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== Are the Buzzards really Neckys? == | == Are the Buzzards really Neckys? == | ||
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Here's something that has been bugging me: the Buzzards from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' are listed as Neckys, but have they ever been confirmed to ''be'' Neckys? The Buzzards look a little more like standard cartoon vultures than Neckys specifically to me. I understand some enemies underwent redesigns, such as [[Puftup]], but it's a bit weird that this is supposedly the only case where a pre-existing enemy was renamed for DK64 (unless you count [[Kaboom]]s being called "TNT Bombers" in the Prima guide). [[User:DrippingYellow|DrippingYellow]] ([[User talk:DrippingYellow|talk]]) 00:09, February 1, 2024 (EST) | Here's something that has been bugging me: the Buzzards from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' are listed as Neckys, but have they ever been confirmed to ''be'' Neckys? The Buzzards look a little more like standard cartoon vultures than Neckys specifically to me. I understand some enemies underwent redesigns, such as [[Puftup]], but it's a bit weird that this is supposedly the only case where a pre-existing enemy was renamed for DK64 (unless you count [[Kaboom]]s being called "TNT Bombers" in the Prima guide). [[User:DrippingYellow|DrippingYellow]] ([[User talk:DrippingYellow|talk]]) 00:09, February 1, 2024 (EST) | ||
:: Yeah, I don't think so, either. They look so different from regular Neckies and there's also the fact that we refer to the "Buzzards" in Donkey Kong Barrel Maze as Neckies as well despite the fact that they look like regular vultures in that game. Plus, as for pre-existing enemies being renamed, only the manual calls Gnawties by that name as everything else (including the game) refers to them as Beavers. [[User:PrincessPeachFan|PrincessPeachFan]] ([[User talk:PrincessPeachFan|talk]]) 08:58, February 2, 2024 (EST) | :: Yeah, I don't think so, either. They look so different from regular Neckies and there's also the fact that we refer to the "Buzzards" in Donkey Kong Barrel Maze as Neckies as well despite the fact that they look like regular vultures in that game. Plus, as for pre-existing enemies being renamed, only the manual calls Gnawties by that name as everything else (including the game) refers to them as Beavers. [[User:PrincessPeachFan|PrincessPeachFan]] ([[User talk:PrincessPeachFan|talk]]) 08:58, February 2, 2024 (EST) | ||
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== Split ''Donkey Kong 64'''s Buzzard from Necky == | == Split ''Donkey Kong 64'''s Buzzard from Necky == | ||
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This is an equivalence that I don't really understand. It's never been confirmed to be a Necky to my knowledge; really, the assumed connection seems to be based solely on the fact that it resembles a Necky, as though Neckys are the only cartoon vultures to have a white tuft around their neck and a bald-looking head. Also keep in mind that the two Buzzards only appear in [[Angry Aztec]], a desert, not unlike how it is a common trope for buzzards to be found in desolate wastelands. | This is an equivalence that I don't really understand. It's never been confirmed to be a Necky to my knowledge; really, the assumed connection seems to be based solely on the fact that it resembles a Necky, as though Neckys are the only cartoon vultures to have a white tuft around their neck and a bald-looking head. Also keep in mind that the two Buzzards only appear in [[Angry Aztec]], a desert, not unlike how it is a common trope for buzzards to be found in desolate wastelands. | ||
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=== Merge Buzzard into Buzzard (character), rename to just "Buzzard" === | === Merge Buzzard into Buzzard (character), rename to just "Buzzard" === | ||
#{{User|DrippingYellow}} Per proposal. | #{{User|DrippingYellow}} Per proposal. | ||
=== Split enemy Buzzard into its own article === | === Split enemy Buzzard into its own article === | ||
#{{User|Hewer}} Per proposal on these as Neckies being speculation, but I disagree with merging it with the racing Buzzard since the appearance sets it apart quite a bit, and [[Goomba (Mario Party 4)|there]] [[Boo (Mario Party 4)|is]] [[Shy Guy (Mario Party 4)|prece]][[Koopa Troopa (Mario Party 4)|dent]] for splitting generically-named characters due to a unique appearance. | #{{User|Hewer}} Per proposal on these as Neckies being speculation, but I disagree with merging it with the racing Buzzard since the appearance sets it apart quite a bit, and [[Goomba (Mario Party 4)|there]] [[Boo (Mario Party 4)|is]] [[Shy Guy (Mario Party 4)|prece]][[Koopa Troopa (Mario Party 4)|dent]] for splitting generically-named characters due to a unique appearance. | ||
#{{User|PrincessPeachFan}}: It looks wildly different from Neckies. | #{{User|PrincessPeachFan}}: It looks wildly different from Neckies. | ||
=== Do nothing === | === Do nothing === | ||
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:Mini-Necky was gray-black, though - I more mean the "this is a vulture and it looks evil" design philosophy, and the only differences you are listing amount to color choices. And Puftup's not the only one with a significantly different design in that game, either (Klaptrap, for another example). In this case, it just doesn't really appear enough to give it an opportunity to be named. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 01:23, February 5, 2024 (EST) | :Mini-Necky was gray-black, though - I more mean the "this is a vulture and it looks evil" design philosophy, and the only differences you are listing amount to color choices. And Puftup's not the only one with a significantly different design in that game, either (Klaptrap, for another example). In this case, it just doesn't really appear enough to give it an opportunity to be named. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 01:23, February 5, 2024 (EST) | ||
::It's a vulture in a Donkey Kong game that looks evil, therefore it ''has'' to be a Necky, and could not have possibly been intended as anything else? These kinds of assumptions just do not sit right with me. Do keep in mind that neither Buzzard is a standard enemy: both are one-off characters triggered solely as part of a Golden Banana event, with one being a nuisance and one being a racer. Out of all the DKC1 enemies they brought back, why would the Necky of all enemies be chosen for a unique role? Why, out of all of the unique ''Banjo-Kazooie''-esque one-offs, are ''these'' a returning species? [[User:DrippingYellow|DrippingYellow]] ([[User talk:DrippingYellow|talk]]) 12:20, February 5, 2024 (EST) | ::It's a vulture in a Donkey Kong game that looks evil, therefore it ''has'' to be a Necky, and could not have possibly been intended as anything else? These kinds of assumptions just do not sit right with me. Do keep in mind that neither Buzzard is a standard enemy: both are one-off characters triggered solely as part of a Golden Banana event, with one being a nuisance and one being a racer. Out of all the DKC1 enemies they brought back, why would the Necky of all enemies be chosen for a unique role? Why, out of all of the unique ''Banjo-Kazooie''-esque one-offs, are ''these'' a returning species? [[User:DrippingYellow|DrippingYellow]] ([[User talk:DrippingYellow|talk]]) 12:20, February 5, 2024 (EST) | ||
Why would the first option move the page to "Buzzard (''Donkey Kong 64'')"? There doesn't seem to be any other Buzzard pages that would make an identifier needed. {{User:Hewer/sig}} 11:50, February 5, 2024 (EST) | Why would the first option move the page to "Buzzard (''Donkey Kong 64'')"? There doesn't seem to be any other Buzzard pages that would make an identifier needed. {{User:Hewer/sig}} 11:50, February 5, 2024 (EST) | ||
:I guess I was thinking of the Buzzards in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze]]''. Thinking about it now, I guess these one-off labels generally don't have priority over articles that are actually named these generic labels, so I guess just "Buzzard" would suffice. [[User:DrippingYellow|DrippingYellow]] ([[User talk:DrippingYellow|talk]]) 12:26, February 5, 2024 (EST) | :I guess I was thinking of the Buzzards in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Barrel Maze]]''. Thinking about it now, I guess these one-off labels generally don't have priority over articles that are actually named these generic labels, so I guess just "Buzzard" would suffice. [[User:DrippingYellow|DrippingYellow]] ([[User talk:DrippingYellow|talk]]) 12:26, February 5, 2024 (EST) | ||
The reason why I support splitting this from Necky is because like a couple of others have said, the Buzzard looks so wildly different, trying to say it is a Necky is just speculation and indicates that it's one of those things from the early days that was not noticed until recently. Also, even if it did get renamed, others got renamed too even if it's to generic names like Gnawties which are only called that in the manual with literally everything else calling them "Beavers." [[User:PrincessPeachFan|PrincessPeachFan]] ([[User talk:PrincessPeachFan|talk]]) 13:14, February 5, 2024 (EST) | The reason why I support splitting this from Necky is because like a couple of others have said, the Buzzard looks so wildly different, trying to say it is a Necky is just speculation and indicates that it's one of those things from the early days that was not noticed until recently. Also, even if it did get renamed, others got renamed too even if it's to generic names like Gnawties which are only called that in the manual with literally everything else calling them "Beavers." [[User:PrincessPeachFan|PrincessPeachFan]] ([[User talk:PrincessPeachFan|talk]]) 13:14, February 5, 2024 (EST) |