Liquidator

**The Liquidator** is one of the most dangerous mutants in St. Canard. Not only does he possess the power of hydrokinesis, his body consists of nothing but water and the hydrokinesis applies to that too. He can change shape at will and whether objects go right through him or if he is effectively solid is up to him. Before the event that granted him this power, he was **Bud Flood**, the owner and spokesperson of a bottled water company. Already anything but a saint, he contaminated the water of the competition with various experimental concoctions. It's one of these concoctions mixed with water that transformed him into the Liquidator; a change he whole-heartedly embraced. His first course of action was to use his new abilities to make the whole of St. Canard dependent on his company and, though the businessman within him has never ceased to be, later he went for more direct forms of crime and even joined the Fearsome Five.

The Liquidator was voiced by the late Jack Angel. In the DuckTales reboot, the actor who played him was voiced by Corey Burton, and the real Liquidator was voiced by Keith Ferguson.

## Background

Bud Flood was a crooked businessman who owned the Sparkling Crystal Pure Flood Water, a bottled water company based in St. Canard. During a heatwave in St. Canard, Flood contaminated the water of competing drinks, leaving only his own brand, Sparkling Crystal Pure Flood Water, and Coo-Coo Fizzy Water. He was assisted by two women early on, as well. He acquired his powers trying to poison his competitors’ supply of water in an effort to monopolize the market during the heat wave. When Flood was caught in the act by Darkwing Duck he took a tumble into one of the tainted vats and seemed to melt away and die. The volatile chemicals Flood had used instead altered his molecular structure, transforming him into a being made entirely of living water. Now rather deranged, the Liquidator blamed Darkwing for throwing him into the vat. Darkwing told him that he tried to save him, but he thought he died. Since he could now control all liquids, he turned all the water in St. Canard into a rubbery substance, and now had an absolute stranglehold on the water business in the city. Darkwing was able to defeat the Liquidator by pouring powdered cement on him, restoring the city's water to normal.

Because he was once a businessman, much of the Liquidator's dialogue is based on advertising slogans. He formed part of the Fearsome Five.

Not only is his body completely made out of water, he also possesses numerous water-related abilities in "Dry Hard," including reforming when evaporated and when frozen, commanding constructs made of his watery body and to create water monsters of limited intelligence not connected to him. In "Dry Hard" he also shows the ability to rapidly heat or chill water. In "Just Us Justice Ducks" he also shows the ability to engulf an opponent, Neptunia; who much to his chagrin, turns the tables on him by whipping him up with her trident from within.

The Liquidator is one of the most efficient mutants in existence as his powers are plentiful and the drawbacks limited. What little negative consequences he receives from his new form start with his appearance. Liquidator is one of those mutants who has undergone a visual change that makes it impossible for him to blend in. Despite having full control of water, he is weak against sponges and can easily be caught with one. Carelessness with his own form's access to small places also has occasionally caused him to become locked up in simple containers. But the big one is his weakness against any substance that reacts with water to form a solid structure. Get cement or pudding powder on him and it's a matter of waiting. He'll eventually get out, presumably as vapor, but for a good while he'll be immobilized.

## Appearance

Before he became a water dog, he had black hair, light brown fur, a brown shirt with a blue necktie, a yellow shirt underneath, had pants and worn shoes. As a water dog mutant, his entire body became blue and watery, has dark blue eyes (he had black before his mutation) and a blue tongue (it was pink before his transformation). He also has a slightly garbled voice and also almost only speaks in slogans except with a few exceptions when he screams.