Containment unit

Containment unit is the main ghost incarceration system used by the ghostbusters in any Movies , series and comics .

The containment unit is where the ghostbusters empties their ghost traps , releassing the ghosts in their new habitat , the (other dimention) as seen in the animated serie several times .

The containment unit needs a constant source of energy to keep the ghosts in the other dimention , sometimes the containment unit also called containment tank in the Extreme ghostbusters animated , tends to leak a ghost or negative energy from time to time .

The containment unit is located in the ghostbusters H.Q. firehouse basement .

Once the ghost is trapped , you need to empty the trap in the containment unit in order to reuse the ghost trap .

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ecto 2

The ecto 2 or also reffered as ecto-copter is the second vehicle used by the ghostbusters in the animated serie called The real ghostbusters then rebaptised Slimer and the real ghostbusters .

The ecto 2 is capable of carrying 1 passenger and the pilot , it has 2 folding wings , and a hitch cable and is noted to be capable to fit in the back of the ecto 1 once folded .

There is no known real life working ecto 2 the closest thing available is the ecto 2 toy from Kenner .

ecto 2 is a portable helicopter .

ecto 2 fits in the back of the ecto 1 in the animated series .

ecto 2 is not seen in any of the two ghostbusters movies .

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ecto 1

a highly modified 1959 Cadillac hearse , repainted in white with no-ghost logo etched on it with strboscopic blue lights and a siren , used by the ghostbusters for ( ironicaly ) catching ghosts .

It is the most recogniseable vehicule made from a movie .

examples #1 : The ecto 1 is the ghost busters car .

#2 : the ecto1 is a modified hearse .

#3 : Ecto 1 is a collector item .

P.K.E. meter

P.K.E. Meter or P.K. meter is a Prop. used in every Ghostbusters Movies , series ans comics .

Basically the P.K.E. meters are used to detect ghost by pointing to their general directions or to calculate the intensity of paranormal activity like slime presence .

P.K.E. stands for Para Kinesis Energy or Para Kinetic Energy .

the p.k.e meter is upstaged by the more powerfull Giga-meter seen in Ghostbusters II .

According to the P.K.E. meter there is a class 3 full thorso apparition .

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Xenophobe

An arcade game made by Bally Midway in 1987 .

Three players cooperative game where each teams could choose from three different colorfull characters , the red , blue and yellow team had each three characters for a total of 9 different characters available .

The screen was splited in three horizontal bands simulating corridors of space structures like ships and starbases , every plyers could move independently of each others .

Many starships , planets , star bases are infected by acid spitting xenomorph ( alien monsters ) and your mission is to either eliminate the alien threat or to self destruct the bases before they get overrun by xenos .

The game spawned many home version for the atari 2600 , atari 7600 , Nes , atari st , commodore 64 , also available for the game cube as a conversion of the arcade game

Xenophobe is a 3 player arcade game .

Xenophobe is a cooperative game .

Xenophobe costs a quarter for 1000 health units .

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Proton pack

The proton pack is a fictional piece of equipment (Prop )used by the Ghostbusters in every episodes , film and comic books , it is what makes the Ghostbusters what they are .

Proton packs are essencially nuclearaccelerators that are used to accelerate particles also known as Particle throwers .

The particles create an energy stream or ribbon used to catch ghosts , it does not trap them only direct them to the ghost trap witch is emptiend in the containment unitinside the Ghostbusters firehouse headquarter basement .

Important to note that particle stream or ribbons should not be crossed or enter in contact with each other because the results could be catastrophic according the Egon Spengler in the first movie , yet in the 2009 Ghostbusters game simply cause some painful thingling to the characters .

In the 2009 games it is also noted that the packs can be upgraded with slime thrower and other types of energy beams to help the Ghostbusters cope with different kinds of spooks .

Note that in the pilot episodes of The real ghostbuster the ecto 1 have a particle thrower canon mounted on a seat on the hearse roof witch can also be seen in the toy version of Kenner , and in the DS version , the only one you can actually control the ecto 1A you can use a similar particle thrower .

Proton packs are unlicensed nucclear accelerators .

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Will-o'-the-wisp

Will-o'-the-wisp also known as will~o~wisp or simply as wisp and willow .was thought to be a spirit or soul dwelling mostly on cemetery ground or swamps .

Now thought to be gasses emitted by decomposing biological matter and inflaming on contact with air thus generating small dancing flames or lights .

This phenomenon spawned a cartoon series called Willow the wisp , where a friendly spirit told children about fantastic tales that happened in a mysterious dark forest .

Will-o'-the-wisp is a spirit dwelling in dark places .

will-o'-the-wisp is the result of dead organism decomposing in swamps and cemeteries .

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