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Taurus Bulba is a character who was the main antagonist of the DuckTales 2017 episode "Let's Get Dangerous!"
Personality[]
At first, Bulba gives off the aura of a friendly-type boss who is good to others, especially children. But as the episode progresses, he is later revealed to be an omnicidal maniac who is more than willing to destroy the entire multiverse and everyone in it so he can rebuild it in his own image. He also has a short temper towards those who don't agree with his views and won't hesitate to dispose of them if they get in his way but still tries to maintain his optimistic attitude, even after being exposed.
Despite his heinous nature, Bulba is very insightful as he rightfully thinks of Bradford as a delusional coward as Bradford is unwilling to put his own life ahead of others or even admit that he was a villain. Bulba is also shown to place a great deal of trust and respect towards the Fearsome Four as they shared his goals for world domination; this was shown when he silently nods at them to take out and imprison Bradford. Even when Liquidator suggested that they capture and kill Darkwing Duck on live television and use his death as an example against those who would try to stop them, Bulba was intrigued by this idea, and he happily promotes Liquidator as his new vice president.
However, this is ultimately a part of his manipulation as well, because he is only friendly towards the Fearsome Four when they give him ideas that he is interested in and when they do what he wants. This is shown when he furiously orders them to kill Darkwing Duck while he shows it on live surveillance, and when Darkwing Duck beats them all, Bulba furiously decides to kill Darkwing Duck himself, claiming that "a good boss knows when to get his hands dirty".
Physical Appearance[]
Taurus is a male bull with dark purple and tan skin and white horns. He wears a red long-sleeved vest, a light-purple collared shirt with an orange tie, a white lab coat, purple pants, and orange shoes.
During his first fight with Darkwing and Gosalyn, he lost half of his right horn and gained a scar stretching from his eyebrow to the top of his head.
Powers and Abilities[]
Being a bull, Taurus Bulba is quite strong and has the intelligence to match his strength. He also has access to a vast amount of wealth and resources, and with control of the Ramrod, he can summon any being from any other dimension under his command. Unlike the original series, Taurus Bulba was a nigh-unstoppable juggernaut who physically dominated every encounter with Darkwing, who only managed to get in one good kick during their first battle. And that was before he was upgraded into a powerful cyborg. But in this reboot series, Darkwing is actually able to fight him on a more even level, delivering several effective blows and using his speed to easily counter Bulba's size and strength advantage.
Appearances[]
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Trivia[]
- Taurus Bulba originally appeared as a villain in three episodes of the 1990s Disney Afternoon series Darkwing Duck, where he was a cyborg for the last two; he was voiced by Tim Curry.
- Taurus’ name is derived from the second sign in the Zodiac: Taurus, the bull, as well as from the 1835 Russian novel Taras Bulba.