Vigo the Carpathian

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Vigo the Carpathian is the malevolent 16th-century tyrant-turned-painting-bound spirit who serves as the primary supernatural antagonist in the film Ghostbusters II.

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Vigo the Carpathian canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
ghost
spirit
supernatural antagonist
villain
alignment evil
alsoKnownAs Scourge of Carpathia
Sorrow of Moldavia
Vigo the Cruel
Vigo the Despised
linked to: Vigo the Cruel

Vigo the Torturer
linked to: Vigo the Cruel

Vigo the Unholy
appearsIn Ghostbusters II
associatedWith psychomagnotheric slime
boundTo painting in the Manhattan Museum of Art
createdFor film Ghostbusters II
defeatedBy Ghostbusters
enemyOf Egon Spengler
linked to: Dr. Egon Spengler

Ghostbusters
Peter Venkman
Ray Stantz
Winston Zeddemore
fictionalBirthCentury 16th century
fictionalDeathCause beheading
drawing and quartering
hanging
poisoning
fictionalNationality Carpathian
linked to: Carpathian region
fictionalOccupation ruler
tyrant
fictionalOrigin Carpathia
franchise Ghostbusters
fullName Vigo von Homburg Deutschendorf
gender male
goal rebirth in a new physical body
world domination
mediumOfExistence haunted painting
portrayedBy Wilhelm von Homburg
powersAndAbilities energy projection
manifestation outside painting
mind control
possession
telekinesis
primaryAntagonistOf Ghostbusters II
requires infant host body
species human (in life)
undead spirit (after death)
targets Oscar (Dana Barrett's baby)
voicedBy Max von Sydow
weakness positive emotional energy

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ghostbusters II character Vigo the Carpathian
Janosz Poha servantOf Vigo the Carpathian
Janosz Poha allegiance Vigo the Carpathian
Janosz Poha controlledBy Vigo the Carpathian
Wilhelm von Homburg notableRole Vigo the Carpathian
Wilhelm von Homburg portrayed Vigo the Carpathian