{"id":6402,"date":"2024-09-02T02:27:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T20:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/?p=6402"},"modified":"2025-01-14T22:06:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:06:55","slug":"darkwing-duck-and-the-nft-cash-grab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/?p=6402","title":{"rendered":"DARKWING DUCK AND THE NFT CASH GRAB"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0 I have really struggled this month to write a blahg.\"Scott<\/a>\u00a0 Work has been incredibly busy so time off in the evenings or on weekends are therefore that much more precious.\u00a0 Flowery sentence, I know, but I’ve said before I was an English Major so what do you expect?\u00a0 I haven’t even done any other writing this past while.\u00a0 Ideas are floating around in my head but nothing’s getting written down.\u00a0 For this blahg, I thought I’d pick up a thread from my last blahg, WHAT PRICE HOLIDAYS?<\/a>, when I mentioned getting Terry McGovern’s autograph when I went to the Transformers convention.\u00a0 Terry McGovern did voice work as Launchpad McQuack in the old Darkwing Duck series and I’m a huge Darkwing Duck fan.\u00a0 That’s the thread I’m picking up again.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 Last time I posted a photo of my Terry McGovern autograph:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Terry<\/a>I had yet to hang the photo in the proper location above the shelf that displays my Darkwing Duck figures collection.\u00a0 Here’s a proper photo showing the figures and the photo hanging above:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you click on the photo to view a larger image, you will see Darkwing Duck and Launchpad riding on the Ratcatcher motorcycle surrounded by mini figures of Launchpad and Gosalyn.\u00a0 Darkwing is facing down enemies such as Bushroot, Megavolt, Steelbeak, Tuskernini, as well as a Negaduck (yellow version of Darkwing Duck which I painted myself), and Negatron.\u00a0 Negatron is a more recent release in the last five years.\u00a0 There’s also a mini figure of Negaduck.\u00a0 All of the minis were also released in the last year.\u00a0 The Ratcatcher and all of the Darkwing Duck figures on my shelf were put out in the early 90s by Playmates.\u00a0 To the far right on the shelf is a figure of Gizmoduck who showed up in the Darkwing Duck cartoon but that figure, too, is a fairly recent release.\u00a0 Playmates also released a Thunderquack jet and separate Honker Muddlefoot and Gosalyn figures in the 1990s.\u00a0 I have those as well, just to the right above my Darkwing shelf:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0 These are not my only Darkwing Duck figures.\u00a0 I also have the Funko Pop releases of Darkwing Duck figures as well.\u00a0 Here are the ones in my collection:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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There was also a Gizmoduck release but some classify it as Ducktales because the character originated on the Ducktales cartoon but also made appearances on Darkwing Duck.\u00a0 That’s why he’s in my collection:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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You would think that would be enough in terms of Funko Pop releases but earlier this Summer, Funko teased us with this image:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I’m interested in all of the figures above but Liquidator and Quackerjack are the Darkwing Duck villains that didn’t even receive Playmates releases back in the day.\u00a0 Liquidator and Quackerjack were part of the “Fearsome Five” set of villains from the Darkwing Duck cartoon along with Negaduck, Megavolt, and Bushroot:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you’re counting, that leaves only Bushroot, of the Fearsome Five, to not receive a Funko Pop release.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 I’ve been collecting Disney Afternoon Cartoon Funko Pops but certain lines have had less releases than others.\u00a0 Here’s a photo of most of my Funko Pops that also include releases from the Disney Afternoon cartoons like Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, Talespin, Goof Troop, and Rescue Rangers:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here are close-ups of my Talespin figures:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I have two different Shere Khan Funko Pops because there was a variant where his hands were pressed together and I managed to obtain it.\u00a0 There were two other variants from this series that I didn’t pick up.\u00a0 There’s another version of Wildcat where he has grease on his overalls:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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There was also a variant of Louie with a different shirt:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I also have the Ducktales series that include Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Webby, Magica De Spell, and the aforementioned Gizmo Duck: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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There’s also a 10 inch version of Scrooge McDuck in his gold coins, like the one above, that I didn’t feel I needed to pick up and a variant of him in a red suit which I think I might try and track down.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0 When it comes to Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers there have only been two releases.\u00a0 They are Monterey Jack and Monterey Jack variant where his eyes are bugged out as if he’s hypnotized by the cheese:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I have the regular Monterey Jack but the variant with the crazy eyes might also be something I’ll purchase some day.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 So, what about that Funko tease of other figures from Disney Afternoon shows?\u00a0 Well, I definitely want them all.\u00a0 Fat Cat is the only other Rescue Rangers to be announced other than the two Monterey Jack Funko Pops.\u00a0 Don Karnage, featured under the Coming Soon banner, would add another figure to my Talespin Funkos.\u00a0 Ma Beagle and Flintheart Glomgold would add two more to my Duck Tales collection and of course Liquidator and Quackerjack would complete my Dark Wing Duck collection (for now, until they release a Bushroot).\u00a0 The problem in getting all these is you have to understand the world of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and how it’s really a cash grab if you want to get what you want.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 NFTs don’t exist.\u00a0 What happens is you get to purchase mystery packs with digital trading cards and if you get an Ultra, Legendary, or Grail card then you will eventually get a digital token that you can later redeem to get your real hold in your hand funko pop.\u00a0 Here’s what the Ultra, Legendary, and Grail cards look like:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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All of the cards are digital so they have animation but the image captures above are just still images.\u00a0 There are also Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Epic cards.\u00a0 I believe there are around 64 cards across those categories.\u00a0 You have to collect all 64 to be able to get a token for a Don Karnage.\u00a0 You purchase packs and open them to reveal your cards and then this special website tracks your cards and tells you what you need to complete the set to get the redeemable token.\u00a0 Clear?\u00a0 Not really.\u00a0 Here’s a YouTube video of someone opening some of the digital packs:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n