Talk:Gold Bowser Statue

Merge
This is an old page, from back before color variations were handled with as much consistency as they are nowadays. Anyways, this indeed is a color variation, with the SMW difference being "one moves and one doesn't," which is the same difference for Koco's colors except when it isn't. The only source seemingly to indicate they're separate was Mario Mania, which iirc had some pretty random splits in it. Anyways, this should probably be merged. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:21, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * I'm not sure, so maybe start a proposal...? 00:27, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * I prefer to discuss first so that when some sudden evidence comes out of nowhere, it's not the last minute (like with Nokottasu). Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:31, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * Well, I mean, the differences are actually more apparent than typical color variation enemies; they jump towards the player, and are actually harmful to touch. The gray ones, on the other hand, are stationary, shoot fireballs when the player comes into range, and are harmless to touch. I think it's also worth noting that TTBOMK even the Shogakukan guide treats them separately. 00:40, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros., which gives all (or at least most) color variations different sections. See here. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:53, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * It's a gold variation, which is the exception done to enemies, see my edit summary. -- 02:19, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * It's only the exception when that has to due with coins or points. This is a beige behavioral variation, and looking at the other available palettes (lower right), none of the others really would have worked. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 02:24, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * I see. It could be unintentional though, as its Japanese name indicates that it's golden, not beige. Anyways, how do we handle the Gray Bowser Statue name if we're merging this to Bowser Statue? -- 02:26, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * (It's the Monty Mole palette.) Anyways, they'd be bolded and reffed individually on the SMW section, I suppose. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 02:30, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * Interesting. They are alive, unlike the gray ones, but that's a minor problem. Anyways, i'd support merging if anything. -- 02:36, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * The gray ones seem picky enough about when they shoot fire to be considered a similar level of "alive." They just aren't mobile. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 02:44, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * Should we let consensus first, or start a proposal directly, now? I kinda feel this will go like the Boss Bass talk page. -- 02:46, October 28, 2019 (EDT)
 * Exactly why I'm opening with discussion. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 03:09, October 28, 2019 (EDT)

Torment
So, I've just created my account, so that I will never change the word "Damage" into "Torment" again. So could you please unprotect this page because this page is protected indefinitely? Powerpuff Kirby Fan 17:52, January 19, 2020 (EST)
 * Or you could just... continue not doing that. -- 20:10, January 19, 2020 (EST)

Merge to Bowser Statue
"But we don't merge gold versions!" you might be thinking. Thing is, this is a different situation: here we have two inorganic colors for an inorganic object that has absolutely nothing to do with coins in the slightest. Furthermore, the "gold" enemies we split have "gold" in the JP name as well, while this has a mere parenthesized differentiator. Also, the only source in English to split them was a book that split all color variations.

Proposer: Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) Deadline: February 26, 2020, 23:59 GMT

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