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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Just calling him ''friend'' at all is a massive stretch. Anyone who meets him will immediately be unable to stand him after only a few minutes with him.
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* AesopAmnesia: PlayedForLaughs in "The Phantom And The Sorceress!": It seems as getting rid of his luck and assisting the girls against the Phantom Blot finally teach him a lesson in being less selfish and relying on his skills as he finally can prove himself. However, as soon as he gets back his luck he becomes the old self-centered jerk immediatly.
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Antagonists: [[Characters/DuckTales2017Antagonists Major Antagonists]] ([[Characters/DuckTales2017FlintheartGlomgold Flintheart Glomgold]]) Glomgold]], [[Characters/DuckTales2017MagicaDeSpell Magica DeSpell]]) | [[Characters/DuckTales2017BeagleBoys The Beagle Boys]] | [[Characters/DuckTales2017FOWL F.O.W.L.]] ([[Characters/DuckTales2017BradfordBuzzard The Director]]) | [[Characters/DuckTales2017MinorAntagonists Minor Antagonists]]\\
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* Really700YearsOld: Since Scrooge is around 150 in this continuity, that would make Fergus around 182![[note]]Age calculated based on the [=McDuck=] family tree history in ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck[[/note]] {{Justified}} with the immortality-granting druid stones that Scrooge built into their castle.
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* Really700YearsOld: Since Scrooge is around 150 in this continuity, that would make Fergus around 182![[note]]Age calculated based on the [=McDuck=] family tree history in ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck[[/note]] ''ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck''[[/note]] {{Justified}} with the immortality-granting druid stones that Scrooge built into their castle.
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* Really700YearsOld: Since Scrooge is around 150 in this continuity, Downy is around 177![[note]]age calculated based on the Mcduck family tree history in ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck[[/note]] {{Justified}} with the immortality-granting druid stones that Scrooge built into their castle.
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* Really700YearsOld: Since Scrooge is around 150 in this continuity, Downy is around 177![[note]]age calculated based on the Mcduck [=McDuck=] family tree history in ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck[[/note]] ''ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck''[[/note]] {{Justified}} with the immortality-granting druid stones that Scrooge built into their castle.
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* AmoralAttorney: Implied to be one since he kept his client's treasure in his own castle.
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* AmoralAttorney: Implied to be one since he kept his client's treasure in his own castle. That is, of course, unless he took charge of the Treasure of the Knight's Templar following the Order's disbandment, in which case Simon is a [[SubvertedTrope Subversion of this.]]
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* FeudingFamilies: They've had a blood feuding going with the De Spell family for centuries, of which Scrooge and Magica are the latest incarnation.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Matilda looks like an older version of her niece, Della. [[spoiler: The same is true of her other niece, Webby.]]
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** He briefly cameos in the season 1 finale, where he [[spoiler:ends up as one of the many people whose shadows are stolen by Magica De Spell after she brings it to life. Of course, since it's Gladstone's shadow, it gives him a $20 bill before leaving]].
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** He briefly cameos in the season 1 finale, where he [[spoiler:ends up as one of the many people whose shadows are stolen by Magica De Spell [=DeSpell=] after she brings it to life. Of course, since it's Gladstone's shadow, it gives him a $20 bill before leaving]].
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* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: "The Phantom and the Sorceress!" has Gladstone magically stripped of his magical good luck, and he finds himself helpless.]]
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* SmugSnake: He '''revels''' in his luck. [[spoiler: When it's taken away from him, though, in "The Phantom and the Sorceress!" he ends up a tad humbler for a bit.]]
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* SmugSnake: He '''revels''' in his luck. [[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When it's taken away from him, though, in "The Phantom and the Sorceress!" he ends up a tad humbler for a bit.]]
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* CatchPhrase: [[RunningGag "Hey, twenty dollars!"]]
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* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse. She teases Scrooge for (from her perspective) starting his business off “family money” (ie the dime that their father indirectly gave Scrooge as a child). However, in reality, their father only gave him one dime which he never even spent but simply wears as a lucky charm while every other cent he made on his own. Though she may still consider it the same since it inspired Scrooge to move to America where he started his fortune and giving him “good luck.”
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* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: She teases Scrooge for (from her perspective) starting his business off “family money” (ie the dime that their father indirectly gave Scrooge as a child). However, in reality, their father only gave him one dime which he never even spent but simply wears as a lucky charm while every other cent he made on his own. Though she may still consider it the same since it inspired Scrooge to move to America where he started his fortune and giving him “good luck.”
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of someone who is BornLucky. Gladstone relies on his good luck for ''everything'', which has not only left him smug and lazy, but without any aspirations or life skills to speak of. As a result, he has no friends and, by the end of the casino adventure, has completely alienated his family leaving him completely alone. At the end of his debut episode, Webby even notes that in the grand scheme of things Gladstone really isn't all that lucky. [[spoiler:In "The Phantom and the Sorceress!", when his luck is taken by the Phantom Blot, he becomes as big of a ButtMonkey as Donald, as because he spent his entire life coasting on said luck, he has zero idea how to live life without it.]]
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of someone who is BornLucky.BornLucky, just like in the original comics. Gladstone relies on his good luck for ''everything'', which has not only left him smug and lazy, but without any aspirations or life skills to speak of. As a result, he has no friends and, by the end of the casino adventure, has completely alienated his family leaving him completely alone. At the end of his debut episode, Webby even notes that in the grand scheme of things Gladstone really isn't all that lucky. [[spoiler:In "The Phantom and the Sorceress!", when his luck is taken by the Phantom Blot, he becomes as big of a ButtMonkey as Donald, as because he spent his entire life coasting on said luck, he has zero idea how to live life without it.]]
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Scrooge does have a knights templar ancestor in the comics (only mentioned in "The Crown of the Crusader Kings" and "ComicBook/ALetterFromHome"), but he remains unnamed to this day. The show names him Simon.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Scrooge does have a knights templar ancestor in the comics (only mentioned in "The Crown of the Crusader Kings" and "A Letter from Home"), "ComicBook/ALetterFromHome"), but he remains unnamed to this day. The show names him Simon.
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** In the original show, Bubba had an orange pet ''Triceratops'' named Tootsie. The reboot averts OneMillionBC and DomesticatedDinosaurs by Bubba encountering an orange ''Triceratops'' due to a time anomaly, and his attempt to tame it isn't very successful.
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** In the original show, Bubba had an orange pet ''Triceratops'' named Tootsie. The reboot averts OneMillionBC HollywoodPrehistory and DomesticatedDinosaurs by Bubba encountering an orange ''Triceratops'' due to a time anomaly, and his attempt to tame it isn't very successful.
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* ParentalFavoritism: He considers one of his daughters, Matilda, more reliable than his son, whom he has a distant disposition with. This is mainly because Matilda spends more time at the castle and takes care of them while she's there while Scrooge is away either on adventures or running his business. He even calls her first when the magic of the castle starts fading when it was Scrooge who bought it in the first place and has more experience dealing with magic.
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* ParentalFavoritism: He considers one of his daughters, particularly Matilda, more reliable than his son, whom he has a distant disposition with. This is mainly because Matilda spends more time at the castle and takes care of them while she's there while Scrooge is away either on adventures or running his business. He even calls her first when the magic of the castle starts fading when it was Scrooge who bought it in the first place and has more experience dealing with magic.
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* NeverLiveItDown: She teases Scrooge for (from her perspective) starting his business off “family money” (ie the dime that their father indirectly gave Scrooge as a child). However, in reality, their father only gave him one dime which he never even spent but simply wears as a lucky charm while every other cent he made on his own. Though she may still consider it the same since it inspired Scrooge to move to America where he started his fortune and giving him “good luck.”
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* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse. She teases Scrooge for (from her perspective) starting his business off “family money” (ie the dime that their father indirectly gave Scrooge as a child). However, in reality, their father only gave him one dime which he never even spent but simply wears as a lucky charm while every other cent he made on his own. Though she may still consider it the same since it inspired Scrooge to move to America where he started his fortune and giving him “good luck.”
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* ParentalFavoritism: He considers his daughters more reliable than his son, whom he has a distant disposition with. This is mainly because one of his daughters, Matilda, spends more time at the castle and takes care of them while she's there while Scrooge is away either on adventures or running his business. He even calls her first when the magic of the castle starts fading when it was Scrooge who bought it in the first place and has more experience dealing with magic.
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* ParentalFavoritism: He considers one of his daughters daughters, Matilda, more reliable than his son, whom he has a distant disposition with. This is mainly because one of his daughters, Matilda, Matilda spends more time at the castle and takes care of them while she's there while Scrooge is away either on adventures or running his business. He even calls her first when the magic of the castle starts fading when it was Scrooge who bought it in the first place and has more experience dealing with magic.
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* ParentalFavoritism: He considers his daughters more reliable than his son, whom he has a distant disposition with. This is mainly because his daughter spends more time at the castle and takes care of them while she's there while Scrooge is away either on adventures or running his business. He even calls her first when the magic of the castle starts fading when it was Scrooge who bought it in the first place and has more experience dealing with magic.
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* ParentalFavoritism: He considers his daughters more reliable than his son, whom he has a distant disposition with. This is mainly because one of his daughter daughters, Matilda, spends more time at the castle and takes care of them while she's there while Scrooge is away either on adventures or running his business. He even calls her first when the magic of the castle starts fading when it was Scrooge who bought it in the first place and has more experience dealing with magic.
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[[folder:Ludwig Von Drake]]
!! Professor Ludwig Von Drake
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_pbi41p347y1shbua1o3_400.png]]
->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/CoreyBurton
Donald's ''other'' uncle and the director of the spy agency S.H.U.S.H.
* AdaptationalBadass: He keeps his inventor background, but now, he's also the director of the [[BigGood super secret spy organization.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: ''How'' does he fit into the family tree, exactly?[[note]]He could be married to Matilda [=McDuck=], Scrooge's sister, making him Donald's uncle by marriage, which was the case in some of the comics, although unlikely in this incarnation as Ludwig's children do not address Scrooge as their uncle or Della as their cousin. When asked about this on his Tumblr blog, Frank Angones merely replied "Spoilers". [[/note]]
* AscendedExtra: ''Very'' slightly. He's still a very minor character since he appears to no longer be around, but as a SmallRoleBigImpact kind of player he still has a notably bigger presence here than he did in the original (where he only appeared once, as Launchpad's shrink in the episode "[[Recap/DuckTalesS1E26TheGoldenFleecing The Golden Fleecing]]"). He mainly appears in flashbacks as the then-director of S.H.U.S.H. and as a video recording in "Raiders of the Doomsday Vault!"
* CompositeCharacter: He gets J. Gander Hooter's position as head of S.H.U.S.H.
* DeathByAdaptation: Most of his incarnations are currently alive, but this version of Von Drake is very heavily implied to be deceased, as his elderly children are running the Doomsday Vault and Scrooge refers to him in the past tense. [[spoiler:In "The Last Adventure", it is revealed that he was still alive, not having aged since he was captured by Bradford. When asked how this was possible, he claims that Bradford had kept him so busy that he didn't have the time to age.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: While Ludwig has no problem with S.H.U.S.H. agents acting reckless and financially wasteful when it comes to saving the world, he draws the line at taking over the world and becoming like the villains they constantly fight.
* MadScientist: He's a bit on the loopy side, but a brilliant scientist nonetheless.
* PosthumousCharacter: Heavily implied to be this in "Raiders of the Doomsday Vault!", as he's talked about in the past-tense and doesn't appear outside of video recordings. [[spoiler:Subverted when we find out in the finale that he’s alive in the present day]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He was the director of S.H.U.S.H. back in the 1960s, and as such he set off a few plot threads that would have an enormous impact in the show's present day. See UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom below.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In "The First Adventure", him casually brushing off [[spoiler:Bradford's presentation of having S.H.U.S.H. take over the world to maintain order]] would result in [[spoiler:the buzzard turning traitor and creating the [[LegionOfDoom Fiendish Organization of World Larceny]]]].
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!! Professor Ludwig Von Drake
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_pbi41p347y1shbua1o3_400.png]]
->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/CoreyBurton
Donald's ''other'' uncle and the director of the spy agency S.H.U.S.H.
* AdaptationalBadass: He keeps his inventor background, but now, he's also the director of the [[BigGood super secret spy organization.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: ''How'' does he fit into the family tree, exactly?[[note]]He could be married to Matilda [=McDuck=], Scrooge's sister, making him Donald's uncle by marriage, which was the case in some of the comics, although unlikely in this incarnation as Ludwig's children do not address Scrooge as their uncle or Della as their cousin. When asked about this on his Tumblr blog, Frank Angones merely replied "Spoilers". [[/note]]
* AscendedExtra: ''Very'' slightly. He's still a very minor character since he appears to no longer be around, but as a SmallRoleBigImpact kind of player he still has a notably bigger presence here than he did in the original (where he only appeared once, as Launchpad's shrink in the episode "[[Recap/DuckTalesS1E26TheGoldenFleecing The Golden Fleecing]]"). He mainly appears in flashbacks as the then-director of S.H.U.S.H. and as a video recording in "Raiders of the Doomsday Vault!"
* CompositeCharacter: He gets J. Gander Hooter's position as head of S.H.U.S.H.
* DeathByAdaptation: Most of his incarnations are currently alive, but this version of Von Drake is very heavily implied to be deceased, as his elderly children are running the Doomsday Vault and Scrooge refers to him in the past tense. [[spoiler:In "The Last Adventure", it is revealed that he was still alive, not having aged since he was captured by Bradford. When asked how this was possible, he claims that Bradford had kept him so busy that he didn't have the time to age.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: While Ludwig has no problem with S.H.U.S.H. agents acting reckless and financially wasteful when it comes to saving the world, he draws the line at taking over the world and becoming like the villains they constantly fight.
* MadScientist: He's a bit on the loopy side, but a brilliant scientist nonetheless.
* PosthumousCharacter: Heavily implied to be this in "Raiders of the Doomsday Vault!", as he's talked about in the past-tense and doesn't appear outside of video recordings. [[spoiler:Subverted when we find out in the finale that he’s alive in the present day]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He was the director of S.H.U.S.H. back in the 1960s, and as such he set off a few plot threads that would have an enormous impact in the show's present day. See UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom below.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In "The First Adventure", him casually brushing off [[spoiler:Bradford's presentation of having S.H.U.S.H. take over the world to maintain order]] would result in [[spoiler:the buzzard turning traitor and creating the [[LegionOfDoom Fiendish Organization of World Larceny]]]].
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* BornLucky: Sharp contrast to [[BornUnlucky Donald]], Gladstone's luck is downright supernatural.
** [[spoiler:"The Phantom and the Sorceress!" reveals that it ''is'' magic, and when the Blot steals it, he becomes as big a ButtMonkey as Donald]].
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**supernatural. [[spoiler:"The Phantom and the Sorceress!" reveals that it ''is'' magic, and when the Blot steals it, he becomes as big a ButtMonkey as Donald]].Donald]]. However, it's {{deconstructed|Trope}}, as it becomes clear that while Gladstone is incredibly fortunate in the ''short term'', it's clear [[BlessedWithSuck he's anything but]] in the ''long term''. His lifelong luck and the smug selfishness that he developed because of it means he has no friends and it has atrophied any life skills, to the point where [[spoiler:when he loses his luck, he has absolutely no idea how to do anything, including something as basic as using a doorknob.]]
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* UngratefulBastard: Scrooge paid for Castle [=McDuck=] to be rebuilt, inadvertently granting Fergus and his wife immortality in the process, neither of which Fergus has ever shown one shred of gratitude for. While its somewhat understandable in his first appearance because its implied that he and his wife cannot leave the castle and he calls it a curse. However, in his second appearance he is furious that the magic is fading and its revealed that his daughter routinely visits which throws the implied justification out the window.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: He and Downy are both still alive as a result of Scrooge utilizing mystic druid stones in the reconstruction of Castle [=McDuck=] cursing them with immortality. Fergus isn't all that happy about his son's gift. But when it starts fading in his second appearance he, reluctantly, calls Scrooge for help to fix it.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: He and Downy are both still alive as a result of Scrooge utilizing mystic druid stones in the reconstruction of Castle [=McDuck=] cursing them with immortality. Fergus isn't all that happy about his son's gift. But when it starts fading in his second appearance he, reluctantly, calls Scrooge for help to fix it.
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* UngratefulBastard: Scrooge paid for Castle [=McDuck=] to be rebuilt, inadvertently granting Fergus and his wife immortality in the process, neither of which Fergus has ever shown one shred of gratitude for. While its somewhat understandable in his first appearance because its implied that he and his wife cannot leave the castle and he calls it a curse. However, in his second appearance he is furious that the magic is fading and its revealed that his daughter routinely visits which throws the implied justification out the window.
window. In his introductory episode when Scrooge even asks him if he would prefer that Scrooge let him pass or make him immortal, Fergus says NEITHER is satisfactory and says a thoughtful son would know that, so really he just cant help but act like everything Scrooge does is wrong (like how he blames Scrooge for things that arent even his fault) due to his own issues.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: He and Downy are both still alive as a result of Scrooge utilizing mystic druid stones in the reconstruction of Castle [=McDuck=] cursing them with immortality. Fergus isn't all that happy about his son's gift. But when it starts fading in his second appearance he, reluctantly, calls Scrooge for help to fixit.it so it seems like he's just using it as an excuse to give his son grief.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: He and Downy are both still alive as a result of Scrooge utilizing mystic druid stones in the reconstruction of Castle [=McDuck=] cursing them with immortality. Fergus isn't all that happy about his son's gift. But when it starts fading in his second appearance he, reluctantly, calls Scrooge for help to fix
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* NeverLiveItDown: She teases Scrooge for (from her perspective) starting his business off “family money” (ie the dime that their father indirectly gave Scrooge as a child). However, in reality, their father only gave him one dime which he never even spent but simply wears as a lucky charm while every other cent he made on his own. Though she may still consider it the same since it inspired Scrooge to move to America where he started his fortune and giving him “good luck.”
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* TooMuchAlike: Most of the [=McDucks=] are hot-blooded and prideful, which no doubt causes them to clash with each other often.
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* TooMuchAlike: Most of the [=McDucks=] are hot-blooded and prideful, which no doubt causes them to clash with each other often. Members of the family are also shown to have a bad habit of miss-blaming others (particularly each other) when things go wrong.
** The boys blamed Scrooge for Della's disappearance ignoring her own fault in it.
** Fergus' and Scroodge's strained relationship causes him to unfairly blame him for ANYTHING.
** When the [=McDucks=] ancestors statues are given life one immediately blames the other for her missing bagpipes and it starts a brawl between them.
** The boys blamed Scrooge for Della's disappearance ignoring her own fault in it.
** Fergus' and Scroodge's strained relationship causes him to unfairly blame him for ANYTHING.
** When the [=McDucks=] ancestors statues are given life one immediately blames the other for her missing bagpipes and it starts a brawl between them.
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* IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat: Yes and no. He's well aware of the fact that his luck is extraordinary and is proud of that fact, but he has no concept of what life is like with ordinary luck, and so doesn't understand how extraordinary his luck really is. He makes this clear when he asks the other characters if they were aware that businesses could close, and clearly expects them to be as surprised as he is.
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* GrumpyBear: He makes his son Scrooge look like Creator/WaltDisney in comparison.
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