Duck (Mini)

"I was just a nobody at first. Just... some random engine! But then, Gordon, and Ryan, and their worthless little pet. They had to come into my life, and ruin everything that I had worked so hard to achieve. And, to put it lightly, that kind of upset me a little bit. And the last thing I need is a little pest like you getting in my way! So... Get out of my sight!"

- Duck to Alaric in Operation #800080

*This page is about the antagonist, you may be looking for the Great Western engine.*

## Duck (Mini)

* Mini
* Normal Form

## Information

### Aliases and Nicknames

Duck
The Twat in the Hat
Little shit
Shorty
Little man
Wretched Beast (by Eric)

## Status

### Affiliation

The Sudric Legends (ruse)
Meliorem (formerly)
Angela (formerly)

## Debut and Portrayal

### First Appearance

A New Beginning (remastered version only)

### Voice Actor

TheSudricLegend

**Duck** is a major antagonist in The Sudric Legends. He kidnapped Ryan, Gordon and Ninja Buddy before being turned into a mini. He joined their group after partially reforming.

## History

Most of Duck's history is unknown, at some point in his life, he established Meliorem (now defunct) and set up a laboratory in Russia.

## Role in Plot

### Magic Railroad Arc

Duck can be seen briefly during Proteus' monologue.

### The Great Filler Race

Duck watched the race held on Sodor and became very curious about Ninja Buddy.

### Unwanted Guests Arc

Duck sent a message to Ryan, Gordon and Ninja Buddy telling them to meet him at the container yards at night. When the trio arrived, Duck was nowhere to be found. He used a fake lemonade tanker to trap and knock out the group and then he took them back to his lair. When Gordon and Ryan woke up the next day, Duck revealed himself to them and presented Ninja Buddy, who was caged. Duck offered anything in exchange for the Mini, but Ryan turned the offer down and destroyed Duck's facility. The latter caught up to him and was shot by Ryan and the Mini Cannon, but he survived without a scratch. The two were about to break into a sword fight, but Gordon found a compromise. They sent Duck to The Magic Railroad where he could find as many Minis as he wanted, and after many misadventures, he did. The Gaurdian presented him with the Mini Sanctuary and let him take the Minis to Sodor as Duck confirmed that they wouldn't die after a month. He almost succeeded, but he was touched by an infected Mini. Duck returned to Gordon and Ryan, now in a new form. He became the thing he desired the most: a Mini.

Duck is later seen moving some trucks around with Ninja Buddy, they are then tackled by the Culdee Fell engines, Duck then gets a truck dropped on top of him and Patrick takes his hat. Later, when the mountain engines are causing chaos again, Duck pulls out a knife and threatens to stab anyone who comes close to him, with Ernest proclaiming that he's not scared of him.

Some time passes, and one morning, Duck and Ninja Buddy find their friends lying on the floor, asking what happened. Ryan gives up, saying they can't figure out how to get rid of their guests. Duck watches Gordon and Ryan descend further into madness.

Later, Duck heads upstairs and a Mini Truck warns him that Alaric and Eric are going to try to kill him later, but Duck brushes it off as nothing. Duck takes the mini truck downstairs and couples it to a train. Ryan makes a train of his own and leaves for the waste dump, alarming Gordon, who doesn’t want to stay with the purple freaks. The two have a dispute about the situation, but Ryan leaves, leading Gordon to seek out help from Duck and Ninja Buddy. Gordon begins the discussion, but gets interrupted by Patrick flying into a line of Mini trucks. Duck whispers into Gordon's ear about something at the Blue Mountain Quarry which could help them. The shed crane proceeds to collapse due to how much damage it has sustained. Duck and Ninja Buddy shove Gordon out of the way just in time. When the dust settles, Gordon decides he will go to the quarry, leaving Duck to stay with the purple freaks.

Sometime after this, Ryan, Ninja Buddy, Duck, Culdee, Ernest, Patrick, Wilfred, and Godred arrive at their destination; The Vicarstown Shopping District. Ryan explains what the place is and everyone heads into the entrance, but Duck notices Alaric move into an alley. Ryan asks Duck if he he's coming in, to which the mini responds that he is going to stay outside and enjoy the fresh air. Ryan and an excited Ninja Buddy then proceed into the shopping centre while Duck follows Alaric.

Duck follows Alaric into a seemingly empty warehouse. He looks around, but Alaric's booming voice echoes around the building to greet him as the track behind Duck slides away and the door closes. Alaric descends on a hoist and tells Duck that he is just in time to say goodbye. He pulls out a knife and tells Duck his friends were fools to make this mistake and had dug their graves, which had been empty for far too long. Duck smugly insults Alaric's intelligence as an aura of dark red lightning emanates around him. Duck pokes fun at the flaws in Alaric's plan as his sclera turn black and his irises turn red. He claims that if anyone is going to kill Gordon and Ryan, it is going to be him.

The ground begins to shake, causing people in the mall to panic, thinking there is an earthquake. Alaric drops his knife and Eric watches from behind some crates as Duck laughs maniacally. He has officially entered Super Charged Mode and Alaric is now scared. Duck grows in size and lectures Alaric about his life; how Gordon, Ryan, and their "worthless little pet" ruined it, and how it upset him, to put it lightly. The last thing he needed was another pest getting in his way, and so he tells Alaric to get out of his sight as he casts Radiant Entrapment. A ball of white light engulfs Alaric with dark red lightning as he screams in pain. Everyone in the Vicarstown Shopping District is thrown around due to the tremors as Duck's eyes return to normal and he smiles.

Alaric lays on his side near a cliff in a pool of his own blood after being sent flying by the explosion. Duck slowly approaches him and tells him he was overconfident and didn't plan well, but promises him he will grant his friends a swift death. Alaric is about to tell Duck he won't get away with this, but the latter shoves him over the edge of the cliff, saying he was sorry that he didn't catch that. Duck exits through the warehouse and Eric looks on in fear, stating that he has to warn the others. Duck reverts to his mini form and casually flees the scene.

When everyone gets back to the shed, Eric accuses Duck of hurting Alaric. Duck is shocked and Gordon doesn't believe him, which leads to Shane Dooiney chiming in and saying Eric is almost as high as him. Eric tries to defend himself, but suddenly Alaric enters the shed with several cuts and a bloody face. Everyone runs over to him to ask what happened and Eric thinks he has won, but Duck starts to laugh. Alaric has amnesia from the battle and can't remember it, which Duck continues to laugh at. Eric, furious, remarks that it isn't over and that Duck will not get away with this. After the Culdee Fell engines leave, Duck notes that the circumstances worked in his favour, but he could've been more careful and needs to be more careful from now on, or else it could jeopardise his plans. Ninja Buddy glares at him and he glares back.

## Personality

​Duck is a very curious and twisted engine. He kidnapped Ninja Buddy to learn more about him and held him for ransom, threatening to have his forces kill Gordon and Ryan. Duck is also shown to have a lighter side, as he did make an effort to listen to Gordon and agree to his compromise. In the end, Duck was just curious about Minis, but he got a lot more than he bargained for, this only angered him more. He currently plans to kill the group as revenge, and is currently biding his time by pretending to have reformed.

When not keeping up his facade, Duck shows a far more cruel and sadistic side. He mocked Alaric for his intelligence and how poorly he had planned his attempt to murder the mini, before proceeding to strike him with a powerful magic attack and throwing him off a cliff, all with a large grin on his face. He is also very capable of staying focused when under pressure, as he was able to maintain his calm composure when Eric threatened to expose him and mocked him when it was revealed Alaric had amnesia even though he too was caught off guard by the events prior.

## Abilities

* **Duck: Super Charged Mode** - When activated, Duck is surrounded by dark red lightning, his teeth become jagged, his sclera turn black and his pupils gain glowing red irises. His overall power is increased significantly and he also gains access to new abilities.
	+ **Radiant Entrapment** - Duck surrounds his target with red lighting as they are engulfed by a bright white light, said target is then left immobilised as they are struck with a barrage of lightning strikes.
* **Transformation** - Since becoming a mini, Duck seems to have gained the ability to change his appearance. It is currently unknown what his full capabilities are, though he has been shown to increase his size slightly.
* **Durability** - Duck is very strong, as he took an explosion from the Mini Cannon and survived without a scratch.

## Equipment

* **Flame Sword** - Duck wields a magic sword. It has a grey hilt and has a blue flame coming out of it.
* **Top Hat** - Duck wears a top hat. He does this to look classy.
* **Knife** - Duck wielded a large silver knife to protect himself from the Culdee Fell engines.

Flame SwordTop Hat
## Appearances

### Episodes

* **Magic Railroad Arc** - A New Beginning (cameo, remastered version only)
* **The Great Filler Race** (cameo)
* **Unwanted Guests Arc** - The Twat in the Hat, Fifty Shades of Purple and Operation #800080
* **South Eastern Railway Arc** - Ryan's New Friend

## Trivia

* He has no connection to Duck despite sharing the same name and a similar appearance. Many fans have assumed that they are the same character, to which TheSudricLegend has denied on several occasions.
* Duck has been represented by numerous models throughout the series due his size changing in the story:
	+ Normal form:
		- The 1994 Wooden Railway model. (Remaster/Future appearances)
		- The 2002 Wooden Railway model. (The Great Filler Race and The Twat in the Hat, original versions only)
	+ Mini form:
		- The Minis Classic Duck model. (The Twat in the Hat onwards)
	+ Transformations:
		- The Ertl miniature model. (Operation #800080)
* In the original Skype stories, Duck in mini form was represented by an Ertl Duck, this was due to there being no mini Duck model, one was eventually released in 2016.