![]() ![]() He and Ray instruct the Rookie in the use of the Proton Pack and its eventual PCS (Paranormal Countermeasure System) upgrades. Still very scientifically minded, Egon seems to have loosened up a little bit, letting his sense of humor show and even giving Dana a smile and Peter (who was carried away with photographing Vigo's portrait), a knowing smile.Įgo appears alive at the beginning of the film before being killed and in the climax as a ghost to stop Gozer and save his family.Įgon becomes significantly more 'hands-on' during the course of the video game. Egon primarily worked with Ray, both of whom were still living at the Firehouse, conducting research on the pink slime. Egon had a dry sense of humor, of which he used on Peter to bewilder him, and smirked at his friend's cluelessness on what the word "epididymis" was. During the chaos judge Wexler dismisses the charges against the Ghostbusters, and rescinds the judicial restraining order allowing Egon, Ray, and Peter to capture the ghosts, effectively putting the Ghostbusters back in business. While angrily insulting the trio judge Wexler inadvertently released the ghosts of the Scoleri Brothers two murderers he sentenced to death by the electric chair. During the course of their trial they were found guilty of willful destruction of public property, fraud, violating their judicial restraining order, and malicious mischief by judge Stephen Wexler (whom Egon said was known as "The Hammer") Egon, along with Peter and Ray were later arrested after digging a large hole under 1st avenue as part of their paranormal investigations to help Dana. Egon recommended bringing in Ray, and they both performed a physical exam on Dana's son Oscar. ![]() He was the first person Dana Barrett contacted when her baby carriage took off by itself. A positive test involved a girl in a room with dozens of stuffed animals and a puppy. Five years after the events of the first film Egon was working at the Institute for Advanced Theoretical Research and was conducting experiments on human emotions.Ī negative test involved keeping a couple with marriage problems locked in a room for hours and gradually raising the temperature. Additionally a judicial restraining order was enacted which barred the Ghostbusters from performing services as paranormal investigators and eliminators, effectively putting them out of business. Which "would have worked" if Venkman hadn't stopped him.ĭue to the large amount of collateral damage the city of New York suffered from the battle with Gozer, the Ghostbusters were sued by nearly every county and city agency in New York. After their encounter with Stay Puft, Egon suggested an atypical solution when he recommended blasting Gozer's dimensional portal while crossing the proton streams to reverse the particle flow and send Gozer back to her/its dimension.Įgon once tried to drill a hole in his own head, (A process known as trepanation.) Egon was particularly critical of Walter Peck's actions and his attitude that the Ghostbusters were responsible for the explosion of the containment unit that occurred when Peck ordered a municipal worker to shut the unit down. He spent a lot of time focusing on the stability of the storage facility, and was concerned about the possibilities of a P.K.E. Meter, the Proton Pack, the Trap, and the storage facility, he was also aware of the danger of crossing the streams. For his part, Venkman once took back everything negative he said about him, rewarding the fellow scientist with his favorite candy bar (a Crunch bar).Įgon also developed the technology behind the P.K.E. Even people Peter called "schizo" always went to either Egon or Ray to describe their paranormal experiences, no matter how far fetched their stories were. He and Ray Stantz studied paranormal literature in their spare time and were interested in theories of reincarnation.Įgon was usually the first to interview case subjects, adding to their mantra, "we're ready to believe you." Examples were Dana Barrett from her Zuul encounter and her carriage phenomenon with Oscar. Typically, Ray is the only other member of the Ghostbusters who has no trouble understanding Egon's technical jargon.Įgon was very interested in paranormal phenomenon, even while working with both Ray Stantz and Peter Venkman at the University. He is considered the brain behind the Ghostbusters and has designed and built nearly all of their equipment, including the Proton Pack and the Storage facility. along with Doctors Ray Stantz and Peter Venkman. Upon his termination, Egon founded Ghostbusters, Inc. Egon is a former professor of paranormal studies at the Columbia University.
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