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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vigo the Carpathian canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3681346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vigo the Carpathian Context triple: [Ghostbusters II, character, Vigo the Carpathian]
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A.
Grigori
Grigori is the given name of Grigori Rasputin, the controversial Russian mystic and advisor to the Romanov royal family in the early 20th century.
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B.
Count Dracula
Count Dracula is the iconic fictional vampire nobleman created by Bram Stoker, known as the central antagonist of the 1897 Gothic horror novel "Dracula" and a defining figure in vampire literature and popular culture.
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C.
Marlow (vampire leader)
Marlow is the ruthless, ancient vampire leader who orchestrates the brutal attack on the isolated Alaskan town in the horror comic and film "30 Days of Night."
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D.
Alaric the Goth
Alaric the Goth was the Visigothic king best known for leading the sack of Rome in 410 AD, a pivotal event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Abraham Van Helsing
Abraham Van Helsing is a wise and determined Dutch professor and vampire hunter who leads the fight against Count Dracula in Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic novel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vigo the Carpathian Target entity description: 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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A.
Grigori
Grigori is the given name of Grigori Rasputin, the controversial Russian mystic and advisor to the Romanov royal family in the early 20th century.
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B.
Count Dracula
Count Dracula is the iconic fictional vampire nobleman created by Bram Stoker, known as the central antagonist of the 1897 Gothic horror novel "Dracula" and a defining figure in vampire literature and popular culture.
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C.
Marlow (vampire leader)
Marlow is the ruthless, ancient vampire leader who orchestrates the brutal attack on the isolated Alaskan town in the horror comic and film "30 Days of Night."
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D.
Alaric the Goth
Alaric the Goth was the Visigothic king best known for leading the sack of Rome in 410 AD, a pivotal event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Abraham Van Helsing
Abraham Van Helsing is a wise and determined Dutch professor and vampire hunter who leads the fight against Count Dracula in Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic novel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
ghost ⓘ spirit ⓘ supernatural antagonist ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Scourge of Carpathia
ⓘ
Sorrow of Moldavia ⓘ Vigo the Cruel ⓘ Vigo the Cruel ⓘ
surface form:
Vigo the Despised
Vigo the Cruel ⓘ
surface form:
Vigo the Torturer
Vigo the Unholy ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ghostbusters II ⓘ |
| associatedWith | psychomagnotheric slime ⓘ |
| boundTo | painting in the Manhattan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| createdFor | film Ghostbusters II ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Ghostbusters ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Dr. Egon Spengler
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surface form:
Egon Spengler
Ghostbusters ⓘ Peter Venkman ⓘ Ray Stantz ⓘ Winston Zeddemore ⓘ |
| fictionalBirthCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| fictionalDeathCause |
beheading
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drawing and quartering ⓘ hanging ⓘ poisoning ⓘ |
| fictionalNationality |
Carpathian region
ⓘ
surface form:
Carpathian
|
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vigo the Carpathian Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.