Talk:Lava Ghost

The Nintendo Power guide called this a Spark Spook...Bob Greenlake 21:34, 2 November 2007 (EDT)


 * A redirect has been created for the alternative name.


 * 21:59, 3 October 2012 (EDT)

German Name
So, as seen by these two pages of the Spieleberater, there's two names for the lava droplet enemies: Lavabuu and Lavallon. One belongs to Lava Ghost and the other to Spark Spook. Problem is is that both entries use the artwork for Lava Ghost, and the second bio is a bit too blurry to make out. So...which name do we give to Lava Ghost and which do we give to Spark Spook? 08:25, June 10, 2022 (EDT)
 * Does the clearer description give a clue on which one it's referring to? LinkTheLefty (talk) 09:09, June 10, 2022 (EDT)
 * Der Brödelschleim poppt manchmal aus der Lava raus und ich muß aufpassen, daß ich mir nicht die Nase verbrenne! (The dough slime sometimes pops out of the lava and I have to be careful not to burn my nose!)
 * Not really. 09:19, June 10, 2022 (EDT)
 * I tried zooming in to the other one and running an automatic translation to see if anything else came up, but it seems like it's equally vague (if I'm typing it right). My guess is that "Lavabuu" is probably Lava Ghost due to "Buu" being "Boo", which is how the German wiki takes it as well, given that they seem more ghost-like than the ordinary Spark Spooks. Would the etymology of "Lavallon" give us another clue (I'm assuming it's the simpler "Lava-balloon")? LinkTheLefty (talk) 09:50, June 10, 2022 (EDT)
 * I'm unsure as to what the "-llon" part of "lavallon" comes from honestly. "Balloon" could be the origin though, given how the book does use English words sometimes (like how "Burner Heiho" is called a Flame Guy). But what did you make out of the second blurrier bio anyways? 11:13, June 10, 2022 (EDT)
 * I got this out of it: Genau wie der Brödelschleim ist mit dem Lavallon nichts zu machen - einfach nur aufweichen! (not 100%). I was hoping it'd mention the screech it makes or the angle of its trajectory, but it doesn't look like it. LinkTheLefty (talk) 12:33, June 10, 2022 (EDT)
 * Okay, so I decided to check the parts of the book where the Lava Ghosts and Spark Spooks are found, but alas, I'm not sure if I missed anything but I don't see either name used in the level portions. 12:54, June 10, 2022 (EDT)
 * Just wanna point out that in most languages, "ballon" and cognates just mean "ball," not the English meaning of "balloon." Lava Bubble is just a ball of lava, so it makes sense as "Lavallon." Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 22:45, June 23, 2022 (EDT)
 * Makes sense. I also just realized something; could Lavabuu's description of "dough slime" refer to the Lava Ghost's longer, drippy body? 12:40, July 9, 2022 (EDT)