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[[Image:USSArizonaPearlHarbor.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|The USS Arizona burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor]]

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| character_name = Daniel "Danny" Fenton <br> (Danny Phantom)

| real_name = Daniel "Danny" Fenton

| publisher = [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]

| debut = "[[Mystery Meat]]"

| age = 14

| creators = [[Butch Hartman]]

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| Enemies = [[The Lunch Lady Ghost]], [[The Box Ghost]], [[Skulker]], [[Ember McLain]], [[Nicolai Technus]], [[Desiree]], [[Vlad Plasmius]] (Vlad Masters), Walker, [[Penelope Spectra]], [[Fright Knight]], [[Freakshow]], [[Pariah Dark]], [[Dark Danny]]

| status = Active

| alliances = Team Phantom (Leader) Tucker Foley (Best Friend) Sam Manson (best friend/girlfriend) Jazz Fenton (Sister and confident) Danielle Phantom (Cousin/clone) Frostbite (Mentor) Skulker (Enemy/Reluctant Ally)

| previous_alliances =

| species = Human-Ghost Hybrid (Halfa)

| aliases = "''Inviso-Bill''"<br>"''Ghost Boy/Kid/Child''"<br>"''Phantom Kid''"<br>("''Fenton"'',"''Fenturd"'',"''Fentons o' Fun"'') to [[Dash Baxter]]<br>various [[nickname]]s and insults given to him by his enemies<br>The "''Halfa''"

| relatives = [[Jack and Maddie Fenton#Jack Fenton|Jack Fenton]] ([[Father]])<br>[[Jack and Maddie Fenton#Madeline "Maddie" Fenton|Madeline "''Maddie''" Fenton]] ([[Mother]])<br>Jasmine "''Jazz''" Fenton ([[sister]])<br>Alicia ([[Maternal]] [[aunt]])<br>Danielle "''Dani''" Fenton/Phantom (clone/"''cousin''"), Danny clones (clones, deceased)

| powers = Various ghost-related powers: such as flight, intangibility, invisibility, ectoplasmic energy beams and shields, and cryokinesis to name a few; (see [[Danny Phantom (character)#Danny's ghost powers|List of Danny's Ghostly Powers]]).

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'''Danny Phantom''' the heroic ghostly alter-ego of '''Daniel "''Danny''" Fenton'''--a [[superhero]], the [[protagonist]] and [[titular character]] of the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] [[animated]] [[television series]] ''[[Danny Phantom]]''. He is voiced by [[David Kaufman (actor)|David Kaufman]].

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==History==

On the morning of [[December 7]], [[1941]], planes of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] carried out a surprise assault on the [[United States Navy|American Navy]] base and Army air field at [[Pearl Harbor]], [[Oahu]], [[Hawaii Territory]], now [[Hawaii]]. This attack has been called the '''Bombing of Pearl Harbor''' and the '''Battle of Pearl Harbor''' but, most commonly, the '''Attack on Pearl Harbor''' or simply '''Pearl Harbor'''.

Living with his ghost-obsessed parents since his birth, Danny had to put up with their unique personalities that often tramautized him as well as constantly be forced to listen to their parents ramble or instruct their children on how their numerous Fenton gadgets worked. However, this did nothing to stop Danny's curiosity that one day changed his life forever. While in his parents' [[laboratory]], Danny Fenton had an accident involving the newly built "Fenton Portal" and his [[DNA#molecular structure|molecular structure]] was infused with [[Ectoplasm (parapsychology)]].

As a result Danny Fenton becomes a half-human, half-ghost hybrid; he styles himself as a new persona as Danny Phantom, an extraordinary spectral superhero with a ghostly host of other-worldy powers; able to shift between the forms his human-half and his ghost-half at will, coming into a number of various [[supernatural]]/[[paranormal]]/[[metaphysical]]/[[extraordinary]] abilities. Upon transformation, his normally black hair turns white, his eyes change from sky blue to ectoplasmic green, his skin changes from light to tanned, and his normal attire becomes a black [[Hazardous material|hazmat]] suit - with white boots, gloves, belt, and starting from the second season, a "'''''D'''''" emblem with an inner "'''''P'''''" on his chest, becoming ''"Danny Phantom"''.

==Overview==

===Beginning Struggles===

[[image:Pearlharborcolork13513.jpg|thumb|300px|The forward magazines of the USS Arizona (BB-39) exploded after she was hit by a Japanese bomb]]

He made his first appearance in "Mystery Meat" where after having his powers for a full month, he struggled with either telling his parents or keeping it a secret. After a battle with the evil Lunch Lady, Danny decided in the end not to tell his folks and has started his long road of being a superhero to the people of Amity Park.

In "''[[Bitter Reunions]]''", Danny would meet [[Vlad Masters]] who would serve as his primary arch-nemesis throughout the series, possessing the same half-ghost powers he does, only 20 years more experienced.

On [[November 26]] a fleet of six [[aircraft carrier]]s commanded by Japanese Vice Admiral [[Chuichi Nagumo]] left [[Hitokapu Bay]] headed for Pearl Harbor under strict [[radio]] silence.

For the majority of the earlier episodes, Danny Phantom wasn't particularly a well known ghost. However, his major comeuppance in the Amity Park's public eyes came in "''[[Public Enemies]]''" when Walker, a ghost cop, in a fit of revenge against Danny ambushed the entire city, going as far as possessing the mayor and making Danny Phantom the framed victim in all of it, causing the public to shun the ghost boy.

On the morning of December 7, 1941, that Fleet's planes bombed all the US military air bases on the island (the biggest was the [[United States Army|US Army]] air base at [[Hickam Field]]), and the ships anchored at Pearl, including "[[Battleship Row]]". Nearly every plane on the ground was destroyed; only a few fighters got airborne and opposed the attacking planes. Either battleships and twelve other ships were sunk or damaged, 188 aircraft were destroyed, and 2,403 Americans lost their lives. The [[battleship]] [[USS Arizona (BB-39)|USS ''Arizona'']] exploded, turned over, and sank with a loss of over 1,100 men, nearly half of the American dead. It became, and remains, a memorial to those lost that day.

To make matters worse, when Freakshow took control of Danny with his crystal ball staff in [[Control Freaks (Danny Phantom)|''"Control Freaks"'']], he forced him to lead a series of ghostly bank robberies. Since then, Danny has been consistently chased after by Amity Park's local authority, despite his intentions to still bring about good to the world with only his two friends and Jazz supporting him, as well as Paulina who fell in love with Danny's alter ego ghost half in "''[[Lucky in Love]]''" when he saved her.

The first shots fired and the first casualties in the Attack on Pearl Harbor actually occurred when the [[USS Ward|USS ''Ward'']] attacked and sank a Japanese midget submarine. There were 5 midget submarines at Pearl Harbor which planned to torpedo US ships after the bombing started. None of the subs made it back safely, and only four out of the five have since been found.

In ''[[The Ultimate Enemy]]'' Danny gets his ghost half removed and he removes Vlad's Ghost half when the two ghost halves get mixed together forming [[Dark Danny]]. Danny turns over to the dark side and murders Danny Fenton. With no human emotions to stop him he causes damage on the earth and in the ghost zone.

The Japanese aircraft carriers were: ''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi|Akagi]], [[Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu|Hiryu]], [[Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga|Kaga]], [[Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku|Shokaku]], [[Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu|Soryu]], [[Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku|Zuikaku]]''. Together they had a total of 441 planes, including fighters, torpedo-bombers, dive-bombers, and fighter-bombers. Of these, 55 were lost during the battle. The planes attacked in two waves, and Admiral Nagumo decided to forego a third attack in favor of withdrawing.

==Strategy=A Hero===

He managed to succeed in "''[[Reign Storm]]''" when he fought against [[Pariah Dark]] and managed to lock him back in his palace. The aftermath reveals Danny to now be in the good in the eyes of 64% of the townsfolks of Amity, causing the majority to see Danny Phantom as a hero. Since then, his existence and popularity has soared, many knowing who he is, some respecting and looking out for him, etc. Danny also confirms the whole town during this point knows his true name is "Danny Phantom" and not "Inviso-Bill". This also helps his standing in the Ghost Zone as he is now called by Frostbite "''The Great One''" and "''Savior of the Ghost Zone''" because of his actions.

Another important note is that in [[Urban Jungle (Danny Phantom)|"''Urban Jungle''"]], Danny stated that he was a duly-appointed deputy of Amity Park, meaning that he is now officially recognized as the town's protector. By the time of [[Forever Phantom]], Danny Phantom's popularity has achieved a level comparable to a rock star's, as he is constantly chased by mobs of adoring fans and the news media. In [[Phantom Planet (Danny Phantom)|Phantom Planet]] his identity is revealed to the world and statues of him holding up the world are used as thanks.

The purpose of the attack on Pearl Harbor was to neutralize [[United States Navy|American naval power]] in the Pacific, if only temporarily. [[Yamamoto Isoroku]] himself suggested that even a successful attack would gain only a year or so of freedom of action. Japan had been embroiled in a war with [[China]] for some years (starting in 1931) and had seized [[Manchuria]] some years before. Planning began for a Pearl Harbor attack in support of further military advances in January of 1941, and training for the mission was underway by mid-year when the project was finally judged worthwhile after some Imperial Navy infighting.

===Alternate Paths===

Part of the Japanese plans for the attack included breaking off negotiations with the US prior (and only just prior) to the Attack. Diplomats from the Japanese Embassy in Washington, including special representative [[Admiral Kimura]], had been conducting extended talks with the State Department regarding the US reactions to the Japanese move into Indochina in the summer. Just before the attack, a long message was sent to the Embassy from the Foreign Office in Tokyo (encyphered with the [[purple code|Purple]] machine), with instructions to deliver it to [[Cordell Hull|Secretary Hull]] just before the attack was scheduled to begin (ie, 1PM Washington time). Because of decryption and typing delays, the Embassy personnel could not manage to do so; that long message breaking off negotiations was delivered well after the intended time, and well after the Attack had actually begun. The late delivery of the note contributed to US outrage about the Attack, and is a major reason for Roosevelt's famous characterization of that day as "... a date which will live in infamy". Yamamoto was very unhappy about the botched timing when he learned of it sometime later.

In "''[[The Ultimate Enemy]]''", Danny managed to witness an [[alternate future]] when, due to him cheating on the CAT (Career Aptitude Test), his family, friends, and Lancer all die through a Nasty Burger explosion. Orphaned, Danny moves in with Vlad, the only one who can understand his situation. With a great deal of sympathy for the boy, Vlad honored his wishes and removed his ghost half from his human self. As a result, Danny's ghost half went rogue and split Vlad's human half and merged with his ghost self, resulting in the birth of [[Dark Danny]]. After presumably killing his human self and blowing up Vlad's manor, he went on a ten-year world destruction tour. Danny does battle with his future self eventually and with the help of Clockwork, alters his future so that he can have a second chance to undo the damage he would have caused.

In "''[[Reality Trip]]"'', an encounter with Freakshow and his Reality Gauntlet resulted in him accidentally revealing his secret to the general public, causing wide storm news all over America and in mad pursuit by the [[Guys in White]]. While avoiding them, Danny and his friends managed to gather the Reality Gems, then ultimately stop Freakshow. Using the Reality Gauntlet afterwards, Danny alters everything back to the way it was once was, causing everyone but his friends, sister, Vlad Masters and some of his ghostly enemies to forget about his identity as Danny Phantom.

Both pieces of the final message had been decrypted by the US well before the Japanese Embassy had managed to finish, and it was the decrypt of the second piece which prompted [[George Marshall|General Marshall]] to send his famous warning to Hawaii that morning -- the one that was actually delivered to General Short at Pearl several hours after the Attack had ended (there were transmission delays, and it somehow failed to have been marked as highest urgency).

===New Allies and Old Friends===

[[Image:PearlHarbor Sm.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Modern satellite image of Pearl Harbor. Hickam AFB and Honolulu International Airport occupy the lower right corner]]

In [[Kindred Spirits (Danny Phantom)|''"Kindred Spirits"'']], Danny meets his "''third cousin once removed,''" Danielle a.k.a. [[Dani Phantom]] whom he later finds out is one of the many imperfect clones that Vlad has made, struggling to make the "''perfect half-ghost son''". He has sent Dani to fetch Danny to capture his mid-morph sample for the final processing. Danny managed to convince Dani that Vlad was only using her. Not believing at first, she figures it out by the time he yells at her harshly, causing her to team up with Danny and destroy his clone lab, including his perfect clone. Despite the fact she previously knocked him out before, twice in fact, Danny saved his "''cousin''" from Vlad when he attempted to kill her. With Vlad defeated, Dani flies off, vowing to meet again.

After getting lost in the Ghost Zone, Danny and co. encountered a Yeti-like ghost named "Frostbite", who leads a tribe of icy ghosts who idolized Danny as a [[god]] for defeating [[Pariah Dark]]. He later gained their help when he develops ice powers.

===Background===

In "''[[Claw of the Wild]]''", the Casper High students went camping for the summer; there the kids were kidnapped by beasts sent by Walker and his cops--at first to capture Wulf who coincidentally were in the same area as the campers--and eventually gain Danny's attention. Danny reunited with Wulf who once again had ran away from Walker and his men. With Sam and Wulf's help, Danny managed to save Tucker and his classmates, then declared to Wulf they are forever "''Amikos"'' before he runs--free once more.

The Japanese move into southern Indo-China, beginning in mid-1941, provoked the major powers in the area into action, more than the diplomatic protest notes which had been the usual for nearly a decade: the United States, with [[Britain]] and the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] colonial government, imposed an embargo on strategic materials to Japan in July. This "threat" to the Japanese economy (and to the military's supplies) was intended to force a reconsideration of the move into Indo-China and perhaps even to the negotiating table. Roosevelt's decision to leave the Fleet in Pearl (closer to Japan than the US West coast, and so an increase in 'threat') is said to have been part of this response. The US, and other Powers', reactions seem instead to have increased the Japanese military's commitment to a conquer and exploit approach against areas holding the resources endangered by the new embargo. With very limited oil production and minimal refined fuel reserves, Japan faced a real, and serious, problem. The Japanese leadership took the embargo as the stimulus to activate plans to seize supplies of strategic material in Asia, particularly southeast Asia. They could not expect the United States to remain passive when those plans were activated; it was this which had already led [[Yamamoto Isoroku|Admiral Yamamoto]] to consider ways to preemptively neutralize American power in the [[Pacific Rim|Pacific]].

In "''[[D-Stabilized]]"'', Dani Phantom had returned to Amity Park, seeking Danny to ask his help on stabilizing her. He found a way with a new Fenton creation named "''Ecto-Dejecto''", which was originally meant to destroy ghosts, but ended up making them stronger, increasing their ghostly status. Managing to convince a reluctant Valerie, she and Danny charge into Vlad's manor where Dani was currently being destabilized by Plasmius. He uses the Ecto-Dejecto on her, but it seemed to have no effect on her, causing her to fade away, leaving a saddened Danny. Luckily, Dani returns from her puddled mess, now fully stable. After defeating Vlad, she decides to venture, Danny asking her to be safe.

His idea of an attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor was one tactic to achieve this strategic goal. Japanese sources indicate that Yamamoto began to think about a possible strike at Pearl very early in 1941, and that, after some preliminary studies, had managed to start preliminary operational planning for it some months later. There was substantial opposition to any such operation within the Japanese Navy, and at one point Yamamoto threatened to resign if the operational planning were stopped. Permission to set up the operation was given in late summer at an Imperial Conference attended by the Emperor, and permission to actually stage the force into the Pacific in preparation for the attack was given at another Imperial Conference, also attended by the Emperor, in November.

Because of his family's and the whole town's hatred of ghosts, Danny has told nobody except his friends [[Tucker Foley]] and [[Samantha "Sam" Manson|Sam Manson]] about his powers, and struggles to hide his ghost identity from his family: his parents Jack and Madeline "''Maddie''" Fenton and his sister Jasmine "''Jazz''" Fenton, although she realized that Danny was the half-ghost in the episode "''My Brother's Keeper''", and has since covered for him even after she told Danny that she knew of his secret identity in "''The Ultimate Enemy''". Some of his enemies have also figured out his secret identity and have tried to exploit it as Technus did in "''Flirting with Disaster''".

===Immediate outcome===

===A Bright Future===

In terms of its strategic objectives the attack on Pearl Harbor was, in the short to medium term, a spectacular success which eclipsed the wildest dreams of its planners and has few parallels in the military history of any era. For the next six months, the United States Navy was unable to play any significant role in the [[Asian theatre of World War II|Pacific War]]. With the US [[Pacific Fleet]] essentially out of the picture, Japan was free of worries about the other major Pacific naval power. It went on to conquer southeast Asia, the entire southwest Pacific and to extend its reach far into the [[Indian Ocean]].

After Vlad ran for mayor in Danny's hometown of Amity Park, Danny had to frequently deal with him as well as new and old ghosts, now as the town's duly deputized protector. "''[[Phantom Planet (Danny Phantom)|Phantom Planet]]"'' gave him his ultimate task when upon meeting up with Vlad's Masters Blasters, Danny questioned his superhero business. Zapping himself in the Ghost Portal, he regained his humanity with his only shred of evidence as half ghost being a white streak on his hair. At the same time, a much bigger crisis--namely that of an Dis-Asteroid aims for Earth, timed to collide in a week's time destroying the entire planet.

With renewed determination, Danny regained his powers through multiple blasts from ghosts, affecting his white streak which further expands throughout his body, reclaiming his half ghost status. Gaining every single human being on Earth's attention, he announces a plan to phase the entire planet - so the asteroid can pass through harmlessly. Gaining help from "''a bazillion ghosts''" after much convincing, humans and ghosts work side by side as they successfully save the world from disaster. With his secret identity revealed to the world, Danny is hailed as a hero all over Earth.

===Longer-term effects===

His one goal is to be an [[astronaut]] when he grows up.

In the longer term, however, the Pearl Harbor attack was an unmitigated strategic disaster for Japan. Indeed Admiral Yamamoto, whose idea the Pearl Harbor attack was, had predicted that even a successful attack on the US Fleet would not and could not win a war with the US, as American productive capacity was too large. One of the main Japanese objectives was the three American [[aircraft carrier]]s stationed in the Pacific, but these had sortied from Pearl Harbor a few days before the attack and escaped unharmed. Putting most of the US battleships out of commission, was widely regarded--in both Navies and in most observers worldwide--as a tremendous success for the Japanese. The elimination of the battleships left the US Navy with no choice but to put its faith in aircraft carriers and submarines, these being most of what was left--and these were the tools with which the US Navy halted and then reversed the Japanese advance. The loss of the battleships didn't turn out to be as important as most everyone thought before (in Japan) and just after (in Japan and the US) the attack.

==Personality/Weakness==

[[Image:Roosevelt Declaration of War.jpg|thumb|right|President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Declaration of War against Japan, December 1941.]]

Being a normal 14-year-old with '[[Eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]]' Ghost-Hunters for parents, to becoming a half-human, half-ghost, teenaged superhero with ghost powers, has been one huge change that has occurred in Danny's life in the past few months...

Over time Danny has transformed himself into a more confident individual character with experience, though he is still susceptible to basic flaws of character. Danny Fenton is a [[Anxiety|nervous]], clumsy, and sometimes superficial 14-year-old boy who tries to fit in with his peers; even with him being as unique as he is, Danny has every reason to feel as [[Paranoia|paranoid]] as he does about keeping his ghost half a secret whenever possible, lacking much confidence at the beginning.

Probably most significantly, the Pearl Harbor attack immediately galvanized a divided nation into action as little else could have done. Overnight, it united the US with the goal of fighting and winning the war with Japan, and it probably made possible the unconditional surrender position taken by the Allied Powers. Some historians believe that Japan was doomed to defeat by the attack on Pearl Harbor itself, regardless of whether the fuel depots and machine shops were destroyed or if the carriers had been in port and sunk.

However, his paranoia has yet to do a thing about his boundless curiosity, which was the main reason why he got his ghost-powers to begin with. When his friends and family are in danger, Danny can become rather stubborn and overprotective, which does not bother his friends as much as his [[naïve]] nature.

===US response===

In the end of the fight though, it is his loyalty to his cause, along with his faith in the love of his peers, and the love he gives back to others that helps him to overcome all obstacles. For instance, even when he is vilified by the public early in his career, his sense of civic duty is so strong that he felt that retiring was out of question; only when a rival ghostbuster team was both outclassing him and threatening his family did he decide to remove his powers. He has seen developed a more confident, mature attitude over the course of the show as he continues to develop his powers. He also has a great sense of humor and frequently makes jokes, puns and wisecracks.

On [[December 8]], [[1941]], the [[United States Congress|US Congress]] [[declaration of war by the United States|declared war on Japan]] with only [[Jeannette Rankin|one dissenting vote]]. [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] both signed the declaration of war shortly afterward, calling the previous day "a date which will live in infamy." The [[Government of the United States|US Government]] continued and intensified its military mobilization, and started to convert to a war economy.

It is shown that although he is half-ghost, Danny is still affected by ecto-weapons as his primary weakness. He has also more than once overestimated his abilities or at times is often too naïve or cocky which usually results in a disadvantage during battle. Another weakness, as Technus pointed out in "Flirting with Disaster", is Danny's emotions. When Danny becomes depressed, disheartened, distracted, low on energy, depowered, unfocused or unprepared then his confidence, his [[self-esteem]] as well as his performance as a ghost hunter and a hero suffers and becomes poor.

A related, and still unanswered, question is why [[Nazi Germany]] declared war on the [[United States]] [[December 11]], [[1941]] immediately following the Japanese attack. [[Hitler]] was under no obligation to do so under the terms of the [[Axis powers|Axis Pact]], but did anyway. This doubly outraged the American public and allowed the United States to greatly step up its support of the [[United Kingdom]], which delayed for some time a full US response to the setback in the Pacific.

In the episode ''[[Identity Crisis (Danny Phantom)|Identity Crisis]]'', Danny's human half and his ghost half were separated into two physically separate individuals by passing through the '''Fenton Ghost Catcher''', a device created by his parents to separate [[Ectoplasm (parapsychology)|ectoplasm]]ic energy from people, objects and places. Danny's personality was [[polarize]]d, resulting in the birth of the lazy human ''Danny Fenton,'' also known as "''Fun Danny''" with a [[passive]] personality, and the heroic ghost ''Danny Phantom,'' also known as "''Super Danny''" with a [[proactive]] attitude towards his ghost-fighting responsibilities. These two sides of Danny represent the two extreme ends of Danny's character; his selfish and selfless sides.

==Historical significance==

==Romance==

This battle, like the [[Battle of Lexington and Concord]], had history-altering consequences. It only had a small military impact due to the failure of the Japanese Navy to sink US aircraft carriers, but it firmly drew the [[United States]] into [[World War II]] leading to the defeat of the Axis powers worldwide. The Allied victory in this war and US emergence as a dominant world power has shaped international politics ever since.

Throughout the series, Danny has held a long standing crush on Paulina, the most popular girl at school. He was successful in asking her to the dance in "''[[Parental Bonding]]''", but only due to her trying to get Sam jealous and dating her in "''[[Lucky in Love]]''" only to find out she was overshadowed by [[Johnny 13]]'s girlfriend, Kitty. Ironically, Paulina has fallen in love with his ghostly alter ego. As the series progresses though, with his growing feelings for Sam and his romance with Valerie, he has seemingly been slowly losing interest in Paulina.

He also develops a close relationship with another girl named [[Valerie Gray]] during "''Reign Storm''", despite the fact that she's often trying to kill Danny Phantom with her various anti-ghost weaponry. The two found common grounds in that episode, overlooking a long standing attitude towards one another beforehand. They dated briefly in [[Flirting with Disaster (Danny Phantom)|''"Flirting with Disaster"'']], before she broke up with him due to her current life as a ghost hunter. Heartbroken, Danny still continues to harbor romantic feelings for Valerie as of "''Double Cross My Heart''".

==Aftermath==

There have been a few hints, particularly in the first season, that Danny has romantic feelings for Sam, one of his best friends. However, as it became pretty obvious to mostly everyone else, except Danny, that Sam has a crush on him. Danny has been dubbed clueless, so his feelings for Sam have not yet been verified. However, as seen in ''[[Reign Storm]]'', Danny may not be completely clueless about Sam's feelings for him. Sam had notably displayed affection towards him, but has never been straightforward about the issue. His feelings for her are further noted as he is forced to somewhat come to terms with his feelings when facing her new crush, Gregor, in "''[[Double Cross My Heart]]''". Throughout the majority of Season 3, Danny and Sam's growing romance has been further hinted, the former showcasing he may not be as clueless as he once was and leaning more towards her as potential feelings increasingly develop. In the episode "''[[Frightmare (Danny Phantom episode)|Frightmare]]''" both he and Sam have the same dream that they were a couple.

[[Image:Uss utah bb capsizing.jpg|thumb|300px|The USS Utah Capsizing during the Attack on Pearl Harbor]]

In the final episode "''[[Phantom Planet (Danny Phantom)|Phantom Planet]]''" Danny and Sam kiss after Sam gives Danny the "Sam" class ring,that was meant for her, making him promise to come back from his dangerous mission in the Ghost Zone. After saving the world, Danny skips his own reward ceremony, spending his private time with Sam, putting the ring on her finger and kissing her again, stating ''"I couldn't have done any of this without you"''. Unsure of what is in store for him, but vowing to face it with Sam by his side, Danny flies off with her.

Despite the perception of this battle as a devastating blow to America, only five ships were permanently lost to the Navy. These were the battleships [[USS Arizona (BB-39)|USS ''Arizona'']], [[USS Oklahoma (BB-37)|USS ''Oklahoma'']], the old target ship [[USS Utah (BB-31)|USS ''Utah'']], and the destroyers [[USS Cassin (DD-372)|USS ''Cassin'']] and [[USS Downes (DD-375)|USS ''Downes'']]; nevertheless, much usable material was salvaged from them, including the two aft main turrets from the ''Arizona''. Four ships sunk during the attack were later raised and returned to duty, including the battleships [[USS California (BB-44)|''USS California'']], [[USS West Virginia (BB-48)|USS ''West Virginia'']] and [[USS Nevada (BB-36)|USS ''Nevada'']]. Of the 22 Japanese ships that took part in the attack, only one survived the war.

==Relationships==

There are many who say that the Japanese would have been wise to have attacked with a third strike to destroy the oil storage facilities, machine shops and dry docks at Pearl Harbor. Destruction of these facilities would have greatly increased the US Navy's difficulties as the nearest Fleet facilities would have been several thousand miles east of Hawaii on the West Coast of the States. [[Admiral Nagumo]] declined to order a third strike for several reasons.

===[[Sam Manson]]===

*First, losses during the second strike had been more significant than during the first, a third strike could have been expected to suffer still worse losses.

A friend of his since at least the 2nd grade, Danny's friendship with Sam isn't always as strong as Tucker due to some of their difference (and her bossy nature), but he values her just as much as Tucker. She undeniably has a crush on Danny, but so far she has hidden it from him well. Danny also shows a certain bond to her, but his ghost-fighting career gives him little time to ponder over it. Sam and Danny were supposedly going to have a psychic connection in earlier drafts of the show, but it turned out just to be a case of minds thinking alike (though a hint of this idea could still be there due to them sharing identical dreams in "Frightmare"). By ''Phantom Planet'', Danny gives Sam the infamous "''Wes"'' ring after she discovers its real inscription, as the two continue a future together.

*Second, the first two strikes had essentially used all the previously prepped aircraft available, so a third strike would have taken some time to prepare, allowing the Americans time to, perhaps, find and attack Nagumo's force. The ___location of the American carriers was and remained unknown to Nagumo.

*Third, the Japanese planes had not practiced attack against the Pearl Harbor shore facilities and organizing such an attack would have taken still more time, though several of the strike leaders urged a third strike anyway.

*Fourth, the fuel situation did not permit remaining on station north of Pearl Harbor much longer. The Japanese were acting at the limit of their logistical ability to support the strike on Pearl Harbor. To remain in those waters for much longer would have risked running unacceptably low on fuel.

*Fifth, the timing of a third strike would have been such that aircraft would probably have returned to their carriers after dark. Night operations from aircraft carriers were in their infancy in 1941, and neither the Japanese nor anyone else had developed reliable technique and doctrine.

*Sixth, the second strike had essentially completed the entire mission, neutralization of the American Pacific Fleet.

*Finally, there was the simple danger of remaining near one place for too long. The Japanese were very fortunate to have escaped detection during their voyage from the [[Inland Sea]] to Hawaii. The longer they remained off Hawaii, the more danger they were in, e.g., from a lucky US Navy submarine, or from the absent American carriers.

===[[Tucker Foley]]===

Despite the debacle, there were American military personnel who served with distinction in the incident. An ensign got his ship underway during the attack. Probably the most famous is [[Doris Miller]], an [[African-American]] sailor who went beyond the call of duty during the attack when he took control of an unattended [[machine gun]] and used it in defense of the base. He was awarded the [[Navy Cross]].

Tucker serves as Danny's primary best friend as the two often share many things in common as well as share in general. Danny often takes Tucker's side whenever his other friend, Sam, tends to berate him. He rarely ever argues with Tucker unless it's usually on an opposing force.

===[[Jazz Fenton]]===

The attack has been depicted numerous times, not usually very accurately, on film. Examples include:

At first, Danny was at odds with his sister, often exhibiting hostility due to her more intelligent and slight snobbish nature, despite her concern and protection over her little brother. Prior to the series, in ''My Brother's Keeper'' when Danny was still 8-years-old, brother and sister had talked all the time--before Jazz became, as Danny once stated, "''a fink''" (and a "''conceited snob''"). As the show progresses however, Jazz eventually mellowed down as well as accepted Danny as a half-ghost, often covering up for him. The two have since formed a much tighter bond.

*''[[From Here to Eternity]]''

*''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]''

*''[[Pearl Harbor (movie)|Pearl Harbor]]''

===[[Jack and Maddie Fenton]]===

The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the resulting state of war between Japan and the United States were factors in the later [[Japanese internment in the United States|Japanese internment]] in the western United States. Another important factor were the racial views of General [[John DeWitt]], commander of the West Coast Defense District. He claimed existence of evidence of sabotage and espionage intentions among the Japanese and Japanese descended in support of his recommendation to President Roosevelt that those of Japanese descent be interned. He had no such evidence.

Like Jazz before, Danny sometimes feel at odds with his folks. Danny at an earlier age once connected greatly with his mother. While it seems he doesn't always feel safe with his parents (especially with their desire to hunt ghosts, including Danny Phantom), he still shows love and concern for them as much as they do in return. In ''"Phantom Planet''" his parents finally learn he is Danny Phantom, easily accepting him.

===[[Valerie Gray]]===

In [[1991]], it was rumored that [[Japan]] was going to make an official apology to the United States for the attack. The apology did not come in the form many expected, however. The Japanese Foreign Ministry released a statement that said Japan had intended to make a formal [[declaration of war]] to the US at 1 P.M., twenty-five minutes before the attacks at Pearl Harbor were scheduled to begin. However, due to various delays, the Japanese ambassador was unable to make the declaration until well after the attacks had begun. For this, the Japanese government apologized.

Danny's opinion of Valerie was anything but kind in the earlier episodes, as he was often not a fan of her egotistical and angry disposition ("''Shades of Grey, Life Lessons''"); however, he later learned to appreciate her for who she is ("''Reign Storm''"). Valerie in turn learned to see Danny's personality past his awkward status in school (seeing as she now had to experience the same thing) and by the episode's end, started to like him in a romantic manner. The two dated briefly in "''Flirting with Disaster''" before she broke up with him over her current job as a ghost hunter (unaware Danny faced the same dilemma, too). It seems as though Danny still harbors subtle feelings for her. Unlike Paulina, who likes Danny's ghost side and ignores his human side, Valerie hated Danny's ghost side and liked his human side. In "''Phantom Planet''", when she finds out he is half ghost, we only see her smile at him.

===[[Vlad Plasmius]]===

==Advance-knowledge debate==

Vlad is Danny's primary antagonist and arch-rival. Danny's often at odds with the other half ghost as he often has to resist his offers to join his side and be his son (although by the time of "''Eye for an Eye''", Vlad seems to view him purely as a rival now). Danny takes it upon himself to constantly insult and defeat him every chance he gets, though when the situation arises, the two are often forced to work reluctantly side to side. Only in the alternative future set in ''"The Ultimate Enemy"'' seems to show Danny relying on Vlad in a less antagonistic light.

===[[Dani Phantom|Danielle "''Dani''" Phantom]]===

There has been considerable debate ever since December 8, 1941, as to how and why the United States had been caught unaware, and how much and when American officials knew of Japanese plans and related topics. Some have argued that various parties (in some theories Roosevelt and/or other American officials, or Churchill and the British, in others all of the above, or additional players) knew of the attack in advance and may even have let it happen, or encouraged it, in order to force America into war.

Danny's clone is much like him, making her easy to talk with, yet still hard to handle due to a more stubborn nature than Danny himself. The two were on opposing teams until Dani realized her creator, Vlad, was only using her, so she joined Danny's group; though she is more affiliated to Danny than the group itself. Out of the two, Danny is more responsible, thus he keeps an eye for Dani, or at least what she might do. She has since left for the time, her current whereabouts are unknown and her reasons for leaving are unknown; but before leaving, she lets Danny know she vows to return. She reappears in "''[[D-Stabilized]]''", searching for Danny to find a cure for her dissolving ailment. Danny managed to find her a cure, maintaining her status and giving her a solid form.

===[[Dark Danny]]===

For instance, one position -- prominently discussed in Stinnet's recent book -- suggests that a memorandum prepared by [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] Lieutenant Commander [[Arthur McCollum]] for its Director, and passed to Captains [[Walter Anderson]] and [[Dudley Knox]], two of Roosevelt's military advisors on [[October 7]], [[1940]] was central to US Government policy in the immediate pre-war period. The memo suggests that only a direct attack on US interests would sway the American public to favor direct involvement in the European war, specifically in support of the British. Anderson and Knox offered eight specific plans to aggrieve the Japanese Empire, writing: "If by these means Japan could be led to commit an overt act of war, so much the better." The text of the memo is available at [[http://whatreallyhappened.com/McCollum/|here]].

Danny's Ultimate Enemy is his most hated and feared foe ever. Although Danny is at odds with his other enemies, including Vlad, Dark Danny is a whole other story. Dark Danny is, or at least was, Danny's future. The only reason Danny was spared is because Dark Danny needed him to live to exist; now that the timeline has shifted, Dark Danny will more likely destroy Danny without any hesitation.

===[[Skulker (Danny Phantom)|Skulker]]===

Examination of information released since the War has revealed that there was considerable intelligence information available to US, and other, officials. It was the failure to process and use this information effectively that has led some to invoke [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] rather than a less interesting mix of mistake and incompetence. The US government had ''six'' official enquiries into the attack - The Roberts Commission (1941), the Hart Inquiry ([[1944]]), the Army Pearl Harbor Board (1944), the Naval Court of Inquiry (1944), the Congressional Inquiry ([[1945]]-[[1946|46]]) and the top-secret inquiry by Secretary Stimson authorized by Congress and carried out by [[Henry Clausen]] (the Clausen Inquiry ([[1945]])).

He is one of the many ghost enemies Danny has to fight--but has proven to be by far his most persistent foe. During the course of the series Skulker has tried to kill Danny and turn him into some sort of a trophy, beforehand declaring only to ''"plan on simply capturing you and letting you live the rest of your life in a cage"'' before ultimately vowing to "''rest your pelt at the foot of my bed!"'' Despite their animonsity, Skulker is usually the first ghost Danny ask for help when a much bigger threat comes up, an alliance the ghost hunter is usually reluctant, but ultimately accepting towards--if not due to the serious consequences that could occur if he declined.

===Frostbite===

One factor making an attack against Pearl Harbor 'unthinkable' was the shallow anchorage at Pearl Harbour. Such depths were generally considered to make effective torpedo attack impossible; at the time, torpedoes dropped from planes went deep before attaining running depth and in too shallow water (like Pearl Harbor) would hit the bottom, exploding prematurely, or just digging into the mud. But the British had proved that modified torpedoes could manage in shallow water during their attack on the [[Italian Navy]] at [[Taranto]] on November 11, 1940. The US Navy overlooked the significance of this new development. The Japanese had independently developed shallow water torpedo modifications during the planning and training for the raid in 1941.

Danny met the yeti like-ghost when he Sam and Tucker were lost in the Ghost Zone, Frostbite and his people treat Danny like a king due to his contribution in saving the Ghost Zone (and Earth) from Pariah Dark. Danny, in return considers Frostbite as his mentor, having been trained by him to use control his growing ice powers.

He also has a 13 year old daughter named Blizzard(Still unknown of how she lived and died.)

==Danny's Known Ghostly Powers==

US [[signals intelligence]] in 1941 was both impressively advanced and uneven. The US [[MI8]] cryptographic operation in New York City had been shut-down by Henry Stimson (Hoover's newly appointed Secretary of State), which provoked its now ex-director, [[Herbert Yardley]], to write a book ([[The American Black Chamber]]) about its successes in breaking other nation's crypto traffic. Most responded promptly by changing (and generally improving) their cyphers and codes, forcing other nations to start over in reading their signals. The Japanese were no exception. Nevertheless, US cryptanalytic work continued after Simson's action in two separate efforts by the Army's [[Signal Intelligence Service]] (SIS) and the Office of Naval Intelligence's (ONI) crypto group, [[OP-20-G]]. The US was able, in the period just before December 1941, to read several Japanese [[code]]s and [[cipher]]s. By late [[1941]], those groups had broken several Japanese cyphers (mostly diplomatic ones, eg '[[PA-K2]]' and the '[[Purple_code|Purple Code]]') and had made some progress against some naval codes/cyphers (eg, the pre-December version of [[JN-25]]), but very little against Japanese Army traffic. In fact, the break of the Purple cypher was a considerable [[cryptography|cryptographic]] triumph and proved quite useful later in the War. It was the highest security Japanese Foreign Office cypher, but prior to Pearl Harbor carried little information about future events planned by the Japanese; the military, who were essentially determining policy for Japan, didn't trust the Foreign Office and left it, 'out of the loop'. Unfortunately, the two US groups generally competed rather than cooperated, and distribution of intelligence from the military to US civilian policy-level officials was poorly done (capriciously chosen and distributed), and furthermore done in a way that prevented any of its recipients from developing a 'larger sense' of the meaning of the decrypts.

As Danny Phantom, he freely uses a variety of [[supernatural]] powers. In either form, Danny (as well as all other humans) can [[sight|see]], [[hearing|hear]], and [[speech|speak]] to other [[Anomalous phenomenon|paranormal]] [[entities|beings]], as well as battle them. Danny possess most of his supernatural powers in both his dual forms--although he only uses them most freely in his ghost form. The only exception is that so far Danny cannot utilise his supernatural strength in his human form. Also other ghosts can sometimes overpower him and impose invisibility and intagibility (or lack-there-of) until Danny can regain energy and fight back. To save his friends and family, Danny frequently battles with various ghosts, sometimes from thwarting plans of world domination or confronting them in situations of public disturbances.

Danny Phantom has gradually increased in power and abilities as his knowledge of the ghost world matures. He now has both completely new abilities as well as increased the power of his original ones.

Japanese intelligence efforts against Pearl Harbor included at least two German [[Abwehr]] agents, one of them a sleeper living in Hawaii with his family; he and they were essentially incompetent. The other, [[Dusko Popov]] a Yugoslavian businessman, was thought quite effective by the Abwehr, but was actually a double agent whose loyalty was to the British. He worked for the XX Committee of [[MI5]]. In August 1941 he was tasked by the Abwehr with specific questions about Pearl (see [[John Masterman]]'s book on the Double Cross operation for the text of the questionnaire), but the FBI seems to have evaluated the effort as of negligible importance. There has been no report that its existence, or even Popov's availability as a double agent, was passed on to US military intelligence or to civilian policy officials. [[J. Edgar Hoover]] dismissed Popov's importance noting that his British codename, Tricyle, was connected with his sexual tastes. (?!) In any case, he was not allowed to continue on to Hawaii and to develop more intelligence for the UK and US.

===Transformation===

Throughout 1941, the US, Britain, and Holland collected a considerable range of evidence suggesting that Japan was heading for war against someone new. But the Japanese attack on the US in December was essentially a side operation to the main Japanese thrust south against [[Malaya]] and the [[Philippines]] -- many more resources, especially Imperial Army resources, were devoted to these attacks as compared to Pearl. Many in the Japanese military (both Army and Navy) had disagreed with Yamamoto's idea of attacking the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor when it was first proposed in early 1941, and remained reluctant through the Imperial Conferences in September and November which first approved it as policy, and then authorized the attack. The Japanese focus on South-East Asia was quite accurately reflected in US intelligence assessments; there were warnings of attacks against [[Thailand]] (the Kra Peninsula), against Malaya, against [[French Indochina]], against the [[Dutch East Indies]], even one against [[Russia]]. There are reports of concern at the Pentagon and in the White House about Japanese plans for the SE Asian region. There had even been a specific claim of a plan for an attack on Pearl Harbor from the [[Peru]]vian Ambassador to Japan in early 1941. Since not even Yamamoto had yet then decided to even argue for an attack Pearl Harbor, discounting US Ambassador Grew's report to Washington about it, in early 1941, was quite sensible. There has been no report of a serious prior conviction by anyone in US or UK military intelligence or among US civilian policy officials that Pearl Harbor or the US West Coast would be attacked. The so-called "[[Winds Code]]" announcing the direction of new hostilities remains a curious and confused episode, demonstrating the uncertainty of meaning inherent in most intelligence information, and in this case, even uncertainty about the existence of some intelligence information, especially some years after the event.

*Allows Danny to switch between human and ghost forms. His transformation is prefaced by two blue-white rings that appear respectively around his waist and move in opposite directions of each other while transitioning Danny to his ghost form. Other variations may include the rings appearing in Danny's lengthwise axis, or even transitioning from a single limb. He usually accompanies this with his transformation words, "''I'm going ghost!''". If Danny falls unconscious, gets heavily disoriented, or uses too much energy while in ghost form, he usually reverts back to human form. Apparently, his ghost form is not affected by the intense cold and vacuum of space, since he flew out into orbit with nothing but a rocket pack and a space helmet in ''[[Flirting with Disaster (Danny Phantom)|Flirting with Disaster]]''. The white rings that appear during his transformation are visible to others and can be photographed. He may be able to use the rings as some sort of a variation of the ghost shield without transforming, as seen in ''[[My Brother's Keeper]]'', when he used them to repel Spectra while in ghost form and did not transform back into his human self. Typically when Danny is knocked out he often reverts back to his human appearance.

===Ghost Sense===

Nevertheless, in late November, both the US Navy and Army sent clear and explicit war warnings to all Pacific commands. Uniquely among those Pacific commands, the local Hawaii commanders, [[Admiral Kimmel]] and [[General Short]] did little to prepare for war, including an attack on their forces, in their command areas. Inter-service rivalries between Kimmel and Short did not improve the situation.

*Danny can sense nearby ghosts, and when this happens a wisp of blue mist comes out of his mouth and he shivers, getting the appearance of standing at attention or an electrical pulse going down his [[spinal cord]], usually as an act of alarm that a ghost is nearby. In "''My Brother's Keeper''", Danny apparently associates his Ghost Sense with the sensation of being cold, and Spectra's true identity as a ghost is hidden from him by keeping her office so cold Danny can continually see his breath. It's revealed in ''[[Urban Jungle (Danny Phantom)|Urban Jungle]]'' that whenever Danny's Ghost Sense has been triggered he has actually been releasing a small amount of his cryokinetic energy as a wisp of blue mist. Danny's ghost sense can't seem to detect the presence of half-ghosts, namely Vlad and Dani. This ability later passed to Dark Danny, but came out as red mist through his nose. This version can also detect half-ghosts, unlike it's predecessor.

===[[Wiktionary:intangibility|Intangibility]]===

As [[Nagumo Chuichi|Nagumo]]'s attacking force neared Hawaii, there is claimed to have been a flurry of later warnings to US intelligence and, even, directly to the White House or to White House connections. For instance, the SS ''Lurline'', heading from [[San Francisco]] to [[Hawaii]] on its regular route, is said to have heard and plotted unusual radio traffic. That traffic is further said to have been from the approaching Japanese fleet. There are problems with this. All surviving officers from Nagumo's ships claim that there was no radio traffic to have been overheard by anyone; their radio operators had been left in Japan to fake traffic for the benefit of listeners (ie, military intelligence in other countries), and all radios aboard Nagumo's ships were claimed to have been physically locked to prevent inadvertent use and thus remote tracking of the attack force. Unfortunately, the Lurline's log (seized by either Navy or Coast Guard officers in Hawaii after its arrival) hasn't been found, so contemporaneous written evidence of what was recorded about what was heard aboard the Lurline isn't available. ONI is further said to have been aware of the eastwards movement of Japanese carriers from other sources (eg, the Dutch), but nothing in the way of compelling evidence on this point has yet turned up. Each of these points remains controversial.

*Danny has the ability to turn intangible at will. With the use of intangibility, Danny can pass through most objects, becoming untouchable; Danny can also make other people and objects intangible provided he is in physical contact with them. Danny's intangibility is in part connected to his teenage emotions, as he has been known to go intangible at some very inopportune and unwanted times. It is quite common for Danny to make only a part of his body intangible and has been shown that people can see him somewhat when he is intangible. Danny has also been shown to apparently control the flow of his intangibility as he did in ''[[Maternal Instinct (Danny Phantom)|Maternal Instincts]]'' where he put his hand on the ground and a water-like flow moved along and phased Tucker through the floor. In ''[[Parental Bonding]]'' Danny uses a mist-like version of his inntangibility to espace a [[List of Danny Phantom villains and ghosts#Dorathea "Dora" the Dragon Ghost|Dragon Ghost]]. In an opposite case, in the Ghost Zone, humans can phase through everything, including ghosts. This power can work in conjunction with other ghosts as well, as shown in the final episode, when Danny and all the ghosts of the Ghost Zone used their power to make the entire Earth intangible to save it from destruction.

===[[Invisibility]]===

Closer to the moment of the attack, the attacking planes were detected and tracked in Hawaii by an Army radar installation being used for a training exercise, mini-subs were sighted and attacked outside Pearl Harbor and at least one was sunk -- all before the planes came within bombing range.

*When invisible, Danny cannot be seen by human eyes and even from scanning devices. Invisibility and Intangibility both work in similar ways, as they are both triggered by Danny's emotional states--fear, nervousness etc--as he has been known to go invisible at some very inopportune and unwanted times --and thus work well together. It is quite common for Danny to make only a part of his body invisible and Danny can also make other people and objects invisible--provided that he is in physical contact with them.

===[[Flying]]'''/'''[[Floating]]'''/'''Hovering===

Japanese consular officials in Hawaii, including spy and Naval officer [[Takeo Yoshikawa]], had been sending information to Tokyo about conditions in Hawaii, and in Pearl Harbor, for some months. Some of this information was hand delivered to intelligence officers aboard Japanese vessels calling at Hawaii, but some was transmitted back to Tokyo. Many of the messages in this last group were overheard and decrypted; most were evaluated as the sort of intelligence gathering all nations routinely do about potential opponents and not as evidence of an attack plan. None of those known, including those decrypted later in the War when there was time to return to those remaining, explicitly stated anything about an attack on Pearl; the only exception was a message sent from the Hawaiin Consulate on 6 December, which was not decrypted until after the 7th and which thus became moot. No cable traffic (the usual communication method to/from Tokyo) was intercepted in Hawaii until after [[David Sarnoff]] of [[RCA]] agreed to assist during a visit to Hawaii immediately before the 7th; such interception was illegal under US law.

*While in ghost form, Danny has the ability to float/fly through the air, sometimes at considerable speeds and heights. He often uses this in combat, but occasionally will do it for fun and relaxation. He can also make other humans and objects hover but must keep in physical contact with them. In ''Maternal Instincts'', Danny's speed of flight was clocked at 112 [[Miles per hour|mph]]. He has the potential to be even faster if Tucker's brief time as a half-ghost is any indication, climbing on flight speed beyond 112 mph. When floating or flying, Danny turns his bottom half into a [[wisp]].

===Paranormal Strength, Speed, Agility and Durability===

Locally, Naval Intelligence in Hawaii had been tapping telephones at the Japanese Consulate before the 7th, and overheard a most peculiar discussion of flowers in a call to Tokyo (the significance of which is still opaque and which was discounted in Hawaii at the time), but the Navy's tap was discovered and was disconnected by the Navy in the first week of December. They didn't tell the local FBI about either the tap or its removal; the local FBI agent in charge later claimed he would have had installed one of his own if he'd known the Navy's had been disconnected.

*In Ghost-Mode, Danny can display extraordinary physical feats of [[superhuman strength|strength]], [[speed]], [[agility]], and durability; Danny has developed a high pain threshold given the number of times he has been attacked, shot at, etc, managing to bare the pain out. He is able to withstand and recover from numerous, recurring injuries and damage. So far, only when Danny is in '''Ghost-Mode''' can he perform such feats, while in human form, Danny Fenton is still somewhat physically weak, although, he's been known to survive the impacts from heights while in human form, and from hits that would have killed a normal human being.

===Spectral Manipulation/Ecto-Physical Mass Manipulation/Phase Shifting===

==Further reading==

*Spectral manipulation is a ghosts version of [[List of comic book superpowers#Biological manipulation|Biological manipulation]]--which includes abilities like [[List of comic book superpowers#Duplication|Duplication]], [[List of comic book superpowers#Superhuman physical resistance|Superhuman physical resistance etc]]--[[density]] [[alteration]], like intangibility. It can also be seen as a form of [[List of comic book superpowers#Shapeshifting|shapeshifting]]--Danny shifting into his human mode or his ghost mode or Amorpho's main powers. Danny has demonstrated the power to change the shape of his body into intangible holes and shapes. Uses include ''Parental Bonding'' where Danny turned into a gaseous form to escape the dragon ghost's grasp, ''Mystery Meat'' where Danny's belt turned into a long, translucent line and ''Beauty Marked'', Danny created a large hole in his mouth. His Spectral Manipulation is apparently long-lasting in his belt as seen in ''Shades of Gray'' where a book passed through his waist and ''Pirate Radio'' where Youngblood's sword passed harmlessly through his belt.

===Wall Walking===

* The monumental trilogy by Gordon W. Prange and his collaborators Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon, ''At Dawn We Slept'' (McGraw-Hill, 1981), ''Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History'' (McGraw-Hill, 1986), and ''December 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor'' (McGraw-Hill, 1988), is considered the standard work.

*Danny, as well as many other ghosts, can minipulate their centre of [[gravity]] ; they can walk and run on up and down uneven and vertical surfaces as though they were horizontal. This either because of his ability to defy gravity (flying) '''OR''' because of some unexplored ability to adhere/combine/[[interact]] to/with the [[molecular]] [[structure]] ([[cling]]ing) of the surface of walls etc.

* Walter Lord, ''Day of Infamy'' (Henry Holt, 1957) is a very readable, and entirely anecdotal, re-telling of the day's events.

* W. J. Holmes, ''Double-Edged Secrets: US Naval Intelligence Operations in the Pacific During World War II'' (Naval Institute, 1979) contains some important material, such as Holmes' point that had the US Navy been warned of the attack and put to sea, it would have likely resulted in an even greater disaster, as all the ships sunk would have been lost completely in deep water anchorages, along with a higher loss of life. Holmes was one of the cryptographers stationed in Hawaii.

* Michael V. Gannon, ''Pearl Harbor Betrayed'' (Henry Holt, 2001) is a recent examination of the issues surrounding the surprise of the attack.

* Frederick D. Parker, ''[http://www.history.navy.mil/books/comint/ Pearl Harbor Revisited: United States Navy Communications Intelligence 1924-1941]'' (Center for Cryptologic History, 1994) contains a quite detailed description of what the Navy knew from intercepted and decrypted Japanese communications prior to Pearl.

* Henry C. Clausen and Bruce Lee, ''Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement'', (HarperCollins, 2001), is an account by Henry Clausen himself of the secret 'Clausen Inquiry' undertaken late in the War by order of Congress to Secretary of War Stimson. Clausen's effort was extraordinary, if only because of the exploding vest he wore as he traveled, and the astonishing letter of authority Stimson gave him. His account supports the 'bumbling around in Washington' and the 'bumbling around in Hawaii' theories, but not the 'Roosevelt/Marshall knew and invited the Japanese in' variant. He also thinks that Kimmel and Short both failed in their duty to be as prepared as they could with the resources they had, after they were ordered to do so in late November. He also faults General Marshall for committing perjury(!). Clausen admired MacArthur despite the losses in MacArthur's area of responsibility (the Philippines) several hours after the raid at Pearl; in part, it seems, because they were both committed [[Masonic order|Mason]]s. Of course, Clausen's investigative brief from Stimson didn't include being caught by surprise in the Philippines. It's worth reading.

===Overshadowing/[[Possession]]===

===Further reading -- alternative theories===

*First shown in ''[[Parental Bonding]]'', Danny can take possession of a human being or an animal (''[[Micro Management]]'') from within by phasing completely into the person's body, allowing him to completely control that person's actions. Danny has used this power on several people, including Tucker, Dash, his dad, and even a rat, for various reasons. When overshadowed, the victim keeps his or her original form, but his or her eyes and voice change to Danny's. Being able to adapt the eyes and voice of the person being overshadowed seems to be a matter of experience; other ghosts (and Vlad) do this effortlessly from early appearances, however some of Danny's enemies (like Sidney Pointdexter, who has little expertise in the use of his own Ghost Powers, and Tucker when he temporarily gains ghost powers thanks to Desiree) are unable to change their voices when using the ability. As of the episode ''Eye for an Eye'', Danny appears to have enough mastery over the power to use the possessed body's voice (in this case, Vlad Plasmius). The victim has no memory of what he or she did while overshadowed, but usually feel a slight dizziness and disorientation, and occasionally feel influenced by what Danny says or does (one example being Dash feeling the urge to wash his mother's feet after Danny overshadows him and forces him to say the very same thing to Paulina). On numerous occasions, it has been demonstrated that this ability can be resisted, and that Danny can even be forced out of the person with the right equipment, or if he's not up to full power. Overshadowing can also be resisted through sheer willpower, demonstrated first by Jack (''[[Bitter Reunions]]''). As seen in ''[[Public Enemies]]'' and ''[[Life Lessons]]'', ghosts can still use their powers of flight, intangibility, and invisibility while overshadowing someone. Danny has also used this power to enter people's dreams (''[[Frightmare (Danny Phantom episode)|Frightmare]]'').

===Ectoplasmic Energy Blast - "''Ghost Ray''"===

* John Toland, ''Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath'' (Berkeley, reissue edition 1991) is an account of the various investigations of the US failure to be prepared at Pearl. He claims that Roosevelt had advance knowledge of the attack, which he deliberately did not use to warn the commanders at Pearl. Note that some of Toland's sources have since said that his interpretation of their experiences is incorrect.

*First shown in ''[[What You Want (Danny Phantom)|What You Want]]'', it is an ectoplasmic blast that usually comes out of the palm of his hand, Danny blasts enemies using this attack. The attack takes many forms: a ray of energy, a glowing orb, or even a repulsion field. He has also kept the energy used inside his hand, using it to empower his strikes. In ''[[Memory Blank]]'', it is learned that Danny has had this ability since he became half-ghost. This power is not limited to just the palm as an inexperienced Danny shot one from his rear end (''[[Memory Blank]]'') and Danielle herself from her feet (''[[D-Stabilized]]'') implying that Danny may have the ability to do this as well considering she's his clone. By the time of the Danny Phantom TV Movie: ''[[Reign Storm]]'', Danny had learned how to fire off a Ghost Ray out of his finger and hand in human mode. These rays can also be charged to various power levels, from a highly powerful white-green, to a low-level glow for lighting up dark areas. He is also able to charge up a ball of light and throw it to disorient enemies with its brightness. Danny can also use this power to force ghosts out of people they are overshadowing. Danny has also been able to absorb Ghost Rays (or other similar attacks) and redirect them at his enemies (''[[Control Freaks (Danny Phantom)|Control Freaks]]''). He has recently learned to fire circular rays in a manner similar to Vlad's, creating a rudimentary ectoplasmic bomb (see [[Danny Phantom (character)#Ectoplasmic Energy Bolts|Ectoplasmic Energy Bolts]] below).

*James Rusbridger and Eric Nave, ''Betrayal at Pearl Harbour: How Churchill Lured Roosevelt into WWII'' (Summit, 1991) which posits that while the Americans couldn't read the Japanese naval code ([[JN-25]]), the British could, and Churchill deliberately withheld warning because the UK needed US help. Nave was an Australian cryptographer whose diaries were used in writing this book. A check against them has made clear that some of the charges Rusbridger makes here are unsupported by Nave's diaries of the time.

* Robert Stinnett, ''Day Of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor'' (Free Press, 2001) is a recent examination which begins with the conviction that Roosevelt deliberately steered Japan into war with America, and ends with the same conclusion. Stinnett's understanding of cryptography/cryptanalysis is quite limited and his conclusions regarding the cryptographic evidence are accordingly unreliable. He also sees a great deal of meaning in short analysis memos which support his thesis and less meaning in other information that does not. A distinctly limited account, though including an impressive research record.

===Ectoplasmic Energy Shield - "''Ghost Shield''"===

===Further reading -- some reminiscences===

*Danny can use this ability to form shields of ectoplasmic energy, which he can use to block or rebound attacks from enemies. There are two kinds of shields; the first is a shield that appears as a sphere of energy that protects from all sides (''Bitter Reunions''). The other is a single wall of energy--an ectoplasmic energy construct--that is more direct in its range but is much stronger (''Teacher of the Year''). Danny can create an Ecto-Orb and use it as a circular shield (''[[Beauty Marked]]'' and ''Reality Trip''). He's also able to create a shield by holding up his forearm, creating a medium ranged, relatively strong shield big enough to protect him from strong head-on attacks.

===Ghost Stinger===

* Robert A. Theobald, ''Final Secret of Pearl Harbor'' (Devin-Adair Pub, 1954) ISBN 0815955030 ISBN 0317659286 Foreword by Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey, Jr.

*In ''Public Enemies'', Danny uses this pseudo-electric attack to free Wulf from Bullet's weapon, although it could just be Danny's power traveling through Bullet's weapon, like energy feedback through the energy field of the ectoplasmic energy construct. Other examples of its use might include Vlad in ''[[The Million Dollar Ghost]]'', Penelope Spectra in ''[[Doctor's Disorders]]'', Technus in ''Flirting With Disaster'' and [[Dark Danny]] in ''[[The Ultimate Enemy]]''.

* [[Albert Coady Wedemeyer|Albert C. Wedemeyer]], ''Wedemeyer Reports!'' (Henry Holt Co, 1958) ISBN 0892750111 ISBN 0815972164

* Hamilton Fish, ''Tragic Deception: FDR and America's Involvement in World War II'' (Devin-Adair Pub, 1983) ISBN 0815969171

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*Danny's most powerful technique. In ''The Ultimate Enemy'', Danny develops the unique ability to generate an extremely powerful technical like a sonic scream from his vocal cords and mouth, a bit like a [[Banshee]]'s wail - with a ghostly-like [[moan]]ing. The Ghostly Wail can cause terrible pain to ghosts and damage tangible matter. This ability was powerful enough to destroy the massive artificially generated Ghost Shield that protected the future Amity Park, and is effective against multiple targets. When used, this power quickly drains present-Danny's energy and completely turns him back to human in most cases, a problem he apparently has remedied by the last episode (or it could have been because of his recharged power state). He has used this power only in extreme cases (Only seven times in the history of the series, notably "[[The Ultimate Enemy]]" where he used it three times, the other four times being in "[[The Fright Before Christmas]]", "[[King Tuck]]", "[[List of Danny Phantom episodes|Kindred Spirits]]" and "[[List of Danny Phantom episodes|Phantom Planet]]"). This is also one of two powers that Danny has and Vlad does not (the other being his [[cryokinesis]]).

===Ectoplasmic Energy Constructs===

* [http://www.pearlharborattacked.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard4/ikonboard.cgi "Pearl Harbor Attacked" Message Board] &mdash; A wonderful site with lots of personal recollections, etc - see particularly the two "Intelligence" boards, which have a host of useful articles posted

*Danny has shown that he can utilise ectoplasmic energy constructs. He can shape ectoplasmic energy into solid objects--in ''[[Double Cross My Heart]]'' Danny is able to generate one to use as his most powerful shield to protect himself.

* [http://www.usni.org/resources/pearlharbor/pearlharbor.htm Naval Institute Special Collections: Pearl Harbor] &mdash; Articles, books, and pictures

===AlternativeEctoplasmic theoriesEnergy Bolts===

*First seen used by Danny in ''[[Reality Trip]]''. Either a bolt of ectoplasmic energy or an ectoplasmic energy semi-construct, it is easily seen as an expansion of Danny's use of his ectoplasmic energy powers. Present as a glowing orb or a circular rays--(similar to [[Starfire (comics)#Teen Titans animated series|Starfire's Starbolts]] from the [[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans TV animated series]]),--and further still can be used as a rudimentary ectoplasmic [[bomb]]--time-delayed and can be combined with Danny's ice powers. This use of his ectoplasmic energy is useful to Danny when he is a situation where he needs to combat his adverseries with a suppressing line of not-so-friendly fire.

===Duplication===

* [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mpearlharbor.html <em>Did Roosevelt know in advance about the attack on Pearl Harbor yet say nothing?</em>] &mdash; The Straight Dope, Straight Dope Science Advisory Board, February 28, 2001

*A power first used by Vlad, Danny has struggled with this power the most, trying to manipulate his body twice in ''Maternal Instinct'' and ''Identity Crisis'' to largely disastrous results. After managing to do it in ''Reign Storm'' when he split into four (he was wearing the Ecto-Skeleton which enhanced his powers 100-fold), he appeared to finally and successfully split in two (''Beauty Marked''), if only for a quick second. He successfully split in four by ''[[Torrent of Terror]]'', though it drained him of his energy briefly. Vlad was able to create many shadowy copies of himself to influence people into voting for him, indicating that there might be no limit to how many copies Danny may come to create should he reach that level of potential; the possibility that the sum total of his power being split evenly amongst himself is also a possibility if Vlad's demonstration is any indication (''[[Eye for an Eye (Danny Phantom)|Eye for an Eye]]'').

* [http://www.independent.org/archive/pearlharbor.html The Independent Institute: Pearl Harbor Archive] &mdash; Mostly a Stinnett site, but also has Pearl Harbor articles, debates, interviews, transcripts, book reviews, books, and Pearl Harbor documents

* [http://www.rooseveltmyth.com/docs/Communism_at_Pearl_Harbor.html Communism at Pearl Harbor] &mdash; An article proposing that the Russians maneuvered the US into war

===[[Cryokinesis]]===

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* (Ghostly Ice) Danny is capable of using ice-empowered versions of the Ghost Ray as of ''[[Urban Jungle (Danny Phantom)|Urban Jungle]]''. This is revealed to be an extension of his ghost sense and ghost rays rather than a separate power altogether entirely, which explains why Danny always shivers whenever he senses a ghost. It is most likely based off of the "''cold spots''" that supposedly accompany ghosts. This power allows Danny to radiate cold, to shoot off rays of intense cold or fire off [[Danny Phantom (character)#Ectoplasmic Energy Bolts|solid projectiles]] from both his palms and eyes (when he uses this power his eyes sometimes turn blue instead of their usual ghostly green, reflecting the cold). This power has been building up inside him as "''negative heat''" ever since he first gained his ghost powers, his body eventually becoming too numb and chilled when the pent-up energy got to be too much for him to ignore, giving him flu-like symptoms. Frostbite successfully managed to teach him how to handle this ability though. By the time of ''[[Boxed Up Fury]]'', he's already capable of using this power comfortably, even creating an ice sphere as a shield to protect his friends. This is one of two powers (the other being the Ghostly Wail) that Danny has that Vlad does not.

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===Teleportation===

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*In "''Reality Trip''" Danny temporarily disappeared from sight and reappeared in another ___location a short distance away. It seemed quite like Vlad's ability to teleport himself, but without the mist (which was probably just for show). This could possibly be a variation of his invisibility powers. Also happened something similar in "Frightmare".

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===Weather Manipulation (Temporary)===

*In "''Torrent of Terror'', Vortex accidentally gave Danny the ability to use weather controlling powers that were heavily tied to Danny's emotions and could counteract Vortex's own abilities. Among them were creating actual effects to the weather that spanned across Amity Park's skies (Bright sunlight, thunderstorms) to making miniature versions of these that typically comedically zapped Vlad and making very cold gusts of wind spring up. However, the powers only lasted for that episode, as Vortex zapped Danny again in their duel and caused him to lose the powers.

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