Talk:Electro-Koopa King

Perspective

Why is this written as a species article when it's an individual, recolored, enlarged, asleep example of the red variety? It should probably be rewritten as a character article. Do the Prima, Nintendo Power, or Shogakukan guides indicate it's actually a species? Because unless they do, there's no reason for this to be formatted this way. Particularly with the Japanese name indicating it's a "King" of sorts. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 17:52, 7 July 2018 (EDT)

Name

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So, if it isn't named in-game, i guess it's in the Prima guide? -- FanOfYoshi 02:08, April 12, 2019 (EDT)

And besides the Prima guide, do any guide mention it at any point? -- FanOfYoshi 08:02, May 4, 2019 (EDT)

It's basic inference what the name is. Why do we need a citation needed? It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 18:46, May 9, 2019 (EDT)

Because it's a specific entity and the JP guide distinguishes it with a boss-like name. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:03, May 9, 2019 (EDT)

Versus Books calls it the "Giant Koopa" on page 70 and Prima Games calls it the "Huge Red Electrokoopa" on pages 21 and 96; BradyGames refers to it as the "Denki Nokonoko" and "Koopa" on pages 82 and 83, respectively, but those would seem to generic terms for any given Electro-Koopa, and Nintendo Power simply calls it "the turtle" on page 72. LinkTheLefty (talk) 08:21, May 11, 2019 (EDT)

I don't think we should really adopt Prima's name. I think this is a case where common sense beats a source. I'd go for Giant Koopa if we really have to use such source, but I like the older name of just Electro-Koopa with a green identifier more. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 18:38, June 24, 2019 (EDT)

Technically though, it is a huge version of the red ones....it's just not red itself. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 22:56, June 24, 2019 (EDT)

I'm with BM on this. There is no reason an obviously green thing would be called red in a more credible source. Prima never ceases to amaze me with their baffling incompetence. 23:12, June 24, 2019 (EDT)

Giant Koopa is taken as it's already an older name for Big Koopa Troopa, and the alternatives mean the title would have to use an identifier, which the current situation avoids (also, in my opinion, Prima's guide is the best one out of the four, and it wouldn't be the first time I'd say they have Nintendo Power beat, either). LinkTheLefty (talk) 23:22, June 24, 2019 (EDT)

Normally I'd agree with an anti-identifier mentality, but not when it requires that we use an outright misleading and confusing name. If we wanted to avoid an identifier that badly even just using the Japanese name would be an improvement. 23:36, June 24, 2019 (EDT)

But as Doc says, it's a huge version of the red ones in particular. If anything, the name is really too literal, though I think seeing the "Huge" in front of "Electrokoopa" should make it mostly self-explanatory which of the three types it's actually referring to. LinkTheLefty (talk) 23:50, June 24, 2019 (EDT)

It's a huge, green version of the red one, sure, and you're correct that the name Prima takes is way too literal, though they miss the giant koopa in the room, the color. I say Huge Electrokoopa or Electrokoopa (green) are my best bets, and I really don't like the current one at all. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 01:18, June 25, 2019 (EDT)

What exactly is the context of how the name is used? Is it like "Get past all the Red Electrokoopas to beat the Huge Red Electrokoopa on top?" Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 04:58, June 25, 2019 (EDT)

Good question. "Huge Red Electrokoopa" is used precisely twice: once as an all-caps header on page 21 among Bothersome Big Bosses in Characters and Enemies, and again in normal text on page 96's Boss Characters tab. The rest of the text varyingly describe it as a "giant Red Electrokoopa" (on page 21's description), "massive Red Electrokoopa" (on pages 101 and 103) and "large Red Electrokoopa" (on page 103). LinkTheLefty (talk) 14:45, June 25, 2019 (EDT)

I'll also add: the internal name for Huge Red Electrokoopa is "amiking", which is derived from "aminoko" (Red Electrokoopa) and not "dennoko" (Blue Electrokoopa). The Japanese name is "Dennokoking", but in this context, "Dennoko" appears to be a contraction of the Japanese name for either Electro-Koopa (Denkinokonoko). LinkTheLefty (talk) 13:21, July 6, 2019 (EDT)

Excuse me, but how in hell would Prima be incompetent for calling it a huge version of its parent species? I think you're overstepping some boundaries in here. It's a concise name, but is only a misnomer by saying that it is red, and it's clearly derived from the red ones. -- FanOfYoshi 04:22, July 9, 2019 (EDT)

Congrats on stealing my comment aimed at you on the Bull's-Eye Bill talk. Is unamused.😒 Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 04:32, July 9, 2019 (EDT)

Oops... I coincidentally said the same thing. -- FanOfYoshi 04:41, July 9, 2019 (EDT)

Also, while its Japanese name is Den Noko King, its internal filename is "Amiking", which confirms it to be derived from the red ones. -- FanOfYoshi 13:32, July 11, 2019 (EDT)

Doesn't even need that much for confirmation, anything beyond a 3-second glance can tell its model is identical to the red ones, but larger and shaded green. The only real difference is the unique behavior. I'm honestly surprised it has a unique file name, maybe originally it was intended to be more different. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 13:37, July 11, 2019 (EDT)

(indent restart) This is a green Electro-Koopa, yet we're calling it red. This is just ridiculous. Moving it back to Electro-Koopa (green) would be the best choice for simple clarity. TheDarkStar 15:32, August 16, 2019 (EDT)

Yeah, this is a stupid name. I have no idea what was going through their heads when they wrote this. Wouldn't Giant Koopa also work as a valid name? -- Too Bad! Waluigi Time! 17:25, August 16, 2019 (EDT)

Giant Koopa is one of Big Koopa Troopa's old names, so IDK how that'll work. "Huge Red Electrokoopa" is a clear case of a name not following common sense at all and is misleading at the same time, so let's move it already. TheDarkStar 17:34, August 16, 2019 (EDT)

I must emphasize that this is an enlarged version of the red kind, and not the blue kind. I don't think the guides ever call it "Elecro-Koopa" specifically. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 21:55, August 16, 2019 (EDT)

I know that, but, and I cannot stress this enough, the Electro-Koopa is green. It may be a large variant of the red Electrokoopa, but it is green. The current name is misleading and makes no sense. I'd prefer a non-misleading identifier name over a misleading guide name. TheDarkStar 09:41, August 17, 2019 (EDT)

If you really want to move Huge Red Electrokoopa to Electro-Koopa (green), then the consistent thing to do would also be to move Red Electrokoopa and Blue Electrokoopa to Electro-Koopa (red) and Electro-Koopa (blue), respectively. Move one of them, move all of them. LinkTheLefty (talk) 14:35, August 17, 2019 (EDT)

Problem is, those have sourced names that aren't disgustingly misleading. We had "Electro-Koopa (green)" next to "Blue Electrokoopa" and "Red Electrokoopa" for years and nobody took issue with that. If it's not broken, don't fix it. TheDarkStar 15:55, August 17, 2019 (EDT)

Never mind, they were called "Electro-Koopa (color)" for years. I'd be fine with moving them back, really. TheDarkStar 15:58, August 17, 2019 (EDT)

The name is not misleading, though. It is not trying to say that the Huge Red Electrokoopa is red. It is just saying that it is a large version of the Red Electrokoopas, which it is, even if it is green. Doomhiker (talk) 16:06, August 17, 2019 (EDT)

I know it's a large Red Electrokoopa, but the name calls it red, when it is green. I'd go into more detail, but at this point I'm just repeating myself. TheDarkStar 16:09, August 17, 2019 (EDT)

I know that. But the "red" in its name is not referring to its color, it is just referring to what enemy it is a larger version of. Doomhiker (talk) 16:13, August 17, 2019 (EDT)

Also, Hootie the Blue Fish is clearly purple, but that didn't warrant any argument. Names can be misleading. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 17:12, August 17, 2019 (EDT)

Hootie's blue, the purple is just the lighting. Huge Red Electrokoopa can mean both "it's huge and red" and "it's a huge Red Electrokoopa". If a name is misleading, it should be changed. Readers of the article may be confused by the name. TheDarkStar 17:47, August 17, 2019 (EDT)

Hootie is very much purple, if anything, the blue is the lighting o_O. There's no red light to make it look purple in its environment. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:27, August 18, 2019 (EDT)

The {{distinguish}} and {{about}} templates exist for a reason. If we want to, we can even make "Green Electrokoopa" and "Huge Green Electrokoopa" redirect, because as shown with recent proposals unoffical name redirect are fine if they help users find the article they need. Going for an identifier is not the way to go. Doomhiker (talk) 12:04, August 18, 2019 (EDT)