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==Popularity== While in the United States the character has long been obscure, in many countries Rockerduck is almost as well known as Scrooge himself, to the point that his name has been used as a metaphor example. In [[Italy]], he is so familiar in popular culture that his name has been occasionally used as a metaphor for "unlikable and/or dishonest wealthy person",<ref>Enrico Giacovelli, [https://books.google.com/books?id=USSajGBtN6kC&dq=rockerduck&pg=PA51 Poi dice che uno si butta a sinistra!], Gremese editore, 1996, p. 51</ref> "go-getter",<ref>Paolo Rumiz, [https://books.google.com/books?id=26hjGFOpRQUC&dq=rockerduck&pg=PA13 Danubio: storie di una nuova Europa], Pordenone : Studio Tesi, 1990, p. 13</ref> or "rival millionaire" (i.e., a millionaire who is the rival of another millionaire, in this instance, [[Bill Koch (businessman)|Bill Koch]], rival of [[Raul Gardini|Raul "Uncle Scrooge" Gardini]]).<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6-zRFh34IlMC&q=rockerduck&pg=PA95 | title=Il Moro tradito | author=Landò, Luca| year=1992 | publisher=Baldini e Castoldi | isbn=9788885988231 }}</ref> The figure of Rockerduck was also used in a study about pathological greed, as the archrival of Scrooge, who is himself the example of said greed.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Ebhu2gXnVwC&q=rockerduck&pg=PA21 | title=Comunicazione e personalità. | author=D'Ambra, Maurizio| year=2004 | publisher=Zelig | isbn=9788888809359 }}</ref>
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