Theo Von Plotz was a dadaist artist located in Paris.
Physical appearance[]
Theo Von Plotz is a tall, skinny, mostly bald man with a narrow head with a streak of black hair with magenta streaks on the top middle part. He wears a chartreuse long-sleeve shirt, a white neck bandanna with black plaid designs and stripes, many brown and black bracelets, flesh tunnel earrings, and dark purple lens sunglasses.
Personality[]
Von Plotz is a passionate artist whose creates dadaist art. His art style is unconventional, anti-establishment and abstract, yet according to him it "revels in misdirection, mischievousness, and hidden layers of meaning." Though Mystery Inc. does not like his art, Von Plotz is pompous and hotheaded, calling them "silly Americans" for not understanding his work. He believes his works are masterpieces and his critics simply cannot appreciate the fine arts.
His ego and attitude towards art supplemented his dishonesty, as he was later exposed as an attempted art thief. He is a greedy man who took advantage of his art exhibition to steal paintings, presumably to sell them for personal gain.
History[]
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (DC Comics)[]
Von Plotz hosted an art exhibition featuring his dadaist artworks at the Louvre in Paris. However, he planned to steal the Louvre's paintings during the exhibition, presumably to sell them in the underground art market. He first painted on the backs of the paintings so he could disguise the stolen paintings as his own. This way, he could smuggle the paintings out at the end of his exhibition, bypassing the museum's high security. He also worked with three unspecified accomplices to pose as the ghost of Henry VIII, ghost of Napoleon, and The Scream, which emerged from their respective paintings to attack potential witnesses.
Von Plotz tries to pull his stolen painting away from Scooby.
Mystery Inc. first saw Von Plotz during their first visit to the Louvre, where Von Plotz berated Mystery Inc. for criticizing his art. Later, after encountering the monsters, Shaggy and Scooby saw Von Plotz's paintings and painted over them, wanting to give them a "touch-up." Horrified, Von Plotz tried to stop them, pulling a paintings away from Scooby. However, in doing so, he broke the frame, revealing the stolen painting on the back. Von Plotz was exposed for his crimes and handed to authorities, and the museum curator commissioned a painting of Mystery Inc. to thank them for solving the crime.