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The name "Toy Tank" is unsourced. The ancient comment above that the in-game targeting system uses it confuses me, since it is 100% false. There is no hint of the name "Toy Tank" anywhere in-game - not the targeting text, not General Guy's dialogue, and not the Tattle. Barring the various Shy Guy minions, the only targets during the fight are "General Guy" and "Bulb". The game treats the tank as completely interchangeable with its pilot, so there is no reason for it to be a separate article. I kinda feel the same way about the [[Stompybot 3000]] being inextricably tied to [[Colonel Pluck]], but at least that has an official name; this doesn't. [https://archive.org/details/PaperMarioNintendoPowerOfficialStrategyGuide_20170328/page/n61/mode/2up The name's not in the Nintendo Power guide either.] {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 15:01, July 13, 2022 (EDT) | The name "Toy Tank" is unsourced. The ancient comment above that the in-game targeting system uses it confuses me, since it is 100% false. There is no hint of the name "Toy Tank" anywhere in-game - not the targeting text, not General Guy's dialogue, and not the Tattle. Barring the various Shy Guy minions, the only targets during the fight are "General Guy" and "Bulb". The game treats the tank as completely interchangeable with its pilot, so there is no reason for it to be a separate article. I kinda feel the same way about the [[Stompybot 3000]] being inextricably tied to [[Colonel Pluck]], but at least that has an official name; this doesn't. [https://archive.org/details/PaperMarioNintendoPowerOfficialStrategyGuide_20170328/page/n61/mode/2up The name's not in the Nintendo Power guide either.] {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 15:01, July 13, 2022 (EDT) | ||
:After doing some extensive research (searching <tt>paper mario "toy tank"</tt> and <tt>general guy "toy tank"</tt>), the only evidence on the Internet I could even find for the name "Toy Tank" are [https://mario.fandom.com/wiki/Toy_Tank this Fandom article], [https://www.giantbomb.com/general-guy/3005-10311/ this Giant Bomb "Character Wiki" article] which doesn't treat "toy tank" as a proper noun, and some [https://aminoapps.com/c/mario/page/item/general-guy/z6ZF_wIBXk8nz8P3BMgZ2EZn3PwKDnQ Amino] [https://aminoapps.com/c/paper-mario/page/blog/general-guy-and-his-tank-collab/BQNb_XbECwuPEe2267d2kNnvp65W1jdVx2 posts] by Mario fans. The Fandom article is from 2017, {{wp|Amino}} was released in 2016, and {{wp|Giant Bomb}} in 2008, all of which predate our Toy Tank article being [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Toy_Tank&oldid=3188 created in 2006]. Seeing as how nothing official suggests that "Toy Tank" is the tank's name, I think it's safe to at least use the conjectural name template instead of the citation needed one. [[File:SMS Strollin Stu Artwork.png|x35px]] [[User:0blivion|0blivion]] 14:11, July 16, 2022 (EDT) | |||
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I think this should be merged with General Guy. After all, there isn't much information anyway. ~DarkZero 
15:03, 24 December 2008 (EST)
- I wonder is this even had an official name...? -- Son of Suns (talk)
- It is the Toy Tank, as the name is shown in PM when the battle cursor is pointed at it. ~DarkZero
16:35, 5 January 2009 (EST)
- Thanks! -- Son of Suns (talk)
I think the toy tank has different graphics then other things in paper mario. user: General guy Genius
Merge with General Guy
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The name "Toy Tank" is unsourced. The ancient comment above that the in-game targeting system uses it confuses me, since it is 100% false. There is no hint of the name "Toy Tank" anywhere in-game - not the targeting text, not General Guy's dialogue, and not the Tattle. Barring the various Shy Guy minions, the only targets during the fight are "General Guy" and "Bulb". The game treats the tank as completely interchangeable with its pilot, so there is no reason for it to be a separate article. I kinda feel the same way about the Stompybot 3000 being inextricably tied to Colonel Pluck, but at least that has an official name; this doesn't. The name's not in the Nintendo Power guide either. 
15:01, July 13, 2022 (EDT)
- After doing some extensive research (searching paper mario "toy tank" and general guy "toy tank"), the only evidence on the Internet I could even find for the name "Toy Tank" are this Fandom article, this Giant Bomb "Character Wiki" article which doesn't treat "toy tank" as a proper noun, and some Amino posts by Mario fans. The Fandom article is from 2017, Amino was released in 2016, and Giant Bomb in 2008, all of which predate our Toy Tank article being created in 2006. Seeing as how nothing official suggests that "Toy Tank" is the tank's name, I think it's safe to at least use the conjectural name template instead of the citation needed one.
0blivion 14:11, July 16, 2022 (EDT)
