Neil Adams

Neil Jacob Adams is a former Ghostbuster with the Legacy Ultimate Ghostbusters and mechanics specialist, helping construct the proton pack alongside Fennett H. W. MacIntyre and Frank Hennick. He is known for being the youngest member on the team but also for his close relationship with Fennett and Frank, and for his lightheartedness.

On August 30, 2022, Neil was erased from the reality of Earth-12-1 with the rest of the entire timeline following the branched timelines created by the Fast. Neil is presumed to be alive and living in the Farlands.

## Biography

### Early Life

Neil Adams spent most of his time growing up with his grandfather who was a car mechanic. This got Neil very interested in vehicles from a young age, also making him very knowledgeable about them.

### Highschool Years

By 2015, Neil started his freshman year at Sydney Acadmey Highschool and met Fennett H. W. MacIntyre. From there, Fennett introduced Neil to Frank Hennick and Parker Pembroke.

Unlike Fennett, Frank, and Parker, Neil wasn’t as scientific as they were, specializing more with mechanics and now working part-time at his grandfather’s repair shop. Their studies of the paranormal were hard for him to grasp onto and understand, yet nonetheless, he made an effort and studied alongside them in their downtime.

### First Ghost Sighting

Neil, Fennett, and Frank go to their local park to do some studying for finals in mid-June 2017 when they notice Parker Pembroke didn't show up. Not figuring much, they continue before Fennett gets a call from Parker. Parker says to Fennett over the phone that there's some sort of ghost in his house, making the situation sound dire. The three run over to Parker's house to investigate, but the door is locked and Parker doesn't answer.

Returning the next day, Neil checks to see if the side-door is opened while Frank kicks in Parker's door and the three go in to investigate with Frank recording the ordeal. Inside, Fennett finds Parker laying lifeless on the floor, presumably dying from falling down his stairs. Leaving to call the police, the ghost appears in Parker's porch, belting a horrifying screech, scaring off Neil, Fennett, and Frank.

### Slime Investigations

A month later in mid-July 2017, Fennett had developed a Psychokinetic Energy meter (also known as a PKE meter) to detect paranormal presences after Parker's death. Testing out the device on Fairview Street, Fennett picked up extremely strong readings near a sewer grate, believing something was building up underneath the street.

The following day, Neil accompanied Fennett and Frank in their investigations. They noticed a physical buildup of slime on the sewer grate. They noted that the slime is hot, possibly from the charge of psychokinetic energy within it. The Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) soon arrives and rips up the street at Fennett's request of concern. Once the street is torn up, Neil and Frank suggests Fennett goes into the sewer to look further into the problem, something he was reluctant to do.

### Going Into Business

After having met the demi-god Ivan Walker through a paranormal experience, Fennett believes the purpose of the group is to go into business, ghost business. Fennett and Frank both simultaneously deciding on "Ghostbusters". At some point soon after, Fennett, Frank, and Neil all pitched in on buying a firehouse to operate their business out of.

### The Unleash of Ivan Walker

After Teo Spengler joins the team, the now four Ghostbusters go on a handful of missions over the next two weeks, catching spooks and specters, successfully building a containment unit, and having all the equipment they need to properly do their job. Money is rolling in for them and ghost sightings surge across Sydney. Around this time, Ivan Walker manifested in his spectral form, now being a free spirit unleashed upon the city.

### Judgement Day

As another month goes by, Neil, Fennett, and Teo are called out in the middle of the night to go to a job. They spring out of bed and put their jumpsuits on, rushing out the door. The call brings them to a small neighborhood with a big ghost problem; an ugly green slime-like ghost ravaging their kitchen. Being split-up and looking for the ghost, Teo radios to Fennett that he found the ghost and its staring him down. Fennett radios him back and tells him not to move as it shouldn't hurt him, but the ghost begins to charge him, sliming him off-screen.

That night after a second long job, Fennett and Neil drive around the city in the Ecto-2B with their lights flashing. While Neil reviews the blueprints for Fairview Street, Fennett asks Neil if he believes in God. Neil says that he never met him, giving off an atheist or agnostic belief. Fennett says that he does however, but Neil is too caught up in the blueprints to fully engage in the conversation. Asking Neil what he has found from the blueprints, Neil says that Fairview street was built over some kind of magnet to pull in paranormal and that it's very strange. Putting them away though, Neil asks Fennett if he remembers a passage from the Bible where its the last days and the dead begin rising from the grave. Fennett recalls Revelations 6:12 and cites it, talking about the apocalyptic ways of the Earth mentioned in it. Neil remembers the verse and finishes it off as Fennett says "Judgement Day," what it's commonly known as. Neil dismisses it since every ancient religion has its own myths and tales about the end of the world. Fennett asks Neil if it occurred to him that maybe the reason they've been so busy is because the dead *have* been rising from the grave. Neil becomes uncomfortable and opts for some music, which Fennett agrees to. Fennett hits the radio and the song, 'Judgement Day' begins playing as they drive off into the night.

### The Final Battle

Making it the Louisa Gardens Park, the park where Fennett, Frank, and Neil all once studied at, they prepare for Ivan's arrival. Neil, Teo, and new recruit Richard Jones all join Fennett, Frank, the Fast, and Déjà Vu for what will be the fight of a lifetime. The sun starts to set and sure enough, Ivan arrives. He tells the team his plan to take back the world that once rejected him with his army of ghosts, but the Ghostbusters vow to not let that happen. Ivan begins to attack them all with his powers, but they are able to put up a fight with their proton streams. However, those start failing quickly and they switch to an alternate setting on the packs, the stasis stream. It begins working but Ivan uses his unholy powers to paralyze the Ghostbusters onto the ground while the Fast and Déjà Vu manage to escape the immediate area. Stuck to the ground, Fennett begins to insult Ivan who ups the pain they're feeling, causing all of the men to scream in agony. Before he can continue the torture, the Fast arrives at a super sonic speed and punches Ivan across the jaw, knocking him into Déjà Vu who punches him back over to the Fast. This frees the Ghostbusters who get back up but at the cost of Ivan now freezing the Fast. Déjà Vu uses his powers to mess with Walker's mind, letting go of the Fast and immobilizing the demi-god. The Fast warns the Ghostbusters that they can't hold him much longer and need to try something, so all they blast Ivan with their proton streams and with the assistance of the Fast and Déjà Vu. Suddenly, Richard stops shooting and begins walking towards Ivan. The team calls out for him as he turns around, possessed by Ivan. Fennett uses the extraction stream to unbind the two, putting Ivan back into his body. The team call off their shots and duck behind a park bench. Teo tells them sternly that he has one last idea, to cross the streams, a dangerous move that could result in every molecule in one's body exploding at the speed of light and just one of them has a three percentage chance of survival. Knowing it's their only chance to stop him, they all agree to it and begin the plan. Déjà Vu starts it off by using his powers, along with the Fast next. Fennett begins firing his proton stream and so does everyone else simultaneously.

The clock strikes midnight as they enact their plan, meaning it's now January 1, 2018. They say their goodbyes briefly and cross the streams, causing a massive explosion to consume the park as the team tries to run but get caught in it. The smoke lifts and they all lay motionless on the ground until Frank is heard talking to himself as they all get up, realizing they somehow survived. The Fast comes back over to the scene, having gotten away from it at the speed of life possibly responsible for saving everyone's life.

The same day, they're awarded the key to the city by Mayor Whilson for saving it at the Sydney Waterfront.

### Post-Legacy Cut: The Ultimate Ghostbusters

Upon defeating Ivan Walker on January 1, 2018, Neil stayed with the company and mostly would lend a hand with anything mechanical the team needed done as hauntings in Sydney grew thin. He didn’t keep up with the paranormal investigations nor studying, rather continued working at his grandfather’s auto-repair shop for extra cash.

In 2019, Neil started school at Cape Breton University, entering the engineering program much like how Fennett and Frank did. Neil also joined the university’s basketball team and became a star-player.

Things got super busy for the boys in 2020 with another world-ending threat, which of course was thwarted by the team, defeating Shangoli the Conqueror. Neil started dedicating most of his time to the Ghostbusters when Shangoli arised and after his defeat. With the amount of ghosts Shangoli unleashed, the company remained in steady business up until 2022.

### Fate

In August of 2022 when Agent Kang from the Time Protection Agency pays a visit to the world looking for the Fast and to terminate this timeline, it is revealed to be an alternate reality that shouldn’t exist. Agent Kang recruits Fennett H. W. MacIntyre and Teo Spengler into the Chambers of Time, an unknown group to protect the multiverse since the Timekeeper is reportedly dead, all due to their intellect. Neil, however, doesn’t make the cut and suffers the same fate as the rest of the universe, being erased from the timeline and sent to the “Farlands” on the edge of the main timeline to live out what is left of his life.

## Personality

Neil Adams is shown to be a lighthearted and playful teenager in 2017.

While not being as intelligent as his colleagues are, Neil made an effort to learn to the best of his ability and was dedicated to his work.

## Abilities

* **Mechanics:** Neil had a real passion and skill for mechanics, often fixing the Ecto-2B car and helping construct the proton pack.

## Equipment

### Ghostbusting

* **The Proton Pack:** The nuclear accelerator worn on the Ghostbusters back that houses all the necessary technology to fire a proton stream. The packs are estimated to be around 30 pounds.
* **The Particle Thrower:** The wand attached to the proton pack that fires the ionized stream of protons (proton stream) that's used to wrangle ghosts and hold them.
* **The Ghost Trap:** Opened with a foot pedal, the ghost trap sucks in any spirit above its opened doors into the small box to temporarily house the ghost while its transported.
* **The PKE Meter:** A device used to detect psychokinetic energy in the immediate vicinity and can be used to track ghosts or any other paranormal presence.
* **The Storage Facility/Containment Grid:** The storage facility is grid built behind the fire house wall to permanently house and store all ghosts caught by the Ghostbusters and is impossible to escape unless purposely opened.

## Facilities

* **The Ghostbusters Firehouse (Sydney):** The Ghostbusters Firehouse is the base of operations for the Ghostbusters and where the storage facility is located.

## Relationships

### Allies

* **Legacy Ultimate Ghostbusters** - Colleagues
	+ Fennett H. W. MacIntyre
	+ Frank Hennick
	+ Teo Spengler
	+ Richard Jones †
	+ Christina Webber - Friend, secretary

* **Parker Pembroke** † - Former Friend

* **The Fast** - Former Partner
* **Déjà Vu** † - Former Partner

### Enemies

* **Ivan Walker** † - Vengeful spirit
* **Ghost Girl** † - Angry spirit
* **Shangoli The Conqueror** † - Vengeful spirit
* **Multiple unnamed ghosts** †