Talk:Blurp (Yoshi's Story)

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Any proof these aren't just redesigned Cheep Cheeps, a la Flopsy Fish? Binarystep (talk) 00:25, 24 April 2015 (EDT)

Any proof that they are redesigned Cheep Cheeps? Hello, I'm Time Turner.
I think it can be concluded within reason that they are meant to be Cheep Cheeps, just given another N64 touch-up on their design like the "Bubs" of Super Mario 64. Supposing that they were named after or mistaken for the Super Mario World Blurps, the localization misread the Japanese for a very simple reason - namely, Blurp is 「ブクブク」 and Cheep Cheep is 「プクプク」. The basic small enemy is essentially still a Cheep Cheep, and we've got one source naming them Pukupuku / Cheep Cheep over none calling the small ones Buku Buku / Blurp, so that coupled with the fact that the species is a series staple makes for an easy merge. The question is what to do with the remaining two big counterparts: the English source we have appears to collectively call them Blurps, and appears to name the red one, aptly enough, Red Blurp. The Red Blurp is already strongly likened to Boss Bass, so I think they can be considered the same thing, with this article just covering the otherwise unnamed blue variant and leaving a note along the lines of, "In Yoshi's Story, the term "Blurp" can also refer to Boss Bass, which were renamed Red Blurp." (Why were multiple separate enemies placed in this article, anyway?) LinkTheLefty (talk) 17:36, 5 May 2015 (EDT)