History Characters / Ghostbusters

* FieryRedhead

--> "Ghostbusters, wadda ya want?!"

* FailedASpotCheck / CrowningMomentOfFunny
-->(To the mayor) "Let me tell you man, these things are real - I have seen shit that'll turn you ''white!''"

-->(To the mayor) "Let me tell you man, these things are real - I have seen shit that'll turn you ''white''!"

* CrowningMomentOfFunny
--> "Let me tell you man, these things are real - I have seen shit that'll turn you ''white''!"

* LampshadeHanging
--> "Let me tell you man, these things are real - I have seen shit that'll turn you ''white''!"

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though you have to look ''really'' hard to find the heart of gold in the first film. It's much more evident in ''Ghostbusters 2.''
* PowerTrio: Id

* TrustMeImAnX: "Back off man. I'm a scientist."

* PowerTrio: Ego

* PowerTrio: Superego

* NaiveNewcomer: Subverted; he gets the hang of his job ''very'' quickly.

!!Zuul and Vinz Clortho

* AffablyEvil: Vinz enthusiastically gushes to Egon about how Gozer has destroyed previous worlds, and seems to expect humans to be genuinely excited about being destroyed. Zuul, as well, was also willing to sleep with anyone who claimed the loosest affiliation with the Keymaster. Vinz even politely assists Egon in mundane tasks and seems more like an excited puppy than a demonic invader.

!!Prince Vigo the Carpathian

* EvilSorcerer: In his backstory.

-->Ray: "He didn't die of old age, either. He was poisoned, stabbed, shot, hung, stretched, disemboweled, drawn and quartered... Just before his head died, his last words were 'Death is but a door, time is but a window: I'll be back.'"

* HotMom

* SassySecretary

!!Janosz Poha (Peter MacNicol)

* {{Ruritania}}: Just where on Earth ''is'' he supposed to be from?

* StopHavingFunGuys: As seen when the Ghostbusters turn up at his museum

* LeisureSuitLarry

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
** Though you have to look ''really'' hard to find the heart of gold in the first film. It's much more evident in ''Ghostbusters 2.''

* [[TheDragon The Dragons]]

* UnusualEuphamism: The Keymaster and the Gatekeeper.

!!Peter Venkman

* BillMurray

* PowerTrio: The Id

!!Egon Spengler

* PowerTrio: The Ego

!!Raymond Stantz

* DanAykroyd

* PowerTrio: The Superego

!!Winston Zeddmore

Appeared as the player character in the 2009 video game, served as the team's prototype weapons tester(i.e. field testing the weapons which explode at any moment)

* CreatorCameo : In manner of speaking. In the PS3 version of the game, the associate producer Ryan French served as the base for the Rookie.
* HeroicMime : Never says a word aside the occasional scream or gasp
* PutOnABus : After the events of the game, it's hinted he leaves New York in order to expand the franchise.

* NoNameGiven : Done on purpose by the rest of team in order to not feel too attached to him due to the HighTurnoverRate of the team's other rookies

!!Walter Peck

The representative of EPA, Environmental Protection Agency. He is a skeptic, therefore, doesn't believe in the supernatural.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Subverted - he survives it.

* UnusualEuphemism: "This man has no dick".

* BigBad

* IHaveManyNames (also known as Gozer the Traveller, the Destructor and Volguus Zildrohar)
* TheNotSoHarmlessPunishment: Ray tries to think of a form for Gozer that couldn't possibly hurt anyone. [[spoiler: "Nice thinking, Ray."]]

* AffablyEvil: Vinz enthusiastically gushes to Egon about how Gozer has destroyed previous worlds, and seems to expect humans to be genuinely excited about being destroyed. Zuul, as well, was also willing to sleep with anyone who claimed the loosest affiliation with the Keymaster. Vinz even politely assists Egon in mundane tasks and seems more like an excited puppy than a a demonic invader.

* TheVamp: Zuul, while [[spoiler: possessing Dana]].

* AGodAmI
* BigBad

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: A version of Vigo's empathic slime empowered with ''positive'' emotions is what ultimately does him in]].

-->Ray: "He didn't die of old age, either. He was poisoned, stabbed, shot, hung, stretched, disemboweled, drawn and quartered... Just before his head died, his last words were "Death is but a door, time is but a window: I'll be back."

!! Dana Barrett

* LoveInterests: To Peter Venkman

!! Janine Melnitz

!!Louis Tully

* TookALevelInBadass: Subverted. He does strap on ghostbusting equipment to help the team out in the second movie, but he's still far from badass.

* Quirky Minoboss Squad

* PowerTrio (The Id)

* PowerTrio (The Ego)

* PowerTrio (Superego)

* GeniusBruiser

* PutOnABus : After the events of the game, it's hinted he leaves New York in order to expand the franchise

* NoNameGiven : Done on purpose by the rest of team in order to not feel too attatched to him due to the HighTurnoverRate of the team's other rookies

* CruelAndUnusualDeath (survives that)

* NotSoHarmless (subverted)

* RedHerringMole (in the video game, the Ghostbusters think he's the BigBad, [[spoiler:but they're wrong]])
* SharedMassHallucination (thinks that the Ghostbusters were using hallucinations to make ghosts)
* UnusualEuphemism ("This man has no dick")

* CombatStilettos

* LoveInterests: To Peter Venkman

* SixthRanger: he become something like that in the second movie.

* RedHerringMole ([[spoiler:in the video game, the Ghostbusters think he's the BigBad, but they're wrong]])
* SharedMassHallucination ([[spoiler:thinks that the Ghostbusters were using hallucinations to make ghosts]])
* UnusualEuphemism ([[spoiler:"Dickless"]])

* CorruptCorporateExecutive

* ArbitarySkepticism