Editing Clan McDuck (section)

=== Fergus McDuck ===
'''Fergus McDuck''' (1835–1902<ref name="LoS9">[[Don Rosa]]: "The Billionaire of Dismal Downs" (part 9 of ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''). First published 1993 ([http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+93121 I.N.D.U.C.K.S. entry]).</ref>) is the second child of Dingus and Molly McDuck and the father of Scrooge McDuck. As such he is a prominent character in ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''.

He was born in [[Glasgow]] in 1835 to Dingus McDuck and Molly Mallard, who were both working as coal miners at the time. He spent most of his life as a mill worker.<ref name="Rosa"/>

According to a story by [[William Van Horn]], Fergus at some point had a short marriage with an unidentified woman, with whom he had the son [[Clan McDuck#Rumpus McFowl|Rumpus McFowl]].<ref>[[William Van Horn]]: "Secrets". First published 1998 ([http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+98154 I.N.D.U.C.K.S. entry]).</ref> He later married Downy O'Drake, his wife in Rosa's stories, who became the mother of three of his children – Scrooge, Matilda, and Hortense.

The rest of Fergus' biography is shown in ''The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck''. In 1877 he encouraged his son to work to have his own money. Scrooge's obvious intelligence, skill at hard work and ambition made his father believe that Scrooge would be able to restore Clan McDuck to its former glory.<ref name="LoS1"/> In the story ''Of Ducks, Dimes, and Destinies'', it is revealed that Scrooge's Number One Dime came from Fergus, who gave it to the man who used it to pay Scrooge for shining his shoes.

In 1885 the Clan's hereditary lands would have been seized due to Fergus' inability to pay his taxes. But Scrooge spent his savings at the time ($10,000) to pay the taxes and become the new owner of their lands.<ref name="LoS5">[[Don Rosa]]: "The New Laird of Castle McDuck" (part 5 of ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]''). First published 1993 ([http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+92191 I.N.D.U.C.K.S. entry]).</ref> While Scrooge was away, Fergus and his family moved back to Castle McDuck, abandoned for centuries in Dismal Downs. The family continued to work to pay for the taxes, and Scrooge sent them money he earned while traveling. Fergus became a widower in 1897.

Scrooge became rich in the [[Klondike, Yukon|Klondike]] and returned to Scotland in 1902 as a billionaire. Scrooge's intention was originally to settle in Dismal Downs, but he quickly changed his mind and decided to settle in the United States. He wanted to take his family with him. His sisters accepted, but Fergus decided to stay. He died during the night, aged 72, and was re-united with his wife Downy and the rest of the McDuck Clan as his three children left Scotland.<ref name="LoS9"/>

In [[Don Rosa]]'s ''[[The Old Castle's Other Secret or A Letter from Home]]'' (2004), it's revealed that Fergus tried to find the [[Knights Templar]] treasure hidden in the castle McDuck by one of his ancestors, a Knight himself. Even though Fergus decided not to tell Scrooge about the treasure, he learns about it through other ways and, like [[Clan McDuck#Matilda McDuck|Matilda McDuck]], thinks Fergus kept the secret from him because he disapproved of Scrooge. In the middle of their way to the treasure, Scrooge, Matilda and Scrooge's nephews find a letter from Fergus, who believed Scrooge would eventually find it, revealing the reason he hid the secret from Scrooge is that Scrooge would feel better building his own fortune instead of inheriting one.<ref>[[Don Rosa]]: "A Letter From Home". First published 2004 ([http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=D+2003-081 I.N.D.U.C.K.S. entry])</ref>

Fergus appears in the classic 1987 ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' episode, "Once Upon a Dime", which explores Scrooge's history. Here he is referred to as "McPapa." Fergus' name and image are also present in the 2017 ''[[DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' series, which draws heavily from the comics. He later appears in the episode "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!", having survived to the present day due to Scrooge rebuilding Castle McDuck using magic stones that granted his parents immortality. Scrooge and Fergus' relationship is initially tense, with the latter expressing apparent disapproval of the former; though in reality, he was upset because Scrooge had not been a part of his life. They later reconcile after Fergus reveals he was the one who gave Scrooge his Number One Dime, via Burt the Ditch Digger, in order to give him the gift of "self-reliance" since he was unable to afford a proper gift for him. [[Alan Young]], who voiced Scrooge in the original series, was meant to provide Fergus's voice, but passed away before he could record any dialogue<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/FrankAngones/status/1199588253499678720|access-date=2020-07-30|website=mobile.twitter.com}}</ref> and the role went to [[Graham McTavish]].

In the 1993 [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game ''[[DuckTales 2]]'', Scrooge and his nephews found a piece of a treasure map that led to the lost treasure of a character named Fergus McDuck. However, this Fergus is not Scrooge's father but Scrooge's great-great-uncle.