| 1 | [[center:[-'''[[Characters/{{Ghostbusters}} Main Character Index]]''' | [[Characters/GhostbustersFilmSeriesGhostbusters Ghostbusters]] | [[Characters/GhostbustersFilmSeriesOtherHumanCharacters Other Human Characters]] | '''Villains and Ghosts'''-]]] |
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| 3 | As a character sheet, '''spoilers are OFF''', including for ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife''. [[{{Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned}} You Have Been Warned.]] |
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| 7 | !!Villains |
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| 9 | [[folder:Gozer]] |
| 10 | !!Gozer |
| 11 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gozer.jpg]] |
| 12 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"Subcreatures, Gozer the Gozerian, Gozer the Destructor, Volguus Zildrohar, the Traveler has come; choose and perish."'']] |
| 13 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gozer_4.jpg]] |
| 14 | [[caption-width-right:300:The Destructor's "chosen form".]] |
| 15 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/SlavitzaJovan (humanoid form, ''Ghostbusters''), Creator/PaddiEdwards (voice, ''Ghostbusters'', uncredited), Creator/OliviaWilde (humanoid form, ''Afterlife'', uncredited), Creator/EmmaPortner (spirit form, ''Afterlife''), Creator/ShohrehAghdashloo (voice, ''Afterlife'') |
| 16 | %%!!!'''Dubbed by:''' |
| 17 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' | ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' |
| 18 | An ancient Sumerian deity fond of entering dimensions and destroying them. Its impending arrival somehow causes an increase in the spectral activity of the targeted dimension, starting the events of the first movie. |
| 19 | ---- |
| 20 | * EightiesHair: Sports a mean flat-top. |
| 21 | * AdaptationNameChange: The UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem version of the [[VideoGame/Ghostbusters1984 1984 video game]] misspells its name as "Gorza". |
| 22 | * AgonyBeam: Fires a blast of electricity at the Ghostbusters after they told it they were not gods. |
| 23 | * ArchEnemy: Of the Ghostbusters as a whole, and of Egon (and his family) in particular. |
| 24 | * AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: "Gozer" doesn't mean anything in Sumerian and doesn't even particularly sound like a Sumerian word. |
| 25 | * AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Went from a "large and moving torb" to a "giant sloar" and then a giant marshmallow man. It typically arrives in a pre-chosen form from a previous world it destroyed. |
| 26 | * AxCrazy: ABSOLUTELY! Gozer Will kill ''everyone'', including its summoners and worshipers, all else in its way. |
| 27 | * BigBad: Of the first movie and ''Afterlife''. |
| 28 | * BroughtDownToBadass: In ''Afterlife'', Gozer is much less powerful than in the original film, but it’s still a god, and easily thrashes both teams until they enact Egon’s multi-trap master plan |
| 29 | * ClippedWingAngel: Ray's chosen Destroyer, Mr Stay-Puft, is huge and certainly dangerous, but now Gozer's clumsy, slow, and made of a substance that's both edible ''and'' easily destructible. The only thing it can do against the Ghostbusters is climb the building they're on, and it's so slow that the team figures out how to close the interdimensional gate by the time it reaches the roof. This is probably why Gozer never takes on a new form after being resummoned in ''Afterlife'', instead using its initial humanoid form with all the powers it has. In addition, Gozer is noticeably weaker in ''Afterlife'' than in the first movie — probably because it's not sitting on top of a psychic amplifier in a city full of countless dead. |
| 30 | * CombatStilettos: In its humanoid form. |
| 31 | * DeaderThanDead: Strongly implied with the ending of ''Afterlife''. Gozer didn't just get captured, Gozer got shredded into hundreds of individually stored pieces, which across most versions of the Ghostbusters is the only reliable way to truly get rid of a ghost. |
| 32 | * DecompositeCharacter: The [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] version of the [[VideoGame/Ghostbusters1984 1984 video game]] has Gozer and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man as two separate characters. Stay Puft climbs the skyscraper as the player fights Gozer on the roof. |
| 33 | * DestroyerDeity: One of their titles is "Gozer the Destructor" and they seem to exist only to destroy whatever world they are summoned in. |
| 34 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Speaks with a very deep, raspy, and thundering voice. |
| 35 | * AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Apparently Gozer's trademark. When it arrives to cause an apocalypse, it forces the denizens of the world it's about to destroy to choose the form it will end them with. Ray accidentally chooses the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, which he believes to be incapable of causing the kind of destruction Gozer wants -- and probably would have been, had it not [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever been the size of a skyscraper.]] |
| 36 | * ForTheEvulz: Seems to travel universes and destroy civilizations entirely for its own amusement. |
| 37 | * GenericDoomsdayVillain: It seems to be called "the Destroyer" because that's all humans really know about it: that it destroys things whenever it comes to Earth. Exclusive only to the first film, as ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' has it given a clear nasty personality in contrast. |
| 38 | * {{Ghostapo}}: ''Afterlife'' lists 1945 as one of the years in Shandor's tomb, implying that Gozer might have been the cause of World War [=II=]. That, or possibly some of the horrors involved in the end of the war. |
| 39 | * TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: The video game and comics say it had a major rivalry with its sister Tiamat. |
| 40 | * HijackedByGanon: In ''Afterlife'', the mysterious earthquakes in Summerville and Egon's death are revealed to be the result of Gozer returning back to Earth to finish what it had started in 1984. And to ensure its status as the BigBad, Gozer kills Ivo Shandor shortly after he's revived. |
| 41 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: The door Gozer used to enter our world is also the thing that pushed it back out. Further, Gozer's habit of making the inhabitants of a realm choose the form used to destroy it works against Gozer this time; Gozer ends up stuck in a chubby, awkward body '''made of marshmallows''' and lacking any special destructive abilities, bringing Gozer down to a level where four random humans manage to thwart the destruction entirely (multiple times if you count the ExpandedUniverse). |
| 42 | * HumanoidAbomination: At least Gozer took the form of one. Its true form has never been revealed. |
| 43 | * IHaveManyNames: Also known as "Gozer the Gozerian", "Gozer the Traveler," "Gozer the Destructor", "Lord of the Sebouillia" and "Volguus Zildrohar." |
| 44 | * JackassGenie: No matter what you think of, Gozer can and ''will'' twist it into something ([[ClippedWingAngel apparently]]) capable of destroying the world. |
| 45 | * JerkassGod: Gozer seems to look down on any being who isn't a deity of some kind to the point where it will torture or kill them on the spot. |
| 46 | -->'''Gozer:''' Are you a god? \ |
| 47 | '''Ray:'''...No. \ |
| 48 | '''Gozer:''' Then....DIIIIEEEEEEE!!!! |
| 49 | * KnightOfCerebus: In ''Afterlife'', Gozer's first act upon returning is [[SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome killing Egon]], possibly by proxy in the form of Zuul. When returning fully in the climax, despite the best efforts of the kids, it takes [[BigDamnHeroes backup from the original Ghostbusters and Egon's ghost]] to bring the firepower to put up enough of a fight to get Gozer into the [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill massive web of traps]] Egon had set up for it. |
| 50 | * MergerOfSouls: Stay-Puft forms when four roamers merge together in the [[VideoGame/Ghostbusters1984 1984 video game]]. |
| 51 | * MesopotamianMonstrosity: Gozer was worshiped by the Sumerians as a god when it and its minions first appeared on Earth. |
| 52 | * NoBiologicalSex: Gozer only takes on forms with characteristics of other genders. In truth, it has none of its own. |
| 53 | -->'''Winston:''' I thought Gozer was a ''man''. |
| 54 | -->'''Egon:''' It's whatever it wants to be. |
| 55 | * NoNonsenseNemesis: It seems to have learned from its mistakes in ''Afterlife'', as not only does it kill Egon the first opportunity it gets, but it also doesn't bother with the Destroyer form demands like in 1984. |
| 56 | * NotQuiteDead: Returns as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in the 2009 game, but in this game is fried to a crisp. |
| 57 | * TheNotSoHarmlessPunishment: Ray tries to think of a form for Gozer that couldn't possibly hurt anyone. There were certainly worse forms Gozer could have had, but Gozer still ends up as a hostile kaiju. |
| 58 | -->[[NiceJobBreakingItHero "Nice thinking, Ray."]] |
| 59 | * OhCrap: Stay-Puft’s cheery smile is wiped off his face when it sees the Ghostbusters crossing their proton streams and firing into its portal, indicating Gozer knows what they’re doing, and that it’s doomed. |
| 60 | * OmnicidalManiac: Seems to be Gozer's main goal. It kills everyone, its summoners, even its ''worshipers'' and all else in its way. |
| 61 | * OneWingedAngel: It prefers to force its victims to choose a monstrous Destroyer form to kill them with. Unfortunately for it, Ray's choice turns it into a ClippedWingAngel. Defied in ''Afterlife'' though, as it stays in its normal form for the duration of its presence on Earth. |
| 62 | * OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous: |
| 63 | ** In the final confrontation of ''Ghostbusters'', the boys are surprised that s/he's a "girl", but clearly, s/he is both, though it leans more towards the feminine. |
| 64 | --->'''Ray''': It's a girl.\ |
| 65 | '''Egon''': It's Gozer.\ |
| 66 | '''Winston''': I thought Gozer was a man.\ |
| 67 | '''Egon''': It's whatever it wants to be. |
| 68 | ** PlayedForLaughs in ''Afterlife'', where Lucky notes that it's “pretty woke” that a God/dess was effectively genderqueer thousands of years before the present day. |
| 69 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: Gozer has come to be known for its tendency to destroy all that is in its path. |
| 70 | * PhysicalGod: Gozer is one of, if not THE most powerful being that Ghostbusters ever encountered. It's estimated that if it had managed to fully come into its power in the physical world not even crossing the proton streams would have worked against it. |
| 71 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Just look at them! |
| 72 | * ReturningBigBad: The Traveler returns to plague Egon's grandchildren in ''Afterlife''. |
| 73 | * SadisticChoice: Upon arriving at a targeted planet, Gozer demands the inhabitants choose the form it will take before it destroys the world. As the inhabitants of Earth find out, [[TheNotSoHarmlessPunishment even seemingly harmless choices]] will appear as [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever dangerous monsters.]] |
| 74 | * SealedEvilInASixPack: Gozer is split between multiple traps in Egon's farmyard in ''Afterlife.'' |
| 75 | * ShapeshifterModeLock: |
| 76 | ** The ExpandedUniverse has implied that she was permanently stuck in the marshmallow man form. There are no indications of this in ''Afterlife'' one way or the other, though the Marshmallow Man motif returns as a disturbing manifestation from marshmallows in the grocery store. |
| 77 | ** In [[VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame the 2009 video game]], Ray mentions the possibility that Gozer is only able to create one Destructor form per dimension and therefore will only be able to manifest as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in this one. |
| 78 | ** The IDW comics have an alternate timeline where the Ghostbusters never defeated her, and she's stranded on Earth in the Stay-Puft form. After asking the Ghostbusters for help, they travel back in time to the Temple of Gozer and cover it in pictures of an even sillier cartoon character called Loofa Joe so their past versions would subconsciously turn Gozer into this if she tried to attack Earth again. |
| 79 | * SoulPower: In ''Afterlife'', the way Gozer is first shown manifesting, and at the end when they are trapped, seems to imply that this is how Gozer powers itself, as it first manifests through a torrent of writhing spirits, and when the trap field activates, instead of just sucking it in, the field seems to rip said spirits out of its body first. |
| 80 | * TaughtByExperience: When confronting the Ghostbusters old and new in the finale of ''Afterlife'', Gozer actively attacks the streams from their Proton Packs whenever they try to bind it, having realized from its first encounter with them that these attacks can actually harm it. |
| 81 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow: A disturbing HumanoidAbomination with plans to destroy the world in a relatively light-hearted horror-comedy. |
| 82 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: From an androgynous woman covered in bubbles to a giant marshmallow man. Truly, Gozer doesn't seem to care what form it takes. |
| 83 | * WalkingSpoiler: Kinda hard to talk about its return in ''Afterlife'' without giving away the film's climax. |
| 84 | [[/folder]] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[folder:Zuul and Vinz Clortho]] |
| 87 | !!Zuul and Vinz Clortho |
| 88 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zuul_7.jpg]] |
| 89 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"There is no Dana, only Zuul!"'']] |
| 90 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vinzclortho.jpg]] |
| 91 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"Vinz Clortho, keymaster of Gozer, are you the gatekeeper?"'']] |
| 92 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/IvanReitman (voice of Zuul) |
| 93 | !!!'''Appear in:''' ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' | ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' |
| 94 | Hellhound demigods and Gozer's loyal minions and scouts. Zuul is "The Gatekeeper" presumably responsible for guarding the Traveler's portal while Vinz Clortho is "The Keymaster" with the power to open it. They enter Earth first to prepare it for Gozer's arrival with Zuul possessing Dana Barrett and Vinz possessing Louis Tully. |
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| 96 | * 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. Vinz even politely assists Egon in mundane tasks and seems more like an excited puppy than a demonic invader. Come ''Afterlife'', this may have been a side effect of Vinz possessing Louis (a nebbishy accountant), as when it possesses Gary (a scientist) it is far more competent in doing its master's bidding, as shown by him tampering with Egon's automatic stream crosser. Even so, Vinz remains quite dorky when not performing important tasks for its master or when flirting before performing the ritual with Zuul. |
| 97 | * AnimalisticAbomination: Despite the two being referred to as hellhounds, they only bear a vague resemblance to dogs, resembling more a horned, shaved bear with reptilian traits than anything. |
| 98 | * ApocalypseMaiden: Because she lives in an apartment building designed by a cultist intending to bring back the ancient god Gozer, known as the Destructor, Dana is chosen to become possessed by the entity Zuul, the Gatekeeper. Louis, her neighbor, is possessed by Vinz Clortho, the Keymaster. Together, the possessed couple open the doorway between worlds to allow Gozer to come to Earth to begin destroying. |
| 99 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: Vinz, who is EndearinglyDorky when possessing Louis. In ''Afterlife'', while possessing Grooberson, he destroys the stream-crossing rig meant to keep the 2021 apocalypse at bay, showing that he can be every bit as cunning as Zuul when he needs to be. |
| 100 | * CharacterCatchphrase: When identifying itself to a character, Zuul will state, "There is no (human), only Zuul." In the original film, this is how Zuul identifies itself when Peter asks for Dana, and in ''Afterlife'', this is how it responds when Phoebe asks for her mother. |
| 101 | * CloudCuckoolander: Vinz clearly isn't all there, though part of it may have been due to possessing Louis Tully. Zuul as well to some extent, as while possessing Dana she slams the door on Peter when he says he's not the Keymaster, only to immediately open it and ask again when he knocks. Also present in ''Afterlife'' as well, even before he possesses Grooberson. Immediately after being summoned the first thing Vinz does is go to Walmart to chow down on their supply of dog food. And upon meeting Zuul he gives her a flower as a token of appreciation... and Zuul immediately eats it. |
| 102 | * CoDragons: To Gozer. |
| 103 | * CreatorCameo: Director Creator/IvanReitman provided the voice for Zuul. |
| 104 | -->'''"There is no Dana, ONLY ZUUL."''' |
| 105 | * DemonicPossession: The possessed forms of Louis and Dana. Also, Callie and Grooberson. Zuul also briefly possesses Lucky when Callie gets exorcised after Gozer's arrival. |
| 106 | * DestructoNookie: Zuul and Vinz need human forms to possess because the method of summoning Gozer is for them to have sex. As for the destructive part, can't get more destructive than ''bringing about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt''! |
| 107 | * DoYouWantToCopulate: The possessed Dana is visited by Peter and almost immediately begins aggressively trying to bed him. |
| 108 | -->'''Dana:''' Do you want this body?\ |
| 109 | '''Peter:''' Is this a trick question? I guess the roses worked, huh?\ |
| 110 | '''Dana:''' Take me now, subcreature.\ |
| 111 | [...]\ |
| 112 | '''Peter:''' I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people. ''(passionate kissing)'' Actually, it's more of a guideline than a rule.\ |
| 113 | '''Dana:''' I want you inside me.\ |
| 114 | '''Peter:''' Sounds like there are at least two people inside there already. Might get a little crowded. |
| 115 | * DumbMuscle: Vinz even before possessing Louis shows that, while strong and tough, he's not exactly the brightest bulb of all. He attacks Louis in a crowded place, thus letting other people notice him, while Zuul attacks Dana inside her apartment without anyone finding out until Peter arrives for his date with her. Vinz also constantly smashes against tables and walls while chasing Louis. He hasn't gotten any smarter by the time of ''Afterlife''. His first stop upon summoning is a local Walmart to eat some dog food, and people did see him, as a woman's scream was what alerted Grooberson to his presence. Speaking of which, his chase to possess Grooberson resulted in him destroying several shelves and the sliding doors. Zuul was once again more subtle with possessing Callie, as she waits until she's alone at the house, and isn't discovered until Phoebe and the others return. |
| 116 | * EliteMooks: Intimidating and frightening by themselves, but ultimately not the BigBad. |
| 117 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: ''Afterlife'' makes it clear that Zuul and Vinz actually do love each other, with Vinz complimenting Zuul on her new host (Callie) and offering her a flower as a token of affection. |
| 118 | * EvilCostumeSwitch: After becoming possessed by Zuul, Dana Barrett greets Peter Venkman wearing only a diaphanous, flowing bronze dress which reveals a lot of skin. We see this as well in Afterlife with Callie, where it turns out to be a supernatural InstantCostumeChange. Vinz, on the other hand, is perfectly content to keep the clothes of his host, even if they are torn up from the possession. |
| 119 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Zuul's voice becomes deep and monstrous when angered by Peter Venkman. |
| 120 | * FanDisservice: Zuul doesn't particularly care who it partners with - even if they ''aren't'' the Keymaster - and is very alarming in making that known. In the original film she accosts Peter, and while she's both [[HotAsHell attractive and very willing]] the fact that it's clearly not Dana makes the situation disturbing rather than sexy - [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness even to Venkman.]] In ''Afterlife'' it's even worse, when she asks Podcast if he is Vinz and [[HarmfulToMinors strokes his face]] before Phoebe yells at her. |
| 121 | * {{Hellhound}}s: They're known as "Terror Dogs". |
| 122 | * LadyInRed: |
| 123 | ** When possessed by Zuul, Dana wears a revealing, bronze-red dress and her behavior becomes overtly sexual: first attempting to seduce Peter and later meeting and hooking up with Louis (possessed by Vinz Clortho). |
| 124 | ** ''Afterlife'' establishes that Zuul's clothing isn't something that was owned by Dana -- it's a dress that Zuul manifests on the wearer, in this case, Callie Spengler. In ''Afterlife'' she prefers gold, but in the same style. |
| 125 | * TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: When Egon has the possessed Louis hooked up to a brain-wave scanner, the image on the display is of Vinz Clortho's demonic head. |
| 126 | * MonstrousHumanoid: In ''Afterlife'' they are shown to be able to take on an alternative humanoid form called the Terror Sentinel, depictions of which can be seen in Gozer's temple, as a figure on Egon's desk, and an illustration in ''Tobin's Spirit Guide''. Zuul briefly manifests as a spectral Terror Sentinel made of OminousFog before attacking Egon, and Vinz Clortho manifests as a Terror Sentinel after being freed from the trap he'd been sealed in. |
| 127 | * MsFanservice: Zuul, at least while it's in Dana's body, wears a shiny, flowing bronze-red dress which reveals a lot of bare shoulders and long legs throughout her possession, as well as very vampish makeup. Does it again with Callie in ''Afterlife''. |
| 128 | * OffscreenTeleportation: After breaking free of their statue forms, they almost instantly materialized in Dana's kitchen and Louis's closet. Justified in that they are supernatural creatures and that Dana's kitchen acts as a doorway to Gozer's realm. |
| 129 | * OminousFog: Zuul conjures a roiling mist prior to materialising. |
| 130 | * PetTheDog: When Vinz -- in Louis's body -- asks a horse drawing a carriage if it's the Gatekeeper, the driver rudely accosts him. Vinz growls at the man with glowing red eyes, gently assures the horse that when Gozer comes all prisoners will be released, then runs off shouting to the driver that he and all his kind will perish in flames. |
| 131 | * PowersViaPossession: Dana and Louis exhibit supernatural abilities when possessed. While on her "date" with Peter, Dana levitates above her bed while growling and snarling in unearthly tones. And her response to the ghosts being released is to [[MindOverMatter psychokinetically blow the walls off her apartment.]] Louis also growls and flares his eyes red when angered, and also shows PK abilities such as opening doors. |
| 132 | * PunchClockVillain: Played with regarding Vinz who appears to be quite personable when not performing tasks for his master. Happy to chat with the locals, offer comfort to prisoners and slaves (specifically a horse) with the knowledge they'll be free soon, and eager to explore or learn. But Vinz also very clearly enjoys his function in bringing about the end of whatever world he's arrived in even if he's not in any particular rush unless ordered to hurry by his master. |
| 133 | * QuirkyMinibossSquad: For Gozer. They also appear to come with their own -- Zuul has an army of hands that burst from things, and Vinz Clortho has the Mini Stay-Pufts in ''Afterlife''. |
| 134 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: They both have glowing red eyes, which do shine through the eyes of their human forms. |
| 135 | * SlouchOfVillainy: Vinz finds Zuul-possessed Dana in this position when they reunite in her apartment. Inverted in ''Afterlife'', where Vinz is the one slouching. |
| 136 | * SomethingElseAlsoRises: |
| 137 | ** When Zuul and Vinz meet up at Dana’s apartment they share a passionate kiss before ascending to the rooftop; we later see the Ghostbusters arrive at the foot of the building, the sky darkens and they are nearly swallowed up by an earthquake; in other words, the earth moves. Shortly afterward, Zuul and Vinz are shown lying on a ceremonial table on the rooftop, looking exhausted and Vinz's belt is ripped apart and he wakes with a huge grin on his face. |
| 138 | ** ''Afterlife'' pulls a similar incident when Zuul (Callie Spengler) and Vinz (Gary Grooberson) reunite in the fields outside the town, prompting the same kind of sky-darkening vortex of clouds and energy. |
| 139 | * TakenForGranite: The two are first seen as gargoyles atop Dana's apartment building, but once the time for Gozer's arrival drew near, they broke free of the statues to seek out their hosts. |
| 140 | * TechnicianVsPerformer: Zuul prefers subtle ambush tactics when possessing her hosts, while Vinz clumsily uses brute force to hunt down his intended host. |
| 141 | * ThatManIsDead: After Peter arrives to find Dana possessed by Zuul, he makes multiple attempts to communicate with her. Becoming irritated at his insistence she eventually responds in a deep, growling voice "There is no Dana, only Zuul!" |
| 142 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl: The humans Zuul and Vinz Clortho possessed in the first movie have a large height disparity which becomes accentuated when Dana Barrett dips Louis Tully during their kiss when they reunite while possessed. Sigourney Weaver is 6' tall while Rick Moranis is listed at 5'6". |
| 143 | * TransformationOfThePossessed: After completing their tasks to bring about the coming of Gozer, Zuul and Vinz Clortho transform their human hosts into their own native, hellhound forms. After their deaths however, it's revealed that their bodies actually form ''around'' their hosts, making it more of a case of being EatenAlive in a particularly BodyHorror filled way. |
| 144 | * UnusualEuphemism: "The Keymaster" and "The Gatekeeper". It's strongly implied they have to have sex to open the portal to Gozer's realm and are both shown disheveled and Louis sporting a broken belt buckle after they reunite atop Dana's apartment building. ''Afterlife'' pretty much throws away all subtext and straight-up says they need to have sex to summon Gozer. |
| 145 | * TheVamp: Zuul, while possessing Dana. |
| 146 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow: Unlike Vinz, Zuul is played straight as an evil, demonic being. |
| 147 | [[/folder]] |
| 148 | |
| 149 | [[folder:Vigo the Carpathian]] |
| 150 | !!Prince Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf / Vigo the Carpathian |
| 151 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vigogb.png]] |
| 152 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"I, Vigo, the Scourge of Carpathia, the Sorrow of Moldavia, command you!"'']] |
| 153 | !!!'''Played by:''' Wilhelm von Homburg (humanoid form), Creator/MaxVonSydow (voice) |
| 154 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Jean Violette (European French) |
| 155 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersII'' |
| 156 | A 16th-century tyrant and sorcerer, Prince Vigo von Homburg Deutschendorf conquered a good section of Eastern Europe before being put down by a rebellion at the age of 105. Vigo reappeared in modern-day Manhattan possessing his own portrait and generated a "mood slime" that heightened and reacted to people's negative emotions, which hastened his return. |
| 157 | ---- |
| 158 | * ZeroPercentApprovalRating: He wasn't exactly well-liked by his subjects as he was also known as "Vigo the Cruel", "Vigo the Torturer", "Vigo the Despised", and "Vigo the Unholy". |
| 159 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: Seeing as how Vigo lived to be 105 and was tremendously difficult to kill, coupled with the plainly demonic appearance (complete with black eyes of evil and horns) he assumes in the film's climax, it's highly possible that Vigo was always some kind of demon that had possessed/merged with the human Vigo in the past and desired to possess another host. That, and his talk about "a mountain of skulls", "on the castle of pain" and sitting "on a throne of blood" are things that would exist in {{Hell}}, but not anywhere on Earth, even at the worst points in human history. Though it was most likely an example of a BadassBoast. While not quite mountain-sized, huge piles of skulls have featured over the centuries with human tyrants: The Mongols, in particular, were fond of creating them. |
| 160 | * AndIMustScream: In the video game. Given that he's an entity permanently trapped in a painting. More overtly, his situation gets even worse, as he's stuck in the very building owned by the people who stopped his plan (the Ghostbusters' firehouse), unable to do anything except impotently talk to the Rookie and anyone else within earshot. |
| 161 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: A tyrant and sorcerer who curb-stomps the Ghostbusters. |
| 162 | * BadAssBoast: "On a mountain of skulls in a castle of pain, I sat on a throne of blood." |
| 163 | * BigBad: Of the second movie. |
| 164 | * BlackEyesOfCrazy: When possessing Ray. |
| 165 | * BlobMonster: He controls the living ''River of Slime'' beneath New York. |
| 166 | * BodySurf: One of his more frightening powers. |
| 167 | * BreathWeapon: From his mouth, he fires a blast of some kind of lightning at the paralysed Ghostbusters, to their evident discomfort. |
| 168 | * TheCaligula: He was an AxCrazy tyrant in life to the point where he was also known as "Vigo the Cruel", "Vigo the Torturer", "Vigo the Despised" and "Vigo the Unholy". Egon even mentions that he wasn't exactly a man of the people. |
| 169 | * CardCarryingVillain: He refers to himself as "The Scourge of Carpathia" and "The Sorrow of Moldavia". |
| 170 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "I, Vigo the Scourge of Carpathia, the Sorrow of Moldavia command you!" |
| 171 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: While Gozer was an extra-dimensional EldritchAbomination out of H.P. Lovecraft, Vigo was a formerly human SorcerousOverlord more in line with Sword and Sorcery fantasy. |
| 172 | * TheDanza: The "Von Homburg" portion of his full name comes from his actor, while the Deutschendorf part comes from the twins that played Oscar - who he was trying to possess as his new vessel. |
| 173 | * DemotedToExtra: While still present in the video game, his only role is to be present as a nod to the movie by his appearance via his talking painting in the Firehouse. |
| 174 | * TheDreaded: Universally feared and hated by his own subjects while alive. |
| 175 | * EmotionEater: He feeds on human negative energy. |
| 176 | * EvilOverlord: After rising to power, Vigo ruled his homeland and later the conquered Romanian region of Moldovia with an iron fist. History would remember him as a powerful magician and an intelligent genius, but also an oppressive tyrant, an egotistical autocrat, a psychopathic lunatic, and a genocidal madman. |
| 177 | * TheEvilPrince: A notoriously despotic autocrat. |
| 178 | * EvilSorcerer: In his {{backstory}}. |
| 179 | * EvilSoundsDeep: He has a booming and menacing baritone voice, courtesy of Max von Sydow. |
| 180 | * ExactWords: He needs to possess a child in order to live again. Nothing says it needs to be an ''actual'' child as {{Manchild}} Ray works just as well. |
| 181 | * AGodAmI: With the power to back it up. |
| 182 | * HarmlessVillain: In the video game, he's reduced to nothing more than his painting, unable to do much of anything aside from talk and make the player feel uncomfortable. To add insult to injury, said painting is owned by the very people who beat him: the Ghostbusters. |
| 183 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: A version of Vigo's empathic slime empowered with ''positive'' emotions is what ultimately does him in. |
| 184 | * HornedHumanoid: Grows two stumpy blood-colored horns after being sucked back into the painting during the final confrontation. |
| 185 | * IHaveManyNames: Also known as [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Vigo the Cruel, Vigo the Torturer, Vigo the Despised and Vigo the Unholy.]] |
| 186 | -->'''Peter:''' Wasn't he also Vigo the Butch? |
| 187 | * KubrickStare: He does this whenever he's angry, but it's especially the case with his demonic form. |
| 188 | * LaughablyEvil: He's reduced to this in the video game as he doesn't hesitate to be an absolute troll in some of his interactions. |
| 189 | -->"I see the evil of the times to come... No flying cars! Ever! [[EvilLaugh Hahahahaha]]!" |
| 190 | * MindOverMatter: On briefly corporeal emergence from his painting, he psychokinetically paralyzes the Ghostbusters, and shifts two heavy crates to reach Oscar. |
| 191 | * MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Upon dying, he declared he would return to the living world one day. And he did. |
| 192 | * NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: Was based on UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler, the inspiration for ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. The account of his drawn-out chore of assassination and accusations of mysticism also seems like a nod to [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Gregori Rasputin]]. |
| 193 | * ObviouslyEvil: Even discounting his sinister backstory, Vigo already looked sinister with his constant KubrickStare and dressing in threatening golden armor, but it becomes especially the case with his GameFace of a horned corpse-like form with black sclera and red irises. |
| 194 | * OneWingedAngel: He eventually steps out of the painting in solid form. Outside, the joyous New Year singing neutralizes the Mood Slime, which saps him of energy, and forces him back into the painting. In an apparent attempt to stay active, he warps into a thunderously growling horned corpse. |
| 195 | * PsychicAssistedSuicide: A DeletedScene has him possessing Ray to make him crash the Ecto-1a and kill the gang but Winston manages to wrestle control of the car. |
| 196 | * RasputinianDeath: Practically almost parodied. |
| 197 | -->'''Ray''': He didn't die of old age, either. He was poisoned, stabbed, shot, hung, stretched, disemboweled, drawn and quartered.\ |
| 198 | '''Peter''': [[{{Understatement}} Ouch!]]\ |
| 199 | '''Ray''': ...There was a prophecy, just before his '''''head''''' died. His last words were, "Death is but a door, time is but a window: I'll be back." |
| 200 | * {{Reincarnation}}: Attempts this, as Dana's baby Oscar was chosen to be Vigo's "new vessel" before the Ghostbusters foil the attempt. |
| 201 | * SealedEvilInACan: When first encountered, he's trapped in a painting looking for a human host to possess. And yet again in the video game, where the only thing he can do is talk to the player when interacted with. |
| 202 | * SorcerousOverlord: He was one in his past life. |
| 203 | * SpookyPainting: Dana comments that the painting gives her chills, even before the paranormal shenanigans begin. |
| 204 | * UndeadAbomination: He was so powerful that in ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game'', he is classified as a Class 7 entity, the same level as Zuul, Vinz Clortho and Gozer the Gozerian. |
| 205 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow: In the much more family-conscious second movie, Vigo's backstory of dictatorship and genocide seems especially imposing. |
| 206 | * WeaponizedLandmark: In the August 5th, 1988, draft script, it was Vigo who animated the Art/StatueOfLiberty and rampaged across New York instead of the Ghostbusters. |
| 207 | * WizardsLiveLonger: He was a SorcerousOverlord who lived to be 105 and only died after a RasputinianDeath where his head was still talking after it was cut off. In the movie, he's trying to come back and possess a new body. |
| 208 | * WouldHurtAChild: Vigo is more than willing to possess baby Oscar for his new body. |
| 209 | [[/folder]] |
| 210 | |
| 211 | [[folder:Ivo Shandor]] |
| 212 | !!Ivo Shandor |
| 213 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ivoshandor_gbafterlife.png]] |
| 214 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"Your eminence, goddess of gods, I have built this temple for you, so that you might return to Earth. And together, we-we can rule the world…"'']] |
| 215 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JKSimmons |
| 216 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' |
| 217 | A renowned architect and doctor in the early 20th century, Ivo Shandor is also an insane follower of the occult. Following the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, Shandor believes that society is beyond redemption and founded the Cult of Gozer. Using selenium mined from the town of Summerville, Shandor built 550 Central Park West and designed it as an antenna to summon Gozer into the land of the living. Though long dead by 1984, Shandor ensures Gozer's arrival and the destruction of humanity. |
| 218 | ---- |
| 219 | * ApocalypseCult: In 1920, Shandor started the Cult of Gozer; he'd amassed over a thousand followers at the time of his death. The purpose of the cult is to prepare for the arrival of Gozer. |
| 220 | * AscendedExtra: Shandor is only briefly mentioned in the first movie but has a major role in the Expanded Universe including being the BigBad in the [[VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame 2009 video game]]. He finally makes an appearance in person in ''Afterlife'', still trying to summon Gozer. |
| 221 | * BackFromTheDead: After Vinz Clortho destroys Egon's jury-rigged Proton Packs that are keeping Gozer's portal suppressed, Shandor's spirit returns to his body, reviving him. Unfortunately, his revival only lasts a few minutes as he is literally torn in half by Gozer after trying to consider himself as Gozer's equal. |
| 222 | * BigBadWannabe: Though he was responsible for setting up Gozer's return, his villainy simply pales to Gozer the Destructor. And as if to make it clear, Gozer rips the revived Shandor in half in ''Afterlife'', not interested in sharing its rule with a mortal man. |
| 223 | * CrazyPrepared: 550 Central Park West is not the only place Shandor set up for Gozer's arrival. He also has one at Summerville, which serves as a backup in case the one at New York fails. |
| 224 | * EvilCounterpart: To Egon Spengler. While Shandor founded a cult worshipping Gozer and to prepare for its arrival, Egon is part of a group preventing it. It is briefly mentioned that Egon is somewhat of a MadScientist who, among other things, tried to perform a lobotomy on himself, which is not unlike the "unnecessary surgeries" that Shandor did. The similarities are taken further in ''Afterlife'' when Egon is still preventing Gozer from coming into the living plane even in death, the opposite of what Shandor is trying to do. |
| 225 | * EvilOldFolks: Shandor is a mad cult leader who plans to bring upon the destruction of humanity after deeming them "too sick to survive". His cult had performed a lot of ritual sacrifice worldwide during their time. Shandor's endgame is to summon Gozer into the living realm to punish humanity for their cruelty, using 550 Central Park West as a conduit and the Summerville mine as a backup. |
| 226 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Shandor, though dead by the time of the first movie, has built 550 Central Park West which serves as a gateway for Gozer to cross into the land of the living in order to bring judgment upon humanity. In the event the one in New York fails, he has another one in Summerville where a temple for Gozer is built, along with a portal connecting to the underworld and even a glass coffin holding his own body so he can come back to life. |
| 227 | * HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Shandor is briefly revived in ''Afterlife'' but gets ripped in half by Gozer only minutes later. ''Vertically down the middle.'' |
| 228 | * HumanSacrifice: The Cult of Gozer has perform a lot of ritual sacrifice during their time. One of these places took place at Summerville where the miners willingly jumped down the mine shaft where Gozer's shrine is built. |
| 229 | * MalevolentArchitecture: Shandor had 550 Central Park West built with roof cap made of a magnesium-tungsten alloy and cold riveted girders with cores of pure selenium, materials not normally used for constructing a building. This is because the building, right down to the materials used to build it, is designed to harness spiritual turbulence and open a portal for Gozer to enter the realm of the living. |
| 230 | * MisanthropeSupreme: After [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI the first World War]], Shandor came to believe [[HumansAreBastards humanity was "too sick to survive"]] and vowed to bring Gozer to destroy them all. |
| 231 | * MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Shandor was a doctor in his life; according to Egon, he did a lot of "unnecessary surgeries", likely as ritual sacrifices to Gozer. |
| 232 | * PosthumousCharacter: Though long dead, Shandor had everything planned out to ensure Gozer is summoned into the world. |
| 233 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: Shandor's cult has over a thousand followers to help him to bring an evil Sumerian god to the living plane. He also founded and built most of the town of Summerville. |
| 234 | * WeCanRuleTogether: After returning to life, Shandor proposes to Gozer that they rule the world together only for the evil god to kill him. |
| 235 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Shandor's return to life is cut short when Gozer, having finally arrived on the living plane, kills him. |
| 236 | [[/folder]] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | [[folder:Garraka]] |
| 239 | !!Garraka |
| 240 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1000066236.jpg]] |
| 241 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"Your world will shatter — bones and ice. My empire will rise."'']] |
| 242 | !!!'''Played by:''' Ian Whyte (puppeteer) and Gil Kenan (voice) |
| 243 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' |
| 244 | |
| 245 | An evil spirit trying to raise an army of ghosts. |
| 246 | ---- |
| 247 | * AchillesHeel: Brass and Fire. The first time he's hurt is when he's struck with a beam from Phoebe's brass-infused Proton Pack, where as moments before he [[NoSell tanks several Proton beams]] effortlessly before freezing them solid, and once he overcomes that by freezing her and her Proton Pack, his NearVillainVictory is undone when [[spoiler: Nadeem wraps him in fire, which immediately unfreezes the surrounding area, freeing the Ghostbusters.]] |
| 248 | * AndIMustScream: He's still able to see and interact outside of his prison. |
| 249 | * BigBad: Of ''Frozen Empire''. |
| 250 | * BreathWeapon: Breathes a stream of ice when battling the Ghostbusters to counter their proton beams. |
| 251 | * BroughtDownToBadass: A good chunk of Garraka's powers come from his horns. But make no mistake, he's still quite powerful without them. |
| 252 | * TheChessmaster: Garraka recruits two ghosts as part of a multi-day plan to ensure his escape, relying on guiding [[spoiler:Phoebe into temporarily becoming a ghost]] in order to achieve the scenario he needs. |
| 253 | * TheComicallySerious: His reaction to Nadeem's goofy attempts to look badass are to stare at the man with a stoic, almost confused expression. |
| 254 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: While both Garraka and Gozer are extra-dimensional [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]], Gozer was always an OmnicidalManiac while Garraka, even if he is established to have already been evil beforehand, became omnicidal because he was betrayed by a human. |
| 255 | * CreatorCameo: Garraka's voice is provided by the director of ''Frozen Empire'', Gil Kenan. |
| 256 | * TheDogBitesBack: Garraka aided King Samudari to conquer a large portion of Asia until the paranoid king had Garraka bound, branded, and mutilated. The furious spirit set out to destroy the king and all of humanity in response. |
| 257 | * EvilIsDeathlyCold: One of the evilest villains in the franchise, and his powers are ice-related. |
| 258 | * HarmlessFreezing: Implied to be intentional on Garraka's part, but not for anything benevolent as it is him ripping souls from people's bodies so they can't escape him even from death. Whether to add to his army or to torture his enemies for eternity is left to viewer interpretation. |
| 259 | * HornedHumanoid: His most distinct feature are the pair of ram horns on his head, which were ripped from him until he steals them back and reattaches them. |
| 260 | * HorrifyingTheHorror: The ''second'' the sphere containing Garraka is brought to Winston's Aquarium repurposed as a ghost prison; ''every'' last one the usually rowdy ghosts inmates banging against their cells ''immediately'' quiet down. Even the mini Stay-Puft kids, fragments of Gozer ''the Babylonian God of Destruction itself'', are frightened into submissive attention by the [[KillingIntent rage]] and sheer ''power'' of the horror trapped within it. |
| 261 | * AnIcePerson: He is able to freeze things at absolute zero, as in 0 Kelvin, making him functionally immune to the proton streams as at 0 Kelvin particles stop moving. |
| 262 | * KillItWithIce: Garraka's ultimate goal is to freeze all of humanity. The movie opens up with him freezing a room filled with members of the Manhattan Adventurers Society to death, some of which have had their limbs [[IceBreaker broken off]]. |
| 263 | * KnightOfCerebus: As serious as Gozer was, there was always an element of levity, such as their [[LovecraftLite decision to make their avatar a marshmallow mascot the size of a]] {{Kaiju}}. Once Garraka takes center stage, there is far less levity and his reaction to comedy is to just kill his targets rather than humor them. |
| 264 | * LeakingCanOfEvil: He was imprisoned within an orb, and only a human can release him. However, he can still use his ice powers to a limited extent and command other ghosts to aid him. The brass room in Nadeem's apartment compensated for this, as the soundproofing prevented him commanding other ghosts and his powers are weakened by brass. |
| 265 | * NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:He briefly manages to put the entire Ghostbusters team out of commission by freezing them. They are only rescued by Melody having a change of heart and Nadeem figuring out how to control his fire powers.]] |
| 266 | * NoNonsenseNemesis: Once he's freed, the first thing he does is try to kill the last remaining Fire Master. Unfortunately for him, he kills a smoke shop employee instead, allowing the real Fire Master to help stop him in the climax. |
| 267 | * OmnicidalManiac: Garraka seeks to kill all of humanity by freezing the entire planet. |
| 268 | * PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: Garraka was willing to work with humans in the past until they betrayed and mutilated him. This apparently convinced him that humanity as a whole should be wiped out and replaced with an empire of the dead. |
| 269 | * UndeadAbomination: He's a MonsterLord to all ghosts who's very presence triggers an EndlessWinter. |
| 270 | [[/folder]] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | !!Evil Ghosts |
| 273 | |
| 274 | [[folder:The Scoleri Brothers]] |
| 275 | !!Tony and Nunzio Scoleri |
| 276 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tonyscoleri.jpg]] |
| 277 | [[caption-width-right:300:Tony]] |
| 278 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nunzioscoleri.jpg]] |
| 279 | [[caption-width-right:300:Nunzio]] |
| 280 | !!!'''Played by:''' Jim Fye (voice of Tony), Tim Lawrence (voice of Nunzio) |
| 281 | %%!!!'''Dubbed by:''' |
| 282 | !!!'''Appear in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersII'' |
| 283 | The ghosts of convicted sibling murderers that appear at the Ghostbusters' trial. Their arrival and subsequent mayhem quickly convince everyone to reinstate the Ghostbusters. |
| 284 | ---- |
| 285 | * AllThereInTheManual: Their first names (as well as the identity of their actors) were given in an article about the film's special effects. |
| 286 | * DiabolusExMachina / DeusExMachina: Zigzags between the two. The sudden appearance of the Scoleri brothers following Judge Wexler's self-righteous rant throws the courtroom into chaos. However, when faced with the indisputable proof of the existence of ghosts, the Judge not only drops the charges against the Ghostbusters but rescinds the judicial order forbidding them from conducting paranormal research. |
| 287 | * FatAndSkinny: Tony is the skinny one, Nunzio is the fat one. |
| 288 | * FatBastard: Nunzio is disgustingly overweight ''and'' a murderer. |
| 289 | * {{Flanderization}}: In Universe, their features and behavior are wildly exaggerated in the afterlife to the point of a disturbing parody. |
| 290 | * GigglingVillain: Tony has a really high-pitched laugh as probably his only vocalization. |
| 291 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: Their eyes glow brightly. |
| 292 | * HighVoltageDeath: In life, the brothers were executed via the electric chair for murder. They first appear in their ghost form strapped into electric chairs, perhaps to mock Judge Wexler. |
| 293 | * TheHyena: Tony. |
| 294 | * KnightOfCerebus: To the extent that they're the only regular ghosts (in the movies, anyway) shown to be actively dangerous as opposed to merely a nuisance. |
| 295 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: If it weren't for their timely arrival, the Ghostbusters would have been permanently disbanded, not to mention imprisoned. |
| 296 | * PsychoElectro: They're covered with surging electricity because they got executed via electric chair, although it's unclear if they can actually use it as a power. They did in the novelization and a few early drafts of the script. |
| 297 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Upon materializing, [[RageAgainstTheLegalSystem they set their sights on Judge Hammer and the prosecutor]] due to having them sent to the chair. |
| 298 | * SiblingTeam: They're ''literal'' BashBrothers! |
| 299 | [[/folder]] |
| 300 | |
| 301 | [[folder:Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men]] |
| 302 | !!Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men |
| 303 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/52b23d60_2003_4938_8b8b_3f6c2afd1f33.jpeg]] |
| 304 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/SarahNatochenny (uncredited) |
| 305 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' | ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' |
| 306 | |
| 307 | An army of miniature Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men. |
| 308 | ---- |
| 309 | * AdorableEvilMinions: A beloved mascot brought to life as an army for a DestroyerDeity. |
| 310 | * AnthropomorphicFood: Of marshmallows. And a very [[BloodyHilarious disturbing]] [[ITasteDelicious example]] if you're sensitive to such things. |
| 311 | * BloodyHilarious: The PG version. They ''gleefully'' destroy themselves and each other in various ways. |
| 312 | * TheCavalry: To Gozer, they show up at the end [[NotSoHarmlessVillain damaging much of the equipment in the ECTO-1.]] |
| 313 | * ForTheEvulz: They're minions of [[BigBad Gozer]] and take to their tasks with glee. |
| 314 | * ITasteDelicious: They certainly seem to think so, toasting themselves like s'mores and such, though they're never distinctly seen to eat each other. |
| 315 | * JokerImmunity: All of the Mini-Pufts got killed off after Gozer is sealed away in ''Afterlife'', but ''Frozen Empire'' reveals that not only have some survived but seemed to have begun multiplying. Given that Gozer is the only reason why Stay-Puft is associated with the supernatural, they shouldn't be active and still mischievously evil to begin with, but since the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man is such an iconic figure in the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise, it's not surprising to see their UnexplainedRecovery. |
| 316 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Oh, they may seem to be adorable and harmless (except to themselves) at first, but they are still Gozer's minions, and apparently their bites do hurt. Their antics alert Vinz Clortho to Gary Grooberson's location and later in the climax, they sabotage the ECTO-1's ghost equipment to stop the new Ghostbuster team from trapping Gozer. |
| 317 | * SpannerInTheWorks: They end up derailing the kids' plan against Gozer by sabotaging the ECTO-1's gunner seat at a critical moment. |
| 318 | * {{Squee}}: They are shown to be very excited to see the remaining members of the original team show up, even though they're on opposite sides. |
| 319 | * StupidEvil: They have been shown to gleefully harm if not outright destroy themselves and others in their group while they're exploring the Wal-Mart. May be a case of ForTheEvulz. |
| 320 | [[/folder]] |
| 321 | |
| 322 | [[folder:Sewer Dragon]] |
| 323 | !!Hell's Kitchen Sewer Dragon |
| 324 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_2597.jpeg]] |
| 325 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' |
| 326 | |
| 327 | The aptly named ghost who is captured by the Spengler family. |
| 328 | ---- |
| 329 | * AdvertisedExtra: Despite only appearing briefly at the beginning and end of the movie, the Sewer Dragon features prominently on two of the movie posters as if it were a major threat. |
| 330 | * GiantFlyer: The Sewer Dragon is quite long and capable of both swimming and flight. That last one proves problematic as it prevents a more conventional trap (which is at ground level) from affecting it. |
| 331 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: The way the new Ghostbusters catch him kickstarts Peck's renewed antagonism and Phoebe getting benched. Furthermore, his capture makes the Ghostbusters realize that their original containment unit has reached maximum capacity. |
| 332 | * StarterVillain: It is the first ghost the Spenglers capture in ''Frozen Empire''. |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Possessor]] |
| 336 | !!Possessor |
| 337 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' |
| 338 | |
| 339 | A ghost that is fond of causing trouble by possessing objects. |
| 340 | ---- |
| 341 | * AnimateInanimateObject: Is able to make anything it jumps into move like its alive. It even possesed one of the lion statues outside the Public Library, and Ecto-1. |
| 342 | * BodySurf: Possessor noticeably jumps to different objects immediately after leaving whatever it is possessing. |
| 343 | * CatsAreMean: He possesses a lion statue early on, becoming aggressive towards the Ghostbusters on the case at the time. |
| 344 | * DemonicPossession: The ghost's bread and butter. All of its appearances have it possessing some sort of object. |
| 345 | * TheDragon: Serves as this to Garraka, first by attempting to steal a recording of the ancient chant needed to free him, and then by leading the assault on the firehouse in the climax. |
| 346 | * EatenAlive: Well, about as alive as a ghost can be, but the Possessor is devoured by Slimer while possessing a pizza. |
| 347 | * ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: It's called the Possessor and it possesses objects. |
| 348 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Initially, it seems like a nuisance at best, only shown possessing household appliances while in containment. Later, however, it demonstrates the ability to not only inhabit statues but make them move. In the climax, it possesses a proton pack and is able to target and shoot the proton stream. |
| 349 | * TheUnseen: If it has a spectral form like the other ghosts, it does not like to take it on, instead appearing only as a quick spark of red light as it zips between its targets of possession. |
| 350 | [[/folder]] |
| 351 | |
| 352 | [[folder:Pukey]] |
| 353 | !!Pukey |
| 354 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' |
| 355 | |
| 356 | A ghost that shoots out ectoplasm from his mouth. |
| 357 | ---- |
| 358 | * GrotesqueCute: [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/ghostbusters/images/b/ba/GhostbustersFrozenEmpireInternationalTrailer01Sc043.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20240129175811 definitely fits the criteria]]. |
| 359 | * VomitIndiscretionShot: Weaponizes it. It implied to have enough strength to knock somebody out. |
| 360 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears at the end of the film. |
| 361 | [[/folder]] |
| 362 | |
| 363 | !!Good Ghosts |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[folder:Dream Ghost]] |
| 366 | !! Dream Ghost |
| 367 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2021_03_28_192309.png]] |
| 368 | !!!'''Played by:''' Kymberly Herrin |
| 369 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' |
| 370 | A briefly visible apparition encountered by Ray. |
| 371 | ---- |
| 372 | * AllThereInTheScript: Appears anonymously in a montage of various Ghostbusting cases, but in the script, is revealed to haunt a dormitory in Fort Detmerring. |
| 373 | * AnywhereButTheirLips: She... is a full-service ghost. |
| 374 | * EtherealWhiteDress: A floating, billowing pale gown. |
| 375 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: At least in the film itself, it's never made clear if she's a real spirit who only appears in people's dreams, or if Ray was merely having a particularly sexual fantasy that night. |
| 376 | * MonochromeApparition: Her overall aspect shines a bluish pink. |
| 377 | [[/folder]] |
| 378 | |
| 379 | [[folder:The Library Ghost]] |
| 380 | !! The Library Ghost a.k.a. "The Gray Lady" / "Eleanor Twitty"/ |
| 381 | [[quoteright:303:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ilyssa_6624.jpg]] |
| 382 | !!!'''Played by:''' Ruth Oliver (human form), Mark Bryan Wilson (ghoul form) |
| 383 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' | ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' |
| 384 | The very first ghost the Ghostbusters ever encountered (but not the first they captured). Gets an expanded role in the [[VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame 2009 game]] where it's revealed she was murdered. |
| 385 | ---- |
| 386 | * AncientKeeper: She's spent decades keeping the Gozerian Codex in her last resting place. |
| 387 | * AntiVillain: Type II. |
| 388 | * AscendedExtra: Originally, she was merely just the first ghost the Busters came across, then after scaring them off she wasn't mentioned again. In the video game, she was given an entire level where we were introduced to who she was and shown her deep connection to the event in the game as a node in the spectral circuit flow. |
| 389 | * BewareTheQuietOnes: Despite seeming to be just a normal ghost, she ends up having the power to control the entire library, as well as ghosts that are not known to work together. Hurt her and you'll regret it, even if it takes nearly a century. |
| 390 | * TheCameo: She gets a brief scene in ''Frozen Empire'' to scare Ray as he chases the Possessor out of the Library. |
| 391 | * TheChessmaster: In the game, she purposely lured the Ghostbusters to her library by taking control of some ghosts and making them cause a ruckus. All this to get them to go after her murderer/ex-boyfriend so as to finally get her revenge. |
| 392 | * FingerOnLips: Shushes them when they disturb her reading. Disturb her reading again and she goes ape. |
| 393 | * FogFeet: It seems to be the main way one tracks her. |
| 394 | * GoodAllAlong: She was only antagonizing the Ghostbusters so they could destroy her ex and murderer. |
| 395 | * HeroicSacrifice: If you consider her being trapped as a means of opening a portal to the dimension where Hoover/Azetlor resides. |
| 396 | * OneWingedAngel: Her "angry form." |
| 397 | * RevengeAgainstMen: Her EX-boyfriend, not the Ghostbusters. |
| 398 | * ScaryLibrarian: Especially in her angry mode. |
| 399 | * SitcomArchNemesis: To Ray; he really wanted to [[{{Pun}} get her]] after scaring him. |
| 400 | * SnubByOmission: Her initial response to the Ghostbusters is to ignore them. |
| 401 | * SpookySilentLibrary: Her chosen domain. |
| 402 | * UnfinishedBusiness: After thinking they had helped her pass on by taking her book, she suddenly reappears and laughs maniacally as she transforms into her angry mode. |
| 403 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: She has a disturbing tendency to shift between a quiet plain librarian [[OneWingedAngel to a raging grotesque ghoul. Though the others suspect this was also part of it - that the fight was not only to give the Ghostbusters the book, but so that they would wreck the room and uncover the path to the ghost world where her murderous ex was hiding.]] |
| 404 | * WomanScorned: Oh yes... |
| 405 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Her boyfriend used her to get at her rare book collection. When this is discovered, she dumps him and revokes his pass to her collection. He then kills her, trapping her in the library she tried to protect. It is soon shown, despite her circumstances, she isn't going to mope about. Instead, she'll spend her afterlife plotting the downfall of her ex-boyfriend. She succeeds, with the help of the Ghostbusters. |
| 406 | [[/folder]] |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[folder:The Statue of Liberty]] |
| 409 | !! The Statue of Liberty |
| 410 | [[quoteright:179:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/statueofliberty.png]] |
| 411 | [[caption-width-right:179:Something good. Something decent. Something pure.]] |
| 412 | !!!'''Played by:''' Jim Fye |
| 413 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersII'' |
| 414 | The iconic U.S. national monument and landmark brought to life by the Ghostbusters in order to combat Vigo. |
| 415 | ---- |
| 416 | * AffectionateNickname: While approaching the museum in the climax, Peter refers to the Art/StatueOfLiberty as "Libby." The official name of the statue is "Art/{{Liberty Enlightening the World}}". |
| 417 | * AnimateInanimateObject: The Art/StatueOfLiberty itself is brought to life in order to take down Vigo the Carpathian, and to inspire goodwill in the hearts of New Yorkers. |
| 418 | * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Inverted: The Art/StatueOfLiberty gets weaponized by the Ghostbusters to mobilize the positive feelings of NYC's populace and stop Vigo's plot. |
| 419 | * BigGood: The ultimate symbol of patriotism and the purest character in the movie. In fact, this is why the Ghostbusters bring it to life in the first place. |
| 420 | * BrooklynRage: The spirit of patriotism the Art/StatueOfLiberty inspires, combined with the spirit of goodwill brought on by New Year's Eve is able to counteract this trope. |
| 421 | * {{Foil}}: She acts as the good counterpart to the giant Stay-Puft from the first film. |
| 422 | * IncorruptiblePurePureness: A source of so much positive energy that she is able to break through the psychokinetic shell surrounding the Manhattan Museum of Art. |
| 423 | * LivingStatue: Brought to life by the Ghostbusters using psychokinetic slime, and with great effect. |
| 424 | * MonumentalBattle: The Art/StatueOfLiberty smashes her way into the Manhattan Museum of Art with her torch, with a little encouragement by the Ghostbusters. |
| 425 | * MonumentalDamage: After the positive slime wears out, the Art/StatueOfLiberty can be seen collapsed on the street. However, the credits show the Statue restored to its original state. |
| 426 | * WeaponizedLandmark: The Ghostbusters use positively-charged mood slime to turn the Statue of Liberty into an improvised HumongousMecha [[ThePowerOfLove Of Love]] against Vigo and Janosz. |
| 427 | [[/folder]] |
| 428 | |
| 429 | !!Neutral Ghosts |
| 430 | |
| 431 | [[folder:Ghost Jogger]] |
| 432 | !! Ghost Jogger |
| 433 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2021_03_28_193821.png]] |
| 434 | !!!'''Played by:''' Jim Fye |
| 435 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersII'' |
| 436 | A spectral jogger caught by Ray and Peter. |
| 437 | ---- |
| 438 | * HarmlessVillain: Despite being a "nuisance" to other joggers, he has no interest in anything other than jogging, and doesn't even go out of his way to deviate from his scheduled route. This makes trapping it a simple matter of timing, where Ray tracks and times its route, and Peter poses as a parkgoer, covertly poised over the trigger pedal to a half-buried Ghost Trap laid in the ghost's route. |
| 439 | * {{Irony}}: Even as a disembodied spirit, he still checks his ''pulse''. It could be possible he may not realize he's actually dead. |
| 440 | * MonochromeApparition: His ghostly frame is a pale, faded grey. |
| 441 | * NoodleIncident: It's not revealed how the ghost jogger died. |
| 442 | * UnfinishedBusiness: Retains a posthumous determination to keep jogging. |
| 443 | [[/folder]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[folder:Subway Ghosts]] |
| 446 | !!Subway Ghosts |
| 447 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2021_04_01_063822.png]] |
| 448 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Uncredited |
| 449 | !!! '''Appear in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersII'' |
| 450 | A row of ghostly severed heads who briefly manifest in an abandoned subway line, shortly followed by the ghost of a spectral locomotive. |
| 451 | ---- |
| 452 | * CameBackWrong: The human ghosts manifest in the form of their own mounted heads and seem to want only to share the horror of their deaths. |
| 453 | * EerilyOutOfPlaceObject: In an abandoned New York subway, known to have seen a derailment but no actual murders, the severed heads starkly evoke seventeenth century brutality. |
| 454 | * EyelessFace: At least one of the heads. |
| 455 | * GhostTrain: The ghost of the New York Central city of Albany provides the page image. |
| 456 | * KnightOfCerebus: Whereas most other ghosts in these films are unwitting bystanders or comically disruptive, the heads are grim evocations of horrifying death. |
| 457 | * NothingIsScarier: In a pitch-dark subway, not known to have seen any beheadings, the heads appear out of nowhere, seemingly just to flaunt the horror of their deaths. |
| 458 | * OffWithHisHead: Courtesy of Vigo, one would imagine. |
| 459 | * SupernaturalLight: The ghostly train has a greyish luminescence. |
| 460 | * VoiceOfTheLegion: |
| 461 | -->'''Voice:''' [[AC: Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnstooooooonnnn...!!!]] |
| 462 | -->'''Winston:''' [[KnowWhenToFoldEm Okay]], [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'm outta here]]. |
| 463 | [[/folder]] |
| 464 | |
| 465 | !!Redeemed Ghosts |
| 466 | |
| 467 | [[folder:Slimer]] |
| 468 | !!Slimer |
| 469 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/slimer.jpg]] |
| 470 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/IvanReitman (voice, in the first two films), Mark Bryan Wilson (puppeteer for the first film) |
| 471 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' | ''Film/GhostbustersII'' | ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' |
| 472 | A pudgy, gluttonous, free-floating apparition of unknown origin comprised of a viscous green ectoplasm, "Slimer" is the first ghost the Ghostbusters ever caught when the Sedgewick Hotel hires them to get rid of him. Depending on the continuity he's treated as an ally, an antagonist, a test subject, or a pet/mascot. |
| 473 | ---- |
| 474 | * AccidentalHero: ''Frozen Empire'' has him eat the Possessor ghost while it was possessing a pizza before it can escape, thus eliminating the Possessor as a threat. |
| 475 | * AllThereInTheManual: It's never really explained where he came from in the movies proper, but according to Dan Aykroyd he's the ghost of Creator/JohnBelushi. Other explanations were given in the expanded fiction entries: see MultipleChoicePast below. |
| 476 | * AnthropomorphicPersonification: In the IDW comics, Ray theorises that Slimer is a force of gluttony given form. |
| 477 | * ArtEvolution: Slimer's look was redesigned for the second film to take influence from his cartoon counterpart. ''Empire Magazine'' [[https://ghostbustersnews.com/2024/01/18/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-sees-the-return-of-slimer-mini-pufts-and-walter-peck/ reveals]] the fourth film will return to Slimer's original design (albeit updated for high definition and the digital era). |
| 478 | * BerserkButton: When Venkman encounters him for the first time, Ray (while communicating with Venkman via walkie-talkie) refers to Slimer as "an ugly little spud". Needless to say, Slimer overhears this and does ''not'' take kindly to it, charging at Peter and coating him in slime. |
| 479 | * BigEater: When first encountered, he's scarfing his way through a room-service trolley. |
| 480 | * BlobMonster: Spherical and made of slime. |
| 481 | * BreakoutCharacter: He went from being the first ghost that the Ghostbusters capture to appearing as a friend/mascot of the team in different continuities. |
| 482 | * TheBusCameBack: ''Empire Magazine'' [[https://ghostbustersnews.com/2024/01/18/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-sees-the-return-of-slimer-mini-pufts-and-walter-peck/ reveals]] Slimer will be returning for the first time since ''Ghostbusters II'' (at least in terms of the original Cinematic Canon). |
| 483 | * ButNowIMustGo: In the ''Real Ghostbusters'' animated series, an early episode has him flee the firehouse in shame after he ruins Winston's birthday party, necessitating that the team track him down (and rescue him from another spirit siphoning up other ghosts). |
| 484 | * CanonImmigrant: Although he originated in the first movie, the name Slimer and him living with the Ghostbusters originated in the animated series before it happened in the second film. |
| 485 | * CreatorCameo: His voice is provided by series director Ivan Reitman. |
| 486 | * FatAndSkinny: The Fat to Louis' Skinny. |
| 487 | * FatBastard: A DownplayedTrope, but still present. He’s a morbidly obese ghost, and when the Ghostbusters first run into him, he is causing various disturbances at the Sedgewick Hotel, helping himself to anything edible that he finds and leaving a horrific mess in his wake. |
| 488 | * HarmlessVillain: The Ghostbusters caused ''much'' more havoc than he did, and he never actually hurt anybody. The worst thing he does in the films is steal some food and slime Venkman. |
| 489 | * HeelFaceTurn: Possibly done to bring him closer to his cartoon depiction, he helps Louis (and the other Ghostbusters to an extent) out near the end of the second movie. |
| 490 | ** Curiously averted in the DOS PC version of Ghostbusters 2 made by Activision, where he's a nuisance that can actively hurt the Ghostbusters in the River of Slime levels (and may or may not, due to graphic restrictions, be the blue blob shooting slime at the GB during the busting levels). He also mocks the players in the credits scene (played after the Game Over screen...or after beating the game) |
| 491 | * JabbaTableManners: He doesn’t care about culinary etiquette outside of grabbing food and stuffing it down his gullet in the messiest manner imaginable. |
| 492 | * MeaningfulName: Deliberately. In the animated series, Ray gave him the name "just to annoy Peter." |
| 493 | * MergerOfSouls: Dan Aykroyd says he's an accumulation of spirits that haunt the hotel. |
| 494 | * MonstrousCannibalism: He unwittingly eats the possessor ghost when it inhabits a pizza in ''Frozen Empire''. |
| 495 | * MultipleChoicePast: The ExpandedUniverse offers multiple origins: |
| 496 | ** Creator/DanAykroyd said he was a "vapor - a kind of confluence of stored up psychic energy, an accumulation of spirits that haunt the hotel who doesn't want to leave". He also offered the alternative suggestion that he was the ghost of Creator/JohnBelushi. |
| 497 | ** The ''[[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel UK]]'' comics based on ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' said he's the ghost of a human king called "[[SdrawkcabName Remils]]". |
| 498 | ** The tabletop game said he's on Earth as a result of cult rituals. |
| 499 | ** The 1992 annual said he was the ghost of an obese man who remembers nothing about his life except the desire to eat. |
| 500 | ** The [[ComicBook/{{Ghostbusters}} 2017 IDW annual]] had the Ghostbusters suggest multiple theories, some of which were [[MythologyGag references to the above]]: a chef at the hotel who suffered a fatal heart attack on the job, a vagrant, an AnthropomorphicPersonification of gluttony summoned by the Gozerian cult, and Venkman's gag suggestion he was a king. |
| 501 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: He actually is never called Slimer in the movies, getting his name from ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' cartoon series instead. Before the cartoon named him, the production unofficially called him Onionhead. He was later credited as Slimer in ''Film/GhostbustersII''. |
| 502 | * NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: The sequel establishes that Slimer somehow knows how to operate a New York City bus, which it had been doing even prior to Louis encountering it in his rush to get to the museum in ''II''. The animated series also establishes it fairly early on as having the ability to write and read, which probably would have come in handy in several moments prior to the reveal. |
| 503 | * NonHumanSidekick: Depending on the film, comic or game, it's either a benevolent entity that (un)intentionally ends up aiding the heroes, a TeamPet that is kept around the firehouse, or an active part of the team that aids in their missions to locate and capture ghosts. |
| 504 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: The first ghost seen not known to be the spirit of a deceased human being, though this varies based on which continuity you're dealing with. |
| 505 | * SdrawkcabName: Some of the comics say his name was ''King Remils'' when he was alive. |
| 506 | * SeriesMascot: When you think of ''Ghostbusters'', you tend to think of this little spud. He shares this spot with Stay-Puft and the logo ghost. |
| 507 | * StarterVillain: |
| 508 | ** He's the first ghost that the Ghostbusters manage to capture in the original film. |
| 509 | ** In the 2009 game, he's the first "enemy" the Rookie faces off against, due to it escaping its containment chamber due to the psi-wave running through the city. |
| 510 | * TeamPet: In the cartoons and sometimes in the comics, he's treated almost like a dog by the Ghostbusters. Egon agrees to keep him out of the containment unit for scientific observation, Winston treats him like a pet, and Ray likes having him around to annoy Venkmenn. Peter, for his part, eventually comes around and treats him like an annoying friend. |
| 511 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Ghostbusters officially closed down after the events of the second movie. What happened to Slimer following this is unknown. ''Frozen Empire'' reveals he moved into the firehouse attic, where he regularly steals the occupants' junk food. |
| 512 | [[/folder]] |
| 513 | |
| 514 | [[folder:Muncher]] |
| 515 | !!Muncher |
| 516 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/muncher.png]] |
| 517 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JoshGad |
| 518 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' |
| 519 | A class-5 free-floater similar to Slimer, encountered in Summerville by Egon's grandchildren. |
| 520 | ---- |
| 521 | * AccidentalHero: When gathering up all the gear for the climax, Phoebe's proton pack and the Remote Trap Vehicle are stuck behind an electronic lock in the police lockup that Phoebe can't pick. Podcast has an alternative idea: reach through the bars to the door control button on the RTV's remote control to unleash Muncher... and let Muncher [[MetalMuncher do what it does best]] to the lockup bars in the way. |
| 522 | * BigEater: He is first seen happily munching anything metallic inside the ore refinery ruins, leaves a trail of chomped-through metal objects (and ectoplasm stains) in Summerville, and is found by the team later slobbering on a fire hydrant. |
| 523 | * FlechetteStorm: Muncher can regurgitate a shower of metal shrapnel to attack the object of its distemper. It let fly at Podcast and Phoebe in the ore refinery after Podcast blew the Aztec death ward whistle (to which Podcast and Phoebe dive for cover and then respond in kind with an attempt to trap), and then again at Ecto-1 during the town chase (to which Ecto-1 [[NoSell No-sells]] by quality of being a solid old Cadillac) |
| 524 | * MetalMuncher: Muncher's key difference with Slimer besides looks (a different face and a few more arms) is that it likes to eat metal instead of food. This trope also is its name. |
| 525 | * MixAndMatchCritters: Muncher looks like a cross between Slimer and a tardigrade. |
| 526 | * StarterVillain: Muncher conveniently lets its presence in the abandoned ore processing plant be known just as Phoebe finished her first test-fire of the repaired Proton Pack, allowing her to immediately start cutting her teeth wrangling ghosts with the Neutrona Wand. Phoebe successfully wrangles Muncher in the proton stream... but Podcast flubs the trap deployment, allowing Muncher to escape. It then leads the new team on a merry chase through town where they finally bag Muncher using ECTO-1's pop-out gunner seat and the Remote Trap Vehicle. |
| 527 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: An ill-tempered, pudgy, free-floating ghost that leaves ectoplasm in its wake, loves to eat, and serves as the team's StarterVillain. Slimer or Muncher? They're even called out as the same category of ghosts, Class 5 full roaming vapors. |
| 528 | [[/folder]] |
| 529 | |
| 530 | [[folder:Melody]] |
| 531 | !!Melody |
| 532 | [[quoteright:782:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_2599.jpeg]] |
| 533 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/EmilyAlynLind |
| 534 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' |
| 535 | |
| 536 | A ghost of a girl who died in a fire. |
| 537 | ---- |
| 538 | * AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Her goal is to move on to the afterlife. [[spoiler: The reason that she helps Garraka is because she has given up on being able to do it on her own, and believes that its help is her only hope at it. However, by helping the Ghostbusters contain Garraka again, she does ultimately succeed at the film's climax.]] |
| 539 | * BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played with. Due to dying before the flames melted her face, she maintains a cute youthful appearance as a spirit. |
| 540 | * BeautyEqualsGoodness: Played With. Unlike the malevolent and mischievious ghosts who are all uniformly monstrous and ugly Melody is a benevolent spirit and looks like an ordinary girl just transluscent and blue. [[spoiler: Though it turns out she's in league with the BigBad she ultimately turns against him and helps the Ghostbusters.]] |
| 541 | * BecomingTheMask: Melody [[spoiler:starts out befriending Phoebe solely to trick her into helping release Garraka, but quickly grows to genuinely like her as a friend and eventually switches sides to help the Ghostbusters stop Garraka]]. |
| 542 | * BeingEvilSucks: Becomes conflicted with her orders as the film progress. |
| 543 | * FriendlyGhost: She strikes up a friendship with Phoebe. [[spoiler: While she does betray Phoebe to help Garraka escape his confinement, this was more out of desperation than any maliciousness on her part, as it's made clear that she really didn't want to do any of it.]] |
| 544 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After playing a part in helping Garraka release all ghosts that were previously contained, she turns against him when she realizes Phoebe was right, lighting a match that is used against him and allowing Garraka to be imprisoned once more. This act allowed her to finally move on.]] |
| 545 | * HoneyTrap: A family-friendly version - Melody and Phoebe grow [[HoYay very, very close]] over the course of the film but their maybe-more-than-friendship is revealed to be [[spoiler: a means to get Phoebe to release Garraka.]] |
| 546 | * ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler: At first, all that matters to Melody is that she moves on to the afterlife, even striking a deal with Garraka to do so, not caring that he would kill everyone else in the world until Phoebe points out that Garraka likely won't keep his word and seeing him almost kill Phoebe.]] |
| 547 | * StealthHiBye: Claims that being able to do this is her favorite part of being a ghost, just before doing it to Phoebe. |
| 548 | * TragicKeepsake: A matchbox with a single remaining match, with it implied that the others in it had caused the deaths of her and her family. [[spoiler: She finally successfully lights the last match in the climax, providing Nadeem with fire that he can use to fight back against Garraka.]] |
| 549 | * UndeadChild: She's a ghost who died when she was 16. |
| 550 | * WreathedInFlames: Her ghostly form is constantly surrounded by weak flames as a result of how she died. |
| 551 | [[/folder]] |
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