Joe, Jack, William and Averell Dalton

Joe, Jack, William and Averell Dalton, collectively known as The Dalton brothers and better known as The Daltons, are the main antagonists of the Lucky Luke comics franchise and the villain protagonists of the 2009 series The Daltons.

Why They Rock

 * 1) They're the most recognizable and well-known Lucky Luke villains in the whole franchise. They appeared in more than 20 Lucky Luke BDs, 4 different movies, and 5 TV series (2 of which were direct animated adaptations of some of the original LL comic strips);
 * 2) Much like the Cockroaches from Oggy and the Cockroaches, Their wacky and cartoonish designs make up for their resemblance to one other. Not to mention, while in the LL universe, they're often regarded as ugly, their fandom, although suggestive, finds them rather attractive;
 * 3) It's needful to say that the four titular characters from the aforementioned shows could have been inspired by their round big noses and pointy mustaches.
 * 4) The countless hilarious gags in which they are involved. They vary from Joe's exaggerated body language during his mini-mental breakdowns caused by Averell's nonsense to the creative, absurd but prone-to-failure plans the quartet scheme in order to break out from prison.
 * 5) Their entertaining antics as villains in their own show, The Daltons, are very reminiscent of Pinky and the Brain. As the shortest one of the group is the smartest and most short-tempered compared to the tallest one of the group is the dimwitted comic-relief with moments of brilliance.
 * 6) * At the same time, the quadruplets also share much in common with the titular Ed Edd N Eddy. As they are all a group that prides themselves in their schemes organized by the jerkish, greedy, and cunning schemer but tend to be incompetent and prone to foiling their schemes because of their comedic traits and have to go to great lengths to achieve their plans.
 * 7) Despite looking the same, they do have personality traits that make them stand out, especially the two antipodes of the crew:
 * 8) Joe, the shortest and the eldest, has two of his primary traits his fiery temper which leads him to insanity, and his craftiness at scheming. Making him the most arrogant yet intelligent schemer of the group. Something between Ren Hoek and The Brain as a scheming outlaw.
 * 9) Jack, taller than Joe, but shorter than the rest, the working boy, the calmest/unemotional one and the most level-headed;
 * 10) William, taller than Jack but shorter than Averell, the intellectual reader, the most laid-back, and the suitor of the team;
 * 11) Averell, the tallest and the youngest. Most notably, he is the kindest yet the most accident-prone, talkative, dimwitted, childish, and the glutton of the crew. The definitive idiot and comic relief of the group with moments of possessing talented traits like being an artist (painter, sculptor, interior decorator, puppeteer, origami crafter), a cook (baker, pastry chef, french fryer...), a gardener, a karate master, and much more. Too bad his lack of common sense tends to stop him from actually utilizing those talents in any meaningful way...
 * 12) Despite their villainous affiliation with crime, they retain a lot of likability and charm because of how goofy and sympathetic they're depicted as such.
 * 13) * They're bandits, sure, and they have no scruples about robbing the innocent, tricking and using whoever's gullible enough to take their word at something or threaten with violence if they don't get their way... but they're generally fairly laid-back and easy enough to get along with when they're not robbing. The exception is Joe, who can be Faux Affably Evil but is more often just a jerk.
 * 14) * The Daltons fight and bicker constantly, and especially Joe is constantly smacking around and yelling at Averell. But they always stick together, and if any of the brothers is threatened by an outside force, the other three will back him up.
 * 15) * They're villains and proud of it, but they even have standards. On a rare occasions, they'll do something decent. Averell is particularly prone to this, but even Joe can on occasion show a small bit of decency for his group and in general.
 * 16) They even got their own official spin-off series in the early 2010s. While it deviates slightly from the source material, since it does not feature Lucky Luke, with the exception of some minor appearances here and there, the slapstick and the overall zany tone of the show blend extremely well with the main characters.
 * 17) One of the best aspects of it is the fact that the creators actually cared about giving the middle brothers, Jack and William, two distinguishable personalities as, so far, the only reason they existed was to act as buffers between Joe and Averell or extras.
 * 18) They even have an awesome theme song, as well as a full version of the said song that explains in depth about their motives and personalities as arrogant criminals, very much like Gru from Despicable Me.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) While likable and sympathetic, Joe can be too much of an abusive jerk, especially towards Averell.
 * 2) Sometimes Jack and William get any personalities to work with (especially in the Lucky Luke movie and The Daltons), making it hard to tell how they are sometimes compared to the cunning and wrathful napoleon that is Joe and the comic-relief idiot that is Averell.
 * 3) Averell's stupidity and incompetence as a criminal, tend to hamper the team's progress in their efforts to escape and run free from the law. In fact, in the show his stupidity even rivals Rintindumb, the prison's guard dog.

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