# Ghostbusting weapons you wish they had in the franchise? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Ghostbusters Discussion\ **Created:** [July 13, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusting-weapons-you-wish-they-had-in-the-franchise/16340 "2020-07-13T06:04:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GozerHadACoolDesign](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@GozerHadACoolDesign](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GozerHadACoolDesign)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusting-weapons-you-wish-they-had-in-the-franchise/16340/1 "2020-07-13T06:04:07Z")
I really liked the Ghostbusters weapons they had in GB [The Video Game](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/games/ghostbusters-the-video-game), comics, and Ghostbusters 2016 (didn’t like the movie itself though.) It’s interesting that in the main movie arc they have the classic Wand, [Ghost Trap](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/ghost-trap), and [Slime Blower](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/slime-blower). I’m surprised they didn’t have more weapons. What are some weapons you wish they had in the GB franchise? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Venkman\_Jr](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Peter\_Venkman\_Jr](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Peter_Venkman_Jr)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusting-weapons-you-wish-they-had-in-the-franchise/16340/2 "2020-07-13T13:49:44Z")
Defiantly the Ecto Grenades from the IDW comic books since they have helped out quite a bit each time they have appeared. The un-used Statis Mines from the 2009 video game (photo-realistic version) also sound like they wound be really helpful in detaining ghosts during a mass haunting until they could be trapped. Also, one of my favorite weapons in [the video game](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/games/ghostbusters-the-video-game) is the [Boson Dart](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/games/ghostbusters-the-video-game/equipment/boson-dart). It near gets old for me using it to clear obstacles out of the way or weaken ghosts so they can be trapped. ---
**Author:** ![GozerHadACoolDesign](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@GozerHadACoolDesign](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GozerHadACoolDesign)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusting-weapons-you-wish-they-had-in-the-franchise/16340/3 "2020-07-13T16:26:03Z")
Yes that’s a very satisfying weapon ^ Some things I’d like to see: - Machine Gun / Gattling Gun-style Proton Weapon: Something that hits ghosts with rapid energy - [Proton Pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) that also Sucks Ghosts and Traps them: Like a proton pack with a mini-trap attached. - Proton Gloves: Same idea as the 2016, but attached to a better GB movie. Obviously the machine gun and gloves wouldn’t fit the OG Ghostbusters, but maybe a later set of Ghostbusters. Also why was there never a proton pack that could also trap a ghost, if even just singularly? ---
**Author:** ![zeta-otaku](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/zeta-otaku/32/186411_2.png) [@zeta-otaku](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/zeta-otaku)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusting-weapons-you-wish-they-had-in-the-franchise/16340/4 "2020-07-13T22:44:25Z")
The thing with a pack equipped trap… that requires the entity to get WAY too close to the guy trying to trap it who is ALSO wearing a mini-nuke reactor. I would’ve loved to see another time they used those laser grid trap things in the crystal shop in GBII. THAT was a cool toy. ---
**Author:** ![Ecto24601](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Ecto24601](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Ecto24601)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusting-weapons-you-wish-they-had-in-the-franchise/16340/5 "2020-12-11T12:55:10Z")
Yeah the laser grid trap whatever were pretty cool, yet with way too short screentime. I also doubt the practicality. I thought the sniffer on top of the Ecto was actually a double-barrel proton cannon, which would have been quite handy for large ghosts as well as mobile hunts. I loved [the video game](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/games/ghostbusters-the-video-game) upgrades to the [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack), this feels like how their ghostbusting equipment would evolve…instead of shotguns, pistols and grenades… ---
**Author:** ![ghoulishfright](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@ghoulishfright](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ghoulishfright)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusting-weapons-you-wish-they-had-in-the-franchise/16340/6 "2020-12-11T18:33:28Z")
> [@GozerHadACoolDesign post\_id=4937130 time=1594657563 user\_id=53243](#): > > Also why was there never a proton pack that could also trap a ghost, if even just singularly? The [“ghost vacuum”](https://ghostbusters.fandom.com/wiki/Ghost_Vacuum) makes an appearance in the XGB episode “[Sonic Youth](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/extreme-ghostbusters/sonic-youth).” …I for one wish they had made more use of classic “ghost hunter” equipment, like microphones and camcorders, like you see in the beginning of GB1. I get that it’s not as sexy as [PKE meters](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/mattel-pke-meter) and [proton packs](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack), etc., but sometimes ghosts are totally non-corporeal and therefore impossible to detect with the five senses, and you can’t just go blasting with a proton gun. The ecto-goggles are great – and we’ve now seen the Polaroid attachment – but what if you could hook them up to a (VHS) camcorder or something, to actually review (or edit) footage when necessary? It would also be advantageous to have some kind of special audio equipment, to better hear EVP and ghostly noises outside the normal range of hearing. Stuff like that would also add to the comedy and drama, I think. Also, I was a big fan of the ghost grabber weapons that you saw with the [Kenner](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/real-ghostbusters/kenner-10410) toys, and I wish they actually used them in the cartoon. Especially with smaller, relatively harmless ghosts, it would be a lot easier (and funnier) to just grab 'em with a ghost grabber (like frogs or bugs), rather than cause property damage with reckless proton blasting. ---
**Author:** ![Ecto24601](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Ecto24601](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Ecto24601)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusting-weapons-you-wish-they-had-in-the-franchise/16340/7 "2020-12-11T19:01:14Z")
Kim Logan’s as-of-yet unnamed character not only wears the upgraded goggles but also operates this gigantic microphone attached to a bag. We’ve seen some pretty neat new stuff already in those 2:30 minutes (if you include the international trailer of course). ---
**Author:** ![Rvonvolen](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9de053/32.png) [@Rvonvolen](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Rvonvolen)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusting-weapons-you-wish-they-had-in-the-franchise/16340/8 "2020-12-11T22:50:57Z")
> [@Ecto24601 post\_id=4943217 time=1607691310 user\_id=54061](#): > > Yeah the laser grid trap whatever were pretty cool, yet with way too short screentime. I also doubt the practicality. I thought the sniffer on top of the Ecto was actually a double-barrel proton cannon, which would have been quite handy for large ghosts as well as mobile hunts. I loved the video game upgrades to the proton pack, this feels like how their ghostbusting equipment would evolve…instead of shotguns, pistols and grenades… In the Nintendo DS port of [the video game](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/games/ghostbusters-the-video-game), the sniffer was actually a gun that could be used while driving the Ecto-1. I wish that they would’ve put a section in the Wii or Xbox/PlayStation versions where you could’ve driven the car or controlled the sniffer. I also would’ve liked to have maybe seen a 5th weapon mode that did something like fully automatic shots or one large charged shot, something like the Tau cannon from Half Life 1.