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Dr. Drakken
Dr. Drakken
Publisher Disney Channel First appearance "Crush" Created by Mark McCorkle Bob Schooley
Characteristics Alter ego Drew Theodore P. Lipsky Notable aliases Drewbie, Drakken, Dr. D Abilities Genius-level IQ and amazing determination.

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.^[1] and was the last villain that she fought in the three part finale of season 3.^[2] 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^[3].

Contents 1 History 1.1 Broadcast Order 1.2 Alternative History 2 Personality 3 Powers 4 Lair 5 Family 5.1 Edward Lipsky 5.2 Mrs. Lipsky 5.3 Bartholemew Lipsky 5.4 Commodore Puddles 6 Associates 6.1 Shego 6.2 Warmonga 6.3 Frugal Lucre 7 References

Doctor Drakken was born Drew Theodore P. Lipsky,^[4] he had an overprotective mother^[4] and was regularly teased by other children at school who thought that he was creepy and a nerd.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[7][8] Humorously, in the ending tag of Graduation, Drakken begins to explain to Dementor that "it happened on a Tuesday", but is cut off as the episode ends.

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 So the Drama and A Sitch in Time, 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).

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.^[9]

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, nor genius.^[10] 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. Although most of his failures tend to stem from foolish impatience or lack of competence, Drakken also seems to suffer a considerable amount of simple bad luck.

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 third season (in one notable episode, he attempts to take over the world using hip hop music to promote his brainwashing shampoo).

Despite his apparent stupidity, however, Drakken is quite deserving of the title of "genius." He just lacks little things like sanity and common sense. In the first season alone, he created a nanoexplosive capable of attaching to a robotic tick,^[5] a machine capable of sucking up large amounts of magma and then distributing it across an entire state,^[11] a brain-switch machine that even Kim's mother, a board-certified neurosurgeon, couldn't figure out,^[12] and a trio of feminine robots who were linked by a "hive mind" connection and nearly defeated Kim in combat.^[7] This indicates that he is not stupid, but rather insane. All of his failures (of which there are many) were the result of poor planning, lack of foresight, and in some cases just plain madness, not stupidity.

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 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.^{[7] [13]} Additionally, Drakken frequently steals other people's inventions without actually knowing what they do,^{[4] [14]} a practice which often causes him trouble.

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 arguably during the events of "So the Drama" that Drakken is at his most cunning, and cruel--not only does his plan to saturate the world with, then activate, his robot army (disguised as toys) nearly work, but he finally realizes that, after years of failing to physically destroy Kim Possible (through the use of Shego's fighting skills, death rays, killer robots, etc.), instead he cruelly manipulates and attacks her emotionally, nearly succeeding in destroying her spirits.

However, in "Graduation," there is a brief period when Drakken believes Kim has perished, and he gives a short, impromptu eulogy that actually laments her end, calling her a "worthy foe" and admitting she was "indeed, all that." (One of several of the show's running gags is that, after his every defeat at the hands of Kim Possible, he shouts at her, "You think you're all that, but you're not!" After his defeat in "So the Drama," he admits, "Maybe she really is all that.") Drakken does not extend the same respect to Ron; in fact, it is a running gag that, whenever Kim and Ron confront Drakken and Shego, Drakken can never remember his name (most of the villains don't respect Ron and have forgotten his name at one time or another; the only one to consistently remember his name is Monkey Fist, who is arguably Ron's arch foe.) In "So the Drama," Ron finally snaps and demands that Drakken remember his name; frightened, Drakken concentrates and actually remembers it.

It is mentioned several times on the show that Drakken suffers from financial difficulties,^[15][14] 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. However, 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 has 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. He finally did fight Kim by himself in Cap'n Drakken and Clean Slate, while possessed by a pirate's spirit in the former, and reacting out of sheer frustration in the latter.

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. A good example of this is despite his very near victory in So The Drama, other villains keep breaking out Shego, but not him.

Ironically, during the events of "Graduation," in which Drakken and Shego are forced to team up with Ron and Kim to fight off an alien invasion, Drakken achieved what are probably his sole unqualified successes thus far: one of his schemes actually succeeds, and, perhaps more significantly, one of his inventions--his mutant plant-generating weapon--works exactly as it was supposed to (after malfunctioning early on in the 2-part episode, when Drakken was attempting to use it for world domination). Shego notes early in the episode that he could have allowed her to steal something useful and dangerous, rather than wasting his time on his foolish invention; this dialogue may be there to establish for certain that Drakken did indeed invent the plant potion, and thus prove that he is actually able to contrive practical devices, but also that indeed all the credit for earth's salvation is rightfully due to him. There is considerable irony in this; after years of trying to foil Kim Possible and conquer the world, his sole successes as a mad scientist have been allied with his archnemesis, while saving the world. (During the end credits, Dementor comments on this irony, irritating Drakken considerably.)

At the end of "Graduation," Drakken is honored by the UN for helping save the world, and he seems to like being treated as a hero for once. However, since "Gradution" was the final episode, it is unclear if he ever changed his ways.

As a stereotypical comedy mad-scientist Doctor Drakken has no super powers other than his natural intellect which, for the first 3 seasons (and the majority of the fourth season), he uses to build various weapons with which to take over the world. However, during the opening event of "Graduation," Drakken is accidentally exposed to his own plant mutagen. At first, rather than gaining any additional powers or abilities, he simply sprouts a circle of flower petals around his neck framing his head. Later, however, he sprouts a mutant vine with a flower at its tip. At first this too appears to simply be an annoyance, but he soon discovers that it is semi-autonomous, and in possesses great strength and regenerative capabilities, that allow it to be used as a weapons similar fashion DC villain Poison Ivy. Later on, it is shown that Drakken has the power to command any of the plants spawned by his 'hypollinator mutagen'. Season 4 ended before it could be established whether Drakken's mutation was permanent; in an IRC chat session with fans following the airing, director Steve Loter stated that the general consensus among the production staff was that these new powers were permanent.

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 to a magazine subscription he once took out.^[16]

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.

Main article: Motor Ed

Edward Lipsky, better known as Motor Ed, is Dr. Drakken's mullet-headed cousin. He was introduced in episode 45 (season 2)^[17]

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).^[18] 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.

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.

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.

Main article: Shego

Shego works under contract as Drakken's evil "sidekick" and does much of the actual work for his schemes. She frequently criticizes Drakken over his outlandish schemes, often in the form of wisecracks. She acts as Drakken's enforcer, often stealing gadgets for him and holding off Kim Possible whenever the hero arrives to foil his plans.

Despite her negative attitude in regards to Drakken's nonexistent chances of success, Shego has proven to be loyal and reliable when needed, and is an essential part of a majority of the mad scientist's schemes. She usually follows his lead, despite her complaints about the absurdity of it all. Occasionally she takes matters into her own hands, but for the most part she is content to let Drakken dish out the orders, while she simply follows them.

Drakken has said that he views Shego and himself as an "evil family,"^[19] and often acts as the father figure in their relationship, with Shego playing the part of the rebellious daughter. Despite the fact that she practically never agrees with his plans, Shego always returns to Drakken at the end of the day.

Drakken is usually respectful of Shego's space, mostly because overstepping his boundaries almost always results in physical pain. Like a child, though, he needs constant reminders to keep a safe distance from his volatile henchwoman, which she usually supplies in the form of threats. He apparently respects her wishes enough to put a "no cloning" clause in her contract,^[20] though she has to literally shove it in his face to remind him. Drakken went too far one time when, seeking obedience, he subjected Shego to mind control. After Kim's brothers freed her and Kim from Drakken's control, an absolutely enraged Shego chased Drakken offscreen, where it is implied she beat him quite soundly so as to ensure that he never did anything like that again.^[6]

Despite her apparent loyalty to Drakken, Shego has made it quite clear that she can and will leave him if a better offer comes along. When Ron received Drakken's evil from the attitudinator, Shego did not hesitate to ditch her boss and snatch up the far more evilly inclined Zorpox.^[10] Of course, once the evil was transferred back to Drakken, Shego returned to his side.

Without Shego, Drakken is far less capable. As a running gag in one episode, he is shown as unable to open a pickle jar without her assistance.^[21] However, he has managed to pose a threat without her, one time creating a trio of androids known as "Bebes." The robots promptly turned on him after deducing that, since they were "perfect," they should not have to follow orders from one who is "imperfect."^[7] On another occasion, when Shego took a vacation due to her preference not to be cloned, Drakken created an army of genetically unstable clones that were defeated with soda.^[20] It is important to note that he failed in these instances due to lack of foresight, not total incompetence.

Their relationship went through a bit of a rough patch in Season 4, when Shego left Drakken in prison to work for two other villains^{[22] [23]} and took a vacation from him which was interrupted when she had to drive away Warmonga, who had broken him out of prison and became his new sidekick.^[24] In the next episode that they appeared together, any conflict between them had apparently been resolved and they were back to working as they always had.^[25]

Main article: Warmonga

A nine 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.

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. In Graduation Lucre is seen as the only villain to be happy apart from Shego for Drakken when he's being honored by the UN.

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Villains	Dr. Drakken · Shego · Monkey Fist · Duff Killigan · The Seniors · Professor Dementor · DNAmy · Killer Bebes · Camille Leon · Motor Ed · Other minor villains
Family	James Possible · Ann Possible · Jim and Tim Possible · The Stoppables · Other family members
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