Pop Culture References of Wizard101
Aegon Statz – Ghostbusters, Egon Spengler and Ray Stantz
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Aegon_Statz#axzz7VBDbx4mT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egon_Spengler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Stantz
Aegon Statz is a member of the Gravulum Order, a group dedicated to studying the increase of Pekuliarities found throughout the Spiral. He asks Wizards to help him in testing a badge which can measure Pekron readings, during the Quest, The Gravulum Order.
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, with a screenplay by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City.
as portrayed by Harold Ramis
Egon Spengler is a tall, lanky, laconic, bespectacled, awkward member of the team responsible for the main theoretical framework for their paranormal/quantum studies, having earned two advanced degrees in parapsychology and nuclear engineering from New York University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively. Being addicted to science, he is the creator of the Ghostbusters’ equipment along with Ray Stantz, thus making him the brains of the Ghostbusters. Although book smart, Egon does not have much social ability, as demonstrated by his stiff interactions with the Ghostbusters’ secretary Janine Melnitz, and his reliance on Peter Venkman as spokesperson for the group. Egon would seem to be the main inspiration for Aegon.
as portrayed by Dan Aykroyd
Ray Stantz is an expert on paranormal history and metallurgy. He is characterized by his almost childlike enthusiasm towards his work, and his forthright acceptance of paranormal activity. As a result, Peter once during the movie referred to him as “the heart of the Ghostbusters”. Ray has extensive knowledge of the Bible (to the point of even quoting a specific book and chapter – “I remember Revelation 7:12″—about the end of the world, though the passage he quotes is actually Revelation 6:12), but is an agnostic, commenting when asked if he believes in God, “Never met Him”. As revealed in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Ray attended a seminary at some stage in his life. He is known for his wordy and overly technical explanations of scientific and paranormal phenomena. Ray, along with Egon, is responsible for pioneering the Ghostbusters’ theories and designing and building the equipment used for catching and containing ghosts.
I have always loved the pop culture references in Wizard (and Pirate) 101. This series was inspired by a series I did featuring the Heroes of Lemuria and their ties to early 20th Cent. pulp heroes. This is the second article chronicling the #W101PopCulture references starting in Wizard City. The current list of all the Wizard City references can be found here. These articles were originally put together for a Facebook group I belong to. Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.
Aegon Statz image is from Wizard101, and is (c) KingsIsle Entertainment.
It is being used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
Ghostbusters is (c) 1984 Columbia Pictures and stars Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler and Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz. All Ghostbusters material is (c) Columbia Pictures
Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages
Vulcan Stev's Database 