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I always thought "implied" was just a term we started using because "List of Things That Don't Actually Appear in Any Media" is too wordy for a title. Actually, [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/4#Article_about_.22Implied.22_subject_.282nd_nomination..29|originally]] the pages were only for things "mentioned in passing", but the definition [http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=List_of_Implied_Characters&action=historysubmit&diff=288886&oldid=288839 was expanded] shortly after that proposal to our current "not physically appeared" definition. It's not a definition of the ''word'' "implied", but of the purpose for these pages, which I think is more important (as do Edofenrir and Reversinator, at the very least, if I understand the comments correctly). And as I (and others) said earlier, pictures don't count as physical appearances any more than words on a page or a line of dialogue, and therefore ''do'' fall under the umbrella of these pages. Really, this discussion boils down to whether you go by the textbook definition of the title alone, or by wiki convention that's been in place since 2007. And pertaining to something MG1 said much earlier, the fact that one user wrote the definition doesn't mean it's not valid and worthy of following: hundreds of users have abided by it for years, so it can hardly be dismissed so off-handedly now. Besides, ''most'' of our rules and conventions can probably be traced back to single users: if it's true that "our policies should not be defined by what a single user wrote down", ''we'd have no policies''. - {{User:Walkazo/sig}} 00:43, 18 February 2011 (EST)
I always thought "implied" was just a term we started using because "List of Things That Don't Actually Appear in Any Media" is too wordy for a title. Actually, [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive_4#Article_about_.22Implied.22_subject_.282nd_nomination..29|originally]] the pages were only for things "mentioned in passing", but the definition [http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=List_of_Implied_Characters&action=historysubmit&diff=288886&oldid=288839 was expanded] shortly after that proposal to our current "not physically appeared" definition. It's not a definition of the ''word'' "implied", but of the purpose for these pages, which I think is more important (as do Edofenrir and Reversinator, at the very least, if I understand the comments correctly). And as I (and others) said earlier, pictures don't count as physical appearances any more than words on a page or a line of dialogue, and therefore ''do'' fall under the umbrella of these pages. Really, this discussion boils down to whether you go by the textbook definition of the title alone, or by wiki convention that's been in place since 2007. And pertaining to something MG1 said much earlier, the fact that one user wrote the definition doesn't mean it's not valid and worthy of following: hundreds of users have abided by it for years, so it can hardly be dismissed so off-handedly now. Besides, ''most'' of our rules and conventions can probably be traced back to single users: if it's true that "our policies should not be defined by what a single user wrote down", ''we'd have no policies''. - {{User:Walkazo/sig}} 00:43, 18 February 2011 (EST)
:'''At Walkazo''' I'm not interested in the pictures now, I just I want to know how Rosalina describes her mother in the game (and I'm just counting Rosalina's point of view, not yours), if she describes as ''My Mother'' she is shouldn't be implied, on the other hand if she refers as ''Her Mother'' or ''The Mother'' then she is.
:'''At Walkazo''' I'm not interested in the pictures now, I just I want to know how Rosalina describes her mother in the game (and I'm just counting Rosalina's point of view, not yours), if she describes as ''My Mother'' she is shouldn't be implied, on the other hand if she refers as ''Her Mother'' or ''The Mother'' then she is.
:'''At Marioguy''' She makes mention to ''her'' mother or the girls' mother in that paragraph? {{User:Coincollector/sig}}
:'''At Marioguy''' She makes mention to ''her'' mother or the girls' mother in that paragraph? {{User:Coincollector/sig}}
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In the case of Scarlette... I have no idea. Her page was (very beautifully and well-made) [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Scarlette&oldid=2644 created back in 2005] and I guess almost no one questioned it. Her case is just simply she isn't an important character to the story and doesn't have any representation at all. She only serves as a purpose to get Bobbery into your party.<br>
In the case of Scarlette... I have no idea. Her page was (very beautifully and well-made) [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Scarlette&oldid=2644 created back in 2005] and I guess almost no one questioned it. Her case is just simply she isn't an important character to the story and doesn't have any representation at all. She only serves as a purpose to get Bobbery into your party.<br>
EDIT: There is [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/45#Allow_certain_implied_sections_to_be_split_from_the_.22List_of_implied_....22_articles|this proposal from 2016]], that gave Scarlette her article after it was [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Scarlette&diff=679386&oldid=679382 turned into a redirect]. However, again, she's only mentioned a few times in the game and isn't that important herself. Only her letter is important. She's not a special case here, she meets the same criteria as most everyone else on this list.
EDIT: There is [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive_45#Allow_certain_implied_sections_to_be_split_from_the_.22List_of_implied_....22_articles|this proposal from 2016]], that gave Scarlette her article after it was [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Scarlette&diff=679386&oldid=679382 turned into a redirect]. However, again, she's only mentioned a few times in the game and isn't that important herself. Only her letter is important. She's not a special case here, she meets the same criteria as most everyone else on this list.


So... options:
So... options:
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::Typed "Mushville" in the search box: it's a wrong answer from the [[Super Fun Quirk Quiz]]. Other mentions of Toad Town ([[Lumpy_(character)#Part_2:_The_Buzzar_Fiend|Lumpy]], [[List_of_e-mails_in_Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door#The_Real_Zip_Toad:_.21|Zip Toad]]) are left intact. So again, no relation to Luigi's tale. {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 18:25, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
::Typed "Mushville" in the search box: it's a wrong answer from the [[Super Fun Quirk Quiz]]. Other mentions of Toad Town ([[Lumpy_(character)#Part_2:_The_Buzzar_Fiend|Lumpy]], [[List_of_e-mails_in_Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door#The_Real_Zip_Toad:_.21|Zip Toad]]) are left intact. So again, no relation to Luigi's tale. {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 18:25, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
:::Probably was in comparison to the Japanese version of said question. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 20:32, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
:::Probably was in comparison to the Japanese version of said question. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 20:32, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
Just for reference, I found [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/45%23Allow_certain_implied_sections_to_be_split_from_the_.22List_of_implied_....22_articles|this proposal]], which seems to be the proposal that allowed [[Scarlette]] to be split. --{{User:TheFlameChomp/sig}} 18:21, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
Just for reference, I found [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive_45%23Allow_certain_implied_sections_to_be_split_from_the_.22List_of_implied_....22_articles|this proposal]], which seems to be the proposal that allowed [[Scarlette]] to be split. --{{User:TheFlameChomp/sig}} 18:21, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
:Oof, didn't see that when I checked. Still, I think my points against Scarlette are valid. Not sure on ''[[Toad Force V]]'', and [[Waffle Kingdom]] doesn't seem to have been done. It was a "catch-all" proposal, which I think are messy when several subjects are involved. This proposal will change Scarlette's outcome from the previous one. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:29, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
:Oof, didn't see that when I checked. Still, I think my points against Scarlette are valid. Not sure on ''[[Toad Force V]]'', and [[Waffle Kingdom]] doesn't seem to have been done. It was a "catch-all" proposal, which I think are messy when several subjects are involved. This proposal will change Scarlette's outcome from the previous one. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 18:29, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
@Doc [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle Hijinxs]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' is also obviously a reference to the [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|level of the same name]] from the original ''DKC''. Doesn't mean they're the same thing, and CK and GK have far less in common (read: nothing beyond being their title of "king"). {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 20:40, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
@Doc [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Jungle Hijinxs]] from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' is also obviously a reference to the [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|level of the same name]] from the original ''DKC''. Doesn't mean they're the same thing, and CK and GK have far less in common (read: nothing beyond being their title of "king"). {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 20:40, 17 July 2018 (EDT)
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@Glowsquid: You do have a point about Luigi never encountering Goomboss, but Luigi's stories being embellished doesn't prove a thing. All it does is cast doubt on the details; it doesn't prove that the Chestnut King's entire backstory is false. Luigi's own version of the story (the one he tells directly to Mario, not the one in the book) omits the part about the Chestnut King being Eclair's transformed lover on purpose, so it seems unlikely that it would have been a lie, as he was lying specifically to cover that up. This isn't just one or two inconsistencies between portrayals you're trying to excuse; the Chestnut King is completely unrecognizable in every way, shape, and form. Even [[Vanna T.]] and [[Toadette]] have more in common. {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 00:53, 19 July 2018 (EDT)
@Glowsquid: You do have a point about Luigi never encountering Goomboss, but Luigi's stories being embellished doesn't prove a thing. All it does is cast doubt on the details; it doesn't prove that the Chestnut King's entire backstory is false. Luigi's own version of the story (the one he tells directly to Mario, not the one in the book) omits the part about the Chestnut King being Eclair's transformed lover on purpose, so it seems unlikely that it would have been a lie, as he was lying specifically to cover that up. This isn't just one or two inconsistencies between portrayals you're trying to excuse; the Chestnut King is completely unrecognizable in every way, shape, and form. Even [[Vanna T.]] and [[Toadette]] have more in common. {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 00:53, 19 July 2018 (EDT)


On a side note, I [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/37#Move_the_.22List_of_implied_X.22_articles_to_.22List_of_mentioned_X.22|still think]] that this article (and related articles) should be renamed. <span style="font-family:Mario Party 2/3 Textbox">[[User:RickTommy|RickTommy]] ([[User talk:RickTommy|talk]])</span> 01:43, 19 July 2018 (EDT)
On a side note, I [[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive_37#Move_the_.22List_of_implied_X.22_articles_to_.22List_of_mentioned_X.22|still think]] that this article (and related articles) should be renamed. <span style="font-family:Mario Party 2/3 Textbox">[[User:RickTommy|RickTommy]] ([[User talk:RickTommy|talk]])</span> 01:43, 19 July 2018 (EDT)
:...and this is relevant because...? {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 01:45, 19 July 2018 (EDT)
:...and this is relevant because...? {{User:Toadette the Achiever/sig}} 01:45, 19 July 2018 (EDT)
::Different discussion entirely, dude. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 01:56, 19 July 2018 (EDT)
::Different discussion entirely, dude. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 01:56, 19 July 2018 (EDT)
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==Split a few more?==
==Split a few more?==
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Following up on the Blumiere's father and Scarlette proposal above, shouldn't King K. Rool's wife be split too at least? Perhaps also do something about Mogura Kong and X-Naut Johnson (who does seem to be present as one of the random members of the group, but we just don't know which one)? [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 10:53, January 8, 2023 (EST)
Following up on the Blumiere's father and Scarlette proposal above, shouldn't King K. Rool's wife be split too at least? Perhaps also do something about Mogura Kong and X-Naut Johnson (who does seem to be present as one of the random members of the group, but we just don't know which one)? [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 10:53, January 8, 2023 (EST)
:Apparently they did something with [[Johnson|X-Naut Johnson]], but there's also a new section talking about more characters who have appeared (that ''I'' made) that has K. Rool's wife, so go talk there. {{User|Weegie baby}} 15:59, October 22, 2024
:Apparently they did something with [[Johnson|X-Naut Johnson]], but there's also a new section talking about more characters who have appeared (that ''I'' made) that has K. Rool's wife, so go talk there. {{User|Weegie baby}} 15:59, October 22, 2024
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I dunno why, but there are some characters that HAVE appeared but are in [[List of implied characters|this article]] (like: [[Bowser]]’s father; King Caresaway the First; [[K. Rool]]’s wife; [[Kroop]]’s wife (it’s concept art, but still…); Mogera Kong; [[Daisy]]’s father; the Mushroom Queen; [[Rosalina]]’s mother; The Voice from above; [[Wario]]’s parents) and should be split into 11 (or 10) different articles. I just think it’s ridiculous… and that’s all. {{User|Weegie baby}} 21:18, October 21, 2024
I dunno why, but there are some characters that HAVE appeared but are in [[List of implied characters|this article]] (like: [[Bowser]]’s father; King Caresaway the First; [[K. Rool]]’s wife; [[Kroop]]’s wife (it’s concept art, but still…); Mogera Kong; [[Daisy]]’s father; the Mushroom Queen; [[Rosalina]]’s mother; The Voice from above; [[Wario]]’s parents) and should be split into 11 (or 10) different articles. I just think it’s ridiculous… and that’s all. {{User|Weegie baby}} 21:18, October 21, 2024
:There is only a statue of King Caresaway the First, he doesn't appear himself as he's long dead; Kroop's wife also never appears physically and is dead; Rosalina's mother is only in the storybook and is dead; the Voice never appears physically and just "speaks" to you (and is only physically a statue)... when we talk about "appears" here we mean physically appears. Hence why [[Korvallis|Kolorado's father]] gets a page despite also being dead - we see his physical remains onscreen. Not sure about the others, but aren't Daisy's father and Wario's parents never seen onscreen (any medium counts for this, not just the games) and are only just mentioned in dialogue, hence merely being implied? [[User:Technetium|Technetium]] ([[User talk:Technetium|talk]]) 16:25, October 21, 2024 (EDT)
:There is only a statue of King Caresaway the First, he doesn't appear himself as he's long dead; Kroop's wife also never appears physically and is dead; Rosalina's mother is only in the storybook and is dead; the Voice never appears physically and just "speaks" to you (and is only physically a statue)... when we talk about "appears" here we mean physically appears. Hence why [[Kolorado's father]] gets a page despite also being dead - we see his physical remains onscreen. Not sure about the others, but aren't Daisy's father and Wario's parents never seen onscreen (any medium counts for this, not just the games) and are only just mentioned in dialogue, hence merely being implied? [[User:Technetium|Technetium]] ([[User talk:Technetium|talk]]) 16:25, October 21, 2024 (EDT)
::Why does [[Little T.]] have a page then? [[User:Blinker|Blinker]] ([[User talk:Blinker|talk]]) 10:56, October 22, 2024 (EDT)
::Why does [[Little T.]] have a page then? [[User:Blinker|Blinker]] ([[User talk:Blinker|talk]]) 10:56, October 22, 2024 (EDT)
:::Hmm… fair point actually… [[User:Technetium|Technetium]] ([[User talk:Technetium|talk]]) 11:46, October 22, 2024 (EDT)
:::Hmm… fair point actually… [[User:Technetium|Technetium]] ([[User talk:Technetium|talk]]) 11:46, October 22, 2024 (EDT)
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::::::::also also... To never been brought up again later... Yeah, definitely Bowser. I think they were trying to pull a twist like the game, make us think that the Bowser Kamek is working for is the adult one, only to then pull the rug from under our feet with Baby Bowser. Even ''kun'' did something similar by using future Bowser and then converting him to Baby for the final chapter. --{{user:Mariuigi Khed/sig}} 19:02, October 23, 2024 (EDT)
::::::::also also... To never been brought up again later... Yeah, definitely Bowser. I think they were trying to pull a twist like the game, make us think that the Bowser Kamek is working for is the adult one, only to then pull the rug from under our feet with Baby Bowser. Even ''kun'' did something similar by using future Bowser and then converting him to Baby for the final chapter. --{{user:Mariuigi Khed/sig}} 19:02, October 23, 2024 (EDT)
:::::::::Changing the subject: found the full panels of Miss K. Rool and added more info (and [[Okusan|her own page]]). --{{User:Mariuigi_Khed/sig}} 14:37, October 26, 2024 (EDT)
:::::::::Changing the subject: found the full panels of Miss K. Rool and added more info (and [[Okusan|her own page]]). --{{User:Mariuigi_Khed/sig}} 14:37, October 26, 2024 (EDT)
== Bowser's father ==
I'm just gonna say it: I think we should remove the TTYD and SPM parts from the section on Bowser's father. There's no proof whatsoever that the portrait is of his father. For all we know it could be some other relative or even Bowser himself. It's extremely misleading to have this here imo - not because it's implied information, but because it's a wild guess with literally no evidence to back it up. [[User:Technetium|Technetium]] ([[User talk:Technetium|talk]]) 15:34, January 8, 2025 (EST)
:It says it is '''''possibly''''' Bowser’s father. Have you ever considered reading the captions on the image? [[User:Weegie baby|Weegie baby]] ([[User talk:Weegie baby|talk]]) 15:43, January 18, 2025 (EST)
::I did see that. My point is that the picture could be of literally anyone, there's no evidence to assume it could be Bowser's father. Implied characters need evidence. [[User:Technetium|Technetium]] ([[User talk:Technetium|talk]]) 15:45, January 18, 2025 (EST)
:::It's just a picture of Bowser with a mustache. We should leave it up to the jury to decide for lack of any other evidence provided. Remove the information's suggesting it's Bowser's father. {{User:Mario/sig}} 15:50, January 18, 2025 (EST)
::::Get rid of the speculation. {{User:Ray Trace/sig}} 15:54, January 18, 2025 (EST)
:::::For the record, the texture name in both games is "kpa_01_kaiga," so just "bwsr 01 painting" to translate it; the "kpa" prefix is used for almost all the textures in that location, so it's not an indicator of identity. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 16:35, January 18, 2025 (EST)

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