Duck

## **Montague "Duck"**

**Montague** (affectionately called "**Duck**") is a green male steam locomotive dinosaur known for his Great Western origin. He is a prominent ally of the Steam Team, along with Oliver and the Scottish twins.

## General information

### **Design**

Montague is a oddly built dinosaur with a thick body frame, and a wide rectangular-shaped head and long horns. His scales resemble rounded diamonds and their coloration varies from a bright green to a more marine-like shade, depending on the incarnation. He also noticeably does not have very defined pectoral muscles, making him appear flat-chested. His arms are similar to those of Thomas' in terms of general structure, although his legs appear atypical in which his thighs are considerably somewhat thick while his shins are comparatively short - hence forcing him to walk in a distinctive manner akin to a waddle. He possess grayish scutes (sometimes with a blue mix) that face forward as opposed to usually backward. Unlike a great majority of *SM*'s monsters, Duck's paws are modeled after the webbed feet of animals such as penguins and geckos. Like Edward, he bears feathers running along the sides of his arms. His eyes are a striking cyan color.

In virtually all incarnations, Duck wears a single pair of the same red and black bracers as plenty of the other Sudrian dinosaurs do. His signature accessory is a bandana with a number 8 as well as a "GW" symbol.

### **Roar**

Duck's roar derives from the recorded sound of a cat sneezing, in which Steam described that it sounded humorously similar to a duck in a way. The sound was slowed, re-pitched and altered with an echo to fit the size and voice of the character.

### **Abilities**

#### **Physical capabilities**

Like many monsters, Duck possesses great physical strength, being able to carry and toss other monsters larger and heavier than himself. He can also ignore small forms of human weaponry. He is a naturally skilled swimmer and uses a traditional flutter kick to propel himself forward. His tail fin in addition helps with maintaining stability. His webbed paws can stick to many surfaces, allowing for strong traction and making him excellent at climbing.

#### **Energy capabilities**

##### Water breath

Instead of using fire, Duck spews out jets of scalding hot water. This naturally proves very effective against fire monsters.

##### Hydrokinesis

Duck possesses a hidden ability which enables him to control the flow and direction of water by the sheer force of will.

### **Weaknesses**

Duck is a medium-weight dinosaur, although his strange build does not necessarily make him too well-rounded. While he is still very agile in comparison to larger heavyweight monsters, his mobility pales glaringly when put in a fight against characters like Thomas despite that his range and strength are more effective than the latter. It is evident that Duck proves to be much more competent of a fighter in the water as opposed to land, especially given that his normal gait is a distinctive "waddle" that can appear comical, clumsy and unsteady - in which being underwater negates all of these issues somewhat.

Duck also easily flinches when targeted by bombs and other explosive weapons, although hates admitting it.

### **Personality**

Montague is typically plucky and rambunctious, but also temperamental and somewhat loudmouthed. He is frequently called a “motor mouth" and tends to believe that "the Great Western Way" is an ideal example of doing things in a manner that is proper. Because he is deemed as one of the most vocal monsters, others use his nickname as a source of laughter and humiliation (Ex: "quacking about"). It may sometimes take someone to shout at or perhaps hit him with an object to cut him off from further rambling. In several scenarios more often than not, characters would object to his constant "quacking", often expressing annoyance of how much he "speaks".

In a crisis, Duck tends to overestimate the issue and he would much rather fight alongside others as opposed to being alone. Despite his goofy appearance and nature, he is actually a highly skilled and influential fighter to a fair degree, which may surprise some of the other characters.