User talk:LTL

Welcome, thank you for joining! I do apologize for mistaking you for being uninterested--like i said, I feel it can easily be misunderstood why another zelda wiki & have to explain to others what makes this one different. Thanks for sticking around. Whenever there's Zelda-type discussions to be done, you can come on Triforce Wiki. I'm considering on starting up a new logo for the wiki, since the generic triforce is just a placeholder for now. Otherwise, the style here is very similar to Super Mario Wiki, which is intentional.Results May Vary (talk) 00:13, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

I can sometimes be somewhat socially awkward (and use lots of words), since i tend to go in-depth with my speech. You & Doc have been inspirations to me in that I try and adapt your naming hierarchy across wikis, and being careful not to use fan terms. Just wanted to let you know :) Results May Vary (talk) 00:16, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Gotcha. Thanks for the kind words! LTL (talk) 14:13, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Degu/Dig

Lots of other languages seem to translate it as "big." It wouldn't surprise me if it's a combined corruption of "Deka" and "Big." Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:45, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

I had considered having them as part of a glossary, like Stal-, Geld-, Mold-, and -fos, which I know NIWA Zeldawiki does something similar. However, if that were done, we'd obviously want to keep speculation as to the in-universe reason for the root words existing (like claiming they're Hylian or something) to nil. As for Degrock, that may have not been in reference to Jeakrock/Zeeklock, but just boulders/rocks in general. The heads all break out from a huge boulder in the middle, after all.... Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 18:26, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Futubasha

Do you have any idea if the Futabasha guide for Zelda II was licensed by Nintendo? I ask because I'm curious if the artwork has any degree of officiality to it. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 03:49, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

Acheman

Do you know if "Acheman" has a valid English source for the name, or is it just "this is a logical transliteration based off all evidence?" I couldn't find it in the manual, but I suppose Nintendo Power may have mentioned it? I don't think that Devil World thing counts. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 05:24, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

Yeah in addition, what should we call the Princess Zelda from Zelda II, since she is different from the one of the first game? Results May Vary (talk) 12:04, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

Perhaps we could just split same-name characters for each game where we know that they are different characters. For example, Link from OOT and MM would be merged to Link (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) as we know for a fact that they are the same character, while Link from Spirit Tracks would be separate from the Link from WW and PH. If this would happen there would also be a general page to direct users to the page for the character in each game, using the main template. This would apply to Zelda, so the Zelda II Zelda would have a separate page called Princess Zelda (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) as we know she is a different character from the Zelda in the first game. Doomhiker (talk) 12:59, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

Nah, different reincarnations of Link should all share a page so we don't get a clusterf***. They're the same in spirit. The exceptions would be alternate forms, as well as Young and Toon Links in spinoff games. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 22:43, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

I'm with Doc. Splitting character incarnations would be confusing, not to mention it can be subject to change depending on who is telling the legend; for instance, the Zelda from Zelda II is sometimes conflated with the Zelda from the first game as seen in Nintendo Power and the Valiant Comics, and the website version of the timeline implies that the Link from Oracle of Seasons & Oracle of Ages is separate from A Link to the Past & Link's Awakening (as opposed to Hyrule Historia, which states that it is the same Link and has a more logical placement to suit that notion). LTL (talk) 16:07, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

The Zelda series is really confusing with naming in general, correct? Results May Vary (talk) 16:19, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

The confounding case of Dark Black Shadow Link's shadow

So how do you think we should handle the Dark Link/Shadow Link/Black Link/Link's shadow situation? Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 02:35, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

OK. I know there is some variance with the JP names as well, and given there's the similar case of Oyablin vs Bossblin (ie two similarly-named entities, though with them there's not a lot consistent between any of the incarnations), I figure we might try to get a complete view on that. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 18:21, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

Speaking of Oyablin/Bossblin, Zeldawiki claims that HWL's Big Blin, Stone Blin, and "Boss Blin" character are all Oyablin. Do you know if this is true or not? It'd have made sense to me to use the other name for Stone Blin/ "Boss Blin" as a bit of a continuity gag and actual differentiation.... Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:15, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

Timeline redirect

Do you think it was a good idea to redirect Timeline to Hyrule Hystoria? Maybe add a "redirectshere" if there's another thing that discusses timeline? Results May Vary (talk) 19:25, 26 May 2019 (UTC)

Lost Hills

Don't mean to be a bother coming at you with so many questions, but do you know the Japanese name of the Lost Hills from the first game? Because Hebra's Hill from FSA is suspiciously similar, right down to the rocks. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:17, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

I see. Upon realizing that Castor Wilds is actually Tabantha Wilds (with Tabantha also being a group of locations in BotW) I've been wondering if various locations are the same as each other, but lost in translation. I'm especially curious if Tabantha Frontier specifically is the same as Castor Wilds. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 09:33, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

Eyegore Statue

What is your opinion on how we should handle Eyegore vs. Eyegore Statue? I figured we could lump them together like Gamepedia Zeldawiki does, or have Eyegore Statue refer to the TMC one (and presumably the FS one, and potentially the other Eyegore-based statues with roles), but the FSA one presents a problem, as it more closely resembles the statues, but acts lik the LttP one. Thoughts? Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 09:36, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

The watching ones that are also key to solving the linked dungeon in the Oracle games are animate to a degree, though. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:47, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Those little decorative things that constantly watch Link and appear in most dungeons. They only take up one 16x16 tile. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:14, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Potentially. They have the right "ears" to be Eyegore-based, and there was also another in LA that had the "shoot the eye" puzzle. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:42, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

I'm an idiot, I remembered that special ones appeared in the Ganon dungeon for combined Oracles (where Link has to travel the way none of them point to in ersatz Lost Woods style), but I forgot that they are given a name there. They are referred to as "Eyes of Deceit," though this clearly links to their special behavior. Other ones in the game simply have their eye follow Link as he walk by, some (with darker colors) have their eyes closed and can occasionally be pushed for puzzles, and at least open-eyed one is a "shoot the eye" puzzle. They come in numerous colors throughout, which is used for a puzzle in the case of the pushable ones. By the way, if the top banner on the former is of any indication, Zeldawiki is considering merging with Zeldapedia. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 04:38, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Link gets warned about them before going to the dungeon. The fact that the now-Gamepedia Zeldawiki never bothered mentioning them made figuring that puzzle out a bit of a pain for little me.... Anyways yeah I figured that would make replacing them at NIWA pretty much a given since everything's all going downhill even more than I thought it could. It would have been better for them to have not joined Gamepedia, even if their lack of funding would have killed it. Better to die a hero than live long enough to become the villain, you know? Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:20, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Anyways, from what you've told me, I think the main immobile Eyegore statue article title should either be "Eye of Deceit" or "Eye statue," which do you think would work better? Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 02:56, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Re:Fire Bago-Bago

I assumed as much. Since I don't trust Nintendo Dream's translation as far as a Deku Scrub can throw Biggoron, I'd just go with either what the JP version of the book calls them, or keep them merged. I'm pretty sure they have the same palette, just appearing different for the same reason as the "purple" Moas and Aches (ie color value differences simply based on location involving intended visibility of outlines in most cases). Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:43, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Source tier

Mariowiki's source tier lists enclosed manuals and in-game at the same level. "Skeleton knight" seemed more of a generic thing Zelda said to me, sorta like how Princess Toadstool/Peach calls the boos in SMB3 "ghosts." Granted, I can't really remember the capitalization situation to a T... Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 16:53, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

While that makes sense for current games, in older games, there was often inconsistencies that could be traced to technical reasons or just literal translation. What's with the second name in the Niol box? Was that in game in the JP version? Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:18, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Since the equivalent Japanese name was clearly intended as a generic term (particularly with Master Stalfos's JP name), I'm inclined to believe "Skeleton Knight" was a literal translation of the line and nothing more. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 00:42, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

I do not know. The only game-specific guidebook I own is for Tri Force Heroes. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 20:06, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

Tartnuc and Soldier

This is a bit of a long shot, but I've been playing ALBW recently. Anyways, as you know, one of the two main armor designs for the Soldier enemies closely resembles Darknuts. The armor is used for the Ball & Chain Troopers, Bomb Troopers, red pitchfork-wielding soldiers, and indigo/blue sword-wielding soldiers. In ALttP, the indigo sword-wielders are unique to the upper floors of Hyrule Castle iirc, but in ALBW, the blue sword-wielders are as common as the generic green sword-wielding soldiers. Anyways, what I'm curious of it whether these blueish sword-wielders, whose behavior is used for the sword-wielding Darknuts in the GBC games are ever indicated by JP materials to be Tatonakku themselves. I'm particularly curious as this design is absent from FSA, which has its own Darknuts (Cheif Soldiers) and its Ball & Chain Troopers are given a vastly different helmet. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 06:54, 3 June 2019 (UTC)