Gizmoduck

Fenton "Gizmoduck" Crackshell
Age	20-Something? In Duck Years?
Species	Duck
Sex	Male
Height	Tallish
Weight	Slenderish
Background
Series	Ducktales
Combat Styles	Mild Mallard / Armored Avenger
Hometown	Duckburg
Group	McDuck Enterprises
Occupation/Job	Accountant. Hero.
Force:	Forces of Restoration
Quote
"Blatherin' Blatherskite!"
Recent Events
Saving The Day.

Perhaps one of the more well known and well liked heroes from Duckburg, Gizmoduck is a robotic superhero that fights for truth, justice and the avian way! Built on a foundation of what is good and right, Gizmoduck prides himself on being the next step in hero evolution. When he's not saving the world or making dramatically comedic cameos in St. Canard, he's protecting the money of Scrooge McDuck and even the duck himself! However, there's more to Gizmoduck than just a super suit of cool gadgetry and keen gear. Beneath the metal is the overly ambitious, but well meaning Fenton Crackshell, Scrooge McDuck's accountant. When Duckburg fell and the citizens were forced into Traverse Town, Gizmoduck fashioned himself as the ultimate protector of the citizens there and card carrying member of the Forces of Restoration, aiming to defeat the Heartless threat and evil doers the worlds over!

Skills: Perfect Counter, Everyday Superhero, My Secret Identity, M'Ma's Boy, Full Metal Duck, Duckburg Defender, Mild Mallard Accountant, From Zero To Hero. Too., Problematic Solver Of Problems Created By The Problematic Solver, Iron Determination, Good Intentions. Bad Ideas., Master Of Ducksguise, Emotional Gadget Response, 555-GZMO, (Un)Lucky Duck, Accidents Happen, Random Acts Of Heroism, Justice Duck.

History

Fenton Crackshell never knew his father. He was hatched to his mother alone and she raised him, sort of, with no help from anyone but television. He attended public school and barely managed to graduate due to his head being in the clouds more than they were on his studies. While his grades in many areas were lacking, there was still one thing that he managed to excel at: Math. It simply came ever so natural to him in a way that was, actually, beyond the scope of normal duck brainpower.

It was Fenton's mathematical skills, however, that helped him realize his true and unstoppable ability: Perfect Counting. No matter what the item, Fenton Crackshell could literally count it on sight. This ability served him no too well, but it did allow him to get himself a job in a bean counter factory in downtown Duckburg. Sadly, this was not exactly the life that Fenton Crackshell thought he would ever have. He wanted so much more for himself. And to impress a certain co-worker by the name of Gandra Dee.

In a fit of depressed overanalyzation, Fenton stumbled himself across an Want Ad placed by none other than Scrooge McDuck, himself. According to Fenton, Scrooge McDuck was the richest duck in the world and working for him would be his shot at the big time! He would be something more! Something so much more than just a mild mallard bean counter! This would be his chance to prove to the world (and Gandra Dee) that he could be somebody!

Too bad Scrooge McDuck didn't hire him. At first, anyway. It took some iron determination, but Fenton managed to impress Scrooge McDuck by counting the shotgun shells that the wealthy duck shot in his direction in an attempt to get rid of him. For you see, Fenton Crackshell just would not let Scrooge McDuck not hire him. And considering Fenton's special ability, it turned out that he would be the best choice to handle Scrooge's monetary affairs.

But alas, things were not to be so simple. While Fenton was getting settled into his new job at the side of Scrooge McDuck, that family of felons, the Beagle Boys, were hard at work attempting to steal Scrooge's money bin. Through a series of mishaps, though, Fenton managed to both help and hinder the Beagle Boys long enough to keep his job and Scrooge's money safe. That is, of course, until he screwed up and used Scrooge's lucky dime to make a phone call. Through a series of failed attempts to get the dime back from the Beagle Boys (they robbed the bank the dime ended up in), Fenton went to tell Scrooge the bad news.

He tracked Scrooge to the lab of Gyro Gearloose, who had invented a robotic suit for someone to wear, at Scrooge's request. The suit was given a secret activation word of: Blatherskite, to keep it from falling in the wrong hands. Figuring the suit could help him get Scrooge's dime back from the Beagle Boys, Fenton snuck into the lab to steal the suit. Unable to get the suit on, Fenton wailed an expression of "Blatherin' Blatherskite!" and caused the suit to attach to him in an epic transformation sequence.

Taking on the name of Gizmoduck, Fenton used this awesome suit to the best of his inability to get the dime back from the Beagle Boys. From that moment forth, he has been living two lives: as Fenton Crackshell, accountant to Scrooge McDuck and as Gizmoduck, bodyguard of Scrooge McDuck and the Duckburg Defender! Which, for the record, is perfect timing considering the sudden arrival and onslaught of creatures of shadow and darkness that have been popping up all over the place. In fact, Gizmoduck has been ordered to seek out and find the source of these... Heartless... and put a stop to their growing reign of terror.

Now. If he could only remember where he put the instruction manual to this Gizmosuit.

Personality

Fenton Crackshell is a duck with big dreams and a big heart. He's always trying way too hard to do anything, whether it be the simplest task or the the most dangerous one. He starts out going the extra mile and that tends to be what causes him the most problems. He's smart, clever and determined to a fault. In fact, he comes with an iron determination that seems to overpower his general personality and throws him into the realm of being Annoying, even to his friends and colleagues. He's clearly a duck with motivations, aspirations and dreams. And he's willing to do anything (within his moral compass) to achieve them.

Fenton is also a big time M'Ma's boy. As he still lives at home with his mother, Fenton has some parental issues that he's never really worked out and is always in desperate need for her approval. Which leads to him just being in need of anyone's approval. He's a duck that will take responsibility for his mistakes, try to fix those mistakes and usually end up making matters worse for himself or others... but he always seems to come out on top in the end. Either through pure luck or his sheer determination to see things through to the end.

Now that he has to juggle two different personalities, Fenton Crackshell has become something more as Gizmoduck. Again, most of his traits as Fenton are still around, but they've been heightened to new levels while he's Gizmoduck. But he's also become generally fearless, exhibiting traits of bravery and a sense of justice that knows no end. He is, for all intents and purposes, a true hero. While he's become something of a household name in Duckburg, and even St. Canard, Gizmoduck enjoys the fame and his fans, but he does not let it go to his head. Too much. He understands that they love him for what he stands for and he truly wants to make everyone proud and protect those that may need it.

Secret Identity Sidebar: The only ones that know Fenton Crackshell and Gizmoduck are the same are: Scrooge McDuck, Launchpad McQuack and M'Ma.

As Gizmoduck, Fenton understands that keeping his identity a secret is paramount and important, if he's going to protect those that are closest to him. Or even those that he may want to be close to, such as the unrequited love of his life: Gandra Dee. She also proves to be one of his biggest weaknesses, as he will go out of his way to impress (as Fenton or Gizmoduck) or rescue/protect her. And the same can be said for anyone else that he cares greatly about. Both Fenton and Gizmoduck have a competitive side which comes out during specific situations or around certain people that may push their buttons.

In both identities, there's a sense of gullibility that exists within this hero. He can be a bit too trusting or naive, at times, falling prety to sinister plots or just simple tricks or twisted words. In the end, though, it is usually Fenton's unorthodox thinking and out of othe box style that helps lead him to triumph and victory.

Character Abilities

Counter Fitter: Fenton Crackshell's premiere special ability is his knack for counting. Anything. No matter what it is, Fenton can literally look at a collection of objects and count it. This goes for rocks, beans, coins, ballerinas, Heartless... whatever. If there's a quantity to it, he can count it. Instantly. He's just that good. By extension, Fenton Crackshell is also excellent at math and other math-related

Memory Lane: Fenton Crackshell has extremely well defined memorization abilities. He is very good at listening and visualizing and reliving things in his head, though it is more of being able to memorize things rather than actually having the knowledge or skill. This makes him a very quick study and very knowledgeable in things, but not really smart or intelligent in the matters.

Duck Of Disguise: Fenton Crackshell is a vapable duck of disguise. He can usually come up with costumes or "identities" on the fly, that usually end up fooling others for a short time. Inevitably, it his normally Fenton's overselling of these "characters" that ends up ruining the ruse.

Duck Out The Box: Fenton Crackshell thinks outside of the box when it comes to just living or even being Gizmoduck. His methods are unpredictable and unorthodox, which usually makes him a formidable opponent in all fields of his non-expertise. He is somewhat of an accidental genius that may be capable of creating scenarios or ideas simply by stating ridiculous intentions or crazy ideas.

The Gizmo Suit: Fenton Crackshell is the proud owner of the Gizmo Suit created by Gyro Gearloose. This is a state-of-the-art robot suit of armor that gives the wearer vast and varied abilities that are too many to name. The suit itself is something of a weapon (with gizmos and gadgets built upon a non-lethal platform), capable of being used by anyone that knows the Activation/Deactivation Secret Word. The suit works on a very specific frequency that can be (and has been) infiltrated by other technology, thus giving "control" of the suit over to others, even while Fenton is still wearing it. While it is not perfect, the Gizmo Suit is still one of the more amazing pieces of technological marvelity and robotic ingenuity of this day and age, all compact in a portable briefcase. And? There's always room for Upgrades.

Logs

Plans of a Feather	February 8th, 2013	Scrooge McDuck is out to make money and acquire some ice cream. Fenton Crackshell happens.
Assaulted Battery	February 3rd, 2013	Megavolt is up to his old tricks. But this time, there's a hero ready to save the day! Or ruin it...
Coyote's Call	January 31st, 2013	Darkness lurks in Montressor Spaceport. Who will answer the call for help and beat back the darkness?

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