Appearing in both series Duckworth Duckworth (voiced by
Chuck McCann in the 1987 series,
DuckTales the Movie, and
DuckTales: Remastered;
David Kaye in the 2017 series) 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, he died years prior to the series' beginning and was mentioned to be the only one who throws Scrooge parties. After accidentally being summoned back to the world of the living by Black Arts Beagle in "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". "Super DuckTales" (non-speaking), 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. and assisting Scrooge in repelling the Moonlander invasion. 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 explains her advanced 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 runs deep. In the second season, she first makes a non-speaking appearance at the first annual McDuck Enterprises Christmas party, 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. 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 Golden Fleecing". However, a near lookalike of von Drake appears in the crowd scenes of some episodes, including a victim of Burger Beagle's prank in "Scroogerello" (which is a noncanonical story as it is presented as Scrooge's dream). The episode "Hotel Strangeduck" features a character named Ludwig von Strangeduck, who is a distinct character but has some resemblance to von Drake. In the 2017 series, he is an old colleague of Scrooge's,), established in case of worldwide disaster. 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" In "The Shadow War", he is shown to have returned to Duckburg where his shadow is stolen by Magica De Spell. 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, 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. 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 boys.
Fenton Crackshell (-Cabrera) / Gizmoduck Fenton Crackshell (1987) or
Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera (2017) (voiced by
Hamilton Camp in the 1987 series;
Eric Bauza in
DuckTales: Remastered;
Lin-Manuel Miranda in the 2017 series) is an everyday office clerk who accidentally becomes the robotic superhero
Gizmoduck. The Gizmoduck character was originally pitched by
Tad Stones as "Roboduck" (inspired by the film
RoboCop), alongside "Bubbaduck" (which evolved into Bubba the Caveduck) and "Spaceduck" (who never made it to the show), and made his debut in the second season. In the 1987 series, he doubles as Scrooge's accountant (as himself) and his personal bodyguard (as Gizmoduck), 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 tend to make things worse until he ultimately succeeds. He exhibits a remarkably different personality in his role as Gizmoduck (a dual identity only known to Scrooge and Fenton's mother), as his high-powered suit gives him the courage to make daring decisions and act as a strong leader and a hero. Aside from Fenton, other characters temporarily use the Gizmosuit, such as Launchpad, 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!". "Blue Collar Scrooge", when she begins to date an amnesiac Scrooge, 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!", "Storkules in Duckburg!" and "Louie's Eleven!", when she is seen foiling crimes. and a major role in "Moonvasion!", when 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 is a detective and his mother.) is Fenton's love-interest. In the 1987 series, she was introduced as a minor character in the five-part episode "Super DuckTales", which ended with her and Fenton's first date. Gandra reappears in "Metal Attraction", when she and Fenton have become a couple amidst the robot Robotica's attempts to kill her after falling in love with Fenton as Gizmoduck; In the 2017 series, she is re-imagined 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 a spy for Mark Beaks. While initially assisting Beaks, she turns on him when he endangers Huey and Webby and helps Fenton stop him before making a stealthy exit.) is a
Middle Eastern acquaintance of the Ducks, created for
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp. In the 1987 series, Dijon debuted in the film as an inept thief with
kleptomania, working for the wizard Merlock. Thereafter, he returns for three of the last five episodes of 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 is re-imagined 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!", when he looks for his lost lamp that was passed between Gladstone, Doofus, and Ma Beagle after it was part of a garage sale overseen by Duckworth's ghost. in the 2017 series) is Magica's brother and familiar, always seen in the shape of a non-anthropomorphic raven, and assisting her in three episodes. In Poe's debut episode, "Send in the Clones", it is stated that he was somehow permanently transformed into a raven and cannot be turned back by conventional magic. (voiced by
Kimiko Glenn) – A street smart and seemingly carefree teenage girl introduced in "The Beagle Birthday Massacre!", when she befriends Webby. However, she was secretly attempting to win the Ducks' trust to gain access to Scrooge's Number One Dime on behalf of her "aunt", Magica De Spell. As season one progressed, Lena became increasingly torn between her aunt's villainous schemes and her growing friendship with Webby. When Lena eventually decides to side with the Ducks, Magica grows strong enough to possess her body moments before she has the chance to tell Scrooge the truth. In the season's finale, the kids discover that she is actually a shadow created by Magica to get revenge on Scrooge and free herself. During the final battle, Lena is able to fight against Magica, but ends up sacrificing herself to protect Webby. In "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!", Lena struggles with nightmares of becoming Magica as she is still her shadow and plans a slumber party for Webby, Violet, and the boys to keep herself awake. After accidentally trapping them in a shared dream with Magica's powers and nearly losing herself when Magica invades the dream, her friends are able to save her and foil Magica, helping her realize she does not need Magica and overcome her fears. •
Greek gods – Old acquaintances of Donald, Della, and Scrooge. The trio is introduced in "The Spear of Selene!" when the Ducks visit Ithaquack, their home island in the
Mediterranean Sea. Following this, they also make minor appearances throughout the series. When the Moonlanders invade, Zeus recalled Storkules to Ithaquack and forbade him to help Donald or Scrooge. After tying up Zeus off-screen, Storkules helps set the Earth back in orbit with his strength after the Moonlanders attached a planetary engine to make it revolve around the moon. In "Moonvasion!", Zeus prevents his offspring from helping Scrooge fight the Moonlanders, but they stand up to him and tie him up off-screen to help the Ducks restore Earth.) – An
actor and the former star of the
live-action superhero television series,
Darkwing Duck, a
show-within-a-show where he played the title character. Launchpad, who grew up watching the show and considers himself its biggest fan, describes Starling as "an old school actor who did all his own stunts". While initially only appearing as the Darkwing Duck character,The actual animated
Darkwing Duck series originally aired from 1991 to 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
DuckTales–
Darkwing Duck crossover comic books have been produced, this marks the first occurrence of Darkwing in
DuckTales animation. •
Don Karnage (voiced by
Jaime Camil) – The arrogant and vain leader of a band of sky pirates who are based on an air carrier called
The Iron Vulture. He is introduced in "Sky Pirates...in the Sky!", when he encountered the Ducks and swore vengeance against Dewey for upstaging him. In "GlomTales", Glomgold recruits Karnage to help him destroy Scrooge and his family, which he accepts under the condition that he can finish off Dewey, though the alliance is defeated in the end. In the series finale "The Last Adventure!", he joins F.O.W.L. in a plot to rid the world of adventuring and faces Dewey in a
dogfight until they end up crashing.) – Donald's energetic and rather peculiar cousin, introduced in "The Depths of Cousin Fethry!", when he serves as a caretaker at one of McDuck Enterprises' marine science stations. He is visited by Huey and Dewey, who mistake him for a scientist. However, his years of living around the marine science stations have made him an expert in adapting to underwater life and communicating with sea creatures, and the episode ends with him leaving to become an actual scientist after being reunited with his pet krill, Mitzi; who had been mutated to colossal size due to hydrothermal vents. In "Moonvasion!", he and Mitzi team up with Gladstone to save Donald, Della, and the kids from the island before taking them back to Duckburg and helping Scrooge repel the Moonlander invasion.Cousin Fethry was originally created as a "
beatnik" character in 1964, by comic book creators
Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard. • '''''' (voiced by
Natasha Rothwell) – A graduate student of the
Mouseton School of Business who became the acting CEO of Glomgold Industries during Glomgold's four-month disappearance, As of "Let's Get Dangerous!", she became the mayor of St. Canard. •
José Carioca and
Panchito Pistoles (voiced by Bernardo De Paula and
Arturo Del Puerto, respectively) – Donald's college friends and fellow members of their band, The Three Caballeros, who used to practice in Scrooge's garage. They first appear in "The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!", when the trio reunites, and José and Panchito are introduced to the kids. Wanting to impress the others, José claims to be a successful travel agent and Panchito fakes being a pop star, although they are eventually revealed to be a flight attendant and birthday party performer, respectively. In "Louie's Eleven!", they attempted to infiltrate a party held by Emma Glamour alongside Donald to increase their popularity.An original
DuckTales creation, the character is a
lesbian according to writer Sam King. • '''''' (voiced by
Libe Barer) – A book-smart girl who shares Webby's interests in the supernatural and helps bring Lena back from the shadow realm, as seen in her debut, "Friendship Hates Magic!" Violet also makes minor appearances in "Happy Birthday Doofus Drake!",Daisy 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. She 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. ==Minor characters==