Talk:Spiked Fun Guy (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)

Should it really have been split?

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So it happens that they share the same Japanese name as Pokey. I added my proofs on this talk page that they might be the same, and according to Doc von Schmeltwick (talk), he said" I still maintain that the Spiked Fun Guy in that game was a one-off redesign for the generic Pokey, with Needlenose being called sanbo more generically. Note how one appears alongside normal, on-model Pokeys in a later game, and the other conspicuously doesn't." -- FanOfYoshi 12:47, 9 February 2019 (EST)

Also, note that enemies we're off-model in this game. The Advance guide erroneously states that Spiked Fun Guy hangs on balloons while it only applies to Needlenoses. Other actions are only mentioned in the enemies which shoot them. The Yoshi's New Island guide doesn't mention Needlenoses on Pokey's entry, so unlike Spiked Fun Guy, it can stay as its own article. Note that Spiked Fun Guy's design is much more closer to Pokey, than what are Needlenoses. -- FanOfYoshi 02:58, 10 February 2019 (EST)