Player: Frankie | dolewhip Character: Della Duck Canon: Ducktales 17, post-"Raiders of the Doomsday Vault" Age: Early 30s Bio Blurb:Wiki
Della Duck is Donald Duck's twin sister, and grew up alongside her brother under the care of their Uncle Scrooge. This involved a number of adventures, and at least one attempt to hunt down Santa Clause. When Della was in her early twenties, she had three eggs waiting to hatch (Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck) - and it was at this time that Scrooge had the spaceship she'd designed built. It was going to be a gift after the boys were hatched, but Della found out about the Spear of Selene and took it for a ride. This resulted in Della getting stranded on the moon.
Thanks to weird cartoon science in the form of oxygen-providing gum, Della was able to survive in space for ten years, although she did lose a leg directly after crashing on the moon. She was able to create herself a prosthetic out of the ship's parts, and adapted to her new life - monstrous space bugs and all - while constantly trying to get home to her boys. Toward the end of the decade she spent in space, Della met moon aliens (Moonwalkers) and with their help, was able to rebuild her ship and get home. She has reunited with her family, but things have hardly been smooth sailing - Della is struggling to be a responsible mother, and her family is struggling to adjust to her being back, particularly the youngest triplet, Louie. However, she did get to take an adventure with her middle son, Dewey - not that it went entirely smoothly.
Personality Blurb: Della is highly impulsive, prone to acting rashly without any thought whatsoever - and she also has a pretty strong degree of her brother's infamous temper. It's kind of a disastrous combination. She gets frustrated easily, but she's also ultimately buoyant - she never gives up. Her determination can also be seen in her stubbornness. While Della's not unintelligent by any means - she literally taught herself rocket science to fix the Spear - she can be oblivious and irresponsible in a way that can best be summed as "she's kind of a dumbass." She's friendly, almost aggressively so, although she's also prone to jealousy and social insecurity.
Of course, a major aspect of Della's character is that she's a mom - or, rather, that she's learning to be one. Though they're all unprepared, Della and the other Ducks are all willing to put everything into learning to be a family. Still, it's a steep learning curve. Della has no idea how to parent, really, and she's already made some big mistakes. But she honestly is trying her best. She always does.
Preferred Essence(s): Icarus of Greek Mythology. I am really into this idea, because of how well the "foolhardily flying closer to the sun and not listening to anyone about it, resulting in tragedy" thing lines up with Della's canon backstory. Looking For: I'm open to other Essences. Characters whose impulsive or otherwise foolish behaviors caused them to bring about their own demise or misfortune. Characters who are connected to the sky/flight are a bonus, too, as Della is a pilot.
Appearance:Here is her canon appearance. If I end up going with the Icarus Essence, I like the idea of giving her wings, be those on her back or - more mythologically accurate, but less functional - attached to her arms, so to speak.
Abilities: I definitely want those wings to be functional! There aren't really any abilities for Della to lose and then regain, I wouldn't say. And if you have a suggestion for another Essence, definitely throw ability ideas my way!
Quirks: I'm thinking, because Icarus drowns in the myth, that maybe her quirk could be losing the ability to swim or otherwise stay afloat in water? But I'm very much open to suggestions - and that goes double if you have a different Essence to suggest.
Goal: I'm really into - and miss - this setting, and it just seems like Della lends herself well to the Essence system, too. I also love the idea of taking Della away from her family again, because I'm awful, but also because I think being around a new group of others will really force her to look at herself in a new light and, hopefully, grow as a person. Duck. Whatever.
Extra: Nothing comes to mind. Questions: Nothing here, either.
Della Duck | Ducktales 2017 (Spoilers)
Character: Della Duck
Canon: Ducktales 17, post-"Raiders of the Doomsday Vault"
Age: Early 30s
Bio Blurb: Wiki
Della Duck is Donald Duck's twin sister, and grew up alongside her brother under the care of their Uncle Scrooge. This involved a number of adventures, and at least one attempt to hunt down Santa Clause. When Della was in her early twenties, she had three eggs waiting to hatch (Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck) - and it was at this time that Scrooge had the spaceship she'd designed built. It was going to be a gift after the boys were hatched, but Della found out about the Spear of Selene and took it for a ride. This resulted in Della getting stranded on the moon.
Thanks to weird cartoon science in the form of oxygen-providing gum, Della was able to survive in space for ten years, although she did lose a leg directly after crashing on the moon. She was able to create herself a prosthetic out of the ship's parts, and adapted to her new life - monstrous space bugs and all - while constantly trying to get home to her boys. Toward the end of the decade she spent in space, Della met moon aliens (Moonwalkers) and with their help, was able to rebuild her ship and get home. She has reunited with her family, but things have hardly been smooth sailing - Della is struggling to be a responsible mother, and her family is struggling to adjust to her being back, particularly the youngest triplet, Louie. However, she did get to take an adventure with her middle son, Dewey - not that it went entirely smoothly.
Personality Blurb:
Della is highly impulsive, prone to acting rashly without any thought whatsoever - and she also has a pretty strong degree of her brother's infamous temper. It's kind of a disastrous combination. She gets frustrated easily, but she's also ultimately buoyant - she never gives up. Her determination can also be seen in her stubbornness. While Della's not unintelligent by any means - she literally taught herself rocket science to fix the Spear - she can be oblivious and irresponsible in a way that can best be summed as "she's kind of a dumbass." She's friendly, almost aggressively so, although she's also prone to jealousy and social insecurity.
Of course, a major aspect of Della's character is that she's a mom - or, rather, that she's learning to be one. Though they're all unprepared, Della and the other Ducks are all willing to put everything into learning to be a family. Still, it's a steep learning curve. Della has no idea how to parent, really, and she's already made some big mistakes. But she honestly is trying her best. She always does.
Preferred Essence(s): Icarus of Greek Mythology. I am really into this idea, because of how well the "foolhardily flying closer to the sun and not listening to anyone about it, resulting in tragedy" thing lines up with Della's canon backstory.
Looking For: I'm open to other Essences. Characters whose impulsive or otherwise foolish behaviors caused them to bring about their own demise or misfortune. Characters who are connected to the sky/flight are a bonus, too, as Della is a pilot.
Appearance: Here is her canon appearance. If I end up going with the Icarus Essence, I like the idea of giving her wings, be those on her back or - more mythologically accurate, but less functional - attached to her arms, so to speak.
Abilities: I definitely want those wings to be functional! There aren't really any abilities for Della to lose and then regain, I wouldn't say. And if you have a suggestion for another Essence, definitely throw ability ideas my way!
Quirks: I'm thinking, because Icarus drowns in the myth, that maybe her quirk could be losing the ability to swim or otherwise stay afloat in water? But I'm very much open to suggestions - and that goes double if you have a different Essence to suggest.
Goal: I'm really into - and miss - this setting, and it just seems like Della lends herself well to the Essence system, too. I also love the idea of taking Della away from her family again, because I'm awful, but also because I think being around a new group of others will really force her to look at herself in a new light and, hopefully, grow as a person. Duck. Whatever.
Extra: Nothing comes to mind.
Questions: Nothing here, either.