Talk:Orb (Super Paper Mario)

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Three unique items with different descriptions, sprites, and methods to obtain. This is comparable to Justice Toad's items. Should we split this page? The Water Tablet, Fire Tablet, and Stone Tablet are similar and they're split, so this being mashed together is a strange inconsistency. Scrooge200 (talk) 00:44, February 7, 2020 (EST)

Yes, absolutely. I'm surprised these haven't been split sooner. ^(T|C) 00:47, February 7, 2020 (EST)

at least the tablets had actual differences besides being the same item with different shaders applied TheDarkStar 00:48, February 7, 2020 (EST)

Yeeeah, I think these are better merged personally....we don't split the Pure Heart (or other comparable item) colors, after all :P Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 02:30, February 7, 2020 (EST)

We generally split unique RPG items, though. Niiue - Who has lost his tail? 03:10, February 7, 2020 (EST)

They're only "unique" in color and what part of the same fetch quest they're obtained, though. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 11:35, February 7, 2020 (EST)

I'd support a split. -- FanOfYoshi at 11:59, February 7, 2020 (EST)

Except that the same goes for the multicolored keys in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. ^(T|C) 15:56, February 9, 2020 (EST)

Except "key" is a generic thing. "Magic heaven orb of rainbow bridge justice" really isn't. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:22, February 10, 2020 (EST)

Except that orbs are generic things...in fiction, at least, so I don't know where you're going with this. "Key" items are by no means limited to just keys that unlock entryways. ^(T|C) 10:02, February 10, 2020 (EST)

Y'all that's digression. The fact of the matter is that there are three orbs with identical function in the same place that are only different in color. There's no need to split it on that basis, as a section per each orb on one large page is easily accomplished. Anchored redirects can take care of people searching for the specific orb color. This should be remerged. Trig - 10:21, February 10, 2020 (EST)

That's not digression, it's precedent. I didn't bring up the Bowser's Inside Story keys for no reason, as both that group of items and this one have near-perfect similarities; both groups consist of entities only distinguishable by their color, both are each obtained from the same group of characters (The Orbs come from Nimbis, while said keys come from Fawfulcopters), and both item groups are used in different areas of a single location. This can't be overlooked. ^(T|C) 17:20, February 12, 2020 (EST)

then if they're identical, they should be merged. they should not serve as a precedent for further unnecessary splitting. TheDarkStar 18:09, February 12, 2020 (EST)

Agreed with re-merging the Orbs and merging the Keys. -- Too Bad! Waluigi Time! 18:55, February 12, 2020 (EST)

Also keep in mind that the outcome of a certain proposal disagrees with you. ^(T|C) 21:17, February 12, 2020 (EST)

That is an inappropriate comparison, as it was discussing the validity of the former Key template. Trig - 21:27, February 12, 2020 (EST)