Line #87 Characters/CountDuckula


1	The characters in ''WesternAnimation/CountDuckula''.
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5	!!Castle Duckula
6	[[folder:Count Duckula]]
7	-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/DavidJason
8	-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza
9	-->'''Voiced in Swedish by:''' Andreas Nilsson
10	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_count_ft_bat.PNG]]
11	[[caption-width-right:350:Not a vampire zanier than Duckula]]
12	The main character, a status seeking VegetarianVampire aristocrat who always seeks to improve his station, try new and interesting things, or simply break out of his humdrum existence, but for whom - as the theme song says - things never go to plan.
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14	* AsideGlance: Does this from time to time.
15	* BoisterousWeakling: He does his best to wear the facade of a brave fighter, but this usually goes out the window the minute he feels genuinely threatened.
16	* ButtMonkey: Almost ''nothing'' goes right for him.
17	* CameBackWrong: A comical example, since he came back ''right'' by any normal person's standards, but since Igor was trying to reincarnate his evil master, getting this guy instead falls under this trope.
18	* CaptainOblivious: Not as much as Nanny mind you, but he has his moments such as in ''Venice a Duck Not a Duck'', where he came across a group of homicidal Penguin Pirates, who at that point has tried to rob and '''MURDER''' Duckula multiple times, [[AesopAmnesia yet Duckula didn't recognize them.]] (He also spent most of this episode oblivious to a group of rogues and their multiple attempts at killing the Count, though it is somewhat justified due to them just narrowly avoiding his sight. Still he should've known SOMETHING was up as he heard the screams of the villains multiple times but just assumes it was [[ComicallyMissingThePoint weird sounding pigeons]])
19	** In ''No Sax Please, We're Egyptian'', he thinks the constant crashing he hears (which is actually coming from the Crow Brothers comical mishaps) is Nanny making pastries. This made sense when Igor told him that back at Castle Duckula, but he thinks it's still that when they're in ''Egypt'' and ''Nanny is in the same room as them!''
20	** Not so. Duckula is aware of this. Igor even points out that it couldn't be Nanny's doing this time.
21	* CasanovaWannabe: He tries to hit on every beautiful woman he meets. Whether they show interest in him or not, [[RunningGag always expect]] [[CatchPhrase this exchange:]]
22	--->'''Duckula:''' ''(suave)'' Can I call you [casual name]?\
23	'''Woman:''' [[LittleNo No.]]\
24	'''Duckula:''' ''(as if they had said yes)'' Oh, thank you!
25	* DeadpanSnarker: Not as dry as Igor, but very snide when properly prodded.
26	* DreadfulMusician: He doesn't seem to have a talent for playing musical instruments, whether a harmonica, saxophone, banjo, organ, he'll always make a tuneless racket, this will make anyone cover their ears if they are near him. Even he seems to know this since he threatened to sing if Nanny and Igor didn't come with him to a rollercoaster.
27	* DysfunctionalFamily: Ignoring the fact that his sixteen previous incarnations were traditional evil vampires and are referred do as different patriarchal ancestors (father, grandfather, etc), Duckula is shown to have a wide, sprawling family of vampire ducks who are all either crazy, evil, or both. In the episode ''Castle Duckula: Open to the Public'', he discussed Sir Poachard Duckula, "the crazy Count who tried to prove grass was more intelligent than sand", and Lady Pintail Duckula, "the first woman to attempt to eat Castle Duckula". ''The Return of the Curse of the Secret of the Mummy's Tomb Meets Frankenduckula's Monster and the Wolfman and the Intergalactic Cabbage...'' makes mention of Doctor Frankenduckula, who was both a vampire duck and an expy of Baron von Frankenstein, complete with creating his own FrankensteinsMonster in the castle basement, and whom Igor notes with approval was both utterly mad and utterly evil. "The Ghost of [=McCastle=] [=McDuckula=]" introduces Rory [=McDuckula=], Duckula's "father's father's uncle's uncle", whom Igor hopes will tutor Duckula into acting like a "proper" vampire. ''Vampire Vacation'' features Duckula's Spanish cousin Don Diego, a sadistic paranoid pyromaniac. Finally, "Family Reunion" introduces a slew of aunts, uncles and cousins whom Duckula is in living terror of, because he believes they will ''kill him'' if they learn he's actually an un-evil VegetarianVampire.
28	* EvilMakesYouUgly: His previous incarnations looked like outright monsters, while Duckula himself looks like a normal perso-er, duck. When his morality was briefly reversed, turning him into a real vampire, he began looking increasingly monstrous as well.
29	* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Despite being the main protagonist, things almost never work out for him, as most episodes end with him in the same position or in an even worse place than were he began at the start of the episode. In fact most episodes ends on his cries/screams of distress.
30	* {{Fainting}}: Does this for comical effect usually from exhaustion like in ''Hard Luck Hotel'' or out of fear like in ''Dead Eye Duck''.
31	* ForgotAboutHisPowers: It's unclear just how many of the traditional vampire powers he has access to, but he's shown teleporting several times in various episodes -- however, only once does he seem to use this on purpose, to teleport to a public phone in ''Astro Ducks'', even though there have been many occasions in the series where an ability to teleport would have come in handy. Every other occasion seems to be a result of extreme emotion. Possibly as a tradeoff, he lacks the traditional weakness to sunlight, even though this ''is'' established both in the theme song and in multiple episodes to be a weakness that applies to vampires in his world. Interestingly, in the episode where Von Goosewing accidentally flips Duckula's personality and makes him more like a traditional vampire, he is shown recoiling in horror from sunlight, although it doesn't actually hurt him.
32	* FoulWaterfowl: Unlike his "vicious vampire duck" ancestors who play the trope straight, he himself subverts this by being a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire.
33	* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Friendly enough, at least, and unerringly polite. He's a bit snarky and easily annoyed, but he's harmless.
34	* GloryHound: When ever he's in the spotlight he'll soak it up as much as he can, no matter how brief it may be.
35	* GlorySeeker: Tries his hardest to become the star/famous adventurer he thinks he is, to no avail.
36	* GotMeDoingIt: From ''Dead Eye Duck'':
37	-->'''Duckula:''' Don't they get much complaint's from the neighbors.\
38	'''Marshal Quiet Earp:''' There ain't no neighbors.\
39	'''Duckula:''' There ain't? ''[{{beat}}]'' I mean there aren't?
40	* {{Greed}}: When he usually sets out to do something, the goal is either riches beyond ones dream or fame (or both). It is one of Duckula's biggest flaws and can occasionally lead to his downfall.
41	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: He's the only member of the main cast who doesn't wear pants.
42	* HandRubbing: [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/dangermouse/images/6/63/The_BIGGG_ONE.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20190120011213 He does this whenever his dreams may become realized]]
43	* HypocriticalHumor: He usually likes to make quips about how Nanny's food is inedible, but as we see in "The Incredible Shrinking Duck", he's not any better at cooking. Though he did own up to his food being no good.
44	* IJustWantToBeNormal: He despises the fact that he's a vampire and is disgusted when Igor describes to him the actions of his ancestors. He tries his best to distances himself from his vampire ancestors as possible (it's kinda why he's a vegetarian.) and even went back in time to undo his ancestors becoming vampire so he wouldn't have to be a vampire in the present. He has even quoted this trope word for word.
45	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Despite the trope listed above, he also thinks he has musical/acting talent unlike any other and tries his hardest to make a name for himself, as he believes he is one day destined to became a famous star.
46	* ImpoverishedPatrician: Castle Duckula has... seen better days, to be sure. And since he won't go along with Igor's suggestions that they ''take'' the money by terrorizing the populace, he has to resort to stranger and sillier methods instead.
47	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The picture of a pushy, self-centered aristocrat, but he tries to do right by people regardless. He does, however, rarely lose much sleep if it doesn't work out.
48	** He has also shown that, despite the way he treats them, he does care deeply for Nanny and Igor and will heavily feel their absences if they're away.
49	* KingBobTheNth: Our Count Duckula's formal title is Count Duckula XVII, as he is the seventeenth incarnation of the Count Duckula. He rarely invokes it, however.
50	* LovableCoward/ MilesGloriosus: While he usually tries to wear the facade of a brave adventurer, this usually falls apart when his life is threaten or is in any type of danger, as then he will panic and scream for help. In fact he's usually the first of the trio to panic when in harms way.
51	* NiceGuy: Downplayed. Compared to his monstrous ancestors, he's a very pleasant guy. However, he's too brash and self-absorbed to fit this role completely, and is solidly a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
52	* NiceMeanAndInBetween: He's the Mean to Nanny's Nice and Igor's In-Between. He is self-centered and cowardly, though he and Igor may interchange roles depending on the situation (especially whenever Igor is actively trying to revert him to his bloodthirsty ways).
53	* OlderThanTheyLook: Reincarnation aside, he looks much younger than his true age of centuries, especially compared to his equally immortal ancestors.
54	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: As tomato ketchup was accidentally used in the revival ceremony instead of blood, Duckula is mostly a Vampire in name only. In addition to being a vegetarian, he can walk around in sunlight with no problem.
55	** This ''may'' be a nod to Dracula, on whom Duckula is based, since in the novel, Dracula also has no problems moving around in the light of day.
56	* ProtagonistTitle: It is his show after all.
57	* RedemptionDemotion: He very rarely demonstrates anything in the way of supernatural powers (likely because he ForgotAboutHisPowers), unlike his much more powerful and villainous ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' incarnation.
58	* RichBoredom: Somewhat subverted. He's a broke aristocrat, but has stated that he gets bored around the castle on a Monday, or any day. In fact the reason he enacts such wacky schemes other than monetary gain is because he's honestly got nothing better to do.
59	* {{Reincarnation}}: Whilst the vampire ducks of this world can "procreate" (for lack of a better term) in some unknown fashion, giving our hero a flock of deadly cousins, aunts and uncles he does his best to stay well away from, the defining trait of ''the'' Count Duckula is the ability to be resurrected with a new face and personality after his destruction, via a mystic coffin and a sacred rite that can only be performed once every century. Our Count Duckula is unique because [[CameBackWrong the resurrection spell was performed improperly]].
60	* SeinfeldianConversation: ''Very'' prone to silly conversations in any and all situations.
61	* SpeciesSurname: Count [=DUCKula=]
62	* TangledFamilyTree: The combination of the original Count Duckula being able to reincarnate whilst also being able to spread vampirism to others means that Duckula has a rather confusing family tree, especially given Duckula's tendency to refer to past Duckulas as both a paternal figure ''and'' himself.
63	* ThrillSeeker: Claims to be this.
64	* TimeTravelTenseTrouble: A variant; individuals who know about how the reincarnation process works have a tendency to alternatively refer to the Count Duckulas the first through to the sixteenth as being the same person or as being relatives to each other -- "I'm not the same as I was when I was my great-great-grandfather", for example. Igor and Duckula do this most often, with Duckula occasionally pointing out how confusing it is.
65	* TragicDream: Downplayed, but according to Igor, just as vampires have no reflection, they also can't be filmed or photographed, so Duckula's dreams of stardom have slim chances of success (you know, aside from not having talent in the first place).
66	* TrueCompanions: Igor and Nanny are this to him, as no matter how upset he gets at them, how much 'adventures' they go through, and how little he pays them, they'll always be at his side. The three are essentially family, this was even lampshaded by the show itself on occasion.
67	* TwoGuysAndAGirl: He and Igor are the two guys to Nanny's girl.
68	* UnknownRival: He doesn't even remember most of his rogues gallery and usually forgets who they are after initially meeting them (such as The Pirate Penguins, Gaston and Pierre, The Phantom of the Opera, and the Crow Brothers) let alone is aware that they hate him. The only exception to this is Von Goosewing, but that's only because the mad doctor is at the Count's doorstep every other day with a new plan.
69	* VegetarianVampire: Thanks to a resurrection gone wrong. Though one of his ancestors is also a vegetarian, so it could be genetic.
70	* WhiteSheep: Part of the premise of the show, while not traditionally heroic and a bit high-strung, he's a pretty nice guy who's absolutely disgusted with the monstrous actions of his evil ancestors. He also instantly nips all of Igors attempts at making him more evil in the bud.
71	* YouSayTomato: Pronounces exactly as 'perzactly'.
72	* ZanyScheme: Many, in regards to making money or getting famous. They always fail either through his own short sightedness, his staff's antics, or random chance.
73	[[/folder]]
74
75	[[folder:Igor]]
76	-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jack May
77	-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Álvaro Tarcicio
78	-->'''Voiced in Swedish by:''' Creator/GunnarErnblad
79	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/igor_9.PNG]]
80	[[caption-width-right:350: "You know how I feel about fun"]]
81
82	Duckula's dreary butler, who would very much like for Duckula to revert to the bloodthirsty ways of his ancestors, and sometimes schemes to force him to. Like Duckula himself, FailureIsTheOnlyOption.
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84	* AffablyEvil: Generally comes across as polite (albeit pretty sarcastic at times), but he prefers evil solutions and wants Duckula to return to the bloodsucking ways of his forefathers.
85	* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: He's a firm believer in this.
86	* ButtMonkey: Not as bad as Duckula, but he has his fair share of indignity, often from Nanny.
87	* CatchPhrase: "Oh, Nanny!" for whenever Nanny screws up.
88	* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: On the very few occasions that he cracks a joke they're usually at the expense at Nanny, or vile in nature.
89	* EvilSoundsDeep: Has a deep, slow voice.
90	* EvilSoundsRaspy: Has the iconic deep rasp of Gunnar Ernblad in the Swedish dub.
91	* GardenOfEvil: Has his own personal fungus patch teeming with fly agaric, deadly nightshade, and some death camas along with some carnivorous flytraps at the heart of it all, much to Duckula's dismay.
92	* NiceMeanAndInBetween: He's the In-Between to Nanny's Nice and Duckula's Mean. He's the OnlySaneMan with a [[NightmareFetishist huge nightmare fetish]] and a yearning to revert Duckula to the bloodthirsty roots of his ancestors and previous incarnations, though he and Duckula may interchange roles depending on the situation (like when he's actively trying to change Duckula to a real vampire).
93	* NightmareFetishist: And how. Daydreams of the bloody, terrifying days of yore, gushes fondly when the possibility of murder and mayhem comes up, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and loves Bela Lugosi movies]].
94	* NoSenseOfHumor: While it's often believed (in universe) that he doesn't have a sense of humor it's been shown that he in fact does have one, albeit a tad bit dry and twisted.
95	* NotAfraidToDie: Episodes like "The Mutinous Penguins" show us that when faced with death, Igor has a very nonchalant reaction. Though this can {{Depending on the Writer}} as episodes like "The Incredible Shrinking Duck" show that he still has some incentive to live.
96	* NotSoStoic: In "The Lost City of Atlantis" he was just as freaked out by the giant squid as Duckula and others were.
97	* OnlySaneMan: Between Duckula being highly excitable and naive, and Nanny being, well, Nanny, this role falls squarely on Igor's hunched shoulders. Though he is by far the most morbid of the main three, he also tends to have the most solid grasp on what is going on, though his advice is often ignored (such as when he tries, unsuccessfully, to stop Duckula from giving the castle clock to Bill Platypus in "Duckula Down Under" as doing so will disable the castle's teleportation system).
98	* ParentalSubstitute: While not as much as Nanny, the fact that he reads the Count bedtime stories before going to sleep appears to cement his place as this in Duckula's life.
99	* ServileSnarker: The driest, most monotone, most sarcastic character in the entire show. When he says "milord," it's almost always with a good degree of indifference.
100	* TheStoic: Is the most reserved member of the trio, and his default expression is usually a bored one.
101	* TokenEvilTeammate: He would prefer to fix problems with murder, scare tactics and general villainy, and is heavily disappointed that nobody else wants to. Sometimes, he'll derail things by doing evil when it's not needed.
102	* TortureTechnician: When asked if he could bring up some prisoners from the dungeon, he replies that he might be able to ''glue them together'' (followed [[AsideGlance by an evil smirk at the audience]]). When Duckula opens the castle up to public visitation, he ruins the whole thing by torturing all the guests (under the pretense of the torture chamber being a "gymnasium").
103	* TwoGuysAndAGirl: He and Duckula are the two guys to Nanny's girl.
104	* VileVulture: He is a vulture who loves anything dark and sinister, and is constantly trying unsuccessfully to get Duckula to to anything evil again.
105	* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: A servant version. Igor longs for a return to the good old days of when his master drank blood and terrorized the innocent over the milksop vegetarian he is now.
106	* ZanyScheme: Occasionally does these in order to force Duckula to do something evil or to use some dark power to change his personality. Most of these fail to even ''begin'' to work.
107	[[/folder]]
108
109	[[folder:Nanny]]
110	-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Brian Trueman
111	-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Carmen Donna-Dio
112	-->'''Voiced in Swedish by:''' Hasse Jonsson
113	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cdnanny.png]]
114	[[caption-width-right:350:Nanny demonstrates how not to use a vaccuum cleaner]]
115	Duckula's governess: a massive, super strong, completely scatterbrained hulk who rarely knows what anyone is talking about and is generally a menace to everyone around her - especially if they're a door. Her heart is in the right place though.
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117	* BabyTalk: How she typically talks to Duckula, even though he's a grown duck.
118	* BewareTheNiceOnes: The one instance where she's nearly always quick on the uptake is when she's being insulted. One does not want to catch a bonk on the head from this woman.
119	** She's also pretty strict when it comes to being naughty or displaying poor manners. She once K.O'd a ''dinosaur'' for chasing a group of helpless natives and then proceeded to scold it, insisting its lack of consiousness was just it 'having a sulk.'
120	* BigFun: She's a large, clumsy yet caring, jolly and lovable hen.
121	* BrawnHilda: Although friendly, Nanny is quite large, rather plain looking, and physically imposing.
122	* CatchPhrase: "Duckyboos!" for Duckula, and "NANNY'S COMING!" and "I'll get it!" Also "don't be silly!" usually when she's the one being silly.
123	** "Oh dear, now 'ow did THAT 'appen?"
124	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: One of the major {{Running Gag}}s centered around Nanny's stupidity is that she has a very hard time following both the situation around her and conversations, making her prone to being clueless about what is going on or interjecting with nonsensical, bizarre or otherwise off-topic commentary.
125	* TheDitz: Her vast stupidity makes up part of the show's humor.
126	* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: She suffers from this a lot, causing many instances of ThereWasADoor and WeHaveTheKeys.
127	* DumbIsGood: She's about as sharp as a sack of hammers, but she's also the most sincerely benevolent and kindly member of the main trio and the whole show.
128	* GentleGiant: About as gentle as [[Literature/OfMiceAndMen Lenny]], anyway, but she means well.
129	* KindheartedSimpleton: Big time. Where she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in goodwill.
130	* TheLoad: Played for laughs. Nanny is always the biggest hindrance to ''anyone's'' plans in any given episode: Duckula's, Igor's, the villains', minor characters... everyone.
131	* MadeOfIron: Even moreso than anyone else in the series, Nanny is practically indestructible. All the better for everyone else to get tossed around while she's in the mix.
132	* MamaBear: Hurting or otherwise threatening her Duckyboos is the fastest way to earn a beatdown from her.
133	* NiceGirl: She is a huge sweetheart, and we mean huge. She doesn't have a single mean bone in her body.
134	* NiceMeanAndInBetween: She's the Nice to Duckula's Mean and Igor's In-Between. She's a KindheartedSimpleton without a mean bone in her body.
135	* NoodleIncident: It's unknown what happened to cause Nanny to always carry her right arm in a sling. It's not even known if she was permanently disabled, or if she actually recovered ages ago and has been too dumb to realize she can take the sling off. In ''The Zombie Awakes'', a FreezeFrameBonus when Nanny is electrocuted reveals a fracture in the bones of her sling-bound right arm.
136	* ParentalSubstitute: She's very motherly towards Duckula.
137	* PowerIncontinence: Casually walks through walls rather than uses doors, accidentally smacks people across the room while trying to pat them on the back and generally destroys whatever she touches.
138	* SpannerInTheWorks: Apart from having a habit of messing up whatever plans a person has, it was because of her that Duckula came back as a VegetarianVampire due to Nanny inadvertently grabbing [[ImperfectRitual a bottle of ketchup instead of blood]].
139	* SuperStrength: She has immense strength, allowing her to smash, lift or destroy just about anything. In one episode, Igor mentions she likes to swat flies by hitting them with the refrigerator.
140	* ThereWasADoor: Has a habit of just walking right through the wall when there's a door right next to her.
141	* TooDumbToLive: Or too dumb for ''other'' people to live, most times. Most of her scenes are filled with misunderstandings that end with someone else getting injured.
142	* TwoGuysAndAGirl: She's the girl to Duckula and Igor's two guys.
143	* WhatsUpKingDude: Is the only member of the main cast to talk to Duckula (semi)casually. As Igor, the villagers, and even Von Goosewing usually address The Count by his title or a respectful variation.
144	* WhosOnFirst: Another RunningGag based on her cluelessness is that Nanny often gets confused by words or phrases that sound even remotely alike, which can lead to confused conversations as whoever she's talking to tries to figure out what she's thinking. ''There Are Werewolves At the Bottom of My Garden'' has a great example when Nanny goes to Igor after discovering Towser has escaped:
145	-->'''Igor:''' Nanny, what is amiss? (meaning "What is wrong?")\
146	'''Nanny:''' It's a Missus before she gets married! But what that's got to do with Towser, I should like to know?!
147	[[/folder]]
148
149	[[folder:Towser]]
150	[[quoteright:312:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/towser_9.PNG]]
151	[[caption-width-right:312:]]
152	The castle's pet werewolf. For various reasons, Nanny and Igor take great pains to hide his existence from Duckula, [[DependingOnTheWriter though some episodes have Duckula aware of his existence.]] As such, he's largely unseen.
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154	* TheGhost: Occasionally mentioned, rarely ever seen on screen.
155	* OffstageVillainy: He once evidently ate a chambermaid.
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder:Dmitri & Sviatoslav]]
159	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bats_7.png]]
160	[[caption-width-right:350:A funny thing happened to me on the way to the clock...]]
161	-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Brian Trueman & Jimmy Hibbert
162	-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Braulio Zertuche & Miguel Ángel Sanromán
163	A pair of sentient animatronic bats who live in the castle's magic clock. Serving as a kind of GreekChorus, the two always pop up together at least OnceAnEpisode and comment on whatever's going on with a {{pun}}.
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165	* GreekChorus: They rarely ever have an effect on the plot, and the main character almost never acknowledge their existence, though there are a couple exceptions. Instead, make fun of whatever crazy situation Duckula has gotten into - even when they aren't actually there to witness it.
166	* LamePunReaction: On the odd occasion where they ''are'' plot important, like ''Down Under Duckula,'' it's shown that their puns are so awful, so horrific, that only the main characters can weather them. Everyone else who hears them is quickly driven mad.
167	* {{Leitmotif}}: All bar one of their appearances are underscored with a jaunty vaudeville [[StealthPun vamp]].
168	* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Dmitri is the wise guy, Sviatoslav is the straight man. Typically when Sviatoslav tries to deliver a punchline himself, the joke is even ''worse.''
169	* ThoseTwoGuys: Absolutely never appear separately.
170	[[/folder]]
171
172	!!Villains and Antagonists
173	[[folder:Dr. Von Goosewing]]
174	-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jimmy Hibbert
175	-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Jorge Roig Sr.
176	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/von_goosewing_0.PNG]]
177	[[caption-width-right:350: World's Greatest Wampire Hunter]]
178	An extremely kooky German scientist and monster hunter, self-proclaimed as the greatest in the world. He absolutely refuses to believe that Duckula is unlike his murderous ancestors, and so spends every waking moment plotting up strange and bizarre ways to slay him.
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180	* ADayInTheLimelight: The Incredible Shrinking Duck, has Von Goosewing as the primary focus of the episode as we follow him and the way he goes about going after the Count, though the main trio do appear they don't do much till the end.
181	* AdaptationalNationality: Abraham Van Helsing was Dutch; Goosewing is German.
182	* AffablyEvil: While evil may be pushing it, he's definitely Affably Antagonistic. Both in 'Bad Luck Duck' and '0.0 Duck' he assaults Duckula after screaming his battle cry, but half way through the fight realizes he has forgotten his weapon and politely excuses himself and apologizes on his way out. [[FriendlyEnemy Of course Duckula forgives and excuses him.]]
183	* ArchEnemy: The antagonist with the most appearance, who poses the most danger to the heroes - even if he poses just as much danger to himself - and also [[UnknownRival the only one whose name Duckula actually knows.]]
184	* {{Anti Villain}}/{{Anti Hero}}: He genuinely believes what he's doing is right and for the benefit and safety of society and all of the world. And it would be, as all of Duckula's ancestors were blood craving monsters who terrorized the village and murdered millions, and so would the modern one, had he been resurrected properly. Though had Goosewing been less ditzy and paid attention more, he would've realized that the modern count is essentially harmless.
185	* CatchPhrase: "DUCKULA, YOU MONSTER, YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED!" Parodied on occasion, such as an episode where he is plotting in a place with strict noise controls, but he can't keep himself from loudly declaring.
186	* CloudCuckoolander: Even by mad scientist standards, Goosewing is out there. He barely seems to know which way is up sometimes, and his plans sometimes fail because his means are just too harebrained and confused to work.
187	--->'''Goosewing:''' I told Heinrich that compass was no good... pointing North it is, all the time!\
188	'''Duckula:''' Um... yes?\
189	'''Goosewing:''' Going South, we were!
190	* {{Determinator}}: You got to give him one thing, he never seems to give up. Even after he's been thrown off the roof of Castle Duckula, flattened by Nanny, mauled by a werewolf, and crushed by some scaffolding he'll be back the next day with another plan to get that fiend Duckula.
191	* DitzyGenius: Despite his CloudCuckoolander habits, he is an expert vampire hunter and proven himself to be a brilliant inventor as he has built ground breaking weapons such as a functioning shrink ray.
192	* {{Expy}}: Of Abraham van Helsing. A very scatterbrained, German Van Helsing, but Van Helsing none the less. His deerstalker hat and coat also bring to mind Literature/SherlockHolmes.
193	* FoulWaterfowl: Played with. He relentlessly tries to kill Duckula despite him not being an evil vampire, though it's mainly out of his own cluelessness.
194	* TheGhost: His assistant Heinrich, who never actually appears on screen and likely doesn't actually exist - which, given that many of Goosewing's plans vitally rely on his presence, causes him a bit of problems. Explained by way of Heinrich having ''been'' his assistant in the past, but quitting, which Goosewing failed to notice in his usual oblivious way.
195	* GratuitousGerman: Peppers his speak with German, especially when there's a good opportunity for some WhosOnFirst shenanigans. The show has people confuse "nein!" with "nine!" on more than one occasion.
196	* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: One close look at his life and you can't help but feel sorry for the guy. He strives day and night to save the world from a threat that isn't real, he's constantly getting hurt, and his only friend is a figment of his imagination as he's practically isolated himself to complete his goal. It's honestly kinda sad.
197	* InfiniteSupplies: Von Goosewing is shown with various gadgets, anti-vampire weaponry and even numerous vehicles such as balloons, blimps and submarines. It is never explained where he gets these or how he can afford them.
198	* InspectorJavert: Of course. Obsessed with hunting down Duckula and stopping him from harming innocent people, even though Duckula himself has no intention of ever doing such a thing.
199	* {{Leitmotif}}: Only character on the show to have one all to himself.
200	* MadScientist: Most of his episodes feature him inventing something insane that he intends to use to do in Duckula, often accidentally, and [[ProfessorGuineaPig sometimes testing them on himself first -]] such as an invisibility ray, a split personality serum, or homing rocket-stake gun. He generally fails to control his creations, leading to mass mayhem.
201	* MasterOfDisguise: [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/dangermouse/images/1/1d/Seems_legit.png/revision/latest?cb=20190116195831 Just look at him]]
202	* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Despite his goofy and clumsy nature, the fact he's pretty easy to confuse, not really to strong physically, and has been easily dismissed before, when he's on top of his game he is a genuine threat to Duckula. Definitely closer then any of Duckula's other foes that's for sure.
203	* SelectiveObliviousness: He's completely incapable of understanding that the current Count Duckula is completely harmless.
204	* ShoutOut: His name is an obvious homage to [[{{Literature/Dracula}} Abraham Van Helsing]], but his deerstalker hat and matching coat are more reminiscent of Literature/SherlockHolmes.
205	* SpeechImpediment: Pronounces vampire's as "Wampires"
206	* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Due to his GratuitousGerman, he sometimes does intentionally odd things like put the subject first even in sentences where he shouldn't. It adds to his overall ditziness.
207	* TeamRocketWins: In issue 15 of the American Comics we are shown a {{What If}} universe where Goosewing actually succeed in killing Duckula, along with all the vampires in the world.
208	** It was also implied in the comic that Goosewing killed the previous Duckula
209	** Also, in ''The Vampire Strikes Back'', he did technically accomplished what he set out to do, which was to blast Duckula into space and is last seen celebrating his victory. Though the trio return from space at the end of the episode.
210	* TooDumbToLive: He has jumped out of his blimp and only realized when he's halfway towards the ground that he forgot to put on a parachute. ''More than once''.
211	* VampireHunter: Gooesewing comes from a long line of vampire hunters, though he is much more clumsy and scatterbrained than they were. He is frequently trying to kill Count Duckula, despite the fact that this incarnation of Duckula is a vegetarian who doesn't even want to be a vampire in the first place.
212	* VanHelsingHateCrimes: Refuses to accept that Duckula is completely harmless and won't stop until he plants a stake through his heart.
213	[[/folder]]
214
215	[[folder:The Pirate Penguins]]
216	[[/folder]]
217
218	[[folder:Gaston]]
219	-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Jimmy Hibbert
220	-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/JoseLuisOrozco
221
222	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/what_is_it_that_it_is.PNG]]
223	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
224	The leader of a pair of French con artist known in the criminal underworld as the tiresome twosome, for their babbling incompetence. They are almost never successful in their criminal endeavors, though Gaston is definitely the more competent of the two.
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226	* AmusingInjuries: He gets these a lot.
227	* ConMan: his raison d'être, as he's practically made it his living, though he's not very good at it. Like at all.
228	* TheDragon: He and Pierre are this in Venice a Duck, Not a Duck.
229	* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Almost all of his appearances end with him getting arrested or gaining a devastating injury, only subverted in transylvanian t* ake-away, where he still failed but got off rather easy, compared to his other appearances.
230	* FrenchJerk: He's a French man who robs people for a living. Even when he's not trying to con others, he's not that pleasant to be around, though this can be thanks to having to constantly deal with Pierre.
231	* HairTriggerTemper: If you had to deal with a annoying man child who constantly halts any type of momentum in your plan just to be stupid you'd have some anger issues too.
232	* NeverMyFault: "Yes, it is your fault, it is ALWAYS your fault"
233	* NotSoAboveItAll: He's just as susceptible to goofy misunderstandings as Pierre is, he just tries not to do it often.
234	* PaperThinDisguise: Uses this in ''Transylvanian Take-away'', and Duckula falls for it [[AesopAmnesia despite the fact that Duckula should know damn well who Gaston is at this point.]]
235	* PoirotSpeak: Gaston and Pierre's signature VerbalTic is their constant application of French grammar rules to what is otherwise perfectly ordinary English, which makes them sound stupid.
236	* SinisterSchnoz:...well, beak as it were but both he and Pierre are sporting these sinister crooked beaks.
237	* SpinOff: Sort of. The titular characters of ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndHugo'' are clearly non-anthropomorphic versions of Gaston and Pierre. Which even leads to a RequiredSpinoffCrossover with both Count Duckula AND Danger Mouse.
238	* SurroundedByIdiots: Pierre, its the reason he's so stressed/crabby all the time.
239	* StraightMan: While he's far from a calm and collected person, he comes off as this compared to his dolt of a partner.
240	* StupidCrooks: The show LOVES to use this gimmick with him and Pierre as a lot of the two's failures can be chalked up to poor decisions. ( but can be due to poor luck or some outside force.) Though Gaston does seem to be semi-competent as most of his plans are built on solid foundation.
241	* TallDarkAndSnarky: He's lean, is literally a black stork, and is pretty snarky when properly provoked.
242	[[/folder]]
243	[[folder:Pierre]]
244	-->'''Voiced in English by:''' David Jason
245
246	The lackey member in a pair of French con artist known in the criminal underworld as the tiresome twosome, for their babbling incompetence. They are almost never successful in their criminal endeavors, in no small part for Pierre's screwups.
247	----
248	* TheMillstone: Pierre's constant bumbling, inability to remember important instructions, failure to provide vital warnings when they're relevant, and other faults make him about 90% responsible for Gaston's schemes going awry.
249	* PoirotSpeak: Gaston and Pierre's signature VerbalTic is their constant application of French grammar rules to what is otherwise perfectly ordinary English, which makes them sound stupid.
250	* SinisterSchnoz:...well, beak as it were but both he and Gaston are sporting these sinister crooked beaks.
251	* SpinOff: Sort of. The titular characters of ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndHugo'' are clearly non-anthropomorphic versions of Gaston and Pierre. Which even leads to a RequiredSpinoffCrossover with both Count Duckula AND Danger Mouse.
252	* SurroundedByIdiots: Pierre, its the reason he's so stressed/crabby all the time.
253	* StupidCrooks: The core premise of his character is that he's a would-be crook who is also an absolute ''idiot''.
254	[[/folder]]
255	!!The Crow Brothers
256	[[folder:Ruffles]]
257	The leader of a band of aspiring burglars who seem to keep coming into contact with Count Duckula
258	----
259	* SurroundedByIdiots: Ruffles is constantly complaining about the stupidity of his minions.
260	* StupidCrooks: Ruffles wants to be a successful criminal leader, but is held back by his bungling underlings.
261	[[/folder]]
262
263	[[folder:Burt]]
264	[[/folder]]
265
266	[[folder:Junior]]
267	[[/folder]]
268
269	!!Other Characters
270	[[folder:The Peasants]]
271	[[/folder]]
272
273	[[folder:Count Duckula's Relatives]]
274	* DysfunctionalFamily: Ignoring the fact that his sixteen previous incarnations were traditional evil vampires and are referred do as different patriarchal ancestors (father, grandfather, etc), Duckula is shown to have a wide, sprawling family of vampire ducks who are all either crazy, evil, or both. In the episode ''Castle Duckula: Open to the Public'', he discussed Sir Poachard Duckula, "the crazy Count who tried to prove grass was more intelligent than sand", and Lady Pintail Duckula, "the first woman to attempt to eat Castle Duckula". ''The Return of the Curse of the Secret of the Mummy's Tomb Meets Frankenduckula's Monster and the Wolfman and the Intergalactic Cabbage...'' makes mention of Doctor Frankenduckula, who was both a vampire duck and an expy of Baron von Frankenstein, complete with creating his own FrankensteinsMonster in the castle basement, and whom Igor notes with approval was both utterly mad and utterly evil. "The Ghost of [=McCastle=] [=McDuckula=]" introduces Rory [=McDuckula=], Duckula's "father's father's uncle's uncle", whom Igor hopes will tutor Duckula into acting like a "proper" vampire. ''Vampire Vacation'' features Duckula's Spanish cousin Don Diego, a sadistic paranoid pyromaniac. Finally, "Family Reunion" introduces a slew of aunts, uncles and cousins whom Duckula is in living terror of, because he believes they will ''kill him'' if they learn he's actually an un-evil VegetarianVampire.
275	[[/folder]]
276
277	[[folder:The Narrator]]
278	-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Barry Clayton
279	-->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by:''' Creator/MiguelAngelGhigliazza and later Arturo Casanova
280
281	The show's narrator, a HorrorHost doing his best to ignore the fact that the show he's narrating really isn't a conventional horror tale at all. Unlike his counterpart on ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'', he rarely if ever speaks up during the events of the episode, instead welcoming viewers at the episode's beginning and bidding them farewell at its end.
282	----
283	* CatchPhrase: Always signs off each episode with "Good night out there... ''whatever'' you are...!'' followed by his signature EvilLaugh.
284	* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: In classic HorrorHost tradition, he's a bombastic enthusiast for the grizzly, gruesome and ghoulish.
285	[[/folder]]

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