Talk:Torpedo Base

Naming Source
Do someone has a source about their name and the one from Super Mario Galaxy (Ted Blasters)? I check in Super Mario World game credit and I don't see their name (only Torpedo Ted). -- 10:35, 28 July 2015 (EDT)
 * The Prima guide actually refers to them as "torpedo tubes" (granted, it also mistakenly calls them Bullet Bills instead of Torpedo Teds). LinkTheLefty (talk) 01:22, 13 December 2017 (EST)

Super Mario-Kun
Apparently, Super Mario-Kun had a skit involving the hands from these. Can anyone who can read Japanese tell me if there's anything resembling a potential official name in there? Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:21, 24 April 2018 (EDT)


 * Top-left speech bubble, Yoshi refers to them as 「手っちゃん」 (Tecchan), which seems to come from 手 (te), meaning "hand", and ちゃん (chan), an affectionate honorific. 23:21, 24 April 2018 (EDT)
 * Suppose we could split that from Torpedo Tube, since they're pretty clearly different things.... Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 23:42, 24 April 2018 (EDT)
 * That seems to be Yoshi's nickname for the hand as Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros. has another name among Super Mario World objects (61): 「トーピード発射台」 (Tōpīdo Hasshadai) "Torpedo Launcher" LinkTheLefty (talk) 10:02, 25 April 2018 (EDT)

English name
Hmmm... I think Super Mario Encyclopedia was released a bit earlier, since some Mario Land enemies turn out that their English name is their Japanese name, but it wouldn't be the case for this. What's the English name? -- 11:31, 16 October 2018 (EDT)
 * The English name is Launch Pad, Yoshi. And on a related side note, there is a Bowser Minion that is calling out to Super Mario Wiki to upgrade its artwork:https://www.mariowiki.com/File:SpiketopNSMBW.png;)--Hamshamcart (talk) 17:47, 24 October 2018 (EDT)
 * It is "Launch Pad" in the Super Mario World section (page 69) and "Torpedo Ted Launch Pad" in the New Super Mario Bros. U section (page 217). Either way, we are currently deciding what to do about the information presented in Dark Horse's Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. LinkTheLefty (talk) 17:52, 24 October 2018 (EDT)
 * Per proposal, should we move to Torpedo Hasshadai? -- 05:17, 1 November 2018 (EDT)
 * I've found a usable name for Torpedo Hasshadai in the New Super Mario Bros. U files: torpedo.szs/torpedo.bfres/Models/torpedobase. This also includes Search Torpedo Hasshadai, as the black texture is torpedo.szs/torpedo.bfres/Textures/torpedo_base.0 and the red texture is torpedo.szs/torpedo.bfres/Textures/torpedo_base.1. Should we rename to "Torpedo Base" and "Torpedo Base (red)" (or "Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)")? LinkTheLefty (talk) 09:14, July 10, 2019 (EDT)
 * I'd support that. 09:31, July 10, 2019 (EDT)
 * I think that's too generic in my tastes. -- 09:48, July 10, 2019 (EDT)
 * Doesn't seem any more generic to me than "Bill Blaster". I support the move. -- 11:27, July 10, 2019 (EDT)
 * "Base" seems to be generically used. -- 11:30, July 10, 2019 (EDT)
 * Not really, the other model is torpedo so it seems fairly specified to me. What exactly makes "base" less preferable than hasshadai? LinkTheLefty (talk) 13:55, July 10, 2019 (EDT)
 * "Base" isn't descriptive enough for me. I'd prefer to use internal filenames under a more case-by-case basis. -- 07:55, July 11, 2019 (EDT)
 * It's more descriptive (to English speakers) than "Hasshadai". 07:58, July 11, 2019 (EDT)
 * There's the Names in other languages template, right? -- 08:09, July 11, 2019 (EDT)
 * You...can't really get much more specific than what's directly called up by the in-game data, so I'm still not quite sure what you mean by generic. LinkTheLefty (talk) 08:55, July 11, 2019 (EDT)
 * Let me tell you in what base is invalid (IMO). It seems to describe a part of the Torpedo rather than talking about the Block. -- 11:51, December 14, 2019 (EST)
 * ...why would the filename for the torpedo launcher describe the torpedoes rather than the launcher? 11:56, December 14, 2019 (EST)
 * I still support this move, opposition is very flimsy and speculative. There's no reason the filename for the launcher's texture would refer to a part of the Torpedo Teds themselves. I also don't care for the fact that you tried ending the discussion in your favor when you seem to be the only one opposing. -- 13:00, December 14, 2019 (EST)
 * Actually, i didn't try to end the discussion, i thought that because no one contributed during a few months, i thought it was settled. Also, you don't need to say that you don't care. -- 13:08, December 14, 2019 (EST)
 * Saying "I don't care for" is just another way of saying you don't like something. The discussion obviously wasn't settled because we never came to a conclusion - if anything, the page should've been moved since the majority of users discussing it agreed to do so, not doing nothing. -- 13:11, December 14, 2019 (EST)
 * Alright then. Yeah, should probably be renamed to something. As for now, we can't use the name from the Encyclopedia until further notice, if it ever reappears, being named in-game, or something. But i definitely think it should be renamed now, but not sure how will it be set up. -- 12:02, December 15, 2019 (EST)
 * I think "Torpedo Base" and "Torpedo Base (red)" work fine. LinkTheLefty (talk) 07:27, December 28, 2019 (EST)
 * Red'd imply a coloar variant. Perhaps Targeting Ted, to make it obvious. -- 08:48, December 28, 2019 (EST)
 * It's a simpler identifier though, and the game itelf does essentially treat it as a color difference, though I'll settle for Targeting Ted if we must. LinkTheLefty (talk) 14:12, January 23, 2020 (EST)

(Indent restart) Torpedo Base is fine to me, I support that. 14:17, January 23, 2020 (EST)
 * The articles are now "Torpedo Base" and "Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)" - I do prefer a "red" identifier for the latter but it'd probably be best to not stall it longer. LinkTheLefty (talk) 18:08, March 8, 2020 (EDT)

Considering that we voted to partially overturn the Encyclopedia's names, should we call this Launch Pad or Torpedo Ted Launch Pad? PrincessPeachFan (talk) 08:30, July 12, 2023 (EDT)
 * The key word is "partially" - since this is more of an understandable English name than Comet Tico (which was admittedly an edge case to get around Lumacomète), I would say no. LinkTheLefty (talk) 17:05, July 21, 2023 (EDT)