History Recap / DuckTales2017S3E12LetsGetDangerous

* CrossCompanyReference: When Darkwing nearly calls it quits during his HeroicBSOD, his lines are not too dissimilar to a certain [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 space toy]], both commenting on how their lives had been a sham, but at least complimenting their outfit at the time as looking good.

* AdaptationalMundanity: Unlike the original, Solego appeared to have been a MadScientist rather than an EvilSorceress.

* MagicFromTechnology: In his original continuity, Solego was a sorcerer, but here is described as a "mad thinker". He developed a design Huey calls a circuit that in function is closer to a sigil, presumably well before any technology existed, to access other universes. This same sigil was developed by Professor Waddlemeyer from an entirely scientific perspective, and is the central element that allows the Ramrod device to function.

* AdaptationalMundanity: Unlike the original, Solego appeared to have been a MadScientist rather than a EvilSorceress.

* LizardFolk: Solego is confirmed to have existed in this world's history, although it's unclear whether he's a regular FunnyAnimal since this world's normal populace appear to be birds and non-primate mammals.

* CrossCompanyReferences: When Darkwing nearly calls it quits during his HeroicBSOD, his lines are not too dissimilar to a certain [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 space toy]], both commenting on how their lives had been a sham, but at least complimenting their outfit at the time as looking good.

* SayingTooMuch: Bulba tries to talk Gosalyn out of trying to use the Ramrod to find her grandfather, saying that the machine is unstable. Darkwing calls him out on it, since he said he had said the machine was working just fine earlier. Bulba soon gives up on trying to maintain the lie.

** When Darkwing nearly calls it quits during his HeroicBSOD, his lines are not too dissimilar to a certain [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 space toy]], both commenting on how their lives had been a sham, but at least complimenting their outfit at the time as looking good.

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

* RaceLift: Gosalyn is implied to be Hispanic, with Stephanie Beatriz voicing her and having brown feathers, just like Lin-Manuel Miranda's Fenton.

** When Heron picks up Bradford in a Helicopter, it has the F.O.W.L. logo plastered on it, much to Bradford's annoyance. This ultimately exposes his involvement with the organization.
--->'''Bradford:''' ''(Sees F.O.W.L. logo on helicopter and facepalms.)''\\

* NotSoDifferent:
** Dewey reaches out to Gosalyn by admitting that he knows what it's like to look for a family member who was lost for so long. He even claims that he'll be her "Webby" to help her.
** Gosalyn's generally both more sensible and gung ho than Darkwing on this adventure. In the end, Drake reflects on how she got kicked around but still got back up like he did as a child when faced with bullies.

** When Louie expresses his wish to use the Ramrod to create infinite gold, Huey points out that all that would do is devalue the price of all the gold in the world. Therefore, his infinite no-longer-rare gold wouldn't be worth much.

* IdiotBall: Black Heron, of all people, isn't wise enough to use another helicopter that doesn't have the F.O.W.L logo and by using it, gives away Bradford's identity to the [=McDuck=] family.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Unlike in [[ComicBook/TheLegendOfTheChaosGod his original story]], Solego isn't an ancient sorcerer trapped inside a crystal. Rather, according to the Junior Woodchucks Guide, he was a "mad thinker" in the same vein as [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Ivo Shandor]], who developed a circuit capabable of traveling in between dimensions.

* RealityEnsues:
** 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 evidence that Bulba stole the invention from Grandpa Waddlemeyer.
** When Louie expresses his wish to use the Ramrod to create infinite gold, Huey points out that all that would do is devalue the price of all the gold in the world. Therefore, his infinite no-longer-rare gold wouldn't be worth much.
--->'''Louie''': ''Stop ruining things for me!''
** 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''.
*** However, converse to this, and as a situation that has (thankfully) never occurred in real life: strong leadership, a well-trained police force, and low corruption have a lot less impact on ''actual, legitimate supervillains'' and other larger-than-life [[OutsideContextProblem Outside Context Problems]] like the Shadow War and the Moonvasion. Those are ''exactly'' the kinds of situations that call for equally-larger-than-life heroes to save the day. To her ReasonableAuthorityFigure credit, Owlson immediately recognizes this fact, and explicitly puts out a call for help to Darkwing once the Fearsome Four begin their rampage.
** When Huey and Louie ask about Launchpad's friend, Drake, Dewey and LP make references to his superhero identity and snicker at each other's cleverness. Louie immediately deduces that Drake is Darkwing Duck. Huey looks similarly unimpressed.
** After narrowly escaping Bushroot, Bradford is quite unnerved. Upon it being suggested he should never feel more alive than after such a situation, he points out he's actually never been closer to death.
** As Drake points out, he's never fought supervillains before; most of his skillset focuses on common crooks. Sure enough, his first few bouts with the Fearsome Four one-on-one end up curbstomping him; when all four gang up on him, he gets captured easily and delivered to Bulba. Launchpad and Gosalyn have to provide backup support to make the fight more even.
** 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. They're right, with Bradford recognizing it right before tossing them into another dimension.

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: Played with. While there's nothing to suggest that an Angones-led ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' reboot was in the works at the time of this being made, given what a DW fanboy Angones, this episode can easily be read as his pitch for such a project.

* SpecialEditionTitle: Similar to "[[Recap/DuckTales2017S3E6AstroBoyd Astro Boyd]]", the opening credits are condensed to just the title, dyed in Darkwing purple.

* BackDoorPilot: The special episode has all the elements of one even though at the time of its airing, no news or rumors of a ''Darkwing Duck'' reboot were circulating.

* MagicFromTechnology: In his original continuity, Solego was a sorcerer, but here is described as a "mad thinker". He developed something Huey calls a circuit but in function is closer to a sigil, presumably well before any technology existed, to access other universes. This same sigil was developed by Professor Waddlemeyer from an entirely scientific perspective, and is the central element that allows the Ramrod device to function.

-->'''[[CardCarryingVillain Black Heron]]:''' [[SarcasmMode Ah, I supposed you'd rather fly around in an]] ''[[SarcasmMode unmarked]]'' [[SarcasmMode helicopter]].\\

** The main crux of the episode is very evocative of [[WesternAnimation/SpidermanIntoTheSpiderverse Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse]], with an imposingly built [[VillainWithGoodPublicity respected figure]] trying to activate a device that opens holes into other dimensions, aided by other members of the hero's RoguesGallery. Meanwhile, the hero of the story is still learning how to be a superhero, is taking on the mantle from a predecessor, and works with a motley group of allies to achieve victory.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: In the original series, Bulba spoke with a vaguely European/Russian accent. Here, Iglehart simply uses his real voice.

* 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 goes to heaven(the plot of "orphan girl needs the help of the main hero to find her family")