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Post by nix on Mar 5, 2010 21:03:16 GMT -5
Ladies and germs, boils and ghouls,
I think I understand once and for all how the Dematerializers (MK-I and MK-II) work.
The Dematerializer's energy beam dissolves a ghost's molecular cohesion (i.e. its "body") to the point where it has to go back into the Fifth Dimension (the spirit world) in order to recharge. The key is in the weapon's name, "Dematerializer." In other words, "that which renders material ghosts immaterial." A naff definition, to be sure, but it's the best I can come up with off the top of my head.
Now, Prime Good thought it was a portable time machine, and I originally thought it sent ghosts back into the Fifth Dimension, but I firmly believe we were/are both wrong.
The main sticking point for all other theories presented is the fact that, in the animated series, the ghosts can return from the Fifth Dimension, but they couldn't in the live-action series. Again, that all boils down to the Scareway--Prime Evil is able to find the 'soul' of whatever ghost had been dematerialized, and he can reconstitute it through some occult jiggery-pokery with his pipe organ. In the live-action series, however, dematerialized ghosts had no such luck. They had to retreat and then very slowly rebuild themselves atom by atom.
Kong Sr.'s waffle about "power settings" and "500 years" in "Dr. What's-his-name" therefore merely indicates how powerful a particular ghost is, and how much energy is needed to counteract that ghost. (Either that, or he's just talking out of his...hat.) The MK-I required manual setting, whereas the MK-II set the Power Amplifier automatically. When Airhead broke it in "Mummy Dearest," Jake presses the button and it emits a small sputter of light. This is what the Dematerializer is normally capable of, but the Amplifier magnifies that small burst of energy.
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Post by Brandon on Mar 6, 2010 10:03:32 GMT -5
I'll buy that. Good stuff.
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Post by Devil of the Ghostbusters on Mar 7, 2010 22:45:58 GMT -5
Ok, I sat on this post, thinking it over in decent detail as it may be important to the future of the whole filmation ghostbusters tech side and stuff. Ladies and germs, boils and ghouls, I think I understand once and for all how the Dematerializers (MK-I and MK-II) work. The Dematerializer's energy beam dissolves a ghost's molecular cohesion (i.e. its "body") to the point where it has to go back into the Fifth Dimension (the spirit world) in order to recharge. The key is in the weapon's name, "Dematerializer." In other words, "that which renders material ghosts immaterial." A naff definition, to be sure, but it's the best I can come up with off the top of my head. Sounds like logical reasoning here. Now, Prime Good thought it was a portable time machine, and I originally thought it sent ghosts back into the Fifth Dimension, but I firmly believe we were/are both wrong. The main sticking point for all other theories presented is the fact that, in the animated series, the ghosts can return from the Fifth Dimension, but they couldn't in the live-action series. Again, that all boils down to the Scareway--Prime Evil is able to find the 'soul' of whatever ghost had been dematerialized, and he can reconstitute it through some occult jiggery-pokery with his pipe organ. In the live-action series, however, dematerialized ghosts had no such luck. They had to retreat and then very slowly rebuild themselves atom by atom. Prime Evil is the ultimate villain in the series and its clear to me that he seems to have special abilities. That being said, he controls what appears to be the only gateway to the living world to begin with. This is also why Big Evil is always trying to take over Hauntquartars (It's the Bone Troller he wants, not the building!) Kong Sr.'s waffle about "power settings" and "500 years" in "Dr. What's-his-name" therefore merely indicates how powerful a particular ghost is, and how much energy is needed to counteract that ghost. (Either that, or he's just talking out of his... hat.) The MK-I required manual setting, whereas the MK-II set the Power Amplifier automatically. When Airhead broke it in "Mummy Dearest," Jake presses the button and it emits a small sputter of light. This is what the Dematerializer is normally capable of, but the Amplifier magnifies that small burst of energy. I couldn't agree more. |
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Post by nix on Mar 8, 2010 10:45:19 GMT -5
By the way, I mostly see the Bone Troller as the dark-magic equivalent of Star Trek's Transporter, more specifically the version seen in the 2009 film, which "locked on" to a waiting target and caught them in the beam. Prime Evil does the same thing with his ghosts.
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Post by nix on Mar 9, 2010 20:34:18 GMT -5
By the way, would anyone mind if I added this to the Wiki? It seems to deserve a place on the Dematerializer's entry.
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Post by Devil of the Ghostbusters on Mar 10, 2010 2:54:54 GMT -5
By the way, would anyone mind if I added this to the Wiki? It seems to deserve a place on the Dematerializer's entry. Fine with me. It will probably need fine tuning and such, but it works for now. One more note you should add to your arguement is that the power was boosted in episode "Witch's Stew" and so Prime Evil was able to be sent back as well, suggesting once more that the amount of power is important to how the dematerializer works. |
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Post by nix on Mar 10, 2010 12:17:37 GMT -5
One more note you should add to your arguement is that the power was boosted in episode "Witch's Stew" and so Prime Evil was able to be sent back as well, suggesting once more that the amount of power is important to how the dematerializer works. "Witch's Stew," huh? If that's the one with the Salem Witch Trials, then there's a reason I'm unaware of what you just said...that particular episode isn't one of my favorites. |
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Post by Devil of the Ghostbusters on Mar 10, 2010 21:00:22 GMT -5
One more note you should add to your arguement is that the power was boosted in episode "Witch's Stew" and so Prime Evil was able to be sent back as well, suggesting once more that the amount of power is important to how the dematerializer works. "Witch's Stew," huh? If that's the one with the Salem Witch Trials, then there's a reason I'm unaware of what you just said...that particular episode isn't one of my favorites. Not my favorite episode either, but it counts. But anyways it supports the theory. |
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Post by nix on Mar 11, 2010 15:45:06 GMT -5
Not my favorite episode either, but it counts. But anyways it supports the theory. Now, come to think of it, I think the episode where they're in Sheriff Stumbleweed's ghost town makes some mention of it. |
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Post by Prime Good on Mar 13, 2010 18:55:49 GMT -5
Nix, Just remember the Fifth Dimension is not their "home" dimension, it's just an interactive continuum sandwiched between our world and the origin Ghost World. It could be that they must return to the Ghost World in order to recharge, and then Prime Evil can "grab" them from it all over again...  |
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Post by nix on Mar 22, 2010 14:22:10 GMT -5
Nix, Just remember the Fifth Dimension is not their "home" dimension, it's just an interactive continuum sandwiched between our world and the origin Ghost World. It could be that they must return to the Ghost World in order to recharge, and then Prime Evil can "grab" them from it all over again... Could be, could be. Like how the Void is the space between dimensions, you mean? |
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