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Likely born in [[Breed Rietland]], '''Henri Dropshot'''<ref name="Ep1" /><ref name="DRO P84">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Henri Dropshot is only named in this book, on page 84''</ref> also known as one of the Kemphanen<ref group="note">'''Kemphanen''' (singular: '''kemphaan''') has a double meaning in Dutch. It literally translates to the [[wikipedia:Ruff (bird)|Ruff]], which is a [[wikipedia:wader|wading bird]]. In Dutch it is also used to describe two people who are regularly in conflict or rivalry.</ref><ref>{{CiteBook|CCD}} ''He shares his character sheet with [[Johnny Hollyday]] and both are called 2 Kemphanen on that page</ref>. He fights over [[Anna van de Polder]] against [[Johnny Hollyday]], another resident of de [[Plaspoelpolder]]<ref name="Ep1">{{CiteAJKep|1}}</ref>.  
Likely born in [[Breed Rietland]], '''Henri Dropshot'''<ref name="Ep1" /><ref name="DRO P84">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Henri Dropshot is only named in this book, on page 84''</ref>, also known as one of the '''Kemphanen''',<ref group="note">'''Kemphanen''' (singular: '''kemphaan''') has a double meaning in Dutch. It literally translates to the [[wikipedia:Ruff (bird)|Ruff]], a species of [[wikipedia:wader|wading bird]]. In Dutch, it is also used to describe two people who are frequently in conflict or rivalry.</ref><ref>{{CiteBook|CCD}} ''He shares his character sheet with [[Johnny Hollyday]], and both are referred to as "2 Kemphanen" on that page.''</ref> fights with [[Johnny Hollyday]] over [[Anna van de Polder]], another resident of the [[Plaspoelpolder]]<ref name="Ep1">{{CiteAJKep|1}}</ref>.


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
He is a duck of regular size, sporting a small moustache and ginger hair. In the [[Alfred J. Kwak|animated series]], he is depicted with a relatively full head of hair; however, in the book ''[[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]]'', he is shown with only a few tufts of hair.


He wears a green colbert over a white undershirt, complemented by a bright red bowtie (rendered as red with blue spots in ''[[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen|Goedemorgen]]'') and white spats covering his feet. Finally, he accessorizes with a [[wikipedia:boater|boater hat]] and a [[wikipedia:monocle|monocle]]. He is frequently seen carrying a [[wikipedia:Racket (sports equipment)|tennis racket]] and a coin for tossing.


==Personality==
==Personality==

Revision as of 19:19, 11 March 2025

Henri Dropshot
Character
"Anna van de Polder"
Anna in Episode 1
SpeciesDuck
BirthplaceBreed Rietland
First appearanceEpisode 1
Character Model Sheet number7/1[1]
Character Model Sheet name2 Kemphanen

Name in different languages
Dutch nameHenri Dropshot
Japanese name青年 (Seinen, or lit. Young Man)
German nameUnknown
English nameUnknown

Likely born in Breed Rietland, Henri Dropshot[2][3], also known as one of the Kemphanen,[note 1][4] fights with Johnny Hollyday over Anna van de Polder, another resident of the Plaspoelpolder[2].

Appearance

He is a duck of regular size, sporting a small moustache and ginger hair. In the animated series, he is depicted with a relatively full head of hair; however, in the book De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen, he is shown with only a few tufts of hair.

He wears a green colbert over a white undershirt, complemented by a bright red bowtie (rendered as red with blue spots in Goedemorgen) and white spats covering his feet. Finally, he accessorizes with a boater hat and a monocle. He is frequently seen carrying a tennis racket and a coin for tossing.

Personality

Storyline

Voice actors

Japanese ¦ 島田 敏 (Bin Shimada) ¦ 青年 (Seinen)
Dutch ¦ Bob van Tol[note 2] ¦ Henri Dropshot
German ¦ ??? ¦ Unnamed
English ¦ ??? ¦ Unnamed

Appearances

Audio

Production background

Notes

  1. ↑ Kemphanen (singular: kemphaan) has a double meaning in Dutch. It literally translates to the Ruff, a species of wading bird. In Dutch, it is also used to describe two people who are frequently in conflict or rivalry.
  2. ↑ Miscredited on IMDb and several other pages as Paul van Vliet

References

  1. ↑ Siepermann, Harald; Bacher, Hans (1988). Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak. Duesseldorf - West-Germany.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "[[Alfred J. Kwak Episode {{{2}}}|]]". Alfred J. Kwak. Season Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".. Episode {{{2}}}. N/A. Unknown. {{cite episode}}: Check date values in: |airdate= (help)
  3. ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Henri Dropshot is only named in this book, on page 84
  4. ↑ Siepermann, Harald; Bacher, Hans (1988). Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak. Duesseldorf - West-Germany.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) He shares his character sheet with Johnny Hollyday, and both are referred to as "2 Kemphanen" on that page.