Noori Faheel Rogers

**Noori Faheel Rogers**, nicknamed **"Shaggy"**, is the African-American Shaggy from the Scooby-Doo fanseries, Scooby-Doo? Who Whitewashed You?.

He's a recognizable version of the original, with one major difference being his superhuman background.

He goes through many hardships in the story, and after learning about himself and his connection with Scooby, he became a potential danger and had to be subdued by his friends.

He was conceived on February 28, 2023, and artwork made public at Tumblr on March 8.

## Original Shaggy

*To read about the original Shaggy and recognize the differences mentioned below, click here.*

## Alternate Shaggy

Shaggy is the only son of Dante Doo and Nora Rogers, and considered a valuable heir to both sides of the family. He grew up in a home with strict rules and no freedom, and received little positive attention from his parents.

When he was 7 years old, a stray puppy infiltrated his backyard, who gave him a taste of what it was like to have a friend. As he kept coming back, Shaggy attempted to convince his parents to keep him, but met with much expected rejection.

Always being withheld toys and desires, Shaggy was especially distraught this time. His father felt some remorse for the emotional neglect that led to this, and after some talk with the allergic Nora, the decision was retracted and Scooby made an official member of the family.

When Shaggy noticed Scooby was not a regular dog, he worked hard to come up with excuses to lower other people's suspicions. He attributes his ability to speak to be thanks to training, and everything else to "love" and "good health". He didn't glance over his oddities, though, and asked Scooby many questions about his origin, but with no answer.

Shaggy was hit with disappointment again years later, when his father and mother expressed concern over Scooby's size and wanted him out. It unintentionally lead to a fight and Shaggy running away from home. He and Scooby moved to a junkyard car, whereafter he took it upon himself to attend high school and finally connect with normal people.

Even though his environment had worsened and his future become uncertain, Shaggy felt free for the first time.

Still curious about Scooby, he wished to find out the truth of his existence. The mystery-loving friends, Pharrel and Davette, were quick to grab his attention, since he'd always hear them discuss some kind of thing they've read about or seen on television. He hoped they'd know of any stories involving talking pets, leading him to entrust them with Scooby's secret and the forming of Mystery Inc.

The truth eventually revealed itself, but it didn't only involve Scooby, but Shaggy as well. Thanks to their findings and Shaggy's father, he learned he and Scooby were half-alien mutants and distant cousins. This displeased him and greatly tested his relationship with his long-time best friend, but in the end, he came to accept that neither he or Scooby have any control over how they came to be and it's pointless to condemn him over it.

## Personality

Shaggy is a skater boy with a surprising amount of talents, past hobbies, and physical strength under his belt, which only shows itself by accident or after getting bribed with edibles. After years of tartar, caviar, and steamed vegetables, he's developed a soft spot for mediocre junk food and doesn't shy away from dog treats as well.

Like the original Shaggy, he's an oblivious, docile coward who runs away at the first sight of trouble, and can't stand the mere idea of ghosts and horror stories. He is very superstitious, but can just as easily be reassured something doesn't exist, perhaps because he wishes it so.

His forced life of seclusion makes him not pick up on certain social cues, and some of his responses could be misinterpreted as cruel. For example, a girl may go on to express her affection for him, which he'll ignore or ask to be put on halt for something objectively less important.

He's not enjoyed a basic level of attention throughout his childhood, and with no entertainment found in his parental home, he sought comfort in the next best thing that gave him that much needed dopamine rush; food, and eventually, Scooby.

He has somewhat of a disdain for his parents, but as a pacifist, prefers to stay away from home, opposed to confronting or speaking ill of them. The reason why he lived in a car was not known amongst his friends for a long time.

## Appearance

Shaggy looks identical to the original Shaggy, but has dark skin, a slightly more prominent lower lip, and dreadlocked hair of which the top half is bleached and resembles the original's hair colour.

He wears a green oversized shirt, dark-red skater pants with a yellow chain, and large black sneakers.

## Abilities

Shaggy possesses a few supernatural powers and traits:

> Delayed ageingShaggy is expected to live longer than any human.
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> Large consumptionShaggy's body uses up alot of energy and needs large quantities of food every day.
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> Enhanced sizeShaggy was a tall for a child and may keep growing in the following years.
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> Enhanced strengthUnusual for a half-Doo, Shaggy possesses a large amount of physical strength. This power was long unexplored because of his tendency to flee from conflict.
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> Enhanced agilityShaggy is accurate and flexible in his movements if the concentration is there.
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> Enhanced speedShaggy becomes extremely fast when his power percentage is raised.
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> Power in percentagesUnusual for a half-Doo, Shaggy can gain access to the fullest extent of a Doo's strength and control its degree. Not doing so can result in unwanted destruction and casualties.
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> TelekinesisUnusual for a half-Doo, Shaggy can raise, throw, and break objects of any size with his mind when his power percentage is raised.
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> New elemental blastsUnusual for a half-Doo, Shaggy can create balls and fire off blasts of some unknown, all-disintegrating element when his power percentage is raised.
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## Trivia

* Shaggy's hidden abilities as a Doo are a reference to the "ultra instinct Shaggy" meme.
* Shaggy gave Scooby the name "Scooby", a popular brand of dog food products that exists in their universe;
	+ Other entertained options were "Royal Canin" and "Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials".
* Despite his mother being Muslim and having tried to raise him as such, Shaggy is not.
* Because of his delayed ageing as a half-Doo, Shaggy is much younger than his presumed age;
	+ It's not noticeable, since his Doo genes affect his height.
* As a half-Doo, Shaggy needs large portions of food, but was never given the nutrition he needed. His father mistook and treated him like a regular human, explaining his starved frame;
	+ If given the diet required, Shaggy would grow muscular.
* Throughout the story, hirelings occasionally show up to return Shaggy to his parents, but since he drastically changed his appearance and goes by a different name, he stays unnoticed. The men are Easter Eggs and not acknowledged by any of the other characters, either.