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| “ | I'm the ghost with the most, babe. | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice introducing himself to Lydia Deetz. |
| “ | Ah. Well. I attended Juilliard. I'm a graduate of Harvard Business School. I traveled quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and I had a pretty good time during that. I've seen The Exorcist about 167 times, and it keeps getting funnier EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT! NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY! NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK?! You think I'm qualified? | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice on his qualifications. |
| “ | The juice is loose. | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice's most famous quote when Lydia summons him again. |
Betel Geuse Jr., publicly known as Beetlejuice, is the titular main antagonist of Tim Burton's franchise of the same name.
He is a sinister, mischievous and obnoxious ghost and self-proclaimed "bio-exorcist" who seeks to spread chaos and mayhem in the living world. He is the ex-husband and archenemy of Delores.
Portrayals[]
- In the films, he was portrayed by Michael Keaton, who also played Carter Hayes in Pacific Heights, Peter McCabe in Desperate Measures, Trip Larsen in King of the Hill, Chick Hicks in Cars, Ken in Toy Story 3, Walter Nelson Sr. in Minions, Raymond Sellars in the 2014 RoboCop remake, Ray Kroc in The Founder, the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming and Morbius and V.A. Vandevere in the live-action Dumbo remake.
- In the musical, he was portrayed by Alex Brightman, who also voiced Adam and Sir Pentious in Hazbin Hotel, and Robofizz in Helluva Boss.
- In the animated series, he was voiced by Stephen Ouimette.
- In the cross-over video game MultiVersus, he was voiced by Christopher Swindle.
Appearance[]
Betelgeuse's appearance is consistent with what a corpse generally looks like: his skin is decayed with a pale chalky coloring, his eyes are surrounded by thick black rings of decay, and his teeth and fingernails are severely decreased and discolored. Beetlejuice's hair is an odd putrid green color that sticks out at all ends. His outfit consists of matching black and white striped pants and a blazer, with a white undershirt and black necktie.
Personality[]
Betelgeuse's personality varied significantly between the TV series and the film; while still being an agent of chaos and a fairly macabre and objectionable character, he was more heroic than he had originally been portrayed in the film and even had a human friend (which contrasts his personality in the original film, where he labeled himself a "bio-exorcist").
In the film, Betelgeuse is shown to have the personality of a deranged and eccentric con artist who used Adam and Barbara Maitland in order to cause chaos upon the residents of their home. He tends to also have a temper when anyone interferes with his "work" and known to keep grudges.
Betelgeuse has shown to be quite perverted as he has sexually harassed Barbara numerous times and also has a somewhat demented fondness for Lydia even though he was also using her to be free to cause chaos among the living world.
Betelgeuse has shown that he is a foul-mouthed, capricious, demented, and troublesome ghost who seems to only care about himself and the chaos he brings in which he sees as his profession. It is proven that he cares nothing for the living and would even potentially kill someone due to his tricks without hesitation. Betelgeuse also has no sense of boundaries and is outright disgusting and obnoxious to the core.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Reality warping: To be added
- Teleportation: To be added
- Possession: To be added
- Size alteration: To be added
- Shapeshifting: To be added
- Mind reading: To be added
- Telepathy: To be added
- Telekinesis: To be added
- Voice mimicry: To be added
- Levitation: To be added
- Invulnerability: To be added
- Superhuman strength: To be added
- Flight: To be added
- Superhuman agility: To be added
- Superhuman reflexes: To be added
- Exceptional cunning: To be added
- Undead physiology: As a spirit, Beetlejuice's existence is eternal, thus he cannot be killed or destroyed.
- Spiritual/Lifeforce absorption: To be added
Weaknesses[]
- Summoning: In order to gain access to the living world, Betelgeuse's name needs to be invoked three times. Similarly, he also can be banished by saying his name again three times.
- Sandworms: These immense and powerful creatures are able to overpower Betelgeuse, sending him back to the Netherworld dimension.
Biography[]
Past[]
Betelgeuse was born in France during the 1300s under the alias of Betel Geuse Jr. Soon he began working as a humble grave robber stealing items off of freshly deceased corpses who had been taken by the black plague. It was during one of his rummages that he met a female plague doctor named Delores who he had fallen madly in love with and soon after got married to. After a night of passion on their honeymoon, Dolores gives Betel a drink before revealing that she was actually the leader of a soul sucking death cult and that she had actually just poisoned him. Feeling betrayed and wrathful against his former fiancé, Betel put an end to her with an axe before succumbing to the poison, then being sent to the Netherworld where after some point in his life, attended Julliard and graduated at the Harvard business school, landing a Job as a Bio-Exorcist, He would become the one and only Betelgeuse.
Sometime after his death, Betelgeuse became an assistant of the Netherworld caseworker, Juno, and later became a a freelance poltergeist who specializes in the art of "Bio-exorcism", the act of scaring living occupants out of their own house. During the film, Betelgeuse lives in exile inside of a small miniature remake of the town of Winter River, buried in the model town's graveyard. Betelgeuse can only be resurfaced by manually traveling to the town and being re-dug from his grave, and if his employers hire him can then on be instantly summoned by reciting his name three times in a row.
Beetlejuice[]
In the film, Betelgeuse was darker and more openly malicious than he would become in the cartoons, though he also acted as a benefactor of sorts to the heroes; though there was no attempt to hide the fact that Betelgeuse was not meant to be a nice character, even the heroes who summoned him knew that he was, pretty much, a demon. But Betelgeuse was still used as a force of (relative) good, as his chaos was directed largely at a group of human antagonists, though he was still rude, obnoxious, and hostile towards the heroes as well, not to mention the fact that he also tried to force one of the main characters to be his unwilling bride, much to her disgust though it wasn't out of any attraction merely as a means to escape into the mortal world indefinitely.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice[]
Betelgeuse has been using his psychic powers to contact Lydia over the last thirty-six years, making her think it's post-traumatic stress disorder by accident. He still very much wants to marry her as he believes they still have a connection. By this point, Betelgeuse has legitimately set up a bio exorcist business and has shrunken head men manning phones, with his lead worker being Bob.
To be continued
Other Media[]
Beetlejuice: The Animated Series[]
In the animated series, Betelgeuse was depicted as being more heroic (though he would still be a bit dishonest sometimes). He is often referred to as "BJ" for short. A recurring gag has him using figures of speech and idioms and then changing himself and/or his surroundings to match the pun (e.g., if he says something bugs him, he will turn into an insect).
Beetlejuice: The Musical[]
In Beetlejuice: The Musical, he remains basically the same as his in movie counterpart, with the exception of that he is actually Juno's son and might have turned into a demon.
Teen Titans Go![]
Betelgeuse made a guest appearance as the antagonist of the Teen Titans Go! episode, "Ghost With the Most", where he captured the Halloween Spirit and locked the Teen Titans in the netherworld, allowing for him to take over Halloween. He was defeated by Raven, who summoned a sandworm to swallow him whole. In there, he was greeted by Trigon, who shrunk his head as revenge for him not paying him the money he owes him. During his time on the show, Betelgeuse made several references and nods both subtle and overt, not just to the original movie, but other installments of the Beetlejuice franchise, such as the musical, the animated series, and the sequel that's been in production hell for thirty years.
LEGO Dimensions[]
Beetlejuice appears as a playable character in LEGO Dimensions, obtainable through the 71349 Fun Pack. He also appeared in the Teen Titans GO! in-game episode as the main antagonist.
Space Jam: A New Legacy[]
Betelgeuse made a cameo appearance in Space Jam: A New Legacy in the crowd of Warner Bros characters during the basketball game at the end of the movie.
MultiVersus[]
Betelgeuse appears in MultiVersus as a playable character who was released during Season 2.
Quotes[]
| “ | What do you think of this? (*shows scary face*) You like it? | „ |
| ~ Betelgeuse showing his scary face to Barbara and Adam Maitland. |
| “ | Nice f-cking model! | „ |
| ~ Betelgeuse after he pushes the model tree over. |
| “ | It's showtime! | „ |
| ~ Beetlejuice's most iconic quote. |
| “ | We're gonna have some laughs. | „ |
| ~ Betelgeuse |
| “ | Here's a tip, hotshot. Never trust a dead guy. | „ |
| ~ Betelgeuse to Robin in Teen Titans Go!. |
| “ | I think it was Dostoevsky who said... (shows Jeremy the passport that's stamped "SH-T OUT OF LUCK!") Later, f-cker. | „ |
| ~ Betelgeuse sending Jeremy Frazier to Hell. |
| “ | What the f-ck? | „ |
| ~ Betelgeuse being confronted by his ex-wife Delores. |
| “ | Should've got married in Vegas. | „ |
| ~ Betelgeuse after Lydia sends him back to the land of the dead, also his last words. |
| “ | I just had the weirdest dream. | „ |
| ~ Betelgeuse haunting Lydia's dreams. |
Trivia[]
- Originally, Betelgeuse was an assistant to Juno until he went on his own as a freelance bio-exorcist, causing Juno to banish him in a model cemetery. It was not long until he was released from his prison and once again spread chaos.
- Betelgeuse claims to be a graduate of Julliard, though this is likely a lie due to Julliard was founded several centuries after Betelgeuse died.
- Beetlejuice's appearance in the original script had him as a tall, black, winged demon that could transform into the appearance of a small Middle-Eastern man.
- Originally, Tim Burton wanted Sammy Davis Jr. and then Dudley Moore to play the role of Betelgeuse.
- In 2011, an American dubstep producer known as Figure released a track named after Betelgeuse. In the track, Betelgeuse's voice is featured and used as the cover art of the track.
- Betelgeuse made a cameo appearance in the 2018 sci-fi film Ready Player One.
- Before doing a Teen Titans GO! crossover in "Ghost With The Most", he had also appeared in the LEGO Dimensions in-game episode, meaning that he has been involved in the Teen Titans GO! series twice.
- The spelling of Betelgeuse's name varies, and it is up to debate. While the film implies it is "Betelgeuse", the cartoon changed it to "Beetlejuice" instead. As a result, both have been used by fans to debate which is "true", yet most tend to lean towards how pronounced for simplicity, especially given the recurring nickname "BJ". That said, the cartoon does make his real name Betel Geuse Jr., as a reference to the star and the film's implied spelling. The confusion isn't helped by the fact Betelgeuse cannot say his own name, and seemingly can't write it down either.
- With only 17 minutes screen time in the 1988 film, most of Betelgeuse's performance was improvised. In the sequel, he had more screen time.
External Links[]
- Betelgeuse (cartoon only) on the Heroes Wiki
- Betelgeuse on the Beetlejuice Wiki
- Betelgeuse on the Tim Burton Wiki
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