Taurus Bulba
First appearance	"Darkly Dawns the Duck" (September 1991)
Created by	Tad Stones
Voiced by	Tim Curry
Background Information
Pets	Tantalus (condor)
Friends	Hammerhead Hannigan, Hoof, Mouth, Clovis
Rivals	Darkwing Duck, Gosalyn Mallard, Launchpad McQuack, Warden Waddlesworth

Taurus Bulba is a fictional character created for the animated television series Darkwing Duck. He is a villain who was featured predominantly in the two-part pilot episode Darkly Dawns the Duck and later reappeared in Steerminator. Taurus Bulba is voiced by Tim Curry. Image File history File links Bulbadvd. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Darkly Dawns the Duck is an animated Disney television special that aired in two parts in 1991, and was the pilot film for the television series Darkwing Duck. ... An animator is one who is involved in the process of animation. ... Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) is an English actor, singer and composer perhaps best known for his role as mad scientist Dr. Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). ... The leader of Taurus Bulbas henchmen, a goat who used his thick skull and large horns to headbutt his opponents. ... Hammerhead Hannigan, Hoof and Mouth are the henchmen of Taurus Bulba in the Disney animated series Darkwing Duck. ... Hammerhead Hannigan, Hoof and Mouth are the henchmen of Taurus Bulba in the Disney animated series Darkwing Duck. ... This article is about the animated series. ... Gosalyn Mallard is a fictional character created for the Disney animated series Darkwing Duck. ... Launchpad McQuack as he first appeared on DuckTales. ... 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. ... This article is about the animated series. ... One popular concept of the villain, meant to mimic the purposely distinctive visage of villains from silent films of the early 20th century. ... A television pilot is the first episode of an intended television series. ... Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) is an English actor, singer and composer perhaps best known for his role as mad scientist Dr. Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). ...

The character's name comes from that of Taras Bulba, the eponymous character from Nikolai Gogol's famous novella. (The reference is quite possibly the most obscure for any character in the Disney canon.) Yul Brynner movie (1962) with co star Tony Curtis as two brothers who are leaders of Cossacks tribe on the Polish steppes. ... Nikolai Gogol Gogol redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Darkly Dawns the Duck

An anthropomorphic bull, Taurus was Darkwing's first major enemy as far as the series goes. . He proved a formidable adversary, exploiting Darkwing's ego and getting Darkwing imprisoned. Despite serving a 99-year prison sentence in an unnamed maximum-security prison, Bulba was able to carry out business as usual right underneath the nose of Warden Waddlesworth (he eventually escaped at the end of Part 1) and hatched a scheme revolving around the Waddlemeyer Ram Rod (a device that could lift and destroy buildings), which his three henchmen Hammerhead Hannigan, Hoof and Mouth stole from the army. However because he did not know the arming code for the weapon, Bulba sought to abduct Gosalyn Waddlemeyer to learn how to activate the device, as Gosalyn's grandfather, Professor Waddlemeyer, was the inventor of the Ram Rod. Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ... Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick, Canada is an institution that is part of Corrections Canada. ... Supermax is the name used to describe control-unit prisons or units within prisons, representing the most secure and austere levels of custody in the prison systems of the United States and other countries. ... For other uses, see Building (disambiguation). ... The word Henchman referred originally to one who attended on a horse, that is, a groom. ... The leader of Taurus Bulbas henchmen, a goat who used his thick skull and large horns to headbutt his opponents. ... Hammerhead Hannigan, Hoof and Mouth are the henchmen of Taurus Bulba in the Disney animated series Darkwing Duck. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Gosalyn Mallard is a fictional character created for the Disney animated series Darkwing Duck. ... A professor giving a lecture The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ...

Numerous points in the pilot establish Taurus as probably the most malicious villain ever to appear in the series. It is strongly implied his henchmen murdered Gosalyn's grandfather (Some think he did it himself), and his men and pet condor Tantalus also nearly kill Gosalyn as well. However, Taurus remains a somewhat comedic villain nonetheless, such as a scene in which he mocks Darkwing by imitating his heroic mannerisms and poses. At the end of Part 2, Bulba builds the Ram Rod on top of Canard Tower, the tallest building in St. Canard, and forces Darkwing to give him the arming code by threatening to drop Gosalyn to her death. Darkwing destroys the Ram Rod, but a large part of Canard Tower destroyed as well. Though heavily injured, Darkwing survived, perhaps due to dumb luck. Taurus was presumably killed in the explosion.

Minions

Taurus Bulba is depicted as having numerous subordinates in his employ.

Bulba with Hammerhead, Hoof, and Mouth

• Hammerhead Hannigan, Hoof, and Mouth - Taurus' three main henchmen, a goat, a donkey, and a ram, respectively. They stole the Ram Rod for him and later tried to kidnap Gosalyn. See main article, Hammerhead, Hoof and Mouth for further details.
• Clovis - a surprisingly attractive blonde cow, Clovis is possibly Taurus' most intelligent and reliable subordinate. For the most part she is depicted as being his secretary and assistant, but she also pilots his airship. Clovis is distinguished by her monotone personality and emotionlessness. Despite her attractiveness there is never any indication that she and Taurus have anything other than a purely professional relationship. Apparently, her parents wanted her to grow up to be a dental hygienist, as mentioned when she escapes the exploding Ram Rod. She was voiced by Marcia Wallace.
• Tantalus - Taurus' pet non-anthropomorphic condor, trained to follow his commands. His name is taken from that of Tantalus from Greek mythology. Tantalus often serves as Taurus' contact with his henchmen by wearing a two-way miniature television screen on a collar around his neck, which allows Taurus to literally have a bird's eye view of things. Tantalus' squawks are actually eagle voice recordings.

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Steerminator

Bulba, following his resurrection as the Steerminator

Taurus Bulba was resurrected by F.O.W.L. and rebuilt into a cyborg called the Steerminator (a spoof of The Terminator). They did this in the hopes that Bulba would replace Steelbeak as their chief agent, but the Steerminator refused their offer. Equipped with an impressive arsenal of weapons, including lasers mounted on his horns, the Steerminator casually destroyed F.O.W.L.'s headquarters. Image File history File links Steerminator5. ... Image File history File links Steerminator5. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Seven of Nine, a Borg in Star Trek: Voyager The term cyborg, a portmanteau of cybernetic organism, is used to designate an organism which is a mixture of organic and mechanical (synthetic) parts. ... The Terminator (also known as Terminator in some early trailers and posters) is a 1984 science fiction/action film featuring body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger in what would become one of his best-known roles. ... F.O.W.L. is a fictional group of villains that attempt to take over the world in the animated series Darkwing Duck. ... For alternative meanings see laser (disambiguation). ...

He has since tried at least once to get revenge on Darkwing, but after being defeated (thanks largely to faulty wiring given to his mechanical body by F.O.W.L.), Bulba transformed into a jet and flew away, vowing to return. His abrupt exit was, indeed, meant to ultimately lead into his return (and inevitable defeat) in the fourth season; the cancellation of the finale season, of course, meant that this plot line would never be resolved. Jet aircraft with condensation trail Jet aircraft are aircraft with jet engines. ...