Huh. I always thought of him as a nice little guy who wanted to do right but sometimes got carried away by his own enthusiasm. I think it's his propensity to get into trouble and then try his darndest to fix things that I like, which is why this game appeals to me--although he's also just a dude trying to survive, which is also appealing. He also seemed rather zen somehow.

Donald is really identifiable with his rotten luck and temper. He can be more of a deliberate jerk than Mickey, but he's also got a reason: the entire universe is trying to inconvenience him, steal from him, or kill him. And yet he remains optimistic. Plus, he's a serious renaissance man--he's got more hobbies than I do.

I read very few comics, so I wind up getting most of my impressions of the characters from the classic shorts. Add to that a few movies and the mystical power of Cultural Osmosis and you've got most of my sources.