I went to Great Adventure this weekend and I got to meet Daffy Duck. I thanked him for fighting Hitler. But then I had a thought that both Daffy and Donald went to war against the fuhrer.

I know that there are images of Donald doing the heil but those are from a nightmare he had to sell war bonds. He later went on to fight in the navy. Daffy confronted Hitler directly, smashing his skull with a hammer.

My question is why? We know that they’re both true Americans for fighting against fascism. But why did Disney and Warner Bros specifically send their ducks? We also know that Donald has PTSD from his time in the war, hence why he flies off the handle so often.

But maybe that’s it. Maybe they saw the intrinsic traits of both ducks and knew that they could handle the mental load of taking life. Daffy has always been full of himself. Maybe he had an internal competition to fight as many Nazis as possible. Working his way up to confront the fuhrer personally. Fuck giving Captain America the shield, give it to Daffy. Or at least have them tag team him like Bucky and Cap did to Iron Man.

Donald though knew that being a duck he was uniquely positioned to work with the navy. If the ship goes down, he can provide aid to his fellow soldiers. His official rank in the armed forces is a sergeant in the military. Maybe he was on special assignment.

In conclusion, these ducks did their part. They saw injustice and they rose against it.