight of her, this produces a massive flood of love and positive emotion, that [[spoiler: Morgana is able to channel to defeat and imprison Paddywhack effortlessly.]]

* DW was honestly concerned about Launchpad [[spoiler:when he, LP, was being approached by a sand storm. And Launchpad chased after Darkwing when he was swept away by the sandstorm.]]

* DW actually chooses to spare Bushroot the usual beating and jailing after Bushroot helps save him from a giant plant monster, choosing instead to let him go. Coming from someone who has every reason to hate Bushy this means a ''lot''.

* Any interaction between DW and Gosalyn that isn't intended to be comedic. They may be after each other like cats and dogs half the time, but no animated work captures the love between a father and his little girl like this series could. In fact, if you watched a few episodes before "Darkly Dawns the Duck", you'd think Gosalyn really was DW's daughter, not just adopted. THAT'S how good their relationship is.
* There's an episode where someone tries to frame Herb Muddlefoot for a series of crimes. When SHUSH tell Darkwing to investigate, DW refuses, stating that Herb would never do such a thing. It's heartwarming to see that even though DW finds him annoying, he never once doubts Herb's innocence.

* DW and Gosalyn '''again''' get one at the end of the comic's first story arc, when Darkwing [[DisneyDeath thinks Gosalyn is dead.]]

* Later when we see him next, Launchpad [[spoiler:crashes into a building to save Darkwing and for a moment it's just like old times until DW's look reminds LP of the rift and even that is quickly mended.]]
* DW usually has a hard time saying no to Gosalyn.

DW was honestly concerned about Launchpad [[spoiler:when he, LP, was being approached by a sand storm. And Launchpad chased after Darkwing when he was swept away by the sandstorm.]]

* Darkwing is locked in prison and laments how he screwed up and has no one to ask for help when Launchpad breaks in. And before he was coming to bail DW out of Jail even though Darkwing was so mean to him earlier. What seals it is how surprised, yet happy DW was to see him. Later, he’s so happy when DW finally accepts him as a sidekick.

* DW was honestly concerned about Launchpad [[spoiler:when he, LP, was being approached by a sand storm. And Launchpad chased after Darkwing when he was swept away by the sandstorm.]]

* Paddywhack decides he will take Gosalyn as his protege prankster and tries to suck her into his jack in the box. In moment that has no comedy to it, unlike the rest of the episode, Darkwing jumps to keep her from getting pulled in and tries to secure himself with his grappling hook, and when Launchpad says he can't hold both of them, Darkwing ties down Gosalyn and lets himself get pulled in without a second thought.

* When Launchpad is [[spoiler:"captured" by the aliens]] DW runs after them ordering the aliens to release his sidekick.

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[[AC: Life, the Negaverse and Everything]]
* Even in a MirrorUniverse where nothing is as he expects it to be, Darkwing's paternal instincts kick in immediately when it comes to Nega-Gosalyn. Even though her obedient behavior is just as confusing to Darkwing as Launchpad's bloodlust, he still grabs her and takes her with him to escape an attacking Launchpad. Whatever the universe, he's determined to protect her.
* After talking to the Friendly Four, Darkwing still has every intention of going back to his own universe without trying to help them, until he sees Nega-Gosalyn again.
-->'''Nega-Megavolt''': No! Don't go! ''(Darkwing pushes him aside)''\\
'''Nega-Bushroot''': You're the only one who's ever beat Negaduck! ''(Darkwing pushes him aside as well)''\\
'''Darkwing''': Look, thanks, but no thanks. ''(marches past Nega-Quackerjack and Nega-Liquidator)'' I've gotta return to my own universe! My own city. My own life! My own- ''(suddenly notices...)'' Gosalyn. ''(stops in his tracks)''\\
'''Nega-Gosalyn''': She's probably worried about you! You shouldn't keep her waiting. ''(hugs Darkwing)''\\
'''Darkwing''': ''(uneasy)'' Um... whose kid is this?\\
'''Nega-Bushroot''': Gosalyn's guardian is...[[AbusiveParents Negaduck.]]\\
'''Darkwing''': ''(already instinctively hugging Nega-Gosalyn back)'' In the Negaverse, there's never been a Darkwing Duck to guard the city... ''(gulp)'' Or a Drake Mallard to be a father. For you, Gosalyn, I'll stay.
* At the end of the episode, Darkwing feels bad about leaving Nega-Gosalyn behind, but she assures him that she'll be fine and that she has four other Darkwings to look after her (referring to the Friendly Four dressed as Darkwing). All while the good incarnations of his worst enemies strike suitably heroic poses. Aaaaw.

'''Nega-Gosalyn''': She's probably worried about you! You shouldn't keep her waiting. ''(hugs Darkwing)''

-->'''Darkwing''': Um, whose kid is this?\\

'''Darkwing''': In the Negaverse, there's never been a Darkwing Duck to guard the city ''(gulp)'' or a Drake Mallard to be a father. For you, Gosalyn, I'll stay.
* At the end of the episode, Darkwing feels bad about leaving Nega-Gosalyn behind, but she assures him that she'll be fine and that she has four other Darkwings to look after her (referring to the Friendly Four dressed as Darkwing). All while the good incarnations of his worst enemies merrily wave goodbye. Aaaaw.

* Even in a MirrorUniverse where nothing is as he expects it to be, Darkwing's paternal instincts kick in immediately when it comes to Nega-Gosalyn. Even though her obedient behaviour is just as confusing to Darkwing as Launchpad's bloodlust, he still grabs her and takes her with him to escape an attacking Launchpad. Whatever the universe, he's determined to protect her.

* The ending when Gosalyn learns Darkwing survived the massive explosion and has even taken up a civilian identity so he can adopt her -- which means that she and Launchpad are his "really really close friends"! Remember from earlier?

* Any interaction between DW and Gosalyn that isn't intended to be comedic. They may be after each other like cats and dogs half the time, but no animated work captures the love between a father and his little girl like this series could.
** In fact, if you watched a few episodes before Darkly Dawns the Duck, you'd think Gosalyn really was DW's daughter, not just adopted. THAT'S how good their relationship is.

-->'''Darkwing''': Rest your head, little girl blue, come paint your dreams on your pillow. I'll be near to chase away fear, so sleep now and dream till tomorrow.

-->'''Gosalyn:''' I'm sorry Darkwing. If they hadn't caught me you wouldn't have risked your life.\\

* At the end of said episode, Launchpad is about to explain that Darkwing is the real hero, but he interrupts and instead says that he is the luckiest sidekick in the world. He then admits that being a sidekick is harder than it looks. (He slips back into the status quo, but it was still sweet.)