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}}'''Count Duckula''' (full title: '''Count Duckula the 17th,''' as stated in the episode '[[The Count and the Pauper]]'), is the main protagonist of ''Count Duckula''. He is a short green duck with black parted hair, traditional vampire evening wear, complete with a cape. He has no fangs, although his more old-fashioned relatives do.

As his name suggests, Count Duckula himself is very loosely based on the titular character of Bram Stoker's ''Dracula'', and is essentially a subversion of the vampire trope.

Although he retains some vampiric powers and qualities (such as teleportation and an image invisible to mirrors), common vampire weaknesses such as sunlight, silver, and garlic have no effect on him, as he is not a "traditional" vampire. In the episode '[[Dr Goosewing and Mr Duck]]', Duckula briefly turns into a "proper" vampire, desiring blood from the villagers outside the castle, but he turns away from the door when he discovers that the sun is still out.

As the theme song states, Duckula is rather zany. Energetic, good-natured, and ambitious, he is prone to short-lived obsessions that sometimes form the plots for episodes, such as attempting to become a blues musician in New Orleans, prospecting for gold, or becoming a cowboy or performer. He likes to make puns and jokes, and on occasion has the same sarcastic edge that Igor does. 

Despite his positive qualities, Duckula is very immature, egotistical, and selfish, taking his lifestyle and employees for granted. He can be quite childish and rash, acting almost spoiled, despite his lack of riches. That also drives his avarice, a frequently occuring trait that has him and his staff scrambling for money. He does try to act refined and mature, which shows in his speech and fake attempts at modesty.

Duckula has lived quite a few lives before this. The episodes '[[Dear Diary]]' and '[[The Rest is History]]' show previous lives as his great grandfather, an ambassador, a knight -- and, simply, a count. In fact, the first Duckula was no vampire at all, but a polite young count who was bit by a vampire bat.

* Count Duckula reappears again as an antagonist in the Danger Mouse 2015 reboot. His design in this series is drastically different from the original Danger Mouse and Count Duckula series, but takes elements from both. He is voiced by Rasmus Hardiker. Duckula as he appeared in the Count Duckula cartoon makes a cameo as a photo in the background of episode 21 "From Duck to Dawn".

*Count Duckula's favourite food, as a vegetarian, is broccoli sandwiches.

*Duckula sometimes uses alliterative expressions - "Action, adventure, activity, and all this is pretty boring!" "Smart, snappy, snazzy, and say, what's down there?" "This is the end, this is disastrous -- doom, debacle and drat it all why me, why?" "Dark, dismal, dreary, and darn it, I just want to get away from it all!"

*When excited or surprised, he usually stumbles and trips over his words, repeats things, and pauses, before getting what he's trying to say out.

*Duckula is rather short compared to most characters, including the other main characters. Even his archnemesis, Dr. Von Goosewing, says that he is a "little fellow" in [[Return of the Curse of the Secret of the Mummy's Tomb Meets Franken Duckula's Monster ...|The Return of the Curse of the Secret of the Mummy Meets Franken Duckula's Monster]].

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