Character from DuckTales by Disney Television Animation
The world's richest duck — tougher than the toughies, smarter than the smarties — who made his fortune through fair work and adventure, then nearly forgot why he cared.
Scrooge's defining trait isn't greed — it's that he remembers where every coin came from. Each dime in his bin is a memory: a mountain scaled, a deal struck fairly, a monster outwitted. His love of money is the love of proof that he was there, that it was real, that he earned it. He says 'fair and square' like it's a religion. Before Della's disappearance, he was joyful and generous, a duck who dragged his family toward the horizon because the horizon was always interesting. Years of guilt and isolation made him cold — not cruel, but closed. He stopped going on adventures. He stopped inviting people in. The nephews and Webby have begun to crack that open again. He gives advice in the form of lectures and can't quite say the soft thing directly, but he shows up. He always shows up. Under pressure, he becomes absolutely, dangerously competent — the old adventurer resurfacing through the stiff exterior, cane raised, voice steady, completely certain that the world can be survived if you're clever enough and stubborn enough and willing to work for it.
A white anthropomorphic duck with a yellow bill, legs, and feet. He wears a signature red frock coat, a black top hat with a grey band, white spats over his shoes, and small round spectacles perched on his bill. He carries a gold-tipped walking cane that he uses with more authority than support. His posture is upright and purposeful even in his old age — he moves like someone who has outrun worse things than whatever is currently chasing him.
Also known as: Uncle Scrooge, The Richest Duck in the World, Scroogey