June 26 - Gizmoduck

For June 25th for the Sketch-a-Day challenge with Jeremiah Lambert and Jonathan Brandon Sawyer. This subject selected by Jonathan.

Gizmoduck - Gizmoduck, first appeared on DuckTales as a bean counter (literally) named Fenton Crackshell, but he quit that job to work for Scrooge McDuck as his accountant.

Fenton found a robotic suit called GizmoDuck made by Gyro Gearloose. The code word to activate it is "Blatherskite", a word which Gyro assumes no normal person would use. (Unbeknownst to him, one of Fenton's most frequently used sayings was "blathering blatherskite".) As fate would have it, Fenton wanders too close to the suit and utters his favorite expression, thus gaining a secret identity as a superhero.

The character is basically a parallel to Iron Man, he serves as a body guard to a Scrooge McDuck. Unlike Iron Man/Tony Stark however, this charade is actually true.

An interesting bit of trivia: GizmoDuck was originally called Robo Duck, which coincidentally is his name in Japan and the Netherlands, and also explains the "R" shaped insignia on his chest.

Had a really good time with this one. It brought me back to those countless hours watching Ducktales as a kid. I loved that show.