History Recap / DuckTales2017S3E12LetsGetDangerous

* Expy:This version of Gosalyn is an expy of Robyn from the tom and jerry movie,Penny from the Rescuers,anne Marie from all dogs to heaven(the plot of "orphan girl needs the help of the main hero to find her family")

* Expy:This version of Gosalyn is an expy of Robyn from the tom and jerry movie,Penny from the Rescuers,anne Marie from all dogs to heaven(the plot of "orphan girl needs the help of the main hero")

* Disneyfication: lighter and softer version of Darkwing Duck not showing his overconfidence,arrogance ,being egotistical and short temper.

* LighterAndSofter: ductales version of "Darkly Dawns The Duck"

* FailedAttemptAtDrama: When Bulba dramatically reveals the RAMROD to the [=McDuck=]s, he comments that it probably would've worked better if he had put a tarp over it.

-->'''Bradford:''' "I've never been closer to death thanks to your constant foolhardy adventures! If you didn't meddle with forces you didn't understand, Magica de Spell would never have broken the Bin, the Moon would never have invaded Earth, and all of reality wouldn't be in jeopardy! ''Someone has to put an END TO THIS!''"

** When Gosalyn opens Drake's closet to look for a change of clothes, Megavolt's Tron-Splitter weapon from the episode titled "Negaduck" is glimpsed inside. The device in the closet is likely just a large camera Drake has, since the original weapon resembled one.

** When Gosalyn opens Drake's closet to look for a change of clothes, Megavolt's Tron-Splitter weapon from "Negaduck" is glimpsed inside. The device in the closet is likely just a large camera Drake has, as the original weapon resembled one.

* ManipulativeBastard: Taurus Bulba. Initially he manages to get Darkwing Duck on his side by praising him as a hero, and it takes until halfway through the episode for DW to see through is lies.

* EvilerThanThou: Taurus Bulba finds that Bradford doesn't approve his plan with the Ramrod, feeling it's too risky. Bulba responds by throwing his boss into a cell before continuing on with is plan anyways.

* AscendedMeme: A popular meme from the classic Ducktales series involved Scrooge angrily crying "A sea monster at my ice cream!" In the special, Scrooge ends up trapped in a dimension that features him reenacting that very scene on loop.

* HeelFaceTown: Thanks to the efforts of Mayor Owlson, St. Canard has gone from being a WretchedHive to having (supposedly) ''zero'' crime. Averted in the ending, with Darkwing heading out to fight more crime.

** Taurus Bulba wears a white coat and acts chummy to hide a more sinister agenda, which contrasts with Darkwing's DarkIsNotEvil.

* TheDulcineaEffect: Gosalyn has this effect on Drake, motivating him to become a better hero and eventually a parent. While at first, he's suspicious of her claims that Bulba is a thief, he tries to investigate on her behalf and realizes that she was right about Bulba's character, diving dramatically to save her life. Launchpad later reveals that Darkwing has been up for days because he's working with Fenton to find a way to save Grandpa Waddlemeyer, protesting that there ''has'' to be a way despite the Ramrod's instability. Darkwing later goes alone to face Bulba and the Fearsome Four, without taking Gosalyn or Launchpad, in a desperate attempt to honor his promise to her.

** If it weren't for Taurus Bulba going rogue (combined with Bradford showing up ''in person'' and away from his usual office), the [=McDucks=] wouldn't have a chance of realizing that F.O.W.L. was around and led by Bradford.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If it weren't for Taurus Bulba going rogue (combined with Bradford showing up ''in person'' and away from his usual office), the [=McDucks=] wouldn't have a chance of realizing that F.O.W.L. was around and led by Bradford.

** Bushroot's new zombie-like appearance evokes the appearance of the dead husks of himself he left behind in the ''Darkwing Duck'' episode [[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E42TwinBeaks "Twin Beaks."]]

* TheDulcineaEffect: Gosalyn has this effect on Drake. While at first, he's suspicious of her claims that Bulba is a thief, he tries to investigate on her behalf and realizes that she was right about Bulba's character, diving dramatically to save her life. Launchpad later reveals that Darkwing has been up for days because he's working with Fenton to find a way to save Grandpa Waddlemeyer, protesting that there ''has'' to be a way. Darkwing later goes alone to face Bulba and the Fearsome Four, without taking Gosalyn or Launchpad, in a desperate attempt to honor his promise to her.

'''[[PragmaticVillainy Bradford]]:''' '''''[[BigYes YES!]]'''''
* FailedAttemptAtDrama: When Bulba dramatically reveals the [=RAMROD=] to the [=McDuck=]s, he comments that it probably would've worked better if he had put a tarp over it.

* {{Deconstruction}}: A few kids' shows and anime dubs in the 90s would use someone "tossed into another dimension" as a means to bypass mentioning death. Here, Gosalyn is desperately trying to find her grandfather in a parallel universe because he may as well ''be'' dead given he's essentially gone from her life. And since everyone dies eventually, it means he will in another universe when enough time passes. Gosalyn breaks down sobbing when she's forced to destroy the Ramrod and say goodbye to the chance of finding Grandpa Waddlemeyer.

** Bradford increasingly showing his disdain for the Ducks and their lifestyle as he travels around Bulba's building with the triplets ends up incriminating him to them. By the time he's communicating with Black Heron to retrieve him, the HDL Trio are quick to suspect him as another villain. And they're right with Bradford recognizing it right before tossing them into another dimension.

** Ironically enough, this is Bradford's motive for working against Scrooge. He's sick of everything being at risk over some crazy adventure that invites chaos like marauders from the moon or sorceresses seizing shadows and wants an end to it while performing [[PragmaticVillainy perfectly mundane but practical crime]]. And once F.O.W.L. takes over in his mind, no more dangerous villains.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Taurus Bulba has a more noble looking face and lacks the rugged facial features of the original version. Subverted by the end of Part 1.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the original, Bushroot was barely even a villain, being primarily a bumbling nerd who serves as comic relief, with his plant powers usually being fairly inconsequential in comparison to the more deadly abilities of the other villains. This version of Bushroot is a silent, zombie-like being who effortlessly blocks off the ways in and out of St. Canard, is treated as a threat by the triplets, and gives Darkwing a solid fight.

** Gosalyn reaches out to Darkwing for help in exposing Taurus Bulba but Darkwing turns down doing so. He points out that she's guilty of two break-ins at this point and is leveling accusations about a well-respected citizen with no evidence to support her claims. Despite being sympathetic to her situation, he can't just attack someone on her word alone. When he agrees to help, he decides to investigate until they find the evidence that Bulba stole the invention from Grandpa Waddlemeyer.

** It having been years since the ''Darkwing Duck'' TV show, it could be expected that the citizens of St. Canard will have tried to turn their infamously crime-ridden city around by electing good leadership. To elaborate, more often than not, the real cure to crime-ridden locations isn't costumed vigilantes punching crooks but actual implementation of better police work while preventing corruption from taking place among the higher-ups. Having someone like Owlson as Mayor cleaned up the city better than Darkwing Duck ever did in ''his entire career''.

* AdaptationalJerkass: While the original Bulba was a jerk and a criminal, he did not stoop to plagiarism nor faking his own niceness in contrast to this version.

** The original ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' had an episode where it was revealed that Negaduck (who formed the Fearsome Five) was an evil Darkwing from an AlternateUniverse. This time the group is coming ''to'' the home reality of Darkwing (whose actor is now, unbeknownst to them, Negaduck).