Elmo Sputterspark, alias Megavolt, is one of the main villains from Darkwing Duck. He is an anthropomorphic rat with the power to control electricity, and is considered Darkwing's archenemy, having appeared in more episodes than any other villain.
Personality[]
Megavolt is a psychotic lunatic who believes lightbulbs are living beings. His voice resembles that of Krusty the Clown, another character voiced by Dan Castellaneta on The Simpsons.
Biography[]
As a teenager, Elmo Sputterspark was fascinated with electricity and magnetism and, along with Drake Mallard, was tormented by the local school bully because of his "nerd" status. During a static-electricity experiment gone awry, Elmo's body became infused with so much electricity that he was able to harness its power and shoot it at any target he chose.
At the high school dance, he showed up in a yellow suit and tried to give himself the name Megawatt, but the band that was playing at the dance had the same name, so, to avoid ambiguity, he gave himself the name Megavolt. However, Drake Mallard had defeated him as Darkwing Duck, and since then, neither would see each other until many years later, and again on opposing sides.
Over the years, Megavolt became one of Darkwing's most formidable enemies, and would often be seen partnered up with Quackerjack. Both of them would also become part of Negaduck's group, the Fearsome Five.
Megavolt's greatest weakness is that he shorts out completely when he touches water. Because of this, Darkwing has defeated him numerous times when engaging him in battle.
Powers and abilities[]
After becoming physically altered, Megavolt could manipulate electricity. He could even pick people up with it and control any electric-based machine. His suit allows him to absorb it.
Appearances[]
TV episodes[]
- "Duck Blind"
- "Negaduck"
- "Comic Book Capers"
- "Ghoul of My Dreams" (cameo)
- "Up, Up and Awry"
- "Just Us Justice Ducks"
- "Life, the Negaverse and Everything"
- "A Revolution in Home Appliances"
- "Darkwing Doubloon"
- "Dead Duck"
- "Twitching Channels"
- "Stressed to Kill"
- "Time and Punishment"
- "Inside Binkie's Brain"
- "Whirled History"
- "Jail Bird"
- "Inherit the Wimp"
- "The Frequency Fiends"
- "Clash Reunion"
Comic stories[]
- "Just Us Justice Ducks" (Disney's Colossal Comics Collection #5-6)
- "The Kitty Kat Kaper" (Disney Adventures Volume 2, Number 9)
- "Watt's the Problem!" (Disney Adventures Volume 3, Number 8-9)
- "Inversionary Tactics" (Disney Adventures Volume 4, Number 3)
- "Fluffy's Reign of Terror! - Part 2" (Disney Adventures Volume 4, Number 5)
- "Kitchen Clean-Up" (The Disney Afternoon #1)
- "Batteries Not Included" (The Disney Afternoon #3)
- "Megavolt Pulls a Switch" (The Disney Afternoon #4)
- "The Family Way" (Disney Adventures Volume 5, Number 2)
- "The Duck Knight Returns" (Darkwing Duck #1-4)
- "Crisis on Infinite Darkwings" (Darkwing Duck #5-8)
- "The Ballot of Darkwing Duck & Launchpad, Part 2" (Darkwing Duck #16) (cameo)
- "Dangerous Currency" (DuckTales #5-6, Darkwing Duck #17-18)
- "Orange is the New Purple" (Darkwing Duck #1-3)
- "A Midsummer Gnat's Spree" (Darkwing Duck #4)
- "The Kitty Kat Caper" (Darkwing Duck #5)
Video games[]
- Darkwing Duck (Capcom) (Boss)
- Darkwing Duck (PC Engine) (Boss)
- Darkwing Duck (Mobile game) (Boss)
- Disney Heroes: Battle Mode (playable)
Trivia[]
- Dan Castellaneta, best known for playing the voice of Homer Simpson, based Megavolt's voice on that of one of his other Simpsons characters, Krusty the Clown.
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