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 I will, however, bring back some of YFJ's edits such as moving Luigi's partners to the trivia. I feel tempted to remove things such as "stack of toads" but I have not yet played Sticker Star so I won't do that without the approval of someone who has. [[User:MiracleDinner|MiracleDinner]] ([[User talk:MiracleDinner|talk]]) 13:56, September 1, 2019 (EDT)
 :Partners are referring to the gimmick from the early ''Paper Mario'' games: members next to Mario which have specific abilities, take damage in a unique way, can't be koed, and can be swapped out mid-battle. The introduction paragraph should be rewrote to reflect this, and we should not include the ''Super Mario RPG'' characters as they are every day party members. Any other character is just an ally. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 14:30, September 1, 2019 (EDT)
+::OK I can understand that but I don't think that the list of allies page is a suitable substitute for Kersti, Starlow, Huey, Tippi, etc. since it is much too long and even includes characters such as Bestovius who only meet Mario once and very briefly. [[User:MiracleDinner|MiracleDinner]] ([[User talk:MiracleDinner|talk]]) 14:57, September 1, 2019 (EDT)
+:::Any allies should go on that page, regardless of their influence on the game. And the list being too long is not a good excuse to not put them there. {{User:Doomhiker/sig}} 15:00, September 1, 2019 (EDT)
+::::Could we at least split that page into sections (Major e.g. Huey, Medium e.g. Flint Cragley, Minor e.g. Darkly)? Or have bold font for allies which accompany the player throughout the game?[[User:MiracleDinner|MiracleDinner]] ([[User talk:MiracleDinner|talk]]) 03:22, September 2, 2019 (EDT)
+::::Actually, it turns out that more or less all of the characters who I restored yesterday are already on the list of allies page, but I still think there should be some list on this wiki of all of Mario's '''major companions''', or to differentiate the list of allies page in some way based on the significance of those allies. [[User:MiracleDinner|MiracleDinner]] ([[User talk:MiracleDinner|talk]]) 08:43, September 2, 2019 (EDT)
+== Clean up this article ==
+{{SettledTPP}}
+{{ProposalOutcome|passed|3-5-0|Make this article about RPG party members in general}}
+To settle the above discussions, I'm making this proposal. "Partner" refers to the party mechanic in the first two ''Paper Mario'' games, but this page is an [[MarioWiki:Good writing#Everything but the kitchen sink|awkwardly-written mess that reads like a generic list of allies with no clear indication as to what qualifies and what doesn't]]. It should either be trimmed to be specifically about '''the partner mechanic unique to the first two ''Paper Mario'' games''' or about '''RPG party members in general'''.
+About other games:
+*'''''Super Mario RPG''''': This game has a more traditional party mechanic with 3 active members similar to the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Mario is the only character that cannot be swapped out.
+*'''''Mario & Luigi'' series''': These games generally have fixed parties, with the only variation being that the characters sometimes split up, like Mario and Luigi in ''Superstar Saga'', the adults and the babies in ''Partners in Time'', or switching between the Mario Bros. and Bowser's perspectives in ''Inside Story''. Characters like [[Stuffwell]] and [[Starlow]] are just helper/tutorial characters that don't actually fight for the most part (though Starlow helps the Mario Bros. dodge a couple of attacks in ''Inside Story'').
+*'''''Super Paper Mario''''': Pixls' abilities function similarly to partners' field abilities ([[Boomer (Super Paper Mario)|Boomer]] is basically the same thing as [[Bombette]]/[[Bobbery]]), but [[Pixl]]s have their own article. Mario, Peach, Bowser, and Luigi also function as a party of sorts, since you can switch between them at any time.
+*'''''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' and ''Color Splash''''': These games don't have parties, just [[Tippi]]-like characters in the form of [[Kersti]] and [[Huey]]. The sections for these games on this article however, feel the need to to list anyone who follows Mario for even 2 minutes, like "[[Crybaby Toad|Green Toad]]", even though the ''Thousand-Year Door'' section makes no mention of [[Flavio]]. Consistency? What's that?
+*'''''Paper Mario: The Origami King''''': This game has temporary allies that assist Mario in battle. The ally characters only have one attack and are AI controlled. They are usually  exclusive to specific [[streamer]] districts (e.g. [[Professor Toad]] only accompanies Mario in the yellow streamer district).
+*'''''Super Mario'' series''': These aren't even RPGs, yet there's a section for them. It also confusingly lists both playable characters like the Yellow and Blue Toads alongside companion characters like [[F.L.U.D.D.]] and [[Cappy]]. The [[Lakitu Bros.]] are also there, just to make it even more confusing. Even worse, it's just a bare bones list with no descriptions whatsoever. Whether or not we need a list of Mario's companions separate from [[list of allies]], this is absolutely the wrong way to do it.
+If we go with the first option (''PM'' and ''TTYD'' partners only), other games' party mechanics can be mentioned in passing but will not have entire sections dedicated to them.
+'''EDIT''': If we go with the second option (general RPG party member article), this will need a rename, since I'm pretty sure the term "partner" is exclusive to ''Thousand-Year Door'' (the first game uses "Party Member"). Also, ''TTYD'' goes back and forth between using "partner" and "ally" in badge descriptions.
+'''Proposer''': {{User|7feetunder}}<br>
+'''Deadline''': September 12, 2021, 23:59 GMT
+====Make this article about the partner mechanic in the first two ''Paper Mario'' games====
+#{{User|7feetunder}} Per proposal.
+#{{User|Scrooge200}} Per proposal. I don't really count M&L's as real "partners", and I see ''SMRPG'' as more "permanent party members". ''TOK''{{'}}s psuedo-partners don't really feel like the same thing to me, and we don't have articles for their attacks.
+#{{User|Niiue}} Per proposal.
+====Make this article about RPG party members in general====
+#{{User|7feetunder}} Per proposal.
+#{{User|Somethingone}} Per proposal. The RPG games still used partners in the sense that they accompany Mario and help him in battle and/or in the overworld like with the pixls or with Mallow and Geno. Even the "tattle" partners from the modern games had some sort of influence in battle(Starlow helped with Luiginary Works and initiating Giant Luigi, Kersti lets Mario use the battle spin and is used to strengthen Mario at the end, Huey is needed to beat Bowser and provides Mario with paint, and Olivia is needed for the Vellumental attacks). I'm a bit unsure about the Temporary partners though given how much their importance varies.
+#{{User|Swallow}} The Pixls still work in a similar way to the partners overworld moves in the first two games, Super Mario RPG also does it a similar way for battle, and Origami King's battle allies seems to be the series' modern take on this.
+#{{User|Ray Trace}} Per all. I don't see strong distinguishing between general RPG party members and the ones in Paper Mario (aside purely because of Paper Mario's gameplay style), and I think an all encompassing article about the various allies in RPG games would suffice, as even TTYD, the game to exclusively use the term "partner", is inconsistent with it. The article should absolutely be renamed to "party member" though, where TTYD mentions they're called "partners" (it technically is used in PM64 as well, but it interchanges with "friend" and "buddy" too; party member is the only sticking term, and it's stylized as a proper noun too) and it redirects to there.
+#{{User|Waluigi Time}} Per all.
+====Do nothing====
+====Comments====
+If we're going to make this article about RPG party members, then it should just be renamed to Party Member or something alike rather than partner, which is specific to only to TTYD and beyond iirc. I do think if the decision was to retool into just Paper Mario content, then I think we should also make an article about Party Members generally speaking. I do support getting rid of the platformer content and the guide characters such as Kersti and Starlow though. {{User:Ray Trace/sig}} 21:05, August 28, 2021 (EDT)
+:I actually don't think any game other than ''TTYD'' uses "partner", so yes, a rename would be necessary. If we have a general party member article then I don't think the early ''PM'' content needs to be split from it, since the terminology isn't even consistent between those two games. {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 21:19, August 28, 2021 (EDT)
+Also I must ask why exactly is Mario is listed as a partner here in the first place seeing as he's the main protagonist? [[User:Somethingone|Somethingone]] ([[User talk:Somethingone|talk]]) 22:16, August 28, 2021 (EDT)
+:I have no clue. It just seems like not a whole lot of thought was put into what it was actually supposed to cover, and it just got more unfocused and over-inclusive over time (the ''Super Mario'' content wasn't added until [https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Partner&diff=2566349&oldid=2566331 December of 2018]). This proposal will hopefully fix that. {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 21:32, August 29, 2021 (EDT)
+== Mario + Rabbids ==
+I assume this game fits like a glove? It's not mentioned in the proposal and not mentioned in the article, but its party feature is similar to RPG games even though the game is generally a tactical turn-based shooter with RPG elements (party members being one of the elements). {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 19:37, April 11, 2022 (EDT)
+:I was also thinking the same about Puzzles and Dragons. {{User:Ray Trace/sig}}
+::I don't know enough about ''P&D'' to make a judgment on that one, but I'll support including ''Mario + Rabbids'' content. {{User:7feetunder/sig}} 22:59, April 11, 2022 (EDT)