Talk:Ridley

DRAGON???
How is Ridley a dragon? He looks more like an Aerodactyl gone bad. Oh, and dragons don't get reincarnated as robots. Georgedrake Z

I fail to see how Ridley looking somewhat similar to an Aerodactyl does not make him a dragon. Also, after he was beaten, Ridley was rebuilt with cybernetics, not reincarnated. -- Sir Grodus 01:22, 2 August 2008 (EDT)

Split Ridley into Ridley and Meta Ridley
Meta Ridley should really have his own article, as he is a separate entity from Ridley; it's really no different than Dino Piranha and Fiery Dino Piranha, or Gobblegut and Fire Gobblegut.

Proposer: Deadline: March 3, 2011, 23:59 GMT

Support

 * 1) Per my proposal.
 * 2) Else articles like Midbus and Blizzard Midbus aren't split, right?
 * 3) It's more consistent with them split because Fawful is split from Dark Fawful, Fire Gobblegut is separate from Gobblegut, Cackletta from Bowletta, etc. Plus, aren't they two different creatures?
 * 4) Per all.
 * 5) Per all.
 * 6) That's a per all on that! Split them!
 * 7) Per all.
 * 8) I agree with Fawfulfury65. You don't see Fire Mario merged with Mario, do you? So, per all.

Oppose

 * 1) I am Zero! I get what you're saying but those monsters are separate creatures, not the same. Meta Ridley is a medically, biologically, advanced creature with cybernetics version of Ridley, they're not separate creatures, and currently we are merging a lot of alter egos together, but overall I think we should leave that for the Metroid Wiki. Zero signing out.
 * 2) Let's split Behemoth King from Behemoth as well then? Per Zero.
 * 3) - Per all. I'd like to see those other "forms" merged with the main articles anyway. Let Metroid Wiki focus on the many facets of Ridley: that's their job, whereas our coverage of his role in SSBB in both his forms is perfectly fine with this one article.
 * 4) - Technically, we are talking about the exact same Ridley.  Therefore, it would seem pretty redundant to split Ridley's article.  This also applies to similar articles, such as Awk (which includes Rawk), Buckbot (which includes Buckbomb), and even Behemoth (includes Behemoth King), since we don't want to end up with more stubbed articles.
 * 5) Per Walkazo.
 * 6) - This is the Mario Wiki. Ridley is not part of the Mario series, only being in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. His attacks, unlike Fiery Gobblegut and Blizzard Midbus, are not notable, nor named, and are very alike, both to his other attacks as Meta Ridley and his attacks as regular Ridley. There isn't too much physical difference, and his style of fighting hasn't changed much; just the battleground.
 * 7) - Per all. I feel that our coverage is fine with this article.
 * 8) Per all. It quite clearly states in Metroid Prime and elsewhere that they are the same creature, and the difference is only important in the Metroid series.

Comments
M&SG, you're the ones that merged those articles together without anyone discussing anything. Shouldn't you have said something before merging them? And now I'm straying from the topic. --Reversinator 15:49, 19 February 2011 (EST)
 * Maybe I should've proposed about that, but I never did a proposal before. I just don't like the idea of seeing articles that appear to be stubbed.  17:55, 19 February 2011 (EST)
 * This from Metroid Prime: "The reconstruction of geoform 187, code-named Ridley, was recently completed. After his defeat on Zebes, Command ordered a number of metagenetic improvements for him. Though aggressive, we were able to implement these changes in a cycle. The metamorphosis was painful, but quite successful in the end . . . We believe our creation, now called Meta Ridley, will become the mainstay of our security force, a job he will certainly relish." This makes it clear that all they did was take his body and improve it using technology, not change which creature he is. Geekiness is an end, not a means - Bop1996 13:19, 20 February 2011 (EST)
 * I seem to have prolonged the debate. I find this mildly amusing =P Geekiness is an end, not a means - Bop1996 20:27, 20 February 2011 (EST)
 * Okay, that's a valid point, although according to several of the above comments in the Oppose category, information from Metroid is irrelevant here... Phoenix 02:10, 21 February 2011 (EST)