Scooby Doo: 5 Reasons We Love Velma (and 5 We Love Daphne)

For decades, fans of all ages have consumed Scooby-Doo in its various forms of media: from direct-to-video films, television series, live-action theatrical films, and a theatrical animated film that will be released later this year.

There's a lot to love about Scooby-Doo: it has its own charm, and in certain cases it's not afraid to subvert its own popular tropes. But by far, the things we tend to love most are its characters: from the always hungry Shaggy to danger prone Daphne, there's a character for everyone.

Today, we'll be focusing on the two women of Mystery Incorporated: Daphne and Velma. These two young ladies couldn't be more different from each other, but they've proven many times over the years their friendship is unbreakable. From Daphne's fashion sense to Velma's logic, we're breaking down five reasons we love Daphne and five more why we love Velma.

10 Velma: Her Love of Mysteries

Every member of Mystery Incorporated has a passion for mystery solving, but Velma enjoys it most of all. Throughout the franchise's history, it's often Velma or Fred that gleefully announce they have a mystery to solve.

Velma enjoys putting all the pieces together to form a clear picture of the truth behind whatever strange goings-on the gang investigates. She even has a blog dedicated to sleuthing, and at one point had her own bookstore which was filled with mystery and horror novels.

9 Daphne: Her Femininity

“I enjoy being a girl,” Daphne declares with a slight shrug, after using her make-up tools to free the gang from a trap in Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed. It's a quick line, but one that encompasses Daphne's core trait: her femininity.

Daphne is often concerned with her own appearance and makes the most effort to look nice out of the entire gang. She always has fashion advice for whoever may need it and often uses what's on hand (make-up, purse, and one time her jacket) to aid her in her adventures.

8 Velma: Her Logic

Velma is easily the most skeptical of the gang. She's highly logical and enjoys getting to the bottom of things. In Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Velma's logic allows her to land on the easiest explanation for things and wasn't afraid to admit that the most logical conclusion sometimes was that wherever they were was truly haunted.

Moreover, we appreciate Velma's logic because of how it allows her to enjoy various forms of science — most often, computer science. It's always refreshing to find female characters with a passion for STEM, especially such a classic character within our pop culture.

7 Daphne: Her Confidence

Of all the characters in Scooby-Doo, Daphne is probably the most self-confident. She's aware of her own limitations, but she doesn't dwell on them, and often goes out to get what she wants.

Daphne also unabashedly enjoys how she looks, without ever coming off as snobbish or arrogant. As a matter of fact, Daphne's confidence doesn't come from making others feel less-than either. She acknowledges her beauty without denigrating those around her.

6 Velma: Her Fear of Clowns

Throughout Scooby-Doo's long history, Velma has always been the least likely person to be frightened. She's always aware that a monster is usually a man with a mask, and her attitude towards monsters usually reflects that.

So it was fun to learn in What's New, Scooby-Doo that Velma, like everyone else, has something she's deeply afraid of: clowns. Velma is able to overcome that fear with the help of her friends, but it was a nice reminder that Velma is like everyone else and isn't immune to being afraid of things.

5 Daphne: Her Bravery

Daphne may be danger prone and is often the person to be kidnapped by the villain, but she's no coward. She charges head-on into danger when she needs to and isn't afraid to explore potentially dangerous places to get answers she needs.

In the live-action films, Daphne gets fed up with always being kidnapped so she learns self-defense, and is shown holding her own against several villains to protect her friends or to help save the world. Moreover, Daphne has a lot of bravery in the fact that she is unabashedly herself, and is open with her feelings with her friends.

4 Velma: She's Stubborn

In recent years, Velma's logic has shifted its nature: where Velma was once comfortable declaring a haunting as the most likely scenario, she's now blindly skeptical of anything supernatural, even if it's staring her right in the face.

Although her insistence that things must be logical is grating at times, we have to appreciate Velma's stubbornness and how she sticks to her beliefs.

3 Daphne: She's Loyal

Another of Daphne's traits is her loyalty. She stands by her friends through thick and thin, even when her own parents disapprove of her company. There were many times in Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated where Daphne's mother and father were rather vocal about the Scooby Gang.

However, throughout the years, Daphne is shown to have an extensive family, all of whom Daphne proves loyal to — such as Shannon from The Loch Ness Monster.

2 Velma: Her Vulnerability

When you think of Velma Dinkley, vulnerable is probably the last trait you'd associate with her, but for us, it's the trait we appreciate the most from her. Although this facet of her personality rarely crops up in media, when it does it strikes a chord in us. Velma has had several instances over the course of Scooby-Doo history where she opens up about her feelings, but for the most part, it's usually via anger: except the live-action films.

In the live-action films we were gifted with a Velma that was surprisingly vulnerable: she's genuinely frightened when Fred has been knocked aside in the funhouse because she's uncertain if he's alright, and often feels underappreciated by those around her. The best scene that illustrates her vulnerability is when she admits to Shaggy and Scooby how much she admires their easy-going nature.

1 Daphne: Her Emotional Intelligence

Daphne might not be the person to come up with a plan or build traps, and she might not be studious and logical, but Daphne has a valuable asset that the rest of the gang (more or less) lacks: emotional intelligence.

Velma may understand science, Fred might understand traps, and Shaggy and Scooby definitely understand a buffet, but Daphne understands people. In many ways, she's the heart of the team: she's generous and compassionate, willing to dose out advice and encouragement to those who need it, such as encouraging Velma to go after the guy she liked in Monsters Unleashed. It's one of the traits that makes her so lovable.

NEXT: 5 Of The Best Scooby-Doo Animated Movies (And 5 Of The Worst)

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