Talk:Big Wiggler

They originated in Mario Kart Wii!
Hello? They originated in Mario Kart Wii. What I don't get is this: "They make their first Mario Kart appearance in Mario Kart 7. They replace the already-giant Wigglers in Maple Treeway, because the normal Wiggler is a playable character." That doesn't even make any sense! The Wigglers in Mario Kart 7 are the exact same size as those in Mario Kart Wii! The Wigglers in Mario Kart Wii weren't normal ones! WHAT? --Schmerpin 17:12, 22 May 2012 (EDT)

Yes I agree. MarioKart7player (talk) 15:58, 12 February 2015 (EST)

Mega Wiggler
Big Wiggler shoud be called Mega Wiggler. It sounds a lot better. Who changed it? MarioKart7player (talk) 15:58, 12 February 2015 (EST)
 * The wiki always prefers using official names over non-official names. Currently, "Big Wiggler" had an official source, while "Mega Wiggler" did not, so that's why it was moved. Regardless of what "sounds" better, the official name trumps anything else.

Ok, well I think Mega Wiggler sounds better. MarioKart7player (talk) 17:28, 12 February 2015 (EST)

Super Mario 64
I think the Wiggler boss from Super Mario 64 should get a mention in some capacity on here, as unlike other large Wiggler bosses/characters (like the ones from several later RPGs), it is treated as larger-than-normal in-game; not only is it on the giant part of the island, but it outright shrinks down to normal size after being defeated, eventually falling through the floor. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 07:47, 14 February 2019 (EST)
 * Hmmm... I wonder what does the Japanese encyclopedia calls it... I'd assume that it is called "Hanachan". -- 13:03, 3 March 2019 (EST)

Split the NSMB information from this article?
Should we split the New Super Mario Bros. information from this article? It is much bigger than later appearances, and serves as a platform. -- 12:25, 15 February 2019 (EST)
 * Being larger by itself isn't a reason to split; for example, Big Goombas are sometimes just the size of Hefty Goombas, and the big enemies in the Super Mario Galaxy games absolutely eclipse their appearances in other games. As long as the enemy is depicted as bigger than usual, the actual size can be imprecise. It is, however, longer than usual, having many more segments instead of simply being scaled up, which makes it fairly unique compared to most of the big enemies. The fact that it's used as a platform isn't necessarily a distinguishing factor because Big Wigglers have different interactions depending on the game (even in within only the New Super Mario Bros. line of games, things can still manage to change such as Mini Goombas or Spinners). This can honestly go either way, but I'm leaning towards keeping the big species articles unified. LinkTheLefty (talk) 19:33, 15 February 2019 (EST)
 * TCRF showed a video of unused behaviors for objects, and there was what appeared to be a "Deka Hanachan", though, if this gets split, it would go under the name "Kyodai Hanachan" per source priority. -- 13:32, 20 February 2019 (EST)
 * That's a valid point. The video indicates that more standard Big Wigglers were considered for New Super Mario Bros. LinkTheLefty (talk) 06:22, 21 February 2019 (EST)