Cinnamon Teal is an antagonist from the DuckTales franchise, that debuted in "Spies in Their Eyes". She is a spy whose greatest asset is her gaze, with which she mesmerizes others to do her bidding. She sometimes teams up with her cousin, Ho, whose place in her schemes is that of muscle mass. Despite only appearing in one episode in the original series, she was given more prominence in print media.
Background[]
Cinnamon is from the Republic of Singapore, where she is active in the spy network. She is a regular of the Cloak & Dagger Club, a notorious hangout for spies where information is as much a currency as money. An occasional partner-in-crime of hers is her cousin, Ho, whose brawn complements her brain. The range of activities Cinnamon has been involved in not known, but it is enough to earn her a noteworthy time in jail. Somehow, another spy by the name of Victor Luzer got hold of incriminating documents on her activities, in return of which Cinnamon helped him with a scheme of his. Though she kept her end of the bargain, he gave her false documents. Cinnamon shortly sided with the law-abiding side of the population to get her documents before returning to her spy activities.
Personality[]
Mind games are Cinnamon's forte, whether by means of her unique ability or common manipulation. Employers regularly make the mistake to only count on the former and consider themselves in control as long as they avoid her gaze. That she might have her sleeves stocked with more than mesmerism does not occur to them, and that suits Cinnamon just fine. But just because Cinnamon is a master at what she does does not mean she herself is immune to the designs of others. If anything, Cinnamon is inadvisably quick to trust the people running along in her world and to assume her prospects will follow a straight line. It doesn't seem to come back to bite her that often, but when it does, she's got a problem she can't afford to ignore. Fortunately, she is adapt at getting involved in new alliances that change the strategic facts drastically.
Physical appearance[]
Cinnamon Teal is a medium-to-tall, white-feathered duck. Her black hair is done in a pixie cut with a flower in it and she has a mole on her right cheek.
Powers and abilities[]
While clever and organized, what sets Cinnamon apart from her colleagues are her eyes. One look is all she needs to ensnare a mind for as long as it pleases her. During this time, her victim's knowledge, memories, and actions are hers to decide on. There are, however, three limitations to her powers. The first is that her gaze can't get through sunglasses. The second limitation is that a victim needs to be in hearing range to receive instructions from her or else they'll just stand around in trance. There is a light suggestion she may have some telepathic control, but instructions in advance of a mission are her usual method. A third limitation is that Cinnamon can only control one person at a time, but she has it in her to outgrow this limitation.
Appearances[]
DuckTales[]
In "Spies in Their Eyes", Cinnamon is in trouble when Victor Luzer comes in the possession of documents that could put her in jail. In exchange for the documents, Cinnamon agrees to use her powers to get him a new submarine by McDuck Industries currently being tested by the American Navy. She hypnotizes Donald Duck while he is on shore leave and gets him to bring her the hand-sized remote computer. Once he's served his purpose, she sends him out of the Cloak & Dagger Club shes's hiding at with no memory of the past hours. Cinnamon and Victor exchange the documents and computer, but she discovers that Victor has given her fake papers when he's already away. She also finds herself bothered by Scrooge McDuck and Donald's nephews, who seek to clear Donald's name and retrieve the computer, but with Victor's betrayal in mind she saves them from Ho to arrange an alliance. When Victor steals the submarine, mans it, and tries to sink the navy's ship, Scrooge, Cinnamon, and Donald join forces to stop him. It is Cinnamon's gaze that eventually incapacitates Victor and allows him to be arrested. In exchange, the Ducks get her the documents she has been looking for and she happily tears them apart.
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp[]
Cinnamon makes a cameo at the Archaeological Society ball.
Printed Media[]
Boom! Studios comics[]
In the 2011 DuckTales comic book by Boom! Studios, Cinnamon, now apparently a criminal again, appears in the "Rightful Owners" arc. She assists John D. Rockerduck to win a bet he made with Scrooge McDuck on who is Duckburg's biggest philanthropist. She hypnotizes Gladstone Gander (who is now named Agent X) so Rockerduck can have his luck on his side and win the bet with it. Gladstone is well known about his unpredictable and unimaginable luck, so John D. Rockerduck is more than sure that he will win the bet, but Cinnamon has other plans, as her powers grow as she says that soon she won't have any need for Rockerduck.
Cinnamon reappears in the DuckTales/Darkwing Duck crossover story "Dangerous Currency", where she is a member of the "League of Eve-il" along with Magica De Spell, Ammonia Pine, and Camille Chameleon. They form an alliance with the Phantom Blot, the Fearsome Four, and the Beagle Boys. After Negaduck is revealed to be the source of the slime/ink contaminating St. Canard, the villains all fuse with him. This ultimately proves to be a bad move, though; when Slime Negaduck is banished back to the Wasteland at the end of the story, he ends up taking all the other villains with him. It should be noted, however, that "Dangerous Currency" was never approved by Disney and is not considered canon (this likely applies to "Rightful Owners" as well).
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Trivia[]
- She shares a name with a species of duck called the "Cinnamon Teal", although she bears no resemblance to the usually brown-feathered bird.
- In Dangerous Currency, Part 4 of "Rightful Owners" of the Boom! Studios DuckTales comics refers to Cinnamon as the "notorious St. Canard villainess", which is a canon without precedent. Although in a Darkwing Duck episode, they reused her cousin Ho's model, so it's not entirely out of the blue.
