In a retelling of Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come was the disguise of Dr. Buggly, the doctor taking care of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Physical appearance[]
True to the original A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come was an ominous, phantom-like figure wearing a tattered black robe with a hood. Based on the Grim Reaper, it had skeletal hands.
Personality[]
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come was a silent figure, only communicating by nodding or letting out occasional low-pitched grunts. It sought to show people the consequences of their actions in the distant future. In Scrooge's case, it sought to show Scrooge how he would be remembered if he did not change his miserly ways, equating the consequences with death.
History[]
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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come was the disguise of Ebenezer Scrooge's doctor, Dr. Buggly. Buggly wanted to change Scrooge's selfish and miserly ways so he would pay for his clerk's son's medical treatment. So, the ghost intended to appear to Scrooge, showing him his future life if he did not change his selfish, miserly ways.
Dr. Buggly unmasked
However, as Buggly saw Velma's intellect as a threat to his scheme, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come also appeared to Velma to discourage her from investigating. Through hynopsis, he showed her a hypothetical scene in the distant future, in which Velma turned to crime herself. In the scene, a now-elderly Velma disguised herself as a gargoyle as revenge against Mystery Inc., as she had now realized she wasted her intellect and potential to investigate crimes with them when she could have invented the airplane and become world-famous. Through the scene, the ghost hoped to discourage Velma from investigating by convincing her she was wasting her potential. This scene horrified Velma, and she began to pledge to change her ways. However, after leaving the hypnotic trance, Velma did not believe the ghost and captured it before it could reach Scrooge. Buggly was unmasked, exposed for his crimes, and handed over to authorities.
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Trivia[]
- In the original A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come showed Scrooge a scene at his funeral, in which his life is not positively remembered or celebrated.