Talk:Gator

Epic Yarn

According to Template:Kirby'sEY, there's an enemy named Gator in that game; I'm assuming these are the large crocodiles that face upwards. Since these enemies have nothing to do with this one, should this be moved to Gator (Kirby Super Star) and the Epic Yarn template instead link to Gator (Kirby's Epic Yarn)? A disambiguation page would be made at Gator.--Vellidragon 14:42, 27 February 2011 (CST)

I'm certain there's an image for the KEY gators around here someplace, the name is confirmed in Patch Plaza, so if there's a naming conflict, your plan is exactly what we'll do. Axiomist (talk) 19:08, 27 February 2011 (CST)

Apparently these are both covered in the same article for some reason now. Seeing how the only things they share are the name and the animal they're based on, I still suggest splitting them. Especially in Kirby games, enemies that are meant to be the same creature tend to make that easily apparent, and these two "Gator"s look and act nothing like each other, while their name is fairly generic, being a colloquial term for alligators in general. Will wait for some more input on that though.--Vellidragon 10:10, 11 May 2011 (CDT)

If they are that different, then splitting the article is probably the way to go. --Moydow 12:29, 11 May 2011 (CDT)

I agree, I couldn't tell if they were different or not (never played KSS) so I just added it here. Kirbyguy1 (Talk | Contribs)

Split

Apparently this was brought up a while ago and never followed up on, but I think this page warrants being split, since the Gators in Kirby Super Star and Kirby's Epic Yarn are very different sorts of enemies to each-other, despite sharing the same name and basic look. Anyone opposed to this idea? --Samwell (talk) 06:07, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

I support the idea. They are completely different and shouldn't be covered on the same article with each-other. -- Jellytost♡ (talk) 00:57, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

I support this too. They look and act different; it's highly unlikely that they're supposed to be the same. --DeepFriedCabbage 03:56, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

I'd disagree, it's a character with same basic concepts (same name, squishy looks, biting attack) revisited, and only few appearances. It seems unecessary unless there's going to be a ton of info to warrant a split, otherwise what's with different name, different look or the previous Shadow Kirby split? —Viperision (talk) 08:56, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Echoing Viper - I can't see how they are "completely different", it's obvious that they are supposed to be the same enemy, with behavior just revised. Also, KEY is rather weird game which gave some enemies (like Blipper) one-time changes. Superbound (talk) 12:09, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Well, they may not be "completely different" now that I look at the enemies (they're both alligator-like creatures, after all), but I still disagree with keeping them together on the same article. The two Shadow Kirbys were confirmed officially to be the same entity here, therefore they are fine on the same article with each-other. Regarding the Master Pengy on the Pengy article, that could be something to discuss itself. However, the two sides are very similar, while the two Gators have different body features from each-other (e.g. the amount of teeth). -- Jellytost♡ (talk) 06:29, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

They do seem pretty similar appearance-wise, but their functions are completely different. Both are generically named, too, so I find it probable that the naming is a coincidence and that they were never intended to be the same. I'd support a split, but it might be worth sniffing out some Japanese names just to be sure. --YFJ (talk · edits) 00:10, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

The Japanese versions also refer to both enemies as ゲイター (Geitā) "Gator", though it should be noted that both the English and Japanese Kirby FANDOM wikis already have their equivalent pages split. --Samwell (talk) 00:12, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

(reset indent) Yeah, I'm inclined to believe it's a coincidence because Epic Yarn had a separate development team, and the Super Star Gator enemy is a reference to a previous HAL game, Revenge of the 'Gator. Should go ahead and split it, I think. StrawberryChan (talk) 00:21, 27 December 2020 (UTC)