A replica of the proton pack used in the original film
First appearance
Ghostbusters
1984
Created by
Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Stephen Dane
Genre
Science fiction, Comedy
In-universe information
Type
Paranormal elimination tool
Function
Used to hold/control ghosts
Affiliation
Ghostbusters
The proton pack is a fictional energy-based capture device, used for controlling and lassoing ghosts in the Ghostbusters universe.[1] First depicted in the film Ghostbusters, it has a hand-held wand ("Neutrona Wand" or particle thrower) connected to a backpack-sized nuclear accelerator. It controls a stream of highly focused and radially polarized protons that electrostatically controls the negatively charged energy of a ghost, allowing it to be held in the stream.[2]
^"A Ghost-Zapping Device Is the Season's Stunner". The New York Times. 1987-12-25. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
^Bergman, Gregory; Lambert, Josh (2011). Geektionary: From Anime to Zettabyte, An A to Z Guide to All Things Geek. Adams Media. p. 228. ISBN 978-1440511141.
The protonpack is a fictional energy-based capture device, used for controlling and lassoing ghosts in the Ghostbusters universe. First depicted in the...
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equipment, Egon warns the group that crossing the energy streams of their protonpack weapons could cause a catastrophic explosion. They capture the ghost...
guided her to his underground workshop, where he helped her fix a damaged protonpack. He also helped Trevor fix the dilapidated Ecto-1, and guided Callie...
utilizing the old ambulance's gurney in the rear containing the staff's protonpacks. There are also various gadgets mounted on the top, whose functions are...
pink Beetle convertible. On numerous occasions, Janine has taken up a protonpack, and usually a jumpsuit, to help the Ghostbusters in episodes including...
heavier than the protonpacks; the tanks did not contain slime, which was pumped through the guns from off-camera. The bulky protonpacks, which were considered...
Slimer using a ProtonPack by baiting him with fried chicken. Later in the film, on New Year's Eve, Louis decides to take up a ProtonPack and help the...
statue of Peter Venkman, complete with uniform and working original ProtonPack, in the Ghostbusters Firehouse. Peter was featured as a playable character...
the apartment building. The Ghostbusters shoot at Stay-Puft with their protonpacks, setting him on fire, but do not succeed in stopping his advance. They...
himself as being welled by emotions after he put on his jumpsuit and protonpack, as he had previously "accepted that [a film] was never going to happen"...
mistakes, often with unintended consequences. He is heroic, wielding a protonpack in "Bird of Prey". Slimer is a rival of Eduardo, who (with the other...
initial attempt at negotiations, he wound up fighting Gozer with his ProtonPack. After reversing the particle flow to force Gozer back into his realm...
life technologies such as: lasers particle beams, e.g. protons and/or neutrons from the protonpacks in Ghostbusters plasma, e.g. plasma rifles, Star Wars...
the 1984 film Ghostbusters, a miniature cyclotron forms part of the protonpack used for catching ghosts. Physics portal Cyclotron radiation – radiation...
finds the Bog Hound at the New York City Zoo, he finds out that his protonpack is uncharged, leaving him defenseless as the Hound chases him down. After...
org. Retrieved 19 February 2019. Brown, Jennings (26 October 2016). "ProtonPacks and Teddy Bears: The Pseudoscientific History of Ghost Hunting Gadgets"...
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