Plot Overview
At the urging of his best friend, Sam, Danny explores the contents of the then under construction Fenton Portal. It resulted in an accident that caused Danny's molecular structure to be infused with ectoplasm, transforming him into a half ghost. Unsure of what to make of it for a month, Danny's battle with a Lunch Lady Ghost causes him to pursue the path of a superhero.
He struggles with his powers as he deals with heroic life and his normal, teenage existence. When Walker, Ghost Zone's ghost cop frames Danny for assaulting the mayor of Amity Park as an act of revenge for escaping his prison earlier, Danny's hometown shuns him and dubs him "Inviso-Bill". Danny does not become discouraged and vows to continue protecting Amity Park. He eventually gains the townspeople's trust when he saves Amity Park and the Ghost Zone from an old, powerful ghost king. He becomes their duly-deputized protector. By the end, he is known and beloved over the world.
Danny meets Vlad Masters/Plasmius who serves as his primary arch-nemesis and has the same half-ghost powers but has more experience. Plasmius tries to force Danny into becoming his surrogate son. His desire to obtain Danny pushes Plasmius to create numerous clones of Danny until he reaches the perfect one. The last clone is Dani Phantom, who teams up with Danny after she discovers she is nothing but a tool to Plasmius. Plasmius abandons cloning and spends the remainder of the series tormenting and trying to destroy Danny.
One theme is Danny's constant battle against his temptation to abuse his powers. This comes full circle when Danny cheats on his tests, resulting in a future timeline where he becomes Dark Danny, the most powerful, evil ghost. Danny defeats his future self using the element of surprise and the newly acquired Ghostly Wail. Clockwork, a ghost that oversees time, gives Danny a second chance and alters the dark future.
Danny has his secret identity exposed three episodes, "Reality Trip," "Ultimate Enemy" and "Phantom Planet." On two of these three occasions, everyone, except Sam, Tucker, and Jazz, has their memories wiped.
The final episode chronicles Danny's struggles to compete against the "Masters' Blasters", a team of teenage ghost hunters who bests Danny. Danny retires after losing his ghost powers but regains his powers back when he goes to the Ghost Zone and returns to stop an asteroid from hitting the earth. He reveals his secret identity to the world upon victory, and the last scenes depict a bright future with him and his new girlfriend, Sam.
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