Talk:Boo Guy: Difference between revisions

:::::::Cursory searching for the spelling of Boo/Buu tells me that it pretty much is, but I don't know for sure; what I do know is that the original description for this enemy in {{media link|Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P4 P5.jpg|Shogakukan}} {{media link|Advance 3 Shogakukan P23.png|guides}} never actually stated the species, but it was added in {{media link|Yoshi New Island Shogakukan P26.jpg|later}} by the guides for the sequels, meaning that the {{media link|SMW2 Guide 126.jpg|Boo explanation}} was technically first. It's also possible that this information wasn't totally "made up" - if the translators had developer knowledge that it is conceptually based on Boo and Shy Guy, it would stand to reason that they would adjust its name accordingly, hence why they ran with Boo Guy. We don't know the full story, but it still can't be dismissed. [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 03:00, 18 July 2018 (EDT)

:::::::Thinking about it some more, while the "boo!" explanation still doesn't hold much water for the reason I've outlined, perhaps a better way to justify Boo Guy would be to explain "Boo" as merely a name descriptor (ie. a Boo-like Shy Guy) and not necessarily any real indication of species; upon closer inspection, the keyword "basically" in the description from the Nintendo Power guide can support this interpretation. So how about this: instead of completely scrubbing references to Boo from the article, why not move it to a related species slot until further notice? [[User:LinkTheLefty|LinkTheLefty]] ([[User talk:LinkTheLefty|talk]]) 21:00, 18 July 2018 (EDT)