Editing Donald Duck

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|name=Donald Duck

|katakana=ドナルドダック

|romaji=Donarudo Dakku

|game3=Kingdom Hearts II

|game4=Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

|game7=Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

|game8=Kingdom Hearts χ

|game9=Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-

|game10=Kingdom Hearts III

|journalKH='''First entry'''<br>Royal Magician. Skilled in magic, but can be short-tempered and stubborn. He set out in the gummi ship with Goofy to find the king. Donald has joined forces with Sora, the key bearer alluded to in the king's letter.<br><br>Donald made his screen debut in "The Wise Little Hen" (1934).<br><br>'''Second entry'''<br>Royal magician. Skilled in magic, but short-tempered and stubborn. Because Mickey said to follow the key bearer, he once left Sora to follow Riku. But friendship soon led him back to Sora.<br><br>Donald made his screen debut in "The Wise Little Hen" (1934).

|journalSS=Court Wizard at Disney Castle who set out with Goofy after the king's disappearance with orders to find the Keyblade Master.<br><br>His short temper sometimes gets him into trouble, but he is very brave and caring of his loved ones. He would put his life on the line if it meant helping a friend.

|journalCOD=A magician in the service of King Mickey. While full of vim and vigor, his short temper sometimes gets him into hot water. Donald met the real Sora while on a journey to find Mickey; during the course of their travels they became fast friends.<br>After reuniting with Mickey and fighting off the hordes of darkness, Donald returned to Disney Castle to enjoy a bit of peace.

|journalDDD='''Donald Duck'''<br>"The Wise Little Hen" (1934)<br>King Mickey's court magician and a loyal friend. Donald has journeyed with Sora many times to save the worlds.<br><br>He is with the king and Goofy, keeping an eye on Sora and Riku as they take the Mark of Mastery exam.<br><br>'''Donald'''<br>"Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers" (2004)<br><br>An overnight Musketeer and good friends with Mickey and Goofy. Donald was a chicken, but his adventures with Mickey and the others gave him the courage to become a Musketeer in heart and in name.

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'''Donald Duck''' is a major supporting protagonist from the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series.

Though he initially only cares about [[Sora]] as a means to track down King Mickey with [[Goofy]], Donald soon grows to deeply care for him as a friend.

==Development==

==Story==

During his time as a Musketeer, Donald is forced to go up against his captain, [[Pete]], alongside Mickey and Goofy, when Pete begins plotting to overthrow Princess Minnie and become King{{?}} himself.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance}}

When [[King Mickey]] decides to have [[Master Yen Sid]] test him for the [[Mark of Mastery]], Donald accompanies him to the [[Mysterious Tower]] along with [[Goofy]]. After the King steals a [[Star Shard]] to help the other worlds plagued by the [[Unversed]], Donald and Goofy are left moping around and waiting for his safe return. [[Ventus]] later arrives via the [[Star Shard]], which he found in [[Neverland]]. Yen Sid reveals that the constant unstable transportation of the Star Shard kept him from finding Mickey, to which Donald is relieved as it means he can now be found. Through a magical mist Yen Sid conjures, it reveals Mickey lies badly injured at the [[Badlands]]. Ventus goes to rescue Mickey, not wishing to put Donald and Goofy in danger.

[[Aqua]] later returns with Mickey, who remains unconscious from the beating [[Vanitas]] gave him. Donald and Goofy tend to the King, until he recovers and heads to the [[Keyblade Graveyard]] himself.

After Aqua takes Ventus to be hidden in [[Castle Oblivion]], Donald and Goofy watch as Mickey hands over his Keyblade and Star Shard to Yen Sid, believing himself unworthy. However, Donald becomes elated when Yen Sid returns the Keyblade, a sign that the King has been named a [[Keyblade Master]].

One day, Donald goes to see the King in the morning, but is shocked to see that he has disappeared, leaving behind only a letter in the mouth of the King's dog [[Pluto]], explaining his absence. Donald rushes to tell Goofy about the King's absence, but his secret is quickly discovered by Queen Minnie and Daisy when they overhear him telling Goofy what happened.

Donald and Goofy soon arrive in Traverse Town, having gained new, more casual, clothes. They set out in search of Leon and the key, but end up meeting [[Aerith]], a friend of Leon's. She explains to them the situation with the [[Heartless]], the Keyblade, and the [[Ansem Reports]], a document written by "[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]]" that details his findings on the Heartless.

After the battle, the three introduce themselves. Donald and Goofy explain that they have been searching for Sora, and that if he travels with them, they can go search for the King as well as Sora's friends [[Riku]] and [[Kairi]]; however, Donald secretly tells Goofy that he doesn't know if they will find Sora's friends, but they need him either way if they expect to find the King. Donald proceeds to tell a depressed Sora to cheer up if he wants to come with them. Sora attempts to look happy, but only ends up making a fool of himself, much to Donald and Goofy's amusement. Nonetheless, Sora agrees to accompany them, and the three set off.

The three eventually make their way to [[Hollow Bastion]], the world that Leon and his friends hail from, and which [[Maleficent]] has turned into her base. To everyone's surprise, they encounter Riku, whom just wounded an other-world resident named [[Beast]]. Riku manages to take the Keyblade from Sora, revealing that Riku is in fact the true Keyblade master. Having been explicitly ordered by Mickey to follow the Key, Donald and Goofy decide to leave Sora and follow Riku, much to their regret. With the aid of Beast, Sora catches up with Riku. With the Beast lured away by a Heartless feigning to be his beloved [[Belle]], Riku attempts to eliminate Sora once and for all with a dark blast. However, Goofy comes to the rescue and blocks the attack, finding himself unable to betray Sora after all that they had been through together, and Donald rejoins them as well, saying, "All for one, one for all." Amazingly, the strength of their friendship also strengthens Sora's heart, and because his heart became stronger, he is able to regain the Keyblade, meaning that Donald and Goofy are no longer going against orders.

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Ansem makes his reappearance (and now in nearly total control of Riku's body) soon afterwards, planning to kill the revived Kairi now that her usefulness to him has ended. Donald and Goofy bravely make a stand against Ansem, but both know that they might be no match for him alone. Before Ansem can make his strike, however, Riku is able to take control, holding back Ansem temporarily. Donald and Goofy then attempt to escape with Kairi.

But then, the King makes his appearance, wielding the Keyblade of the [[Realm of Darkness]]. With the two Keyblades and the assistance of Riku, the Door to Darkness is sealed, and the worlds are restored. However, the King and Riku are sealed in the Realm of Darkness, though the King leaves Donald and his companions with the knowledge that there will always be a door to the light.

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Sora, using the card, goes deeper into the castle, only to find that he is in Traverse Town. In addition, Donald and Goofy have disappeared, being at the mercy of the cards that control Castle Oblivion. After learning to battle, Sora reunites with Donald and Goofy, who have also gained new clothes. The three continue on, meeting memory versions of the people they have encountered in ''Kingdom Hearts''.

The three, after Vexen had been eliminated by Axel, become separated once Sora's anger at the Organization's manipulations overcomes him. When Sora is caught off by Riku, who in turn is knocked unconscious by Naminé shattering Riku's memories apart, Donald and Goofy arrive to save Sora from Larxene and the trio defeat her. It is then that they learn of Naminé's true nature, as well as the fact that the Riku before them is only a [[Riku Replica|replica]] of the real person. Naminé tells them that she can restore their memories, but only after they defeat Marluxia, the lord of Castle Oblivion, who had been manipulating them the entire time they were in the castle. The three then travel to the 13th floor of Castle Oblivion. By this point, however, Donald and Goofy have forgotten about King Mickey, only recalling that they are looking for someone important.

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[[File:An Awakening Voice 01 KHII.png|thumb|left|Sora, Donald, and Goofy awaken in the Old Mansion after sleeping for almost a year.]]

Donald, like Sora and Goofy, has been asleep in special chambers to regain his lost memories. Donald is unknowingly visited by Roxas, Sora's [[Nobody]]. Donald and Goofy are the first to wake up out of the trio. Sora awakes soon after and is reunited with Donald and Goofy. The three encounter [[Hayner]], [[Pence]] and [[Olette]] when they enter [[Twilight Town]], and then a group of Nobodies at the train station, but are saved by the timely arrival of King Mickey, who sends them off to the tower of Yen Sid, who Donald greatly respects. The trio also encounter Pete at the tower.

Donald is overjoyed when he is reunited with King Mickey, practically leaping upon his king to hug him, eventually having to be pushed off by Mickey himself. During the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless|Battle of Hollow Bastion]], Mickey orders the trio to go search for Riku and Kairi and leave the Heartless to them. Sora is extremely reluctant to leave, so Donald and Goofy go against Mickey's orders and assist Sora in helping Leon and the others, apologizing to the king as they do so. When Goofy seemingly dies during the Battle of Hollow Bastion, Donald completely loses control of his rage and rushes off to destroy Heartless. Goofy later appears unharmed and an enraged Donald hits him in the kneecap with his staff, telling Goofy never to "scare me like that again!".

He is reunited with Sora and Riku when they return to Destiny Islands. The three of them share a joyful moment before Sora turns his attention to Kairi. After their long journey, Donald returns to Disney Castle with Goofy, Mickey, Pluto, his nephews, and Scrooge McDuck and is happily reunited with Daisy.

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Donald and Goofy, stationed once more in Disney Castle, are present in aiding King Mickey solve a mystery regarding a mysterious message written in Jiminy's Journal. While they find clues and mysterious additions to the journal, Heartless suddenly appear in their castle. King Mickey manages to fend them off, but when they try to leave the library, where the data experiment is being held, they find themselves trapped inside.

Later, Donald and Goofy enter the digital version of Hollow Bastion to assist [[Data-Sora]] in fighting against Pete and the Heartless.

===''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''===

[[File:The Mark of Mastery Exam 01 KH3D.png|thumb|left|Donald, Mickey, and Goofy watch Yen Sid prepare Sora and Riku for their Mark of Mastery exam.]]

While in the sleeping [[Country of the Musketeers]], Sora learns about Donald's past as a musketeer.

Donald and Goofy later use Mickey's old Star Shard to return to The World That Never Was and help Riku, Mickey and Lea in saving Sora from Master Xehanort by striking Ansem's Guardian from behind and knocking it out. They bring Sora's comatose body back to the tower, and Donald is visibly ecstatic when Riku succeeds in awakening Sora, and later shocked when Lea brandishes his own Keyblade. Donald later bids farewell to Sora when the latter leaves to train alone, and greets Riku when he returns with Kairi.

Donald and Goofy greet Sora when he returns to the Mysterious Tower after a secret mission just as Riku and Mickey leave to rescue [[Aqua]] from the Realm of Darkness. As Yen Sid informs Sora of his lost power, Donald playfully chastises him for failing the Mark of Mastery exam, and accompanies him, along with Goofy, to visit [[Hercules]] at the [[Olympus Coliseum]] for training.

===''Kingdom Hearts III''===

{{Main|Form:Donald Duck}}

Donald is an anthropomorphic duck with white plumage, a yellow-orange bill, legs of the same color, light blue eyes, and a short tuft of feathers on his head, visible under his hat. His outfit is a modified version of his original blue sailor's suit (in fact, he wears his original clothes in the opening of ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''). His blue hat, which resembles a beret, has a belt in place of a normal brim, and sports a zipper that spans the length of the hat. His high-collared jacket is navy blue with sky blue lining and cuffs. There are three pouches, all of which are blue with yellow lining, along the middle of the jacket; the center pouch is secured by a flap, while the other two use silver zippers.

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===''Kingdom Hearts''===

All of Donald's [[combat ability|combat abilities]] are [[Magic|magic spells]] that Sora obtains, meaning that his repertoire of magic grows in lock-step with Sora's. Donald's spells are divided into three main categories, and the frequency at which he draws from each category can be set by the player. However, the exact spell he uses in combat is ultimately due to his own situational AI. '''Offensive Magic''' contains the destructive spells of [[Fire]], [[Blizzard]], and [[Thunder]]. '''Defensive Magic''' includes the protective and restorative spells of [[Aero]] and [[Cure]], Lastly, '''Advanced Magic''' encompasses negative status-effect inflicting spells, such as [[Gravity]] and [[Stop]].

===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''===

[[File:Donald Duck (card).png|right]]

===''Kingdom Hearts II''===

Donald has two limit abilities. [[Fantasia]] causes Donald to bombard enemies with fireworks and pure energy. The second limit, [[Flare Force]], allows Donald to release a barrage of rockets.

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===''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''===

==Origin==

[[File:Donald - The Wise Little Hen (1934).png|thumb|left|Donald's debut in ''The Wise Little Hen''.]]

Donald originally debuted in the 1934 Disney short ''The Wise Little Hen'', in which his self-centered nature is seen when he, along with his friend Peter Pig, fake stomach aches so they avoid physical work to help a hen with planting and harvesting her corn. Since then, Donald became popular in cartoons, alongside Mickey and Goofy.

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