Talk:Gustav Niemann

What is the evidence for Gustav Niemann's relation to Fritz? Unless I am missing something, it seems unlikely that the two were brothers.

Referring to Frankenstein, Gustav Niemann said "my brother who assisted him learned his secrets" (House of Frankenstein, 3:32), not that his brother was Henry Frankenstein's original assistant, as incorrectly stated in the Notes & Trivia section of the article concerning Fritz. In that same section, it was correctly noted Fritz appeared not to have an opportunity to share information before his demise. (This is true of Karl in the Bride of Frankenstein as well.) Also, Gustav and Fritz should belong to different generations, with Fritz dying in the late 1800s and Gustav being born around the same time.

I propose that Ygor was a more likely candidate for Gustav's brother. They belong to roughly the same generation, so it is plausible that they were brothers. Unlike Fritz (and Karl), Ygor had ample opportunity to pass secrets to Gustav. Moreover, their kinship would give an emotional motivation for why the Monster (with Ygor's brain) heroically attempts to rescue Gustav, first from Daniel and then from the mob of villagers.

Karnstein 20:16, January 4, 2011 (UTC)Karnstein