Talk:Lakitu

message: Near the end of this first paragraph in this section, the latest appearance of lakitu should be super Mario oddessy or something laters, but definitely not smg 2.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epmtunes (talk • contribs) 01:50, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Appearances

message: A Link to the Past deleted a bunch of stuff, some of it related to the peer review, much of it not. I replaced most of it, and here are my justifications:
*In general, action verbs make for stronger prose than "-ing" forms of the verbs. That's why I prefer "rides on a cloud and throws . . . " to "rides on a cloud, throwing . . . ", etc.
**'Kay.
*As I wrote on Peer Review, I think it's important to keep the definition of "Spiny" in the article. I've moved it a bit, so hopefully the section reads more smoothly.
**'Kay.
*I replaced the discussion of different projectiles used in Yoshi's Story, barring justification for its deletion.
**I was going to move that somewhere else, and pack it in with a paragraph or two on the Yoshi games (such as the Lakitus mentioned in YI and the Thunder Lakitus).
***I guess that might work. I was trying to avoid a "Then in this game, Lakitu could do this" approach, though. Let me see what you had in mind, I guess.
****I moved the stuff about the projectiles in the Yoshi games back under the "Variants" section, and I moved or deleted references to variant Lakitu that are already discussed under "Variants". I don't think it's worth talking about that stuff twice, and "Variants" seems the logical place for it, in my opinion. BrianSmithson 21:38, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Recent cuts to article

message: I restored some of a cut paragraph from the lead. According to Wikipedia:Summary style, the lead should cover what the rest of the article covers, and a great deal of the article is taken up with discussions of Lakitu's roles in various games and enemy vs. neutral vs friendly Lakitu. I hope the present version is a nice compromise.
On an unrelated note, I delinked turtle in the lead. I know someone said it should be linked to in the peer review, but visiting the turtle article will add nothing to the reader's appreciation of the subject at hand. Y'all can relink it if you wish, but it's overlinking in my opinion. Lots of luck on this one. FAC has become decidedly anti-video game lately. BrianSmithson 11:46, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead 

message: I just removed this bit: The idea of Lakitu came from the worldwide known Nintendo designer who came up with Mario Bros. and many other Nintendo characters name Ted Barrows. If that's true, it's certainly worth including. But sans source, it stays deleted. — BrianSmithson 19:37, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ted Barrows 

message: I think I recall reading somewhere that Lakitu is modeled after one of the creators of Mario Bros. Has anyone else heard that? --66.229.183.101 01:57, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Charicature?

message: Um. This is a Featured Article. You can't just merge it into Mario series enemies and expect no one to notice. — BrianSmithson 22:21, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: I removed this:
:In the Super Mario Bros. comic book, Lakitu is seen to talk to his cloud (which responds) and refer to it as 'Fluffy'.
It was from an anonymous user and smells of vandalism. Can anyone verify this? — BrianSmithson 02:04, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fluffy 

message: The article says that Lakitu is a Koopa Troopa. He always stuck me as more of a spiny, due to his smaller size. Also, even if he is a Koopa Troopa, he would be a Koopa, not a Koopa Troopa. Koopas are just the species, and Koopa Troopas are Koopas that have joined Bowser's army. Not all Lakitus are in Bowser's army, so this would be innacurate. RememberMe? 23:38, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Aren't Spinys a type of Koopa? I had originally called him a Koopa, but someone changed it to "Koopa Troopa". It should probably be changed back. — BrianSmithson 04:05, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Koopa Troopa? 

message: Is there anything at all to say about Lakitu that isn't sourced directly to observation of the games themselves? This article is currently sourced to the games, the manuals, and a self-published and somewhat dubious fansite. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 22:46, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe in Japanese somewhere, but my guess is probably not. — BrianSmithson 22:49, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Just searched both Google Scholar and Google Books for both Lakitu and Jugemu. The only reference I found (aside from Prima strategy guides) was a Google Scholar link to an article discussing the camera in Mario 64. — BrianSmithson 22:53, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This is troubling. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 22:55, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, this article was an important step in the formulation of what eventually became WP:WAF, but it's showing its age. The standard for fictional character articles has gotten higher. If someone wants to file a WP:FAR request, I won't cry about it. — BrianSmithson 07:56, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Out-of-universe info 

message: I've reverted the reformat. It wasn't very logical, talking about the character's secondary roles before talking about its primary roles. The current format discusses Lakitu as an enemy character in Mario Bros. games (it's primary role) and then discusses Lakitu in sports games, other media, etc. Also, terse headers are to be preferred to longer ones, so I don't see why the "In" at the front of each is necessary. I've kept the section stub on concept and creation; it's a needed element that the article lacks. — BrianSmithson 04:52, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reformat 

message: Where does the American name Lakitu come from? It doesn't make a lot of sense to me, since it sounds MORE foreign than Jugem.
:Quite probably the creator of the names Lakitu, Koopa, Podoboo, and so on (be it Miyamoto or someone else) will go  down to his grave never explaining the meanings of the names.  Maybe there literally is no meaning at all.  —Soap— 04:11, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  The name Kuribo's no mystery, kuri is chestnut and little round guys get 'bo' on their name. Koopa was just reassigned from the big guy to the little guys. You're right though, it's probably a lost mystery. Game translators were not exactly a big deal at the time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.206.153 (talk) 02:16, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: Why is there a heading named concept and creation when there is no information on it, as of yet? It makes the article look messy, expecially the stub warning. I suggest we remove it until more information is found, at which time it can be returned. pirkid 15:02, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The reason is because the article desperately needs such information if it is to adhere to our manual of style on fictional elements and if it is to be comprehensive. The article was once a featured article, but it lost that status due to lack of information on the character's background. The section is needed; hopefully someone seeing the stub warning will fill in the blanks for us. — Brian (talk) 22:16, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Concept and Creation 

message: Lakatu should be merged with the Koopa page. He's not important enough  have his own, as he is only a minor enemy.
:I think Lakitu is notable enough. 94.172.114.173 (talk) 11:46, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Koopa Merger 

message: I don't really mind if Lakitu is a 'he' or an 'it', but the pronouns in this article frequently change stance mid-sentence! The result is often very confusing.
I'd clean it up one way (leaning towards male) but I don't know which would be preferred - would anyone like to decide this? 94.172.114.173 (talk) 11:46, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gender 

message: Given my first edits to this page were reverted immediately without notice, I advise anyone reverting edits to please WP:AGF and use the talk page if you disagree with another editor's contributions.  Thanks.  SMBLakitu (talk) 18:04, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sorry, I should have explained. You replaced fictional with flying, but fictional needs to remain in the lede so it's clear the character is not real... I have re-added it. Sro23 (talk) 18:16, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
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