Dr. Reginald Bushroot is a fictional character, a supervillain from the animated television series Darkwing Duck, produced by The Walt Disney Company. Bushroot is voiced by Tino Insana. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Darkwing Duck is an Emmy-nominated American animated television series produced by The Walt Disney Company that ran from 1991 to 1995 on both the syndicated programming block The Disney Afternoon and Saturday mornings on ABC. It featured an eponymous superhero anthropomorphic duck with the alter ego of Drake Mallard... The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ...

Background

This duck scientist-turned-villain was once a renowned botanist, but his funding for his experiments into grafting the ability to photosynthesize onto animals was about to be cut off. Desperate to prove his theories were correct and the experiment would work, Bushroot performed the experiment on himself and was permanently transformed into a half-duck half-plant creature (identified in a later episode as Lycium nycanthropus). He used his newfound talent to pursue revenge on rival scientists Dr. Gary and Dr. Larson (probably named after Gary Larson, the cartoonist behind The Far Side; they are drawn similarly to how Larson drew scientists himself) who had nicknamed him "Reggie the Veggie", as well as to woo Dr. Rhoda Dendron, a comely fellow female scientist, who had previously defended Bushroot from bullies. After learning of his powers, Bushroot manages to kill Dr. Gary and Larson with his vines for revenge. However, Rhoda was dismayed by Bushroot's lack of scientific ethics, and shunned him when he appeared before her. Heartbroken and not a little insane, Bushroot took her hostage, intending to perform the same experiment that turned him into a half-duck, half-plant creature on her, only to be stopped by Darkwing Duck. Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Aythyinae Merginae Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pinguicula grandiflora Example of a Cross Section of a Stem [1] Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... The leaf is the primary site of photosynthesis in plants. ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants... Gary Larson is the creator of The Far Side, a (sometimes subdivided) single-panel comic strip which appeared in many newspapers for fourteen years until Larsons retirement January 1, 1995. ... The Far Side was a popular one-panel syndicated comic created by Gary Larson. ... Rhoda, as seen from Bushroots point of view. ... Scientific misconduct is the violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in professional scientific research. ...

In later episodes Bushroot mainly commits crime to fund his experiments, though sometimes he acts in a manner reminiscent of an ecoterrorist, such as Greenpeace or PETA. Bushroot has the ability to control any and all forms of plant, though some seem to obey better than others, and he sometimes has to use chemicals or fertilizers to make a plant of any actual use in a fight. In one episode, he attempted to create a mate for himself; however, he mistakenly used the wrong seeds, and his prospective bride turned out to be a giant slobbering mutant potato named Posie. With this, he has a pet plant named Spike, which resembles a large Venus Flytrap. Bushroot has the ability to regenerate himself when cut and, thus, is virtually impossible to kill. He has also been known to fake his death through leaving dried dummy husks behind and regenerating through various methods, including seedlings, tiny running plants, or even an ordinary-seeming log. Aside from his many villainous plant cohorts, Bushroot was also allied as a member of the Fearsome Five, acting as one of NegaDuck's henchmen. The term eco-terrorism is a neologism which has been used to describe acts of violence (as in violence against property), sabotage and/or property damage which are ostensibly motivated by concern for the natural environment. ... Greenpeace protest against Esso / Exxon Mobil. ... Peta can refer to: Peta (prefix), a prefix meaning times 1015 in the International System of Units People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal-rights organization People Eating Tasty Animals, a parody of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Peta, Greece, a town in the prefecture... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber. ... Binomial name Sol. ... NegaDuck (sometimes spelled as Negaduck) is a fictional character created for the Disney animated series Darkwing Duck. ...

When Negaduck stole all his powers, Bushroot, like Liquidator, didn't revert back to his original form. Instead, his altered appearance was kept even though he didn't have his powers.

Themes

The first episode to feature him may well be the darkest episode of the show; Bushroot murders the two scientists who bullied him, and is seemingly killed himself. More than any other villain, he seems to be a homage to the darker Batman comics, possessing a true backstory and sympathetic qualities.

Loneliness and alienation are the major themes of Bushroot-related episodes. On several occasions he attempts to create a companion for himself, someone who will understand him and share his existence and ideals. These plans invariably fail.

Influences

This section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the talk page for details.

The most easily noticeable derivation of his likeness is the similarity to his original episode title, "Beauty and the Beet," which refers to the fairy tale and draws a comparison of Bushroot to the Beast. This similarity lasts only so long as the episode does however. Image File history File links Circle-question. ... Illustration by Warwick Goble Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). ...

Bushroot seems largely to be based on the DC Comics supervillain, the Floronic Man, whose plant-based powers and transformation from human scientist into man-like plant creature (due to a biochemical accident) parallel those of the cartoon villain. Like Bushroot, the Floronic man's actual name is a combination of two plant-related words (Wood + rue). DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... The Floronic Man is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a solid material derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Look up rue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Another inspiration for Bushroot could be the Batman villain Poison Ivy, as her origin story is remarkably similar, as is her M.O. of eco-terrorism and the style of adversary she faces (i.e., Batman). Notably, she is also a creation of the Floronic Man. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... For other uses of Poison ivy, see Poison ivy (disambiguation). ... Modus operandi (often used in the abbreviated form MO) is a Latin phrase, approximately translatable as mode of operation. ... The term eco-terrorism is a neologism used to describe threats and/or acts of violence (both against people and against property), sabotage, vandalism, property damage and intimidation committed in the name of environmentalism. ...

Trivia