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Ghostbusters

A fictional group of paranormal investigators expert in removal of entities started in 1984 . The team is composed of Peter Venkman , Egon Spengler , Ray Stanz and later the addition of Winston Zeddemore not to forget their pet ghost Slimer and secretary Jeanine Melnitz .

Their adventures can be seen but not limited to :Ghostbusters , Ghostbusters 2 , The real ghostbusters also known as Slimer and the real Ghostbusters animated serie , The real Ghostbusters comic books and magazines and also a panoply of arcade and video games for PC and home video game systems .

Their equipments are mainly : Proton pack , Ghost traps , P.K.E. Meter .

Their vehicles of choise is the famous ectomobile called theEcto 1 the renamed Ecto1 a for the second installment of their movie Ghostbusters II .

Also those vehicles can be seen in their adventures : ecto 2 also known as the ecto-copter , ecto 3 either a mono-motorcycle with side car , ecto bomber and in the comic vertion , the ecto 4 and finally the ecto 8 thug boat .

Not only the Ghostbusters bust ghosts but all kind of paranormal phenomenon like Demons , holiday ghosts , spirits of all sorts.
Who you gonna call ? Ghostbusters .

Ghostbusters , paranormal investigators .
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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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Ghost trap

Ghost trap , also known as the trap in every Ghostbusters movies , series or comics .

The trap is used to temporarily contain ghosts until the Ghostbusters reach their containment unit in their H.Q. .

Accordin to the 2009 Game by Atari the ecto 1a one is equipped with a bigger version of the trap on its roof top .

In the classic atari 2600sega master systemNesand other consoles , the ecto 1 also have the capacity to trap ghosts but without the proton energy stream .
Don't stare directly in the trap !

Empty the trap in the containment unit .

Ghost trap is part of the basic equipment used by the ghostbusters .
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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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Giga-meter

An upgraded version of the P.K.E. meter , is a prop. used in the movie ghostbusters 2 .

The Giga-meter varies in the fact that it calculates Gigaelectron Volts instead of Parakinetic Energy .

The prop. itself can be seen ( modified ) in one of the star trek movie and also in the They live movie .
the Giga-meter is a complement used in conjuction with the P.K.E. meter .
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Ecto goggles

ecto goggles are an incredible tool used in the first ghostbusters movie and the 2009 ghostbusters game by Atari.

The goggles allows the wearrer to actually see invisible ghosts witch is good when trying to capture it with the proton pack , since the wearer don't have to hold the P.K.E. meter while holding the proton pack wand and activating the ghost trap .
Ecto goggles are used to see the invisible specters .
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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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