Talk:Prince Froggy

Name in French
Are you really sure that his name is Couac La Goinfre??? La goinfre would indicate that he is in fact a she.


 * It's possible, there is debate about Birdo's gender.

Prince ≠ Princess.

Anyway, I'm fairly certain that "La" is a mistake.

07:37, 19 May 2013 (EDT)

Is it a mistake on the wiki's part or the game's part? 17:42, 19 May 2013 (EDT)

Japanese and English version
So as i understand, the original Japanese localizations consider him as just a normal Frog Pirate hence the Japanese name, while Western localizations consider him as a Loyal Prince. --83.156.220.80 10:21, 12 June 2018 (EDT)

The Prince and the Froggy
Take note of [[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P8.jpg|these]] [[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P9.jpg|pages]] from the original Shogakukan guide - all of the boss characters are in their own section except for Prince Froggy / Frog Pirate, which is only listed among the game's enemies (it's on the top-left of the former page). In the Super Mario Advance [[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P16.png|version]], an additional sentence was added stating that it also appears as the boss of World 3-4. During the encounter, Yoshi changes size, not Prince Froggy, so it is technically the same as any Frog Pirate. Also, in Tetris Attack, it is simply referred to as "Froggy", which seems like a clear attempt to merge the enemy and boss since all of these are just referred to Gerogēro in Japanese. Could both articles work under the title "Froggy"? LinkTheLefty (talk) 00:48, August 21, 2020 (EDT)
 * Agreed. 00:53, August 21, 2020 (EDT)


 * You mean "both articles" as in Frog Pirate and Prince Froggy, sharing the same Froggy title? Even if they have the same Japanese name, I haven't seen an English source which overrides Frog Pirate. That said, I'm a bit confused about the Tetris Attack appearance- to your knowledge are we sure that is the prince, or the generic enemy?


 * 01:16, August 21, 2020 (EDT)
 * The answer to your question is 'yes,' owing to them being the same thing. Since "Frog Pirate" isn't an in-game name, it comes off to me as an awkward attempt to split what is clearly the same subject. I've been considering bringing up a merge discussion here myself. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:20, August 21, 2020 (EDT)


 * Hmm, but what about the in-game name we do have- Prince Froggy?


 * 01:22, August 21, 2020 (EDT)
 * I doubt that every chairlift-riding seemingly non-sentient snowman actually has a doctorate nor every generic balloon with a face on it is Germanic nobility, so they could easily all be "Prince Froggies" by the game localizer's intent. Note the localization of the game and the writing of the guide seem separate, given "Kamek" was translated as "Magikoopa" prior, was simply transliterated by the game, with the guide trying to reconcile this inconsistency with "Kamek the Evil Magikoopa." Also, let's not forget how difficult to pluralize "Hootie the Blue Fish" is. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:33, August 21, 2020 (EDT)


 * Okay, but we shouldn't disregard the Prince title in the primary source. I think if there's ambiguity about the Tetris Attack appearance (as it's partnered with another generic enemy), the info should be moved to Frog Pirate and Froggy becomes that page's new title, and the Yoshi's Island/Mario Kun appearance remains as "Prince Froggy" because it's clearly referring to the same character. This may need a TPP to resolve.


 * 01:36, August 21, 2020 (EDT)
 * Agree that this needs a TPP. I, for one, strongly disagree with an outright merge for the reasons Shokora mentioned. 01:41, August 21, 2020 (EDT)