Talk:Birdo (species): Difference between revisions

Per [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]]'s comments above. When Nintendo includes Birdo in games I strongly doubt that they are even considering whether it's a character or species. It's the same thing just with different roles and sometimes colours, and sometimes there's more than one. Essentially I think of this like the Shigeru Miyamoto quote about the characters fulfilling any role depending on the situation. Also, some of what's on this page is essentially fan speculation about whether Birdo is or isn't a species in a particular appearance, such as the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' information being on both pages (while I am aware there is conflicting evidence about whether those Birdos are the same, we could entirely avoid that problem if it was all in one page). The rest of the history section (besides the show) is saying that Birdos are in crowds with no gameplay effect and there are playable Birdos of different colours treated like normal Birdo, which can all easily be mentioned on the main Birdo article. Overall I think that there is much less reason to split here than with Yoshi, Toad and Kamek/Magikoopa, and that this page should be handled in the same manner as other pages which simultaneously cover a character and a species like [[Draggadon]], [[Koopa Kid]] and [[Dorrie]]. I also think it's worth noting that many spin-offs have 'individual members' of generic enemy species being playable, sometimes without others of that species being in the game.