Howard Duckson (Pirate Universe)

**Dread Pirate Duck** is a pirate version of Howard the Duck from the Pirate Universe.

## Physical Appearance

Dread Pirate Duck looks very similar to his counterpart and wears a red bandana, orange gloves, a grey/white shirt, a brown waistcoat with a belt buckle over the shoulder, a green cloth on his waist, beige pants, and black boots.

## History

### Early life

At an unknown point in time, Dread Pirate Duck was the first mate of Web Beard and his crew, who had treasure but was (correctly) accused by his crew that he wanted to take the treasure for himself, so they stranded him on a deserted island, but he managed to take the treasure.

### Season 4: Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6

#### Return to the Spider-Verse: Part 2

When Spider-Man and Kid Arachnid were sent to recover the shards of the destroyed Siege Perilous, they enter into the Vampire Universe before heading to the Pirate Universe. They encounter Web Beard until they are attacked by the crew. Dread Pirate Duck demands that Web Beard surrender the treasure but Web Beard refuses while reminding him that he is the first mate. They bot get confused with the pirate talk before Dread Pirate Duck demands that he give the treasure or he and the crew will take it at the count of ten. Web Beard refuses demanding that he try to count with Dread Pirate Duck counting differently which annoyingly reminds Web Beard that he was always the best counter. In order to get the shard, Spider-Man chooses to surrender much to Web Beard and Kid Arachnid's shock but he believes that Dread Pirate Duck is more reasonable than Web Beard. However, they are tied up and are about to be fed to the Kraken. Web Beard believes "Coco" will save them until he sees the coconut in the water and believes it to have traitorously run away. Kid Arachnid uses his venom blast to free them but one of the ropes hits the Kraken in the eye causing it to attack the Groot. Spider-Man asks for the shard which Dread Pirate Duck in his annoyance reveals about how it starts with one gold piece until more comes in and that they build a ship out of solid gold which sank to the ocean floor with Web Beard pointing out that they all thought is was a good idea at the time. Spider-Man manages to avoid the Groot's attack and tries to uses his web to get the shard but Dread Pirate Duck prevents him. Dread Pirate Duck demands that Spider-Man get in the water because everything will be normal once the Kraken eats him. Spider-Man asks if it's not appealing and Web Beard accuses Dread Pirate Duck of not understanding anything but his own greed. Dread Pirate Duck rebukes that Web Beard is the greedy one, that he never wanted the mutiny and that he only wanted to be hard but Web Beard never listens. Web Beard asks why they didn't say something but Dread Pirate Duck points out that they did but he never listens. Spider-Man manages to call them out by telling Web Beard to stop being so controlling and listen to his crew and Dread Pirate Duck should trust in his captain's leadership. Kid Arachnid reasons that they might not get what they want but they must work together. When "Coco" is thrust in the air, Dread Pirate Duck saves him but is about to fall to the Kraken until Web Beard saves him. Web Beard thanks him for saving "Coco" andthat he had to save his first mate and accepts his title. Spider-Man and Kid Arachnid then manage to save them from being crushed and Dread Pirate Duck rallies the rest of the crew to work together like the Spiders said. The Spiders and the pirate are able to defeat the Kraken by tying it up and it leaves. Web Beard is glad to have his crew back but Dread Pirate Duck tells him that they maybe back but they all get a vote. Spider-Man and Kid Arachnid leave for the next universe.

## Relationships

### Friends and Allies

* Web Beard's Crew
	+ Web Beard/Peter Parker - Friend, Ally, Teammate and Former Rival
	+ Cosmo - Friend, Ally and Teammate
	+ Rocket - Friend, Ally and Teammate
	+ The Groot - Friend, Ally and Teammate
* Other Allies
	+ Web-Warriors (Alternate Universe) - Counterparts and Allies
		- Spider-Man/Peter Parker - Ally and Former Enemy
		- Kid Arachnid/Ultimate Spider-Man/Miles Morales - Ally and Former Enemy