Howard the Duck

**Aliases/Nicknames** | * Deadpool the Duck
* Iron Duck
* Ducktective
* Howard the Rat
* Duck Man of Cleveland
* Howard Theduck
* Howard T. Duck
* Defenders
* Deadpool Corps

[Source]

"*Aw, clam up, bud! You don't even know the meaning of the word! Finding yourself in a world of talking hairless apes--Now that's absurdity!*"
―Howard the Duck[src]
**Howard the Duck** (also known as simply **Howard** and **Deadpool the Duck**) was a Duckworldian private detective and adventurer affiliated with the Defenders as well as the Deadpool Corps.

## Biography

### Early life

Howard the Duck was hatched on Duckworld, a planet in another universe, where intelligent life evolved from waterfowl. Duckworld resembled mankind's Earth in an astounding number of ways, including the fact that ducks spoke English. He was the son of a Ronald and Henrietta, a working class couple living in New Stork. He had two siblings Theresa and Orville. As a child, he discovered an amazing potential intellect, however he was continuously bullied by other children as a result. He eventually decided to give up on his studies, wasting his potential. Further details about Howard's past on Duckworld remained mostly unknown. Indeed, there were conflicting accounts as to the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.

## Personality and traits

"*Alright, people, and I use the word derogatarily, we can do this the wrong way or my way!*"
―Howard the Duck[src]

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Duckworldian Physiology:** Howard's body, like those of his entire race, had similar characteristics to those of both common Earth ducks and common Earth human beings. He had hands and arms instead of wings, was covered with feathers and was unable to fly. Howard was similar to a human athlete who trained his body to the fullest. Howard could stay alive in the space vacuum without suffering any harmful effects, even without using any type of suit that protected him from the environment or provided him with oxygen.

### Abilities

"*K-Keep back! I'm warnin' ya.. I know Quak-Fu!*"
―Howard the Duck[src]
**Martial Arts:** Howard was a master in the little known martial art called Quak Fu, which he learned at the hands of Master C'haaj, and hence was a surprisingly formidable opponent in hand-to-hand combat, which allowed him to defeat opponents more powerful than himself.

**Genius Intellect:** Howard discovered that he had the potential to be the most intelligent being in his home world and even in any other world, having an intelligence equal to or greater than that of Reed Richards. Howard let his intelligence atrophy over time, but it was theorized that he could easily become one of the most intelligent beings in any world.

## Paraphernalia

### Equipment

As Duckman, he had the Duckmobile and a utility belt filled with unknown paraphernalia.

### Weapons

* **Big Freaking Gun:** He had a powerful weapon he called the Big Freaking Gun (BFG) possibly given to him by Morbius the Living Vampire. The weapon seemed to be a cannon which was able to disintegrate anything he fired at.

* **Iron Duck Suit:** At one point, Howard possessed a special "Iron Duck" suit of powered armor which possessed a flamethrower, a lamp, and springs enabling him to leap as high as one story.