Shaggy Chick

> *"I've got a chick's body!" - Shaggy Chick, Transformers.*
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**Shaggy Chick** is a transformation of Shaggy as a result of the "Medicinal" Potion in Transformers and Chapter 11 (Shaggy).

## Naming

The credits of the film officially refer to this form as "Shaggy Chick". Shaggy himself also describes this form as a "chick's body" at one point.

This form is often called "Chick Shaggy" instead.

Peter Crosman the VFX supervisor for the movie also refers to the form as the "Shaggy She-Monster" in a interview.

## Appearance

> *"When I stopped, I thought I hadn’t changed at all. But then I looked down and realized - I was a girl!" - Shaggy, Chapter 11 (Shaggy)*
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### Transformers

Shaggy retains the same head, but has been transformed from the neck down. He has a female body, with b-cup breasts, narrow shoulders, a smaller waist, and wider hips. His clothing mirrors his previous outfit, but uses more traditionally feminine clothing items. This includes a lime-green crop-top, which reveals his bare midriff, tight brown bell-bottom jeans, and a tooled leather belt that has the word "SHAGGY" and a sunrise (or sunset) tooled into it. The belt also has a tapered end, a light brown rectangular patch in the front, and a silver, rectangular pin buckle. His long-sleeved, white undershirt was likely transformed into the bra visible in Shot 26. His shoes are partially visible in Shot 19, near the bottom of the frame, and they appear to be dark brown flats that reveal the instep of the foot, possibly loafers or moccasins. In some shots (particularly shot 24 and the mirror of shot 26), Shaggy mistakenly has shorter hair that makes the back of his neck visible.

### Chapter 11 (Shaggy)

In the book, it seems to be the same, although no outfit changes are mentioned.

## Personality

Identical to his normal personality, but he is very shocked at his sudden transformation. He quickly realizes he needs to transform back to normal, panicking and not thinking straight as he picks random potions.

## Abilities

Since he's still an average human in this form, Shaggy retains most of his same abilities (apart from any not related to his gender).

### Strengths

#### Female Body

Having a female body can be seen as an advantage, considering Shaggy's normal form is not characterized as attractive. This form is described by Shaggy as "a chick's body" and accompanied by sensual saxophone music, implying the form to be attractive in-universe.

### Weaknesses

#### Female Body

Depending on one's perspective, having the body of a female over a male could also be seen as a disadvantage. The biggest of course being that, since Shaggy is a male, he is not used to the different aspects of the female anatomy, such as a more prominent chest.

#### Feminine Movements

In this form, Shaggy moves his body in a very exaggeratedly female fashion. This is especially apparent when he's searching through the fridge in shot 22. It is unclear if Shaggy is consciously aware of his feminine movements or if these are just an effect of the potion.

## History

### Transformers

Trying to cure Monster Scooby, Shaggy picks out a potion that looks "medicinal" from the fridge and gives it to Scooby, spilling some of it on his hand. He licks it off, saying it tastes like strawberries. Shaggy begins to transform along with Scooby. He at first thinks nothing happened, but he soon looks into the mirror on the fridge to see he's transformed into a woman from the neck down. Shaggy turns around in surprise, showing Scooby his new figure. However he suddenly screams when he realizes Scooby was now the Tasmanian Devil. He once again looks for an antidote, throwing a yellow potion as he does. He finds a turquoise potion, splashing it onto Scooby before drinking the rest. His body transforms back into a man's body, although now an extremely muscular one.

### Chapter 11 (Shaggy)

In the book, events are similar, although Shaggy begins to transform upon the potion's contact with his hand instead of drinking it.

## In the Original Script

In James Gunn's original draft of the scene, Shaggy is only described as growing a "womanly chest", and no other body parts are said to change. He still refers to this as a "chick's body", so it's not unlikely that the rest of the transformation is simply implied.

Unlike the other transformations in the script, Shaggy Chick is not described as a new character. This means Shaggy Chick, as an entity, technically doesn't exist within the original script, and is simply just considered Shaggy. This could be because he doesn't go through any mental transformation unlike the other forms.

## Transformation Process

* Shaggy beginning to spasm after drinking part of the potion.
* Shaggy's spasming stopping.
* The transformation into Shaggy Chick; only the neck is seen changing.
1/3After consuming the "medicinal" potion, Shaggy begins to spasm uncontrollably, twisting and contorting, before eventually stopping for a brief moment. His stomach starts growling before two popping noises (likely coming from the breasts) are heard. His neck fades into a feminine one (although this may be a mistake and not part of the transformation). It is likely the clothing appears the same at this point, including his shirt shrinking and his white undershirt turning into a bra. The spasms begin in shot 16 and seemingly stop in shot 18, but the transformation itself seems to happen only in shot 19, although off-screen.

In the original script and book, the transformation begins through contact rather than consumption, and also involves spasms.

## Relationships

### Shaggy

Shaggy Chick and Shaggy are still the same person with the same personality, though it's clear that Shaggy prefers his old body to his new one.

### Tasmanian Devil Scooby

Shaggy Chick is shocked at Scooby's new form, but doesn't look for long before immediately looking for an antidote and splashing him without warning out of panic.

## Quotes

### Transformers

> *I've got a chick's body! Ahhhh!*
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### Chapter 11 (Shaggy)

> *Aaah! I’ve got a chick’s body!*
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> *Maybe A stands for antidote. Let’s try it out.*
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### May 26th 2003 Script

> *Ahh! I've got a chick's body!*
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## Trivia

* Shaggy Chick and Scooby Brainiac are the only transformations with official names, seen in the credits.
* Throughout most of the movie, Jonathan Jacobo is disguised as a woman, similar to the effects of this potion, meaning Jacobo may have used this potion as part of his disguise, or at least planned to.
	+ This is further backed up by the fact that he also wears a mask when disguised as her which covers his whole head, the one body part the potion doesn't transform.
	+ This fact may just be a strange coincidence, however, as this connection is not mentioned within the movie itself.
* Shaggy, from the neck down, is played by Nazanin Afshin-Jam, who was likely picked because, at the time of filming, she was competing in the Miss World Canada beauty pageant.
	+ Shot 24 is the only time Shaggy Chick is played entirely by Afshin-Jam, as they are only seen from below the neck.
	+ In an interview with blackfilm, the actor for Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) was asked what it was like to have his head morphed onto a girl's body. He says "I wish I'd felt it. She's Miss Canada."
	+ Shaggy's stomach and arms appear to be a slightly different skin-tone to his head. This is obviously due to the differences in the skin-tones between Nazanin Afshin-Jam and Matthew Lillard.
		- The Differences are even more apparent in Shot 26, when shaggy transforms into Buff Shaggy.
* In an interview with Jaybee & Milly, Peter Crosman, who was the visual effects supervisor on Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, referred to this form as the "Shaggy She-Monster". He was also "instrumental in creating it".
* There is a trend on Tiktok where people (usually girls) dress up as Shaggy Chick and mouth the audio from the film, namely the "I've got a chick's body" part.

## Shots

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