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sometimes-they-come-back-237 · 24 days

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*EDIT: I wanted to reaffirm that I DO NOT dislike Della. She’s one of my favorite characters and I love her as a character. This is just something that occurred to me when I was rewatching the show, specifically when I got to “What Ever Happened to Della Duck” and “GlomTales.*

I can understand why people have criticized Della for the way she grounded Louie. Forcing him to stay in his room. Literally. She had Gyro program that robot, DT87, to make sure he was stuck in there.

I can’t fully justify her actions. But I can somewhat understand her mindset.

So, here’s my argument.

As a child, she was not disciplined enough or at all. Never scolded for a lot of her actions. From what we saw in “First Adventure”, she (and Donald) set a firecracker under her father’s chair which caused him to be hospitalized. It’s been established that she was already very reckless and impulsive.

That only got worse as she grew up adventuring with Scrooge who was just as bad.

Then the Spear of Selene incident happened.

Della being stuck in an isolating environment with nobody but herself is most likely the first time in her life that she actually reflected on her actions and realized how much harm she did, not just to herself but to her family, as well.

That scenario is why she thought the correct way to ground Louie was to literally keep him stuck in his room with no connection to anyone else and the inability to go anywhere else in the mansion.

#ducktales #ducktales 2017 #disney #disney xd #the first adventure #the first adventure DuckTales 2017 #scrooge mcduck #della duck #DuckTales 2017 character analysis #Della Duck analysis #louie duck #Della and Louie duck #glomtales #the spear of Selene

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best-ducktales-episode · 11 days

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ROUND #1

#dewey duck #huey duck #webby vanderquack #louie duck #storkules #scrooge mcduc #donald duck #gyro gearloose #launchpad mcquack #fenton crackshell cabrera #mark beaks #selene #ducktales #ducktales 2017 #DT17 #duckverse #round 1 #the spear of selene #beware the b.u.d.d.y. system

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hueberryshortcake · 7 months

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conspiracy theory time but

"Tear me tartan, I'm the richest duck in the world, but I couldnae possibly spare any backup gold, even though the engine runs on it!"

I mean......

I'm not saying that Bradford made sure there was no backup gold in the Spear before Della found out about it.

but that's totally what I'm saying.

#“maybe there just wasnt extra gold yet bc it was still pretty far from the actual planned launches” and #“scrooge didnt put extra gold in it bc he genuinely didnt think it was necessary”#are both valid arguments. but this one is so much more fun #ducktales #dt17 #ducktales 2017 #della duck #the spear of selene #bradford buzzard #hueberry shortcake

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godfrey-the-chaos-duck · 7 months

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PEOPLE OF DUCKBLR

I DID A THING

I made a little art book of Della's journey in the Spear of Selene! And I set it to the lyrics of Space Oddity by David Bowie!!!

So, here it issss (under the cut, it's LONG)

Listen to the song as you read for the best effect

Apologies in advance for making everyone cry over Della Angst

@justaboot @writebackatya @christianfoxymc @minaduck and all other Della stans out here, this is for you!

Ground control to Major Tom... Ground control to Major Tom...

Della leaves McDuck Manor, and faces the journey ahead.

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on Ground control to Major Tom

Della gets ready for takeoff. She initiates the launch sequence, there's no going back now, but it'll just be a few hours, right...?

Commencing countdown, engines on Check ignition, and may God's love be with you

Gyro (who I firmly believe LIVES in that lab or at the very least sleeps there a lot) wakes up to the sound of alarms blaring - how did she know it was here?!

Della has a picture of her and her family - little does she know...

This is ground control to Major Tom, you've really made the grade And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear

Gyro, in a panic, calls Scrooge, praying he'll wake up and answer.

Though it's two in the morning, he does.

Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare This is Major Tom to ground control, I'm stepping through the door

When Scrooge hears what's happened, he is understandably horrified, and rushes to the launch site at once.

And I'm floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today

Della looks out at the stars. It's an unearthly beauty the likes of which she'd never imagined.

For here am I sitting in a tin can Far above the world

The Spear gets farther and father away from familiarity... from safety...

Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do

Della's journey is still going smoothly - for now.

*just pretend I did something for that instrumental break*

Though I've passed one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go

Scrooge sits down at the comms desk, desperately trying to get a message through to Della.

The cosmic storm has started, and Della's a bit rattled, but not scared.

Tell my wife I love her very much She knows

Scrooge and Della are beginning to realise the gravity of the situation - she might not make it out of this one. Of course, neither of them wants to think that.

Ground control to Major Tom Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong

The Spear is struck by a fierce bolt of lightning borne from the stars themselves.

Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Scrooge can scarcely bring himself to believe it - and neither can Della. The last time he'd heard her voice, and it was a helpless, piercing scream.

Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you— —Here am I floating 'round my tin can Far above the Moon

Scrooge bows his head in utter despair as tears begin to well up behind tired eyes. She's gone.

The Spear crash-lands on the lunar surface.

Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do...

Della stares back to the world she left behind.

Scrooge mourns for the niece he lost.

#the chaos duck has spoken #ducktales #ducktales 2017 #dt17 #scrooge mcduck #della duck #the spear of selene #chaos duck draws #duck feels! (woohoo)

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smartcookie27 · 1 year

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DuckTales – Ship in a Bottle

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#ducktales #della duck #huey duck #dewey duck #louie duck #donald duck #scrooge mcduck #ducktales 2017 #ship in a bottle #amv #music video #the spear of selene #nothing can stop della duck

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giddlygoat · 10 months

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saw that you just found out about the spear of selene backstory recently and wanted to offer my condolences in this difficult time. last crash of the sunchaser changes you on a fundamental dna level like it WILL rewrite your brain chemistry

thank you, it’s very much appreciated <3

honestly i’ve been trying not to scream about it ever since because i don’t really have anyone to infodump to who also understands the story at this time, but it’s like…. idk? that episode made me feel something i haven’t felt since my grandpa died. i wasn’t expecting that. maybe it sounds really dramatic when i say it like that, and it’s not unusual for me to get super invested in my fixations, but i haven’t experienced that particular flavor of grief in literal years.

so yeah, i really enjoy this show, haha. i’m glad i FINALLY picked it up after thinking about doing so for only about five years. and thanks sm for the ask, it really brightened my day 🫶🌈🌤️

#asks #daffodil—lament #ducktales #the spear of selene

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tokuvivor · 8 months

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Can we just talk about how good this scene in The Spear of Selene! is?

To start, we’ve just got the gradual buildup of Dewey and Webby adventuring around Ithaquack, just to find some sort of answer about Della. It all culminates in this line:

Webby: We’re so close to the truth! Why won’t you let us find it?!

Dewey: Because…what if my mom was a bad person?

And even though she really wants to figure this one out, Webby respects Dewey’s wishes, and decides to drop it for now. But then Dewey has a change of heart, deciding that if they’ve gotten this far, they should see it through to the end.

At which point, an ominous figure jumps out from behind them…

…who turns out to be the Goddess of the Moon herself, Selene!

One thing I will make note of is the fact that Frank and Matt were originally intending Selene to be more serious and regal, but they ultimately reworked her characterization to better fit Nia Vardalos’ voice, which is how we ultimately got the wise, yet laid-back and playful Selene we all know.

Anyway, Selene explains that the whole gauntlet Dewey and Webby just went through was intended for Della, because she knew Della would find it fun.

On the topic of whether Selene would have actually known that Della got stuck on the moon, her moon, I would like to think that yes, she did know. I mean, besides the previous point, she and Della are super close; it just doesn’t seem right to have her not know what happened to Della. As for why she couldn’t do anything about it, well, need I remind you who her father is? But I digress.

So Selene, despite being this all-powerful goddess, doesn’t know what Dewey’s talking about by a “Spear of Selene”, but eventually realizes that he’s “Della’s kid” when Dewey brings up “his mom” taking it.

Even though Dewey’s dismayed that he’s now back to square one, Selene assures him that Della was a good person. The greatest, even. And she made everyone around her better.

She even gives it to Dewey for him to keep.

And she assures Dewey not to give up his search, because Della wouldn’t have, either.

And then we get this sweet bit…

Also, I just love how gentle Selene is with Dewey in this scene. I mean, the boy’s never met his mother, has been looking ceaselessly for answers about her for months, and even though Selene doesn’t have all of them, she tells Dewey what he needs to hear, and even gives him a much-needed hug. She’s not Della, but she gives Dewey that maternal guidance that he really needs right about now.

Random headcanon: Just like Louie with Goldie, Dewey calls Selene “Aunt Selene”. Well, I can see all the boys doing that at some point, but Dewey would probably be the first one.

(Minor credits to TV Tropes for this analysis)

#ducktales #dewey duck #webby vanderquack #selene ducktales #the spear of selene!#episode analysis

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delladyke · 11 months

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She is so dear to me... :)

#ducktales 2017 #della duck #dt17 #my art #ducktales fanart #duckverse #ducktales #digital art #artists on tumblr #ducktales reboot #spear of selene #whatever happend to della duck #i love della sm #stompers art

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rommaru · 9 months

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Art trade with the amazing, talented and kind @sherbetlemonss 💖✨

Some hurt/comfort between Gyro and Scrooge post Spear of Selene. Scrooge is holding Della's last note.

#fanart #gyro gearloose #scrooge mcduck #spear of selene #dt17 #ducktales #ducktales 2017 #art trade

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justaboot · 1 year

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#ducktales #ducktales 2017 #Donald Duck #Scrooge mcduck #Della Duck #thought I would stop at one?#how DARE you think I would pass up a day posting spear of selene angst #I'm INSULTED #my art

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haystarlight · 2 months

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So I started thinking of an AU where Della didn't take the Spear of Selene and the bois grew up with their entire family and now I'm thinking....

In this AU, F.O.W.L. wouldn't have seen the need to make April/Webby

Not hear me out

Cause Webby and the bois are the same age yeah? But we don't know exactly who was born first. We know the bois hatched in April 15 (HA! April!) but we don't know when Project #87 started. It's totally possible Project #87 got started after the bois were born

No okay listen to me

F.O.W.L. needed Scrooge's heir, right? But an "heir" doesn't necessarily have to be a direct child, it can be a niece or a nephew too, the show itself says so. Scrooge refers to them all as potential heirs.

So F.O.W.L. didn't need Scrooge to be a father really, they just needed Scrooge to have a child (or multiple children) in his family to potentially consider as his heir. This is why I believe Webby wasn't made until after Della left with the Spear of Selene.

Before Della got lost, Scrooge had 5 potential heirs right there. The twins and the unhatched Duck bois. F.O.W.L. didn't need to clone Scrooge, they just needed to wait until the eggs hatched and see if they could manipulate the triplets into getting them the papyrus.

But then Della got lost, one less potential heir. And Donald had a falling out with his uncle and left the mansion, one less potential heir. And the triplets were hatched and raised in the houseboat, without meeting Scrooge or even knowing they were related. Three less potential heirs.

No potential heirs

So now F.O.W.L. has a problem. And what do they do? That's when they make April/Webby.

So if Della didn't get lost and the family didn't break apart, then they wouldn't have made Webby.

More evidence to this is the fact that we see that Scrooge was living alone when Beakley moved in with him. Della and Donald were all already out of the picture before Beakley came to his door with a child.

Della knows Beakley as "Agent 22", she's surprised that she's the housekeeper now. So, we know that she didn't move in until after Della's disappearance.

So, in an AU where the Spear of Selene didn't happen, there's no Webby.

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astrodances · 2 months

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Z for...Zella!! 😜😄🩵💙🖤

I grew up with horses, and definitely wanted to be a cowboy or something horse-related growing up (one of my school mascots was even the Cowboys, so bonus points to that!), but Zorro was like, my first hero. He's the guy I always imagined myself as when I was sitting in the saddle (except when I had my Batman costume on), and looking back, he's influenced so much of my life and love for stories (especially a lot of favorite character aesthetics 😜). And he had the coolest horse (which is my dream horse, just with a different name)!!

All that said, I'm going with Zorro Della for Cowboy Della. I think she would've loved the character, too. 🖤

This was a bit rushed, admittedly, but I got to play with some perspectives, clothing choices, and shading, so good exercise! ^_^

+ bonus Della sketch though, bc I also loved this idea:

Young Della's trying on Scrooge's old cowboy clothes (from Life & Times of Scrooge) - they're still just a pinch too big for her. 😝🥹🤠

#DuckTales #Della Duck #cowboy Della #my art #for the sketch though can you imagine Scrooge's reaction?#maybe a moment of 'why are you going through my stuff?!'#but then he sees the outfit and the nostalgia and the paternal/uncle instincts kick in and he's so proud and amused and 🥹🥹🥹#and then Spear of Selene happens and all the memories ambush him including this and now it's 🥺🥺🥺#sorry for the angst ;P #just imagine their first cowboy adventure after her return and Della being all I'MMA SPACE COWBOY #anyway it's 2:30 am if I don't watch myself I'll be writing a whole fic here in the tags so bonsoir mes amis #but also! thanks for all the love on knight Della!! really proud of her! :D

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marmot-bee-person · 2 months

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Daily ducktales quotes

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Scrooge: Easy, Beakley, Della wouldn’t just steal an aircraft and set out on a whim. (beat) Well, except for that one time.

#scrooge mcduck #ducktales della #spear of Selene #ducktales 2017 #dt17 #ducktales #della duck

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hueberryshortcake · 6 months

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to me. the fact that donald and scrooge’s relationship is damaged almost beyond repair after the spear is lost. is like 60% of the tragedy of the whole thing. like when you lose somebody the first thing you do is find people who make you feel less alone. and instead they lose each other too. so now scrooge is alone (he has beakley with whatever measure of support she can give but he won’t accept it and she’s not fool enough to keep throwing him things that he’ll shut down immediately). and donald has the boys and whatever friends on the past you wish to give him.

but. do you know how hard it is to be an isolated mother. do you know how hard it is to be an isolated single mother. do you know how hard it is to be an isolated single father. do you know how hard it is to be an isolated single father when they’re not even supposed to be your kids and you have to explain this to them. and there are three of them. and they remind you of your best friend but you’re never going to see her again.

losing somebody is hard but if she’s lost and unreachable in space she’s dead. losing somebody and they live four miles away from you is worse because you want to go home and every day is a battle with yourself trying not to give in.

you can move on from one thing but when you know someone is still out there and you know youre supposed to be with them…. that’s an entire tragedy on its own

#AND babies suck.#I mean I love me a baby ok I’m the oldest of five my mom was breastfeeding SOMEBODY from the time I was 3 to when I was 13.#and I loved playing mom and taking care of the baby so my parents could sleep in #but. babies Suck.#ducktales #dt17 #ducktales 2017 #scrooge mcduck #donald duck #the spear of Selene

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transisopod · 1 year

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DELLA!!!!

#ducktales 2017 #ducktales #fanart #ducktales fanart #della duck #spear of selene #moon

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cookie-nigel-dolan · 7 months

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