Doctor Debolt

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Dr. Debolt is a fictional, anthropomorphic rabbit created for the animated television series Tale Spin. He was voiced by Rob Paulsen. Dr. Debolt is a friendly mad scientist who works for Khan Industries. He plays a small but vital roll in the four-part pilot miniseries of Tale Spin, Plunder and Lightning. Debolt is the one who created the sub-electron amplifier, and took an almost childlike joy in explaining how it worked to anyone who would listen, a talent that was called upon to explain to Baloo and Rebecca Cunningham the stone's nature.

Debolt was also the one who figured out the existence of the Lightning Gun when he studied a list of all the things the Air Pirates had stolen from Khan Industries. The well-meaning scientist tried to warn Shere Khan about the weapon, but he was too late and the Air Pirates had already begun using it to attack Cape Suzette. By remaining in Khan's office, Debolt survived the assault on the city.

Debolt did not appear in any Tale Spin episodes outside of the original pilot miniseries. His role as Khan's chief scientist would later apparently be taken over by Buzz, and what became of him following the events of Plunder and Lightning is not known although he presumably still works for Khan.