Vladimir Pavel Maximov[3] was an occult scientist who wanted to summon one of the Old Ones. Vladimir is from Minsk,[4] capital of Belarus, a country annexed into the Soviet Union. He was assisted by a man named Dmitri Smerdyakov.
History[]
Vladimir presented a paranormal theory, that took him 20 years to compose, to the paranormal conference: the Titanic sank because it crashed into Elvis.[5] He was soon laughed off stage but secretly used the time to steal The Nameless Book and then accuse the Ghostbusters to keep them from stopping him. Eventually, he summoned Yibb-Tstll, but the Ghostbusters managed to defeat it. Vladimir and his associate were then arrested.
Personality[]
Vladimir was rude and arrogant towards the Ghostbusters the moment he met them and called them frauds. He also openly said that Yibb-Tstll would help him rule the world alone (without Dmitri).[6] He also seemed to be a bit careless, as he called Einstein a fraud without thinking that it would make Egon angry enough to beat him up. Dmitri is his comic foil, as he always took his partner's abuse without a complaint.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
Vladimir's middle name Pavel is a reference to Star Trek character Pavel Chekov, also portrayed by Walter Koenig.
References[]
- ↑ Eatock, James and Mangels, Andy (2009). The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection Booklet, p. 36. CPT Holdings, Inc. Line reads: "Walter Koenig guest stars as the voice of Vladimir."
- ↑ Marsha Goodman (1990). Episode Call Sheet and SAG Report - "Russian About" (1990).
- ↑ Katarina Novachenka (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Russian About" (1990) (DVD ts. 04:02-04:07). Time Life Entertainment. Katarina says: "Comrade Ghostbusters, I want to introduce you to Vladimir Pavel Maximov and Dmitri Smerdyakov."
- ↑ Katarina Novachenka (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Russian About" (1990) (DVD ts. 04:07-04:09). Time Life Entertainment. Katarina says: "They are from Minsk and Pinsk."
- ↑ Vladimir Pavel Maximov (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Russian About" (1990) (DVD ts. 05:10-05:26). Time Life Entertainment. Vladimir says: "And so in conclusion, I have spent 20 years of my life proving my greatest paranormal theory - that the Titanic did not sink when it struck the iceberg. It did not strike the iceberg. It struck Elvis Presley."
- ↑ Vladimir Pavel Maximov (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "Russian About" (1990) (DVD ts. 19:11-19:14). Time Life Entertainment. Vladimir says: "He made promise I would rule the world."
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