Daisy Duck

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Image:Daisyduck.gifDaisy Duck is one of Walt Disney's cartoon and comic book characters. She was created as a female counterpart and girlfriend to Donald Duck, and first appeared in the cartoon "Don Donald" in 1937. However, it wasn't until the cartoon "Mr. Duck Steps Out" in 1940 that she received her name and own speaking voice (she was previously played by the same person who did Donald, Clarence Nash).

Daisy has Donald's temper but has far greater control of it, and tends to be more sophisticated than her boyfriend.

Daisy replaced an earlier, short-lived character named Donna Duck. In the various Disney comics, Donna exists as Daisy's sister, and the mother of triplets April, May, and June Duck, who serve as Huey, Dewey, and Louie's female counterparts.

In some appearances, Daisy is presented as a close friend of Minnie Mouse.

1 Animation
2 Comics
3 In other media
4 Voice actors

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Animation

Daisy made various appearances alongside Donald in Donald's various theatrical shorts. Her last appearance in the "classic era" was Donald's Diary, in which she played the role of a young lady who manages to start a long-term relationship with Donald. But after having a nightmare about the anxieties that would come with being married to her, Donald runs out on her and joins the Foreign Legion.

Daisy's return to animation came in 1983's Mickey's Christmas Carol, where she was cast as Isabelle, Scrooge's one-time romantic partner. And as with most Disney characters, she was given a small cameo in 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Image:Quackpack.jpg Curiously, Daisy never appeared on DuckTales, but she was in its spin-off. In the 1996 television series Quack Pack, Daisy was presented as a much more assertive and liberated woman than in her previous appearances, where she was employed as a television station reporter, with Donald as her cameraman. In Quack Pack, Daisy had a pet Iguana named Knuckles.

Daisy also has appeared in the later television series Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse as a regular character. She has also appeared in the direct-to-video films Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, and Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers.

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Comics

According to the various comics written by Carl Barks and Don Rosa, Daisy was "born" in 1920. According to Rosa, Daisy is the sister of Donald's brother-in-law — Daisy's brother had married Donald's twin sister, Della Thelma Duck, and together, the two became the parents of Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck.

Occasionally Daisy also dates Donald's cousin, Gladstone Gander.

In the comics, Daisy is also a member of a local gossip group called the "Chit-Chat Society," which plays bridge and sponsors charity fundraisers. The core membership seems to consist of Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck and a character named "Dora," though occasionally some other unnamed characters appear.

Since the early 1970s, Daisy has been featured as a crimefighter in Italian Disney comics. The character of "Super Daisy" ("Paperinika" in Italian) was designed as a female counterpart to "Super Donald" ("Paperinik" in Italian). While the character of Super Donald was originally created to place Donald into situations where he was finally a "winner" (versus his usual portrayal as a "loser"), when Super Daisy appeared in the same story as Super Donald, she then became the "winner" and Donald was once more relagated to the role of "loser." This upset some children, who complained to the comics' editors, which resulted in the Italian comics ceasing to use Super Daisy, though the Brazil Disney comics continue to make use of Daisy's superhero alter ego.

As Super Daisy, Daisy has no superpowers, but instead uses devices created by high society fashion designer Genialina Edy Son. Genialia personally designed Daisy's costume, as well as supplying her with crimefighting gear such as sleeping pills and a James Bond-esque sports car. Very frequently, Super Daisy will both fight along side and against Super Donald. In the Brazilian stories, Super Daisy often teams up with other Disney comic superheroes, such as "Super Goof" (Goofy) , "Super Gilly" ("Gilbert"), the "Red Bat" (Fethry Duck), etc.

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In other media

In the Kingdom Hearts video game series, Daisy appeared as a countess in Disney Castle. Her relations to Donald remain intact, especially in Kingdom Hearts 2 when she was seen scolding him.

At the Disney theme parks, Daisy is a very elusive character, rarely making appearances, and often when the park is extremely busy. This has made the character extra popular to an extent, and this added to the fact that Daisy is an 'unofficial' member of the Fab Five (with Daisy, the Sensation Six), makes Daisy merchandise, particuarly Disney pin trading, even more appealing to collectors.

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