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This is a list of characters from the American animated television seriesDuck Dodgers.
Captain Daffy Edgar Dumas Aloysius Eoghain "the Duck" Dodgers is the main character of the show. He was voiced byJoe Alaskey and "portrayed" byDaffy Duck.[1]
Duck Dodgers was accidentally frozen for over three centuries. He was revived by Dr. I.Q. Hi in the middle of the 24th century. Through scheming and lies, he managed to trick everyone into believing he was a 21st-century hero. In reality, he was only awater boy for acollege football team. He is arrogant, rude, selfish, greedy, lazy, cowardly, gullible, and not particularly intelligent. He occasionally displays surprisingly high levels of heroism and competence, suggesting that he is not quite as daft as he appears to be, although he mostly succeeds through dumb luck and the work of the Eager Young Space Cadet. Ironically, Commander X-2 actually caused Dodgers to become a minor football star in the final game of the season, which is what he used to parlay himself into captaincy in the Protectorate, meaning that he is, technically, not lying when he claims he won a championship football game in his own time. Hisrunning gag tends to be that he develops crushes on various women, who almost always hate him.
Eager Young Space Cadet Porky C. Joey "the Pig" Paide is the faithful sidekick of Duck Dodgers. He was voiced byBob Bergen.[1]
Cadet looks up to Dodgers, seeing him as a father-figure in many ways. He is utterly loyal to Dodgers and doesn't doubt a word he says. Despite being much smarter than his so-called hero, Cadet lets Dodgers give all the orders. Dodgers cares deeply for Cadet, though he rarely shows it. Dodgers relies heavily on the Cadet's assistance and would likely fail most missions without it; he often tries to take credit for the Cadet's work.
Cadet is also fairly successful as a ladies' man, often being the one who ends up with the woman Dodgers swoons over. He graduated summa cum laude from the Protectorate Academy. Very little else is known about his past, though one episode portrays him as being the Prince and Ruler of his home planet of Swinus 9. Another episode reveals that Cadet's sister was sold to the sausage factory (by Dodgers), and villains trying to dethrone or otherwise eliminate him. However, Cadet reveals this background by telling a story to his overly rambunctious niece and nephews who expressed no prior knowledge of this. It is unknown whether or not this is true or just his attempt to impress his relatives. He claimed to Count Muerte that he ended world hunger, though this could be seen as bragging to a stranger.
Dr. Ignatius Q. "I.Q." Hi is the scientist that revives Dodgers after being frozen for three centuries. He is the Chief Scientist for the Galactic Protectorate and usually acts as a representative on Earth on behalf of the World President. Hi is responsible for giving missions to the team. Serious and hard-working, he is often irritated and frustrated with Dodgers's incompetent side, and doubts that Dodgers truly was a 21st-century hero. Once a year, he serves as a cadet for one flight on Dodger's ship in order to evaluate Dodger's command. In college, he majored in Pointless Minutiae, which his mother warned him against. He also has a slight potassium deficiency.
I.Q. Hi first appeared inDuck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, as the Secretary of the Stratosphere who briefs Duck Dodgers. He also appeared in the sequel,Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century. In both cartoons, he was voiced byMel Blanc. His overall design was changed in the TV series. In the shorts, he was originally fat and wore a blue laboratory coat. In the new series, he wears a traditional white lab coat and is rarely seen without gloves that extend to his elbow and leave a gap between his fingertips and the glove's tips. He also has a higher-pitched, more throaty voice which was provided byRichard McGonagle.[1] Hi is bald beneath his lightbulb-hat.
Later episodes also show that I.Q. Hi owns an old castle inherited from his ancestors (which is later destroyed by Dodgers), enjoyslattes, fishing, and despite their rivalries, appears to be on friendly terms withQueen Tyr'ahnee. He also has a brother named Psy Q. Hi, who is apsychiatrist.
Dr. I.Q. Hi may be loosely based on the character of Dr. Huer in theBuck Rogers comic strip that Dodgers parodies. Hi's physical appearance mimics that ofLarry Fine.
In addition to theDuck Dodgers series, I.Q. Hi also made a guest cameo onTiny Toon Adventures in the segment "Duck Dodgers, Jr.", featured in the episode "The Return to the Acme Acres Zone". Here, he briefs Dodgers andPlucky Duck (appearing as Dodgers' sidekick) on the matter transmogrifier that Marvin is using to suck up the universe; he is then sucked up himself by the transmogrifier. In this cameo, I.Q. Hi's appearance, voiced byJeff Bergman, was closer to that of the original cartoons.
Dr. I.Q. Hi also appeared in theSuper Nintendo Entertainment System titleDaffy Duck: The Marvin Missions in which he appeared briefly in some in-between stage newspaper headline photos and (possibly) briefs Dodgers on his mission before each stage. He later appears as a boss, brainwashed by Marvin the Martian and strapped into a large war machine on the third planet's final area. The newspaper headline after the battle depicts I.Q. Hi (still under the effects of being brainwashed) being recruited as Dodgers' new cadet.
Captain Star Johnson is a member of the Space Protectorate who serves as a rival to Duck Dodgers.
Johnson is a rival captain of Dodger's in the Galactic Protectorate. Johnson has a University education and played collegiate rocketball. His personality is like that ofFlash Gordon. Johnson once took Dodgers to court over Dodger's incompetence. Since then, Johnson has been involved in freeing Mars from the military coup by General Z9 and searching for gangsters when Dodgers went missing for a brief period of time.
Captain Long is a member of the Galactic Protectorate. He appeared in "The Fudd" where he was one of the victims of the Mother Fudd. He was voiced byMichael Dorn.[1]
Captain Dallas Rodman is a member of the Galactic Protectorate. Rodman appeared in only one episode, "The Best of Captains, The Worst of Captains" where he was nominated for Captain of the Year at the Galactic Protectorate's Captainee Awards. He closely resembledBuzz Lightyear. Rodman was voiced byFrank Welker.
Captain Aurora Soleil served as a lieutenant in the Galactic Protectorate. At the Captainee Awards, Duck Dodgers and Star Johnson competed for her attention. At the awards, she was promoted to Captain for her heroic actions. Cadet voted for her in the "Captain of the Year" category. Soleil is based onWilma Deering.
Master Sergeant Emily Dickinson Jones works at the Galactic Protectorate Training Academy on Earth. He is responsible for monitoring Duck Dodgers during his annual Protectorate Training Test, which Dodgers routinely avoids taking. He takes great pride in molding lazy Captains (like Dodgers) into decent shape to fight for the Protectorate, enjoying their suffering during training. However, he respects individuals who can think out of the box which is why Sgt. Jones let Dodgers pass the test despite the fact Dodgers managed to fail every one of the tests. Jones was voiced byRandy Savage.
In "The Six Wazillion Dollar Duck" (a parody ofThe Six Million Dollar Man), it was revealed thatBigfoot worked for the Protectorate as a Maintenance Supervisor and was also the first being to receive cyborgan implants. Due to enhanced combat abilities, as he was able hold off several centurions before they baited and trapped him with pie. He seems not to be very educated, as the only two words he says are "Duck" and "Stereo". When Dodgers thwarted the Martians, Dr. Maniac escaped with Bigfoot and were seen in the fast food business. On the "Bonafide Heroes" show, Dr. Maniac and Bigfoot were seen being interviewed in jail. Bigfoot was voiced byMichael Patrick McGill.
Queen Tyr'ahnee is the ruler ofMars. She is shown as a competent ruler who, much unlike the rival President of Space, actually leaves the safety of the government buildings at times. Though at times she dislikes him, she is in love with Dodgers and, just like Cadet, believes him to be a true hero. She and Dodgers planned to marry until X-2 persuaded Dodgers to leave the Queen. She never quite got over her feelings for Dodgers, to the point of deserting Commander X-2 at their own wedding. She is shown to be good friends with I.Q. Hi, knowing and calling him by his first name, Ignatius, on many occasions.
Tyr'ahnee wears outfits reminiscent of ancient Egyptian royal garb. Her name is pronounced similar to "tyranny." Like all Martians, she has aBritish accent. She was voiced byTia Carrere.[1]
Martian Commander X-2 Marvin is the commander of the Martian military. He is never named outside his official capacity as the Commander (possibly High Commander) of the fleet ofMars. He essentially created Duck Dodgers by going back in time and making Dodgers a hero so as to not be proven wrong by the queen. X-2 is Dodgers' archenemy, though X-2 considers Dodgers more of a nuisance than a true enemy. X-2 serves the Martian Queen Tyr'ahnee, with whom he is infatuated and loyal to. His crush is not requited for most of the series, until in the end of the second season, when the Queen kissed X2 in the cheek after learning of his crush, something he found so delighted. Even at their wedding, the Queen chooses Dodgers over X-2, even after X-2 risks his life to save Dodgers from the Legion of Duck Doom. Also, despite their rivalry with each other, both Dodgers and X-2 have worked together in several occasions to fight against more evil villains in general; Dodgers even manages to rescue X-2 from the wrath of the treacherous Martian General Z-9.
X-2's interests include piano music, singing, cooking, and possibly linguistics. He is also shown to be obsessively tidy and an avid worker. X-2 is also an avid scientist and inventor, creating many machines that assist the stories. He is also shown to have a fear of heights due to childhood trauma and to be very protective of his mother, apparently calling or sending her messages up to five times a day. X-2 is also the constant target of the centurions' robot jokes, who imply several times in the series that X-2 is not alright in his head and has issues with "strong independent women" (ie. the Martian Queen).
Martian Commander X-2 was played byMarvin the Martian and was voiced byJoe Alaskey.[1]
Martian CommanderK-9 is Martian Commander X-2's dog. He is loyal and loving and will do anything for his master. He'll always protect his master from danger, even if it makes K-9 look bad in front of him. K-9 is proven to be ticklish when Martian Gophers tickle his belly and chin. K-9's vocal effects were provided byFrank Welker.
Martian General Z-9 is a well-known general of the Martian military. He serves as the villain of the final two episodes of the second season. He initially served for the Martian Queen and Martian Commander X-2, but secretly plotted to take over both Earth and Mars as their new ruler after a peace meeting between Earth and Mars went off bad thanks to Dodgers' antics. To start off, Z-9 managed to capture Star Johnson after the latter learns of the general's plot. Z-9 then staged a military coup on Mars by taking the Martian Queen as prisoner and sending X-2 on the run as a wanted criminal, declaring himself the new Martian King and Commander. Z-9 then plans to get hold of the shut-down codes of Earth's shield system by staging up a false peace treaty between Mars and Earth to finalize his invasion on Earth. Fortunately, Duck Dodgers manages to rescue Cadet, X2, and Captain Johnson and they collaborated to keep the codes away to safety and save the Queen from Z-9's grasp during a battle between Z-9's forces and Earth. Following the aftermath of the battle between Earth and Mars which ended in ceasefire, Z-9 is arrested for his treason and crimes against Mars and Earth, and sacked of his ranks. He is currently incarcerated and sharing a cell with the Andromeda Annihilator, who subjects the former general to painful torture, much to his dismay. Z-9 was voiced byCorey Burton.
Dish is a female cyborg, serving as Martian General Z-9's loyal second-in-command and counselor. She aids him into overthrowing the Martian Queen and sending X-2 on the run to finalize his takeover of Mars. She's also capable in martial arts, and is shown once able to defeat a swarm of Instant Martians with her karate skills. In a battle between Earth's forces and Z-9's forces, Dish attempts to fire at the Protectorate HQ under Z-9's orders, but the Martian Queen, being freed by Dodgers and X-2, stops her by chopping her head off, killing her for good. Cadet then uses Dish's head to knock Z-9 out into the ship's console, thus leading to the general's defeat and imprisonment for his war crimes. Dish was voiced byTara Strong.
The Martian Centurion Robots are robotic servants of the Mars Empire. They appear to be sentient, and make up a large portion of the Imperial Army, while the organic Martians act as officers. They are a homage to the Cylon Centurions of Battlestar Galactica. All Centurions were voiced byMichael Dorn.[1]
Instant Martians are strange bird-like Martian beings with purple hair. They were used briefly by Commander X-2 as an escape ploy. They emerge from minuscule seeds that are activated when they come in contact with water. They first appeared in the 1958 cartoon "Hare-Way to the Stars", in which Marvin the Martian ordered them to captureBugs Bunny.
Catapoids are caterpillar-like aliens who take the form of girls when Duck Dodgers first encounters them. One of them appears in the Legion of Duck Doom in girl form, but has no dialogue. The Catapoids were voiced byGrey DeLisle.
Count Muerte is a fat-suckingvampire who hypnotized Duck Dodgers to help him in a plot to suck the fat out of the Eager Young Space Cadet. Cadet destroyed Count Muerte by using a fat-free cheese duplicate of himself. Count Muerte returned from the dead as a member of Agent Roboto's Legion of Duck Doom. He is reminiscent of the Looney Tunes characterCount Bloodcount. Muerte was voiced byJeff Bennett.
Drake Darkstar is a conniving maniac who resembles Duck Dodgers (except the feathers on the top of his head are tousled backwards, instead of forward like Dodgers'). During a prison visit, Darkstar escaped and the guards took Dodgers into custody, mistaking him for Drake. When Dodgers and Darkstar fought in front of the guards, their captain, and Cadet, Cadet chose Drake since "he was much nicer to him" after Dodgers absentmindedly revealed he had sold Cadet's sister to the sausage factory, an act that even Darkstar considered "cold". The only way to tell him apart from Dodgers is his British accent and evil smile. Like Dodgers, Darkstar was also voiced byJoe Alaskey.
Martian Commander X-2 and Commander K-9 encounter two six-limbed, green gophers from Mars. The Gopher King wanted to blow up Mars. K-9 kept getting in their way and they do everything to stop K-9 from succeeding. The Martian Gophers later returned to plague Duck Dodgers on a space farm.
The Martian Gophers resemble theGoofy Gophers. They were voiced byRob Paulsen andJess Harnell; their king was voiced byStan Freberg.
K'Chutha Sa'am, leader of the Klunkins, first appeared in a plot to take over Earth, only to be thwarted by Cadet. The Klunkins consider cats as an appetizer. On another occasion, they fought Duck Dodgers when they were guarding spoiled pop star Lady Chanticleer of whom K'Chutha is a fan. He is last seen as a member of the Legion of Duck Doom. The Klunkins are a parody of the Klingons. K'Chutha Sa'am was played byYosemite Sam and voiced byMaurice LaMarche.
Long John Silver the 23rd, a descendant of the originalLong John Silver, leads a band ofspace pirates. He and his pirates had possession of a device called Disappearo that enables their ship to disappear without detection when robbing spaceships on the trade route. It took Duck Dodgers, Cadet, and Martian Commander X-2 (who was trying to claim the Disappearo for Mars) to thwart him, but Long John Silver the 23rd got away. He is last seen as a member of the Legion of Duck Doom. Silver was voiced byJohn DiMaggio.
Nasty Canasta is an intergalactic bounty hunter. He was hired by Martian Commander X-2 to take down Duck Dodgers who was vacationing on Roboworld. Disguised as a cowboy, he took on Dodgers before being defeated by the robot version of Cadet. He is later recruited into the Legion of Duck Doom. Canasta was played by himself and voiced byKevin Michael Richardson.
Sinestro appears in his role as aDC Comics villain in a crossover between the two series. As in the DC Comic series, he attempts to destroy theGreen Lantern Corps on Oa but is stopped by Dodgers. Sinestro was voiced byJohn de Lancie.
Dr. Woe is a mad scientist who is the archenemy of Martian Commander X-2. When Woe plotted to take over Mars, X-2 had to fight him in order to free Queen Tyr'ahnee only for Duck Dodgers to interfere and thwart him. He is portrayed by the mad scientist from "Water, Water Every Hare". Woe was voiced byJoe Alaskey.
Archduke Zag is Cadet's evil cousin who took over Swinus 9. When news of Cadet's return reached the planet, Zag went into hiding and resurfaced to capture Princess Incense. When Cadet and Duck Dodgers followed him to a lava river, Zag and Cadet fought with laser sabers. When Cadet won, Zag used lava-powered bracelets to conjure a lava monster to attack Cadet. Dodgers and Princess Incense converted the lava monster's energy source and Zag was defeated. Zag was voiced byClancy Brown.
Maninsuit is a giant docile monster controlled by the Martians who lived on planet Niponno. Duck Dodgers, Cadet, and Rickki Roundhouse freed him from the Martians' control. Maninsuit is a parody of Godzilla; during his rampage, a parody of Godzilla's classic theme is heard as well as Godzilla's trademark roar in the background. Maninsuit's vocal effects were provided byFrank Welker.
An armored alien hunter who hunted Martian Commander X-2 and Commander K-9 when they were on their hunting trip. Alien Hunter is revealed to be Wile E. Coyote, who is still alive and still cannot catch the Road Runner. He is modeled on the film characterPredator. He reveals himself as a member of Legion of Duck Doom. Alien Hunter was played byWile E. Coyote. His vocal effects were provided byDee Bradley Baker.
Baby-Faced Moonbeam is an evil little boy with electromagnetic powers. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and frozen in ice 300 years ago and was supposed to stay that way. However, Dodgers thawed him out and took him in as a son. He was eventually defeated by Dodgers, the Cadet, and Martian Commander X-2. Baby-Faced Moonbeam was last seen with other villains when Agent Roboto assembled the Legion of Duck Doom where he still calls Dodgers his father. He resemblesRalph Phillips. Moonbeam was voiced byDick Beals who originally voiced Ralph.
An unidentified female cadet infiltrated Duck Dodgers' ship posing as Cadet's replacement so she could start a relationship with him. She helped Dodgers thwart a plot by Martian Commander X-2. Dr. I.Q. Hi did not know he sent a new cadet until Dodgers discovered Cadet tied up below. The two managed to escape with New Cadet setting her eyes upon Martian Commander X-2. She appears as one of the members of Legion of Duck Doom. At one point, the rest of the Legion of Duck Doom were surprised on how long the New Cadet can hold up the ceiling of a cave during a cave-in. New Cadet was voiced byKelly Ripa in the first appearance and byVanessa Marshall in the second appearance
Mother Fudd is the leader of The Fudd, a parasitic mind-altering alien disease. Anyone exposed to his disease takes on his personality. He started to infect everyone on Earth and Mars with his disease so he could assemble an army to invade the sun and take over the Solar System. Duck Dodgers, Cadet, and Martian Commander X-2 were hit by a magical rock earlier that made them immune to the Fudd so they were able to work together to infiltrate the Mother Fudd's ship and stop him. When the immunity jar reversed powers, Fudd reverted to a normal man. Fudd later appeared in a new form, shown among the villains assembled by Agent Roboto to join the Legion of Duck Doom. Mother Fudd was played byElmer Fudd and voiced byBilly West.
Commandante Hilgalgo is the ruler of a California-based planet with less-advanced technology. Duck Dodgers, disguized as Xero, takes on Hilgalgo. Hilgalgo's right-hand man, Sergeant Vasquez, keeps trying to tell him that Xero and Dodgers are the same. Soon, Xero and Commandante Hilgalgo engaged each other in a laser sword fight which Dodgers won. He is last seen in the Legion of Duck Doom. Commandante Hilgalgo is based on the various tyrannical, corrupt commandantes featured in theZorro stories and media adaptations. He was voiced byCarlos Alazraqui.
Duck Dodgers fights aTasmanian Devil-like lifeform that on the talking planet Masatevo. He appears in the Legion of Duck Doom. He was played by Taz and voiced byJim Cummings.
Portrayed by the character of the same name, Crusher is a tough surfer who is said to be the best in the universe. He challenged Duck Dodgers to a surfing contest where they tried to defeat each other. Dodgers ended up winning the surf-off. He returns as a member of the Legion of Duck Doom sporting a new outfit. Crusher was voiced byJohn DiMaggio.
A monster from Scooby-Doo that made a cameo in "Surf the Stars". He chase Dodgers and Crusher along with some other monsters. Phantom Shadow was voiced byDee Bradley Baker.
Andromeda Annihilator is a convict which shared a prison cell with the Cadet, who is later freed. The Annihilator is current sharing his cell with the former Martian General Z-9, whom he subjects to painful torture, much to Z-9's distraught. He was played by the Shropshire Slasher and voiced byJoe Alaskey who was uncredited for the role.
The Black Eel is a villain in an atmospheric diving suit with a tube connected to something that traveled with him offscreen. He first appeared when Agent Roboto formed the Legion of Duck Doom. He is a Seaman villain who was filled in about Duck Dodgers by the other villains. He later attends the Martian Queen's wedding with Seaman (a parody ofAquaman). Both of them ended up being enemies again when the truce between Earth and Mars was over. Black Eel is a parody ofBlack Manta. He was voiced byJim Cummings.
The Magnificent Rogue is a handsome, rich, long-haired, muscular and suave villain who is a celebrity. He plotted to flood the Earth by moving the Moon close to Earth, but was thwarted and escaped. He was voiced byTim Curry.
Victor Von Boogieman is a villain from the disco planet Groovica. He teamed with Martian Commander X-2 and the Martian Queen to steal the galaxy's supply of diamonds. He was defeated by Duck Dodgers, Cadet, and Paprika Solo. He was voiced byJeff Bennett.
Dr. Dick Maniac is a mad scientist who was hired by the Martians to help them with a cybernetic project. However, he was unqualified to work on the project, allowing Dodgers to thwart the Martians. It is later revealed that Dr. Maniac used to be a circus clown (which explains his lack of knowledge in technology and his usage of balloon hats filled with explosive gas as a method of torture) and happens to be a friend of Martian Commander X-2's uncle, who pressured his nephew to give Dr. Maniac a job in Mars. Dr. Maniac escaped with Bigfoot and was seen in the fast food business. On the "Bonafide Heroes" episode, Dr. Maniac and Bigfoot were seen being interviewed in jail. He was voiced byHenry Winkler.
Hubie and Bertie are two mice hired by the Martian Queen and Martian Commander X-2 to turn Duck Dodgers against Cadet with various pranks that the other one is blamed for. When Dodgers and Cadet discover this, they use them against the Martian Queen and Martian Commander X-2. Like the original Looney Tunes characters, Hubie has a habit of picking Bertie up and slapping him if he says something wrong. However, unlike their earlier characters they are fluent in Portuguese. They were voiced byJoe Alaskey.
Skunderbelly is a gamblingkingpin who hired bounty hunters to capture Duck Dodgers. He was voiced byBob Joles.
Manobrain is a tentacled alien with a large brain and psychic abilities who used to be friends with I.Q. Hi. Their friendship ended in college when they blamed each other for the loss of a prototype weight-loss pill they invented. Monobrain became a criminal mastermind and resurfaced to steal the secret codes that were to be used in the event that the President of Outer Space accidentally locked himself in hiswalk-in closet. He hid the codes inside Dodgers' brain and had to help I.Q. Hi, Cadet, and Dodgers' egos recover it before the President ran out of air. While in Dodger's brain they realize that Dodgers stole their weight loss pill.
I.Q. Hi and Manobrain ended up renewing their feud when the fresh breath pill they invented goes missing, again at the hands of Dodgers. Manobrain was voiced byLewis Black.
Whoosh is anorangutan-like alien. He used a Gibbon Fist Kung Fu move in his crimes. Duck Dodgers, Cadet, and Master Moloch defeat him, but a Commander X-2 reveals information on Whoosh's special martial arts move to a villain's dojo while one of its students. Whoosh was voiced byBrian Tochi.
The Serpenti crime family are snake-like aliens who make up a crime family. It is led by twin brothers Royal and Roy Serpenti. They were known to have ruined Rocky's opportunity to rob a bank. It was said that they stole the universe's supply of Bubba Looney gum. To get close to them, Duck Dodgers and Cadet worked with Rocky and Mugsy to form a crime family only for the Serpenti family to end up arrested in the end. Royal Serpenti was voiced byBurt Reynolds and Roy Serpenti was voiced byDom DeLuise.
Camoman is a supervillain who can blend into his surroundings unless they are plaid. He infiltrated Dodgers' ship when the "Bonefide Heroes" show was filming Duck Dodgers so that Camoman could be on TV. His head shape resembles Elmer Fudd. Camoman was voiced byJeff Garlin.
Happy Cat is a corporate mascot for a large line of products. Happy Cat makes numerous appearances throughout the series, often in a background role, though he takes on the role of a villain in one episode as "Achu the Wizard." Dodgers has a Happy Cat alarm clock by his bed, given to him by the Cadet for Christmas, which often taunts him into getting up. Dodgers frequently tries to destroy the clock in comedic fashion (smashing it with a hammer or golf club, or kicking it and stomping on it) but it continues to operate. He speaks with a raspyJapanese accent.
Happy Cat's catch phrase is a mirthless "HA! HA! HA!". This phrase and the character's name parodies Aku the Wizard from the Cartoon Network animated seriesSamurai Jack, which Dodgers portrays. Happy Cat's vocal effects were provided by veteran actorMako.
Agent Nikki Yoshimi is a Japanese special agent assigned by the President of Outer Space to organize freedom fighters to liberate the planet Andromeda 6, in theBeta-Carotene System, from Martian Centurion Robots. Dodgers and the Cadet are to transport Yoshimi to the planet. Dodgers fell into unrequited love with her (who remained oblivious to his advances throughout the entire episode) at first sight but by the end of the mission, she'd fallen in love with a freedom fighter named Dax. Dodgers decided that spending the rest of his life with her may not be the best way to live and "breaks up" with her. Her name might come from the concept albumYoshimi Battles the Pink Robots byThe Flaming Lips, who composed the show's opening theme.
The titular ruler of the Galactic Protectorate, The President of Space is shown to be more of a figurehead ruler than a capable one; most business is taken care of by I.Q. Hi. The President, a tall, muscular man, is also far less suited for his job than the Protectorate's rival, Queen Tyr'ahnee. He is married to the First Lady, who he tends to mock when she isn't around. The President of Space was voiced byTom Kane.
Agent Roboto is a robot created by Dr. I.Q. Hi to assist Duck Dodgers and Cadet when the Martians' Space Station was firing a laser. Agent Roboto proved to be very good at saving lives, which led to Dodgers planning to get rid of him. He ended up destroyed. He later returned with a vengeance by forming the Legion of Duck Doom and attempted to attack Dodgers and Cadet at Carlsbad Caverns. When Agent Roboto realised he was blinded by rage, he left to warn Dodgers about the Legion's plan. He sacrificed himself to save Dodgers from a meteor heading toward Mars. This scene and its dialogue were heavily based on the ending scene of the filmThe Iron Giant. Roboto was voiced byKevin Michael Richardson.
Lezah the Wicked was a character in a virtualMMORPG. In the game, she sent Dodgers' character on a quest to save a princess, which turned out to be Lezah herself. She said that while she was imprisoned, only her spirit could wander the lands. The character resemblesWitch Hazel. In contrast to her hideous appearance, her player is quite attractive. The fact that the character was turned into a beautiful woman near the end, thanks to Dodgers using a scepter from another character, is a reference to "Broom-Stick Bunny". Lezah the Wicked was voiced byJune Foray, who voiced Witch Hazel.
Dr. Psy Q. Hi is the brother of Dr. I.Q. Hi and a therapist. He was voiced byJohn Billingsley.
Known as "The Six Wazillion Dollar Man", he trained Duck Dodgers to master his cybernetic parts and assisted him in thwarting the Martian's plot that involved people with cybernetic parts. A parody ofSteve Austin,The Six Million Dollar Man. He was voiced byChris Edgerly.
Chancellor Flippauralius is the ruler of the Dophinites on the planet Aquarium and is a fan of classical music. When Dodgers and Cadet were visiting that planet on a diplomatic mission, they sided with opposing rulers on their musical opinions. This almost broke out into a civil war until both races shared the habit of making sure their planet doesn't break. After Duck Dodgers rammed their ship into Aquarium (though it was miraculously fixed), he and Cadet were suspended for causing civil war to break out and almost destroying Aquarium. King Great White and Chancellor Flippauralius have also informed the Galactic Protectorate that if Dodgers and Cadet visit Aquarium again, they will be "filleted." Chancellor Flippauralius was voiced byJames Patrick Stuart.
King Great White is the ruler of the Sharkarians on the planet Aquarium and is a fan of rock music (the latter may be a reference to the rock bandGreat White). When Dodgers and Cadet were visiting that planet on a diplomatic mission, they sided with opposing rulers on their musical opinions. This almost broke out into a civil war until both races shared the habit of making sure their planet doesn't break. After Duck Dodgers rammed their ship into Aquarium (though it was miraculously fixed), he and Cadet were suspended for causing civil war to break out and almost destroying Aquarium. King Great White and Chancellor Flippauralius have also informed the Galactic Protectorate that if Dodgers and Cadet visit Aquarium again, they will be "filleted." King Great White was voiced byJohn DiMaggio.
Rona Vipra is an ex-bounty hunter turned interior designer, originally hired by Skunderbelly, but allied with Duck Dodgers. She was voiced byPaget Brewster.
Hungortus is an alien entity with seemingly limitless cosmic powers, forced to consume planets—via a mouth on his stomach—to sustain himself. He is a parody of theMarvel Comics' characterGalactus and was voiced byDaran Norris.
Flame Valet is a fiery lawyer who serves as the Herald of Hungortus. Earth used him to convince Hungortus to eat Mars, even though Flame Valet never won a case. By his own admission, Flame Valet never even went to law school. He is a parody of one of Galactus' Heralds,Firelord. He was voiced byTom Kenny.
Counselor Combustion, the sister of Flame Valet, is also a lawyer. She has a sibling rivalry with Flame. Mars used her to convince Hungortus to eat Earth. She could be a parody of another Herald of Galactus,Frankie Raye. Counselor Combustion was voiced byJennifer Hale.
Master Moloch is agibbon-like alien who trains Protectorate Agents. He is a master of the Gibbon Fist Kung Fu move. He trained Duck Dodgers and Cadet with the move when they had to fight the Whoosh. Master Moloch was voiced byQuentin Tarantino.
Princess Incense is seen in the episode "Pig Planet". She was played by the fictional characterPetunia Pig, and voiced byJodi Benson. Physically, she seemed to be based onPrincess Jasmine from Disney's Aladdin.
Duck Dodgers and Cadet hiredRocky and Mugsy to help form a crime family in order to get close to the Serpenti crime family. It was mentioned that the Serpenti family ruined Rocky's first bank robbery job. Rocky was voiced byJim Cummings and Mugsy was voiced byKevin Michael Richardson.
Dave Mustaine is the vocalist and guitarist of the heavy metal bandMegadeth. He appears as himself in the episodeIn Space, No One Can Hear You Rock. In the episode he appears to be frozen by cryogenics (a possible reference to his band's song, "Hangar 18"). Later he is unfrozen and defeats Tyr'Ahnee by playing "Back in the Day" and destroying the Martian Ships with the sound of his music.
The Cadet's niece and nephews who only appeared in the episode, "Pig Planet", and were mentioned in "Duck Departure". Porko was voiced byRob Paulsen; Puerco was voiced byJess Harnell and Sow was voiced byTress MacNeille. These three are obviously inspired by the voice actors characters,Yakko, Wakko and Dot fromAnimaniacs.
Cassiopeia is a pop star that Dodgers lusts after. Her only appearance was in the episode "They Stole Dodgers' Brain". He tries to impress her but fails miserably, ultimately setting her hair on fire and throwing space leeches on her to put out the fire, and she kicks him out of her room. In a scene only used in European airings, she eventually forgives him and has banter with him.[citation needed]
She is physically similar to Jem fromJem and the Holograms and is voiced byJane Wiedlin.
