Talk:Volcano Lotus

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Mario Portal confirms that "Volcano Lotus", the original Super Mario World name, is the correct one. "Volcano Plant" is from Super Princess Peach, whose English localization is janky in the same way that Super Mario RPG's is, containing inconsistencies like "Boss P. Plant" and "Mecha-Spike Top". Therefore, it should not take priority, especially since people are far more likely to be familiar with SMW than SPP. 18:18, August 18, 2022 (EDT)

But then, what about "Fishin' Boo"? Should we ignore that one because "Fishing Boo" was reused more recently in Super Mario Run? LinkTheLefty (talk) 18:35, August 18, 2022 (EDT)

"Volcano Plant" was used as early as the Mario Mania Player's Guide (as was "Fishing Boo"). I wouldn't consider it an example of Super Princess Peach's localization jank. PopeLuigi (talk) 19:40, August 18, 2022 (EDT)

@LinkTheLefty: SMR doesn't appear to be janky like SPP is, and the difference between "Fishin' Boo" and "Fishing Boo" is honestly trivial. It's more of an alternate spelling than a new name outright, like Chain Chomp being hyphenated sometimes. Either way, "Fishing Boo" being used in a second, non-sloppily translated game supports the idea that it's more than just a one-off goof, unlike SPP's other naming oddities. 19:47, August 18, 2022 (EDT)

@PopeLuigi: Well, if nothing else, that could explain where the SPP localizers got the name, like "Inside the Volcano" from Nintendo Power showing up in SM64DS. They could have avoided this goof if they had, you know, just played SMW (because why get people who have actually played Mario games to translate one?). 19:50, August 18, 2022 (EDT)

"Volcano Plant" also showed up erroneously in the English manual, claiming that it's related to Jumpin' Piranha Plant when it's not, so the "Plant" name could be the result of someone on the old localization team mistakenly thinking it's related to (Fire?) Piranha Plant and not Lava Lotus. LinkTheLefty (talk) 20:00, August 18, 2022 (EDT)

In other words, I now lean toward agreeing with the move since it seems likely that the "Plant" name was an error in the first place that should've stayed "Lotus" all along, so no further objections from me. LinkTheLefty (talk) 09:24, August 21, 2022 (EDT)