Igor is Dr. Finkelstein's henchmen and likely one of his creations. Not much is known about him other than he likes bone biscuits. He has a few scraggly hairs, a sealed shut left eye, crooked teeth, and a giant hunch back.
The Pumpkin King[]
Igor was first shown when he ran off and accidentally locked Dr. Finkelstein out of the lab. When the bugs drove the security system wild, he was captured. Jack fights his way through the lab to destroy the bug that's damaging the control box, and thus set Igor free. Afterwards, he returns to the doctor and lets him back in.
Oogie's Revenge[]
Igor is first met when Jack goes to investigate Dr. Finkelstein's strange behavior. He tells Jack that he cannot let him in, as for the Doctor's orders. Jack offers to get Igor a box of Bone Biscuits if he lets him in. After Igor gets his biscuits, he helps Jack disable the electrode machine guarding the Doctor's lab.
Zero's Journey[]
Igor appears in the sequel comic book, Zero's Journey, where he makes small appearances and later assists in the search party sent after Zero in Christmas Town. Carrying a lighter with him, he attempts to use it to see through the snow storm, until the One Hiding Under the Stairs happens to cough, successfully lighting a fire in their way and melting the snow. With Igor's lighter, he is able to lead the search party through the storm and eventually find Zero.
Trivia[]
- Igor is based off of the stock-character "Igor" who is attributed to being the hunchbacked lab-assistant of Dr. Frankenstein in Gothic stories. In the actual movies, Frankenstein's hunchbacked lab-assistant was named Fritz while Ygor was a grave-robber from the third movie who had a twisted neck.
- Igor's voice is modeled after that of actor Peter Lorre who is often misattributed to having portrayed the character.
