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Merge Game Boy Donkey Kong enemy variations / Split Wario World enemy variations
Donkey Kong for the Game Boy and Wario World have one thing in common: both games often change an enemy's design and name to reflect the environment, while keeping its behaviour intact. However, for each game's case, we apply a different type of coverage. The Donkey Kong enemy variations are currently split from each other, such as in the case of Aqua Man, Miira, Golem and Robo NO.1 having their own pages despite being the same concept, while Wario World enemy derivatives such as Magon, Clowns, Snowmen, Wolves etc. all share the same page. This proposal seeks to find a consistent treatment for enemies that only differ by appearance and name.

Proposer: Deadline: July 11, 2020, 15:20 GMT

Split Wario World enemy variations

 * 1) . I am in favour of this option, as there is precedent of this type of coverage with enemies such as Klomp/Neek, Sour Dodo/Cheesy Chester etc.
 * 2) They're obviously different enemies that just use the same behavior and attack patterns, it's not like the same enemies in Odyssey wearing different hats to be more thematically appropriate. Not to mention I'm concerned that leaving the Wario World enemies merged would lead down an extremely slippery slope of "different enemy + same behavior = merge".
 * 3) We've split out far similar subjects, so this makes sense. Plus, despite the minor behavioral changes, their aesthetic changes are so sporadic that it's hard to consider them the same thing (you know, unlike the case with red/green Koopa Troopas).
 * 4) Per all.
 * 5) Per all.
 * 6) Per all.
 * 7) Per proposal, since most WW variations have official names now. I will note, however, that GBDK's Metroid-esque enemy reskins do sometimes have subtle differences (notably Bowbow freaking out when Mario gets the hammer compared to its later counterparts) and are all listed separately in the Perfect Daijiten anyways.
 * 8) This option makes the most sense, since the variants have their own official names, and it is consistent with the other similar subjects that have been split in the past. Per all.
 * 9) All per.