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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Pawn of Shadows''}}
 
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Pawn of Shadows''}}
 
{{Infobox Episode
 
{{Infobox Episode
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| series= Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
 
| series= Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
 
| episodenum= 125
 
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| writtenby= [[Mitch Watson]]
 
| writtenby= [[Mitch Watson]]
 
| directedby= [[Curt Geda]]
 
| directedby= [[Curt Geda]]
| previousepisode= ''[[Dead Justice (episode)|Dead Justice]]''
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| previousepisode= {{SDMI124}}
| nextepisode= ''[[All Fear the Freak]]''
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| nextepisode= {{SDMI126}}
 
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'''''Pawn of Shadows''''' is the twenty-fifth episode of the [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 1|first season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''.
 
'''''Pawn of Shadows''''' is the twenty-fifth episode of the [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 1|first season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''.
   
 
==Premise==
 
==Premise==
[[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|The gang]] is attacked by a hi-tech assassin [[Obliteratrix]], which leads them to investigate the mystery of the [[Cursed Treasure]] further with the assistance of [[H.P. Hatecraft]].
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[[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|The gang]] is attacked by a hi-tech assassin [[Obliteratrix]], which leads them to investigate the mystery of the [[Cursed Treasure]] with the assistance of [[H.P. Hatecraft]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
 
Twenty years ago, the original [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove predecessors)|Mystery Inc.]] investigate an old Spanish church and find a document with a picture of the [[Planispheric Disk]]. They are observed by a ghoulish figure, the [[Freak of Crystal Cove]].
 
Twenty years ago, the original [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove predecessors)|Mystery Inc.]] investigate an old Spanish church and find a document with a picture of the [[Planispheric Disk]]. They are observed by a ghoulish figure, the [[Freak of Crystal Cove]].
   
[[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|The gang]] meet for breakfast at the [[K-Ghoul]] station. [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne]] wants to talk with [[Fred Jones, Jr.|Fred]] about their engagement announcement, but Fred is more interested in a new phone app that will tell him if his trap stuff is moved in the [[Mystery Machine (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Mystery Machine]]. [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma]] gets out their [[Pieces of the Planispheric Disk|disk piece]] to study.
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[[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|The gang]] meet for breakfast at the [[K-Ghoul]] station. [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne]] wants to talk with [[Fred Jones, Jr.|Fred]] about their engagement announcement, but Fred is more interested in a new phone app that will tell him if his trap stuff is moved in the [[Mystery Machine (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Mystery Machine]]. [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma]] gets out their disk piece to study.
   
 
A mention of a hot sauce brand by [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]] makes Velma realize the writing on the disk is backwards, and in Spanish. They also realized that many of the books in the [[Darrow Family Archives]] trunk are in Spanish. They load up the trunk in the Mystery Machine and head to the [[Darrow University]] campus to get [[H.P. Hatecraft]] to help with translations.
 
A mention of a hot sauce brand by [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]] makes Velma realize the writing on the disk is backwards, and in Spanish. They also realized that many of the books in the [[Darrow Family Archives]] trunk are in Spanish. They load up the trunk in the Mystery Machine and head to the [[Darrow University]] campus to get [[H.P. Hatecraft]] to help with translations.
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With the trunk back in their possession they quickly pick up a clue. The old books mention colored glass, and that reminds Scooby of the stained glass in the [[old Spanish Church]] where he and Pericles went the day [[Aphrodite]] [[Where Walks Aphrodite|attacked the town]].
 
With the trunk back in their possession they quickly pick up a clue. The old books mention colored glass, and that reminds Scooby of the stained glass in the [[old Spanish Church]] where he and Pericles went the day [[Aphrodite]] [[Where Walks Aphrodite|attacked the town]].
 
   
 
At the old Spanish church they discover a pin belonging to the old Mystery Incorporated. Soon after that, they discover the secret entrance to an underground shaft. But before they can look any further, the Obliteratrix shows up again. She nearly succeeds in trapping everyone, but Angel Dynamite shows up and fights her, eventually trapping her. When she is unmasked it turns out she is Alice May.
 
At the old Spanish church they discover a pin belonging to the old Mystery Incorporated. Soon after that, they discover the secret entrance to an underground shaft. But before they can look any further, the Obliteratrix shows up again. She nearly succeeds in trapping everyone, but Angel Dynamite shows up and fights her, eventually trapping her. When she is unmasked it turns out she is Alice May.
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==Characters==
 
==Characters==
'''Main characters''':
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'''Main characters:'''
 
* [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|Mystery Incorporated]]
 
* [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|Mystery Incorporated]]
 
** [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]]
 
** [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]]
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** [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma Dinkley]]
 
** [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma Dinkley]]
   
'''Supporting characters''':
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'''Supporting characters:'''
 
* [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove predecessors)|Original Mystery Incorporated]] {{1st full}}{{Flashback}}
 
* [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove predecessors)|Original Mystery Incorporated]] {{1st full}}{{Flashback}}
 
** [[Brad Chiles]] {{1st full}}{{Flashback}}
 
** [[Brad Chiles]] {{1st full}}{{Flashback}}
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** [[Ricky Owens]] {{1st full}}{{Flashback}}
 
** [[Ricky Owens]] {{1st full}}{{Flashback}}
 
** [[Angel Dynamite]] {{1st full}}{{Flashback}}
 
** [[Angel Dynamite]] {{1st full}}{{Flashback}}
** [[Professor Pericles]] {{Flashback}}
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** [[Professor Pericles]] (unscarred) {{Flashback}}
 
* [[H.P. Hatecraft|Professor H.P. Hatecraft]] {{Final}}
 
* [[H.P. Hatecraft|Professor H.P. Hatecraft]] {{Final}}
 
* [[Natasha Fenk|Dean Natasha Fenk]] {{1st}}
 
* [[Natasha Fenk|Dean Natasha Fenk]] {{1st}}
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* [[Sheriff Bronson Stone]]
 
* [[Sheriff Bronson Stone]]
   
'''Villains''':
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'''Villains:'''
* [[Obliteratrix]] {{Only}}{{Disguise}}/
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* [[Freak of Crystal Cove]] {{1st}}{{Flashback}}{{Cameo}}
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* [[Obliteratrix]] {{Only}}{{Green|Alice May's disguise}}
 
* [[Alice May]]
 
* [[Alice May]]
* Professor Pericles
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* Professor Pericles {{Cameo}}
* [[Freak of Crystal Cove]] {{1st}}{{Also flashback}}
 
   
'''Other characters''':
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'''Other characters:'''
 
* [[Harlan Ellison]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* [[Harlan Ellison]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* [[Todd (Pawn of Shadows)|Todd]] {{Only}}{{Green|cardboard cutout}}
 
* [[Todd (Pawn of Shadows)|Todd]] {{Only}}{{Green|cardboard cutout}}
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* [[Cassidy (Pawn of Shadows)|Cassidy]] {{Only}}{{Green|poster}}
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* TV reporter 1
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* TV reporter 2 {{NL}}
 
* [[Ed Machine]]
 
* [[Ed Machine]]
* [[Librarian (Pawn of Shadows)|Libarian]] {{Only}}{{NL}}
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* [[Librarian (Pawn of Shadows)|Librarian]] {{Only}}{{NL}}
* [[Dr. Quest (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Dr. Quest]] {{1st}}{{NL}}{{Cameo}}
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* [[Benton Quest|Dr. Benton Quest]] {{1st}}{{NL}}{{Cameo}}
* [[Race Bannon (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Race Bannon]] {{1st}}{{NL}}{{Cameo}}
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* [[Race Bannon]] {{1st}}{{NL}}{{Cameo}}
* [[Jonny Quest (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Jonny Quest]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Cameo}}{{Unnamed}}
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* [[Jonny Quest]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Cameo}}{{Unnamed}}
* [[Hadji (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Hadji]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Cameo}}{{Unnamed}}
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* [[Hadji]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Cameo}}{{Unnamed}}
* [[Bandit (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Bandit]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Cameo}}
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* [[Bandit (Jonny Quest)|Bandit]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Cameo}}
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* [[Fred Jones, Sr.|Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.]] {{NL}}{{Flashback}}
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==Locations==
 
* [[Crystal Cove]]
 
** [[Old Spanish Church]] {{Also flashback}}
 
** [[K-Ghoul]]
 
** [[Darrow University]]
 
*** [[H.P. Hatecraft's home]]
 
** Abandoned railway yard
 
** [[No Tell Motel]]
 
** [[Destroido Corp.]]
 
*** [[Mr. E's lair]]
 
** [[Quest Research Laboratories (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Quest Research Laboratories]]
   
 
==Objects==
 
==Objects==
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* Brad Chiles's [[flashlight]] {{Flashback}}
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* Eggs
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* [[Doughnut]]s
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* [[Piece of the Planispheric Disk]]
 
* [[Darrow Family Archives]]
 
* [[Darrow Family Archives]]
 
* [[Fred Jones, Jr.'s smartphone]]
 
* [[Fred Jones, Jr.'s smartphone]]
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* [[Dusk (book series)|''Dusk'' books]]
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* ''[[Char Gar Gothakon: The Beast That Hath No Name]]'' {{Mentioned}}
 
* [[Obliteratrix]]'s weapons
 
* [[Obliteratrix]]'s weapons
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* [[Planospheric Disk]] {{Green|drawing}}
   
 
==Vehicles==
 
==Vehicles==
 
* [[Mystery Machine (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|The Mystery Machine]]
 
* [[Mystery Machine (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|The Mystery Machine]]
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* Angel Dynamite's van
 
* Replica Mystery Machine {{Destroyed}}
 
* Replica Mystery Machine {{Destroyed}}
 
* [[Dusk Van]]
 
* [[Dusk Van]]
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Regina Wentworth]]
 
| [[Regina Wentworth]]
| She is a rival of H.P. Hatecarft.
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| She is a rival of H.P. Hatecraft.
 
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|}
   
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|-
 
|-
 
! [[Nolan North]]
 
! [[Nolan North]]
| [[Brad Chiles]]<br />[[TV reporter (Pawn of Shadows)|TV reporter]]
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| [[Brad Chiles]]<br />TV reporter
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Kari Wahlgren]]
 
! [[Kari Wahlgren]]
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| [[Natasha Fenk|Dean Natasha Fenk]]<br />[[Librarian (Pawn of Shadows)|Librarian]]
 
| [[Natasha Fenk|Dean Natasha Fenk]]<br />[[Librarian (Pawn of Shadows)|Librarian]]
 
|}
 
|}
 
==Locations==
 
* [[Crystal Cove]]
 
** [[K-Ghoul]]
 
** [[Darrow University]]
 
*** [[H.P. Hatecraft's home]]
 
** Abandoned railway yard
 
** [[No Tell Motel]]
 
** [[Destroido Corp.]]
 
*** [[Mr. E's lair]]
 
** [[Old Spanish Church]]
 
** [[Quest Research Laboratories (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Quest Research Laboratories]]
 
   
 
==Continuity==
 
==Continuity==
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* Velma found out [[Angel Dynamite]] was really [[Cassidy Williams]] in ''[[The Siren's Song]]''.
* [[Judy Reeves]] turns out to be a blonde, and so does [[Brad Chiles]], in spite of the darker-looking hair in their old photos.
 
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* The gang met [[H.P. Hatecraft]] in {{SDMI112}}, where the [[Char Gar Gothakon]] case happened.
* In this episode it is revealed that what looked like [[The Legend of Alice May|a simple bail-out]] of [[Alice May]] by [[Ed Machine]] was actually a jail-break. Mr. Machine released her from her cell without [[Sheriff Bronson Stone|Sheriff Stone]] even being aware she was gone.
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* In this episode, it is revealed that what looked like a simple bail-out in {{SDMI106}} of [[Alice May]] by [[Ed Machine]] was actually a jail-break. Mr. Machine released her from her cell without {{Sheriff Stone}} even being aware she was gone.
* Because [[Angel Dynamite]] lied to the gang, they lose their trust in her.
 
   
 
==Notes/trivia==
 
==Notes/trivia==
 
* All of Daphne's sisters (outside of the [[Wedded Blake sister]]) have been engaged at least once, but they all handled the announcements badly, at least in Daphne's opinion—especially Dawn, who apparently tried training chickens to spell out her name.
* This is the penultimate episode of [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 1|season one]].
 
 
* Shaggy says the gang has been teenagers forever, an in-joke to Mystery Inc. being portrayed as teens for most of the franchise since 1969.
* All of Daphne's sisters have been engaged, and they all handled the announcements badly, in Daphne's opinion. Particularly Dawn, who tried to train chickens to spell out her name.
 
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* When Angel was revealing who she is to the rest of the gang, Netflix's subtitles said Cassidy Jones instead of Cassidy Williams.
* Shaggy says the gang has been teenagers forever, an injoke to Mystery Inc. being portrayed as teens for most of the franchise since 1969.
 
   
 
===Cultural references===
 
===Cultural references===
* This is the penultimate episode of [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 1|season one]].
 
 
* The [[Crystal Cove citizen (Cass Elliot lookalike)|woman]] who resembles [[Cass Elliot]] is in the audience at the ''Dusk'' lecture.
 
* The [[Crystal Cove citizen (Cass Elliot lookalike)|woman]] who resembles [[Cass Elliot]] is in the audience at the ''Dusk'' lecture.
* All of Daphne's sisters have been engaged, and they all handled the announcements badly, in Daphne's opinion. Particularly Dawn, who tried to train chickens to spell out her name.
 
 
* There is a cameo by the cast of ''Johnny Quest''.
 
* There is a cameo by the cast of ''Johnny Quest''.
* On the wall of H.P. Hatecraft's office, to get him in the mindset of a teenage girl, he has two [[wikipedia:en:Wonder Wheels|Wonder Wheels]] posters, a [[DC Comics]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prez_(DC_Comics) Prez] poster, Schleprock from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pebbles_and_Bamm-Bamm_Show The Pebbles and Bamm Bamm Show]'', Drak Jr. from the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drak_Pack Drak Pack]'', Josie and Alexander from ''[[Josie and the Pussycats]]'', Butch Cassidy from ''[[wikipedia:Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids|Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids]]'' and one of Suzie and Stanley Chan from the Chan Clan band. This Suzie may or may not be the same as the [[Crystal Cove citizen (Suzie Chan lookalike)|Suzie Chan lookalike]] who attends [[Crystal Cove High School]].
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* On the wall of H.P. Hatecraft's office, to get him in the mindset of a teenage girl, he has two [[wikipedia:en:Wonder Wheels|Wonder Wheels]] posters, a [[DC Comics]] [[Wikipedia:Prez (DC Comics)|Prez]] poster, Schleprock from ''[[Wikipedia:The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show|The Pebbles and Bamm Bamm Show]]'', Drak Jr. from the ''[[Wikipedia:Drak Pack|Drak Pack]]'', Josie and Alexander from ''[[Josie and the Pussycats]]'', Butch Cassidy from ''[[wikipedia:Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids|Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids]]'' and one of Suzie and Stanley Chan from the Chan Clan band. This Suzie may or may not be the same as the [[Crystal Cove citizen (Suzie Chan lookalike)|Suzie Chan lookalike]] who attends [[Crystal Cove High School]].
   
 
===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
 
===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
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* In their high school photos, [[Judy Reeves]] and [[Brad Chiles]] had darker hair than the blond hair they clearly have here.
* The [[Pieces of the Planispheric Disk|piece of the Planispheric Disk]] that Velma examines in Angel's trailer has the shape of the piece from the [[Jones mansion]] that should be in the hands of [[Professor Pericles]] (since ''[[A Haunting In Crystal Cove]]''), not the piece from the [[Darrow Mansion]] the gang had.
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* The piece of the [[Planispheric Disk]] that Velma examines in Angel's trailer has the shape of the piece from the [[Jones mansion]] that should be in the hands of [[Professor Pericles]] (since ''[[A Haunting in Crystal Cove]]''), not the piece from the [[Darrow Mansion]] the gang had.
 
* At one point, the word "fuego" can be seen clearly written on the piece, not in mirror writing as Velma says later.
 
* At one point, the word "fuego" can be seen clearly written on the piece, not in mirror writing as Velma says later.
   
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! Meaning
 
! Meaning
 
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| '''Italian'''
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| '''Greek'''
 
| Το Πιόνι των Σκιών
| Pedina Delle Ombre
 
| Pawn Of Shadows
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| The Pawn of the Shadows
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| '''Spanish (Latin America)'''
 
| La Verdadera Identidad
 
| The True Indentity
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Hungarian'''
 
| '''Hungarian'''
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| The Mysterious Freak
 
| The Mysterious Freak
 
|-
 
|-
| '''Greek'''
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| '''Italian'''
 
| Pedina Delle Ombre
| Το Πιόνι των Σκιών
 
| The Pawn of the Shadows
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| Pawn Of Shadows
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Polish'''
 
| '''Polish'''
 
| Klątwa z zaświatów
 
| Klątwa z zaświatów
 
| A curse from beyond
 
| A curse from beyond
 
|-
 
| '''Spanish (Latin America)'''
 
| La Verdadera Identidad
 
| The True Identity
 
|}
 
|}
   
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* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Part 2 - Crystal Cove Curse]]'' DVD set released by [[Warner Home Video]] on January 24, 2012.
 
* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Part 2 - Crystal Cove Curse]]'' DVD set released by [[Warner Home Video]] on January 24, 2012.
 
* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1]]'' DVD set released by Warner Home Video on October 8, 2013.
 
* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1]]'' DVD set released by Warner Home Video on October 8, 2013.
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* {{FR}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystères associés: L'intégrale de la saison 1]]'' (''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The entirety of season 1'') DVD set released by Warner Home Video on October 3, 2012.
   
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
 
{{Quotes
 
{{Quotes
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|'''[[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma]]:''' Why don't [[H.P. Hatecraft|you]] let [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|us]] help you?<br>
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'''[[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma]]''': Why don't [[H.P. Hatecraft|you]] let [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|us]] help?<br>
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'''[[Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Shaggy]]:''' Like, yeah. We've been teenagers forever.
'''[[Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Shaggy]]''': Like, yeah. We've been teenagers forever.
 
 
}}
 
}}
   
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Revision as of 11:08, 14 May 2020

Pawn of Shadows is the twenty-fifth episode of the first season of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.

Premise

The gang is attacked by a hi-tech assassin Obliteratrix, which leads them to investigate the mystery of the Cursed Treasure with the assistance of H.P. Hatecraft.

Synopsis

Twenty years ago, the original Mystery Inc. investigate an old Spanish church and find a document with a picture of the Planispheric Disk. They are observed by a ghoulish figure, the Freak of Crystal Cove.

The gang meet for breakfast at the K-Ghoul station. Daphne wants to talk with Fred about their engagement announcement, but Fred is more interested in a new phone app that will tell him if his trap stuff is moved in the Mystery Machine. Velma gets out their disk piece to study.

A mention of a hot sauce brand by Scooby-Doo makes Velma realize the writing on the disk is backwards, and in Spanish. They also realized that many of the books in the Darrow Family Archives trunk are in Spanish. They load up the trunk in the Mystery Machine and head to the Darrow University campus to get H.P. Hatecraft to help with translations.

Hatecraft doesn't want to help at first. He is too busy trying to learn how to write like Regina Wentworth, author of the successful Dusk novels and Dean Natasha Fenk's current favorite. The gang offers to help him with his writing for teens, in return for Spanish work.

As they walk back to their car, Fred says that the Dean will never even know the gang has been there. Just then the Mystery Machine explodes in front of them. A figure wearing strips of black leather appears out of nowhere.

"I am the Obliteratrix," she says in a computerized-sounding voice. "I have only one purpose: to destroy Mystery Incorporated!"

They run, and the Obliteratrix fills their path with concussion bombs. They finally escape, only to discover they have charged into a Dusk reading by Wentworth, and the Dean is there.

Later, they watch as Wentworth and the Dean are interviewed by TV news people, with Wentworth snickering about Hatecraft being an "oldie olderson writer."

Meanwhile, Angel Dynamite and Mr. E watch on his monitors. Angel wants to help the kids, because she thinks Professor Pericles is attacking, but Mr. E just tells Ed Machine to monitor the situation and not to intervene unless absolutely necessary.

The gang thinks the Mystery Machine is gone forever, and Fred vows to avenge it. Shaggy and Scooby help Hatecraft with a critical reading of his teen novel. Velma, Daphne, and Fred dig in the library for clues. Fred's cell phone gives a belch. It means that the Mystery Machine is still alive.

They collect Shaggy and Scooby at Hatecraft's house, and Hatecraft "borrows" a campus van with Dusk advertising on the side. They get the Mystery Machine back intact, even though they have to face the Obliteratrix again in an old railroad yard, and Hatecraft loses his job when the Dean finds out about the van.

Professor Pericles watches the second fight on a TV monitor and considers coming to help the gang fight this new enemy, because he still needs them alive.

With the trunk back in their possession they quickly pick up a clue. The old books mention colored glass, and that reminds Scooby of the stained glass in the old Spanish Church where he and Pericles went the day Aphrodite attacked the town.

At the old Spanish church they discover a pin belonging to the old Mystery Incorporated. Soon after that, they discover the secret entrance to an underground shaft. But before they can look any further, the Obliteratrix shows up again. She nearly succeeds in trapping everyone, but Angel Dynamite shows up and fights her, eventually trapping her. When she is unmasked it turns out she is Alice May.

Alice May only pretended to put them in danger. All her attacks were special effects. The real purpose was to draw Pericles away from protecting his recently-stolen piece. The Sheriff takes Alice May off to jail again, saying he didn't know she had ever gotten out. The Dean shows up and offers Hatecraft his job back, because the Japanese song rights to his Char Gar Gothakon book are making money for the university.

Daphne asks Angel how she knew they were there. Velma says she had to tell the truth, so Angel admits to everyone for the first time that she is Cassidy Williams. She says that all the original members were forced to leave town by threats against their families after they found the "map." Cassidy warns that it could happen to them, and urges them to give their piece to Mr. E or Professor Pericles, she doesn't care which, to end the case and the danger to themselves.

Fred and the others refuse. They don't want to listen to Angel because she lied to them. Fred says, "The mystery isn't over until we say it's over." As the gang drives away, Angel calls out to them that the Freak is still out there.

Sure enough, the Freak is watching from on top of the church, muttering a threatening poem.

Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Regina Wentworth She is a rival of H.P. Hatecraft.

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Alice May as Obliteratrix To draw out Professor Pericles for Mr. E.

Cast

Frank Welker Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones, Jr.
Freak of Crystal Cove
Matthew Lillard Shaggy Rogers
Grey DeLisle Daphne Blake
Mindy Cohn Velma Dinkley
Patrick Warburton Sheriff Bronson Stone
Vivica A. Fox Angel Dynamite
Lewis Black Mr. E
Udo Kier Professor Pericles
Hynden Walch Alice May
Obliteratrix
Jeffrey Combs Professor H.P. Hatecraft
Kimberly Brooks Cassidy Williams
Scott Menville Ricky Owens
Nolan North Brad Chiles
TV reporter
Kari Wahlgren Judy Reeves
Regina Wentworth
Mindy Sterling Dean Natasha Fenk
Librarian

Continuity

Notes/trivia

  • All of Daphne's sisters (outside of the Wedded Blake sister) have been engaged at least once, but they all handled the announcements badly, at least in Daphne's opinion—especially Dawn, who apparently tried training chickens to spell out her name.
  • Shaggy says the gang has been teenagers forever, an in-joke to Mystery Inc. being portrayed as teens for most of the franchise since 1969.
  • When Angel was revealing who she is to the rest of the gang, Netflix's subtitles said Cassidy Jones instead of Cassidy Williams.

Cultural references

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Greek Το Πιόνι των Σκιών The Pawn of the Shadows
Hungarian A titokzatos rém The Mysterious Freak
Italian Pedina Delle Ombre Pawn Of Shadows
Polish Klątwa z zaświatów A curse from beyond
Spanish (Latin America) La Verdadera Identidad The True Identity

Home media

Quotes

Velma: Why don't you let us help you?
Shaggy: Like, yeah. We've been teenagers forever.

External links

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