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Move or keep as is[edit]

The page's current name, "Duck", is official, as it is used here in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land's flavor text. However, so is "Squat", used here and here on Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad's flavor text. Although, I do not think "Duck", nor "Squat" is what most readers search for when looking for this move, "Crouch" I believe is more commonly searched for (I myself did so). That said, I have not seen "Crouch" used in anything official, so we are led to the current predicament regarding the name of the page.

The main three options would be either keep the page name as is with "Duck", since it is used officially in one game. Move it to "Squat", since it is used officially in two games, rather than one. Or name the page "Crouch", since it seems to be a more well known term. I'm having trouble deciding myself, which is why I've brought this here to ask for other opinions regarding the matter. -- Jellytost (talk) 05:05, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

I checked manuals for certain games and here's the data I collected:
As you can see, Crouch have been used more often in later games' manuals, which might be help deciding the name for this page. On the other hand, Kirby: Squeak Squad names are different between booklet and the game, and as per Naming policy, the latter one takes priority. Also just noticed, none of them refer to it as "Squat", interesting. If I'm not mistaken, most mainline games have Kirby's standard moveset in pause screen descriptions, so it would be worth checking it out. Superbound (talk) 11:35, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Looking at the Pause screen move-set for Kirby in Kirby Star Allies list moves associated with crouching, but does not label the act of crouching on its own, unfortunately. I think this one will have to come down to personal preference. I'll let you guys decide how to proceed. --Samwell (talk) 05:50, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
How about older games like Return to Dream Land, Triple Deluxe or Planet Robobot? Superbound (talk) 11:27, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
Bumping this. As of now, I'm in favor of moving this page to Crouch. Superbound (talk) 12:04, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Well, if actions while crouching are mentioned in the lastest game, and crouch itself in the 5 previous, I think it should become Crouch. ---PinkYoshiFan 12:08, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Agreed. Crouch seems to be the best option here. -- Jellytost (talk) 22:55, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
Move to crouch per it being the most recent term. StrawberryChan (talk) 04:31, 7 January 2021 (UTC)