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Drake Mallard or Bruce Wayne? Who was the better father?

posted 10 years ago by atomic_star1
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This has been on my mind for a while. I watched a couple of episodes of Darkwing Duck then a couple of episodes of Batman: TAS. And it got me thinking about the different parental skills of Drake and Bruce.

Bruce just seems so....iron fisted, he pushes and pushes and he never shows any gratitude toward the people that are around him (except Alfred) and he just....never shows affection (No hugs or kisses) toward anyone. He's so cold doesn't show any emotion whatsoever. I know I sound harsh to the dark night but any affection that he shows is few and far between.

Drake Mallard: Generally cares for his duaghter and all of those around him and is not afraid to ask for help(weather he likes it or not) Shows gratitude to everyone, shows affection towards Gosalyn with hugs and kisses (love those). Shows concern and fear whenever someone that he cares about is in danger.

I think Drake was the better father.

What do you think?

Are there any points that I'm missing and I apologize if I unintentionally insulted anyone's favorite hero. But I wanted to know if anyone else has had these exact same thoughts. I'm generally curious.

[–] damonikastephens 9 years ago

Drake. Bruce seems somewhat cold to Dick, but he does obviously care for him. But Drake loves Gosalyn and seems to go to the moon and back for her.

[–] Xstraighthatex 8 years ago

Bruce is not Dicks father

[–] Kodakjones (238) 4 years ago

Gosalyn isn't Drake's daughter either; she was adopted shortly around the same time that Drake met Launchpad. Actually, Drake adopted two people if you want to get technical!