The Dalton Gang

**The Dalton Gang** (often known as **The Dalton Brothers**) was an organized gang of outlaws that terrorized the West for twenty-six years, committing crimes in the states of Colorado, Texas, and California. They were also known as the Dalton Brothers due to the four main members—Stinky, Pinky, Finky and Dinky—being brothers. Initially specializing in robberies, they graduated to looting and burning towns, killing lawmen, and revived the animal trade, which was outlawed in 1848. They were the second most sought after gang behind only Red Scorpion, and for a time, they were known as the gang that even renowned sheriffs Quick Draw McGraw and Ricochet Rabbit couldn’t capture. The only sheriff who came close to taking them down was North Carolinian Huckleberry Hound, and his tireless pursuit of the gang made him their number one enemy. They evaded their initial arrest due to the efforts of their allies, Robert “Bazooka” Inglewood, and Jonathan Reeves, who attacked the sheriff from behind and then opened fire on many of the citizens, leading Huck to request help from Ricochet Rabbit. As the sheriff was unable to assist due to both being incapacitated and having his hands full with the Phantom Killer case, his deputy, Droop-a-Long Coyote, acted in the sheriff’s stead, with Ricochet’s niece, Roxanne Falconeri-Rabbit, coming along for backup.

The indomitable Dalton Gang would eventually become splintered in what became known as the Showdown at Two-Bit. Two of the brothers, Pinky and Dinky, as well as Bazooka Bob and Jonathan Reeves, were killed in the ensuing shootout between the lawmen, and the remaining two, Finky and Stinky, were brought into custody. Finky Dalton initially pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and received 25 years in prison, although he would later be paroled after serving 10 of those years. He would rejoin with his brother, Stinky Dalton, who’d broken out of jail and eventually starting a new gang with several members of the Arkansas branch of Red Scorpion. The remaining two Dalton brothers, as well as their allies, would meet violent deaths in their last gun battles with law woman Roxanne Falconeri-Rabbit and her allies.

## Members

### Stinky Dalton

Stewart “Stinky” Dalton is the oldest of the Dalton Brothers and its founder. Nicknamed “Stinky” for both his awful hygiene and his attitude, Stinky’s very name strikes fear into many of the lawmen who were handed the case against him and his brothers. Incorrigible and highly volatile, he enjoys nothing more than causing mayhem and watching people suffer. He hates all manner of animal folk, dogs especially, and has a personal grudge against Huckleberry Hound, who came close to ending his outlaw career.

### Pinky Dalton

Preston “Pinky” Dalton is the second born of the Dalton Brothers, and is Stinky’s second-in-command. Nicknamed “Pinky” due to his refined taste, he is aloof, fussy and nitpicks on others’ taste and style without mercy. His flamboyant nature underlies the fact that he is just as cruel as his brothers, with a love of money that nearly proved to be the brothers’ undoing at one point.

### Finky Dalton

Filbert “Finky” Dalton, the third of the brothers, is known for both his short stature and his toddler-like mannerisms, which manifest in whiny, explosive temper tantrums when he doesn’t get his way—a result of his parents spoiling him the most of out his brothers. Similar to his brother Pinky, his personality underlies his cruelty, and he has an especially twisted interest in torturing animals and making them suffer.

### Dinky Dalton

David “Dinky” Dalton is the youngest of the brothers and the one whom who would best be described as “dumb muscle”—it’s implied that he’d been dropped on his head numerous times as a child, as well as being the one that his parents ignored the most. Thinking is not his strong suit, but give him the command to destroy something and he becomes an indomitable force of nature.

## Trivia

* The Dalton Gang has been featured in several Huckleberry Hound cartoons, with Huck facing off against Dinky Dalton on occasion (it should be noted that this Dinky Dalton had a different appearance than the Dinky Dalton that was featured in the movie). The cartoon itself spoofed many infamous outlaws, with the movie The Good, the Bad and the Huckleberry Hound spoofing the Dalton Gang (all four of the members were brothers, just like the real life Dalton Gang). Unlike the cartoons, the Dalton Gang eventually meet their fates like the real life Dalton Gang.
* Originally, the Dalton Gang was going to be the main overarching antagonists of the series rather than Red Scorpion, but eventually changed it due to the latter having farther reach and history within the series proper.
* The Dalton Gang’s portrayal in Blazin’ Trails is lifted from The Ghost of Huckleberry Hound universe, where the Daltons’ portrayal is much more villainous. Their villainy is amped up in Blazin’ Trails proper, with them adding animal/slave trading to their list of heinous crimes (in the movie proper, it is implied that they murdered every sheriff that came after them).