Dr. Drakken

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Dr. Drakken
First appearance	"Crush"
Created by	Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley
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Age	Unknown

Dr. Drakken (born Drew Theodore P. Lipsky) is a fictional character from Disney's animated television series Kim Possible, voiced by John DiMaggio. He is the central antagonist of the show and Kim Possible's arch nemesis. He was first introduced at the beginning of the first season, in the show's pilot episode Crush.^[1] He is one of the franchise's most recurring characters. He is the most recurring villain.

He is a blue-skinned mad scientist and villain obsessed with world domination, and with proving that he is a genius. Kim Possible, episode 52, Steal Wheels (25 September 2004)</ref> He also has black hair in a mullet hairstyle (kept in a pony tail) and a scar on his left cheek.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Personality 3 Powers and Abilities 4 Relationships 4.1 Shego 4.2 Mama Lipsky 4.3 Kim Possible 4.4 Motor Ed 4.5 Frugal Lucre 4.6 DNAmy 4.7 Ron Stoppable 5 References

[edit] History

Dr. Drakken used to have regular skin in college, but he became a villain and his skin turned blue after being mocked by his friends at college for his mistakes, among them Kim's father, Dr. James Possible, formerly his good friend. Despite his efforts to take over the world, he was constantly foiled by Team Possible. In the final episode during the end credits when Professor Dementor asks him how he became blue, and he begins to tell the story as the screen fades out, only revealing that the incident happened on a Tuesday. ^[2]. In an ironic twist, in the final episode of the series, one of his plans managed to succeed, this one being to save the world from the threat of alien invaders. The irony was pointed out by Dementor at the end of the episode, who seemed to enjoy rubbing it in.

[edit] Personality

Although clearly a genius when it comes to science and schemes, Drakken lacks the common sense to apply them correctly, and usually ends up portrayed as a serial inept and comic relief character; nonetheless, his determination has kept him and his plots for world domination in the series. Drakken himself usually claims to be evil, yet there are instances in which he has shown a softer side of himself.^[3] On one such occasion, he grossly overestimates his evil size.^[4]

Drakken is accompanied by several running jokes, e.g. that no matter how many times he meets Ron Stoppable, he is never able to remember his name, and he is always surprised when Kim Possible intrudes on his plans. This is evidenced in A Sitch In Time, when Monkey Fist asks Drakken why he always acts so surprised to see Kim Possible, to which he replies hesitantly, "I- I don't know."^[5] When defeated by Kim Possible, he yells "You think you're all that, but you're not!", which is frequently revised as a catchphrase he can barely repeat. However, he has at least some respect for Kim and can admit defeat as when Kim, Ron and Rufus defeat the only plan of his that ever nearly works (besides the one that saves the world), he admits "okay, maybe she is all that" and when he later thinks her dead he says "you were indeed all that."

[edit] Powers and Abilities

Despite his somewhat kooky personality and lack of physical abilities, Drakken is a very talented scientist, capable of reverse engineering devices as well as modifying the inventions of other scientists for his own use (when questioned about stealing from others instead of making it himself, he claimed it was outsourcing). His most notable examples include transforming a robotic assembly line into a giant robot warrior and using a famous toymaker's toy design and James Possible's cybertronic technology to create an army of robots that could grow to gigantic proportions.

In the t.v movie "A Sitch In Time", in the future where Shego ruled the world, Drakken had undergone a transformation into a bulking warrior (much to Kim's shock and disgust) due to a combination of dieting, exercise, and genetic manipulation. He easily proved more than a match for Kim than Shego ever was, and even when Kim was aided by the future version of her friend Monique, Drakken still managed to best them both. It was when Shego revealed that it was because of her that Kim and Ron were separated earlier in the film that Ron's anger allowed him to tap into his Mystical Monkey Power and easily throw Drakken across the room while at the same time destroying the idol that allowed Shego to alter history.

In the episode "Graduation", Drakken developed a plant formula that would allow him to create an army of giant killer plants that he would use to conquer the planet, despite Kim and Shego saying it wasn't really original (Professor Dementor had at one time done a similar plot in the episode 'Overdue'). To Drakken's dismay, the plants created by his formula were mere giant flowers instead of monstrous plants and during the fight with Team Possible, he was inadvertently drenched in his formula, causing him to undergo a mutation (which Shego pointed out was different). Though instead of becoming a monster like other mutants in the series, Drakken had become a pansy/marigold-hybrid with petals around his neck which (to his dismay) kept regenerating no matter how many times he pulled them off. It was after he and Kim were abducted by Warhak and Warmonga that he discovered his mutation allowed him to sprout sentient vines that he could control (Drakken attempted to prove to Kim that the flower wasn't his by faking a command to have it attack Kim, which to his surprise, it obeyed). The vines Drakken generated also possessed immense strength, being able to crush a Lorwardian laser cannon into nothing (upon seeing the display, Drakken wished he gone through this mutation earlier). Drakken was also able to command any plant grown from his plant formula. It was this ability that allowed Drakken to destroy Warhak and Warmonga's army of drones, thus earning him his first victory and an award. It was hinted that Drakken's vines seemed to tap into his subconscious as during Drakken's award ceremony, it wrapped itself around Drakken and Shego, bringing them together, thus also hinting Drakken's hidden feelings for Shego.

[edit] Relationships

[edit] Shego

Drakken is Shego’s most common employer, to the point that she has been stated to be his sidekick. They have worked together for most of their schemes, but she rarely shows much concern over him even though he claims that he likes to think of them as some kind of “evil family”. Their relationship teeters between a familiar, cooperative interaction and downright annoyance or frustration with each other.

As a sidekick, she started out in the series being respectful towards Drakken. However, as the franchise progressed, she begins to develop a stronger personality and to openly show contempt for him. Eventually, Shego becomes the dominant one, threatening him with violence if he stepped over the line with her. ^[6][7]

At this point, she is rarely taken aback when Dr. Drakken's plans are foiled - going so far as to chide him for his overly complex or unconventional nature, even before they have failed.^[8] On the few occasions that such schemes appear to be working, she has been seen to be pleasantly surprised. ^[9] and appears to be happy for his minor successes.^[10] Even though Shego's tolerance for Drakken and his failure-prone evil schemes has steadily decreased, she still remains in his service, usually without much reluctance unless she wants a vacation from him or sees a better opportunity.^[5][11] In fact, she reacted badly when he twice replaced her with new sidekicks (Warmonga and Frugal Lucre). As poorly as she treats him, Shego sees her place as being in Drakken's employ and has proven to actually care for him, proven romantically after the final episode by director Steve Loter. ^[12][13]

[edit] Mama Lipsky

Drakken's mother. She seems to be a very nice if a bit naive lady. She thinks that he, or "Drewbie" as she calls him, is a radio talk show host since Drakken cannot bring himself to tell his mother his real plans .^[14]. She has something of a strong will that even overwhelms Shego and tends to embarrass him at times. His affection for her is undiminished. She is voiced by Estelle Harris. She also appears in Rewriting History and Steal Wheels.

[edit] Kim Possible

Kim Possible and Drakken are not very fond of each other, but neither do they hate each other. In most of their encounters, Kim is captured and Drakken tells Kim the details of his evil plan. He then calls for Shego to engage in combat with Kim, when she inevitably escapes. The only times Drakken has ever fought Kim are in the movie, A Sitch In Time, and in the episodes 'Mothers Day' and 'Clean Slate'.

[edit] Motor Ed

Drakken's cousin, Eddie Lipsky. A brilliant mechanical engineer turned villainous character, noted for his repeated use of the word "seriously."

[edit] Frugal Lucre

More or less an annoying sidekick (in The Mentor Of Our Discontent) and cellmate to Drakken. Lucre idolized him because he was a supervillain. After being released from prison (which Drakken was surprised they did) he went to Drakken's lair, hoping to be tutored in villainy. Drakken refused to at first but changed his mind when Lucre gave him the idea to take control of the Smarty-Mart stockbots. Their plan nearly succeeded, but they were stopped by Arthur Smarty and taken back to prison (though Drakken still appears on the loose in future episodes). Lucre was last seen at the end of "Graduation" at Drakken's award ceremony for his part in saving the world. Lucre was one of the only two villains (Shego being the other) that cheered for Drakken's success.

[edit] DNAmy

In episode 44 "Partners", Drakken and DNAmy meet for the first time and Drakken falls in love with her. In it, Shego mocks him by doing the "Amy & Drakken sitting in a tree" but she doesn't finish because Drakken insists on not having a crush on her. It is really unconfirmed if Drakken and Amy have affections for one another and they have teamed up about two or three times.

[edit] Ron Stoppable

Despite Kim Possible being his arch-foe, it could be argued that Ron is more of arch-foe than her as it is usually Ron who sabotages his machines (whether on purpose or by accident), and the two have been known to have as many scuffles as Kim and Shego, though Drakken can never remember his name. It is notable that Ron seems to be able to hold his own against Drakken many times and even beat him, such as in 'A Very Possible Christmas' and 'A Sitch In Time'. Towards the end of 'So The Drama', Ron had Drakken begging for mercy after Ron threatened to make him pay for the way he used the Bueno Nacho franchise in his plan (though it's possible Ron's real anger came from Drakken nearly breaking apart his relationship with Kim with his synthodrone, Erik), forcing the blue villain to finally say his name, which he does, though it is never repeated afterwards.

[edit] References

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