Launchpad McQuack

**DuckTales 2017:**

* Scrooge McDuck
* Flintheart Glomgold (friend)
* Gandra Dee
* Bentina Beakley
* Huey Duck
* Dewey Duck (best friend)
* Louie Duck
* Webby Vanderquack
* Lena Sabrewing
* Violet Sabrewing
* Bubba Duck
* B.O.Y.D.
* Gosalyn Waddlemayer
* Donald Duck
* Della Duck
* Daisy Duck
* Gladstone Gander
* Fethry Duck
* Officer Cabrera
* Gyro Gearloose
* Ludwig Von Drake
* Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera/Gizmoduck
* Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck (second best friend)
* Zan Owlson
* Emily Quackfaster
* Zeus
* Don Karnage
* Magica De Spell
* Mark Beaks
* Ma Beagle
* Original Classics (Bouncer Beagle, Burger Beagle and Big Time Beagle)
* Goldie O'Gilt
* Faris Djinn
* Storkules
* Selene
* Penumbra
* Duckworth
* Goofy
* Rescue Rangers (Chip, Dale, Gadget Hackwrench, Monterey Jack, Zipper)
* José Carioca
* Panchito Pistoles
* Kit Cloudkicker
* Molly Cunningham
* Gene the Genie
* Manny
* Lil Bulb
* Tootsie
* Butterbear

**Amphibia:**

* Anne Boonchuy
* Sprig Plantar
* Hop Pop Plantar
* Polly Plantar
* Frobo
* Mrs. Boonchuy
* Mr. Boonchuy
* Domino
* Sasha Waybright
* Marcy Wu
* Leopold Loggle
* Wally Ribbiton
* Sadie Croaker
* Archie
* Captain Grime
* General Yunan
* Lady Olivia
* King Andrias

**The Owl House:**

* Luz Noceda
* Eda Clawthorne
* King
* Hooty
* Owlbert
* Amity Blight
* Willow Park
* Gus Porter
* Lilith Clawthorne
* Hunter
* Emperor Belos

Launchpad McQuack is one of the fiftysix main characters in *DuckTales 2017*, based on his original version from *DuckTales 1987* and *Darkwing Duck*. He is part of the Original Quartet and Quintet in the Right Team, and the fourth true main character in *DuckTales Legacy*.

## Description

Launchpad is a fearless and big-hearted guy who works for Scrooge McDuck, initially as his limo driver and later as his air and submarine pilot. Launchpad may not be a Carl Barks original character but he is still an endearing friend to the McDuck family as well as the show.

## Personality

As loyal as he is to an employee of McDuck Enterprises, Launchpad also serves as a loyal friend to the McDuck family. He is fearless and always up for anything which suits well as Scrooge's drivers. Launchpad isn't the brightest, he acts on instinct and learns on the go. Though even through some misadventures and mistakes, he always keeps a positive attitude, and this is shown in "Woo-oo!" when he got bitten by snakes and remained calm and positive throughout the ordeal. And even when things are going wrong he is determined to make things right and be there some others as seen in "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!". Launchpad is very kind and friendly he always there to help others like in "Woo-oo!" when Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webby need to help Scrooge defeat a flying golden dragon. Launchpad offers himself as a pilot the Sunchaser, to rescue Scrooge even though he didn't know them well at the time, he still wished to help. In "Day of the Only Child!", Launchpad is shown to be oblivious when he could see past the Beagle Boys' disguises. And he shows to get easily distracted, this often interferes with his driving, which is shown in many occasions like in "Sky Pirates...in the Sky!" where Launchpad is intrigued by Don Karnage and his musical performance. Even though he is not smart, he has a pure heart and is a true hero.

## Skills and Abilities

* **Driving Skills:** Without truly getting the training Launchpad is an "okay" driver. He often crashes but besides being a "driver" Launchpad is a team player.
* **Tolerance for injuries:** He can crash airplanes and not get injured.
* He apparently speaks Swedish, as shown in Woo-oo!
* **Resourceful Repairment Skills:** Although his experiences with flying appear extremely crash-centric, in "The Golden Armory of Cornelius Coot!" he proves to Della his out-of-the-box maintenance methods actually work.
* **Musical Abilities:** He is shown to be good at playing the piano in the episode "Last Christmas!", where he played the 12 days of Christmas, with the rest of the family. He can also play the saxophone, as seen in Quack Pack! (although, that may have been under the influence of Gene's magic)

## Trivia

* His driver's license in "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!" states his birthdate as September 18, 1987.
	+ 09/18/1987 is a reference to when the first few episodes of the original *DuckTales* show aired.
	+ Launchpad is an organ and tissue donor, and he signs his signature with a drawing of an airplane propeller.
* It is revealed in "Last Christmas!" that Launchpad is Jewish.
* Though he has the likeness of a pelican, Launchpad is actually a duck, as stated in Frank Angone's Tumblr.