Talk:Fluff (object)

@Nintendo101 Are they representations of dandelions in the Super Mario franchise? Super Mario RPG (talk) 15:29, May 25, 2024 (EDT)

I think everything within a fictional medium that is derived from a real-life base is intuitively understood to be a representation of "X", and it is not a helpful clarification. The vast majority of the site is dedicated to fictional subjects. The only ones that are not, like those for the developers or voice actors, are readily apparent. For this case, a recurring fictional flower, it is the equivalent of saying "Donkey Kong is a representative of a gorilla in the Super Mario franchise", rather than saying "Donkey Kong is a gorilla in the Super Mario franchise". Nothing is lost, and it flows better. - Nintendo101 (talk) 18:13, May 25, 2024 (EDT)

Split Fluff and Floaty Fluff

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I don't think these should be merged; one is a gigantic dandelion seed-like object that can be latched onto and ridden, the other's a realistically sized dandelion-like plant that can be puffed out for an item. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 16:52, December 30, 2024 (EST)

I would review the history of this subject's nomenclature. - Nintendo101 (talk) 20:12, December 30, 2024 (EST)

Yes? The "floating/floaty" and "fuwafuwa" ones are pretty clearly defined. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 22:54, December 30, 2024 (EST)

The ones from Super Mario Sunshine (large floating seed, similar to the ones from Galaxy, that go by "フワフワわたげ" in-game) and Super Mario 3D Land (the little naturalistic-looking dandelions) both go by わたげ (Watage) in the encyclopedia. Is the one from Super Mario Sunshine the same subject as the ones from the Galaxy games or the ones from 3D Land and 3D World? - Nintendo101 (talk) 16:27, December 31, 2024 (EST)

The one in the Galaxy games, of course, since they're huge seeds that float through the air while you hang onto them, being blown from one place to another. The SM3DL-onward one is just a stylized-but-otherwise-normal dandelion. Remember what you yourself said regarding the SMB3 cannons, and how it would be more appropriate to split the "forward" ones despite them being treated as the "normal" cannons for that game (and thus sharing the name with the later games' diagonal ones). And in this case, one is borderline-generic and the other is entirely fictitious; this would be like including an appearance of a Barrel Cannon in the normal barrel article in a game that simply listed it as "barrel." Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 16:42, December 31, 2024 (EST)