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| '''Igor''' or '''Egor''' is the traditional ] or cliché hunch-backed lab assistant to the ], familiar from many ]s and horror movie ]. | '''Igor''' or '''Egor''' is the traditional ] or cliché hunch-backed lab assistant to the ], familiar from many ]s and horror movie ]. | ||
| The cliché has its origins in the character of Ygor, played by ], in the ] horror movies '']'' and '']''; it also owes something to the hunchbacked lab assistant in ], whose name was Fritz (in the original novel, Dr. Frankenstein had no assistant). The archetypal Igor, however, is probably the character of that name played by ] in '']'', ]'s parody of Universal's Frankenstein movies. | |||
| In ]'s humorous fantasy novels, the ] region of the ] (that is, the region of the Discworld noted for resembling a collection of horror movie clichés) is home to an extended family of hunch-backed lab assistants with ]s, every single one of whom is named ]. | |||
| The "Albino" character in '']'' seems to be built on the Igor archetype. | |||
| In general, an Igor is any flunky, patsy, minion or bidding-doer in a fantasy or science fiction work--and the more disfigured the better. | |||
| ==Famous people named Igor== | ==Famous people named Igor== | ||
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Igor is a Russian name brought to ancient Russia by the Vikings (Ingvar). Igor (Rurik's son) conquered Kyiv.
Igor or Egor is the traditional stock character or cliché hunch-backed lab assistant to the mad scientist, familiar from many horror movies and horror movie parodies.