The Golden Ghost

The Golden Ghost is an OC created by 321SPONGEBOLT. The Golden Ghost is the Grinch's evil henchman who loves to steal money from the Whos. Sometimes he'll shapeshift or use a disguise to con the Whos out of their money. The Grinch enjoys having his henchman do his bidding in areas, and likes him more than his dog, Max. When they steal Christmas, The Golden Ghost dresses up as an elf when his boss is all dressed like Santa. As with his boss, he too gives up his evil ways when they both learn the true meaning of Christmas.

## Appearance

He's a ghost with yellow/golden skin.

In his elf disguise, the Golden Ghost uses his bed sheets to make the suit, and wooden pointed ears for the sides of his head.

In his fighting gear, he wears a Darth Vader-like helmet and carries a red lightsaber.

## Biography

The Golden Ghost found the Grinch as he stumbled on Mt. Crumpit at a young age and raised him. He would constantly spoil the Grinch until he decided to call him his henchman. The Grinch encourages the Golden Ghost to rob banks (mainly for gold) and make the Whos' lives miserable so his boss doesn't have to. And because he's a ghost, The Golden Ghost can get away with just about any crime he commits. His main goal is to give the Grinch anything the Whos have that he doesn't have.

## Personality

### Overall

The Golden Ghost is greedy and conniving. His temper is just as sour as his bosses, and he hates seeing Whos spending money on thrifty things he doesn't have. He's also sadistic, menacing, and violent.

### Live Action depiction

In "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)", it is revealed that the Golden Ghost will not do harm to anyone who's been a victim of physical and/or emotional abuse (in this case, the Grinch as a small child.). He's also a little more dumber than how he's depicted in the cartoon specials, and the Grinch yells at him and abuses him more than Max.

### Dr. Seuss Cinematic Universe

The DSCU version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" brings the Golden Ghost back to his original routes, just now with some additional medical qualities added to him, such as reviving the Grinch from high blood pressure, and performing oral surgery to steal golden teeth. The part about the Golden Ghost raising The Grinch is kept from the 2000 live action movie.

## Tropes (So far)

### Overall

Ax Crazy - While in his fighting gear.

Bad People Abuse Animals - He too shares a hand in abusing Max.

Bad Powers, Bad People

Breakout Villain - In "Grinch Night", we see The Golden Ghost's prowess as the Grinch opens the paraphernalia wagon and orders his henchman to attack Euchariah. After Euchariah scares the purple balloon way with his sniff, he and the Golden Ghost have a lightsaber duel as the Sour-Sweet Wind dies down outside the paraphernalia wagon.

Butt Monkey - Shares the same misfortunes as his boss in the original cartoon specials.

Cavalry of the Dead - The Grinch's spooks live in the paraphernalia wagon where Euchariah has to fight them all. They all work for the Golden Ghost as his Who-dlums do.

Classic Villain

Con Man

The Cynic - He hates watching Whos wasting money on material things.

Dark Is Evil

The Dark Side

Death Seeker

Deuteragonist - For stories that focus on The Grinch.

The Dragon

The Dreaded - All the Whos fear him and the Grinch. That is, until they give back the toys, money, and food back to the Whos after stealing Christmas.

Even Evil Has Loved Ones - In "The Grinch Grinches The Cat in the Hat", when the Cat and Thing 5 reveal the Grinch and the Golden Ghost had mothers. The Golden Ghost may not remember his mother as much as his boss, but he acknowledges what a mother is and cries like the Grinch does.

Even Evil Has Standards - The Golden Ghost will not kill anyone who was put through physical and/or emotional abuse. In the case of the Grinch, he took him in on Mt. Crumpit and raised him. For those who are "most wanted" criminals, the Golden Ghost will take them in and hire them as his own henchmen.

Evil Costume Switch - In "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", the Golden Ghost dresses up as an elf. As of "Grinch Night", The Golden Ghost can put on his Darth Vader helmet and use his red lightsaber for fighting with or melting steel doors.

Evil Is Hammy

Evil Laugh

Evil Wears Black - Whenever he puts on his fighting gear.

Fog Feet - Like any ghost, The Golden Ghost has no feet. Starting with "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)", he will leave a trail as he flies.

Flight - Like all ghosts, The Golden Ghost can fly. He can also fly at fast speeds.

Gadgeteer Genius - Develops a tape recorder that raises the voice of anyone in "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat". Later, in the DSCU version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", it is revealed that the Golden Ghost developed his own Darth Vader helmet and his collection of red lightsabers. He's even been preparing to use his upgraded helmet (resembling Kylo Ren's helmet) and three-bladed lightsaber, which he had developed, until Aloysius O'Hare unmasks himself as the man who stole those things as a means of double-crossing the Golden Ghost by the end of the movie.

Ghastly Ghost

Ghostly Glide - The Golden Ghost floats about two feet off the ground.

Ghostly Wail - Screams "BOO!" like any ghost would, only more nightmarish and echo-y.

Heel-Face Turn - After he and the Grinch learn the true meaning of Christmas.

Invisibility - Like all ghosts, The Golden Ghost can disappear. However, when he's wearing his Darth Vader helmet, and has his lightsaber out, it's easy to tell where he is.

Intangibility - The Golden Ghost can fly through solid objects whenever he's invisible.

Invincible Villain - While the Golden Ghost can lose money whenever he gets hurt, he can't die because he's a ghost.

Iron Butt Monkey

Jerkass

Jerk With A Heart Of Gold - A literal example of this trope. By changing his mind on stealing Christmas, the Golden Ghost's heart that was once "two sizes too small" grows into a heart of gold that's exactly two sizes.

Karma Houdini Warranty

Luke, I Am Your Father - In "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat", The Golden Ghost loses to Thing 5 in the lightsaber duel between them. However, he shapeshifts his head under his helmet into a Thing's. Thing 5 thinks it's someone like Thing 1 or Thing 2, devastating Thing 5, or for the Cat in the Hat to warn Thing 5 that the Golden Ghost is deceiving him.

Man of Wealth and Taste

Master Swordsman

Never My Fault - In "Grinch Night" when he and the Grinch land in a brickle bush, while his Who-dlums have stars flying over their heads.

Number Two

One-Man Army - Only when the Golden Ghost is all by himself.

Psychic Powers - When using his lightsaber, he possesses telekinesis.

Psychic Strangle - Performs this in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)" during the song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" as he inspects each of his Who-dlums, who are also dressed up as elves. He does this to a Who-dlum whose chin needed to be raised.

Rage Helm - His helmet, which resembles Darth Vader's.

Redemption Promotion - As his heart grows and turns gold, the Golden Ghost gains muscles, allowing him to push the sled to the Grinch and help his master lift it.

The Sneaky Guy

Secret Identity Vocal Shift - When the Golden Ghost wears his Darth Vader helmet, his voice sounds deep and robotic.

Slasher Smile - He shares the same iconic smile as his boss does in the original Christmas special.

Supporting Protagonist

Undying Loyalty - To the Grinch, even after his reformation.

Vader Breath - Does this in his Darth Vader helmet.

Vengeful Ghost

Villain Protagonist

### "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)" Version

Reckless Sidekick - Instead of flying through the first house, the Golden Ghost cuts a hole into a wall as the Grinch slides down the chimney and dangles.

### "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2018)" Version

The Medic - While he only performs oral surgery for stealing golden teeth, the Golden Ghost can also perform resuscitation and other medical procedures whenever his boss has fallen unconscious.

Revisiting the Roots - The Golden Ghost is not depicted as he was in the 2000 live action movie. For the Dr. Seuss Cinematic Universe, the Golden Ghost goes back to his old personality roots he had in the cartoon specials.

## Trivia

* The Golden Ghost is 321SPONGEBOLT's first evil character he ever made.
* Starting from "Grinch Night", The Golden Ghost wears a Darth Vader helmet and carries a red lightsaber for a weapon. This is a connection to DePatie-Freleng, who in addition to working on the Dr. Seuss cartoon specials, worked on the lightsaber effects for "Star Wars" while "Grinch Night" was in production.
	+ In addition, the Golden Ghost's Who-dlums, who also make their debut in "Grinch Night", would dress up as Stormtroopers while their boss terrorizes Whoville.
* The Golden Ghost is a villain based on greed, one of the seven deadly sins.

## Gallery

As seen in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)""Perfect." - *How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)* after the first verse of the song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"."I'M KING OF THE WORLD!" - *How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)* after the Grinch yells "I'm going to throw up, and then I'm gonna die!" from his rocket-powered sleigh.The first appearance of The Golden Ghost in his Darth Vader getup, as shown in "Grinch Night (1977)".The updated version of The Golden Ghost's Darth Vader gear used since "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)". It's the same as his debut appearance, just now with a black cape added to him.