Category talk:Undead

Would it be a better idea to just create separate categories called ghosts, skeletons, mummies, spirits, zombies and leave out the speculation-loaded term of "undead"? I don't think this is a useful category and even the sentence reeks of early Wiki fluff. Mario^-HOHO! (Talk / Stalk) 14:56, 19 August 2018 (EDT)

Possibly. I made a good portion of the subcategories here, myself, but "undead" is still commonly used as a generic term. Which is probably a good thing, because it's a ridiculous word. Keeping all the things "traditionally" classified as "undead" together does have its own merits, however. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 15:03, 19 August 2018 (EDT)

I don't know, you have things like Buffy the Dolphin, Bonneter, Golden Diva, Hoohoo Spirit, Broozer, Ghosts (Pac-Man), Sewer Guru, Phantom Ember, Wandering Soul, and many others who are in this category because they're spirits/ghosts though not necessarily "undead", just paranormal. Mario^-HOHO! (Talk / Stalk) 14:56, 19 August 2018 (EDT)

Maybe "Paranormal" for a category instead? Ray Trace^(T|C) 15:11, 19 August 2018 (EDT)

Probably. I'd support a separate category for ghosts/spirits and remove elements like the above, but do keep Portrait Ghosts and any other ghosts/spirits that were explicitly and consistently described as being derived from the living. Things like Boos are not frequently shown enough to be "undead" (Boo has only a one-off joke about Igor and Mario having the Boo version of him leaking out in a GIF, played as a comical gag) and so should be left off this category. Mario^-HOHO! (Talk / Stalk) 15:30, 19 August 2018 (EDT)

And that overlaps all the moreso with Category:Deceased Characters.... Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:25, 19 August 2018 (EDT)

Oh? We might not even needs this one. By the way, Star Spirits should be considered "Undead" too if we're going to include spirits in this one. This is what I mean, we should redefine this category. Mario^-HOHO! (Talk / Stalk) 13:14, 20 August 2018 (EDT)