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After the Shandor incident, the Ghostbusters encountered Stay Puft again. They managed to disperse enough of his P.K.E. to stunt reformation and spectral mitosis then used multiple Ghost Traps to capture most of Gozer's essence. It was then stored in the [[Containment Unit]]. <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=271810#271810 IDW Forums 1/23/12]</ref> <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=271812#271812 Erik Burnham confirms - IDW Forums 1/23/12]</ref>
 
After the Shandor incident, the Ghostbusters encountered Stay Puft again. They managed to disperse enough of his P.K.E. to stunt reformation and spectral mitosis then used multiple Ghost Traps to capture most of Gozer's essence. It was then stored in the [[Containment Unit]]. <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=271810#271810 IDW Forums 1/23/12]</ref> <ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=271812#271812 Erik Burnham confirms - IDW Forums 1/23/12]</ref>
   
During the events of the Infestation, a [[Canine Poltergeists|new type of Poltergeists]] with a different energy signature from typical entities escape from the Containment Unit. During the breach and unknown to the Ghostbusters, Gozer's essence escaped and Stay Puft Marshmallow Man reformed. Eventually, Ray is the one to discover this and informs the rest of the team. As news crews provide a live feed of Stay Puft's march on West 57th Street, all 37 [[Zombies (Infestation)|remaining Zombies]] are routed by [[Britt]] to infect, and thus weaken, Stay Puft so she may complete her mission and capture a portion of Gozer's essence.
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During the events of the Infestation, a [[Canine Poltergeists|new type of Poltergeists]] with a different energy signature from typical entities escaped from the Containment Unit. During the breach and unknown to the Ghostbusters, Gozer's essence escaped and Stay Puft Marshmallow Man reformed. Eventually, Ray was the one to discover this and informed the rest of the team. As a news crews provided a live feed of Stay Puft's march on West 57th Street, all 37 [[Zombies (Infestation)|remaining Zombies]] were routed by [[Britt]] to infect, and thus weaken, Stay Puft so she may complete her mission and capture a portion of Gozer's essence. <ref>[[Britt]] (2011). [[Ghostbusters IDW Publishing Comics|IDW Comics]]- "[[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters: Infestation 2|Ghostbusters: Infestation Issue #2]]" (2011) (Comic p.5). ''Britt says: ''A power those Zombies are meant to weaken."''</ref>
   
The Ghostbusters arrive and determine the best course of action is to attempt a massive ectoplasmic cross-pollination and inoculate Stay Puft with dozens of the recaptured Poltergeists. However, during this plan, Stay Puft literally tears himself apart and a [[Necrotic Stay Puft Marshmallow Man|zombie doppelganger]] is formed. Now weakened by the forced split, Stay Puft continues to fight. Concerned about the continued presence of [[Necrotic Slime]], [[Egon Spengler]] urged the team to continue releasing Poltergeists. After the necrotic double was safely destroyed, Stay Puft's readings began to diminish. The split affected him on a molecular level and caused him to disperse. By Egon's calculations, Stay Puft will eventually reform then another uptick in supernatural activity will occur as his energies wander around Manhattan.
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The Ghostbusters arrive and determine the best course of action is to attempt a massive ectoplasmic cross-pollination and inoculate Stay Puft with dozens of the recaptured Poltergeists. However, during this plan, Stay Puft literally tears himself apart and a [[Necrotic Stay Puft Marshmallow Man|zombie doppelganger]] is formed. Now weakened by the forced split, Stay Puft continues to fight. Concerned about the continued presence of [[Necrotic Slime]], [[Egon Spengler]] urged the team to continue releasing Poltergeists. After the necrotic double was safely destroyed, Stay Puft's readings began to diminish. The split affected him on a molecular level and caused him to disperse. <ref>[[Egon Spengler]] (2011). [[Ghostbusters IDW Publishing Comics|IDW Comics]]- "[[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters: Infestation 2|Ghostbusters: Infestation Issue #2]]" (2011) (Comic p.20). ''Egon says: "That forced split would have had to have affected him at the molecular level. He's dispersing."''</ref> By Egon's calculations, Stay Puft will eventually reform then another uptick in supernatural activity will occur as his energies wander around Manhattan.
   
 
Months later, during a precognitive episode, Ray saw the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man but in his visage. [[Ray's Spirit Guide]] assured Ray it was good he felt responsible for Stay Puft. With the reformation of Stay Puft looming, Ray went to work and completed the [[Megatrap]], designed to capture large entities in one shot. During the Re-Selection of Gozer's Destructor Form, the spirit guide influenced Ray first and had him think only of Stay Puft. Ray complied and Gozer manifested as Stay Puft once again. While the other Ghostbusters opened fire on him, Ray went downstairs with the Megatrap to room 2206. Ray held the Megatrap out a window and trapped enough of Gozer's essence to defeat Stay Puft. Without it, Stay Puft exploded. The residue covered one square mile with a depth of up to six inches, causing heavy utility damage and covering most of [[Central Park]].
 
Months later, during a precognitive episode, Ray saw the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man but in his visage. [[Ray's Spirit Guide]] assured Ray it was good he felt responsible for Stay Puft. With the reformation of Stay Puft looming, Ray went to work and completed the [[Megatrap]], designed to capture large entities in one shot. During the Re-Selection of Gozer's Destructor Form, the spirit guide influenced Ray first and had him think only of Stay Puft. Ray complied and Gozer manifested as Stay Puft once again. While the other Ghostbusters opened fire on him, Ray went downstairs with the Megatrap to room 2206. Ray held the Megatrap out a window and trapped enough of Gozer's essence to defeat Stay Puft. Without it, Stay Puft exploded. The residue covered one square mile with a depth of up to six inches, causing heavy utility damage and covering most of [[Central Park]].
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*In [[IDW Publishing Comics- What in Samhain Just Happened?!|What in Samhain Just Happened?!]] on page nine, one of the party attendees is wearing a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man costume.
 
*In [[IDW Publishing Comics- What in Samhain Just Happened?!|What in Samhain Just Happened?!]] on page nine, one of the party attendees is wearing a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man costume.
 
*As for the explanation of Stay Puft being in the Containment Unit preceding the events [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters: Infestation 1|Ghostbusters: Infestation #1]], writer Erik Burnham revealed "As to Stay Puft in containment? Well, I do have a "movie-ish" explanation for that that I didn't have the space to pop into this script, so I let it lie" <ref>[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=308992#p308992 "Countdown to Infestation..." on Ghostbusters Fans 3/13/11]</ref> and "I promise, if I ever get to do GB again, I'll put Mr. Stay Puft back in and explain exactly how it works." <ref>[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=309246#p309246 "Countdown to Infestation..." on Ghostbusters Fans 3/14/11]</ref>
 
*As for the explanation of Stay Puft being in the Containment Unit preceding the events [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters: Infestation 1|Ghostbusters: Infestation #1]], writer Erik Burnham revealed "As to Stay Puft in containment? Well, I do have a "movie-ish" explanation for that that I didn't have the space to pop into this script, so I let it lie" <ref>[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=308992#p308992 "Countdown to Infestation..." on Ghostbusters Fans 3/13/11]</ref> and "I promise, if I ever get to do GB again, I'll put Mr. Stay Puft back in and explain exactly how it works." <ref>[http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=309246#p309246 "Countdown to Infestation..." on Ghostbusters Fans 3/14/11]</ref>
*In Ghostbusters Issue #1's Ghostly Gallery, [[Erik Burnham]] writes Ray Puft was intended to both show Ray felt responsible for Stay Puft and foreshadow more of a link between the two. In the script, Ray Puft was described as Stay Puft with Ray's face. As the design went on, Burnham toyed with a radical amalgam of Ray Puft in a big blue jump suit but [[Dan Schoening|Dan Schoening's]] design convinced him simple was better.
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*In Ghostbusters Issue #1's Ghostly Gallery, [[Erik Burnham]] writes Ray Puft was intended to both show Ray felt responsible for Stay Puft and foreshadow more of a link between the two. In the script, Ray Puft was described as Stay Puft with Ray's face. As the design went on, Burnham toyed with a radical amalgam of Ray Puft in a big blue jump suit but [[Dan Schoening|Dan Schoening's]] design convinced him simple was better. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Dapperpomade/status/480763570347450369 Dapperpomade Tweet 6/22/14]</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/Dapperpomade/status/492549880456306688 Dapperpomade Tweet 7/24/14]</ref>
 
*On Cover RI of [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 15|Ghostbusters Issue #15]], Stay Puft makes a cameo.
 
*On Cover RI of [[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 15|Ghostbusters Issue #15]], Stay Puft makes a cameo.
 
*On page one of Ghostbusters Issue #15, Carl refers to the first manifestation of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
 
*On page one of Ghostbusters Issue #15, Carl refers to the first manifestation of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
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The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (also known as Mr. Stay Puft or nicknamed 'Tubby Soft-Squeeze' by Ray and Peter) was the final enemy of the Ghostbusters in the first film. He was the chosen Destructor Form of Gozer, when Ray let the idea of a company logo "just pop in there".

History

Ghostbusters

The Ghostbusters were told to choose the form of their destructor, and Ray "chose" him as the form. All the other guys claimed they had emptied their minds, but Ray said he tried to think of something that could never harm them. As a child, Ray used to roast Stay Puft Marshmallows on the fire at Camp Waconda. The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was simply the mascot for the Stay Puft brand. His accidental choice resulted in Gozer being manifest in the form of a 100-foot tall homicidal marshmallow man bent on destroying the Ghostbusters and New York.

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"It just popped in there"

Stay Puft passed through Columbus Circle towards the Shandor Building and stepped on a church next door before trying to scale the 55 Central Park West. After the Ghostbusters tried to blast him with their Proton Packs, Stay Puft caught on fire and nearly roasted the Ghostbusters. The guys then decided to cross the streams to transfer the particle flow through the gateway and when they did this, Stay Puft arrived at the top. The Temple of Gozer and Stay Puft blew up. Marshmallow residue rained down all over the street, hitting thousands of citizens, with one glob landing straight on Walter Peck.

Ghostbusters II

In 1989, Stay Puft was alluded to in the beginning after Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore attended a boy's birthday party.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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Stay Puft Marshmallow Man as seen in Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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Scanned on the P.K.E. Meter

During the start of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in 1991, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man made his return to the physical plane. Due to the Cult of Gozer's manipulations with the Mandala, Gozer was able to re-manifest again. And again, in the form of Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, this time rampaging through Times Square. Ray wondered why Gozer assumed the form of the Marshmallow Man again, as there are surely more effective world-destroying forms he could have taken. Ray ends up theorizing that there's "one Destructor Form per god per dimension", meaning Gozer can only assume this form in Earth's dimension. It is identified as a Class VII Outsider Avatar and a Deity (a supreme being). Because of complications Gozer faced penetrating the human realm, the Destructor Form was not even as powerful as his original incarnation, which would seem to be confirmed by him eventually being overcome by the firepower of a single Ghostbuster, the Rookie, who used the Boson Dart, a new feature added to the Proton Pack, against the god. Stay Puft being weaker than he was before may also explain why the Ghostbusters originally planned to trap him in Ecto-1b's Super Slammer Muon Trap.

He demonstrated a new power, to spawn numerous Marshmallow Minis, minor Marshmallow minions of him. Gozer tried to capture Ilyssa Selwyn in order to sacrifice her and make himself stronger, but ultimately failed. Not able to reach its full potential, the Stay Puft Destructor Form was destroyed, covering all the surrounding buildings and streets with hot marshmallow shower. Its giant hat also fell down on a building, where it is last seen hanging.

Secondary Canon History

The Real Ghostbusters

After his apparent destruction as Gozer's chosen form, Stay Puft became a good guy (and could speak) and made a few appearances in the animated series (even though being evil in non-canon pilot). He was in the intro of the first season, he was dreamed up from a sleeping little boy, and he helped the Ghostbusters fight evil ghosts occasionally. Stay Puft was eventually dropped in later seasons. He never appeared on Extreme Ghostbusters.

It should probably be noted that the animated series were either unaware or chose to ignore the fact that the Marshmallow Man was a manifestation of Gozer. The series seemed to treat them as separate beings.

For more information of the animated version of this character go to the animated article.

Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime

There are 30 items to collect in the game. They are all modeled after the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

IDW Comics

After the Shandor incident, the Ghostbusters encountered Stay Puft again. They managed to disperse enough of his P.K.E. to stunt reformation and spectral mitosis then used multiple Ghost Traps to capture most of Gozer's essence. It was then stored in the Containment Unit. [1] [2]

During the events of the Infestation, a new type of Poltergeists with a different energy signature from typical entities escaped from the Containment Unit. During the breach and unknown to the Ghostbusters, Gozer's essence escaped and Stay Puft Marshmallow Man reformed. Eventually, Ray was the one to discover this and informed the rest of the team. As a news crews provided a live feed of Stay Puft's march on West 57th Street, all 37 remaining Zombies were routed by Britt to infect, and thus weaken, Stay Puft so she may complete her mission and capture a portion of Gozer's essence. [3]

The Ghostbusters arrive and determine the best course of action is to attempt a massive ectoplasmic cross-pollination and inoculate Stay Puft with dozens of the recaptured Poltergeists. However, during this plan, Stay Puft literally tears himself apart and a zombie doppelganger is formed. Now weakened by the forced split, Stay Puft continues to fight. Concerned about the continued presence of Necrotic Slime, Egon Spengler urged the team to continue releasing Poltergeists. After the necrotic double was safely destroyed, Stay Puft's readings began to diminish. The split affected him on a molecular level and caused him to disperse. [4] By Egon's calculations, Stay Puft will eventually reform then another uptick in supernatural activity will occur as his energies wander around Manhattan.

Months later, during a precognitive episode, Ray saw the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man but in his visage. Ray's Spirit Guide assured Ray it was good he felt responsible for Stay Puft. With the reformation of Stay Puft looming, Ray went to work and completed the Megatrap, designed to capture large entities in one shot. During the Re-Selection of Gozer's Destructor Form, the spirit guide influenced Ray first and had him think only of Stay Puft. Ray complied and Gozer manifested as Stay Puft once again. While the other Ghostbusters opened fire on him, Ray went downstairs with the Megatrap to room 2206. Ray held the Megatrap out a window and trapped enough of Gozer's essence to defeat Stay Puft. Without it, Stay Puft exploded. The residue covered one square mile with a depth of up to six inches, causing heavy utility damage and covering most of Central Park.

Ghostbusters (Sega)

In Ghostbusters game for Sega Mega Drive, which is set between the movies (and which canon status is moot), Stay Puft appears again as a boss. However, this Stay Puft is not connected to Gozer in any way To Read more on Stay Puft in Ghostbusters Sega game, click here.

Ghostbusters (Beeline mobile game)

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Screen cap of Stay Puft in game play in the Beeline game.

The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was added to version 1.1.0 of Ghostbusters by Beeline. He appears at 14:00 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It will take 10 attacks to defeat him. After each defeat, he will respawn an hour later.

You have 24 hours to defeat him completely (i.e. 10 times) before he disappears. Defeat him for the ninth time to gain three power cores. Defeat him for the tenth and final time to gain a GB Utility Knife.

Abilities
Stay Puft can spawn Stay Puft Mini Men and can drench a Ghostbuster in marshmallow residue. He also has the ability to punch a Ghostbuster from the side of the screen.

Classification

The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is a Class 7 Outsider Avatar (alternatively a Class 7 Avatar Manifestation in the Stylized Version of Ghostbusters: The Video Game) as evidenced when it was scanned during the Shandor Incident in 1991.

Type

Originally, Stay Puft was believed to be a Deity (Supreme Being). In its Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission file, Stay Puft is stated to be a psychokinetically charged and ectoplasmically animated gateway homunculus. [5] It was also stated with each formation, the Gozer energy signatures were accompanied by physical readings from Stay Puft. More and more latent psychokinetic energy was drawn into the creature to compensate for Gozer's deficiencies thus Stay Puft became more and more of a separate entity from Gozer. Potentially, being animated with energies without any kind of will makes Stay Puft more vulnerable to domination by intelligent powers other than Gozer. In theory, Class 5 ghosts and up, who are capable of animating physical mass and drawing latent P.K.E. from the environment could take control of Stay Puft.

Trivia

  • The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was originally an intermediate form of Gozer. [6]
  • The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man originally rose up by the Statue of Liberty. [7]
  • The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was originally a throw away character in the midway point and didn't become the final encounter until the July 6, 1983 draft. [8]
  • In all drafts but the final, Stay Puft was conjured up by Winston instead of Ray. [9]
  • In the scene in Ghostbusters when Dana Barrett comes home from the grocer, one of the things in her bags are Stay Puft Marshmallows.
  • Stay Puft made a cameo in the Ghostbusters II video game on a billboard advertising Stay Puft Marshmallows in the Statue of Liberty level.
  • In Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions, there are three messages left on the Firehouse answering machine that refer to Stay Puft. [10] [11] [12]
  • In Ghost Busted (manga), on the preface and Chapter 3 page 68, Ruth refers to the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
  • In What in Samhain Just Happened?! on page nine, one of the party attendees is wearing a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man costume.
  • As for the explanation of Stay Puft being in the Containment Unit preceding the events Ghostbusters: Infestation #1, writer Erik Burnham revealed "As to Stay Puft in containment? Well, I do have a "movie-ish" explanation for that that I didn't have the space to pop into this script, so I let it lie" [13] and "I promise, if I ever get to do GB again, I'll put Mr. Stay Puft back in and explain exactly how it works." [14]
  • In Ghostbusters Issue #1's Ghostly Gallery, Erik Burnham writes Ray Puft was intended to both show Ray felt responsible for Stay Puft and foreshadow more of a link between the two. In the script, Ray Puft was described as Stay Puft with Ray's face. As the design went on, Burnham toyed with a radical amalgam of Ray Puft in a big blue jump suit but Dan Schoening's design convinced him simple was better. [15] [16]
  • On Cover RI of Ghostbusters Issue #15, Stay Puft makes a cameo.
  • On page one of Ghostbusters Issue #15, Carl refers to the first manifestation of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

Appearances

Secondary Canon Appearances

References

  1. IDW Forums 1/23/12
  2. Erik Burnham confirms - IDW Forums 1/23/12
  3. Britt (2011). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters: Infestation Issue #2" (2011) (Comic p.5). Britt says: A power those Zombies are meant to weaken."
  4. Egon Spengler (2011). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters: Infestation Issue #2" (2011) (Comic p.20). Egon says: "That forced split would have had to have affected him at the molecular level. He's dispersing."
  5. Ghostbusters Issue #4, PCOC Pages
  6. Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 180. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685.
  7. Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 184. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685.
  8. Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 197. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685.
  9. Shay, Don (November 1985). Making Ghostbusters, p. 60. New York Zoetrope, New York NY USA, ISBN 0918432685.
  10. Rennie Handrahan; After Panic in Times Square, Firehouse 2nd Floor Answering Machine Message 5 of 13 (2009). Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) - Firehouse (2009) (PC/PS3/Xbox 360). Terminal Reality. Rennie Handrahan says: "Rennie Handrahan with Comm Core Corp. Stay Puft Marshmallows are one of the many high quality products we make here at Comm Core. Frankly, we're outraged. You may have fooled the city with your little puppet show but not us! This company has worked over 75 years to cultivate the family friendly image of Mr. Stay Puft. He was modeled after somebody's uncle for crying out loud! And it wasn't all so you could go to war with him in downtown Manhattan! This is defamation of character on the grandest scale! You'll be hearing from us Ghostbusters! Have a sunny, funny Comm Core Corp day."
  11. Male Caller; After Panic in Times Square, Firehouse 2nd Floor Answering Machine Message 8 of 13 (2009). Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) - Firehouse (2009) (PC/PS3/Xbox 360). Terminal Reality. Male Caller says: "Oh, man! I just saw you guys on TV! Man, that marshmallow dude was all like "Blarg!" and "Psh-ka-blam!" And you guys were like all like "Not in my city!" "Za-pow!" "Free-Augh!" And people were like "Aah!" Aw, man. You guys are awesome! So, like... how's it going?"
  12. Dale; After Panic in Times Square, Firehouse 2nd Floor Answering Machine Message 10 of 13 (2009). Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) - Firehouse (2009) (PC/PS3/Xbox 360). Terminal Reality. Dale says: "This is Dale at Trottrove Rentalux Chocolates. I don't suppose you guys could know if there is a possibility of you guys fighting a Graham Cracker monster in the near future? 'Kay, cause if so, perhaps we can work a deal where Stay Puft could just be captured and not destroyed? Thanks."
  13. "Countdown to Infestation..." on Ghostbusters Fans 3/13/11
  14. "Countdown to Infestation..." on Ghostbusters Fans 3/14/11
  15. Dapperpomade Tweet 6/22/14
  16. Dapperpomade Tweet 7/24/14
  17. Kylie Griffin (2013). IDW Comics- "Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #11" (2013) (Comic p.6). Kylie says: "What month was the thing with Gozer and Stay Puft?"

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