Scrooge McDuck

Scrooge McDuck is a character created by Disney comic book writer/artist Carl Barks in 1947 for a Donald Duck comic book story titled "Christmas on Bear Mountain". As his name and personality suggest, he is named after and based on the character of Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol. Originally intended as a one-shot character, Scrooge proved to be so popular that he made many reappearances since then, and eventually he replaced Donald as the starring character in Barks' stories. In animation, Scrooge would be known through DuckTales, a syndicated cartoon series based loosely off of Barks' stories (ironically, it never had a Christmas episode).

Fittingly enough, Scrooge portrayed his namesake in the record album A Disney Christmas Carol and its animated adaptation, Mickey's Christmas Carol. Scrooge would also appear in the direct-to-video films Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas and its sequel, Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas.