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Vincent Vladislav Argost
V.V. Argost Kur Stone 2
General Information
Species Yeti
Powers and Abilities
Abilities Enhanced Strength
Flight (using his cloak)
Cryptid Influencing Ability (temporarily)
Equipment The Fang (formerly)

Tibetan Fire Sword (temporarily)

Details
Voice Actor Corey Burton
First Appearance The Kur Stone: Part One
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"Impossible? Only one with a tragic lack of imagination would use such a vulgar word."
V.V. Argost in The Kur Stone: Part One

Vincent Vladislav Argost, more commonly referred to as V.V. Argost or simply Argost, is the main antagonist in The Secret Saturdays. He remains the Saturdays' worst and most dangerous enemy throughout the series, outwitting them on several occasions and causing them a sizeable amount of harm.

Appearance

Argost has a noticeable hump in his back, a slouch when he walks. His skin is light blue, almost white, and his fur/hair has a more ashy color to it. He has yellow eyes, as well as fangs and claws.

In his true form, Argost is a lot taller than a normal human, which explains his hunched-over position when he is in disguise. He is possibly as tall or taller than the Hibagon and also very strong and agile, able to take on multiple opponents with little effort.

Argost is always seen wearing his blue and black cloak, made out of megatooth shark skin. It's impervious to most forms of attack and so stylish!

Personality

Argost likes to pepper his speech with French words and phrases, and his most common greeting to others is "greetings and bienvenue." It's part of his brand, but also something he delights in, being an "animal" who surrounds himself with high-class objects and words.

He shows no remorse for his acts, as he laughed when Drew and Doyle revealed he killed their parents and he only listed them among his many victims. Argost has never been one to show mercy or hesitate to get his hands dirty.

Psychologically speaking, Argost is a textbook megalomanic: narcissistic and psychopathic. He cares for nothing but his end goal and will spare no one: enemies or allies, children or adults, Argost won't even think to cut down anyone who gets in his way. He is intensely greedy and works for no one but himself. His selfishness is so deeply embedded in him that it even leads to Argost's eventual death.

He has a perverse sense of humor that stems directly from his sadism. Argost only jokes when he's in a good mood, and he's only in a good mood when things are going his way... meaning that someone is suffering.

Even with his own life on the line, Argost cares more about seeing his enemies suffer than self-preservation.

Biography

Before the Show

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Argost, as The Yeti

Argost is the Yeti of Himalayan legend and folklore, the beast that is claimed to terrorize visitors to the mountain range. This is evidenced by his collection of human tools and equipment in his hideout. It was shown that among his victims were Drew and Doyle's parents while the children were separated for years.

Argost, however, had been planning to walk amongst humans in his quest to find Kur and, together with his companion, the Xing-Xing, had been watching television to learn humanity's ways and to properly speak. When he considered himself to have learned enough, he crafted a mask out of stone to hide his cryptid face and went out into the human world.

His first stop was Baron Finster, where he provided the criminal with designs for a scorpion-like lower body to eliminate his wheelchair-bound state. In return, all he wanted was the funding to begin Weird World, a show regarding cryptids. Although Finster believed he was aiming low, in truth Argost had planned to use the show to assist and cover him in his search for Kur.

His museum of cryptid relics and trinkets is really an arsenal of magical objects he plans to use to get his hands on the most powerful cryptid of all, Kur.

It is never explained where Argost first heard of Kur or how he decided that world domination was the path that he wanted to pursue.

Season One

In the final episode of season 1, Kur Rising, his mask is cracked by Zak during the fight.

He has a knack of using cryptids in battle in ways that no one thought possible before, such as using the neural parasites to actually control someone when it was originally believed one could only view what the host saw and not manipulate them. Doc has mentioned before that the Secret Scientists probably don't even know a fraction of his capabilities.

Argost also seems to have a natural affinity with certain cryptids, maybe because he is a cryptid himself. Though not the same as Zak's Kur powers, it has been seen that certain cryptids naturally obey him, like in Once More the Nightmare Factory when he is fighting with Doc and releases a horde of insects that normally attack anyone. The creatures don't attack him but, instead, go straight for Doc. Even the Bunyips, who are notorious for trouble-making, appear to "behave" when they are around him.

Season Two

In the premiere of season 2, episode Kur: Part One, it is revealed that following his defeat at Antarctica that Argost has disappeared. Despite this, his loyal fans however have been spray painting "Argost Lives" on buildings, cars, and even the Saturday's own Airship (much to Doc's chagrin). When the Saturdays go on the run, Doyle, aided by Zon and later Van Rook, begins a search to find him to find out all he knows about Kur to help the Saturdays.

Van Rook has stated if Argost is alive, he will be "licking his wounds" in a place where he feels at home. When Doyle mentions they already tried Weird World, Van Rook berates his former apprentice for his lack of imagination, saying that Argost has always preferred cryptids to people. In other words, he will be recuperating somewhere isolated and close to one of his "pets."

Despite being believed to be dead in Kur: Part Two, Argost later appears in person after Zak sends all the cryptid attackers home, then grabs Zak, taking him up to the top of a building. Fisk follows and the two fight briefly before the cryptid loses his balance and looks like he is about to fall off the building when Argost grabs his arm, pulling Fisk to safety. He tells Zak he hopes that this action is enough proof that all he wants is to talk. He admits he knows Zak's true identity and in the end he will most likely betray him, but he is willing to teach Zak to control his power "covertly" through Weird World. Zak agrees despite the risks and later asks Doyle to dig up as much has he can of Argost's past so he can have an edge over Argost if he needs it.

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Argost's Anti-Kur powers

In And Your Enemies Closer, Argost made his final move, secretly shows up to help Zak remove a dangerous cryptid from Dr. Beeman's lab, which later turns out to be Argost's final trap that puts Zak's life in danger. He then captured Zak and took him to a secret island where he revealed he had obtained the Monday's smoke mirror from the Louvre, having learned about the existence of the Mondays when he hacked into the Saturday's database. Using Zak's presence in the mirror, Argost freed Zak Monday, let him attack the captive Zak only to capture him and use the Flute Of Gilgamesh to steal the evil doppelganger's powers, killing him in the process.

At the same time, Doyle and Drew discover that their parents were lost because they were attacked by a Himalayan monster called the Yeti. Upon inspecting the beast's abandoned lair, they discover a mold for Argost's mask, who at the same time, rips his mask off, revealing his true identity as a cryptid. He then remarks to the surprised Zak that the news could of helped Zak five minutes ago, implying Zak could have controlled him before he gained his new powers.

Zak and Argost go into a battle, using Munya as the weapon. Controlling him with their power, Argost wins. Luckily, Tsul 'Kalu, Doc, Komodo, and Fiskerton rescue him. But, Argost and Munya escape. Zak then tells everyone that Argost has the power to control a cryptid army.

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Unmasked

In War of the Cryptids, Argost used his stolen Anti-Kur powers to raise an army of the most vicious cryptids to live and had them attack capital cities all over the world. His attack is halted by the Saturdays and their allies. Argost was then confronted by Drew and Doyle for his attack on their family two decades ago, he merely taunts them by listing their parents among his many victims. He soon escapes after Zak talks sense into his mother and uncle over their actions.

Eventually, he is approached by the Nagas who see him as the true Kur worthy of following other than Zak. They convince him to eliminate humanity instead of enslaving it, something that he quick enacts.

When the Saturdays stormed Weird World and prepared to fight the Nagas, Argost offered to let everyone go free if Zak went with him. At first, Zak didn't agree until, during the fight, Rani Nagi launched a fatal blast at Drew. Van Rook intercepted the attack and died in Drew's arms. Wishing to stop the destruction, Zak agrees to Argost's offer. 

Series

Trivia

  • Weirdworld Show is a fake website for the show within a show: Weird World.
  • Ironically, Argost tried to kill Zak multiple times, believing Zak was the one who would stop Kur when in fact Zak is Kur. In other words, Argost tried to kill the one he wanted control of.
    • Even more ironic, Argost actually had control of Zak with the neural parasite in the episode Shadows of Lemuria, the second to last episode of season one. However, Argost did not make Zak use his powers, possibly because he underestimated Zak's abilities.
  • He is a temporary NPC in Cartoon Network's MMO FusionFall for Thanksgiving 2009 making him the first character from The Secret Saturdays to be in the game. As a part of FusionFall's first anniversary, he was confirmed as a permanent NPC, launched during the 2010 expansion.
  • In Argost's mansion, there is a plaque depicting a picture of him in a crown and holding a scepter. On the plaque, "orbis terrarum est mei" is written. Translated from Latin into English, it means "the world is mine."
  • It should be noted that Zak has never tried using his powers on Argost's "pets" to turn them against him.
  • One Secret Saturdays website jokingly has "Argost Lives" spray-painted on it.
  • In the episode And Your Enemies Closer, it is revealed that he is actually the legendary cryptid, the Yeti, and that it is his fault Drew and Doyle's family got separated. He takes items from camps he attacks as souvenirs, meaning he attacks for fun and not for food. One of the souvenirs was a TV which he and the Xing-Xing used to learn English.
    • This could also mean that Argost's first language was Tibetan.
  • His name, Vladislav, has Romanian-Serbian origin.
  • Argost's most recurring "weapon" in the series (prior to And Your Enemies Closer), was the Devonian Annelid.
  • In The Kur Stone: Part Two, Argost tells the Saturdays "c'est la mort," which is French for "this is death."
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