One extra fact cause I forgot!! Edelwood trees are replaced with something called “Spirit’s ice”! Very cold, very piercing blue, very very dangerous. Maybe when if melts, you can see faces of the lost souls in the puddles and in the ice…
as for Lorna, I’m probably just gonna make her one of my OCs if I can’t find a character for her… there aren’t many characters around Trevor’s/Wirt’s age range (Other than Lucky, but she’s already Sara) I think and that’s makes it difficult :(
Beatrice’s dog (Originally presumed to be the beast in the first episode, but it’s because it consumed a turtle?) is one of the terror dogs! The Rock facts rock (Stolen from Mrs’ Daniel’s- or in this case, Ray’s yard) will be painted with shades instead of big googly eyes! And if you’re wondering why, it’s cause of this :)
From the IDW comics, Ray’s spirit guide. Visually based off of Jake Blues, played by John Belushi.
The citizens of Pottsfield and the people in the tavern will be based on various things- Irl friends, online mutuals, my OCs and possibly friends/mutual’s ocs (with permission and credit of course), and the Real Ghostbusters characters! Although idk how I’m going to transfer their unique designs over to pumpkins and skeletons for Pottsfield.
And maybe Auntie Whispers would be Gozer? I still don’t know who Lorna would be…
just a reminder that these are MY OWN personal headcanons, and if you don’t like them then you’re free to ignore them and move on. If you use my headcanons, please credit me! Also, if I get anything wrong about mental health here, please let me know so I can fix it! I’m still in progress of getting an official diagnosis for myself, so if I get the symptoms of depression and anxiety wrong, tell me! I do not want to accidentally stereotype, and/or misinterpret mental health.
Peter’s family is of confusing origin. His father, Jim Venkman (yes I’m using the canon name, but perhaps one of Peter’s relatives was named Charlie, and thats why Peter has the middle name Charles) was born in America by parents of mostly unknown origin, and his mother is Italian. (I gave her the name Beatrice, with her former last name being Lorenzo. If you use it please credit me) She moved to the Americas and eventually met Jim. The two inevitably fell in love and had a kid, Peter. Unfortunately Beatrice died when he was young, causing Jim to be distant, throwing himself into work. It is unknown whether or not Peter has any other relatives out there- in some of my writing it’s implied he has a sister, and maybe another relative..? But that’s for another time- but his family situation definitely influenced the way his personality is, being dodgy with personal questions and being a bit of a little shit to mask the loneliness that still lingers in his heart from being ignored so much. I’d imagine Ray not talking about his family or childhood memories too much, but when he does, it’s usually standard stuff. Roasting marshmallows at summer camp, learning to ride a bike, the typical happy childhood. This leads most to assume that he had a pretty good childhood. The truth is, the memories he share aren’t really painting the full picture. He was happy as a young kid, yes. But it’s mostly because he was simply blind to the truth when he was little. In my headcanon, his mother wasn’t the greatest person in the world. Perhaps even cheated on his father. The family was lower income, [I’d imagine the only reason Ray got into Columbia university was pure chance, a science fair or some other scholarship that got him off the ground and to a better school but idk yet.] and his mother just used it irresponsibly. Was it gambling? Was it alcohol? Nobody knows. But he had no clue. To his child self, he didn’t seem to understand why his mom constantly ignored him and his [possible] siblings. His father, like Peter’s, worked a lot to pick up the pieces and inevitably divorced his wife- and for good reason. Now as an adult, he’s trying to make up for the years of love lost, which is why he’s so close and affectionate with a lot of his friends. He wants to give them what he was missing, even if he constantly denies it.
This is more of a metaphorical sense, but in a planned comic there IS an actual curse that sticks around in the Venkman family, which causes problems. (If you wanna know, please ask :D)
The Venkman family has an issue with keeping the ones they love around, whether that be romantic or platonic. Somehow people keep disappearing and/or leaving them, and it usually results in putting up walls and ignoring the ones who really do love them, out of fear of being hurt. The Stantz family usually has a pattern of mental health issues being passed down. Ray’s mother was most likely depressed, leading to her ignoring him a ton. (This isn’t saying that her depression is the thing that made her a horrible person. What made her a horrible person was the cheating, lying, and misuse of money that was meant to go into feeding her family. Her mental health isn’t what made her horrible. It was her actions. She used her depression as more of a shield to shift the blame.) Ray most likely has depression and/or anxiety too- implied in some of his dialogue in the starting cutscene of spirits unleashed. (The dialogue saying that some days he couldn’t find the motivation to get out of bed in the morning, wondering why it was worth it to try.) He most likely feared becoming a parent, worrying that his own mental health will be tanked and he’ll ignore the poor child, just like his mother did with him. He puts on a happy face for the public and his friends, always acting energetic and happy, but the scars still linger, which is possibly why he smoked a lot. Stress relief.
You probably caught on already, but both Peter and Ray have HEAVY parallels here. They were both Mama’s boys growing up. Both were quite young when their mother figures disappeared on them- figuratively or literally- and their fathers were distant. Their personalities came from defense mechanisms, trying to either make up for the years lost or protect themselves from further heartbreak and harm. They stick with their friends because they don’t know where else to go, because there’s always a lingering fear of judgement. The fear of commitment, the uncertainty of having a kid but being super protective of any child in danger, like Oscar.
The two bonded over this. It’s how they first met. They sought each other out. It’s also how they probably met Egon too. Another man damaged by his childhood, just attempting to be normal in this world.
And of course, when their mental health finally starts getting better- when things are looking brighter for all of them…
Egon leaves.
(Bro this is incredibly depressing wtffffff- please feel free to add on and/or analyze my yapping, and I hope y’all enjoyed my first official personal headcanon post!!)
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As a ghostbusters fan and sims player I totally support this decision :)
what if I made Melody in the sims bc you can make ghosts in cas now
Hey woah look cool art from my friend you should go totally check him out it would be so funny and cool
seriously though great job man, I love it sm and I’m so glad I dragged you into this fanbase :)
Edward Thomas-Lawyer/Secretary, probably needs anxiety meds and therapy. Used to work at the Sedgewick hotel, but after seeing the ghostbusters destroy the whole place he quit and decided to help them instead. One of the only people who stuck with Egon after he “went nuts”, leading to the others thinking he’s gone crazy too. Also he’s dead during the events of afterlife but who cares
Elizabeth Thomas-Edward’s older sister by thee years. A journalist, thankfully way more chill than her brother and has a little more of a stable life- not dead during afterlife and somehow has most of her mental stability, kinda acts as an older mentor type figure to some of the other characters
Vanessa ???-Trevor’s age- Has one of the most confusing bloodlines a person can have- is she cursed? Is she not? Nobody can tell. Related to Ivo Shandor because Ilyssa Selwyn somehow had a child (but it’s unknown with who.. yet) and now she’s not entirely trusted by anyone, leading her to be an outcast. Her fate is in her own hands, she just has to step up and take control of her own destiny before she loses any potential friendships she has for good. Maybe if she does, she can figure out the truth behind her existence. Ruth- Dead 1920s starlet, possibly knew the Spider Witch when she was alive, and for whatever reason completely hates Peter.
canon until proven otherwise ig
this came to me in a dream; im so sorry to the people who get to see this
do it do it do it do it
The urge is urging to draw Ford and Egon in each other’s outfits EBXNFLDISBS.
Woahh that’s cool!!!!
THE I AM A FISH REBLOGGING ME?!?
HELLO!?!??! THIS CAN HAPPEN?!?