History WesternAnimation / ScoobyDooAndTheLegendOfTheVampire

* ArtShift: This movie marks the first change in the series. Starting here the films go for a flatter old-school revival art in the process departing from the darker shading and effects used previously, as an intentional homage to the original ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou''. It also abandons the more modern cast designs used by the first four movies.

* ChekhovsGun: At a swimming pool Daphne does a cannonball dive and drenches Fred and Velma standing nearby. Later she cannonball cliffdives to escape a vampire and drenches a pack of dingoes that were menacing Shaggy and Scooby, which drives the pack away.

The fifth direct-to-video installment of the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', ''Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire'' was produced by [[Creator/WarnerBros Warner Bros. Animation]] (though copyrighted to [[Creator/HannaBarbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.]]; WB Animation had completely absorbed H-B by this time).

* DeadlyEuphemism: [[spoiler: [[ParodiedTrope Parodied.]] When asked what happened to the Bad Omens, something even Mystery Inc. couldn't figure out, Lightning Strikes says that they "sent them and Matt Marvelous on diving trips to the Great Barrier Reef." Stormy Weathers immediately clarifies that they were sent on ''actual'' diving trips, all expenses paid.]]

* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: It turns out that Wildwind faked their own disappearances to increase their own mystique and further their careers. The whole "Vampires" thing and their disguises of Russell and the band Two Skinny Dudes were a means to get around the Vampire Rock festival's "no repeat bands" rule by kidnapping the other bands and bribing them to drop out so they could close out the festival in the place of the nonexistent Two Skinny Dudes, who would've won by default.]]

* WeakenedByTheLight: [[spoiler: In the end, the Yowie Yahoo is "defeated" when he's struck by the sunlight reflecting off Scooby's tag. Though this is explained as the monster just being a projection, which the light is negating, the projection still seems to make a show about being "destroyed".]]
* WildGooseChase: [[spoiler: Wildwind knew right away that Mystery Inc. were their competition so they kidnapped the Hex Girls hoping the gang would go look for them which would make them miss their chance to be in the competition and allow the Two Skinny Dudes to be the winner by default.]]

The fifth direct-to-video installment of the [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Scooby-Doo franchise]], ''Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire'' was produced by [[Creator/WarnerBros Warner Bros. Animation]] (though copyrighted to [[Creator/HannaBarbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.]]; WB Animation had completely absorbed H-B by this time).

* BalloonBelly: Ironically Scooby and Shaggy are on the opposite end of this trope for once. During the first chase scene, they prepare a large pile of spaghetti with lots of garlic for one of the vampires chasing them, hoping it’ll kill him. It doesn’t work, as the vampire simply eats the large pile of spaghetti and is left satisfied and with a huge belly.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Scooby and Shaggy fail to kill a vampire by feeding it garlic, suggesting OurVampiresAreDifferent is in play. [[spoiler:It’s actually a sign the vampires are just humans in disguise.]]

** The Gang pose as a band to enter the contest as a ruse for their investigation, and one of the other bands' members snarkily asks who'd ever heard of a band with a ''dog'' in it. Early concepts for the original ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' cartoon depicted the Gang as a traveling rock group, with a bongo-playing sheepdog as their TeamPet.

** The scuba outfits Shaggy and Scooby briefly change into among learning the [[spoiler:culprits sent the rest of the competing rock groups on a trip to the Great Barrier Reef]] are the same ones they wore in the classic episode "A Clue for Scooby-Doo."

* NoSell: Scooby and Shaggy try to kill a vampire by feeding it garlic-laced spaghetti, but it doesn’t kill him, and in fact he enjoys his large meal.

We join Scooby and Mystery Inc. as they vacation in the [[UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} land Down Under]] where they attend a music festival held at Vampire Rock. Unfortunately, a mystery rises when they learn a legendary Australian creature called the “Yowie Yahoo” is kidnapping musical acts and turning them into vampires. Masquerading as a [[HeavyMetal heavy metal band]], the gang must survive a trio of [[RockAndRoll rock-and-roll]] vampires if they want to crack the mystery surrounding [[TitleDrop the legend of the vampire]].

* FiveManBandConcert: [[FakeBand "The Hex Girls"]] are the backing singers while the main stars are "The Meddling Kids" (aka the Mystery Incorporated gang). They perform a rendition of the franchise's ThemeTune [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8UW9JXYA0 "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?"]] in a winner concert at the end of TheMovie. TheSmartGal Velma is the singer and doesn't play any instrument, TheChick Daphne is on the keytar, StandardizedLeader Fred is on the guitar, LovableCoward Shaggy is on the bass, and BigFriendlyDog Scooby is on the drums because AllDrummersAreAnimals. Also, it's revealed Velma does like to sing, just not in front of so many people.

* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: It turns out that Wildwind faked their own disappearances to increase their own mystique and further their careers. The whole "Vampires" thing and their disguises of Russel and the band Two Skinny Dudes were a means to get around the Vampire Rock festival's "no repeat bands" rule by kidnapping the other bands and bribing them to drop out so they could close out the festival in the place of the nonexistent Two Skinny Dudes, who would've won by default.]]

* LighterAndSofter: It’s the first to return to the lighter tone than that of the previous four movies. It's especially noticeable with The Hex Girls. Their demeanors are lighter and Thorn was redesigned to be less "scary".

* PerformanceAnxiety: The gang ends up entering the Vampire Rock Music Festival's competition to get a better idea on figuring out what happened to the missing performers--their group is ultimately dubbed "The Meddling Kids" and Velma's made the lead singer of the group, which she complains about. When Daphne questions her on it, Velma explains that she loves singing but doesn't like to do it in front of so many people (claiming that she gets "stage fright" she calls it).

* SadlyMythtaken: The Yowie Yahoo is actually the name of Australia's version of Bigfoot. The real vampire of Australia is the Yara-ma-yha-who, a small, hairy and red froglike imp with a huge head and octopus suction cups for fingers and toes and prefers to live in fig trees.

* VillainsOutShopping: When chasing Scooby and Shaggy into a tent that serves Italian food, the Dark Skull decides enjoy the spaghetti topped with garlic salt the two served when disgusted as a waiter and a chef.

* FiveManBandConcert: [[FakeBand "The Hex Girls"]] are the backing singers while the main stars are "The Meddling Kids" (aka the Mystery Incorporated gang). They perform a rendition of the franchise's ThemeTune [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8UW9JXYA0 "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?"]] in a winner concert at the end of TheMovie. TheSmartGal Velma is the singer and doesn't play any instrument, TheChick Daphne is on the keytar, StandardizedLeader Fred is on the guitar, LovableCoward Shaggy is on the bass, and BigFriendlyDog Scooby is on the drums because AllAnimalsAreDrummers. Also, it's revealed Velma does like to sing, just not in front of so many people.