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* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] : Believe it or not, this was [[Invoked Trope]]; the book "Mickey and the Gang" by historian David Gerstein reveals that [[Walt Disney]] already thought Donald would be his next star, organizing press kits to theaters that were showing Don's debut, ''The Wise Little Hen''.
* [[Escalating War]]: Used frequently in later shorts, usually against Chip and Dale.
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: One could argue that in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIkPP_PGd6c&feature=related The Three Caballeros] Panchito and Jose are ''all'' ''over'' Donald. Even kissing him a few times. In the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy5k7cVz5Y0&feature=related House of Mouse] episode of the Three Caballeros, Donald also is forced to wear a dress before tearing it apart in a rage exposing his nude and toned body while the other two hoist him up...for all to see. In the comics [https://web.archive.org/web/20120414180314/http://disneycomics.free.fr/Ducks/Rosa/show.php?s=date&loc=D2000-002 The Three Caballeros Ride Again] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120414180335/http://disneycomics.free.fr/Ducks/Rosa/show.php?s=date&loc=D2004-032 The Magnificent Seven (Minus Four) Caballeros], they both praise constantly praise his machismo and bravery. Even Pete in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15G7GtYoLjw "Music Store Donald"] briefly falls in love with him when he hears Donald play the harp. Lastly, more cartoons have shown Donald naked or referred to his body than any other Disney character!
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: His shorts have been particularly guilty about this. Donald in charge of a lighthouse? ''Lighthouse Keeping''. The duck's nephews come for a visit? ''Donald's Nephews''. Donald loses his memory, becomes a singer and forgets about Daisy, who is stuck with the dilemma of her boyfriend abandoning her forever and being completely happy about it? ''Daisy's Dill''...Wait, no, that one's actually called ''Donald's Dilemma''. [[Subverted Trope|What do you know!]]
* [[Experimental Archeology]]: In one story, Donald gets involved in a bet to discover which means did the ancient Duckburgers use to immigrate from a local Easter Island stand-in.
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* [[Unrobotic Reveal]]: Scrooge fires his butler, gets Gyro Gearloose to build him a new robotic butler, and eventually requests that it have so many features that Gyro finds it easier to just dress his old butler in a robot costume.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Varies. Donald's strength seems to be directly proportional to the person (or thing) he is trying to fight. He regularly beats the crap out of his ex-con neighbour, who's twice his height and three times his width, yet once got knocked out cold by a sleepy Volcanovian.
** He's lifted up and thrown a wardrobe and uprooted a telephone pole in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXGR4NBKkRo Cured Duck], he punches out a huge shark in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlsY8okcfxo Sea Scouts], and head-butted a large mountain goat in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0IrqkLPu5A Alpine Climbers]. His strength seems to increase even when he's determined as well. In the House of Mouse episode [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWtQldeYi5c Clarabelle's Christmas List], Donald effortlessly reeled in Monstro thinking it was the Naughty or Nice list. And in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJmgOQdHO- Answering Service], he rips a keypad off the wall and beats BOTH Mickey and Goofy together in a pseudo tug-of-war. He's also performed amazing feats of strength in the comics including: breaking free of strong ropes, pulling in a [http://disneycomics.free.fr/Ducks/Barks/show.php?num=5&loc=1948/W_WDC_88-02&s=date TRACTOR]{{Dead link}}, among others. Basically, don't mess with this duck if he's determined or angry.
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