Vinz Clortho

Vinz Clortho, in his Terror Dog form

Vinz Clortho, a male Terror Dog, was the Keymaster of Gozer. As a male, his horns were larger and more impressive than those of his female counterpart, Zuul the Gatekeeper. Vinz had a gargoyle crafted in his likeness on the rooftop of the Shandor Building, flanking a temple.

After "hatching" from their statues in modern times, the two Terror Dogs possessed two tenants in the building in order to copulate and thus open the gateway to Gozer's dimension. Vinz chose to possess Louis Tully, chasing him out of his apartment during a party he was hosting until cornering him in Central Park and inhabiting his body.

Vinz manifested his possession in Louis by flaring his eyes red and growling like an animal when upset. After possessing Louis, he wandered around Central Park in search of the Gatekeeper,

Vinz Clortho, in the body of Louis Tully

clumsily mistaking a carriage horse for Zuul. The horse's coachman interrupted Vinz prompting him to angrily growl and flare his eyes red at him before running away screaming about the end of the world. He was later arrested and placed under the Ghostbusters custody. Egon was surprised to see the demonic figure of a Terror Dog's head on the monitor when Vinz was connected to the aura video analyzer. Vinz proceeded to excitedly tell Egon about Gozer's destructive past and about its plans. After the EPA visits the Ghostbusters and forces the shut down of their power grid Vinz escapes after the firehouse explodes, releasing all of the captured ghosts. The escape of all of the ghosts onto the city provides him with the sign he was waiting for all along and Vinz proceeds to wander around New York City staring at the sky while seemingly oblivious to the supernatural chaos occurring in the streets around him. Vinz walks around New York City aimlessly, staring at the supernatural phenomena unfolding around him until he walks by the Shandor Building. He suddenly stops and his jaw drops as he recognizes the building as his destination. Vinz arrives at the 22nd floor where he finally finds Zuul, who has possessed Louis' neighbor and longtime unrequited romantic interest, Dana Barrett. Zuul lays seductively on a sofa within Dana Barrett's demolished apartment, staring at him in a trance. Vinz introduces himself as the Keymaster and Zuul, smiling seductively, responds that she is the Gatekeeper. Vinz enters the apartment as the door magically

Vinz and Zuul stare at the Temple

slams shut behind him. The Keymaster enters the remains of Dana's living room and stares in awe as his Gatekeeper rises from the sofa and saunters seductively toward him. The two demons embrace and share a passionate kiss inside the devastated apartment before walking toward a shrine atop their building.

At the shrine atop the building the possessed pair consummate their demonic union, having sex on a large stone altar. Exhausted from their ritual the two demons rested afterwards as the temple atop the building stores demonic energy coming from lightning showers raining from the dark sky above. Vinz and Zuul then depart the altar and take their places atop the large pedestals previously occupied by the gargoyle statues, waiting anxiously until it becomes time to open the interdimensional portal for Gozer. The two demons raise their arms to the sky, attracting showers of lightning bolts from atop the Temple of Gozer. Zuul and Vinz redirect the energy toward the temple causing the massive doors to grind open. As they completely swing the doors open, the two demons absorb the supernatural lightning which causes them to get down on all fours and transform back into the native, monstrous, Terror Dog forms of their inhabitants, trapping Louis inside of Vinz Clortho's Terror Dog body along with Dana inside of Zuul's Terror Dog body. Both beasts roared ferociously at the Ghostbusters and took their places beside Gozer during its arrival but were eventually destroyed when the team "crossed the streams" and reversed the particle flow through the gateway, defeating Gozer by creating a massive explosion. Louis was extracted, alive and unharmed, from Vinz's burnt corpse while Dana was extracted from Zuul's charred remains. Neither seemed to be aware of their actions during their demonic possession.

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  The terror dog, Vinz Clortho, stalks Louis Tully from his bedroom.

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  Vinz crashes Louis' party.

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  The Keymaster sets his sights on his target.

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  Vinz stalks his prey.

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  Vinz rises, growling horrendously at a terrified Louis

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  Vinz roars menacingly at the cornered Louis before possessing him.

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  Louis, newly possessed by Vinz Clortho, wanders aimlessly around Central Park rambling to himself about Gozer.

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  Vinz Clortho sniffs like a dog, mumbling to himself in search of the Gatekeeper

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  Confusing it for Zuul, Vinz Clortho introduces himself to a carriage horse.

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  Vinz is interrupted by a coachman

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  Vinz, in Louis Tully's body, flares his eyes red and growls angrily at the coachman

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  The horse whinnies as Vinz growls and stares the coachman down with his red eyes ablaze.

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  Vinz is scanned under the Ghostbusters custody

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  Vinz escapes amid the chaos surrounding the Firehouse explosion.

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  Vinz wanders around Manhattan searching for the Gatekeeper.

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  A shocked Vinz Clortho arrives at his destination.

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  The Keymaster finally finds his Gatekeeper.

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  Vinz enters the apartment as the door slams shut behind him

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  Vinz stands in awe as Zuul rises to greet him.

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  The two demons leer at each other as they approach to meet.

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  Vinz stares lustfully at Zuul, in Dana Barrett's body.

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  Vinz and Zuul stare at each other before embracing in their human bodies.

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  The Keymaster is awestruck as he makes out with his Gatekeeper

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  Vinz stares at Zuul in awe after their passionate kiss

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  Vinz follows his demonic mate towards Gozer's Temple

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  Vinz awakes, grinning after having sex with Zuul

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  Vinz awakes as Zuul stares around the rooftop

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  Vinz wakes up with a broken belt and a huge grin on his face

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  The satanic couple stare at the demonic temple

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  Vinz stares in awe at the temple while Zuul walks down the altar steps

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  Vinz awaits the coming of Gozer

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  Preparing for his demonic transformation, Vinz raises his arms to the sky

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  Vinz & Zuul open the doorway for their master, Gozer.

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  Vinz & Zuul absorb the supernatural energy before the imminent arrival of The Destructor

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  The two demons brace for their transformation

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  Vinz & Zuul reveal their true satanic form

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  Vinz & Zuul stare menacingly at the Ghostbusters, who look at them in shock after witnessing their transformation

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  Vinz & Zuul, in Terror Dog form, roar menacingly at the Ghostbusters

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  Vinz prepares to leap off his pedestal as Zuul observes the Temple of Gozer

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  Vinz leaps up the stairs within the Temple of Gozer as Zuul follows behind

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  Gozer pets Vinz as Zuul watches from her post

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  Vinz grins viciously, snarling as Gozer strokes his demonic head

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  Vinz & Zuul stand guard as Gozer confronts the Ghostbusters

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  Vinz roars as Gozer zaps the Ghostbusters

GIFs

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  Vinz stalks his host

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  Vinz faces a terrified Louis

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  Vinz attacks Louis

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  You do not interrupt the Keymaster

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  A scan of Louis Tully's head reveals Vinz's true form

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  Vinz arrives at his destination

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  Vinz finds his Gatekeeper

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  The Keymaster walks toward his destiny

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  Vinz Clortho ogles the seductive Zuul

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  The Keymaster is in awe of his Gatekeeper after making out

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  A grinning Vinz wakes up in post-coital bliss and stares at the Temple of Gozer as the sexy Zuul slides off the altar

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  Vinz waits for the time to summon the Destructor

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  Vinz raises his arms to the sky to begin the coming of Gozer

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  Vinz lowers his hands down to his pedestal and morphs into his Terror Dog form

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  Vinz barks and snarls ferociously

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  Vinz bares his vicious fangs in an ecstatic grin as Gozer pets him