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#{{User|Camwoodstock}} So, uh, about "Firey Dino Piranha is not its intended name, and it's just an adjective in every context"... While it's dubious as to ''how'' authentic it is since it comes from part of the game's marketing, in the [[List of Super Mario Galaxy trading cards|Super Mario Galaxy Trading Cards]], they have a card for Fiery Dino Piranha. And on their card, they very plainly list the name as being "[[:File:FieryDinoPiranhaTradingCard.png|Fiery Dino Piranha]]", capital letters for all 3 words and all. It'd be one thing for a few errant guidebooks to get a name wrong, but officially licensed merchandise making the exact same mistake is... Improbable, to say the least. From there, the most we can think you can argue is that Viridi didn't mention them in her infamous guidance conversation in Smash Ultimate where she lists (almost) every Piranha Plant, but also she ''does'' say she hasn't even mentioned minor variations--probably to cover in the case Nintendo forgot any of them in her infodump, like what seems to have happened here. | #{{User|Camwoodstock}} So, uh, about "Firey Dino Piranha is not its intended name, and it's just an adjective in every context"... While it's dubious as to ''how'' authentic it is since it comes from part of the game's marketing, in the [[List of Super Mario Galaxy trading cards|Super Mario Galaxy Trading Cards]], they have a card for Fiery Dino Piranha. And on their card, they very plainly list the name as being "[[:File:FieryDinoPiranhaTradingCard.png|Fiery Dino Piranha]]", capital letters for all 3 words and all. It'd be one thing for a few errant guidebooks to get a name wrong, but officially licensed merchandise making the exact same mistake is... Improbable, to say the least. From there, the most we can think you can argue is that Viridi didn't mention them in her infamous guidance conversation in Smash Ultimate where she lists (almost) every Piranha Plant, but also she ''does'' say she hasn't even mentioned minor variations--probably to cover in the case Nintendo forgot any of them in her infodump, like what seems to have happened here. | ||
#{{User|MegaBowser64}} Per. | #{{User|MegaBowser64}} Per. | ||
#{{User|PrincessPeachFan}} Yeah, these things are two different things. Dino Piranha gaining the ability to spit fireballs is so that it can do SOMETHING against four characters spinning into it. | |||
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@CamwoodStock Indeed, "minor variations" refers to things like non-speciated color variations, such as the green and red Piranhas in the Lost Levels and SMB3, or the Pale Piranhas, or these. Not to distinct species. Also, those cards also called [[Kingfin]] "the Bonefin," which ''is'' a known PRIMA mistake, so it's highly probable that the cards were made using the guide as a reference. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 00:43, November 15, 2023 (EST) | @CamwoodStock Indeed, "minor variations" refers to things like non-speciated color variations, such as the green and red Piranhas in the Lost Levels and SMB3, or the Pale Piranhas, or these. Not to distinct species. Also, those cards also called [[Kingfin]] "the Bonefin," which ''is'' a known PRIMA mistake, so it's highly probable that the cards were made using the guide as a reference. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 00:43, November 15, 2023 (EST) | ||
: I would like to point out that PRIMA taking in-game text to its literal extreme isn't the only example. For instance, every strategy guide (such as Nintendo's) for Donkey Kong 64 calls Gnawties "Beavers" simply because that's what they're called in the game. Likewise, the online guides for Super Mario 64 call Klepto "Big Bird" and the Whomp King "Giant Whomp", so it's not like PRIMA has been doing this and even Nintendo's own strategy guides and websites have different names. [[User:PrincessPeachFan|PrincessPeachFan]] ([[User talk:PrincessPeachFan|talk]]) 08:58, November 15, 2023 (EST) | |||