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–Dr. Scum making a pun in Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls | ||
Dr. Scum is a recurring antagonist in the Dog Man series.
Roles[]
Dr. Scum made his debut in Dog Man in Dog Man Chapter 2: Robo-Chief as the founder of Robo-Time Industries. Collaborating with the corrupt Mayor he invented Robo-Chief—a robotic replacement for the city's police chief—as part of a plot to have the real Chief fired in and seize control of the city. While the Mayor was arrested for her crimes, Dr. Scum managed to flee from capture, as he wasn't seen following the Evil Mayor being arrested.
He reappeared as the main antagonist in Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls. Capitalizing on Dog Man's newfound fear of balls—induced by behavioral therapy—Dr. Scum created the Burgle Balls, which are robotic spheres designed to exploit this weakness and commit thefts across the city. His plan was thwarted when Petey's Raterpillar transformed into a powerful Ratterfly, destroying Dr. Scum's Colossal-Bot 2000. Attempting to flee, Dr. Scum tripped over Big Jim (disguised as Commander Cupcake) and was arrested.
He reappeared as the main antagonist again in Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder, who first appeared on page 56 as his A.I. Buddy brought him robot supplies from the Everything Except Fabric Softeners store.
His first major appearance was in the chapter, "The Man with a Plan", where he appears after Dog Man was sent off to jail and Li'l Petey suggested fighting back against Maude and the Judge, telling them that won't work. After being questioned by his identity and why he isn't imprisoned, he explained to Petey and Li'l Petey how he told the cop sending him to jail that he needed to use the restroom, then sending out an A.I. Buddy to go to jail in his place after he was given permission to go, saying he can do the same for Dog Man. He had Petey sign a contract to work for him, and replaced the head of an A.I. Buddy with a Dog Man Head, and paints it red.
The next day, when Petey arrives, he makes his building change to Tank Mode and drive to Petey's new Secret Lab and connects his Robo-Time Industries building to it, to the dismay of Petey as that wasn't part of the contract.
Sarah Hatoff then interviewed him on the news, as he described the process of how A.I. Buddies are created and what they can be used for. Later, when the A.I. Buddies start revolting and merge together to create a giant robot, Dr. Scum decided that they need more A.I. Buddies that were programmed to resist the revolt of the other A.I. Buddies.
After Petey had a dream about his mother and Little Jim, he decided to stop working for Dr. Scum, but when he pulled out the contract, Petey shredded it and left to stop the giant robot. After the robot was destroyed, Dr. Scum was arrested by the Mean Cop.
Description[]
The Scarlet Shedder[]
This never-before-seen bad guy may have a fresh, unfamiliar face, but his heart harbors a horror that could heighten him to a household name.
Appearances[]
- Dog Man (Chapter 2: Robo-Chief)
- Dog Man: Unleashed (cameo in the prologue)
- Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls (main antagonist)
- Dog Man: Mothering Heights (cameo in Chief's dream)
- Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder (main antagonist)
- Dog Man: Big Jim Begins (cameo as a baby in flashbacks at Baby Jail)
- Dog Man (film) (As a cameo)
Appearance[]
Dr. Scum has faded green skin, light yellow eye whites, black eyes, an evergreen colored triangle beard that resembles an upside down triangle, and two hairs on each side of his head of the same color. He also wears a white long sleeved lab coat with 4 black buttons on it, black shoes, and light gray pants.
Trivia[]
- Dr. Scum has made an appearance in the first book. He was absent for six books, followed by a return in For Whom the Ball Rolls. Because he was gone for so long, everyone else thought that he was a new character, to his irritation.
- He was then absent for five more books causing the same reaction upon his return in book 12.
- Just like the main antagonists of Super Diaper Baby and Ook and Gluk: The Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future, he has a triangular nose and eyes.
- He was one of the first Dog Man villains, only behind the Mayor and Petey.
- Starting with Dog Man: For Whom The Ball Rolls, a running gag would be everyone calling him a new villain, which he hates. On the Sarah Hatoff blog near the back of the book, he demands the interview to end after being called "new" multiple times, even though he repeatedly stated he wasn't new.
- He makes a cameo appearance in the prologue of Dog Man: Unleashed and Dog Man: Mothering Heights during Chief's dream as he built a Robo-Shark Duck to try and capture Dog Man and Milly.
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