Deletion of List of Paper Mario series characters (2nd nomination)

Comment: per Wikipedia's policies in favor of listing major characters like these who verifiable through reliable sources, i.e. as as subjects are clearly |notable as demonstrated by the improvements made to the article since nomination, that they come from a recognizable franchise, and the fact that the items on this list can be |verified by |reliable sources as linked within this discussion to Google News and Books.   I did a Google book search and did find some information on development and reception that I http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Paper_Mario_series_characters&diff=304815738&oldid=304569763 added to the article.  There appears to be oodles more on http://news.google.com/archivesearch?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22Paper+Mario%22+characters&cf=all Google News.  So, perhaps expanding the development and reception information would be a good start to build off of my additions.  The series needs an in-depth character list as such articles belong on Wikipedia per our First pillar of being a specialized encyclopedia.  Sincerely
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N||WP:V||WP:RS)

Comment: The citation by A Nobody is quality but would be better placed in the article on the specific game, if it isn't already. The majority of the characters listed here are either exceptionally minor characters or otherwise have articles of their own, such as Mario. Those inbetween the two types would be the ideal merge targets up to their parent game articles. If a merge is not possible which would preserve the integrity of the target articles per , than a straight up ''delete'' would be fine. In the end, this articles serves as a regurgitation of |unnecessary plot
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:PLOT||WP:PLOT)

Comment: to Mario role-playing games, no merge. There isn't any |real-world context to |justify giving this much text to this many minor characters, and given the current status of the Paper Mario articles, it doesn't seem there's a need to. This isn't a complex series, either: The repetitive nature of the characters is proof enough of that (", a , helps Mario after he helps  to "). Thus, the article is essentially a list of minor plot points, in bullet form
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (WP:WAF||WP:DUE)