History Characters / GhostbustersFilmSeriesGhostbusters

* RankUp: In ''Frozen Empire'', while she maintains her old job as the Firehouse's secretary, she is also shown assisting Winston in more integral matters of the Ghostbusters organization, which makes sense given her loyalty and seniority to the company.

* ActionDad: Winston had kids at some point during the interim between ''Ghostbusters II'' and ''Afterlife''. He's also not afraid to strap on a Proton Pack when the situation calls for it.

* TrueCompanions: In spite of not having spoken to each other for decades, when Gozer returns and Ray comes calling, Peter and Winston immediately agree to follow him to Oklahoma within a day, proving just how strong their bond truly is even after so many years spent drifting apart. In ''Frozen Empire'', when Garraka threatens to tear apart the old Fire House and release every ghost they captured over the last 40 years, they ''immediately'' band together to stop the mad god from destroying the closest thing they have to a "home", because they are now the closest thing to a "family" to each other.

* FamilyOfChoice: Every surviving Ghostbuster and their secretary Janine are shown to be lonely, umarried and childless seniors by 2024; hence in spite of not having spoken to each other for decades, when [[spoiler: Garakka]] threatened to tear apart the old Fire House and release every ghost they captured over the last 40 years in ''Frozen Kingdom'', they ''immediately'' banded together to stop the [[spoiler: mad god]] from from destroying the closest thing they have to a "home", because they are now the closest thing to a "family" to each other.

* MarriedToTheJob: With the exception of Egon whose bloodline is survived through Callie, Phoebe and Trevor, the rest of the original Ghostbusters shown onscreen by 2024 to have remained single and childless into their twilight years, likely due to a combination of their obsessively eccentries and a desire not to have loved ones who will likely be caught in the crossfires of yet another spectral apocalypse. Peter is tacitly implied to be at least in a relationship with his old flame Dana Barret in the post-credit sequence of ''Afterlife'', but its is not explicitly stated whether they had any children together after Oscar (from Daina's previous husband) or are even married. Even Egon ultimately prioritized protecting the world and his daughter from Gozer's return over his marriage, resulting in Callie resenting him for abandoning her and her (unnamed) mother.

** Peter, Ray, Winston, and Janine only appear in two scenes each in ''Afterlife'' since the primary focus is on the Spengler family and the legacy left by the recently deceased Egon. The original Busters do have their BigDamnHeroes moment in the climax, though.

* MarriedToTheJob: With the exception of Egon whose bloodline is survived through Callie, Phoebe and Trevor, the rest of the original Ghostbusters shown onscreen by 2024 remain single and childless into their twilight years, likely due to a combination of their obsessively eccentries and a desire not to have loved ones who will likely be caught in the crossfires of yet another spectral apocalypse. Peter is tacitly implied to be at least in a relationship with his old flame Dana Barret in the post-credit sequence of ''Afterlife'', but its is not explicitly stated whether they had any children together after Oscar (from Daina's previous husband) or are even married. Even Egon ultimately prioritized protecting the world and his daughter from Gozer's return over his marriage, resulting in Callie resenting him for abandoning her and her (unnamed) mother.

** ''Frozen Empire'' has him interning at Ray's bookshop for the summer.

* DemotedToExtra: He's the main protagonist of the first two films, but takes a backseat in the reboot series.

* DemotedToExtra: He's the main protagonist of the first two films, but takes a backseat in ''Afterlife'' and ''Frozen Empire''.

** While Peter was always a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, his appearance in ''Afterlife'' shows him as still with a sarcastic side but much more genuine and friendly. He is the first to check on Callie after [[spoiler:Gozer is defeated]], and in TheStinger he seems to have maintained a loving relationship with Dana, admitting to some of his sketchier behavior with grad students and patiently enduring the same shock tests he gave to them.

* LeeroyJenkins: "GET HER!" Leading to a hilarious brick joke. "Go GET HER...Ray!"

* GadgeteerGenius: She's [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced]] rewiring her family's apartment to better leech off their neighbor. On Egon's farm, she quickly figures out what's wrong with a proton pack and gets it back into working order with a little paranormal assistance.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He introduces himself to Phoebe with his moniker and never reveals what his birth name is.

* BadassTeacher: Well, ''former'' teacher, but in ''Frozen Empire'' he's [[TookALevelInBadass taken a level in badass]] to become a member of the new team of Ghostbusters alongside one of his former students.

* TookALevelInCynic: ''Afterlife'' reveals that Ray has become a lot more bitter in the modern day. Already saddened by Peter and Winston leaving the team when paranormal activity died down, he suffered a major blow when Egon suddenly took off with all of their equipment without telling Ray where he was going. This left him alone to manage his bookshop and when Egon finally contacted him years later, he was so angry that he refused to listen to his warnings of Gozer's upcoming threat.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: Phoebe and Lucky are the first two female members of the team in ''Afterlife''.

* AscendedFanboy: He was a big fan of the original Ghostbusters when he was a child.

* NiceGuy: Grooberson quickly bonds with Phoebe due to their shared interest in science and becomes her mentor, being a better role model to her than her mother.

* AscendedFanboy: He is super excited when he finds out that Phoebe's grandfather is a Ghostbuster and eagerly helps her out test the repaired proton pack and joins her to finish what Egon started.

* OutOfFocus: Peter, Ray, and Winston, only appear in two scenes each in ''Afterlife'' since the primary focus is on the Spengler family and the legacy left by the recently deceased Egon. They do have their BigDamnHeroes moment in the climax, though.

* TookALevelInBadass: The comics and animated series show that she is proficient enough with a proton pack and a trap to blast ghosts if she has to. She takes another one in the comics, taking over as liaison for the P.C.O.C. at the end of the ''Crossing Over'' event. She even gears up for the battle against Garraka in ''Frozen Empire''.

* Permastubble: During the interim between ''Afterlife'' and ''Frozen Empire'', Grooberson shaves his beard down to stubble.

* PutOnABus: He doesn't appear in the 2009 video game due to Rick Moranis' semi-retirement. He still works with the Ghostbusters as their accountant and is helping them franchise, but his absence is explained as him being sick that week. He goes without even a mention in ''Afterlife'', where all of the rest of the main cast cameo at least.

* TheProtagonist: It's subtle, but if anyone in this group fill the role, it's Peter. The other members will generally do more of the heavy lifting, but Peter is higher profile and speaks for the group.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He combines Ray Stantz's child-like love of ghostbusting and Lous Tully's quirks with none of the StalkerWithACrush when it comes to romance. Like both, especially Louis, Grooberson is also possessed by Vinz Clortho.

* GenerationXerox: While not to the same extent as his sister, it's clear that Trevor has inherited Egon's knack for mechanics and engineering, as he frequently makes repairs to the family's car and is able to tinker with the Ecto-1 enough to get it running. He also inherits Peter's habit of snarking about ''everything''.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Louis Tully, only without being a StalkerWithACrush when it comes to romance. Like Louis, Grooberson is also possessed by Vinz Clortho.

* [[GoodStepmother Good Stepfather]]: In ''Frozen Empire''. Gary may not be Trevor and Phoebe's biological father but he loves and protects the two as if they were his own. It's a point of contention between him and Callie that he can't just be the kids' buddy, he needs to also step up and be a proper dad, complete with discipline when necessary. [[spoiler: At the end of the film, Phoebe calls him dad, much to his delight.]]

* AnAstralProjectionNotAGhost: [[spoiler:When Phoebe uses the spirit separation machine to remove her soul from her body in order to better interact with Melody, it is made clear that she is still very much alive and still linked to her body as she states beforehand that her soul would return in 2 minutes after separation, and her body's lips move with her spirit's when she gets possessed by Garraka.]]

* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Good on Ray's part. He's seen with a cigarette in almost every scene in the movies.