With the words “dead meme,”Mortal Kombat 11Community Manager Tyler Lansdown put the nail in the coffin. The NetherRealm Studios dev confirmed that Shaggy will not be a part of theMortal Kombat 11roster, despite strong grass roots support from fans.

During this week’s Kombat Kast, NetherRealm gaveMortal Kombat 11fans alook at Kabal, the latest returning fighter to join the game’s growing roster. The livestream showed off all of Kabal’s move sets, combos, finishers, and a few of its fatalities. NetherRealm has been doing these types of in-depth character demonstrations for a while now and for those that love theory crafting ahead of release, they offer a lot of information.

But usually it’s the end of the Kombat Kasts that delivers the most newsworthy details for fans anticipating the latestMortal Kombat, and this week’s was no exception. The devs ran through a number of questions from fans, but the one that stood out the most was regarding Shaggy’s inclusion in the game.

For those that may not have been following along, Shaggy has become the latest meme on the Internet, with jokes focused on the character’s seemingly latent power. As a result, a bunch of fans got together to create apetition to add ShaggytoMortal Kombat 11and amassed over 340,000 signatures.

Things got interesting whenMortal Kombat 11director Ed Boon shared in the fun by entertaining the thought of Shaggy in the game, as well as sharing some impressivecharacter mockups. But Ed Boon is a notorious troll who enjoys teases his fan base on a regular basis, so few took his interest in the meme as an acknowledgment that NetherRealm was really considering Shaggy.

Now, that hope of Shaggy making a surprise appearance as DLC is officially dead. Obviously, that won’t put to rest all of the other Shaggy memes out there but it should put an end to his connections toMortal Kombat 11. While it seemed like a far-fetched idea – putting a Scooby Doo character – in a violent fighting game, stranger things have happened. They just won’t be happening with this character.

Mortal Kombat 11releases June 05, 2025 for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.