Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck (1867, according to Don Rosa) is the first child of Fergus and Downy McDuck and is the protagonist of most stories involving the Clan McDuck. Unlike his two younger sisters, he remains unmarried, but in the
DuckTales reboot episode "The Last Adventure",
Webby is revealed to actually be Scrooge's daughter via cloning and her original F.O.W.L. given name is April. In the original, Webby and April are two separate characters and neither are related to Scrooge. Also, he comes to maintain close relationships with his nephew
Donald Duck and his grandnephews
Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck.
Matilda McDuck Matilda McDuck (born 1871) is one of
Scrooge McDuck's two younger sisters, the maternal aunt of his niece and nephew,
Donald Duck and
Della Duck and the maternal grandaunt of Huey, Dewey, and Louie. She was first mentioned in Carl Barks' 1950s sketch for a
Duck family tree, where she was shown to have adopted
Gladstone Gander. The Matilda McDuck character was dropped in Barks' 1991 Duck Family Tree sketch (where Gladstone Gander is the biological grandson of
Grandma Duck and not related to Scrooge), but
Don Rosa picked up the name, and used Matilda McDuck as a prominent character in
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. Matilda McDuck was born in
Glasgow, Scotland, in 1871 to
Fergus McDuck and
Downy O'Drake. In the story ''The Old Castle's Other Secret or A Letter from Home
(2004), Don Rosa used Matilda McDuck in a non-Life and Times'' story for the first time. In this story, it is shown that she was hired by her nephew
Donald Duck (son of Hortense) to tend the McDuck castle in Scotland. The story shows the reconciliation between Matilda and Scrooge. It is suggested that Donald deliberately set them up for a reunion. Unfortunately, he did not get the thanks he expected until Scrooge admitted his shameful actions and regrets. This is the first time
Huey, Dewey, and Louie met their maternal great aunt. In that story, Scrooge returns to
McDuck Castle for another treasure and learns from Matilda that his family already knew about the treasure but their father Fergus decided not to tell Scrooge about it. Both Scrooge and Matilda thought that was because of Fergus' disapproval of Scrooge's greedy ways but after finding a letter on the way for the treasure (hence the other title "A Letter from Home") they learn Fergus's real motive was that he thought Scrooge would feel better building his own fortune instead of simply inheriting one. Matilda, while trying to leave the castle, mentions Hortense. However, in the commentary in the American printing of the story, Don Rosa states that he was prevented from using Hortense because he would have had to explain why she had abandoned her family. So Hortense's fate remains a mystery. In the notes to the Danish publication of the story (Hall of Fame - Don Rosa Book 10), it is stated that the publisher decided that Hortense was "officially dead". Matilda is usually drawn with a flower on her hat, which loses a petal in each panel in which she appears. Don Rosa has suggested that Matilda McDuck could have married the well-known Disney character
Ludwig Von Drake. A picture of Matilda appears in the
2017 DuckTales series pilot episode, "Woo-oo!", as part of Webby's research on Scrooge's family. She later appears in person in the episode "The Fight for Castle McDuck!", voiced by
Michelle Gomez.
Hortense McDuck Hortense Duck (née
McDuck; b. 1876) was introduced as a relatively well-connected member of her family. A daughter-in-law of Humperdink Duck and
Elvira Duck, a younger sister to Matilda McDuck and
Scrooge McDuck, wife to
Quackmore Duck, sister-in-law of
Goostave Gander and
Daphne Duck, aunt to
Gladstone Gander, mother of
Della Duck and
Donald Duck, and finally maternal grandmother of
Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Hortense was born in 1876 in
Glasgow, Scotland as the youngest child of Fergus McDuck and Downy O'Drake. In Barks' tree, her oldest brother was
Scrooge McDuck and her older sister Matilda McDuck. Some non-Barks writers gave Scrooge two half-brothers, Rumpus McFowl and Gideon McDuck, though these do not appear in Barks' conception of the family. De' Paperoni is a twin of Scrooge in a story. Jake McDuck, her paternal uncle, was also living with them. Hortense was born in a
working class family living in relative poverty. In 1877 her ten-year-old brother Scrooge started working as a shoe polisher in an effort to help support his family. At the time Hortense was merely an infant sucking on her thumb. She observed from a distance with her father and sister while her brother earned the
number one dime. Scrooge would spend some of his leisure time with his younger sisters, and occasionally repaired their
dolls. Otherwise Hortense spent most of her time clinging to her older sister. By 1880, Scrooge came to realize that his earnings were not enough despite his hard work and efforts. He emigrated to the United States in hopes of earning his own fortune. He was hired as a
cabin boy on a merchant ship heading to
New Orleans. Scrooge noted that Hortense's "Bye, Scroogey" were her first spoken words. Before that, all she could say was "glxblt". From an early age it was obvious Hortense had a fairly nasty temper combined with considerable strength, and on at least one occasion (in The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, Chapter 10) she has been called a spitfire. In 1882, Scrooge was hired as a
cowboy by
Murdo MacKenzie. To do this he had to ride Widow Maker, a mare who had already managed to dispose of five other cowboys. Scrooge soon managed to become her rider although he never really managed to tame her. He renamed the horse
Hortense after his spirited six-year-old sister. The latter found this idea unflattering at best. In 1885, the Clan McDuck's hereditary lands were in danger of being seized due to her father being unable to pay taxes. The lands also included Dismal Downs, the Clan's castle which had been abandoned since 1675. The Whiskervilles, traditional enemies of the McDucks since the 15th century, planned to gain ownership of the lands and were already trying to plunder the castle and its graveyard in search of old relics and treasure. Fergus and Jake guarded the Castle in order to stop them. Nine-year-old Hortense offered to help them and proved more effective in conflict than either of the elder McDucks. The Whiskervilles came to fear her. In 1902 Scrooge McDuck returned to Scotland to fetch Hortense and their sister Matilda McDuck. When Scrooge established
Duckburg,
Calisota as his home base he started journeying the world trying to expand his financial empire. One of her proudest moments was when she single-handedly caused the entire
US military to flee Killmotor Hill armed only with a broom and her bad temper, much to the shame of the current president,
Theodore Roosevelt, and the fear of the soldiers. From 1902 until 1930, she and Matilda ran Scrooge's empire from his home base while he was away. During these years Hortense met her boyfriend, Quackmore Duck, whom she married in 1920. Later the same year she gave birth to twins. Her son was named Donald Duck and her daughter Della Duck. Of the two only Donald inherited his mother's temper. A
fight with Scrooge in 1930 ended all relationships between Scrooge and his family and she retired. Scrooge may have claimed that he is the last McDuck, as he is the only male left. Hortense and Matilda changed their names to Duck after marriage, so, technically, Scrooge is the last McDuck. Hortense is mentioned and pictured in the
DuckTales 2017 premier "Woo-oo!", where
Webby Vanderquack cites her as a connecting link between the triplets and Scrooge. In a 2024 comic, Hortense was revealed to be an adventurer and a scientist, who studied apes, until she disappeared, Scrooge traveled to Africa to investigate, however she still wasn't found, but Donald read her letters she wrote to him over the years. She was hinted to still be alive, with her brother saying she could return.
Rumpus McFowl Rumpus McFowl was created by
William Van Horn and introduced as a lazy and greedy cousin of
Scrooge McDuck. It was soon revealed that he was in fact Scrooge's half-brother, born during his mother's brief marriage to Fergus McDuck. Rumpus McFowl is a tall, obese duck who wears a green coat and a black
bowler hat. He is not ashamed to take advantage of Scrooge McDuck's money at every chance he gets, citing his relationship to Scrooge as the reason. He has never been shown to do any work. Scrooge views Rumpus as a useless good-for-nothing and tries his best to get rid of his company.
Gideon McDuck Gideon McDuck (''Gedeone de' Paperoni'' in original Italian) is
Scrooge McDuck's moralistic brother, and is a recurring character in Italian comic stories; in those stories, Gideon is the editor of the
newspaper The County Conscience, the most credible newspaper in
Duckburg. The newspaper is originally known as "Il Grillo Parlante", which is the Italian name of the
Pinocchio character
The Talking Cricket and its Disney version
Jiminy Cricket; a statue of Jiminy is therefore present in Gideon's office. Gideon also has an antagonistic relationship with his brother Scrooge. The character was created by
Romano Scarpa, and first appeared in the story "Paperino e i gamberi in salmì" (1956). The character's debut story is the only one that was printed in the United States, as it was published in 2015 under the title "Shellfish Motives". Gideon's existence is inconsistent with a statement made in
Carl Barks's "The Old Castle's Secret". In this story, Scrooge states that he is the last of
the Clan McDuck, which would mean that he couldn't have a living sibling. However, Gideon is not the only living relative of Scrooge to carry the surname "McDuck", and therefore cause the same inconsistency with Barks's story; others include his sister Matilda and first cousin Douglas. In the American translation of "Shellfish Motives" Gideon is said to be younger than Scrooge, while the original version doesn't specify which one of them is younger.
Douglas McDuck Douglas McDuck is a cousin of Scrooge who has appeared in several Danish Disney comic stories. He looks like Scrooge not only in appearance but also in temperament. He is so incredibly stingy that he considers Scrooge a spendthrift, often criticizing a frustrated Scrooge for not being "McDuck-like" enough. Douglas is, however, hopeless at finding and identifying gold; he generally lives a rustic life in mining country, locating only fool's gold and earning a modest living. In the story "Smarter Than The Toughies", Douglas was portrayed as being the uncle of Whitewater Duck.
Moocher McDuck Moocher McDuck is the beggar cousin of Scrooge who appeared for the first time in the story "Too Many McDucks" by
Tony Strobl. Moocher's look is very similar to Scrooge's, except for the fact that he wears tattered clothes, but unlike his very rich cousin, Moocher is a sweetheart. He was used in some Brazilian comic stories in the 1970s.
Cyril McDuck Cyril McDuck is the banished cousin of Scrooge, who appeared in the story The Search for Cyril, by Bob Gregory, where he failed to pass a “stinginess test” given to him by Dingus McDuck (called Titus McDuck), where each child of Clan McDuck would be given money to save, however Cyril failed buying candy for some children, and was banished to the Scottish Highlands, where he became a goatherd. In the story Donald sees that Scrooge has a photo of every Clan McDuck member, except for Cyril, and Donald attempts to photograph him. ==Other relatives==