Porky C. Joey Paide, better known as the The Eager Young Space Cadet, or simply the Space Cadet, is the deuteragonist of Duck Dodgers. He serves as the assistant and sidekick of Captain Duck Dodgers.
Cadet looks up to Dodgers, seeing him as a father-figure in many ways. He is utterly loyal to Dodgers and doesn't doubt a word he says. Despite being much smarter than his so-called hero, Cadet lets Dodgers give all the orders. Dodgers cares deeply for Cadet, though he rarely shows it. Dodgers relies heavily on the Cadet's assistance and would likely fail most missions without it; he often tries to take credit for the Cadet's work. The Cadet is also fairly successful as a ladies man, often being the one who gets the girl Dodgers swoons over. He graduated summa cum laude from the Protectorate Academy.
He is played by Looney Tunes staple character Porky Pig, and was voiced by Bob Bergen.
Appearance[]
Personality[]
He can range vastly, from sweet and kind, to evil genius mastermind. He looks up to Dodgers, seeing him as a father-figure in many ways. He is utterly loyal to Dodgers and doesn't doubt a word he says. Despite being much smarter than his so-called hero, he lets him give all the orders. Dodgers cares deeply for his Cadet though he rarely shows it, and often tries to take credit for the Cadet's work. Dodgers relies heavily on the Cadet's assistance and would likely fail most missions without it. It should be noted that the Cadet is also fairly successful as a ladies man, often being the one who gets the girl Dodgers swoons over. He graduated summa cum laude from the Protectorate Academy.
Background[]
Very little else is known about his past, though one episode portrays him as being the Prince and Ruler of his home planet of Swinus 9, with his own set of villains trying to dethrone or otherwise eliminate him. Since this was revealed in a story the Cadet told while babysitting his overly rambunctious niece and nephews, Porko, Puerco, and Sow (a joke on Animaniacs' Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, and even voiced by the same people), and they expressed no prior knowledge of this, it is unknown whether or not this is true or just his attempt to impress his impressionable relatives. He has claimed to have ended world hunger to Count Muerte, although this could be seen as bragging to a stranger.
Trivia[]
- In episode 7 season 1 'Shiver Me Dodgers', it is said that the Space Cadet knows and loves plenty of pirate songs and sang them during 'last year's Christmas party'. He is seen playing expertly the concertina, a type of accordion. He is later seen briefly playing a type of banjo with a soundhole in it. During this episode, he sang 'Your Cheating Eyepatch' twice because it's one of his favourites.