Talk:Moleville Toad

Name change

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As mentioned here, the "treasure-hunting Toad" was evidently named after a wish that, as it turns out, wasn't even his. Not only that, but using "Toads" to refer to the people wasn't in common usage until Paper Mario; Super Mario RPG was one of the last games to distinctly use "Mushroom person", which can be seen in one of the Nimbus NPC's lines describing an inn guest (remake even keeps this, changing "mushroom person" to lowercase, when it had the opportunity to use "Toad" instead). So let's fix that. My suggestion: considering he opens the "Miner's Store" later in the game, I think "Miner" is a good enough name for him. It might even qualify as conjecture removal. What do you think? LinkTheLefty (talk) 10:39, March 14, 2024 (EDT)

I agree with changing the name, but I'm not sure about "Miner". For what it's worth, the Japanese name for the shop is「ほりだしもの屋」, which doesn't appear to name the character. So, maybe moving the page, but keeping it as conjectural? Blinker (talk) 16:08, March 14, 2024 (EDT)

Yeah, it can just as easily be interpreted as being a shop for miners. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 16:22, March 14, 2024 (EDT)

I interpreted it as "Trove's Store" but there's a double-meaning in there since the word can mean "bargain" (although it would also make sense if it was supposed to be "Miners’ Store" but there was a misplaced apostrophe). It might be worth checking the other languages in the remake to see what approach the foreign renditions take. LinkTheLefty (talk) 16:58, March 14, 2024 (EDT)

Looking on YouTube, in Italian it's "una Bottega del minatore", or "a miner's store". Not as in "(a miner)'s store", but as in "a (miner's store)". In Spanish, it's "una tienda minera", or "a mining shop". And I've checked three French playlists, but none of them talk to the guy... Blinker (talk) 18:56, March 14, 2024 (EDT)