Danny Phantom (character)

Danny Phantom (character)

Danny Phantom, the heroic ghostly alter-ego of Daniel "Danny" Fenton, is a superhero, the protagonist and title character of the Nickelodeon animated television series Danny Phantom, created and designed by Butch Hartman, Shannon Tendell, and Stephen Silver. Danny Fenton/Phantom is voiced by David Kaufman.

Danny receives his powers through an accident with his parents' ghost portal. Throughout the series, Danny struggles to master his abilities while balancing school life and his own teenage emotions.

His parents are Jack and Maddie Fenton, and his older sister is Jazz Fenton. He has two best friends, Sam Manson and Tucker Foley. Danny is a fourteen-year-old freshman in Casper High. Unpopular, he is the victim of bully Dash Baxter and harbors a crush on Paulina, a popular student.

His primary enemy and rival is Vlad Plasmius, another half-ghost. Plasmius tries to persuade Danny to be his adoptive son and apprentice.