Abigail L. "Abby" Yates is the deuteragonist of the 2016 Ghostbusters remake.
She is portrayed by Melissa McCarthy
Her Admirable Ranking[]
What Makes Her Admirable[]
- When she was younger, she was the only one who believed Erin when she claimed she saw a ghost and didn���t make fun of her, leading to them becoming best friends.
- Helped Jillian create the upgraded proton pack , thus allowing them to use it to defeat Rowan and capture ghosts with more proficiency.
- Saved Kevin from falling to his death when Rowan abandoned his body
- Pushed Patty out of the way when Rowan tried to grab her as he was getting sucked into the ghost dimension portal.
- By the end of the film, they successful defeat Rowan North (in his giant ghost form) and trap him and all the spirits back into the ghost dimension, preventing him from wiping out humanity
- Since the 2016 is set in its own continuity and has no connection to main 4 films, she doesn’t have to be compared to Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston. Within their universe, they definitely set the standard for defeating Rowan and all the ghosts he summoned and preventing him from destroying humanity. With her and Jillian, they are responsible for upgrading the proton pack which allowed them to successfully catch ghosts and defeat Rowan in the climax
What Makes Her Inconsistent[]
- She can be a bit of a jerk and sometimes inconsiderate. For instances
- Publishing Erin’s book about the paranormal without her permission and later showing zero sympathy to her when said she was going into tenure and wanted to look professional.
- When Erin said she wasn’t going to help come with her and Jillain catch the ghost in the mansion (in response to Abby telling her “let’s go”), she replied by saying that she was never intending on inviting her to help them in the first place and that she only needed her out of the lab so that they could lock the door.
- Carelessly uploading footage of Erin saying “GHOST are real” to YouTube, causing Erin to get fired.
- She acts very apathetic to Heiss having been potentially killed/injured/hospitalized by Mayhem
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