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|image = Stay-puft-marshmallow-man.jpg
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|image = STAYPUFT.jpg
|size = 300
|size = 300
|fullname = Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
|fullname = Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
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|alias = Mr. Stay Puft, [[Gozer]], Tubby Soft-Squeeze
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|alias = Mr. Stay Puft, [[Gozer]], Tubby Soft-Squeeze or The Big Guy
|origin = ''Ghostbusters''
|origin = ''Ghostbusters''
|occupation = Class 7 Outsider Avatar, Deity, Unofficial member of the Cult of Gozer
|occupation = Class 7 Outsider Avatar, Deity, Unofficial member of the Cult of Gozer
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|hobby = Destroying New York
|hobby = Destroying New York
|goals = Destroy the Ghostbusters
|goals = Destroy the Ghostbusters
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|type of villain = Ghostly Monster, Deity}}
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|type of villain = Giant Ghostly Monster, Deity}}'''''The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man''''' was originally the vessel used by [[Gozer|Gozer the Destructor]] to destroy the world in ''[[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]'' but became a ghost in its own right shortly afterwards (despite having been blasted in the film), and also appears in the ''Ghostbusters'' videogame.
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==History==
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The '''Stay Puft Marshmallow Man''' was originally the vessel used by [[Gozer|Gozer the Destructor]] to destroy the world in ''[[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]'' but became a ghost in its own right shortly afterwards (despite having been blasted in the film), and also appears in the ''Ghostbusters'' videogame.
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The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is a fictional character from the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise, which sometimes appears as a giant, lumbering paranormal monster. It first appears in the 1984 film ''Ghostbusters'' as a picture logo on a prop package of marshmallows in Dana Barrett's apartment, on a graffiti advertisement on the building next to the Ghostbuster's HQ, and then in the climax of the film as the physical manifestation of the Sumerian deity [[Gozer]]. Subsequently it has been incorporated into many other Ghostbusters media, including the animated series ''The Real Ghostbusters'', comic books, a stage show, and video games. In ''Ghostbusters'' Universe, it is the mascot of the fictional Stay Puft Marshmallow Corporation (much like the Pillsbury Doughboy and Michelin's Bibendum, which it resembles). Within the universe, it is also the subject of a Marshmallow Man cartoon series. Along with the ''Ghostbusters'' logo, the image of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man has become one of the most recognizable emblems of the franchise.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man has varied in the series from a villain to a hero but rarely displayed the same level of malevolence as it did in the original movie - perhaps due to the fact that it was no longer fully controlled by Gozer.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man has varied in the series from a villain to a hero but rarely displayed the same level of malevolence as it did in the original movie - perhaps due to the fact that it was no longer fully controlled by Gozer.
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==Appearance and character==
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Stay Puft is a large white humanoid figure made of conjoined marshmallows. He wears a white sailor hat with a red ribbon attached on top, and a blue hatband. Around his neck is a blue traditional sailor's collar and a red neckerchief.
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After images of him are seen on a billboard and a bag of the marshmallows earlier in the film, he is then seen in the climax of ''Ghostbusters'' as one of two physical bodies of ''Gozer'', a god who is defeated when Stay Puft is destroyed. His exact to-scale height in the movie is 112.5 feet tall, while his height in the novelization of the movie is given at 100 feet.
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He is then recreated and subsequently captured a number of different times by the Ghostbusters, although mean and destructive at first he later befriends Slimer and the Ghostbusters in the animated series ''The Real Ghostbusters'', and helps them out with various problems.
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==Concept and first appearance in movie==
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Dan Aykroyd conceived of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man for his initial script for ''Ghostbusters'' the movie. He created the character to show that "it seems harmless and puff and cute—but given the right circumstances, everything can be turned back and become evil". He was only one of many large-scale monsters in this early draft of the script, but after working with co-writer Harold Ramis and director Ivan Reitman, the intended sequence was scaled back until only Stay Puft remained out of the original large-scale monsters. The likeness of Stay Puft was inspired by Peter O'Boyle, a security guard at Columbia Pictures whom Reitman met while filming his previous movie, ''Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone''. According to Sam Delaney of ''[[The Guardian]]'', "Stay Puft's familiar mascot combined elements of real-life brand ambassadors the Pillsbury Dough Boy and Bibendum (a.k.a., the Michelin tire man)."
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Stay Puft is seen only briefly in the movie. He is "conjured up" as a new form for the Sumerian god Gozer, who previously arrives atop an apartment building at [[55 Central Park West]] in New York City in the form of a woman. After a quick battle with the Ghostbusters she vanishes, and then as a disembodied voice Gozer tells the Ghostbusters that the next thing they think of will be the form it will assume to destroy their world. Dan Aykroyd's character (Ray Stantz) instead makes the decision to think of this marshmallow mascot when the Ghostbusters are given a choice as to which physical form Gozer will conquer the world in. As he explains, "It just popped in there", and that he "tried to think of the most harmless thing", describing Mr. Stay Puft as "something that could never possibly destroy us". Moments later a giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is seen walking towards the apartment building. The Ghostbusters shoot at Stay Puft with their proton packs, setting him on fire, but do not succeed in stopping his advance. They then get the idea of shooting at the portal through which the god emerged, by crossing the streams of all four of their packs. The plan triggers an explosion that destroys the gate and Stay Puft, reducing the latter into molten marshmallow cream that rains down onto the roof of the skyscraper and bystanders on the street below.
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===Special effects===
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The character as seen in the movie was created by Bill Bryan using miniatures, optical compositing, and Bryan himself in a latex suit. The suit was made of two layers, an outer flammable layer and inner fire-proof layer. Some of the finished movie's most noticeable errors appear in the Stay Puft scenes. He is seen with and without his bow tie, while in other scenes the optical rendering was so poor that he passes through a church rather than crushing it. Commentary in the 15th Anniversary Edition of ''Ghostbusters'' DVD
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==Reinterpretation of movie events==
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In the Ghostbusters Spooktacular stage show in Universal Studios, Florida, the ending battle with Stay Puft has the Ghostbusters destroying him directly, rather than firing at the portal to close the dimensional gateway.
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In the 1984 Activision game designed by David Crane, small ghosts terrorize the city and gather together in front of the "Zuul Building" and occasionally other locations, where after enough of them have collected they would form the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and he could destroy some of the nearby buildings. After enough ghosts have entered the Zuul Building, the player could then go to it and would find Stay Puft moving back and forth blocking the entrance. If the player could pass him without being squashed the player would then climb the stairs and either win the game or find the final boss Gozer at the top of the building, in the form of a woman. On the NES version he is seen again from the roof on a screen just below the final boss. He is climbing the building and acts as a counter: if he reaches the top of the building the game ends.
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In the Sega Mega Drive Genesis, "Stay Puft" appears outside a high rise building punching inward as the player progresses through the level and then appears as a boss at the top of the building, but is not related to Gozer. Here he claims to have eaten too many marshmallows and then realized he had become the Marshmallow Man. In addition to trying to punch the player from the left and right sides of the screen, he also uses special powers such as breathing fire and shooting laser bolts from his eyes. Sega Genesis Secrets, Volume 2, by Rusel DeMaria and Zach Meston, chapter 5, 'Ghostbusters', "High-Rise Building" section
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==Post-movie appearances==
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Following the original film, the television series ''The Real Ghostbusters'' brought Stay Puft back; in fact Joe Medjuck, the executive producer of the show states that Stay Puft was in the first script they received from Dan Aykroyd on the series. In the episode called "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream", a spectral Sandman creates versions of anything which a person is dreaming of – in this way a new version of Stay Puft is created – however whatever is created disappears when the person wakes. In the episode "Dedcon 1" Stay Puft appears as a guest of honor at a ghost convention. After another episode, "Cry Uncle", he is accidentally freed from the Ghostbusters' containment system, and later recaptured. He reappears in episode 65, "The Revenge of Murray the Mantis", where he is "released" from the Ghostbusters' containment unit to help defeat a giant mantis too powerful for the Ghostbusters to fight on their own. Stay Puft is controlled with the help of Slimer (a green blob-like creature). After defeating the Mantis, Stay Puft floats behind the Ghostbusters in a parade. He later helps them again in the episode "Sticky Business" number 85, when the president of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Company comes to the Ghostbusters and wishes to use their large Stay Puft in a television commercial. Once again Slimer goes into the containment unit to bring him out. An episode explains that Egon took a sample of the marshmallow ectoplasm and made it positively charged, thus creating a friendly version of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man that would assist the Ghostbusters when needed. When questioned by a policeman in the series about the abrupt personality change, Peter stated that he was "all better now". The character was voiced by John Stocker, and later by Frank Welker in this series.
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Placed two years after the events in ''Ghostbusters II'', the game ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game'' by Atari brings back the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man to ravage Times Square while searching for Dr. Ilyssa Selwyn. Stay-Puft has the ability to spawn tiny marshmallow monsters which do his bidding. Peter, Ray and a new rookie escort Dr. Selwyn to the roof of a tall building. In pursuit, Stay Puft climbs the side of the building while Egon at street level repairs a large trap. However, the rookie burns Stay Puft's face with the upgraded proton pack's "Boson Darts" and causes Stay Puft to fall to street level, causing him to explode upon impact, scattering his marshmallow body all over Times Square. His hat can be seen hanging from one of the neighboring buildings. Towards the climax of the game, they realize that Gozer assumed the form of Stay Puft again because he can only have one destructor form for each dimension he enters; he was locked into the form of the Marshmallow Man when he was summoned back to the Earthly plane. This causes Ray to admit he didn't pick such a bad destructor after all. He also appears as collectibles in the Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime downloadable video game.
==Role In ''[[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]'' (original film)==
==Role In ''[[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]'' (original film)==
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was formed during the climax of the original'' Ghostbusters ''movie in which the destroyer-god known as Gozer decided to take the form of the first thing the Ghostbusters thought of to destroy their world - despite the group making an effort to clear their thoughts, after Peter mentioned that if for example they thought of J. Edgar Hoover, he would come down to destroy everyone, Ray couldn't help himself from thinking of the one thing he felt could never possibly harm them: namely the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was formed during the climax of the original'' Ghostbusters ''movie in which the destroyer-god known as Gozer decided to take the form of the first thing the Ghostbusters thought of to destroy their world - despite the group making an effort to clear their thoughts, after Peter mentioned that if for example they thought of J. Edgar Hoover, he would come down to destroy everyone, Ray couldn't help himself from thinking of the one thing he felt could never possibly harm them: namely the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
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==Role in ''Ghostbusters'' Videogames==
==Role in ''Ghostbusters'' Videogames==
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[[File:Stay_Puft_Marshmallow_Man_(GBtVG).png|thumb|250px|The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in ''Ghostbusters: the Video Game''.]]The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is a boss in several ''Ghostbusters'' video games including ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game'', both the stylized and realistic versions. In the most recent games, Stay Puft has the ability to spawn smaller marshmallow-based monsters, a power that the original Stay Puft Marshmallow Man never displayed before.
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The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is a boss in several ''Ghostbusters'' video games including ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game'', both the stylized and realistic versions. In the most recent games, Stay Puft has the ability to spawn smaller marshmallow-based monsters, a power that the original Stay Puft Marshmallow Man never displayed before.
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==Merchandise, models and toys==
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While being a part of the original 1986 Kenner toy line of Ghostbusters merchandise, and others such as the McDonald's Happy Meals, he has also appeared in specialized monster kits such as those by Tsukuda, who made models of both Stay Puft and the Terror Dog from the first movie. He was not present in Mattel's 2009 Ghostbusters toy line, however in 2011 Mattel released him as an exclusive collectable for San Diego Comic-Con 2011 and on MattyCollector.com after the show. This was the biggest version of Stay Puft to date 20 inches tall, and covered in a soft foam covering. In 2009, Diamond Select Toys released Stay Puft in 2-inch Minimates mini-figure form as well as 11-inch vinyl bank form. The bank received an angry version at Comic-Con that same year, and glow-in-the-dark versions of both were released in 2010. In July 2011, Diamond Select Toys (DST) released a 7 inch light-up statue version of Stay Puft. In 2010, and then (redesigned) in 2012, the Stay Puft Quality brand of gourmet marshmallows was released as official Ghostbusters merchandise with packaging prominently featuring the title character. In 2011, Rubie's Costume Co. released an inflatable Stay-Puft Halloween costume as a companion piece for the Ghostbusters jumpsuit costumes they had previously created.
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==Gallery==
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Stay-puft-marshmallow-man.jpg
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Stay_Puft_Marshmallow_Man_(GBtVG).png|The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in ''Ghostbusters: the Video Game''.
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AngryStayPuftBank.jpg
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It_s_the_stay_puft_marshmallow_man_by_seanbeyer516-d61rupl.jpg|The Death of Mr. Stay-Puft
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==Videos==
==Videos==
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Ghostbusters Stay Puft Man|The now famous scene from the original film
Ghostbusters Stay Puft Man|The now famous scene from the original film
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