While “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” had the main characters duking it out with vintage “Ghostbusters” baddie Gozer, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” gives familiar and new figures alike a fresh villain to confront. This time around, everyone has to contend with Garraka, a tall, spectral being capable of placing the world into a permanent ice age. His physical appearance makes him look akin to the Slender Man with moose antlers. He’s also an incredibly powerful foe, though also one that ends up being vulnerable to enough elements that our heroes manage to defeat him.
Audiences may walk out of “Frozen Empire,” however, wondering whether or not Garraka is gone for good. Is this ancient evil dead? Technically, no. Garraka is not killed by the Ghostbusters. He’s just trapped inside the emptied ghost containment vault beneath the Ghostbusters’ fire station headquarters. It’s entirely possible that this being could come back in future installments of the franchise hankering for vengeance. However, given that the finale of “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” also hinges on every ghost captured by our heroes getting loose (hence that vault being emptied), it’s doubtful the filmmakers will return to the well of devious spirits absconding again so soon. Still, Garraka is alive in the “Ghostbusters” universe should anyone involved in this franchise want to return to the character.
