Ella (she/her/hers) | 20 (and not ready to be an adult) | Lyrical soprano | Theater geek | Bookworm | Aspiring storyteller | Hopeless romantic | Always focuses on the most obsure things | Currently fixating on Ellex, The Frighteners, and The X-Files | AO3 Handle: allonswolfnewtina | DNI: kink/18+/NSFW, racist, pedophile, TERF, exclusionist, -phobic to any sexuality, or anything remotely resembling hate or something shady
One of the things I have been obsessed with since I first watched Nerdy Prudes Must Die, is Wiggly's true(?) voice. There was one time in Black Friday when his toy voice slipped (when John comes into the Black and Wiggly says "You!", its really apparent on the cast recording), but hearing it fully here has kind of made me feral I can't lie.
I love Wiggly's silly uwu speak but OH MY GOD?!? THAT VOICE? I am so normal.
NICKNAMES: Nat (by her honorary cousins), Tally (by Willow and Addison)
FACECLAIM: Alexandra Daddario
FANDOM: Ghostbusters (1984-1989; 2021)
BIRTHDAY: June 9th, 1995
ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini
SEXUALITY: Demisexual
GENDER: Female (she/her/hers)
OCCUPATION: Cashier at Ray's Occult Books (age 16-18, age 26) || Mechanic at a local garage (age 19-22) || Engineering intern (age 22-26) || Ghostbuster (age 27-currently) || Research engineer and paramechanic at the Paranormal Research Center (age 28-currently)
BIRTHPLACE: Manhattan, New York City, New York
LIVES IN: Manhattan, New York City, New York (birth-age 22, age 26-currently) || Boston, Massachusetts (age 22-26)
Oscar Venkman [born Wallance, formerly Barrett] (honorary cousin)
Eliana “Elly” Venkman (honorary cousin)
Andrew Venkman (honorary cousin)
Kelly Venkman (honorary cousin)
Egon Spengler (honorary uncle, deceased 2021)
Cathleen Paige Spengler (honorary aunt)
Callie Spengler (honorary cousin)
Trevor Spengler (honorary cousin/nephew)
Phoebe Spengler (honorary cousin/niece)
Marie Spengler (honorary cousin)
Janine Melnitz (honorary aunt)
Louis Tully (honorary uncle)
Lily Tully (honorary cousin)
MOODBOARD
CHARACTERISTICS: Intelligent, brave, mostly confident in herself but still prone to self-doubt, reckless, impulsive, hard-working, tech-savvy, compassionate, kind, optimistic, warm, free-spirited
LIKES: Machinery, ghostbusting, Tempest (her cat), solving mysteries, reading mythology, watching The X-Files, any movie or TV show starring David Tennant, getting to work with her family
DISLIKES: The Peck family, Ariadne, Addison's grudge against the Spengler family, secrets being kept from her
WEAPON OF CHOICE:
Mechanical and engineering knowledge
PKE Meter
Proton Pack
Ghost Trap
Gigameter
Tobin’s Spirit Guide
Occult Reference Net
OTHER PERSONAL INFO:
Natalie graduated from Columbia with a bachelor's degree in engineering, and from MIT with a doctorate in both engineering and in parapsychology.
She owns an orange tabby/calico mix cat that she rescued after finding her outside of the garage where she worked. She named her Tempest (commonly called Tempie for short) after seeing the cat's stormy grey eyes.
Unlike her older sister Addison, Natalie grew up very interested in her father's past work as a Ghostbuster. Growing up as the Internet developed was an asset in helping her uncover more of her father's past. Following the reunification of the Ghostbusters, she became one, following in her father's footsteps.
Along with Marie Spengler and Kelly Venkman, she was one of the first scientists enlisted by Winston Zeddemore to work at the Paranormal Research Center.
Well-versed in engineering, computer science, mythology, mathematics, and chemistry. She's also fluent in ASL, French, and dead tongues such as Latin.
INSPIRATION: Felicity Smoak (Arrow), Fox Mulder (The X-Files), Monica Reyes (The X-Files), Amy Santiago (Brooklyn Nine Nine), Angela Montenegro (Bones), Eloise Bridgerton (Bridgerton), Eleventh Doctor (Doctor Who)
OCCUPATION: Baby-sitter (age 15-18) || Intern at fertility clinic (age 18-22) || Cashier at Barnes and Noble (age 22-26) || Cardiothoracic surgeon (age 26-currently)
BIRTHPLACE: Manhattan, New York City, New York
LIVES IN: Manhattan, New York City, New York (birth-age 18, age 26-currently) || Cambridge, Massachusetts (age 18-22) || Baltimore, Maryland (age 22-26)
LIKES: Her job, her family, playing with Elly, New York City, visiting Uncle Peter and Aunt Dana in Cortland, seeing her mother perform, the holidays
DISLIKES: Her job, the Spenglers (until 2022), Bianca Jacquard, losing a patient, systemic patient neglect/medical malpractice, interns and residents, reminders of her father's past as a Ghostbuster (until 2022), riding the subway, reality television
WEAPON OF CHOICE:
Medical knowledge
Medical expertise
Surgical expertise
PKE Meter (occasionally)
Proton Pack (occasionally)
Ghost Trap (occasionally)
Gigameter (occasionally)
Telepathy (while being controlled by Ariadne)
Telekinesis (while being controlled by Ariadne)
Reality warping (while being controlled by Ariadne)
Hand-to-hand combat (while being controlled by Ariadne)
Quick reflexes (while being controlled by Ariadne)
Levitation (while being controlled by Ariadne)
OTHER PERSONAL INFO:
She received her bachelor's degree from Harvard University and attended medical school at Johns Hopkins.
She has had a crush on Oscar Barrett-Venkman since she was little, and he seems to have feelings for her, as well. There was briefly a rift between them after his fling with Bianca Jacquard resulted in a pregnancy, but she has helped him raise his daughter, Elly.
For most of her life, she held a grudge against the Spengler family for their perceived betrayal, and refused to forgive the surviving members of the family even after Gozer's return and subsequent defeat. It was only after falling under and freeing herself from Ariadne's control, as well as accidentally injuring her father, that she finally let go of her hatred.
Her best friend is Kelly Venkman, but her best friend outside of the family is her former medical school roommate and current colleague, pathologist Dr. Tabitha Rashid.
Addison is Elly Venkman's godmother.
INSPIRATION: Amelia Sheppard (Grey's Anatomy), Elizabeth Weir (Stargate: Atlantis), Catherine Chandler (Beauty and the Beast), Elizabeth Patterson (For Better or For Worse), Kim Wexler (Better Call Saul), Dana Scully (The X-Files), Hannah Asher (Chicago Med), Katrina "Kat" Van Tassel (Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story)
Oscar Venkman [born Wallance, formerly Barrett] (honorary nephew)
Eliana “Elly” Venkman (honorary grandniece)
Andrew Venkman (honorary nephew)
Kelly Venkman (honorary nephew)
Janine Melnitz (honorary sister-in-law)
Louis Tully (honorary brother-in-law)
Lily Tully (honorary niece)
MOODBOARD
CHARACTERISTICS: Ambitious, creative, friendly, kind, competitive, chatty, self-assured, mildly vain, dreamy, determined, protective, musical, desperately tries to be elegant and refined, somehow both extremely confident and not confident at all
LIKES: Performing, living in the city, wearing costumes, spending time with Ray and her daughters, babies, chocolate, Mandy Patinkin, Disney movies, Halloween, spooky stories
DISLIKES: The Spenglers (from 1993-2021), losing, Daisy Eagan (for "stealing" the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1991), altos, camping
WEAPON OF CHOICE:
Her rep book
Her makeup collection
Her wardrobe
Her impressive mezzo/soprano mix belting voice
Her dancing skills
OTHER PERSONAL INFO:
During summers in her last two years of high school, she performed for tourists in Branson, Missouri, living with her Aunt Gracie.
She met Cathleen Spengler when they were in an off-off Broadway production of Kiss Me, Kate; Cathleen was playing Katharine/Lilli Vanessi and Willow was playing Bianca/Lois Lane. The two struck up a friendship, and shortly after Cathleen gave birth to her second daughter Marie, she introduced Willow to her friend Ray Stantz. After a whirlwind courtship, the two tied the knot on Halloween 1990.
She was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the Tony Awards in 1991 for her role as Sister Ruth in a musical adaptation of Black Narcissus, but lost to Daisy Eagan.
She would later win Best Leading Actress in 2001 for her role as Polly Kern in Red as the Curtain, a Drowsy Chaperone-style vaudeville satire mixed with the blood and guts of Chicago.
Both of her pregnancies were rough-- her pregnancy with Addison was especially uncomfortable and the labor/delivery was fraught with complications, while during her pregnancy with Natalie, she was still dealing with the emotional fallout of the Spenglers' perceived betrayal.
INSPIRATION: Glinda Upland (Wicked), Ivy Lynn (Smash), Elliot Reid (Scrubs), Effie Newsome (Murdoch Mysteries), Cathy Hiatt (The Last Five Years), Erika (Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper), Jenny Lind (The Greatest Showman/Barnum), Wendy Darling (The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy)
NICKNAMES: Mar (by everyone), The Emissary of Tiamat (by Tiamat, Gozer, and Ariadne), Titania (by Jonathan)
FACECLAIM: Donna Dixon
FANDOM: Ghostbusters (1984-1989; 2021)
BIRTHDAY: July 20, 1958
ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer
SEXUALITY: Bisexual
GENDER: Female (she/her/hers)
OCCUPATION: School nurse (1981-1987) || Unofficial medic for the Ghostbusters (1985-1987) || Doctor of internal medicine (1991-currently)
BIRTHPLACE: Ann Arbor, Michigan
LIVES IN: Ann Arbor, Michigan (birth-age 10 months) || San Francisco, CA (age 10 months-18) || Philadelphia, PA (age 18-22) || Manhattan, New York City, New York (age 22-29) || Paris, France (age 29-39) || Nice, France (age 39-currently)
NATIONALITY: American, French (naturalized)
FAMILY:
Jonathan Seibert (fiancee, deceased 1979)
William Ryan (father, deceased 2010)
Francine Ryan [nee O'Keefe] (mother, deceased 2012)
LIKES: Working in medicine, poetry, outdoorsy activities, research, working with the students, traveling, mythology
DISLIKES: Driving, nightmares, therapy, grand romantic gestures, her people-pleasing tendencies, headaches
WEAPON OF CHOICE:
Medical knowledge
First-aid kit
PKE Meter (during the Collectors arc)
Proton Pack (during the Collectors arc)
Ghost Trap (during the Collectors arc)
Gigameter (during the Collectors arc)
Telepathy (during the Tiamat arc)
Telekinesis (during the Tiamat arc)
Premonitions (during the Tiamat arc)
Reality warping (during the Tiamat arc)
Hand-to-hand combat (during the Tiamat arc)
Quick healing (during the Tiamat arc)
Heightened senses (during the Tiamat arc)
Quick reflexes (during the Tiamat arc)
Levitation (during the Tiamat arc)
OTHER PERSONAL INFO:
During her sophomore year of college, she met literature student Jonathan Seibert. They dated for about a year before they got engaged. Unfortunately, in 1979, as they were driving from the airport to Martha's childhood home, they were hit by a drunk driver. Jonathan was instantly killed while Martha survived. As she had been driving the car at the time, she blamed herself for his death and her grief deeply affected her future relationship with Ray.
After the car accident, Martha began suffering from chronic pain in her left knee. She regularly attends physical therapy to help cope.
Martha originally wanted to be a doctor, but decided to pursue nursing instead in order to please her father, who was very old-fashioned and whom she admired. After receiving her nursing degree, she had trouble finding an open position in a hospital and took a job as a school nurse.
Jonathan's nickname for her, "Titania," came from the faerie queen in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
She had been selected from birth as an emissary and a vessel for Tiamat; following Tiamat's defeat, she broke things off with Ray (whom she didn't know was planning on proposing to her) out of both guilt for her actions under Tiamat's control and because she still hadn't fully grieved Jonathan's death. She moved to Paris for a fresh start, attending medical school there, and has lived in France ever since.
INSPIRATION: Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Elisabeth das Musical), Emily Grace (Murdoch Mysteries), Jenny Moran (Ghostbusters - IDW Comics), Martha Jones (Doctor Who), Elliot Stabler (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Ava Bekker (Chicago Med), Karen Vick (Psych), Izzie Stevens (Grey's Anatomy), Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)