- “I just do not wish to date an earth...male.”
- — Penumbra; They Put a Moonlander on the Earth!
Penumbra is a lesbian character from DuckTales.
Biography[]
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Appearance[]
Penny is a tall muscular woman with light purple skin, and darker purple spots sparingly on her arms and legs. She has white short hair, but typically wears a helmet over her head. Her eyes are a darker purple with fully white iris'.
Personality[]
Penumbra tends to show a cold attitude and distrust towards outsiders as she showed little to no respect for Della when she discovered her while being attacked by a Moon Mite, and introducing her to their hidden city. Even when Della hugged her as a way of thanking them for leading her to fuel needed for her rocket, she resisted with all her might. She has explained that in the past she used many of her personal weapons including her childhood training spear to defend her home from unwanted pests, so it can be assumed any other species she's met that isn't of her own kind is her way of considering them as threats.
Penumbra often chooses her actions for the sake of her people and their safety. This is the reason why she continues to be keeping a close eye on Della during her time on the moon, believing she was going to put the other Moonlanders in danger. But she is also shown to be considerate towards others, as when Della had fixed her spear she broke and explained her motivations for fixing the rocket, Penumbra began to warm up to her. This is proven further when as Della was about to leave, she gave one final hug to Penumbra as a farewell, and that time Penumbra didn't resist.
Sexuality[]
During "They Put a Moonlander on the Earth!" Penny states at the end that she doesn't want to date "earth...males". Sam King, "They Put a Moonlander on the Earth!" director, later confirmed on twitter that Penny is a lesbian[1]. She also clarified that it wouldn't be explored in the rest of the season sadly[2].
Reaction[]
Some fans speculated that Penny wasn't straight when she was first introduced, given her butch appearance and relationship with Della. After her in canon lack of attraction to earth males, the fandom was split between headcanoning her as a lesbian, and headcanoning her as aroace. When the director revealed her orientation, many were happy while also disappointed when she revealed it wouldn't be explored further that season. There was also understanding as they were under specific strict guidelines by Disney.
Relationships[]
Launchpad McQuack[]
Launchpad was initially attracted to Penny and asked her out for a date. She accepted, but it went very badly. Launchpad proceeded to try to talk to her before eventually saying that he didn't want them to be enemies, and wanted to be friends. Penny explains that she wasn't into guys which is why she didn't want to date him. Launchpad was relieved and they became friends.
Tropes[]
- Boyish Shot Hair
- Incompatible Orientation - She went on a date with Launchpad.
- Lesbian Jock
See Also[]
References[]
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| LESBIAN | Penumbra | |
| GAY | Indy Saberwing • Ty Saberwing | |