Talk:Proto Piranha

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I was wondering: is there any generator in the game that does not have a Piranha Plant inside? For that reason, I would think that we should use the name "Goop Generator" for this article instead. I have heard this name used before by official strategy guides (PRIMA calls them this if you're wondering). The title as it stands just seems redundant. Plus, we don't know that these are really Piranha plants. The Goop surrounding most other Piranha Plants can be sprayed off, but not for these guys. They may be Piranha Plant-shaped Goop for all we know. --Stumpers


 * Goop Generator does indeed exist as a separate article, so the two may be merged; by the way, Prima is not official. Also, the back of Super Mario Sunshine's box identifies these as Piranha Plants.

Then PRIMA lied to me. *beep* morons. Thanks for the head's-up. Okay. I say we start the merge action, then. 19:14, 3 June 2007 (EDT)

the official walk-through names them as 'Gate keepers' this name should be used!!
 * What official walkthrough?

That does not give you permission to retitle the page, just because some walkthrough said it. Unless that was the NINTENDO OFFICIAL WALKTHROUGH, made by Nintendo itself, that name is most likely false. All walkthroughs are official as long as they properly tell you everything.
 * In fact, until some good proof is shown, I'm changing it back.

Uh, yeah, I really really think the title of this article should be changed to "Polluted Piranha" or "Polluted Piranha Plant", as that is what they are referred to as in the guide book. Also, doesn't it kind of just sound better...? 23:00, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * What guide book? Those things aren't even 50% reliable. Besides, this would force us to change the name of Goop Generator to some random, crap, unofficial name. These plants live in the Goop Generators, that's why they're called Piranha Plant(s) in the Generator(s). Plus, it's a more official-sounding name. 14:43, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

I think it's Nintendo Power...well, if you say so, I just think "Polluted Piranha" more effectively describes what the role of it is in the game. When I first read the other name, the first thing that popped into my head was like a generator that you use when your power goes out...could we at least change it to "Piranha Plant in the Goop Generator", you know, to avoid confusion and be more specific...? 02:55, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * NP is about 50% reliable, as shown by Knife's handy listing below. I understand the electricity point; I thought that at first, but then I read the Goop Generator page, and it made sense (well, to me it did, anyway. Not sure about other users). 13:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Oppose Merge

 * 1)  15:32, 26 July 2007 (EDT) It is not the Generator, it lives in the Generator. Should Earth be merged with everything?

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This is SO not the place for this. It would go as a Proposal.

GateKeeper
Is "Versusbooks" official? it says it is. Anyway, they're called GateKeepers in that.


 * I'm pretty sure that Versus Books is unofficial. --Reversinator 13:42, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Reversinator is correct. In fact, here's a list of official sources in order of priority (this list applies to naming only):


 * 1) North American in-game information (naming on the wiki will usually come from the NoA translation)
 * 2) Japanese in-game information (can also apply to games that were originally developed outside of Japan)
 * 3) Other regional in-game information
 * 4) Instruction booklets
 * 5) Nintendo Power
 * 6) Prima
 * 7) Development name
 * 8) Users (this will always be conjectural and should only be done if nothing can be found for the above)

For any users passing by this post, keep this in mind.-- 04:29, 20 August 2010 (UTC)