Count Duckula and speaks with an American accent, despite being voiced by a British actor. He has no fangs, and his favourite food, as a vegetarian, is broccoli sandwiches. He occasionally has been seen wearing pyjamas with a "Danger Mouse" logo, a reference to the character's origin. The Duckula family motto is "Per ardua ad sanguina", which means "work hard for blood". He has a very modern outlook, and often despairs over the traditional vampire image he is expected to embody. He hates living in a dark, gloomy castle, and finds the behaviour of his servants to be depressing. Duckula frequently expresses
Superman: The Animated Series off into a new animated series, "Justice League", which also featured other popular DC Comics characters, including Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Hawkgirl which spawned a sequel series "Justice League Unlimited". Originally producer Bruce Timm wanted the show to have a more 1940s Fleischer Studios "Superman"-cartoon feel. Another original character design sheet showed the characters in a stylised 1950s style (not unlike that of the live-action "Adventures of Superman" TV series), suggesting that the producers also considered setting the series during that period, or possibly ending up like "Batman: The Animated Series" (set during modern times,