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Times Square is a location in New York City's Manhattan borough. It serves as a major intersection, but is famous as a hub for the Broadway theater district and entertainment in general.

Canonicity

Times Square in the Primary Canon is developed from Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II. In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), a Secondary Canon, Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II pre-date the game, Ghostbusters: Afterlife conflicts with the game. Times Square (prime) appears in the IDW Comic Series, a Secondary Canon, which follows Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II, also includes some elements from Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) and Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Stylized Versions); as well as being canon to Tobin's Spirit Guide (Insight Editions). Ghostbusters: Legion, deemed a Tertiary Canon, follows Ghostbusters (1984). Ghostbusters: Times Scare, deemed a Tertiary Canon, is a stand-alone IDW Comics story.

History

Primary Canon History

Ghostbusters (1984)

In 1984, after the Containment Unit was shut down, the possessed Louis Tully wandered near the Embassy Theater and WienerWald Austrian Restaurant. He paused near the George M. Cohan Statue at the same time the released ghosts flew past Dana Barrett's balcony at 550 Central Park West and caused an explosion.

Ghostbusters II

On New Years Eve, 1989, a Theatre Ghost scared and chased people out of Movieland Theater.

Ghostbusters: Back In Town

In June 0f 2022, P.K.E. readings spiked in Times Square. Madame Malveaux flooded the square with Green Super Slime and tapped off the energy it stored from the chaos. People climbed atop cars or poles. The Ghostbusters arrived but Malveaux found their resistance pathetic. Phoebe Spengler believed they could defeat her and recalled Vigo was beaten by a bunch of singing New Yorkers. Gary Grooberson joined in and taunted Malveaux by calling her "Maleficient" and bragging he loved karaoke. She screamed her name at them. Before they could open fire, they were hit by a wave of slime. Trevor Spengler climbed atop a hot dog cart then pulled Phoebe up. Trevor opted to treat himself to a hot dog while Phoebe formulated a new plan. Callie Spengler and Gary were stuck. The wave left them hanging by a traffic pole and streetlight, respectively, by their Proton Pack's straps. A girl recognized them. People started fighting over space on rooftops. The anger and chaos only made Malveaux stronger.

Phoebe realized the slime reacted to disruption and disarray and Malveaux chose Times Square because it was the one place she could create the most chaos. A man got out his pocket knife and cut Callie and Gary free then wished them good luck. Even though the Psychomagnotheric Slime crystals affixed to everyone's Particle Throwers were burned out, Phoebe directed Callie and Phoebe to shoot at Malveaux on her signal while Trevor retrieved the Remote Trap Vehicle from Ecto-1. Phoebe readied a bottle containing one last positively charged Psychomagnotheric Slime crystal. Malveaux mocked Callie and Gary as she dodged their shots. Callie got an idea and told Gary to shoot the New Year's Eve Ball. The beam refraction surprised Malveaux. Trevor opened the Remote Trap Vehicle. Malveaux was amused by their futile attempt and declared she could not be stopped. Phoebe threw the crystal into the Trap. The trap cone passed through crystal and modified it. Malveaux was captured. Phoebe joked that was the problem with clairvoyants, they were so predictable. Gary wondered how she came up with her jokes. They drove off in Ecto-1.

Secondary Canon

Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions

During his second coming, during Thanksgiving, 1991, Gozer manifested and marched to Times Square, again in the form of Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. When the Ghostbusters defeated him, he exploded and his remains splattered all over the street below outside the Paramount Building and Gamble Architecture.

IDW Ongoing Series

In the late 1970s, the ghost of Pappy Sargassi manifested at several branches of his Sargassi's seafood restaurant, including the Times Square outlets before settling at the Sedgewick Hotel. [1] Before the events of the "Displaced Aggression" incident, Rachel Unglighter was present in Times Square at 6 pm for unspecified reasons. [2] A few years later, the Ghostbusters confronted the Gozerian Terror Bear in Times Square after it caused severe property damage near the Weaver Theater. It was easily defeated with a few Boson Darts but as Ray Stantz retrieved his Megatrap from Ecto-1a, he was kidnapped by Idulnas.

The New Ghostbusters were called to "something hinky" in Midtown Manhattan. They trapped something in the Duffy Square section in the northern triangle of Times Square. At 6 pm, the Grendel manifested and chased after Janine Melnitz. Just after she trapped it, the Ghostbusters appeared after accidentally blowing up one of the Draugar. On New Year's Eve, Rodefhiri stood on the roof of the Times Tower and fed on children down below in Times Square by draining their ambient mental energy and adding it to his own Psychkinetic reserves. The Ghostbusters intervened and trapped him at midnight.

As the 101 Cadets neutralized Manhattan's Ley Lines with positively charged Psychomagnotheric Slime, a two-block perimeter was set up in Times Square and the two teams of Ghostbusters positioned themselves on two building rooftops parallel to each other in the likelihood they had be in pack range to wrangle the Bronx Spook from the dimensional breach. Abby Yates and Jillian Holtzmann drove the Ultimate Mobile Trap to Duffy Square and took their position. Abby activated the trap and it soon pulled the ghost through a breach from between dimensions but it resisted. They opened fire and finished pulling it through the breach. It took a swipe at the rooftop teams but was fully captured. However, the breach remained. In order to seal it and catalyze the separation of their dimensions, they crossed the streams on the breach and came nearly close to a full protonic reversal.

Tertiary Canon History

Ghostbusters: Times Scare!

A Tommy-gun Ghost manifested in a toy store in Times Square and emitted bursts of ectoplasm in the form of bullets. The Ghostbusters were called in and deal with the ghost. After exchanging fire, the bust moved outside where the ghost took a reporter hostage. Peter trapped the ghost and saved the reporter, but she was drenched in slime.

Ghostbusters: Legion

In 2004, the Ghost Legion attacked several parts of New York City, including Times Square.

Trivia

Ghostbusters (1984) Trivia

Ghostbusters: Back in Town Trivia

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Trivia

IDW Comics Trivia

Insight Editions Trivia

Appearances

Primary Canon Appearances

Secondary Canon Appearances

Tertiary Canon Appearances

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Narrator (2016). Insight Editions- "Tobin's Spirit Guide" (2016) (Book p.9). Paragraph reads: "Sargassi's ghost began to manifest at different branches of Sargassi's restaurants in the late 1970s, including the Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Times Square outlets, before finding a permanent home in the dining room of the branch located in the Sedgewick Hotel lobby."
  2. ↑ Entity Datasheet (2012).IDW Comics- "Issue #6" (2012) (Comic p.21).
  3. ↑ Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 93 annotation. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685. Paragraph reads: "Arrangements had been made with the familiar Times Square landmark to display the Ghostbusters news flash, but the shot had to be cancelled on the day of shooting due to rain. With their critically tight production schedule, particularly during the New York location shoot, the film crew was unable to return for the shot."
  4. ↑ Greene, James, Jr., (2022). A Convenient Parallel Dimension: How Ghostbusters Slimed Us Forever, p. 53. Lyons Press, Essex, CT USA, ISBN 9781493048243. Line reads: "The Times Square dance was filmed in the last week of May, three weeks before the movie's release."
  5. ↑ Ghostheads United Des O'Gorman post 3/14/18
  6. ↑ Peter Venkman (2020). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters Year One Issue #4" (2020) (Comic p.20). Peter Venkman says: "Why do you both look like a Times Square theater?"
  7. ↑ Narrator (2016). Insight Editions- "Tobin's Spirit Guide" (2016) (Book p.49). Paragraph reads: "With so many revelers gathered in Times Square, Rodefhiri became so powerful that we needed to use more than one trap to capture him."


Gallery

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Secondary Canon Images

Secondary Canon (Expanded Universe) Images

Tertiary Canon Images

Behind the Scenes Images