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'''Solego:''' Nothing will happen that shouldn't have happened ''centuries ago!!'' }}
An epic five-part comic story that ran in ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' in the later half of 1994. Written by Bobbi J.G. Weiss and David Cody Weiss and illustrated by Cosme Quartieri, it features a [[Cross Through]] linking together [[The Disney Afternoon]] shows ''[[
The eponymous Chaos God is Solego, an evil immortal sorcerer of the ancient world who destroys everyone who opposes his rule. Fortunately, a young wizard named D'Shane manages to split Solego in two, [[Sealed Evil in
Many centuries later, in the time of ''[[
Fifty years later, a fisherman fishes the crystal out from the sea and brings it to the museum where the gold setting now resides (having been donated by [[
However, the crow carrying the crystal accidentally drops it into a car with a computerized brain - which is being being delivered to [[Pete]] in [[Goof Troop
From his battered state, Solego uses the car's phone to hire Spoonerville's tow service to tow the car to [[
In St. Canard, J. Gander Hooter briefs Darkwing and Launchpad on the mission. The duo (and Fenton) arrive too late to stop Solego from locating the setting. Solego brings the crystal and the setting together and, now assuming his original form, brings hell to St. Canard. A battle rages between Solego and the good guys; the Chaos God disintegrates Fenton's Gizmosuit and turns Launchpad into chopped liver, leaving Darkwing to stand alone against him. After some cat and mouse battle between the two, Darkwing accidentially defeats Solego by {{spoiler|ducking behind a reflective satellite dish, which reflects Solego's own powers back at him and splits him back into the crystal and setting, which are then permanently re-sealed back in the jade block and buried deep beneath Scrooge's Money Bin}}.
This story notably also marked the swansong for the ''[[
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* [[Action Prologue]]: Chapter 1 opens up with Baloo thwarting the Air Pirates.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: D'Shane intended for this to be Solego's ultimate fate, but this is averted throughout the story. Later, it is {{spoiler|implied to happen to Solego at the end of the story, when the two halves of the Chaos God medallion are buried deep beneath the Money Bin, dooming Solego to an eternity trapped within the crystal--with the gold setting just mere inches out of grasp.}}
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: Played straight but ultimately subverted:
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'''J. Gander:''' He wants you to pick up [[Artifact of Doom|a necklace]] from the jewelers. }}
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: Happens in Chapter 5:
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'''Solego:''' [[Literal Genie|As you wish!]] [zap] }}
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: "Solego" translates from Latin as '[[A God Am I|the sun I am]]'.
* [[Buffy
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* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Solego, D'Shane, and the Potsherds.
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Goofy is apparently watching ''[[Darkwing Duck (
* [[Cross Through]]: While it took a LITTLE bit of fudging to make it work given that the ''Rescue Rangers'' universe had to fit in there, it ultimately worked all five shows into the story very well.
* [[Cursed
* [[The Dreaded]]: Solego, obviously.
* [[Diabolus Ex Machina]]: That trope and its title are also parodied as "Spookus ex Machina", which is the title of Chapter 3 that involves ''[[
* [[Expy]]: Solego seems to be one of Kulan Gath, from ''[[Red Sonja]]''.
* [[The Faceless]]: The human security guards in Chapter 2.
* [[For the Evulz]]: When Solego gleefully uses the Gizmosuit to smash through the Money Bin's front door:
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** Later on, he chases Darkwing Duck around like a cat toying with a mouse.
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* [[Great Big Book of Everything]]: The Junior Woodchuck Guide (obviously), which has info about Solego and Professor Potsherd.
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: Solego delivers a brief one to Darkwing, mere seconds before being defeated.
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'''Darkwing:''' Then how come ''I'm'' still alive?!
'''Solego:''' Because I hoped you would prove yourself a foe of some worth! Only D'Shane [[Worthy Opponent|proved his worth]], and ''he'' was a mere boy! You will die a sheep, like the rest of the sheep called men! And I shall be the only wolf among you! }}
* [[Haunted Technology]]: Solego possesses Pete's car in Chapter 3 and the Gizmosuit in Chapter 4.
* [[Homage]]: Chapter 3 is an homage to ''[[Christine]]''.
* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: Touched upon in Chapter 1. Rebecca Cunningham puts up the biggest fight against Solego's mind control because [[Mama Bear|her daughter's life is at stake]].
** Solego also [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this trope as the reason he'd rather start possessing technology instead of people. People have personalities and feelings that can fight against him; technology has none of these things, thus giving Solego ''complete'' control.
* [[Identity Impersonator]] / [[Blooper]]: It might have been an accident on the artist's part, but Fenton appears alongside Gizmoduck in the denouement at SHUSH headquarters. (
* [[Magic Versus Science]]: Played with. Solego, impressed with modern technology, intends to [[Magitek|combine it with his existing powers]] once he regains full strength. {{spoiler|And then in the end Darkwing dives behind a satellite dish, which reflects Solego's magic in the same way the knight's shield did centuries ago and again seals him in the amulet}}.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The Lost Temple of Duuminglum in the lost city of Rakkinroon.<ref>where Solego's crystal is first located</ref>
** Also Solego's name (see [[Bilingual Bonus]] above). ''Somebody'' has a high opinion of himself.
* [[Mind Control Eyes]]: Rebecca flashes these in Chapter 1 and Dale flashes these in Chapter 2 when Solego possesses them. Fenton also gets these eyes as he reaches for Solego's crystal in Chapter 4.
* [[Mundane Utility]]: Subverted. Scrooge McDuck hires Darkwing Duck to "pick up a necklace from the jewelers." According to Launchpad, Scrooge usually hires "low-paid menial flunkies" to do small jobs like that, but said necklace is VERY dangerous, and Darkwing is the most qualified to get it.
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Averted; Solego threatens Scrooge to "bring [the medallion] to me or DIE!"
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]] [[Splash Panel]]: The opening splash panel for Chapter 3 seems to indicate that, at some point in the story, Pete gets possessed by Solego (although this never happens; he merely buys the car that Solego possesses). Likewise for Chapter 5 (see the image above), which seems to indicate that Darkwing valiantly stands tall against a fully-powered Solego (when, in fact, he spends much of the chapter running and ducking for dear life).
* [[No Ontological Inertia]]: Once Solego is defeated, {{spoiler|Gizmoduck un-disintegrates and Launchpad changes back to normal}}.
* [[Not Himself]]: When Solego threatens Scrooge's life (see [[Never Say "Die"]] above), Scrooge instantly knows that Fenton isn't in the Gizmosuit.
** In Chapter 1, Molly thinks that something is wrong with her mother when Rebecca/Solego growls at her. Then Baloo ''knows'' something's wrong when Rebecca/Solego steals the Sea Duck.
* [[Origins Issue]]: We don't get any details about D'Shane trapping Solego, or Professor Potsherd locating the crystal, until Chapter 4.
* [[Out of Focus]]: Despite being main characters on ''[[
* [[The Scottish Trope]]: As explained by Bisk Potsherd:
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* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Shout
** Even more interesting when you factor in that Magica DeSpell's raven brother is named Poe.
* [[Wacky Wayside Tribe]]: Chapter 3 is ''almost'' one of these. Except the story also serves the purpose of making Solego realize that he doesn't have to possess mortals anymore, and the ending gives him a way to reach Duckburg. Both of these things set up his hijacking of the Gizmosuit in the following chapter.
* [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]]: Chapter 2, the ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (
** The humans are depicted as funny animals for the duration of the crossover, though. Perhaps [[Translation Convention]] one way or the other?
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Solego ''easily'' destroys Gizmoduck, and ''Darkwing friggin' Duck himself'' spends most of the story trying to stay alive. It's ''so'' serious that [[Let's Get Dangerous]] is averted completely, and Solego is only defeated out of sheer dumb luck.
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