List of DuckTales characters


This article includes a list of characters from the Disney DuckTales animated franchise, including the original 1987 series and the 2017 reboot series, as well as and a variety of additional spin-off media merchandise, including video games and comics. Prior to the series, many of the characters appeared in the Uncle Scrooge comic book stories, in particular the ones created by Carl Barks.

Overview

Main characters

Scrooge McDuck

Scrooge McDuck is the richest duck in the world, a distinguished citizen of Duckburg, Calisota, and the main protagonist of the original series and the 2017 reboot series, originally created by Carl Barks for his 1947 story "Christmas on Bear Mountain".
In the 1987 series, Scrooge is constantly seeking ways to further increase his wealth, and to avoid losing it. He is a self-made billionaire who left Scotland in his youth and came to America with his Number One Dime, eventually establishing his home in McDuck Manor and erecting his famous Money Bin. He sports a blue jacket with red cuffs and a red collar. Pat Fraley provided the voice for the younger Scrooge in flashback episode "Once Upon a Dime".
In the 2017 series, Scrooge's Scottish heritage, the Money Bin, and the Number One Dime remains the same, but he is well known as a seasoned "adventure capitalist" and CEO of McDuck Enterprises here. Born in Glasgow, Scotland in the mid-19th century and getting rich during the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s, his decreased aging has been explained by him spending time "stuck in a timeless demon dimension". In his younger days he used to conduct adventures with his nephew Donald and niece Della joining him. However, Della's disappearance led to Donald cutting off his relationship with Scrooge, and Scrooge losing the spark for adventure. Ten years later, as seen in the pilot episode, Scrooge regains his energy when he is reunited with Donald and introduced to his grandnephews for the first time. The reboot sees him wearing a red jacket with visible pockets and black cuffs, spats, and collar, as per his comic book appearance.
According to Frank Angones, several lines involving Scrooge using Scottish slang or dialogue are improvised by Tennant, who is also Scottish, in order to provide an accurate depiction of Scottish people.

Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck

Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck are the nephews of Donald Duck through his sister Della, friends of Webby, and the great-nephews of Scrooge. They were originally created for the comics by Ted Osborne and Al Taliaferro in 1937.
In the 1987 series, the triplets are sent to Scrooge to stay with him, while Donald leaves to join the navy. All three tend to be playful and mischievous, while also being devoted members of the Junior Woodchucks scouts. They are identical in appearance and personality, and wear identical outfits – a cap and jumper – with the only difference between each of them being the color of their clothing: Huey wears red, Dewey wears blue, and Louie wears green. The introduction of this scheme by DuckTales was adapted for later use in future animations that featured the triplets. Avery Schreiber provided the voice for the adult Huey, Dewey and Louie in a possible future scenario in the episode "Duck to the Future".
In the 2017 series, Huey, Dewey, and Louie are depicted as slightly older, and given distinct appearances, voices and personalities – Huey is the oldest of the triplets by three seconds and the smartest of the group, a devoted Junior Woodchuck wearing a red polo shirt and cap; Dewey, wearing a blue long-sleeved T-shirt, is both the most adventurous and the most sensitive of the siblings, as well as the one most eager to find out whatever happened to their mother Della; and Louie, dressed in a green hoodie, is the youngest of the trio, the most money-obsessed and laid-back brother, jokingly described as the "evil triplet". Although all three are mischievous and sneaky around Donald, they are wide-eyed admirers of Scrooge's fortune and the legends of his adventures. Initially, the trio are sent to stay with Scrooge while Donald attends a job interview during the premiere episode, but after renewing Scrooge's spirit for adventure, Donald and the nephews move into McDuck Manor and accompany him on his new adventures. Della had initially wanted to name her sons "Jet, Turbo, and Rebel", respectively; but Donald came up with their current names in her absence.

Webby Vanderquack

Webbigail "Webby" Vanderquack is the granddaughter of Mrs. Beakley and friend of Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck.
In the 1987 series, she visually resembles April, May, and June from the Disney comics. She is characterized as younger than the nephews, despite being the same size. She is a tenderhearted girl who is always seen carrying her "Quacky-Patch" doll. Her love for animals is a recurring theme, be it penguins, koalas, dinosaurs, or even the Yeti. Webby is typically wearing a pink shirt and a large hairbow, she is usually rather timid, and often has difficulties being accepted by the boys, although she is also a capable Junior Woodchuck scout.
In the 2017 series, Webby is around the boys' age, being an intellectual nerd and somewhat of an athletic genius, with her character wearing a pink and blue sweater vest, a purple skirt, and a smaller hairbow on her right-side. She is revealed to be an enthusiastic adventure fan and Clan McDuck historian who idolizes Scrooge McDuck as one of the greatest adventurers of all time. Having spent most of her life sheltered from the outside world by her grandmother, Webby's curiosity drives her towards new experiences as the nephews' arrival in McDuck Manor finally causes Beakley to allow her more freedom. While the boys find her slightly intimidating upon their first meeting, they soon accept her as a close friend and surrogate sister, as her optimism and energy often help encourage them.

Launchpad McQuack

Launchpad McQuack is Scrooge's pilot, and an original DuckTales character. He is an able flyer, but is somewhat incompetent and rarely ever lands a plane safely, usually crashing them and walking away without injury.
In the 1987 series, he uses the motto "If it has wings, I can crash it". He is introduced in the third part of the pilot episode, but has been Scrooge's pilot since his early youth. He is of Irish descent and his ancestor Rhubarb McQuack played an important role in the American Civil War, and prior to the series Launchpad used to perform with his parents and sister as the stunt pilot team "The Flying McQuacks". Aside from being a pilot, he is also a Junior Woodchuck scout leader. His physical appearance is somewhat heroic, with his clothing being similar to that of early era pilots, including a leather cap with flight goggles, an aviation scarf, and a brown flight jacket with light brown pants. The character later crossed over as a main character in Disney's Darkwing Duck.
In the 2017 series, Launchpad initially works for Scrooge as his limo driver, before being placed in charge of piloting various craft including the airplane "The Sunchaser", which becomes his signature vehicle. While his physical appearance is the same as his 1987 counterpart, he wears an outfit resembling that of private commercial pilots from the 40s/50s, including a baseball cap, a bomber jacket with a fur lined collar, a green undershirt, and white slacks. The goofy aspects of the character have been enhanced, often giving Launchpad the role of a comic relief. Like his 1987 incarnation, Launchpad is a Junior Woodchuck scout leader. He is also an avid fan of the Darkwing Duck show-within-a-show, as evidenced by a bobblehead and a series of video tapes he owns as well as his watching the show with the family.

Bentina Beakley

Bentina Beakley is the housekeeper and nanny of the household, and the maternal grandmother of Webby. Like her granddaughter, Beakley is an original DuckTales character.
In the 1987 series, she is shown as a gentle woman of upper middle age, sweet on her granddaughter, and typically wearing a purple dress and large white apron over her front and having two hairpins to maintain her hairstyle. She is hired by Scrooge as a nanny for the nephews in the third part of the pilot episode, not asking for any payment other than a shelter for herself and Webby. She has been in the line of work for a long time and used to take care of the young Prince Greydrake, and she has proven to be a capable opera singer.
In the 2017 series, her character is more down-to-earth than the other residents of McDuck Manor, often offering advice to Scrooge and the ducklings. She is much more resourceful than the 1987 version and has worked for Scrooge for years before the series' start. Her backstory includes a career as an agent for the secret espionage organization S.H.U.S.H., where her codename was "Agent 22" and through which she first met Scrooge. Though her physical appearance is similar to her 1987 counterpart, with clothing similar to a nanny, and an apron around her waist, she takes offense at being treated as her employer's secretary, and has proven to possess impressive strength. Her nationality has also been changed to British. After years of being overprotective of Webby, the nephews' arrival causes her to agree to let her granddaughter be a part of Scrooge's adventures. Donald and Della refer to her as "Mrs. B" and Beakley and Donald did not get along at first; though when the kids are kidnapped by the Beagle Boys, they join forces and eventually gain respect for each other. Initially, Beakley also dislikes Webby's friend Lena, regarding her as a bad influence, but after Lena saves her life she becomes more accepting of her. Beakley's relationship with Scrooge's butler Duckworth is frosty, due to him criticizing her housework.

Donald Duck

Donald Duck is a signature Disney character, originally debuting in the 1934 animated short "The Wise Little Hen".
In the 1987 series, his appearance was deliberately downplayed, in order to give more focus to Scrooge and the boys. After leaving his nephews with Scrooge in order to serve with the US Navy, he makes occasional appearances while crossing paths with the rest of the Ducks during their adventures. In the first season finale, he returns to Duckburg to serve as best man at Scrooge's wedding to Millionara Vanderbucks. He is not seen in the later seasons.
In the 2017 series, Donald's role is significantly increased to involve him in the adventures of Scrooge and his nephews, which included changing a part of his background with his uncle. In the reboot, he, Della, and Scrooge used to adventure together, until Della's disappearance caused Donald to cut off contact with Scrooge; not speaking to him for the next decade and raising Della's children in her absence. However, ten years later, as seen in the pilot episode, when Donald discovers his nephews' plan to be alone to cause some mischief with their houseboat, he reluctantly reunites with Scrooge in order to get him to babysit the boys. After a mishap leads him to becoming involved in a new adventure with Scrooge, Donald agrees to move his family to McDuck Manor while still trying to maintain his independence. In addition to increasing his appearance, the reboot also sees him wearing the black sailor suit that he wears in many of the comics upon which the show is based. Like in the comics, Donald's main character traits are his bad luck and short temper, while he's also struggling to be a good parent figure to his nephews. In "Whatever Happened to Donald Duck?!", it's revealed that his anger was rooted in a fear that the world was out to get him and that no one could understand him. After Della had the triplets and taking anger management counseling with Jones, he channeled his anger into protecting his nephews like they were his kids. Don Cheadle briefly provides an alternate voice for Donald in "The Shadow War!" and in "Quack Pack!" while original series star Russi Taylor voices the young Donald in "Last Christmas!".

Della Duck

Della Duck is the mother of Huey, Dewey and Louie, and the twin sister of Donald Duck. While the character had previously appeared in Disney comics, the 2017 Ducktales series marks her first on-screen appearance in any official animated media.
Before the events of the series, she used to go adventuring with her brother and uncle, and just like how Donald mostly wears a sailor shirt, Della typically sports a pilot's outfit. Her sons grew up without knowing their mother and the first season sees the ducklings – initially Dewey and Webby - investigating her disappearance. Thus; she only appears in photos and paintings throughout most of season one, making her first major appearance within the franchise in a series of flashback stories in issue #2 and #3 of the IDW published DuckTales comic book. The triplets eventually find out that days before they hatched, Della - a passionate pilot and aspiring astronaut - took off with a spaceship built by Scrooge; the Spear of Selene. When she got caught in a cosmic storm, Scrooge tried to guide her through it, but contact with the Spear was lost. Donald, blaming Scrooge for Della's disappearance, cut off all contact with his uncle and raised the triplets by himself, while Scrooge spent years trying to find his niece until his board of directors cut the expenses. In "The Shadow War!", she is shown to be alive and well, though stranded on the Moon and unable to contact Earth. Her fate following the crash is seen in season two – having lost her left leg, she built a prosthetic replacement and she managed to survive using Gyro's Oxy-Chew gum, which provided her with oxygen, water and nutrients, along with her skills as a former Junior Woodchuck. Ten years after the crash she encountered the hidden Lunar civilization of the Moonlanders. She is eventually able to return to Earth, unaware that the Moonlanders have declared war on Earth and that her spaceship has left Earth with Donald on board, and is reunited with her family. As seen in "Last Christmas", Della and Donald lived with Scrooge at McDuck Manor during their childhood and when annoyed with his sister, Donald used to insult Della by calling her "Dumbella", a reference to her name in the 1938 animated short Donald's Nephews.

Main antagonists

The Beagle Boys

The Beagle Boys are the show's most frequently appearing antagonists; a large family of dogs who constantly try to rob banks or Scrooge's Money Bin. They were originally created by Carl Barks in 1951, and given individual names, looks, and personalities for their DuckTales incarnation.
The 1987 series version of the Beagle Boys, introduced in the five-part pilot, includes seven main Beagle Boys, with four of them appearing throughout the series:
In the 2017 series, he debuts in "Daytrip of Doom!" and is the leader of "the Original Classics". He is always trying to win Ma Beagle's approval by pulling off grand schemes that go horribly awry. He is also shown to be rather dimwitted, as he once tried to stick up a policeman's ball, didn't know that tanks can't float, and didn't realize Ma kicked him out of the gang until several minutes had passed after she told him this.
In the 2017 series, he debuts in "Daytrip of Doom!" and is a member of the Original Classics. While this version simply grunts, he is slimmer and more intelligent than his 80s' counterpart.
In the 2017 series, he debuts in "Daytrip of Doom!", and is a member of the Original Classics. This version is now the same size as the 1987 series' Bankjob.
Unlike Bigtime, Burger and Bouncer, Baggy has yet to appear in the 2017 series.
In both the 1987 and 2017 series, the Beagle Boys are led by their matriarch:
In the 2017 series, Ma Beagle manages a junkyard, as seen in her debut in "Daytrip of Doom!". In "McMystery at McDuck McManor!", it's revealed that she and Glomgold share a mutual hatred of Mrs. Beakley and fondness for Duckworth, as well as attempted to steal the deed to Duckburg from Scrooge after he stole it from her "poor, defenseless" Grandpappy Beagle. This is elaborated upon in "The Golden Armory of Cornelius Coot!", where she claims that Duckburg should be called "Beagleburg" and displays a hatred for Coots, Ducks, and McDucks.
The 1987 series included several minor Beagle Boys, who have not appeared in the 2017 series as of yet:
In the 2017 series, several groups of minor Beagle Boys appear in the episode "The Beagle Birthday Massacre!":
Later on in the 2017 series, additional members of the Beagle family keep appearing:
Beagle Boys solely appearing in the IDW comic book adaption of the 2017 TV series include:
Flintheart Glomgold is Scrooge's archenemy, and the second-richest duck in the world, created by Carl Barks for the 1956 story "The Second-Richest Duck". Early Barks sketches for Scrooge and Glomgold show remarkable similarities, especially in temperament. While the comics originally depicted Glomgold as a native of South Africa, due to the internationally criticized South African apartheid politics of the 1980s, Glomgold was rewritten to be of Scottish descent for DuckTales.
In the 1987 series, he first appears in the second part of the pilot episode, and typically comes up with schemes to earn money at Scrooge's expense, in order to surpass Scrooge and capture the title of the world's richest duck.
In addition to his DuckTales role, Glomgold also makes a cameo appearance in the Darkwing Duck episode "In Like Blunt", along with the Beagle Boys and Magica De Spell.
In the 2017 series, debuting in "Woo-oo!", he runs Glomgold Industries and makes his fortune through personal branding; preferring to develop his products as cheaply as possible. Glomgold's aversion towards Scrooge is both personal and professional, as he doesn't shy away from attempting to kill him and even shows up at his funeral to celebrate his death before he is even buried. He and Ma Beagle also share a mutual hatred of Mrs. Beakley and fondness for Duckworth. In "The Ballad of Duke Baloney!", after recovering from amnesia caused by the events of "The Shadow War!", it is revealed that Glomgold's birth name was "Duke Baloney", and that he was born and raised in South Africa. After meeting Scrooge, who refused to pay him properly for polishing his shoes in an attempt to teach him self-reliance and hard work, he adopted the name "Flintheart Glomgold" and swore to beat Scrooge in every way possible; including becoming the world's richest duck and proving himself as "the most Scottish" between them. After Glomgold got his memory back, he made a wager with Scrooge to become the richest duck in the world by the end of the year, with the winner taking the loser's company. In "GlomTales!", Glomgold forms an alliance with several of Scrooge's greatest enemies and Louie in a last ditch effort to win the bet. He seemingly won after Louie convinced the other villains to pool their resources with Glomgold's, but he ends up losing everything to the young Duck because "Flintheart Glomgold" isn't his real name and he signed a contract stating everything would revert to his partner ; forcing him to escape from the angry villains after they turn on him. Despite what happened, he returns in "Moonvasion!", to help Scrooge defeat the Moonlanders with one of his insane schemes, since General Lunaris had a counter for all of Scrooge's plans, and trick him into returning his company to him.
Notably, the name "Duke Baloney" is derived from "the Duke of Baloni", a one-time-only character created by Carl Barks three years prior to Glomgold, and the first character described by Barks as "the second-richest duck in the world".

Magica De Spell

Magica De Spell is a powerful Italian sorceress, created by Carl Barks in 1961, and constantly after Scrooge's Number One Dime. Magica is convinced that the dime has magic powers that will help her to gain world domination.
In the 1987 series, Magica makes her first appearance in "Send in the Clones", living on a distant island inside a volcano in the shape of her head. She speaks with an Eastern European accent, and is often assisted by her brother Poe, who was trapped in the shape of a raven. While she mostly appeared in the show's first season, she makes one final appearance in the season three episode, "The Unbreakable Bin".
In the 2017 series, Magica is "a vile sorceress with a mysterious, ancient grudge against Clan McDuck", serving as the main antagonist of season one. First appearing in "The Beagle Birthday Massacre!", while making her first speaking appearance in "Terror of the Terra-firmians!", Magica pressures her "niece" Lena into infiltrating the Duck family so she can steal the Number One Dime and regain her corporeal form. When Lena eventually attempts to come clean, Magica grows strong enough from an approaching eclipse to possess Lena's body and prevent her from doing so. Magica's past is revealed in "The Shadow War!": Fifteen years ago, Scrooge sealed Magica's physical form in a pocket dimension within his Number One Dime. At the last second though, she used a spell to create Lena from a part of her shadow, thus remaining in contact with the outside world. In the present time, empowered by the eclipse, Magica is able to regain her physical form, and traps Scrooge in his Number One Dime while exacting her revenge by attacking Duckburg. After a climactic battle in Scrooge's Money Bin, Magica is defeated by the Duck Family and rendered powerless; forcing her to escape. In "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!", she returns to haunt Lena and the kids in their dreams using a telepathic helmet as the former has part of her powers, but her plan ultimately fails and Lena destroys her helmet. In "GlomTales!", while forced to work as a birthday party magician, she joins an alliance of villains brought together by Glomgold to destroy Scrooge and his family, only to be defeated once again.
In this series, she speaks with an English accent, wears a black halter-necked evening gown with a matching cape, finger-less evening gloves, and no shoes.

Mark Beaks

Mark Beaks is an African grey parrot who is a young tech industry billionaire and CEO of Waddle. He cares more about his own image and popularity than his fortune, going to great lengths to gain as many followers on social media as he can as well as keeping several back-up phones on hand if any one of them gets destroyed. Debuting in "The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!", he takes on Huey and Dewey as interns while Scrooge and Glomgold get annoyed with their new competitor,. In "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!", Beaks' life is saved by Gizmoduck when his autonomous car system, B.U.D.D.Y., malfunctions. In "Who Is Gizmoduck?!," he hires Gizmoduck to work for Waddle. Growing jealous of the new star's rising popularity however, he decides to wear the Gizmosuit himself, but ends up causing mayhem before he's stopped by Fenton. In season two, he makes a appearance as he's attacked by harpies before making a major appearance in "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!", using Gandra Dee as a spy to get close to Gizmoduck and turn himself into a Hulk-like monster. Dubbing himself "Mega-Beaks", he severely damages Gyro's lab and the Gizmo-suit, kidnaps Huey and Webby, and attacks his own company before being confronted by Fenton and Gandra, who manage to defeat him and turn him back to normal. In "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!", Beaks creates a robot called B.O.Y.D. to pose as his son in order to attend Doofus Drake's birthday party. Louie exposes Beaks' deception, leading Doofus to drop him into his "Honey Bin". In "GlomTales!", Beaks joins Flintheart Glomgold's alliance to destroy Scrooge and his family, and help him win a bet he made with the former; though the alliance is foiled in the end. During the Moonlander invasion, Beaks gets a selfie with two Moonlander soldiers before he's captured. In "Louie's Eleven!", he attempts to steal his mother, trendsetter Emma Glamour's phone; only to be thwarted by Donald and Daisy Duck.
The character is a creation exclusive to the 2017 series, and has been described by the producers as "Gizmoduck's Lex Luthor".

General Lunaris

General Lunaris is a high-ranking moon-dwelling alien called a Moonlander, exclusive to the 2017 series, who encounters Della during her years stuck on the Moon. He is the main antagonist of season two. While initially appearing kind and understanding, he is secretly resentful of the Earth due to his father's fear of the planet, and intends to one day assert the moon's dominance over its people. After Della fixes the Spear of Selene and returns to Earth, Lunaris deceives his people into thinking that Della is their enemy, and declares war on Earth. When Donald accidentally ends up on the Moon, Lunaris takes him captive. Whilst overseeing preparations for the invasion, Lunaris' associate Penumbra works against him to foil his plans, but he catches onto her quickly and stops her before she can destroy his rocket fleet. Though he nearly catches Donald, the determined duck is able to escape to Earth in Lunaris' prototype rocket; leading the Moonlander to believe he couldn't have survived. In "Moonvasion!", Lunaris launches his invasion, having developed countermeasures for any plan Scrooge could devise, and uses a powerful planetary engine to force the Earth to revolve around the moon. However, due to an unpredictable scheme by Glomgold, he is defeated by Scrooge's family and Penumbra; leaving his engine adrift in Earth's orbit as its new moon, much to his dismay.
While the Moonlanders' civilization was created for the 2017 series, it is inspired by the Moon Stage of the DuckTales and video games. The soundtrack of the Moon Stage is also used in several of the show's Moon-based scenes – most notably as a lullaby sung by Della in the episode "Whatever Happened to Della Duck?!" and "Moonvasion!" alongside Louie, who reveals Donald learned the song and sung it to the triplets while Della was missing.

F.O.W.L.

F.O.W.L., the Fiendish Organization for World Larceny, is a global criminal organization. Inspired by the terrorist organization S.P.E.C.T.R.E. from Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, F.O.W.L. is first introduced as a minor antagonist in the 1987 DuckTales episode, "Double-O-Duck". In the episode, the group plotted to destroy all the world's money; leading the Duckburg Intelligence Agency to ask Launchpad to infiltrate their ranks due to his strong resemblance to one of their agents. Their members included Dr. Nogood, Odd-Duck, Bruno Von Beak, and Feathers Galore. The group was later reworked for the Darkwing Duck animated series, appearing as recurring antagonists opposed by the spy agency S.H.U.S.H.
In the 2017 series, F.O.W.L. is introduced during a flashback to the 1960s, when Mrs. Beakley, teams up with Scrooge as part of a S.H.U.S.H. assignment to prevent F.O.W.L. from obtaining the gummiberry juice potion needed to create an army of super soldiers. Following Lunaris' invasion, F.O.W.L. decides that Scrooge and his family are too much of a risk to their organization and the world, and starts planning to eliminate them, serving as the main antagonists of season three. In "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks", they secretly engage the Duck Family in a race to find all the lost treasures of legendary explorer Isabella Finch before they do after they find her lost adventure journal. Their membership is as follows:
Originally created by Barks in 1961, Rockerduck is a frequently appearing comic book character, as a present-day business rival of Scrooge's.
The character was created in the 1970s, first appearing in Italian Disney comics under the name "Lusky". There, he was portrayed as Rockerduck's secretary, who acted as his support on adventures.
In the 2017 series, Gandra Dee is reimagined as a rebel scientist, debuting in "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!". She meets Fenton at a tech store and they go on a date, but she is soon revealed to be spy for Mark Beaks. Although initially assisting Beaks, she turns on him when he endangers Huey and Webby and helps Fenton stop him before making a stealthy exit. She is later revealed to be an agent of F.O.W.L.
In the 2017 series, the Phantom Blot is a F.O.W.L. agent who works undercover in the guise of Funso, the mascot of the Funso's Fun Zone amusement center, which also doubles as a F.O.W.L. base.
The character first appeared in the Mickey Mouse comic strip adventure Mickey Mouse Outwits the Phantom Blot by Floyd Gottfredson, and has since become a recurring enemy of Mickey Mouse in various media. According to Frank Angones, the creative team drew on elements of the original comic character, the 1987 DuckTales version, and the Shadow Blot from the video game Epic Mickey when creating the 2017 incarnation of the Blot.
He was first introduced as a recurring antagonist in the Darkwing Duck animated series, where he was depicted as a competent member of F.O.W.L.

Appearing in both series

Duckworth the Butler

Duckworth the Butler is Scrooge's longtime, no-nonsense butler, the jack-of-all-trades of McDuck Manor, and an important member of Scrooge's staff, created for the DuckTales series. Despite having "Duck" in his name, he is actually an anthropomorphic dog.
In the 1987 series, he worked for Scrooge even before the nephews moved in, and was Scrooge's only household servant until the hiring of Mrs. Beakley. He first appears in the first part of the pilot episode, and appears as a supporting character throughout the series, serving both as butler and chauffeur. He plays a bigger part in the episode "Duckworth's Revolt", where he and the nephews get abducted by aliens where he explained the difference between employment and slavery to their fellow prisoners, and in the episode-segment "Take Me Out of the Ballgame" where he acts as the temporary coach of the Junior Woodchuck baseball team.
In the 2017 series, Duckworth died years prior to the series' beginning and was mentioned to be the only one who throws Scrooge a party. After accidentally being summoned back to the world of the living by Black Arts Beagle in the episode "McMystery at McDuck McManor!", he rescues Scrooge from Black Arts, Glomgold, Mark Beaks, and Ma Beagle by ejecting them in the form of a shadowy demon, later nicknamed "Demonworth". His ghost has since returned to his duties as Scrooge's faithful butler.

Gyro Gearloose

Gyro Gearloose is a skilled inventor, originally created by Carl Barks in 1952. His inventions often help drive an episode's plot, as they do not always work as designed.

Doofus Drake

Doofus Drake is an acquaintance of Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and an original DuckTales character.

Mrs. Featherby / Mrs. Quackfaster

Mrs. Featherby or Mrs. Emily Quackfaster , named Miss Quackfaster in the original comic books, was created by Barks in 1961, as Scrooge's faithful secretary.
In the 1987 series she is Scrooge's mild-mannered and capable, albeit somewhat gossipy, secretary. She is seen in "Dinosaur Ducks", "Hero for Hire", "Super DuckTales", "Blue Collar Scrooge", and finally in "Beaglemania" and "Yuppy Ducks". Additionally, she also appears in .
In the 2017 series, debuting in "The Great Dime Chase!", she is the archivist of Scrooge's personal archive, having served him for the last 50 years. Dedicated to the point of obsession, she is perfectly willing to terrorize the ducklings if they refuse to heed her bizarre set of rules. In season two, she is seen defending the archive from harpies, attending Scrooge's funeral, working part-time at Duckburg's public library, conducting tours at Fort Duckburg, and assisting Scrooge in repelling the Moonlander invasion.

Goldie O'Gilt

Goldie O'Gilt, a.k.a. Glittering Goldie is Scrooge's longtime love interest, and an original Carl Barks character from the 1952 comic book story "Back to the Klondike". The producers of the 2017 series has called her the Catwoman to Scrooge's Batman.
In the 1987 series, she first appears in the episode based on and named after the Barks story, where her origins as a music hall singer in Dawson is shown. She reappears in the episodes "Scroogerello", as a figment of Scrooge's dream, "'Till Nephews Do Us Part", interrupting Scrooge's wedding to Millionara Vanderbucks, and "Ducky Mountain High", where Scrooge and Glomgold fight for Goldie's property only to see Goldie walking out on top.
In the 2017 series, she first appears in "The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains!", as Scrooge's former girlfriend, partner, and rival; out-smarting both him and Glomgold. Alongside Scrooge, she took part in the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 19th century, and she explains her age by claiming to have found "a fountain of youth in Ronguay". While she admittingly "always loved gold more than she loved Scrooge", the pair's mutual affection and respect go deep. In season two, she first makes a appearance at the first annual McDuck Enterprises Christmas party before returning in a major role in "The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck!", in which she joins forces with Scrooge, a time-traveling Gyro, and Fenton's ancestor Sheriff Marshall Cabrera against John D. Rockerduck. In "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!", she reappears in the present day after Louie invites her to McDuck Manor to help him become a better con artist, before getting caught up in a scheme to con Doofus Drake out of several million dollars in party favors. Following a series of double-crosses and being held hostage by Doofus, Goldie eventually gets what she came for, but keeps a picture of Louie to remember him by.

Ludwig Von Drake

Ludwig Von Drake is an established Disney character, appearing in several Disney animation productions beginning in 1961. Often referred to as Donald's uncle, he is usually described as scientist and self-proclaimed universal expert.
In the 1987 series, he only makes one appearance, as a psychiatrist treating Launchpad in the episode "The Golden Fleecing".
In the 2017 series, he is an old colleague of Scrooge's, and debuts in "From the Confidential Case Files of Agent 22!", appearing in a flashback segment set in 1968. By that time, he was the resourceful director of international spy organization S.H.U.S.H., which are usually fighting F.O.W.L. In the present day, Ludwig's children Corvus, Anya and Klara have taken over at least some of his duties, including the management of his Arctic "doomsday vault", established in case of worldwide disaster.
S.H.U.S.H. was first introduced, albeit without Von Drake, as a recurring organization in the Darkwing Duck animated series.

Gladstone Gander

Gladstone Gander is Donald's cousin, debuting in Carl Barks' "Wintertime Wager" from 1948. Much to his relatives' annoyance, he is unfailingly lucky.
In the 1987 series he foremost appears in "Dime Enough for Luck", where Magica tries to use his good luck to steal Scrooge's Number One Dime, but he is also seen bidding at an auction in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. McDuck" and he makes non-speaking cameo appearances in "Sweet Duck of Youth" and "'Till Nephews Do Us Part".
In the 2017 series he is introduced in "The House of the Lucky Gander!", living in the Macau-like city Macaw where he is a prisoner of Toad Liu Hai until Scrooge is able to free him. In the first-season finale, he is shown to have returned to Duckburg where his shadow is stolen by Magica De Spell. He later appears in "Treasure of the Found Lamp!", during the nephews' hunt to reclaim D'jinn's lamp, and "Moonvasion!", where he teams up with his cousin, Fethry Duck, to rescue Donald, Della, and the kids before taking them back to Duckburg to help Scrooge stop the Moonlanders.

Downy and Fergus McDuck

Downy and Fergus McDuck are Scrooge's parents. While the mother and father of Scrooge occasionally have appeared or been referred to in the comics, the names Downy and Fergus were created for their appearances in Don Rosa's 12-part comic book series "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck".
In the 1987 series, Scrooge's parents are simply referred to as "MacMama" and "MacPapa", and they appear in flashbacks in the episode "Once Upon a Dime", where they are shown living as farmers in a small cottage. They are also alluded to in the episode "The Curse of Castle McDuck", which also mentioned the family castle being built by Scrooge's great-great-grandfather Silas McDuck, a character who makes his only appearance here.
Initially in the 2017 series, Downy and Fergus only appear in portraits at McDuck Manor, after which they make their proper debut in "The Secret of Castle McDuck!". Due to Scrooge using magical druid stones to rebuild their ancestral castle so his parents could move back in there, Downy and Fergus have become immortal, and the castle is only accessible to the rest of the world once every five years. Scrooge and Fergus' relationship is shown to be a conflicted one, while Downy happily greets her visiting family.
Along with Scrooge's parents, the 2017 series pilot also refers to several additional members of Clan McDuck and the Duck family, including Scrooge's grandfather Dingus and sister Matilda, and Donald's parents Hortense and Quackmore. Several additional ancestors are referred to in "The Secret of Castle McDuck!", and further evolved upon in the tie-in book "DuckTales: Solving Mysteries and Rewriting History!”. Their physical appearances and much of their character traits are taken from "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" and related work.

Bubba the Caveduck

Bubba the Caveduck is a young caveduck that Scrooge adopts. The character was originally pitched by Tad Stones as "Bubbaduck".
In the 1987 series, he first appears in the five-part episode "Time Is Money", which opens season two. He and his pet Triceratops Tootsie arrive in the present after hiding in Gyro's time-machine, the Millennium Shortcut, and Bubba quickly befriends Huey, Dewey and Louie. To accommodate Bubba, Scrooge builds a replica of his original habitat on the McDuck Manor property, and eventually he starts attending the same school class as Webby and the triplets.
In the 2017 series, Bubba and Tootsie are introduced in "Timephoon", where Louie's latest get-rich-quick scheme involving Gyro Gearloose's Time Tub causes historical people to appear in the present while sending Scrooge and his family to different time periods. Bubba proves to be highly adaptive, immediately adjusting to life in the future, and is implied to be the original ancestor of Clan McDuck. Meanwhile, Tootsie is re-imagined as a very aggressive young dinosaur, with no relationship with Bubba as she hails from a much earlier time period than him. Despite being returned to the past, the two are set to return in the third season.

Fenton Crackshell (-Cabrera) / Gizmoduck

Fenton Crackshell or Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera, a.k.a. Gizmoduck is an everyday office clerk who accidentally becomes the robotic superhero Gizmoduck. The Gizmoduck character was originally pitched by Tad Stones as "Roboduck", alongside "Bubbaduck" and "Spaceduck", and made his debut in the second season.
In the 1987 series, Fenton doubles as Scrooge's accountant and his personal bodyguard, hired by Scrooge in the five-part story "Super DuckTales". He can count at a blazing speed, but he generally is incompetent with almost everything else. Furthermore, his regular dogged attempts to rectify his mistakes tends to make things worse until he ultimately succeeds. He exhibits a remarkably different personality in his role as Gizmoduck, as his high-powered suit gives him courage to make daring decisions and act as a strong leader and a hero. Aside from Fenton, other characters to temporarily use the Gizmo-suit include Launchpad, M'Ma Crackshell, and the nephews and Webby. Gizmoduck also makes a few guest appearances in Darkwing Duck.
In the 2017 series, he is re-imagined as a Latin American intern and semi-competent scientist working under Gyro, and debuts in "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!". While the character remains similar to the 1980s version, this version is more of an optimist. After receiving the Gizmo-suit, Fenton is hired by Scrooge to guard Duckburg as the armored superhero. In "Astro B.O.Y.D.!", Fenton was promoted to full-time and unofficially made a doctor.

M'Ma Crackshell / M'Ma Cabrera

M'Ma Crackshell or M'Ma Cabrera is Fenton's mother.
In the 1987 series, she is a couch potato who spends most of her time in her trailer home watching soap operas in her bathrobe, and debuts alongside her son in the five-part story "Super DuckTales". She then returns to play bigger parts in "My Mother the Psychic", in which she gains the ability to foresee the future, "Blue Collar Scrooge", in which she begins to date an amnesiac Scrooge, "The Duck Who Knew Too Much", in which she takes on the Gizmo-suit and saves Fenton from international spies, and "New Gizmo-Kids on the Block", in which she accidentally shrinks the Gizmo-suit. Additionally, she makes minor appearances in "The Big Flub" and "A Case of Mistaken Secret Identity".
In the 2017 series, she is reimagined as a no-nonsense Latina detective for the Duckburg Police Department. While she lives an active lifestyle, and is deeply concerned with her son's well-being, she is also a devoted telenovela fan, as seen in her debut in "Who Is Gizmoduck?!". She makes non-speaking appearances in "The Shadow War!" and "Storkules in Duckburg!", where she is seen foiling crimes. She also has a minor speaking role in "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!", where she gives her son dating advice, and a major role in "Moonvasion!", where she assists Scrooge in repelling the Moonlander invasion alongside her son; to whom she reveals that she always knew about his secret identity since she's a detective and his mother.

Dijon / Faris D'jinn

Dijon or Faris D'jinn is a Middle Eastern acquaintance of the Ducks, created for .
In the 1987 continuity, Dijon debuted in the movie, as an inept thief with kleptomania, working for the wizard Merlock. Thereafter, he returns for three of the final five episodes produced for the series. In the episode "Attack of the Metal Mites" he is seen working for Glomgold, and in the two-part series finale "The Golden Goose", he is reunited with his estranged brother, Poupon.
In the 2017 series, he has been reimagined as a jackal and a fierce adventurer named Faris D'jinn – an ally of Scrooge, noted for being the descendant of an actual genie. He debuts in "Treasure of the Found Lamp!" where he looks for his lost lamp that was passed between Gladstone Gander, Doofus Drake, and Ma Beagle after it was part of a garage sale overseen by Duckworth's ghost. During the Moonlander invasion, Djinn was seen with Amunet and the living mummies fighting the Moonlanders in Egypt.

Gene the Genie

Gene the Genie is the genie of the movie's title lamp. As such, he's targeted by the evil sorcerer, Merlock, but eventually ends up becoming a real boy and a friend of the kids of McDuck Manor.
In the 2017 series, Gene first appeared in "Quack Pack!", while the Duck family were searching for the Lost Lamp of Collie Baba, which Gene had been trapped in ever since the year 1990. When Donald wished for a normal family life, Gene obliged by erasing the family's memories and sending them into a '90s sitcom. While the family went through the motions of an episode plotline, Gene made "guest appearances" in commercials and as a photographer. The family eventually realized what happened to them and demand Gene send them back, but he reveals only Donald can undo the wish since he was the one who made it. Despite Donald initially refusing to and the wish fighting to maintain itself when the Ducks tried to escape, Donald is convinced to use his second wish to undo the first. After fulfilling Donald's last wish for a framed family photo, Gene disappears to parts unknown.

Exclusive to the 1987 series

The character was created for the 2017 series. Initially, in order to conceal Lena's connection to Magica, she was originally referred to as "Lena LeStrange", an unofficial placeholder name.
The actual animated Darkwing Duck series originally aired from 1991–1992, as a spin-off of the original DuckTales series, with Launchpad as the title character's sidekick. Starling's name was chosen by the producers as a nod to voice actor, Jim Cummings, who voiced both Darkwing Duck in the original series, as well as DuckTales’ Starling. Starling's altered costume notably mirrors that of arch-villain Negaduck of the animated series; a character also voiced by Cummings. Although DuckTalesDarkwing Duck crossover comic books have been produced, this marks the first occurrence of Darkwing in DuckTales animation.
The character originated as the main villain of the 1990s animated series, TaleSpin.
Cousin Fethry was originally created as a "beatnik" character in 1964, by comic book creators Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard.
An original DuckTales character, Zan Owlson is named after series producer, Suzanna Olson.
José and Panchito have appeared in several animated productions alongside Donald, starting in the 1940s feature films Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros. De Paula and Del Puerto improvised several lines involving the characters' native languages in order to provide accurate Brazilian and Mexican depictions.
Mallard shares his name with that of Darkwing Duck's civilian identity in the 1990s animated series.
Daisy Duck is Donald's longtime girlfriend in various Disney media, first introduced in the 1940 animated short Mr. Duck Steps Out; with her DuckTales design taking inspiration from her appearance in Donald's Diary. While she was absent from the original DuckTales series, the 2017 series' incarnation is notable in that she and Donald meet for the first time and eventually enter a relationship. The character was originally set to appear in "The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks" as Glomgold's assistant and Donald's ex-girlfriend, but the idea was scrapped due to both story purposes and perceived similarities with Donald and Scrooge's background. She was also considered to appear in an earlier draft for the season two premiere, with her characterization based on her Quack Pack incarnation, but the idea was dropped when the episode's storyline changed.

Appearing in both series

In the 1987 series, they are led by an unnamed Terra-firmian king and trigger earthquakes underneath the Money Bin in the episode "Earth Quack". Additional Terra-firmians were voiced by Joan Gerber and Chuck McCann.
In the 2017 series, skeptic Huey and believer Webby debate their existence until they run into a couple of them in Duckburg's old subway system, as seen in the episode "Terror of the Terra-firmians!".
In the 2017 series, Captain Foghorn makes a minor appearance as an attendee of Scrooge's first annual McDuck Enterprises Christmas party in the Christmas episode, "Last Christmas!".

Exclusive to the 1987 series

Quackerjack, Megavolt, The Liquidator, Paddywhack, and Bushroot were all originally created by Tad Stones as villains on the animated Darkwing Duck series; with Bell reprising his role.
  • DT-87 - A security robot purchased by Scrooge to protect his fortune in "Day of the Only Child", where it temporarily went on a rampage after Webby tore out some of its wires in an attempt to keep the triplets together before Huey's able to reprogram it. It appears again in "GlomTales!" after Della had Gyro program it to guard Louie and stop him from scheming after she grounded him for endangering the family during the events of "Timephoon!".
Its name is a reference to the original 1987
DuckTales series.
  • Doofus' butler and maid – Doofus' butler and maid are actually his father and mother who are forced by their son to be his servants. Terrified of their son, they bend to his every whim, no matter how strange, and appear by his side in "Day of the Only Child!" and "Treasure of the Found Lamp!". In "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!", while being forced to wait on their son for his birthday party, Louie gives them Mark Beaks' robot son, B.O.Y.D., as a new son. The android then transfers half of Doofus' inheritance to himself, finally allowing the parents to stand up to Doofus and ground him for his spoiled and insane behavior while accepting B.O.Y.D. as their new son.
  • Gibbous and Zenith – A married couple of civilian Moonlanders who become smitten by Della's stories from Earth, fall for Lunaris' lies about how Della betrayed them, encounter Donald, prepare for war, and take part in Lunaris' invasion of Earth; during which they learn that Lunaris tried to blow them up along with the Earth and free their captives.
  • Goofy — A "special guest star" who appeared as Donald's sitcom friend and neighbor in the season three episode, "Quack Pack!".
Like Donald Duck, Goofy is a signature Disney character, who originally debuted in the 1932 animated short
Mickey's Revue while his DuckTales design is inspired by his Goof Troop incarnation. His son, Max, also appears in Goofy's wallet photos, alongside his best friend P.J., and girlfriend Roxanne from A Goofy Movie.
  • Chip 'n' Dale and the ' – A group of formerly ordinary chipmunks, mice and a housefly that Black Heron tested an intelligence ray on, making them anthropomorphic and more intelligent. After breaking out from their confines, they helped Launchpad and Dewey escape as well and assisted them in their fight against Steelbeak.
Like Donald and Goofy, Chip 'n' Dale are classic Disney characters, who are usually depicted as enemies of the former's. Their prototypes debuted in the 1943 short
Private Pluto before they made their official debut in the 1947 short Chip an' Dale''. The Rescue Rangers first debuted on the 1989 TV series '.

Spin-off media characters

Since the movie, Merlock has made appearances in several general themed Disney media, including the video games Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and '.

In the 1987 series

In the 2017 series