Central Park/Animated

Central Park
Use:	Public Park
Appeared In:	The Real Ghostbusters, Slimer!, Extreme Ghostbusters
Entities Encountered:	Poltergeists (Type of Creatures) Bird of Kildarby Hob Anagarak Marduk Tiamat Murray the Mantis Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Spectral Mass Apshai Enlarged Insects Achira Duophanes Duophanes' Emanations Banshee Siren Tempus Fenris S.I.D.N.E.E.

Central Park is a public park in the middle of Manhattan in New York City.

History

The Real Ghostbusters

Under the direction of The Unreal Shriek Squeal, ghosts gathered together to form a pirate TV station and were based in a phantom structure in the center of Central Park. The Ghostbusters followed the tremendous power surge given off by the structure and entered. After they found Slimer and destroyed the structure's dynamo, they retreated back outside to watch the building collapse back into the ground.

Central Park was soon infested by some troublesome Poltergeists. Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Winston Zeddemore were outmatched. Unable to even see them, they were forced to retreat. With Egon's help, they all donned Ecto-Visors and trapped the invisible pests.

During a gala summer festival, Castle Kildarby was relocated from Ireland to a section in Central Park by Warner Applegate III. He donated the castle to the City & County of New York. During a speech, Mayor Lenny was interrupted by the sounds of pipes and drums. The Ghostbusters were called in to deal with the problem. Soon after, the Ghostbusters raced to Central Park to confront the newly freed Hob Anagarak. However, their weapons were useless alone and they watched as Hob moved on from the park.

On a St. Patrick's Day, Ray combed the park for a four leaf clover to combat the Bog Hound. An Irish police officer misinterpreted Ray's story as an insult and tossed him into a garbage can. Central Park continued to play host to odd manifestations such as Tiamat and Murray the Mantis but its most rare was a bizarre twister that transported 3/4 of the Ghostbusters to another universe. The Ghostbusters later returned to Central Park with dozens of other humans accidentally transported over the decades. Apshai attempted to use Central Park as the site of his temple then stage a plan to take over the world with bugs. Once the Ghostbusters destroyed his Crystal Capstone, fissures all over the park sealed up.

Slimer!

Slimer once walked a pair of dogs in Central Park for Rudy but drifted into the Central Park Zoo.

Extreme Ghostbusters

Achira roamed around Central Park in search of a willing host but only found rejection from a scared homeless man. Duophanes made its way through Central Park granting many wishes - turning a man into a two-headed horror and a bicyclist into a tree. Eduardo Rivera accidentally shot a corn dog truck. As he waited for the driver and police, Eduardo unknowingly met Duophanes and made a wish. Banshee fled from the Metropolitan Opera House to Central Park and met with Siren. Roland Jackson initiated a plan to send a Proton Pack to the future where Kylie Griffin was stuck by burying one near the Pompey's Pillar. Isaac asserted Central Park was the safest place in New York City in his time. However, both Tempuses attacked the groups of Ghostbusters at Central Park in both times. Luckily, Kylie still procured a Proton Pack and led a charge to the ruins of the Firehouse to return to 1997.

Kylie and Garrett pursued Shanbahac into Central Park to freeze it into dormancy before it took root. Eduardo Rivera and Roland later drove to the park and stopped Kylie. They attempted to force Shanbahac to abandon its host in order to trap it. During a heatwave, Fenris froze a pond in Central Park and emerged then proceeded to the Museum of Natural History. In November 1997, both Ghostbusters teams mounted their last stand against S.I.D.N.E.E. on an open field near the Bethesda Terrace. After some tribulation, they trapped it in the Ecto-Garbage Truck.

Trivia

• On page one of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #16, Central Park background art from "I Am the City" makes a non-canon cameo as paintings in the lobby of Dana's apartment.

Appearances

The Real Ghostbusters

• "Station Identification"
• "Cry Uncle"
• "The Bird of Kildarby"
• "Cold Cash and Hot Water"
• "The Scaring of the Green"
• "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis"
• "I Am the City"
• "Flip Side"
• "Robo-Buster"
• "20,000 Leagues Under the Street"

Slimer!

• "Slimer for Hire"

Extreme Ghostbusters

• "Darkness at Noon, Part 1"
• "The Unseen"
• "Be Careful What You Wish For"
• "Sonic Youth"
• "Ghost Apocalyptic Future"
• "Seeds of Destruction"
• "Slimer's Sacrifice"
• "Back in the Saddle, Part 2"

Gallery

Collages

As seen in "The Scaring of the Green"

As seen in "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis"

As seen in "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis"

As seen in "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis"

As seen in "I Am the City"

As seen in "I Am the City"

As seen in "I Am the City"

As seen in "I Am the City"

As seen in "Flip Side"

As seen in "Flip Side"

Primary Canon

As seen in "Station Identification"

As seen in "The Bird of Kildarby"

As seen in "The Bird of Kildarby"

As seen in "Cold Cash and Hot Water"

As seen in "The Scaring of the Green"

As seen in "I Am the City"

As seen in "I Am the City"

As seen in "I Am the City"

As seen in "Flip Side"

As seen in "20,000 Leagues Under the Street"

As seen in "Slimer for Hire"

As seen in "Be Careful What You Wish For"

As seen in "Sonic Youth"

As seen in "Ghost Apocalyptic Future"

As seen in "Seeds of Destruction"

Secondary Canon