History Fanfic / ShaggyTheHandler

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: One more point for [[Series/MagnumPI Higgins]] in ''Handling Hawaii'', who is able to hire Shaggy to teach the Masters state dogs obedience when Magnum just discovered that Shaggy is a LivingLegend in the police and military dog handler circle and, most importantly, [[AboveTopSecret the kind of deniable asset the government really prefers to keep denied]].

* IWasNeverHere: In ''Sleeping Dogs'', Thomas Magnum's attempt to contact Shaggy Rogers for hiring has him meet one of his old military contacts, who is freaked out that his own contact he asked to look for Shaggy called him an hour ago and told him that he better pretend they never had met and hung up. Thomas and his friend both figure out that Shaggy is officially retired from the military but still occasionally employed for deniable ops.

* AdultFear: In ''Let Sleeping Dogs'', Shaggy looks for a little girl that went missing while out with her family. It turns out that she went to the bathroom, got lost, and hid in a log until she was rescued.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In ''Vietnam'', Shaggy, normally a BigEater, leaves his food behind after receiving a call from the mother of one of his deceased army buddies. Fred thinks Shaggy found a new mystery and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere decided to stay out of it]], but Daphne and Velma are worried.

* DadTheVeteran: Fred, Daphne, and Velma's fathers are all war veterans, though their dad's dislike talking about their pasts as soldiers.

''Shaggy the Handler'' is a trilogy of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' (more specifically, ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'') fics by by Rorschach's Blot. They're a series of oneshots about Shaggy's experience as a war veteran.

The premise sounds silly, but the fanfics cover it seriously. The writer was inspired by a trip to a video store, where one television had some ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' clips on and the other had a war film. The original cartoon took place in the late 1960s and early 1970s, so the idea of one of Mystery Inc being a Vietnam veteran came to mind.

!!''Shaggy the Handler'' provides examples of:

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Shaggy's cowardice isn't just for humour's sake. It's because of his PTSD.

* BigEater: Deconstructed. Shaggy has such a big appetite because he spent several days near-starvation and is haunted by that.
* CompositeCharacter: One of the snippets in ''Blood'' reveals that the Dracula from ''Ghoul School'' is the same one from ''Reluctant Werewolf''.

* StealthHiBye: In the unofficial snippet ''Blood'', Shaggy is able to pull one of these off on ''[[Film/FirstBlood John freaking Rambo]]''.

* CompositeCharacter: One of the snippets in ''Blood'' reveals that the Dracula from ''Ghoul School'' is the same on from ''Reluctant Werewolf''.

* {{Crossover}}: In the unofficial snippets: ''Blood'' has Shaggy being recruited to help with the manhunt of [[Film/FirstBlood fugitive Special Forces veteran John Rambo]] and ''Handling Hawaii'' has [[Series/MagnumPI Thomas Magnum]] discovering (because of hilarious shenanigans involving Higgins, his dogs and a bet) that Shaggy is a LivingLegend in the police/military dog-trainer circle.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11973897/1/Let-Sleeping-Dogs Let Sleeping Dogs]]'' revolves around Shaggy rescuing a lost girl. While away, Daphne an Velma uncover his past after getting curious about it.

* DadTheVeteran: Fred, Daphne, and Velma's fathers are all war veterans, though they dislike talking about their pasts as soldiers.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11106078/1/Scars Scars]]'' is the longest at 4000 words. Shaggy has a panic attack after hearing a train whistle. This leads to him meeting a police officer who is also a veteran. Eventually, Shaggy reunites with his friens and they solve a mystery at a war cemetery.

* Crossover: In the unofficial snippets: ''Blood'' has Shaggy being recruited to help with the manhunt of [[Film/FirstBlood fugitive Special Forces veteran John Rambo]] and ''Handling Hawaii'' has [[Series/MagnumPI Thomas Magnum]] discovering (because of hilarious shenanigans involving Higgins, his dogs and a bet) that Shaggy is a LivingLegend in the police/military dog-trainer circle.

* ShellShockedVeteran: Shaggy's cowardliness stems from his trauma over the Vietnam War. He still suffers from trauma and flashbacks surrounding the war.

* CoverWithScars: His clothes cover it up, but Shaggy has a lot of scars from the war.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2861969/1/Vietnam Vietnam]]'' is a simple fic, just shy of 1000 words, about Shaggy being a Vietnam veteran. While out with his friends, Shaggy gets a call from the wife of one of his army buddies. His friend has died and his wife wants Shaggy to come to the funeral.

''Shaggy the Handler'' is a trilogy of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' (more specifically, ''WesternAnimation/WhereAreYouScoobyDoo'') fics by by Rorschach's Blot. They're a series of oneshots about Shaggy's experience as a war veteran.