# Vigo...........

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**Category:** General Ghostbusters Discussion\
**Created:** [April 4, 2010, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/vigo/35287 "2010-04-04T08:52:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![LordVigo82](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/lordvigo82/32/3974_2.png) [@LordVigo82](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/LordVigo82)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/vigo/35287/1 "2010-04-04T08:52:49Z")

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I read somewhere that Vigo was inspired by the legend of Dracula/Vlad the Impaler.

That may be partly true, but I think he also shares much inspiration from Rasputin as well.

After all…Vigo was poisoned, stabbed, shot, hung, stretched, disemboweled, drawn & quartered.

I believe Rasputin went thru something very similar.

There are two things I’d like to know, though:

1. How did he get in the painting in the 1st place? Who painted it?

2. I see a castle and a tower in the painting behind him; did they both belong to him? What’s up with them?

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**Author:** ![kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kingpin/32/187259_2.png) [@kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/kingpin)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/vigo/35287/2 "2010-04-04T14:39:03Z")

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It was stated in the movie that it’s a self portrait.

Vigo painted, and then used his magic to put his spirit into it, presumably once he finally died.

The ruined castle his disembodied head appears in is presumably his. The towers seen in the “full body” version appear to be a town/city he’s pillaged, slaughtered and set aflame.

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**Author:** ![slimer28](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@slimer28](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/slimer28)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/vigo/35287/3 "2010-04-06T05:01:41Z")

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What I always wanted to know is how Aykroyd came up with him and his back story. Also was he always intended as the main villain or how would he come into play say if Dana didn’t come back and they had a different female lead. I read somewhere that they already had a replacement character if [Sigourney Weaver](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/people/sigourney-weaver) didn’t come back, I also read that Oscar was originally intended as Dana’s and Venkman’s son.

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**Author:** ![Rune31](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Rune31](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Rune31)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/vigo/35287/4 "2010-04-06T05:16:47Z")

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Whenever I think of an actor you could have played :angryvigo: if Von Homburg hadn’t, I think of Alexander Godunov. Take a look at him, you’ll see what I mean.

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**Author:** ![slimer28](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@slimer28](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/slimer28)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/vigo/35287/5 "2010-04-06T05:47:18Z")

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> [@Rune31](#):
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> Whenever I think of an actor you could have played :angryvigo: if Von Homburg hadn’t, I think of Alexander Godunov. Take a look at him, you’ll see what I mean.

Dude when I was little I would actually get him and Von Homburg mixed when I would watch Die Hard. My mom would always point out anything GB related in any movie, tv, show, commercial,ect and when she told me Vigo came out thats when I would get them confused. I was only 4 the first time I saw Die Hard.