D.B. Platypus

This character exists primarily or exclusively within the Sonic Boom continuity. Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.

For the character in the Archie Comics, see Duck "Bill" Platypus.

Duck Bill Platypus
D.B. Platypus
Appearances
First appearance	"Role Models"
Voice actor(s)
English voice actor(s)	Wally Wingert
Other language voice actor(s)	Gilbert Lévy (French)
Biographical overview
Species	Platypus
Physical description
Gender	Male
Fur	Yellow-green, apple green
Skin	Arylide yellow
Eyes	Green
Attire	Black bowler hat Red glasses White shirt Red bowtie Black jacket White gloves Black and white shoes
Alignment and character traits
Alignment	Neutral
Powers and abilities
Skills	Professional image advisor

Wonderful rolemodelling.

— D.B. Platypus, "Role Models"

Duck Bill Platypus, or just D.B. Platypus for short, is a character that appears in the Sonic Boom television series. He is an anthropomorphic platypus and professional image specialist.

Appearance

D.B. Platypus is a humanoid platypus at about Sonic's height with chartreuse colored fur. He has a very thick head and neck with a broad arylide yellow bill, small green eyes and two hair tuffs on both sides of his head. He also has rather broad shoulders and a fuzzy, apple green beaver-tail. For attire, he wears a black bowler hat, red-framed glasses reminiscent of pince-nez glasses, a black jacket with a befitting white shirt and red bowtie, white gloves, and white and black shoes.

History

TV series

Season one

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Platypus supervising Team Sonic.

D.B. Platypus was hired by Mayor Fink to make Team Sonic better role models for the village youth after they horsed around in public. Establishing himself upon meeting them, Platypus had the team follow gradually stricter rules about etiquette which eventually made Sticks leave. As Team Sonic then tried to stop Dr. Eggman's rampage, Platypus restricted them from using violence among other things, leaving the heroes helpless. However, he was disposed of by Sticks when she threw him into a garbage can, allowing her to get her team back in action.

Season two

Working together with Dixon on Seaside Island's television network, Platypus inspired Dixon to hire Sticks as their new journalist when her news podcast proved more popular that the network's. However, Platypus, with Dixon's aid, kept adding changes to Sticks' TV news gig to improve its image until she quit from selling herself out. Getting a job as a vacuum cleaner salesman later on, Platypus decided to check into Dr. Eggman's "Eggman Towers". However, the service he received there was mediocre due to Eggman prioritizing his search for a secret hotel reviewer (with Eggman even mistaking Platypus for said reviewer). In the end, Platypus and the guests got taken hostage by Eggman for an evil scheme. Team Sonic however, ensured that Platypus was freed from Eggman's captivity, with Eggman Towers getting blown up around them in the process.

Personality

D.B. Platypus' strict demeanor.

D.B. Platypus is somewhat regal in his approach with a slight sense of dry humor. However, he is a very strict, if not a little short-tempered, adviser. He demands unquestionable compliance from his clients and their personal opinions hold no importance to him. When pleased, he gladly gives out compliments (or blows his praise whistle), but when even the slightest detail is off, he cites his clients by blowing his whistle. In his view, the perfect role is a soulless drone who follows every rule.

As an image specialist, D.B. Platypus' forte is visual image. He is knowledgeable in the impression people leave on others and is well-versed in proper behavior. However, he has been known to take his pursuits of the perfect image pertaining to his assignments way too far, leaving his recipients with gradually stricter and stricter rules to follow. He is similarly utterly unconcerned with how his work affects the surroundings in the long run, as long as his recipients act out the ideal behavior he has deemed befitting for their case, even when the audience he is improving an image for or his recipients disapprove of the results of his work.

Quotes

"Remember, you're not people anymore, you're role models!"

—D.B. Platypus, "Role Models"

"A true role model knows the value of a home cooked meal."

—D.B. Platypus, "Role Models"

"Uh, just a moment ol' chap, running into a room is bad form. Sonic, I'm looking at you."

—D.B. Platypus addressing the Old Monkey and then eyeing at Sonic. "Role Models"

"Role modeling fraction!"

—D.B. Platypus, "Role Models"

Trivia

• In dubs for Sonic Boom in other countries, D.B. Platypus has sometimes received different names:
  • In Russian, he was called "Platypus".
  • In France, he was called "Trevor".