Talk:Characters of the Final Fantasy IV series

message: I think the pictures of Palom and Porom are mislabelled. The one shown beside Palom, I believe, is actually of Porom, and vice versa. Could anyone confirm this?  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.107.224.195 (talk • contribs) .
*Palom has the red cape.  Porom has the green cape.  The spirtes just have the wrong names.  Play the game for confirmation? — warpedmirror (talk) 01:39, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Palom and Porom

message: Perhaps the official art for these characters would serve as better visuals? The sprites (especially at this size) are unsightly and pixellated. I know no official art likely exists for some of them (like Anna, Kokkol, etc), but I know it does exist for all the main characters, Zemus included. --DalkaenT/C 16:23, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Art

message: I wanted to point out that between the three English versions of Final Fantasy IV, different names of some characters (specifically the Elemental Fiends/Devils/Lords) have changed throughout.  I updated the page to use the FFIV Advance names of these four characters - as they are clearly references to The Divine Comedy.  With a new, thinner font in the Game Boy Advance enhanced remake more room was provided in the enemy box to fit in the full names of Scarmiglione, Barbariccia, etc.  I propose that names used in the most recent translation of the game should be used in this article (as well as the other FF character articles). Any oppositions? — warpedmirror (talk) 20:04, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, but there is the question of continuity.  No release of FFIV ever calls Scarmiglione an Elemental Fiend.  And why would Square Enix retranslate the term from Fiend to Lord if they wanted them to be referred to as Lords?  It is generally accepted that the games in the main FF series are not connected.  No one makes any reference to the Light Warriors or the FFI quest in FFIV.  And while I do agree that Fiends sounds better than Lords, that doesn't really justify that it should be used. — warpedmirror (talk) 19:42, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

text: The new trivia section (hopefully) clears everything up.  The article uses the most recent translation, but makes it clear that the original translation was Fiends — a blatant reference to the characters in a group of the same found in FFI and FFIX.  I hope this resolves everything.  (Also, note that it is custom to sign your posts on Wikipedia.  Do this by adding four tildes (~~~~) to each post you make on a talk page.)  — warpedmirror (talk) 23:59, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Names to use 

message: Where do these names come from? They are not mentioned at all in the game. HeroOfVirtue 23:39, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They're from a myriad of other sources, including game guides and the included instruction booklets...—ウルタプ 04:55, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not that I doubt it, of course. It's just that I have never seen them prior to looking at this article. HeroOfVirtue 21:36, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

text: I wonder, though, if the surnames should be used outside of the "(known as '[JP name]' in Japan)" blurb, given that the surnames have never been officially published in any English materials, only in the Japanese materials. T.J. Fuller, Jr. 17:45, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Character surnames

message: I have redirected all of the characters here because of the various mergers of other Final Fantasy characters to their lists. Only notable multiple game characters need them. They also don't have any content besides plot summaries, which goes against WP:NOT. Nemu 20:51, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: But, but, they were better written than this page! The descriptions here need heavy rewriting and should be "paragraphized". Kariteh 21:27, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I really can't see too much of a difference in quality. Besides, It should take about the same amount of effort to get these up to standards as it would take to summarize the articles. Nemu 21:32, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Lets try to improve the prose of the article in preparation for trying to reach GA status :) I'm sure a lot of the old text can be copyedited back here without bloating the article. 06:15, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Character articles

message: I see that someone has posted the bard prince's Japanese name as "Gilbart", referrencing the Japanese FFIVA website.  However, isn't it that all the Japanese instruction manuals up to this point have labelled him as "Gilbert", with the website as a rare mistransliteration?  Could someone check those manuals and fix the citation if this is true? T.J. Fuller, Jr. 17:47, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gilbart vs Gilbert 

message: Shouldn't we update the pix of Cecil, Rosa, Cain, Rydia, and Yang with the FF4 DS art.?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fractyl (talk • contribs) 12:54, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  FFIV DS Images 

message: :Image:Kokkol map sprite.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is  other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page.  Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.
BetacommandBot 18:19, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Kokkol map sprite.png

message: :Image:FF4-Barbariccia.PNG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is  other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page.  Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.
BetacommandBot (talk) 06:41, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:FF4-Barbariccia.PNG

message: :Image:FF4-Cagnazzo.PNG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is  other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page.  Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.
BetacommandBot (talk) 06:41, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:FF4-Cagnazzo.PNG

message: :Image:FF4-Scarmiglione.PNG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is  other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page.  Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.
BetacommandBot (talk) 06:42, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:FF4-Scarmiglione.PNG

message: Well, Final Fantasy IV the After: Tsuki no Kikan (Return of the Moon) is nearing release, and we already know that it'll have two or three new characters, including Cecil's son (Ceodore, named after Golbeza's real name?), a new female antagonist, and a mysterious man who may or may not be a new character. Old characters are also returning, 17 years older, with new looks, and I'm sure new backstory, in addition, of course, to regular story.
So, what I'm getting at is... This article may need to be restructured to keep in line with new plot developments in FF4TA. I'm not sure how this would be done, as the article is pretty rigidly arranged into playable characters / enemies / generic NPCs. The same format could be kept, with Ceodore being wedged into playable characters, and new stuff could be added like, "17 years after the events of the original game, Cecil is the ruler of Baron, and together with Rosa has fathered a child, named Ceodore," as part of a new paragraph? Perhaps throw in an "Appearances: Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy IV the After: Tsuki no Kikan"?
Any thoughts?  WtW-Suzaku (talk) 03:23, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Shouldn't it be "Theodore"? The Katakana used is the same used for the name "Theodore". I have never heard of the name "Ceodore". --Serph (talk) 21:59, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's Ceodore. It's been spelled as such several times on both the official Japanese website and in magazines. WtW-Suzaku (talk) 01:47, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Sequel on the way, with new characters...

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified  on Characters of the Final Fantasy IV series. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20121023034636/http://www.gamespot.com/final-fantasy-iv/reviews/final-fantasy-iv-advance-review-6141108/ to http://www.gamespot.com/final-fantasy-iv/reviews/final-fantasy-iv-advance-review-6141108/
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 17:29, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified