Talk:Bowser's Fury

Cat Counterparts

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Since we now have full confirmation that it is indeed "cat" every time, I'm wondering if we should go ahead and split these from their bases. The situation seems comparable with the "bean" versions of recurring enemies in Superstar Saga, among the many, many, many other examples of similar things that basically only affect how the counterpart looks. The only real question is what to do in cases where there's already a "cat" version in the base game as well as in the new mode, which from what I recall begins and ends with Cat Goomba. I guess it could be "Cat Goomba (Lake Lapcat)" if they aren't going to just keep merged - note that the web page does not list Cat Goomba on the Fury World list, implying they consider it the same as the one in the base game. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 18:21, January 23, 2025 (EST)

I Personally don't really think they ought to be split. With the exception of the Cat Goomba and Cat Bullet Bill, who are the same enemies from 3D World, every single cat enemy is functionally identical to their non-cat counterpart. Its essentially an artstyle difference. --PopitTart (talk) 00:24, January 24, 2025 (EST)

Again, I float regional and other thematic counterparts in other games, such as the Beanish, Shroob, Microscopic/Health-themed, etc. versions from the Mario & Luigi games. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:30, January 24, 2025 (EST)

Siding with PopitTart. The enemies in Bowser's Fury are the exact same as their regular ones whereas the regional and other thematic counterparts have various differences (e.g. Beanarang Bros, Shroob Rexes). PrincessPeachFan (talk) 09:06, January 24, 2025 (EST)

The Beanbean Kingdom enemies are not an artstyle difference, they are more unique enemies that often have their own movesets and different statistics from their regular versions. It's also why we've even split Glohm versions of these enemies. The cat enemies in Bowser's Fury behave exactly as the normal version in Super Mario 3D World with the cat features being entirely aesthetic. This is essentially platformer vs RPG here so it is difficult to fully draw this kind of comparison. Nightwicked Bowser 09:31, January 24, 2025 (EST)