Igor

For more information, see The Creature and Hunchback.

Igor
Artwork depicting Igor sitting on Frankenstein's shoulder.
Japanese name(s)	せむし男 Semushi Otoko (Hunchback)
Alternate name(s)	Flea Man
Abilities	Hops madly around the room Invincibility Shoots fireballs
Type(s)	Hunchback
Origins	Classic horror films
Appearances	Castlevania Vampire Killer

Igor is a boss in the Castlevania series.

Description

Igor is a regular Hunchback enemy who accompanies the Frankenstein Monster into battle in both Castlevania for the NES and Vampire Killer for the MSX. His presence emulates the iconic character of the same name in the classic Frankenstein films from the monochrome film era, as well as to add a little more challenge to the boss fight.

His appearance and attack patterns are very similar to those of a regular Hunchback, although he can jump longer and faster, and he can also launch fireballs at the player. However, Igor, unlike other Hunchbacks, is completely invincible; nonetheless, he can be slowed down for several seconds by a well placed toss of Holy Water. He vaporizes once the Frankenstein Monster has been defeated.

Captain N: The Game Master

Igor is the Count's right-hand minion in the '80s-'90s cartoon Captain N: The Game Master. However, in this version Igor is a tiny demon who is usually found sitting at the top-end of the Count's staff, often providing comedic relief by adding to his master's speeches, which generally end up in him taking the Count's abuse.

His design in this series could probably have been inspired by the Ghoul Rabbit, an enemy that appears as a replacement for Hunchbacks in some of the classic games, bearing a closer resemblance to the animated character, although they neither have frontal limbs nor wings.

Enemy Data

Enemy Data: Igor
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
(NES/C64/AMI/PC)	19. Frankenstein & Igor (Frankenstein and Hunchback [Boss]) - Castlevania				[ edit ]
	Japanese Description: (*) The Fleaman throws projectiles, making it quite difficult.	HP: 12 Exp: 5,000 Atk: 4		4. Underground	Abil: Fire Ball (Igor, 100 Points)
	21. Frankenstein Monster (Frankenstein) - Vampire Killer				[ edit ]
	Japanese Description: (*) A humanoid created during a past experiment on living organisms. He controls the hunchback.	Exp: 3,000		4. Catacombs	Allies: Igor (Fireball)

Gallery

Frankenstein and Igor from Castlevania.

Igor from Captain N: The Game Master.

The Creature and Flea Man (Igor) from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Trivia

• Igor had not made an appearance since the first two games (Castlevania and Vampire Killer) back in 1986 (and their re-releases on other systems) until the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, although under the generic name of "Flea Man".
  • However, in some languages (such as French), the character is still called Igor instead.
• Igor is based on a character from the classic Frankenstein horror films, although he didn't actually appear in the original novel by Mary Shelley.
  • In the Frankenstein film from 1931, Dr. Victor Frankenstein did have a hunchbacked lab assistant, although his name was Fritz.
  • The character Ygor, played by Bela Lugosi, appeared in the sequels Son of Frankenstein (1939) and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942); however, he was not Victor Frankenstein's lab assistant, but a blacksmith. He was also not naturally a hunchback; he suffered from a broken neck and twisted back after a failed hanging.

See also

• Hunchback
• The Creature
• Tiny Devil

External links

• Igor at Wikipedia