# Scoodlers — The Road to Oz character guide

> Scoodlers in The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Scoodlers, the dreadful Scoodlers

**First appearance:** 0010-ix-facing-the-scoodlers

## Who they are

Hostile creatures with detachable heads who attack the travelers.

## Relationships

### [Shaggy Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/characters/shaggy_man)

_rivalry_

The Scoodlers are hostile creatures who attack the Shaggy Man and his companions, creating conflict.

### [Shaggy Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/characters/shaggy_man)

_rivalry_

The Scoodlers are hostile creatures who attack the Shaggy Man and his companions, creating conflict.

## In the story

### [X: Escaping the Soup-Kettle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/x-escaping-the-soup-kettle)

The antagonists who capture the group and plan to make them into soup; their heads are all caught and thrown into the gulf by the Shaggy Man.

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