Editing Talk:Wonder Piranha

== Plant or Not? ==

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Much like [[Dark Nokonoko]], This is a derived name candidate with inconsistent official localization. '''Wonder Piranha Plant''', or simply '''Wonder Piranha'''? The former feels like a more "safe" option, contracting the name could make it sound more "official" than warranted. On the other hand, the latter name is consistent with [[Cloud Piranha]]s who have a similar role in the same game, and they do bear a noteworthy resemblance to [[Piranha Creeper]]s.--[[User:PopitTart|PopitTart]] ([[User talk:PopitTart|talk]]) 16:04, December 21, 2024 (EST)
:Should also mention that the [[Trottin' Piranha Plant]] are called "Run Run Pakkun" in Japanese, too. {{User:Arend/sig}} 17:38, December 21, 2024 (EST)
::Personally, I think '''Wonder Piranha''' is a more direct translation and it is the one I support. However, I personally would have done that for the other Piranha Plant enemies impacted by this proposal, so my perspective could be biased. - [[User:Nintendo101|Nintendo101]] ([[User talk:Nintendo101|talk]]) 08:50, December 22, 2024 (EST)
:::The vast majority of Piranha Plant enemies don't have "Flower" in their Japanese names, just "Packun". One notable exception being Big Piranha Plant. But in English, many of them have the full "Piranha Plant". Considering this game also has [[Melon Piranha Plant]], I'd personally go with "Wonder Piranha Plant" here. [[User:Blinker|Blinker]] ([[User talk:Blinker|talk]]) 10:43, December 22, 2024 (EST)
::::And now we've come to a crossroads due to the Trottin' Piranha Plant and Wonder Piranha translations. ''Personally'', I would go with "Wonder Piranha" over "Wonder Piranha Plant", because translating "Packun" as "Piranha Plant" and not just "Piranha" when "Packun Flower" exists in full two-word form always bugged me. It feels like localization really wants to hammer it in that these are the names of plants and not fish? I don't think anyone's making that mistake, though. [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 09:15, December 28, 2024 (EST)
:::::I say we name it "Wonder Piranha". Not only does it roll off the tongue better, but they're closely related to Cloud Piranhas, which don't have "Plant" in their name. [[User:Mikan-chan|Mikan-chan]] ([[User talk:Mikan-chan|talk]]) 7:54, February 7, 2025 (EST)
:::::I vouch for this name change to Wonder Piranha above for similar reasons. Could become a talk-page proposal if anyone wants. --{{User:CyonOfGaia/sig}} 06:25, February 9, 2025 (EST)