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Daffy Duck | Looney Tunes | Not Reserved | 1/?
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Current Characters: Gellert Grindelwald, Draco Malfoy, 11-12, Cosmo Cosma, Candace Flynn
Character: Daffy Duck
Fandom: Looney Tunes
Character Notes:
History:
Daffy doesn't have a set canon history as he's a cartoon character that has evolved over many years in a variety of mostly gag cartoons (well over 100), each with their own short storylines. He has taken on many roles - anything from would-be heroics (which he often fails at in favour of others) or antagonising other characters such as Bugs Bunny. He's appeared in many parodies of movies or genres. Since I will be primarily be playing him from his heyday in the 1950's, examples of these include:
"Robin Hood Daffy" - in which he re-enacts the Robin Hood legend with Porky Pig as Friar Tuck, who shows him up even as Daffy tries to impress him.
"Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th century" - a sci-fi parody featuring Porky Pig as his sidekick and Marvin the Martian as an alien rival, both trying to discover and claim Planet X.
"Deduce You Say" - sending up detective tales with Daffy in the Sherlock Holmes role and Porky Pig as Dr. Watson (names changed), who is wiser than the alleged great duck detective.
"Drip Along Daffy" - A parody of westerns. Again Porky is 'comic-relief' (as Daffy terms his character) and saves the day despite Daffy's best efforts himself as the would-be new sheriff.
"Ali Baba Bunny" - Arabian Nights-related. Bugs Bunny and Daffy find a cave full of gold and a genie. Daffy shows his greedy side with his classic cries of: "Mine! Mine! Mine!"
"Rabbit Fire"/"Rabbit Seasoning" - Bugs and Daffy try to convince hunter Elmer Fudd that it is either Rabbit Season or Duck season, usually resulting in Daffy getting shot repeatedly.
"The Ducksters" - Playing game show host on a show that brutalises its contestants - until Daffy gets his comeuppance via Porky.
He was also the star of a classic fourth wall-type cartoon called "Duck Amuck" where he has to deal with his animator (revealed in a twist ending to be Bugs Bunny) who torments him by changing his looks, the backgrounds and the storylines while a frustrated Daffy tries to cope with the changes and explains in exasperation direct to camera that this is a cartoon.
Daffy Duck | Looney Tunes | Not Reserved | 2/3
Daffy Duck has been quoted as saying: "I'm a greedy slob. It's my hobby."
Greedy and will turn on others in an instant, Daffy usually runs from danger. He's easily frustrated and quick to anger - sometimes very explosive anger. But it's mostly foiled in some way and he often ends up being the one injured. He's devious and can be very mean in both his words and actions, often accompanied by a sinister laugh.
He thinks he's the star. Daffy is almost always self serving and has a huge ego, often thinking he is right or the hero or the star of the show, when everyone from Bugs Bunny to Porky Pig upstage him regularly in various ways. This rarely gets him down though. He keeps on trying and thinking that he's the superior one.
Gold or adulation will make him starry-eyed. He craves these things but ends up disappointed. He has a rivalry with Bugs Bunny and mostly a sidekick relationship with Porky Pig (Porky being the calm sidekick). Said to be one of the first characters to put the 'looney' in Looney Tunes, Daffy is a very emotional duck and he can switch from freaking out to devious or snide to snooty in a second - whatever can gain him glory or some other personal gain.
He has taken on a variety of roles reflecting some of these traits, aside from cartoon shorts where he's basically playing himself. Often these are ineffectual versions and his sidekick is more knowing or saves the day instead of him. Examples are his versions of Robin Hood and Sherlock Holmes.
He can be strong as he has determination and a drive to succeed - or to take out the other guy. He can be quick with a snappy line and can get himself out of bad situations with a twisted conversation to confuse them. But his weakness is being overly greedy and prone to emotional outbursts. His frustration and general lack of actually getting anything right prove to be his usual downfall.
Other:
A cartoon character he will bounce back from what would kill or seriously injure most people. Also, he's a duck.
He has a noticable lisp but it tends to turn more into a sssth kind of sound so s's can still be heard on many occasions. I do not plan to write this lisp when he actually is writing things down but it will show up in action/voice/video posts when his speech becomes more extreme.
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Daffy Duck | Looney Tunes | Not Reserved | 3/3
All right, what is all of this? Is this a joke, huh? Ducks falling from the sky! The rubbery kind which belong in a bathtub and not in the clouds, falling on my head! Fine. They bounced right off but that's beside the point, isn't it. It is raining ducks and while I am not above some irony I do not appreciate them falling on this little black duck.
Listen, bub. I know somebody out there must be responsible for this and I demand to know which one of you it is!!!
You know if you had gold falling from the sky instead it would be much more productive and I could split the proceeds with you. 90/10, what do you say? 90% to me, of course. Gotta read the fine print... Hey -- you're not reading the fine print, are you? Look away now!
Ahem. So do we have a deal, stranger of the falling rubber ducks?
Third Person:
Eagerly, Daffy Duck opens his new contract that has just arrived in the mail. Paper goes flying and he begins reading. Gradually his expression turns from joy to incredulous to rage and he tears the contract up, screaming:
"How dare they! I'm the lead in this new picture, not him! Not that no-good rabbit! Why I oughta....," he huffs at the end, breathing heavily and his eyes glaring redly. Then they narrow and he smirks evilly. "Hmmmmmm.... if that's the way they want to play it then I shall play along."
He grabs some sticky tape and with a whirl the contract is patched up. He eyes it again, his mind calculating dark and devious thoughts. "Bugs Bunny... Blah blah blah... Top billing... Blah blah... Daffy Duck... co-star... Hmph! We'll see about that."
He tosses the contract to the side then rummages in a nearby box, tossing out a virtual arsenal of weapons. "We'll see who's the co-star, bunny buddy! Now where's that... Aha!" He reveals a piece of paper with a phone number on it and dials, tapping his fingers lightly on the desk. "Elmer Fudd, please, madam," he says smoothly when a lady answers. Oh, yes, that rabbit would not be the star if he was taken out of the picture completely. Whatever it took, he'd convince Elmer that it was rabbit season again.
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