'Dr. Drakken' is a
fictional character, a
supervillain in
Disney's
animated television series ''
Kim Possible''.
Dr. Drakken (real name 'Drew Theodore P. Lipsky') is a
mad scientist bent on
world domination. He is the show's most frequently recurring villain, and the
arch-enemy of the titular heroine,
Kim Possible.
He was the first villain Kim fought in episode 1; in which he attempts to use technology stolen from a Japanese games manufacturer to create a giant robot.
[Kim Possible, episode 1, Crush (7 June 2002)] and was the last villain that she fought in the three part finale of season 3
[Kim Possible, episodes 63-65, So the Drama (parts 1,2,3) (8 April 2005)] He often serves as a
comic straight man to the dry humor and comic humor supplied by Shego and Ron respectively.
Drakken is voiced by
John DiMaggio[1].
History
Doctor Drakken was born Drew Theodore P. Lipsky,
[Kim Possible, episode 47, Mother's Day (7 May 2004)] he had an overprotective mother
[ and was regularly teased by other children at school who thought that he was creepy and a nerd.][Kim Possible, episode 4, Tick Tick Tick (14 June 2002)] His genius and villainous tendencies manifested early on in life, as demonstrated by one notable incident when he was ten years old, in which he designed and built a device that could manipulate anything that was made out of rubber. Thus allowing him to become a nearly unbeatable dodge ball player.[Kim Possible, episode 17, The Twin Factor (27 December 2002)]
However, as a teenager, Lipsky appeared to be more inclined towards geekdom rather than villainy. He developed an interest in robotics and attended college with James Possible with whom he became firm friends. However, at some point in time, Lipsky promised to find dates for Possible, himself, and their mutual friends Chen and Ramesh, for an upcoming dance. However, unable to get real dates, he ended up constructing a group of crude robots (the forerunners to the Killer Bebes) to act as their dates. The robots malfunctioned within minutes of being introduced, and Lipsky, who had been expecting adulation, became a laughing stock to Possible, Chen, and Ramesh. Embarrassed and feeling scorned by his friends, Lipsky vowed revenge and promised that one day he would perfect his robots and prove his genius. Soon afterwards he dropped out of college and off of the radar.[Kim Possible, episode 9, Attack of the Killer Bebes, (2 August 2002)]
Prior to the start of season 1 Lipsky took up the reins of super-villainy, changed both his name and his appearance. He discarded his old identity as Drew Lipsky and took on the moniker Dr. Drakken. He also acquired a large scar underneath his left eye, grew his hair into a ponytail and, for reasons that were never fully explained, his skin also changed color from Caucasian to blue.[Kim Possible, episode 59, Rappin’ Drakken (25 June 2005)] At the end of Graduation he starts to explain this to Dementor but the show ends before we can hear more than "it started on a Tuesday" and that its a very funny story actually.
Broadcast Order
Dr. Drakken was first introduced in the series' pilot episode, “Crush”, as Kim Possible's arch-enemy, a mad scientist bent on world domination. He was also the main villain in “Bueno Nacho”, the first episode of the show to be produced. The episode Tick-Tick-Tick depicts the first time Kim Possible and Dr. Drakken encountered each other, making it the series' first episode based on in-universe chronology, although the episode was actually produced after ''Crush'' and ''Bueno Nacho''. Drakken would go on to serve as the primary villain for the 1st, 4th, 6th, and 8th episodes of the show, although minimum detail about his background was revealed, other than his desire to rule the world and the fact that he was teased as a child.
The full details of Drakken's history were finally revealed in episode 9, in which he attempted to take his long awaited revenge on Doctor Possible, Professor Chen, and Professor Ramesh, by constructing a “perfect” version of his failed robot dates (See Killer Bebes), which he subsequently used to kidnap his former friends. It was during this encounter Kim's relationship to Dr. Possible was revealed to Dr. Drakken, and her father's former relationship with Dr. Drakken was revealed to Kim. (Based on production code, Drakken was introduced with minimal history in episodes 1-2, and his past relationship with Dr. Possible was revealed in episode 4).
From his introduction in Season 1, Drakken went on to appear in approximately 1/3 of all ''Kim Possible'' episodes, including the feature length productions '' and '', as well as in 5 of the 6 ''Kim Possible'' computer games.
His final appearance was initially scheduled to be in the third part of ''So the Drama'', which was supposed to mark the end of the franchise. However, his character was reprised when the series returned for a fourth season; he made a cameo in "Car Alarm" and "The Big Job" before returning as a primary villain in "Mad Dogs and Aliens".
He also returned in Graduation fighting alongside Kim, Ron, Rufus and Shego to save the world for the first time ever coming up with a plan that actually works (involving flowers).
Alternative History
In the episode ''Rewriting History'', Dr. Drakken credits one of his ancestors, Bart Lipsky, with inspiring him to pursue evil, but also concedes that his college experience played a large part as well. Various inventions that he used to torture his childhood toys and action figures were also seen. Indicating that, even as a small child, he had “all the trappings of a villain”, and an above average level of intelligence.
However, the events of this episode took place as part of a Kim/Ron dream sequence and their place in the canon is unknown.[Kim Possible, episode 48, Rewriting History (5 August 2004)]
Personality
A comedic villain, Drakken is high on bluster but relatively low on actual competence. Despite being a self-described evil genius, characters in the shown often remark that Drakken's behavior is neither particularly evil, or genius.[Kim Possible, episode 55, Bad Boy (14 January 2005)] Due to his frequent failures, he is a very frustrated individual, and also has a tendency to sulk after particularly embarrassing defeats. Over the course of the series, he has been described by other characters as "weird", "creepy", "annoying", and "petulant". Drakken is also frequently shown suffering extreme amounts of physical injury, usually as a result of his own impatience or lack of competence.
It was revealed in "Capin' Drakken" that he is in his late 30's or early
40's as a statement from Ron:"Midlife crisis,KP. Some people buy a sports car...some turn piraty..it happens"
In the earlier episodes of the show, Drakken was presented as a more-or-less standard supervillain, whose behavior was somewhat buffoonish and petulant, but who was nonetheless a genuine threat to the free world. However, the show's creators have acknowledged that Drakken's character has become "stupider and stupider" throughout the series; as a result, his schemes and mannerisms have also become progressively more bizarre, especially in the show's 3rd Season (in one notable episode, he attempts to take over the world using hip hop music to promote his brainwashing shampoo).
Drakken usually comes up with grandiose, overly-complicated plans, typically involving mad scientist staples such as killer robots, mind control, and death rays. He has also attempted to take over the world with such unorthodox weapons as giant dinosaurs, doomsday Humvees, mosquitoes, and rap music.
Some of these devices are based on his own technology, but a significant number are either based on advanced technology taken from others, or have been stolen outright; a practice which he refers to as "outsourcing." In fact, when Drakken builds something himself, the resulting invention often either malfunctions horribly, or tries to kill him.[Kim Possible, episode 9, Attack of the Killer Bebes (2 August 2002)][Kim Possible, episode 26, Car Trouble(15 August 2003)] Additionally, Drakken frequently steals other people's inventions without actually knowing what they do,[Kim Possible, episode 47, Mother's Day (7 May 2004)][Kim Possible, episode 20, Ron the Man (25 April 2003)] a practice which often causes him trouble.
However, despite the silliness of many of his plans, in So the Drama, Drakken was actually able to come up with an elaborate and clever scheme that kept even Shego guessing (and actually impressed her), showing that he does have his moments.
It is mentioned several times on the show that Drakken suffers from financial difficulties,[Kim Possible, episode 49, Ron Millionaire (4 June 2004)][Kim Possible, episode 20, Ron the Man (25 April 2003)] and while in earlier episodes he was depicted as controlling an entire evil organization complete with an army of uniformed henchmen, in many later episodes his resources appear to be limited to just himself, his enforcer Shego, and (occasionally) a few out-of-shape grunts. Strangely, in So The Drama, he appears to have the entire organization complete with henchmen and scientists.
Like many supervillains, Drakken frequently fails to pay attention to minor details, and on several occasions he's been foiled by his own poor planning rather than by Kim herself. Drakken is also one of the few villains who prefers to not fight Kim one-on-one, evidenced when he assembled the ultimate robot warrior for him to control, although he has had a few hand-to-hand skirmishes with Ron. (Though he did fight Kim in Cap'n Drakken but at the time he had been possessed by a pirate's spirit.)
However, in spite of all his set backs, Drakken possesses a stubborn will to not give up and keeps coming back even after the most colossal of defeats and he has come closer to defeating Kim than any other villain, showing that he may be more dangerous than people give him credit for.
In Graduation he shows that he has at least some respect for Kim no matter how he treats her as when he thinks she's died he calls her a worthy foe and admits that she is all that (a running gag is that whenever he's defeated he says "Kim Possible, you think you're all that but you're not!").
Lair
Drakken often has a different lair each episode, some of which he uses on a time share basis with other villains. These lairs are notoriously easy to find, something which Drakken credits it to a magazine subscription he once took out.[Kim Possible, episode 52, Steal Wheels (25 September 2004)]
However, Drakken does possess a primary lair that he uses on a recurring basis; a castle with a cave-like interior, situated on a remote Caribbean island. In the Season 4 episode "Mad Dogs and Aliens" (the first Season 4 episode to feature Drakken as a primary villain), Drakken returned to it only to find it destroyed and vandalized (by Shego).
Family
Edward Lipsky
Main articles: Motor Ed
Edward Lipsky, better known as Motor Ed, is Dr. Drakken's mullet-headed cousin. He was introduced in episode 45 (season 2)[Kim Possible, episode 45, Motor Ed, (21 May 2004)]
Mrs. Lipsky
Dr. Drakken's embarrassing and overbearing mother is introduced in episode 44. She believes that he is a radio self-help doctor (a pun on the similarity between his name ''Lipsky'' and that of real-life radio psychologist Dr. Drew Pinsky).[Kim Possible, episode 44, Mother's Day (7 May 2004)] Bizarrely, she seems to ignore her son's disfiguration (such as his blue skin and facial scar) for unexplained reasons.
Mrs. Lipsky is voiced by Estelle Harris.
Bartholemew Lipsky
Drakken's ancestor who attempted to steal the "electrostatic illuminator" 100 years prior to the present day. Seen only in a non-canonical dream sequence.
Commodore Puddles
Drakken's dog has made two appearances. However, they are inconsistent. In ''Kimitation Nation'', Puddles is white and violent. In ''Rufus vs. Commodore Puddles'', he's pink and slightly nicer. Shego also implies that Drakken never had a dog before then.
Associates
Shego
Main articles: Shego
Shego works under contract as Drakken's evil "sidekick" and does much of the actual work for his schemes. She often criticizes Drakken for his outlandish schemes, and has made many wisecracks as a result. In the beginning of Season 4, Shego operated independently from Drakken for a couple of episodes, but eventually returned, although the reason for Shego's return has not been specified.
Drakken has showed in a few episodes that he might care about Shego more than as just a sidekick. In "Go Team Go," he said that he did like to think of Shego and him as a sort of "evil family," and that family sticks together, so he would be there for Shego. He also stated that as long as Shego lived under his rules, she would follow his rules, implying he has some paternal feelings towards her. Later in the same episode, he came to Shego's rescue from Aviarius. In "Kimitation Nation," he seemed distracted from his work because Shego had left him, again implying some form of familiar feelings towards her. He even said, "How I miss Shego. I wonder if she misses me?" Their relationship seems, at most, familial, with Shego playing the older, bossier sister, although Drakken himself appears to consider Shego as like his own daughter, unsurprising due to the considerable gap in age (Go Team Go, Kimitation Nation, Bad Boy). In the series finale, whilst Drakken is being mutated, one of his roots holds Drakken and Shego together in which they both look at each other nervously, perhaps implying a romantic relationship.
Warmonga
Main articles: Warmonga
A ten foot tall, alien woman introduced in the Season 4 episode, ''Mad Dogs and Aliens''. She breaks him out of prison after Shego refuses to when she is broken out by several other villains. Warmonga helped Drakken because she believed that he was "The Great Blue", a figure from her planet's legends. Drakken's saving of the world in Graduation had left some fans suggest that it is he not Ron who is the Great Blue.
Frugal Lucre
Was cellmates with Frugal Lucre for three episodes at the beginning of season 4. Drakken strongly disliked him because he would not stop talking. In ''Mentor Of Our Discontent'', Frugal was released from prison and went to Drakken to be tutored to be a better villain. The two attempted to seize control of Smary-Mart's new stockbots, but are thwarted and taken back to jail.
References
1. John Di Maggio, IMDb, Accessed April 4, 2007.
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