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"Arena Showdown" vs "The Arena (theme)"[edit]

Now that the naming policy for music has changed, I feel we should address the title of this page. While it's true that in the Kirby: Triple Deluxe soundtrack there's a track named "Arena Showdown", and it has the theme in question of this article, it's actually two tracks: that one and The True Arena theme. So I don't believe "Arena Showdown" is an accurate and official theme for this track, which is why I propose "The Arena (theme)", which isn't official but is more accurate. Here's the track on Youtube, in case you aren't aware of what I'm talking about: [1]. Gigi (talk) 16:31, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Looking at the Kirby Super Star Ultra Soundtrack listing on VGMDB.net, the medley of both Arena themes is also called "Arena Showdown" (at least in Japanese). This might lean heavily towards the regular Arena theme being "Arena Showdown" and The True Arena variation as "True Arena Showdown." Or, it can be moved to "The Arena (theme)" as this music track is also referred to as "The Arena" in Kirby Air Ride. If the page were to be named "The Arena (theme)," it should be noted that "Arena Showdown" corresponds to a medley of both Arena battle themes. – Owencrazyboy17 (talk) 16:56, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
The Super Star Ultra version of the True Arena theme is named "True Arena Showdown" on the Star Allies soundtrack (see here), so this seem to imply the theme is properly called "Arena Showdown" regardless of appearance. StrawberryChan (talk) 17:07, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
I see now that I forgot to account the Star Allies appearance of the Triple Deluxe version, and I didn't realize regarding the name of the True Arena version too in the Soundtrack. Super Star Ultra's case was similar to Triple Deluxe, which is why I didn't originally mention it. It is still fairly confusing (at least for me) but I suppose "Arena Showdown" truly works the best as the name here. I guess I will still leave up the move notice a bit in case anyone else wants to share something, but now I think a move isn't necessary and, if it just stays "Arena Showdown", we can edit the article to mention more regarding the name. Gigi (talk) 17:36, 9 May 2020 (UTC)