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For reference, three out of four official English guides simply refer to the creature as the "Manta" (with generic "manta" references in Nintendo Power). The closest mention otherwise is in the Versus Books guide, where page 78 concludes with "''It′s all over for the Manta Storm.''" The ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'' and ''Mario Golf: Advance Tour'' leaderboards use "Phantamanta" as a default name, but that may warrant investigating the Japanese versions' equivalent text just like Gooble. [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 10:12, May 16, 2019 (EDT) | For reference, three out of four official English guides simply refer to the creature as the "Manta" (with generic "manta" references in Nintendo Power). The closest mention otherwise is in the Versus Books guide, where page 78 concludes with "''It′s all over for the Manta Storm.''" The ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'' and ''Mario Golf: Advance Tour'' leaderboards use "Phantamanta" as a default name, but that may warrant investigating the Japanese versions' equivalent text just like Gooble. [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 10:12, May 16, 2019 (EDT) | ||
:I vaguely recall the name being used in game by one of the Piantas, but I could be misremembering. My GameCube's kaput and YouTube's no help, so I can't check myself. ...I could be thinking of the Mario Golf scoresheet. | :I vaguely recall the name being used in game by one of the Piantas, but I could be misremembering. My GameCube's kaput and YouTube's no help, so I can't check myself. ...I could be thinking of the Mario Golf scoresheet. | ||
:Internal filename can also be looked at. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 11:09, May 16, 2019 (EDT) | :Internal filename can also be looked at. {{User:Alex95/sig}} 11:09, May 16, 2019 (EDT) | ||
::The closest mention is that it's called a "''giant manta-shaped......thing''" by the hotel manager, but internally, it's "manta" (<tt>root/data/scene/sirena0.szs | ::The closest mention is that it's called a "''giant manta-shaped......thing''" by the hotel manager, but internally, it's "manta" (<tt>root/data/scene/sirena0.szs/manta</tt>). [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 11:43, May 16, 2019 (EDT) | ||
:::Personally I would say that it should be referred to as Manta over Phantamanta, or Manta Storm as the game's mission states. [[User:Trig Jegman|Trig]] - 12:25, May 16, 2019 (EDT) | :::Personally I would say that it should be referred to as Manta over Phantamanta, or Manta Storm as the game's mission states. [[User:Trig Jegman|Trig]] - 12:25, May 16, 2019 (EDT) | ||
::::The mission's name isn't necessarily the boss's name, though. {{User:Niiue/sig}} 12:35, May 16, 2019 (EDT) | ::::The mission's name isn't necessarily the boss's name, though. {{User:Niiue/sig}} 12:35, May 16, 2019 (EDT) |