Villains
Scooby-Doo is famous for its seemingly supernatural villains, featuring a different one in almost every episode. Most of the villains are petty criminals who disguise themselves as monsters to get away with their various crimes. Listed below are five of our favorites
The Ghost of Dr. Coffin
The Ghost of Dr. Coffin seemed to be an undead Doctor haunting the Shady Sanitarium in Niagara falls. He had pale skin, green eyes, and a glowing aura. As it turned out the ghost of Dr. Coffin wasn’t real, but simply a disguise for Officer Oldfield. Officer Oldfield was smuggling gold and needed to keep his operations under wraps.
Captain Skunkbeard
Captain Skunkbeard is a supposed ghost pirate. He has green skin, red clothes, and a big gray beard. He was extremely terrifying. His true identity is Biff Wellington, an eccentric billionaire. Biff Wellington was trying to get Heaven's Light, a meteor in the Bermuda triangle in hopes of getting its supposed time traveling abilities. He disguised himself as Captain Skunkbeard as an attempt to get closer to the center of the triangle.
The Mystery Machine
The Mystery Machine, The gang's trusty blue and green van, would become seemingly haunted and turn on the gang on a few occasions. The first of which was caused by Susan Dinwiddie in an attempt to get publicity for her band, she used her son's robotic tools and knowledge to control the van remotely. The second time the van was controlled by Dr. Blum, a scientist who worked at the Meldon Archeological Science Laboratory, rigged the van with a remote control so he could control it. He did it to get rid of Fred and secure a security contract.
Professor Pericles
Professor Pericles was the mascot for the original Mystery Inc. He is a small blue parrot with human-like intelligence similar to Scooby-Doo. Despite being part of the Mystery Inc. He betrayed them in a vain attempt to seize power which ended up putting him in the Crystal Cove Animal Asylum for the Criminally Insane. He later would escape and battle the current Mystery Inc and die after failing to overpower them.
The Black Night
The black knight was a tall suit of armor with a red plume and glowing green eye. Legend has it that the black night comes alive during a full moon. Despite its seemingly supernatural abilities the Black Knight is just the curator of the county museum Mr. Wickles in disguise. Mr. Wickles was planning on replacing the paintings in the county museum with forgies and selling the originals. He dressed up as the Black Knight to scare away anyone who wanted to stop his plan.