#launchdad

[soy-s4uce]

Anticipation

Think a lot about how no relationship (platonic, familial, romantic, etc) LP has had, has ever lasted. They may stay in touch still, and usually do, but it's clear the other had moved on and is living their life. While Launchpad is just. Still there.

I think he dreads "when" being with DW an Gos will be over, when he's no longer wanted or needed and they move on from him. He doesn't know how he’ll be able to handle it this time, IF he’ll be able to. But he'll enjoy and make every single moment he has left with them, make it count.

[neonfreakk]

Had this idea of Gosalyn doing launchpads hair :3 drew it on aggie with my partner,, STIILL learning to draw them n this is my first time drawing Gosalyn actually!

Also heads up to anyone who sees this I LOVE both dt17 darkwing and the og darkwing so my designs n such are somewhere in the middle of those two :3

[writebackatya]

Love the new Justice Ducks comic, it’s great

Spoilers Below:

[delpad]

Art by @duckbutts69

[giddlygoat]

Launchdad? 🤨 🎤

LAUNCHDAD 💪

thanks for the ask! i had this sketch lying around so the timing is perfect.

launchpad and gos’ dynamic is so incredibly important to me. her rambunctious, rebellious spirit and endless energy paired with launchpad’s bottomless positivity and chill aura is so perfect. he’s the most supportive, sweetest father figure she could possibly have. i love how in the show she has no apprehensions about coming to him with anything, and always feels safe with him. it’s how things should be, and a nice change of pace next to drake’s short temper.

one of my favorite scenes in the whole show is in the alien queen one near the beginning when they’re all three on a road trip, and gosalyn turns her home camera to launchpad and says “show us your true self!” iirc and he takes his hands off the steering wheel to make a silly face at her LAWLLLL the dad humor with launchpad is strong. not to mention drake’s immediate chastising him to keep his eyes on the road. they are so married <3

i just love how playful launchpad is with her, yet he always takes her seriously and talks to her on her level. he not only cares for her more than anything but respects her and is always honest with her, which is earning some serious parenting points in my book.

he’s already cultivated such a healthy relationship with her and provided so much security for her before she even calls him “dad”, which i’m almost certain she’s never done in canon. but, i can easily see her doing so by mistake and quickly correcting herself, only to leave launchpad a sobbing heap of overwhelming pride and joy at the title <3

launchpad playing mediator between drake and gos is also so important to me. drake loves her to death, there’s not a doubt. and i know he wants to be the best parent he possibly can for her, but what he lacks in emotional presence he makes up for in over-protectiveness. and i LOVE that we see growth and change in the show, and he is learning more every day! but let’s face it, launchpad is infinitely more approachable.

i think drake sees so much of himself in gos that it’s sometimes hard for him to take a step back and analyze things cooly. like, he was bullied for being a geeky wimp. gos snarls at anyone who implies she isn’t at least as tough as nails. drake had to learn to make it on his own and defend himself when he had no support. gosalyn has had to say goodbye to everyone closest in her life. drake overcompensates for his fragile ego and seeks attention wherever he can find it because he NEEDS to prove he’s the best at everything all the time in order to be worthy. everything gosalyn does when she’s ‘acting out’ is either to earn some kind of respect from drake or to rebel in a search for some relief. drake had no support so he builds four walls and a roof around gosalyn so she never has to be alone, ever.

launchpad stands in the doorway of that box with a smile and a warm hug locked and loaded, because he also knows what it’s like to be alone. can we just. talk about how isolating it is to be so kind? just for a minute. can we talk about how launchpad isn’t capable of giving any less than his all. he pours everything he has into everyone he meets because he also knows how much it hurts to be left, and he doesn’t ever want to be the reason anyone feels that sting. he greets everyone with his signature 100 watt smile that only flickers at the threat of harm done to those he cares for, and provides an immovable rock of support at all times. do you ever wonder why he has exes all over the world yet lived alone in a hangar before meeting drake? do you ever wonder if it was his incessant positivity that pushed people away or his determination to not be a burden ultimately leading to an emotional divide unsurpassable by a well hidden vulnerable side, ironically buried beneath all of this sincerity? do you ever wonder how heavy that heart on his sleeve is?

hey. hey anon whyd you have to give me this prompt /silly

[fearsomefive]

Thinking way too much about a throwaway line in DWD where they talk about Launchpad building a lemonade stand for Gosalyn. Launchdad is so real

[gojira007]

Oh wow the way you stay true to the tone/intent of the original screencap while making it feel Specific to the 2017 versions of the characters is absolutely FANTASTIC, and "Launchdad" is the BEST kind of pun!

Mallard McQuack fam I miss you

[key-rk]

I seriously can’t get them out of my head :”D

Gosalyn definitely asks him for help a lot more than Drake because he gives her long lectures about time management 

[ I’m so glad you all liked the dot eyes in my last post :DD ]

[userdoezart]

they give me so much serotonin- you dont understand im OBSESSED with this fanon family

[puzzleducks]

kith

[soy-s4uce]

Nothing makes me happier than launchdad, it’s peak

[rabnerd28]

Y’all, they look like such dads here. Look at them.

[delpad]

I find it interesting that Launchpad's original storyline in DuckTales (2017) involved him being a secret agent for FOWL and was assigned by Bradford on a mission to kill Scrooge in an accident.

Because it's an interesting storyline! I wonder if Double-0 Duck was initially meant to be something of a double life that LP would have. Black Heron would be able to turn on his 'smart' side if needed. Maybe it would function as his subconscious self?

He probably got all those off-screen lovers because of his FOWL missions. He was ordered to kill them but he kept on rescuing them and falling in love with them instead. (Since he is a hero, deep down, after all.)

He was ordered to kill Scrooge but instead he becomes a member of Scrooge's family. The boys immediately care about him!

Okay, LaunchDad AU of the AU thoughts -

Hm. What if Double-0 Duck was ordered to kill Della first? Bradford needed to get rid of the family line. He didn't want Scrooge to have any heirs to interfere with his plan. Especially since he took the idea of 'heir' very literally in terms of 'blood relative.' Scrooge doesn't have any children, but Bradford knew he had a niece and nephew.

Instead of killing Della and ending the Duck family line, Launchpad managed to do the exact opposite of that. He accidentally saves her (although she gets stuck on the moon instead - whoops - but better than dead, tbh).

And maybe...before the Spear incident, he was responsible for her continuing the family bloodline. In a very literal sense.

[darkwingcomics]

[trans-darkwing]

gosalyn & launchdad

[soniccolorsultimate]

Launchad redraw because I actually can draw ducks now and also i didnt put huey in the first one ?