The character sheet for the Cartoon Network cartoon, Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!.
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Mystery Inc.
The Team in General
- Age Lift: They just graduated from high school, with the show taking place during what may be their last summer break together. The story bible for Where Are You! stated that they were all of different ages, though still in high school. Mystery Incorporated also didn't specify if they were all of the same class, though did imply at least Fred and Daphne were seniors.
- Amateur Sleuth: As per tradition, the gang are young mystery detectives not looking to be paid to solve cases or connected to any law enforcing agency.
- Badass Driver: 3/5ths of the team are capable drivers, but Fred's the best out of all of them so long as the vehicle isn't a plane.
- Character Exaggeration: Being a more comedic take on the gang, various key traits of the characters (Velma's Techno Babble, for instance) have been exaggerated compared to previous iterations. Ironically though, Fred himself, who slowly became a Cloud Cuckoo Lander as the franchise went on, is more closer to his original The Leader role without being completely generic.
- The Chew Toy: While Scooby and Shaggy often get into perilous situations more so than the rest of the team, Fred and Velma have been injured the most.
- Mystery Magnet: As per usual, though the mysteries they've ended up finding are far more out there in this series than they were in the previous series.
Fred Jones
Voiced by: Frank Welker
The leader of Mystery Incorporated.
- Adaptational Jerkass: This version is a lot more abrasive, becoming a rigid control freak who's Not So Above It All and hogs the unmasking.
- Badass Driver: As per usual, he drives the Mystery Machine into and out of danger. He's even shown doing it in the opening.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: He's a tad eccentric with his fear of widths and Mystery Machine obsession, but he's quite clever in several respects and is the most physically able of the team.
- Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: He has the least tolerance for Daphne's eccentric antics and often tries to reign her in.
- Control Freak: Sometimes he tends towards this to reign in the eccentricities of his friends. It's the point of his character arcs in "Be Quiet, Scooby Doo" and "Trading Chases."
- Dark and Troubled Past: The end of Season 2 (and ultimately the entire show) reveals that his father is a masked criminal in custody until the events of the two-parter arc, having been arrested when Fred was a boy.
- Gadgeteer Genius: He built the Mystery Machine so that it can go underwater AND fly. Not to mention a whole lot more.
- Heroic Wannabe: A downplayed example. He does lead a mystery solving gang that is fairly successful, but he frequently tries to frame himself as the most important member.
- I Just Want to Be Special: A desire that crosses over with I Just Want to Be Normal as Fred really wants the gang to be a serious and legitimate crimefighting force; a serious and legitimate crimefighting force that would consist of a hydrophobic genius, an eccentric heiress, a gluttonous coward, and a talking dog. He all but jumps at the chance at being a drummer once he learns that it's the "engine" and "foundation" of a musical ensemble.
- Jerkass Ball: In episodes such as "If You Can't Scooby-Doo the Time, Don't Scooby-Doo the Crime" and "Be Cold! Scooby-Doo".
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While Fred is more of a control freak and glory hound here, he still does whatever he can to help his friends out.
- The Leader: And for once, he manages to effectively pull it off without being completely generic.
- Like Parent, Like Child: Apparently
◊, it would seem that Fred got his fashion sense from his mom. - Missing Mom: Averted. When we learn about his parents in the Season 2 finale, he has a Disappeared Dad (because he was arrested), but his mother can be seen in a family photo and presumably took care of Fred when her husband "disappeared".
- Not So Above It All: He does succumb to the wackiness from time-to-time.
- Spoiled Brat: As his behavior in "Be Cool! Scooby-Doo", he can't take when he's revenged upon.
- Surrounded by Idiots: More like Surrounded By Eccentrics. Occasionally very annoying eccentrics.
- Toxic Friend Influence: On the children in "Trading Chases".
- Universal Driver's License: Subverted, but he tries to invoke it in "Gremlin On a Plane" when he believes that he could fly a plane just because it he was the gangs driver, disregarding the fact that Daphne was very clearly a much more capable pilot than he was until the last minute.
Daphne Blake
Voiced by: Grey DeLisle
- Ace Pilot: "Gremlin on a Plane" shows how she's perfectly capable of flying an airplane with no problem, even being able to fly the Mystery Machine without much incident despite Fred's worries.
- Action Girl: As kooky as she is courageous.
- Adaptational Dumbass: This version of Daphne is notably more of an airhead and more lacking in common sense, while being a great deal less serious. This seems to be a trait transferred from Fred's last incarnation.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: While she's always been a good person, she's not as vain and self centered as in other shows, and is far more open to help others out.
- Adaptational Skimpiness: Downplayed. Her outfit has shorter sleeves and she doesn't wear her pink tights, showing her bare legs.
- Adaptational Ugliness: Downplayed. She's not noted for being gorgeous in comparison to her previous incarnations and she's depicted as being a lot more plain-looking than other female characters such as Rose, but she's still pretty. It's revealed she even wears braces when she's asleep, something no previous version of Daphne has had.
- Animals Hate Her: For some reason, every creature that lives in the sea has a personal, deep rooted hatred of Daphne.
- Badass Driver: As is demonstrated in "Ghost in The Mystery Machine", a trait she apparently gets from her mother at that.
- Badass in a Nice Suit: She wears a suit-and-tie at one point.
- Chickification / Took a Level in Dumbass: Compared to previous incarnations, although she remains very competent and courageous.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Has a weird quirk every episode whether it's a strange obsession with puppets or narrating the mystery like a nature documentary.
- While camping, Daphne says that her mother wouldn't let her because "the outdoors is just a giant bathroom that wants to eat you."
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: The most blatantly odd out of the quintet, she’s nonetheless physically capable and emotionally wise.
- Cuddle Bug: During several scenes in "Grand Scam" and "Me, Myself, and A.I.", Daphne is very hands on while conversing with Velma.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Her "vampire" persona during their visit to New Orleans.
- The Ditz: A borderline example between this trope and Genius Ditz. Her competence tends to vary whenever it would fit the gag.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: In her subtler moments, it's implied that she wishes to move away from the team's image of her being "danger-prone" and to be taken seriously. Her various gimmicks have helped with the former desire, but not so much with the latter.
- Everyone Has Standards: Thinks that Fred using bribery, and Velma's "research" on her friends, is morally objectionable.
- Freudian Excuse: Along with wanting to not be seen as danger prone, Daphne's odd assortments of quirks and antics seem to be her acting out from her controlling mother.
- The Heart: Whenever the team or an individual is feeling down Daphne, with the help of whatever quirk she’s into that day, will pep them right back up.
- Hidden Depths: Although often governed by Rule of Funny, Daphne's quirks reveal that she's actually multitalented in many fields, such as playing multiple musical instruments, miming, puppetry, etc.
- Ms. Fanservice:
- Generally averted: Daphne's physical attractiveness is downplayed compared to other versions of the character, replaced with a more cute persona. The stereotype surrounding Daphne's looks also leads to the trope being lampshaded at times, such as in "Poodle Justice" when she spends most of the episode wearing a fake beard, and "Grand Scam" in which she wears a mascot costume.
- However played straight briefly during the chase montage in "Screama Donna" when Daphne briefly finds herself looking like a midriff-baring mermaid.
- Mythology Gag: Daphne and her family are rich.
- Noodle Incident: Somehow managed to earn the hatred of all sea creatures.
- Perennially Overshadowed Birthday: In the episode "Scary Christmas," it's revealed that Daphne's birthday is on December 25, which means it always gets overshadowed by Christmas. In the episode, she tries to get the others to celebrate her birthday instead of Christmas.
- Valley Girl: Whenever it would fit the gag.
Velma Dinkley
Voiced by: Kate Micucci
- Butt-Monkey: Not consistently, but she does get hurt and humiliated more than the others.
- Deadpan Snarker: Even more so than in past series, and who could blame her, considering she has to deal with being the Only Sane Man most of the time?
- Not in This for Your Revolution: While she's not against helping people or solving crimes, she explains to Scooby and Shaggy in "How to Train Your Coward" that she views sleuthing across the country as a side benefit to what she's actually doing on the trip. Hanging out with her friends.
- Not So Above It All: She does succumb to the wackiness from time-to-time.
- Only Sane Man: Most the time, which means that in the few instances in which she loses the Sanity Ball, she loses it hard, like in "Be Quiet Scooby-Doo!" or "Kitchen Frightmare".
- Skewed Priorities: In "Kitchen Frightmare", she's more focused on how the restaurant and the Yeti monster are related.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Sometimes. The best example is probably her interview in Area 51 Adjacent.Even if I granted you that extraterrestrials may have visited Earth, which is highly unlikely, that still doesn't excuse this bureaucratic exercise in paranoid xenophobia!
- The Smart Girl: As per usual, though her Techno Babble is far more exaggerated than in past series.
- Temporarily a Villain: Temporarily becomes a second Crystal Crawler in "Be Quiet, Scooby-Doo".
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: She’s absolutely terrified of water.
Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
Voiced by: Matthew Lillard
- Does Not Like Spam: The only food he's seen not liking is crubeens and farl in "Giant Problems".
- Hidden Depths: As "Grand Scam", "Party Like It's 1899", and "Night of the Upsetting Shorts" shows, when he can keep his fears in check, he's actually pretty good at mystery solving.
- The Lancer: Surprisingly, while he's still rather cowardly, he's more willing to go along with the mysteries than in past series.
- Lovable Coward: As always. He even justifies it in one of his comments when Fred says the ghost is fake.Shaggy: So we have an angry psychotic non-ghost up here trying to get us? How is that better?
- Would You Do It For A Scooby Snack?: As of "Sorcerer Snack Scare", yes. Yes, he will.
Scooby-Doo
Voiced by: Frank Welker
- Adaptational Jerkass: He's quite openly critical towards the faults of his friends in this series, while other versions were generally friendly towards everyone with a few exceptions. And then there's the reveal in the 14th episode that he frequently ditches Shaggy whenever Shaggy lags behind during a chase, something no other version of Scooby has done.
- Big Eater: It is Scooby-Doo after all.
- Deadpan Snarker: He frequently has a dry and witty aside to give in response to the various eccentricities of his friends.
- Dirty Coward: The 14th episode reveals that Scooby frequently ditches Shaggy whenever they can't escape the Monster of the Week together.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: In "There Wolf", the gang takes him to the vet when he says he's not hungry. It turns out he was full, something they didn't think possible.
- Speech-Impaired Animal: As per usual for the series, though not as much as out of place as in previous series. However also inverted in a number of scenes where Scooby actually enunciates quite well; he's somewhat more talkative in this series than in many other installments of the franchise.
- Team Pet: Though, do not call him that. Shaggy made that mistake, and Scooby spent the rest of the episode ignoring him and trying to become best buds with each other member of the gang before Shaggy finally got him to accept his apology.
Supporting Cast
Rose
Voiced by: Grey Griffin
A celebrity detective and a childhood friend of Fred.
- Ambition Is Evil: She really enjoys the fame and money she gains from being a celebrity detective and she won't hesitate to break the law or destroy the lives of others to get it.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She first appeared in the flashback of the Halloween episode.
- Foil: Unlike Mystery Incorporated, she wants to profit off of mystery-solving rather than doing it for fun or for the greater good.
- To Daphne. The both of them are/were friends of Fred, are girls, and share the same voice actor, but Daphne is into having fun with her friends, which is why she's into mystery-solving, while Rose is a selfish gloryhound who does mystery-solving to satisfy her ambitions.
- To Professor Huh?. He was an evil villain years ago, but he eventually learned to regret his crimes while in prison. Meanwhile, Rose's ambition to become a celebrity eventually destroyed the few morals she had as a child, resulting in her becoming an unrepentant villain who won't hesitate to ruin the lives of others for the sake of ambition.
- Greater-Scope Villain: She turns out to have been the mastermind behind several episodes in an attempt to discredit and destroy Mystery Incorporated.
- Jerkass: When she and Fred discover that Professor Huh? is Fred's father, Fred is shocked and refuses to turn him in. Rose, on the other hand, doesn't hesitate to call the police. Does she comfort Fred about it, at least? Nope. Why did she do it? Not because Fred's father could present a danger to everyone, but because it'd make her a child celebrity.
- Lack of Empathy: She cares about no one and nothing except for her selfish desires for glory and money. In fact, she exposed the father of her childhood friend without hesitation for the sake of selfish ambition.
- Laser-Guided Karma: She throws the device that recorded her gloating about framing Mystery Incorporated out a window, only for the device to be caught and recovered by Professor Huh?, her first enemy and the start of her selfish ambitions.
- Only in It for the Money: Her main motivation for solving mysteries. It's also why she's trying to get rid of Mystery Inc.: by solving mysteries for free, they're digging into her profit line.
- The Rival: To Fred.
- Sinister Surveillance: She installed an illegal surveillance device on an employer's satellite to monitor Mystery Incorporated for her plan to frame them as accomplices of Professor Huh?. Later, Rose planned to use this for future mystery-solving endeavors, brushing off her employer's concerns.
- Villain with Good Publicity: She can easily command the respect of police officers and reporters due to her celebrity status.
- We Used to Be Friends: With Fred. And then she turned in his father to the police.
Donald Jones
Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker
Fred's father.
- Adaptational Heroism: Despite being a villain of his own accord, he has a Heel–Face Turn — something neither Mayor Jones nor Brad were able to have without a Cosmic Retcon — and resolves to turn himself in at the end of the arc.
- Adaptational Villainy: In comparison to Fred's previous fathers from Mystery Incorporated, Donald Jones was a masked criminal on his own accord, not because of the influence of an evil cosmic being. And obviously, Skip Jones from Scooby Doo! Pirates Ahoy! is definitely not evil.
- Affably Evil: He talks using a sock puppet and he does care about his son. He's also relatively harmless for a villain (if still creepy and weird). He resolves to turn himself in to the police at the end because it's the right thing to do, but Fred sends him away so he can be free.
- Archnemesis Dad: He's Professor Huh?.
- Big Damn Heroes: When Rose drops the evidence that would've uncovered her entire scheme out the window, Professor Huh? shows up in the jetpack-ed Mystery Machine, having caught the evidence before it could fall.
- Broken Pedestal: Ever since he was a kid, Fred loves solving mysteries because of his father and is distraught to learn that he is Professor Huh?.
- Cloudcuckoolander: He asks Shaggy and Scooby, believing them to be barbers, if they can shave his eyebrows and put his eyebrows on his shoulders. He demonstrates this to them that this works. He also covers them in mustard in the process.
- Face of an Angel, Mind of a Demon: He looks like an ordinary guy, an ordinary dad. And he's actually a masked criminal.
- Disappeared Dad: Because Rose turned him into the police when she and Fred were kids. Fred hasn't seen him in years.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He loves his wife and his son.
- Good Parents: Implied.
- Knight of Cerebus: He's an evil villain in a costume that won't hesitate to hurt people (probably), like Mayor Jones and Brad before him.
- Last Episode, New Character: He's introduced in the series finale.
- Shadow Archetype: To Daphne, which is why Fred tends to try and keep her grounded to reality.
- This Page Will Self-Destruct: After sending the Mystery Machine back to his son, he also leaves a letter for him in it. It self-destructs after Fred reads it.
- Uncertain Doom: The gang manages to escape the rocket they're on in time, but it is unknown if Mr. Jones was as lucky. It turns out near the end of the episode that he's fine, but Fred sends him off to destinations unknown with the Mystery Machine. He does send back the Mystery Machine to Fred's house later, though.
- Wacky Parent, Serious Child: He's a huge kidder, while his son wants to be taken seriously. It becomes clear that Fred acts that way because learning that his father is a masked criminal messed him up.
- Walking Spoiler: The only time he's brought up is during the "Professor Huh?" two-parter. Because he is Professor Huh?.
- Would Hurt a Child: As Professor Huh?, he tries to hurt the gang while on the tops of moving trains. Fred is clearly saddened by this. Professor Huh? seems to regret this.
Cutler
Voiced by: Jeff Bennett
A criminal in a diving suit who always gets away with his crimes.
- Adaptational Karma: Inverted, his original incarnation was never a Karma Houdini compared to here.
- Affably Evil: He remains polite and courteous towards the Mystery Inc Gang, especially in his last appearance.
- Arch-Enemy: Fred considers him this.
- The Faceless: Never seen out of costume in this series.
- Karma Houdini: Always gets away with his crimes with his first to last appearances.
- Manipulative Bastard: Successfully pulls an elaborate scheme using Fred in his final appearance.
Monsters
The Ghost of Elias Kingston
The ghost of Kingston University's founder back from the grave to scare away students he deems unworthy.
- Age Lift: The man behind the mask is much younger than his Where are You? incarnation.
- Starter Villain: The villain of the first episode.
The Spirit of the Zatari Warrior
A legendary chicken warrior.
The Sea Creatures
Two sea monsters haunting a cruise ship.
The Gargoyle
A gargoyle who came to life and attacks the TV set of Poodle Justice.
The Ghost of Chip Braverton
The ghost of a legendary baseball player haunting a baseball stadium Shaggy used to go to as a kid.
Sobek
The ghost of a pharaoh haunting an Egyptian museum.
Crystal Crawler
A crystal monster haunting the Crystal Canopy.
The Headless Count
A headless ghost in a monster mystery party.
Ghost of the Prima Donna
The ghost of a musician who doesn't want anyone performing at her theatre.
The Yeti
A Yeti haunting a restaurant owned by one of the gang's friends.
Butler 3000
The malfunctioning robot of a technology company.
The Alien
An alien in Area 53.
The Phantoms
A pair of phantoms haunting a mansion Shaggy and the gang are staying at to inherit a fortune.
The Pterodactyl
A pterodactyl haunting a Christmas festival.
- Outside-Context Problem: Most of the Gang believes it's completely disparate from the Christmas theme Fred so desperately wants the mystery of the episode to have, but it turns out to be directly linked to the town's Christmas tree and the presents in its branches.
The Ghost of Stealin' Stan
The ghost of an inmate who died attempting to investigate his prison, the Vault.
The Gremlin
A Gremlin attempting to sabotage the Air Gigantica plane.
The Sorcerer
A sorcerer haunting the Sorcerer Snacks factory.
- Taking You with Me: Piero decided that if the Sorcerer puppy twas going to be sacked as the company's mascot, then the icon was going to bring the company down with it.
The Swamp Monster
A swamp monster haunting a New Orleans bayou.
- Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated: The locals assumed that after his escape had seemingly been foiled by Chomps the Crimefighting Alligator, the Gentleman Bandit either drowned in the swamp or was eaten by Chomps himself.
The Snow Monster
A monstrous snowman terrorizing the Sunnyside Lodge ski resort.
The Giant
A giant in Ireland, where the gang is visiting a castle Daphne's family owns.
- Not the Intended Use: The Giant is actually a massive animatronic meant for display and mild stunt work. Colin using it to rampage around the estate actually causes it to damage itself due to its immense weight.
The Scarecrow
A living scarecrow haunting a farm the gang are visiting.
- Know When to Fold 'Em: With their mutually conflicting plans foiled, the perpetrators decide to just sit on their respective natural gas reserves and agree to a truce so long as they both don't press charges against each other.
The Ghost of the Cliff Bride
The ghost of a bride haunting the wedding of Nate and Kimmy.
El Bandito
The ghost of a legendary Mexican bandit haunting the Day of the Dead festivities.
Madcap the Killer Clown
A Monster Clown haunting a failing amusement park.
- Jack the Ripoff: The original Madcap is not only still alive but in jail. The fact that this is probably a copycat rather than the genuine article having escaped from prison is of little comfort since he shows himself to be just as dangerous.
The Viking Ghosts
A trio of Viking Ghosts.
The Toxic Mutant
A mutant made out of toxic waste.
Dorsal Foot
A mythological shark monster terrorizing the beach.
The Werewolf
A werewolf haunting an old Gothic animal hospital the gang bring Scooby to.
The Jester
The vengeful ghost of a jester executed for making a king laugh himself to death, now haunting a Renaissance fair.
The Vampire
A vampire haunting a town.
Houndbeast
A giant monstrous dog terrorizing a dog show.
The Mythological Creatures
A group of monstrous mythological creatures on the Disorient Express.
Baba Yaga
An evil witch who once terrorised Fred and his cousin while they were trick-or-treating on Halloween and currently is haunting another town.
The Kaniaku
A gigantic crab monster terrorizing the gang in Japan.
The Ghost of Amos Littlefield
The ghost of the town founder of Littlefield, chasing off mayoral candidates.
The Ghosts of Christmas
The classic Spirit of Jacob Marley and Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, haunting Scrooge and Velma as the gang visit Britain.
The Skull Aliens
A virus turning a spaceship's crew into skull-headed aliens.
The Ghost of Mother
Good Son Inn owner Jack Stanley's deceased mother, back as a ghost to chase guests out for disobeying her "rules".
The Ghost of Archie Barnes
The ghost of a silent film star haunting Fletcher Studios.
Mr. Wiggles the Mutant Rabbit
A gigantic mutant rabbit haunting a magician's club.
Arachne
A legendary spider monster terrorizing Ancient Greece.
The Plant Monster
A plant monster haunting a goth hideout.
Minus
The mysterious masked Giant Mook of villain Bubby.
Possessed Mystery Machine
The Mystery Machine has been possessed and tries to kill the gang.
The Ice Man
A revived caveman terrorizing Daphne's ice hotel.
The Ape Man
An ape monster terrorizing the Floridian nursing home Shaggy's grandmother is staying at.
The Trash Monster
A trash monster terrorizing the local garbage dump.
The Ghost Chef
A video game villain from Protein Titans 2 comes to life and haunts the Brainsplosion video game company.
The Demon of Salem
A demon plaguing Salem, Massachusetts.
Pizza O'Possum
An arcade's deactivated robotic mascot come to life.
The Ghost of Half-Beard
A ghost pirate scaring all the customers away from Captain Cutler's restaurant.
