Match 20976 Samhain (Ghostbusters) vs. Garraka

[Boratz]

All Hallows' Eve is fast approaching, and many children are preparing their appetites for all sorts of treats. Some of these kids dress as ghosts and goblins, while others dress as heroes and villains. It is a night that promises spooky excitement and tricks of many kinds. While this coming Halloween is sure to be another eventful occasion, we cannot deny that there are terrors brewing in all shadows of the world. Terrors that promise scares and frights to all those who are unfortunate to cross their paths. Now, do not let me deter you from the celebration of All Hallow's Eve but be weary of the dangers that may come along with this frightful night. Alas, there are some terrors that seek to bring not just tricks or treats, but also a night that can become everlasting. On the other severed hand, there are spooks that seek to bring an age of cold and ice that will last for an eternity. 
 
This tale that you are about to read is not for the faint of heart. Do not get me wrong, it is not entirely filled with terror and scares, but it is certainly not filled with joyous sugary treats. While spooks and specters have frightened and terrorized many since the early age of man, there have always been a brave few that have stood up against the evils that lurk in the shadows. In this story, we are not going to see the classic example of a knight in shining armor riding off to face a dragon. It is not a tale of good overcoming evil but a story of two evils colliding on All Hallow’s Eve. This story will center on one that seeks to bring upon an age of ice upon our world and establish a new empire. The other evil in this story is one that hopes to bring about an eternal night on All Hallows’ Eve so that he can rule over the world for all eternity.
 
Enough with the buildup, this story begins in a familiar location in New York. I say familiar as this location is the headquarters to a famous group of individuals who have dedicated their lives and careers to investigating the paranormal and capturing the different ghostly entities that haunt our world. Yes, this group is none other than the Ghostbusters. From their famous logo and sign hanging outside the firehouse to the Ecto-1 sitting patiently in the garage, they have seen their fair share of oddities over the years. Sitting inside the headquarters was Dr. Egon Spangler. After rearranging the spectacles that covered his dark eyes, the brilliant scientist looked over the components on a device that he was working on. Spengler reached his hand across the table for a Twinkie while keeping his attention on the small device. While fumbling his hand across the table in search of the yellow spongy treat, the Ghostbuster soon shifted his eyes toward that area on the table.
 
He grumbled under his breath while looking over the workstation for the sugary snack that he brought over with him. The scientist knew he had brought the treat with him before he had sat down. It was not long until he heard a distinct chewing sound from the other side of the room. Spengler closed his eyes and sighed while turning his head toward the direction of the chewing. He scooted his chair back and rose to his feet. Egon reached up to pull up his glasses while rubbing his hand across his eyes. Sauntering toward the sound of the chewing, the Ghostbuster opened one of the locker doors and saw the infamous bright green ectoplasm that dwelled inside the headquarters with them. Shaking his head and grumbling once again, the scientist could not help but curse out to the ugly little spud known as Slimer.  Egon was tempted to reach for his proton pack, but Slimer had already moved through the walls of the firehouse.
 
Shaking his head and snatching his proton pack off the floor, the Ghostbuster was bound determined to put an end to this Class 5 full roaming vapor. In the process of gearing up, Egon heard footsteps entering the room. He glanced over and saw the other members in the team walking in with a box of pizza. Winston and Ray looked as if they had just returned from a job while Venkman appeared in a suit and tie. Remembering that Winston and Ray were responding to a call about a ghostly apparition on the Upper East Side, Egon did not give it much thought. Ray’s eyes widened as he saw Egon equipped with his proton pack. Before Ray could speak up, the green phantasm appeared from the floor and snatched the pizza box from Ray’s hands. Winston started to chuckle while laying down his gear next to his locker.  Venkman shook his head while sauntering toward an empty seat.
 
“What seems to be the problem, Egon?” Venkman asked sarcastically.
 
“Slimer is at it again!” Egon snapped while dropping his proton pack on the floor.  
 
“Hey, you are the ones that wanted to keep that ugly spud around. I have said it time and time again that we need to keep that Mean Green Ghost locked away.” Venkman replied while reaching down to take off his dress shoes.
 
“Why are you dressed so nice, Peter?” Ray asked while leaning down on the table to get his gear off.

“Oh, just a little date night with Dana.” Venkman replied. “A gentleman does not kiss and tell.”

“If only you were a gentleman.” Winston quipped while sitting back in a chair to relax.
 
“Funny.” Venkman said before taking off his tie. “What were you guys up too?”
 
“We had a nasty class 4 on the Upper East Side. We managed to trap it before it caused any real damage!” Ray exclaimed while dropping the ghost trap on the table. “Things have picked up a lot recently, Egon. Any progress on that ghost bomb that you were working on?”
 
“No.” Egon said with a shrug. “But I have noticed the recent activity, and I have some theories as to why we have seen an increase in paranormal events.”
 
“Don’t be shy, Egon. Share with the class what it is.” Venkman said with a yawn.
 
“With Halloween approaching, I have been interested in the correlation between paranormal events and this yearly tradition. In my research, I was made aware of an artifact that was received at the Museum of Natural History from Ireland in the last week.” Egon replied.
 
“That makes sense!” Ray exclaimed. “P.K.E. activity started getting more frequently in the last week!”
 
“Precisely.” Egon replied before opening a drawer to a desk. A small smile formed on the side of his cheek as he reached down for a Swiss cake roll.
 
“Uh, any chance that you would like to enlighten the rest of us with your discovery, Egon.” Winston said while leaning forward.
 
“The artifact that was brought back was clock those dates back several centuries with some believing that it was used during the Feast of Samhain.” Egon replied.
 
“That does not sound so bad.” Venkman said while leaning back in his chair and looking up at the ceiling.
 
“There is more to it, Peter. While many believe that Samhain is simply a celebration that marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, there are others that believed Samhain was the manifestation of something else entirely.” Egon replied with an emotionless glare.
 
“Now we are cooking.” Venkman said with a sarcastic grin.
 
“What kind of manifestation are we talking about?” Winston asked. “Hopefully not one of these Revelation, end of the world scenarios that we have dealt with before.”
 
“I am not quite sure. From what I could find, the manifestation was believed to have been locked away in a stone which later was turned into a clock. That clock is the same one that is being taken to the Museum of Natural History.” Egon replied before taking a bite from his Swiss cake.
 
“Back up! Rewind for a moment!” Venkman moaned before leaning forward and looking back at Egon. “What is this manifestation anyway?”
 
“Some believe that Samhain is the actual manifestation of Halloween. It was believed that he was an unstoppable creature of the night that was the origin of the holiday itself.” Egon said while looking down at his workstation.
 
“Hmm, about time we have a famous ghost. I was beginning to worry that all we would be dealing with was our friendly neighborhood Slimer.” Venkman muttered.
 
“So, does this mean we are going to the Museum to study the clock?” Ray asked enthusiastically.
 
“Unlikely.” Egon replied. “I have tried making arrangements but I have been denied every time by the Musuem.”

"Good thing I've started making a few connections there." Winston grinned. "I'll see what I can do."

Within the walls of the Musuem of Natural History, a couple of ghosts were stirring. Lurking through the hallways and exhibits, these ghosts were searching for something that was calling out to them. These malicious spirits felt as if they were being called on by Samhain himself. Soon these specters found themselves in front of the centuries old clock. Pressing on the artifact, the ghosts watched as a crack formed down the ancient relic. A bright light started to glow from the crack and soon the light faded. Emerging from the shadows, the ghosts watched as a large and grotesque figure stood before them. With a pumpkin for a head, the origin of All Hallows' Eve stood before the apparitions. With his strength returning, Samhain summoned ghosts and goblins from all around to gather before him. Too long has it been since he was trapped in that prison, but now he was free. The Ghost of Halloween would seek out eternal night and to take his rightful place as ruler over this world. 

Rummaging through the streets, legions of ghosts and goblins started terrorizing New York. Darkness spread throughout the globe and time seemed as if it had stopped on Halloween night. With the alarm blaring at the Ghostbusters Headquarters, the team was in for one wild night. Within the streets, a young man was running from a pair of nasty specters. This man raced back to his apartment as fast as he could. Despite his efforts to block the door of his apartment, the nasty specters moved through the walls and appeared before the frantic man. Falling on his bottom, Nadeem tried to crawl away from the spirits. As they crept closer toward the terrified man, the specters sensed something otherworldly in his apartment. Nadeem watched as the ghosts moved all throughout his apartment until they came upon an old family heirloom. For Nadeem; it was nothing more than a brass orb that was passed down but his family but for these spirits, it was something else entirely.

"Take it!" Nadeem pleaded. "Just leave me alone!"

The specters left the scared man there in his apartment. They traveled out into the eternal night with a relic unlike any other. From within the brass orb, they heard something calling to them. With all the energy that these spirits could manifest, they were able control a couple unsuspecting citizens to perform a ritual on the small brass orb. After the ritual was completed,  they were able to unlock the orb. A cold wave shot out of the orb and traveled through the dark streets of New York. Breaking free from his prison, Garraka stood in the eternal night that had taken hold of the world. Trying to summon a legion of spirits, the powerful entity felt that his power had not fully returned. In order to create his frozen empire, he had to be reunited with his horns. The deity soon traveled back to Nadeem's apartment to retrieve his powerful horns. Once he was able to retrieve his horns from Nadeem's possession, the powerful entity left the apartment behind. 

Despite his power and strength restored, Garraka still found that many of the ghosts and ghouls were not following his command. The powerful deity soon felt another powerful presence in this strange new kingdom. Traveling to the center of the city, Garraka found the source of this power. Surrounded by ghosts and goblins, the embodiment of Halloween sat on a dark throne. The Death Chill made his way past the hordes of spirits and stood before Samhain.

"Who dares challenges me?" Samhain growled while his twisted and contorted form stood up from his throne. 

"Your rule is finished. My empire will rise!" Garraka declared.

Despite being surrounded by ghosts and goblins, a familiar siren raced through the streets of New York. The Ghostbusters hopped out of the Ecto-1 and started taking on the legions of ghosts. From the distance, Venkman could see Samhain and Garraka facing off.

"Uh, I take it pumpkin face is the Samhain fella but who is tall dark and horny?" Venkman said while gesturing at the two entities. 

Ray squinted his eyes to see if he could make out what was taking place. "I'm not sure but the P.K.E. readings are off the charts. That must be a real nasty one! I'd take a class 7 or 8. Maybe even higher!"

"Two in one place. I've never seen anything like it!" Winston yelled.

"They don't look to be getting along. Hey, maybe we should just let them duke it out with one another and we call winner!" Venkman joked.

"That is not a bad idea!" Egon yelled.

"Wait, what?" Venkman asked curiously.

"These two entities are obviously extremely powerful. If they are in opposition against one another then hopefully they will become weak enough for us to trap them." Egon said optimistically.

"And if they are not?" Winston asked.

"Then we will need to reevaluate when that time comes." Egon replied.

"Well, I forgot the popcorn and it looks like the heavyweights are about to go at it." Venkman said as the team watched the two entities confronting one another. "Any bets on who will get the belt?"

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Samhain and Garraka are fighting for control over the world. 

[Callisto]

Learn More About
Samhain (Ghostbusters)
Read more about Samhain (Ghostbusters) at Wikipedia
Official Site: Columbia Pictures Links: Wikipedia Ghostbusters Wiki Villains Wiki

Garraka
Read more about Garraka at Wikipedia
Official Site: Sony Pictures Links: Wikipedia

[Boratz]

Happy Halloween!

 

Hope you all enjoy another set up with another pair of unused characters!

[leroypowell3]

Avoiding my rant on streaming which has kept me from watching this newest Ghostbusters, I'm sure this is a good match. Garraka is capable of freezing the Earth. Samhain can effect time keeping it Halloween forever. I'd go with time powers above freezing. That's as good as I can do.

[JohnnyChany]

Great as always, Boratz. A Ghostbuster world version of Freddy vs. Jason, I can get behind that. I had a hard time picking a winner. Both are Class 9 entities as ranked in Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. Both have the power to get other ghosts and goblins to do their bidding which will make for some very confused underlings, as evidenced in your setup. I'm not sure how Samhain's eternal night would affect Garraka or how Garraka's Death Chill would affect Samhain. It's a close call. Going with Samhain based partially on aesthetics. 

[Pizza Guy]

Great Halloween match Boratz! Really put me in the holiday spirit!

Much as I loved Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire I think most of the comments above are correct, namely that Samhain’s time powers are far superior to Garraka’s freezing powers.

[Callisto]

Match Final Results

Member Ratings:
4.50 - Yazmal
5.00 - SSJRuss
5.00 - JohnnyChany
5.00 - Pizza Guy

FPA Calculation:
4 Total Votes cast
19.50 Total Combined Score
19.50 / 4 = 4.88 Final Rating on the match

MATCH SCORE
Samhain (Ghostbusters): 3
Garraka: 4