This can't be seen as anything less than admirable (something the Raider, a villain, points out in the "Might and Power" of the Paperinik New Adventures relaunch.
Not for himself, but for the three children at home that he's responsible for. Admittedly, it is something of a flaw that he can't hold down a job, but the fact remains that he still always attempts to find another one. Then also note that for all the times he's called lazy it's noted time and again that Donald has had multiple jobs and is constantly shown to be looking for a new one. It's made even worse when you take into account the fact that for every adventure that his Uncle Scrooge undertakes Donald is right there with him doing just as much heavylifting, if not more, and furthermore tends to have just as many of his own amazing adventures apart from his uncle.Revenge for this is what prompted the birth of his Paperinik the Devilish Avenger persona.
And is often treated as a lazy fool and humiliated and belittled by Scrooge and Gladstone.
He often shows remarkable skills, regularly saves the day or is an important part in it.
In Disney Ducks Comic Universe, Donald Duck. That said, he has the respect of all the main and important recurring characters (including Diabolik himself, who considers him a Worthy Opponent and gets offended if someone dares to insult Ginko's skills), most of the police force and even the Minister for Justice, resulting in him having far more authority than one would expect from a lowly inspector and reporting directly to the Minister. Ginko from Diabolik gets this from time to time, as his many failures against the titular Villain Protagonist sometime make people forget he's the only one who can reliably give Diabolik a run for his money (and has arrested him multiple times), reflected by him being still an inspector and never being promoted. Then when ONE questionable incident happens, the public turns against ALL of them and the government is happy to hunt them down. One of the (many) complaints against the Marvel Civil War series: superheroes had been saving the world for over a decade. This makes him realize that his victory isn't worth anything if no one knows about his deed. His joy is short-lived when everyone assumes that the robber must have been caught anyway, simply because the heroes always win. The Junkman is a villainous example he pulls off a bank heist so perfect that no one has any idea who did it, and then retires, secure in the knowledge that he outsmarted everyone. As El Hombre, he was disappointed to learn that he was the least popular member of Honor Guard - and disgusted with himself to realize that he actually cared about that. As community organizer Esteban Hidalgo, he never felt accepted by the Latino community no matter how much money and time he spent improving the neighborhood. The heroic El Hombre got hit with this in both his civilian and hero identities. After watching Confessor through a period where superheroes do not get any respect, he realizes his warped priorities and that his father had acted nobly. Confessor's Kid Sidekick Altar Boy holds his father in contempt because he worked as a doctor despite being stiffed by his patients and died with no respect, and wants to be a superhero because they are respected. Conversely, the Humble Hero will receive praise, but brushes it off saying, " Think Nothing of It" or " All a Part of the Job." Expect villains, rivals, and some civilians to act like Ungrateful Bastards in part because of this in extreme cases they may say " Then Let Me Be Evil." The Glory Seeker hates this. Hell, some will even try to charge you more because you're famous.Īn Ideal Hero will fetch cats from trees all day long, but then again they're probably either a Slave to PR or just plain have nothing better to do between beating the tar out of villains. Is a little empathy so hard to muster? Also, don't expect merchants to give you a discount or something because you're a known hero and benefactor. "Don't you know who I am? Where's my respect?" Of course, you've got no choice but to debase yourself and comply with this humiliating request, even though you've probably gone From Nobody to Nightmare and by rights you should just kill them and take what you need. "Go beat up this guy that's been hassling me."