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* TheChewToy: He's accident-prone, to say the least, and the world seems to enjoy picking on him to whom he admittedly offers plenty of chances to do so with his stubborn insistence of doing thing the comic-book way.

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* TheChewToy: He's accident-prone, to say the least, and the world seems to enjoy picking on him to whom him. Admittedly, he admittedly offers plenty of chances to do so with his stubborn insistence of doing thing the comic-book way.
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* ButtMonkey: Beaten, smashed, maimed, singed (but triumphant)... The universe is really out for him.

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* TheChewToy: He's accident-prone, to say the least, and the world seems to enjoy picking on him.

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* TheChewToy: He's accident-prone, to say the least, and the world seems to enjoy picking on him.him to whom he admittedly offers plenty of chances to do so with his stubborn insistence of doing thing the comic-book way.


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* FearlessFool: There is such a thing as good timing and the right location for theatrics but DW seems to have never heard of it if his long speeches during his heroic entrances like say hanging from a rope ''in front of an enemy'' or standing still on a electric stairway next to electricity-themed supervillain are any indication.
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* NominalHero: Darkwing's sole motivation for fighting crime was always motivated by two things: money and fame.

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* NominalHero: Darkwing's sole motivation for fighting crime was always motivated by usually falls under one of two things: motives: reward or relationships. He undertakes many of his superhero missions in hopes of gaining money and fame.or fame from them. Others are fought in order to protect people he loves. In any case, however, his motives usually contain more selfishness than those of the average superhero.
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* MiseryTrigger: Just like in ''[=DuckTales=]'', Launchpad reacts very poorly to being rejected by someone whose opinion he values. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Darkwing]] has been known to trip the trigger at times.
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* NominalHero: Darkwing's sole motivation for fighting crime was always motivated by two things: money and fame.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Launchpad and Darkwing live together, work together, and raise Gosalyn together.

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Launchpad and Darkwing live together, work together, and raise Gosalyn together. However, Launchpad keeps his status as a ChickMagnet from ''[=DuckTales=] (1987)'' (one episode even focuses on him almost marrying an alien queen) and Darkwing has a steady girlfriend, Morgana [=McCawber=], [[spoiler: who he was to have married had the series continued]].
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"[[InsultCatchphrase Suck GAS, evildoer!]]"\\

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"[[InsultCatchphrase "[[CatchPhraseInsult Suck GAS, evildoer!]]"\\
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"Suck GAS, evildoer!"\\

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"Suck "[[InsultCatchphrase Suck GAS, evildoer!"\\evildoer!]]"\\
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* BerserkButton: Woe to anyone who harms a feather on Gosalyn's pretty little tail.

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* BerserkButton: Woe to anyone who harms a feather on Gosalyn's pretty little tail.steals his spotlight, even if it's unintentional.
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** "Paraducks" had a StableTimeLoop of young Drake Mallard being inspired to grow up to be Darkwing after being visited by his time-traveling adult self.

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* MultipleChoicePast: Especially when it comes to his SuperHeroOrigin.

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* MultipleChoicePast: Especially when it comes to He has been given several contradictory origin stories.
** In "The Secret Origins of Darkwing Duck", a janitor resembling Drake in the future claims that Darkwing came from another planet, echoing the origin of Franchise/{{Superman}}. This version of the origin also established that Negaduck was
his SuperHeroOrigin. evil cousin.
** "Clash Reunion", which appears to be Darkwing's true origins, establishes that he first became Darkwing Duck in high school to stop Megavolt after he went crazy and started using his powers to wreak havoc at the prom.
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* MoodSwinger: Darkwing can shift moods at the drop of a hat and tends to express them quite animatedly.
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* BerserkButton: Woe to anyone who harms a feather on Gosalyn's pretty little tail.
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%%* * PreAsskickingOneLiner: The TropeNamer mentioned above."[[TropeNamer Let's get dangerous!]]".
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* TheNapoleon: Darkwing is one of the shorter adult characters in the show but overcompensates with a bombastic and sometimes aggressive demeanor.



* RudeHeroNiceSidekick: The Nice Sidekick to Darkwing's Rude Hero. Zero Context Example; please expand entry before making visible.

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* VitriolicBestBuds: A one-sided version with Darkwing. While Darkwing will not let anyone get away with messing with Launchpad, he frequently finds him irritating. Launchpad rarely minds his partner's insults and is [[UndyingLoyalty fiercely loyal]] to him.

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* VitriolicBestBuds: A one-sided version with Darkwing. While Darkwing will not let anyone get away with messing with Launchpad, he frequently finds him irritating. Launchpad rarely minds his crime-fighting partner's insults and is [[UndyingLoyalty fiercely loyal]] to him.
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* PreAsskickingOneLiner: The TropeNamer mentioned above.

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* TheHero: Any other time, he would be the ideal [[TheLancer Lancer]], but since it's his show...

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* TheHero: Any other time, he would be He is the ideal [[TheLancer Lancer]], but since it's resident crime fighting superhero of St.Canard, and the show chronicles his show...adventures.



* TheNapoleon: To a certain degree.

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%%* TerrorHero: Well, he ''tries'' to be one, anyway. Zero Context Example; please expand entry before making visible.

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%%* * TerrorHero: Well, He is the ''terror'' that ''flaps in the night''! Seriously, he ''tries'' to be one, anyway. Zero Context Example; please expand entry before making visible. tries the spooky-scary tactics against criminals and super villains but they don't take him seriously.

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Darkwing's sidekick, pilot and back-up Darkwing. Since he never changes his clothing when he goes crime fighting with Darkwing, it's a wonder why anyone else can't figure out who he is. Formerly worked for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Scrooge McDuck]] in Duckburg.

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Darkwing's sidekick, pilot and back-up Darkwing. Since he never changes his clothing when he goes crime fighting with Darkwing, it's a wonder why anyone else can't figure out who he is. is.

Formerly worked for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Scrooge McDuck]] in Duckburg.Duckburg; for tropes about him there, see the ''Characters/DuckTales1987'' page.

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* TheChewToy: He's accident-prone, to say the least.

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* TheChewToy: He's accident-prone, to say the least.least, and the world seems to enjoy picking on him.



* PapaWolf: Do NOT, under ''any'' circumstances, endanger or threaten Gosalyn. It's the best way to turn him from an egomaniac to a badass.
** To give a brief idea, the BadFuture where AllCrimesAreEqual in "Time & Punishment" came about because Darkwing thought Gosalyn had run away.

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* PapaWolf: Do NOT, under ''any'' circumstances, endanger or threaten Gosalyn. It's the best way to turn him from an egomaniac to a badass.
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badass. To give a brief idea, the BadFuture where AllCrimesAreEqual in "Time & Punishment" came about because Darkwing thought Gosalyn had run away.



%%* SmallNameBigEgo: Until he [[LetsGetDangerous gets serious]]. Zero Context Example; please expand entry before making visible.

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%%* * SmallNameBigEgo: Until Darkwing is his own biggest promoter and even sometimes alleges he [[LetsGetDangerous gets serious]]. Zero Context Example; please expand entry before making visible.can do things he can't just to sound impressive (e.g., his struggles with being a MrFixit in "Dry Hard").



* LethalChef: In "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E15CantBayouLove Can't Bayou Love]]", he bakes brownies that immediately send Darkwing to the water cooler for a long drink. He does mention that he had to substitute ingredients as he couldn't find all of them, but what exactly he substituted is never made clear.

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* LethalChef: In "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E15CantBayouLove Can't Bayou Love]]", he bakes brownies that immediately send Darkwing to the water cooler for a long drink. He does mention that he had to substitute ingredients as he couldn't find all of them, "improvised" a little, but what exactly he substituted put in the brownies is never made clear.



* TheNicknamer: Continues to do this even after switching from working for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 "Mr. McD"]] to working with "D.W."

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* TheNicknamer: Continues He continues to do this even after switching from whether he's working for [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 "Mr. McD"]] to working with or Darkwing. His common AffectionateNickname for Darkwing is "D.W."" On at least one occasion he also called Gosalyn "Gosaroonie."



* RedIsHeroic: Launchpad's pilot jacket is a maroon color.
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* RedIsHeroic: Launchpad's pilot jacket Launchpad is a redhead who wears a maroon color.
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RudeHeroNiceSidekick: The Nice Sidekick to Darkwing's Rude Hero. Hero. Zero Context Example; please expand entry before making visible.



%%* {{Sidekick}}: Serves as this for Darkwing from most of the show. Zero Context Example; please expand entry before making visible.

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%%* * {{Sidekick}}: Serves as this for Darkwing from most of the show. Zero Context Example; please expand entry before making visible.He's Darkwing's partner in crimefighting.



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%%* DamselInDistress* DamselInDistress: Despite her spirit and relative competence, she sometimes finds herself in trouble and having to be rescued by Darkwing.
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* DetectiveAnimal: Darkwing does detective work from time to time.

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* DetectiveAnimal: Darkwing does detective work from time to time.time and is a duck.



* DudeWheresMyRespect: Depending on the episode, usually this is played straight, with being treated with no respect from anyone, no matter how many times he's saved St. Canard. This often leads to trouble for those who underestimate them (especially other heroes with legitimate superpowers), because when he gets dangerous he can kick all their asses six ways to Sunday.

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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Depending on the episode, usually this is played straight, with being treated with no respect from anyone, no matter how many times he's saved St. Canard. This often leads to trouble for those who underestimate them (especially other heroes those with legitimate superpowers), because when he gets dangerous he can kick all their asses six ways to Sunday.
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* CatchPhrase: several, including:

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* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: Darkwing frequently gets irritated by Launchpad's CloudCuckoolander tendencies. However, he's not happy when it looks like he might leave the planet in "U.F. Foe" and some kind of danger threatening to take Launchpad away from him will provoke a mad dash to protect his sidekick. Launchpad's relationship to Darkwing is not an example, as he's much more easygoing and rarely gets irritated with him.



* GreaseMonkey: He takes the role of the team mechanic, particularly with to the aircraft.

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* GreaseMonkey: He takes the role of the team mechanic, particularly with regard to the aircraft.
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* GreaseMonkey: He takes the role of the team mechanic, particularly with to the aircraft.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/lateChristineCavanaugh

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/lateChristineCavanaughCreator/ChristineCavanaugh



* BigEater: Oh boy, she literally ''cannot'' control her appetite, she can eat over 1000 times her own body weight in food as a '''snack'''! Basically she can outeat a whale with what she eats for breakfast. It's a wonder Darkwing Duck can even provide enough food to satisfy her for an hour! In one episde, her appetite pretty muck took over and she ate pretty much '''all the food in the country''' and she was ready to raid England's food reserve! Yep, she's a grade A glutton.

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* BigEater: Oh boy, she literally ''cannot'' control her appetite, she can eat over 1000 times her own body weight in food as a '''snack'''! Basically she can outeat a whale with what she eats for breakfast. It's a wonder Darkwing Duck can even provide enough food to satisfy her for an hour! In one episde, episode, her appetite pretty muck took over and she ate pretty much '''all the food in the country''' and she was ready to raid England's food reserve! Yep, she's a grade A glutton.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChristineCavanaugh

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