Mickey Dugan holds the distinction of being the youngest Eagle Riders member. Raised in an orphanage, he shares a close bond with an adoptive sister who secured their placement under the team's mentor upon leaving. His combat style emphasizes agility, sharp reflexes, and precise weapon handling, complemented by an innate ability to connect with children and animals—a trait often leveraged during missions. Within the team, he views his adoptive sister as immediate family and idolizes the tactical leader and weapons specialist as older brothers, though he sometimes rebels against their authority when feeling ignored. His dynamic with the team's pilot blends casual friendship with informal respect, tempered by the pilot's disciplinary interventions when necessary. Specializing in reconnaissance, he employs compact equipment including a small VTOL aircraft for navigating tight spaces. His arsenal evolves from American clackers (bolas for immobilizing foes) to a rebound ball projectile fired from a shovel-like mitt; one continuity features him wielding a spinning top weapon tethered to a yo-yo string. Outside missions, he co-manages a snack bar with his sister, displaying youthful exuberance, mischief, and responsibility in equal measure. He relishes drawing and card games but avoids mathematics, receiving academic tutoring from the mentor and older teammates. In the Eagle Riders narrative, he battles the Vorak—androids substituted for human adversaries to reduce violence. The team encounters inconsistencies involving a key antagonist initially presented as male but later revealed as a brainwashed, artificially aged female character. This antagonist's backstory, including a father lost in a shipwreck and a surviving mother, introduces continuity challenges within the adapted plot. The adaptation excludes the source material's final episodes due to their darker themes, preventing narrative resolution. His documented appearances remain confined to this adaptation.