Scourging of Umina

The Scourging of Umina was an event which destroyed the city of Umina and killed hundreds.

In an attempt to kill Scooby Doo, the Kaiser ordered a massive bombardment of the city of Umina. The buildings were reduced to rubble and the people were burnt alive in their homes. While the attack failed to kill Scooby Doo, it left nothing of the city but ashes and dust come the next morning.

Historically, the Scourging of Umina is a very important event, as it was the last time the Kaiser ordered the destruction of a city before his death. Rather than rebuild it, it was decided that Umina should be made into a memorial to those innocents that had lost their lives under the regime of Kaiser Wilhelm von Shakespeurtin III.

Behind the Scenes
The Scourging of Umina is interesting from a real world perspective, as it wasn't originally something that was going to happen. However, while at a fete, the film crew shot footage of some spectacular fireworks. Sensing the potential to use this in the upcoming Operation S.C.O.O.B.Y, footage was shot that made it look like the cameraman was running away to escape from the fireworks. After agonizing over how to utilise the footage for many months, the idea arose that this could be the Kaiser bombarding a city and the camera footage could be Scooby trying to escape from the aerial death. After some writing and editing work, this was made feasible, and Scene 3: The Flames of Umina was born.