Dragon Ball Super: Ultra Instinct Shaggy Is Real and We're All in Disbelief

The teens of Scooby-Doo had no idea they'd become cultural icons when they debuted decades ago, but that is what happened. If you did not know, the franchise lives on today with new projects, and Shaggy became a meme lord online a few years back courtesy of Dragon Ball Super. The anime fandom created the wildest crossover of Ultra Instinct Goku and Shaggy that took on a life of its own. And now that the character has been made real, well - we're all losing our minds.

And no, we aren't joking. Scooby-Doo just made Ultra Instinct Shaggy canon by the way of a new film. Warner Bros. Animation confirmed the character is real at the start of its new Mortal Kombat movie.

For those out of the loop, the whole thing went live when Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms premiere. The animated film was put out today after a long wait, and its title screen gets started with Scorpion. The fighter seems cocky as you'd expect, but he gets knocked when Ultra Instinct Shaggy comes out of the WB logo to knock heads.

The character is shown with glowing green eyes and an aura similar to that seen in Dragon Ball Super, but it is not an exact comparison. After all, Ultra Instinct is a Dragon Ball thing, and there are copyrights keeping it from Scooby-Doo as is. This is why the title screen added a bit of spice to the form, so Shaggy is rocking a copycat transformation that glows a bright green.

As you can see below, fans are geeking out about the cameo, and it isn't hard to see why. The Dragon Ball fandom first cooked up Ultra Instinct Shaggy in late 2017 after the anime debuted the form. Youtube was littered with fan-made trailers dedicated to Ultra Instinct Shaggy, and the meme grew bigger and bigger. Eventually, a petition was launched to bring the fighter into Mortal Kombat as a DLC fighter, and anime fans were game for the addition. And in his own way, it seems Shaggy just got the invite after years of waiting on the sidelines.

What do you think about this Shaggy cameo? Do you think the warrior needs to take on Goku now or...? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below or hit me up on Twitter @MeganPetersCB.