Professor Ludwig von Drake, also known, in S.H.U.S.H. capacities, as Director Von Drake, was an anthropomorphic duck and the 2017 Continuum's version of Ludwig von Drake.
Description[]
Every bit the eccentric genius, just like the Prime Universe's Ludwig, this version of the Professor was also once the director of S.H.U.S.H., and responsible for assigning Agent 22 to work with Scrooge McDuck against Black Heron.
At some point, he also created the Von Drake Doomsday Vault, a repository for the seeds of every plant on earth as a safeguard against any possible apocalyptic event. A semisentient recording of Ludwig was placed in the Vault, guiding visitors through the various defence mechanisms, though not always competently so.
At some point, Ludwig had also had three children, Anya, Corvus and Klara, who managed his interests following his apparent death. In reality, Ludwig had been abducted by F.O.W.L. and forced to assist their villainous schemes. He thus survived into the year 2021, despite his already advanced age, later claiming that the whole experience had left him too busy to expire. Ludwig was mercifully rescued by Scrooge’s allies, and helped bring an end to the plans he had been compelled to take part in.
Behind the scenes[]
This version of Ludwig von Drake was first seen in flashbacks in From the Confidential Casefiles of Agent 22, a 2018 episode of DuckTales 2017.
Strangely, he was never mentioned to be related to the Ducks in this continuity, though considering his close association with Scrooge, this could still implicitly be the case.