The Triumvirate of Evil: The Major Villains in Don Rosaâs Donald Duck Comics

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As a successor of Carl Barks, the creator of the numerous characters in the Duck universe, Don Rosa follows Barksâ example in many ways when writing and drawing comics, including his depiction of the Triumvirate of Evil, the three biggest villains in the Duckburg. In this chapter, I will present Don Rosaâs view of Duckburgâs major villains: The Beagle Boys, Magica DeSpell and Flintheart Glomgold. How do these three differ from one another? What is their main goal in life? How have they become villains in the Duck universe, or more specifically, what made them enemies of Scrooge McDuck? The Beagle Boys are a bunch of old time robbers, who want easy money. As Rosa says, they are âlovable goofsâ: they would never want to hurt Scrooge, they just want to rob his fortune. Perhaps they even like him in secret. Magica the Spell is an Italian witch, or sorceress, as she always remembers to point out. She lives on the mountainside of the volcano Vesuvius in Sicily and, as her name suggests, she is quite a fantastic character. Her main goal in life is to steal Scroogeâs first dime. She needs it for an ancient spell: by melting the dime in a specific way she would gain the Touch of Midas. As for the final one, Flintheart Glomgold, he is the major villain. He lives in the Valley of Limpopo in South Africa and he has gotten all his fortune by stealing, cheating and by various other dishonest means. He doesnât want anything from Scrooge â he only wishes that Scrooge suffers and dies in the most painful way possible. The Triumvirate of Evil consists of three different types of villains. They all have different goals, but yet they all share the same enemy: Scrooge McDuck.

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Global Perspectives on Villains and Villainy Today

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