| “ | They called me mad! They called me insane! They called me looney! And, boy, were they right! | „ |
| ~ Megavolt |
| “ | Don't call me Sparky! | „ |
| ~ Megavolt |
| “ | I'll finally be rid of them MEDDLING KIDS AND THEIR NOSY DOG. Whoops. Wrong cartoon. | „ |
| ~ Megavolt |
| “ | At last! I'll have revenge on those who tormented me! Those who made me what I am! Wha... what am I anyway? | „ |
| ~ Megavolt |
| “ | Yikes | „ |
| ~ Gosalyn after seeing Megavolt |
Background
Megavolt, civilian name Elmo Sputterspark, is an anthropomorphic rat who possesses the power of electrokinesis.
He was voiced by Dan Castellaneta. His voice also resembles that of one of Castellaneta's Simpsons characters, Krusty the Clown. In the DuckTales reboot, he is voiced by Keith Ferguson.
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Note: Credit to the Darkwing Duck wiki When bully Ham String and Preena Lott sabotaged his science fair project on static electricity, young Elmo Sputterspark gained the ability to absorb and project electrical currents, and to grant nearby electrically powered objects a form of sentience. He wanted to call himself "Megawatt", but the band playing at the dance had already adopted that name. Sputterspark's transformation gave him virtually unlimited power. However, it also fried several portions of his brain, leaving Megavolt a peculiar sort; he believes that light bulbs, toasters and anything else powered by electricity have been "enslaved" by Mankind and need rescuing, which explains why he is usually seen leaving the crime scene with bags full of flashlights, toasters, and ovens instead of money. He's also become romantically interested in electrical devices, having declared his love to a lightbulb, gone on date with a billboard (with a picture of a woman on it), made heart-eyes at the empty Gizmosuit, and was too preoccupied with a centerfold of the hadron collider to bother to escape. As a villain, Megavolt has procured himself two hideouts, one an apartment in the bad part of town, the other the Lighthouse at Beaker's Point. Megavolt was a member of the Fearsome Five and occasionally teamed up with Quackerjack as a duo. He twice partnered up with Darkwing Duck on a case out of self-interest, his Negaverse counterpart appears to be the leader of the Friendly Four. In one episode, Darkwing Duck defeats Megavolt by turning his own powers against him - he literally charges and changes Megavolt into a super magnet. This is a recurring problem to Megavolt; he may be one of the strongest mutants in St. Canard, he also is subject to his own powers. It's happened several times that others have used his powers without his consent, often hurting him in the process. Despite being rather dimwitted and absentminded at times, Megavolt is one of Darkwing Duck's more dangerous adversaries in terms of the sheer amount of power he possesses - Darkwing himself uses Megavolt as an example of what a supervillain is. Darkwing himself even considered him his arch-enemy, although he has also referred to Quackerjack and Ammonia Pine as his nemeses. Darkwing also mentions having sent him to the electric chair twice, implying both that Megavolt has previously committed at least two murders, and was electrocuted but survived due to the nature of his powers. |
Statistics
Tier: Varies from 9-A to Low 8-C, likely High 8-C, possibly 8-B at his peak, can reach 8-A via Cartoon Physics, Far Higher with Preparation
Name: Megavolt, Elmo Sputterspark (His real name), Megawatt (His original name), Plug Head (By Darkwing Duck), Egomaniacal Electron (By Darkwing Duck), Sparkplug Breath (By Darkwing Duck), Battery Brain (By Darkwing Duck), Mega Jerk (By Darkwing Duck), Sparky (By Darkwing Duck and Quackerjack), Pony Pilferer (By Darkwing Duck), Battery Breath (By Darkwing Duck), Low Wattage Worm (By Darkwing Duck), Melodramatic Mischief (By Darkwing Duck), Electronic Egomaniac (By Darkwing Duck), Assaulting Battery (By Darkwing Duck), Dim Bulb (By Launchpad), Megs (By Quackerjack), Electro Fix (By Quackerjack), Megsy (By Darkwing Duck), Mr. Volt (By Binkie), Chuckles (By Darkwing Duck), MegaDolt (By Darkwing Duck), Bulb Head (By Gosalyn), Meggie (By Darkwing Duck), Super-Charged Simpleton (By Darkwing Duck)
Origin: Darkwing Duck
Sex: Male
Age: 20's - 30's
Classification: Anthropomorphic Rat, Supervillain
Status: Alive
Alignment: Chaotic Evil (Megavolt is an insane man who literally bragged about "killing" Darkwing Duck[1]. While he has teamed up with Darkwing before, it is normally because he's also being bothered by the same issue[2] or because he wants his powers back[3])
Dimensionality: 3-D
Attack Potency: Varies from Room Class to Small Building Class (Can vaporize Darkwing's gas gun[4] and an entire door with just his powers[5]), likely Large Building Class, possibly City Block Class at his peak, can reach Multi-City Block Class via Cartoon Physics (Can physically harm Darkwing Duck[6] very[7] consistently[8]), Far Higher with Preparation (Gained control of all the electricity in St. Canard)
Durability: Varies from Room level to Small Building level, likely Large Building level, possibly City Block level at his peak, can reach Multi-City Block level via Cartoon Physics (Can tank hits from Darkwing Duck[9])
Striking Strength: Varies from Room Class to Small Building Class, likely Large Building Class, possibly City Block Class at his peak, can reach Multi-City Block Class via Cartoon Physics
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Travel Speed: Superhuman
Combat Speed: Supersonic (Megavolt's electricity should be this fast), possibly FTL (Can tag Darkwing Duck. Darkwing could dodge Comet Guy's hat ship which could travel to the moon in seconds and across planets. Darkwing could also dodge lasers from robots and Taurus Bulba. Darkwing could dodge light from Tuskernini), Massively Hypersonic with his gadgets (Can use real lightning)
Reaction Speed: Supersonic, possibly FTL
Stamina: High
Range: Standard Melee physically, Extended Melee with his Electricity Sword, Hundreds of Meters with Electricity Manipulation, Hundreds of Kilometers with Forcefield Creation
Intelligence: Supergenius (He is called a Genius in his own description. He built all of his own gadgets which includes magnets, electromagnets, forcefields, a machine that splits a person into their negative and positive side, a machine that allows him to go into TV Shows, a gun that relaxes people, and helped upgrade the Time Top which is a time machine)
Powers and Abilities
Standard Equipment
Electricity Sword, Magnets, Tronsplitter, Electromagnets, Power Transfer Generator
Optional Equipment
Relaxitron
Other
Standard Tactics: Megavolt uses his electric powers in order to vaporize the opponent
Weaknesses: Megavolt is insane. He does not have an infinite amount of energy and will need to recharge himself. Is weak to Water[31]
Note: The reason why both the Darkwing Duck and DuckTales versions of the Fearsome Four have the same profile is because they are directly shown to be from the Darkwing Duck TV Show with even the mayor addressing this. Also, in DuckTales, every piece of fiction is an alternative universe so this wouldn't downgrade the original characters as well. This is further supported by when Darkwing Duck went into the real world in which his "life story" is a cartoon[32]. However, it exists as a cartoon because the creator had a helmet that allowed him to hear what was going on in different "worlds"[33]
Note 2: The Darkwing Duck comics are canon. The writers wrote the comic to feel like an official episode of Darkwing Duck with even Tad Stones helping with the comic. They even wrote reasonings for why Splatter Phoenix came back from the dead in ways that made sense with the show. It is mentioned here the comics extended Darkwing's canon. Finally, some comics even reference actual episodes
Note 3: For why some of his inventions are Standard Equipment and why others are Optional Equipment is because the Optional Equipment is the equipment that he lost or got destroyed
Trivia
- Megavolt is similar to the Spider-Man villain Electro and the Superman villain Livewire, as the three of them have the powers of electricity.
- Voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who is best known for playing the voice of Homer Simpson and other various characters on The Simpsons, Megavolt's voice resembles that of one of Castellaneta's Simpsons characters, Krusty the Clown.
- Darkwing has some respect for him and has referred to him as his arch-enemy, a title Megavolt thinks of as an honor.
References
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