Talk:Charles Martinet/Archive 1

In Japan too?
Is Martinet's voice work used in the original Japanese versions of the Nintendo games, or just in the English ones? What of other languages? -- J44xm 20:24, August 4, 2005 (UTC)


 * From what I can tell, he's Mario globablly. I can guarantee Japan, at any rate: a pre-release video of Mario & Luigi, taken (I think) from a Japanese website (or at least having the Japanese logo) had several voiceclips acted by Martinet's voice. --Shadow Hog 20:50, 4 August 2005 (UTC)


 * I thought so. Thanks for the info. I'll add a not-too-specific blurb in the article. -- J44xm 01:03, August 7, 2005 (UTC)

MP3 voice clip needs to be OGG'd
Although 99% of the world can play an MP3, it isn't patent-free, yet. 65.67.98.193 19:59, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Pink flamingoes
He also has an arguably unhealthy obssesion with Pink Flamingoes Trunksamurai 23:15, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Expansion?
I've noticed that there is a marked difference between his official site and his wikipedia page. The wikipedia page seems to focus in on his Nintendo works while omitting a good number of his other performances. His website, on the other hand, puts Nintendo on equal footing with about a dozen other companies he has worked for at tradeshows. I figure the Wikipedia page should reflect that...

>> Agreed, hey, but this is wiki-pee-dia...the sitye where every d 1 ckh3ad can edit! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.69.55.157 (talk) 16:40, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Better picture
This article needs a better picture. It is not a flattering picture of him, and you can't see his face. --Bando26 (talk) 18:33, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * The image is the only user-created image on Flickr that has a Wikipedia-friendly license. There are plenty of apparently user-created images on Flickr, so we can possibly convince a member there to re-license a photo and donate it to Wikipedia. Just64helpin (talk) 19:04, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Not enough
There's almost no information about Charles, the man. The article is too heavily reliant on Nintendo with not enough information about the man, himself. See Will Wright's article for an example of a good biography. Certainly someone has some information on Charles that hasn't got anything to do with Nintendo! 98.23.136.117 (talk) 08:13, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Pic
The pic should be cropped to cut out as much of the book and jacket as logical. Lots42 (talk) 00:39, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Public appearances
First of, it kind of makes it sound like he's a member of royalty that rarely gets out. Second, it is far from an anywhere near complete list. Unless someone here objects to it, I'd rewrite it to just mention that he often tours with Nintendo events, is accessible to fans, etc. GameLegend (talk) 13:15, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Credits in SSB
Charles Martinet is improperly credited as "Charles Martinee" in Super Smash Bros., wondering if this mistake appeared in other games as well. Either way, it should be noted when crediting him in said games. TedKennedyX (talk) 22:03, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Working for Nintendo
Charles started working for Nintendo since 1994, he didn't start working for them in the 80's he started working with them in 1994 when he started voicing Mario. 67.142.168.27 (talk) 16:42, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
 * As you have been told repeatedly, give us a reliable source. Cresix (talk) 16:51, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

The Cat in the Hat?
Does Charles really voice The Cat in the Hat? I don't know if that's true. Supermariokart64 (talk) 00:40, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Donkey Kong
Charles did voice donkey kong. I've meet him one time and he told me he did voice him, I'm telling you guy's it's true. He voiceed him and I'm going to prove it to all of you!!! 75.147.56.74 (talk) 14:45, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

He told me he did Gorilla noise sounds to do his voice. 75.147.56.74 (talk) 15:39, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Replacement for the dead link from gametrailers.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Eudb_Tqg8 an interview from gamescom 2011 where he says nearly the same as in the paragraph — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.79.185.139 (talk) 17:37, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

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Filmography proof
http://www.charlesmartinet.com/actor.html http://www.charlesmartinet.com/voiceover.html

It all says them right on his official website, of his live action roles and voice roles in his career. 2600:1000:B016:CCC7:C47:FC6A:B1F4:838E (talk) 14:27, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm glad some primary source information is out there. I'd still love to see some secondary source discussion of Martinet's work. It would be really great for our article if we had some interviews with him, putting into context which roles were notable and such, so to speak. Right now, our article barely mentions his live action career at all, which is a shame. ~ Mable ( chat ) 14:34, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

No offense, but what's a shamed? I don't get it? 2600:1000:B00B:7811:60EC:1DB6:A313:326F (talk) 14:38, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

But since I already know IMDb doesn't count as a source. But the site itself shows his live action roles as well. 2600:1000:B02D:98E7:4827:36C5:D69B:6EEC (talk) 15:15, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * There's nothing to really say about these live action roles. We don't know how they relate to his work for Nintendo, and no reliable sources ever really mentioned them as far as I know. It seems really interesting to me, though, so I'm sad that there isn't really much we can add to the article... ~ Mable ( chat ) 15:45, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2017
Mertinet himself actually stated he auditioned for the role of Mario in 1990, not 1994/1995. In the links here: http://www.realclearlife.com/technology/charles-martinet-voice-behind-nintendos-mario/, shows and talks about when he auditioned for the role, it says 1990. If someone can please fix that info in his "Career" section from 1994 to 1990, the part were it says "Working for Nintendo since 1994" fix to as "Working for Nintendo since 1990" and in the Info above too as well. He also stated it in an interview that can be see on YouTube here:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jcdIqTFgWRA, he stated in the video that he crashed the audition in 1990. 2600:1000:B03A:57E3:6402:806A:82DE:C0A2 (talk) 22:24, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. The way I'm seeing this, I don't find your sources reliable enough to establish the change. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) 01:11, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Second, please do not remove my legitimate comment. I said reliable, not relatable. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) 16:40, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

I knew what you ment, don't be so angry. I apologize that miss spelled it... 2600:1000:B01A:C495:C0E9:2883:A3B8:FE00 (talk) 16:48, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Source:http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-19664003 2600:1000:B01A:C495:C0E9:2883:A3B8:FE00 (talk) 16:49, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Marking as unanswered. I'll let another semi-protected user handle this request for now. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) 16:52, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

How's that not enough proof for you!?!?!, I'm sorry for reacting this way, I'm just confused. 174.192.37.219 (talk) 18:54, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done The source cited for the first sentence in the "Career" section is the same BBC article given above and substantiates the 1990 date. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 23:51, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! There is also one final edit at the top article in that Ned's to be changed from 1995 to 1990. The part were it says "Martinet has voiced this title character of Nintendo's flagship video game franchise since 1995."2600:1000:B072:509F:54E0:9FB:9290:62D7 (talk) 01:01, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

First appearance dates don't add up
"Martinet's video game voice over debut was as Mario in the 1995 Windows release of Interplay's game Mario's FUNdamentals."

However, he is credited below for Mario Teaches Typing in 1992. --73.234.127.136 (talk) 20:14, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 April 2018
One thing I recently noticed in his infobox, is that jos birth name is missing. Can someone please quickly fix it? Example "birth_name = Charles Andre Martinet". 2600:1000:B032:2E5A:D41C:63EE:47E5:6DCA (talk) 00:36, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ❌ the thing is, we can't verify that this was his birth date. Ill be happy to add this, but please provide a reliable source to reference your proposed change. Best, L293D (☎ • ✎) 00:48, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ❌ if his birth name is the same as his name stated at the start of the article, there is no need to include the birth_name variable in the infobox —   IVORK  Discuss 00:55, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 September 2018
Change url for references 10, 11 from: http://charlesmartinet.com/resume.html/ http://charlesmartinet.com/actor.html/

to: http://charlesmartinet.com/resume.html http://charlesmartinet.com/actor.html

Otherwise they would not open ('Not Found [CFN #0005]' error) 171.33.254.59 (talk) 18:36, 9 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done with thanks, NiciVampireHeart 19:01, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 August 2020
Are you sure he is not Italian or born in Italy? When he voices Mario, his accent is Italian. 86.139.42.179 (talk) 15:48, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 16:02, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 September 2020
Under the "Career" section, there is a sentence: "In 2009, Martinet told That Gaming Site that wanted to voice Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ... "

It should read "In 2009, Martinet told That Gaming Site that he wanted to voice Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ..."

Just a small edit. Words can disappear on us. Thanks :) Vmoon.uci (talk) 04:03, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done &rarr; Timbaaa talk 06:42, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Skyrim
I know for a fact that he plays Paarthurnax, but he is not credited for it???? It doesn't credit him on his wiki page. I don't know if this was intentional or not, but its just something i was thinking

Semi-protected edit request on 14 February 2021
Is there by any cane if anyone can delete his "Known for" and "Notable works" info from the infobox? Because it's a little unnecessary to have info of a reminder in the infobox on what he's known for throughout his career. 97.33.64.81 (talk) 04:35, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: In this case, the listing is not excessive, and these characteristics are indeed important from an "at a glance" informative aspect. The infobox is basically a summary of the key aspects of the article, and IMHO in it's current form there's no reason to remove anything. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 13:49, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 May 2021
I know this isn’t that big of a deal, but is they any chance if someone could edit his “Known for” in the info of and just get rid of the word “The”. As shown here as what it should look like.

“known_for = The voice of Mario and Luigi” to “known_for = Voice of Mario and Luigi”

40.136.195.238 (talk) 13:53, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done! GameTriangle  (talk) 19:02, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 May 2021
Another part that needs to be fixed is his occupation section in the infobox, could someone get rid of the “ ” and replace it with a comma?

As shown here:

“occupation = Actor Voice actor” to “occupation = Actor, voice actor” 73.61.16.205 (talk) 20:38, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done. Changed to to use hlist, since that's what I see in other articles.  RudolfRed (talk) 16:58, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 May 2021
The occupation section looks good, but there’s one very last thing that needs to be fixed. The “V” needs to be a lower case letter. 2600:1000:B06B:4832:DD4D:3783:C2DB:5A2B (talk) 04:33, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Shellwood (talk) 08:52, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 June 2021
In his Early life section, the period is accidentally in front of the “citation needed” tag, were it needs to be in front of it. It is at the end of the sentence we’re it says chapter-by-chapter. If your confused on what I mean, here’s how it should look for example: chapter-by-chapter". to chapter-by-chapter".

That’s all, just move the period that’s accidentally in front of the citation needed tag. 73.61.6.180 (talk) 22:41, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. &#8209;&#8209;Volteer1 (talk) 01:11, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

It’s been confirmed recently that Scott Burns voiced Toadsworth and the male piantas and not Charles Martinet
Here’s the source for that https://www.mariowiki.com/Scott_Burns
 * What do we do, then? Leader Vladimir (talk) 00:41, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
 * You can edit this article to remove those characters because I would do it myself but I am afraid I cannot.

Semi-protected edit request on 13 August 2021
Update his death 173.185.88.252 (talk) 20:12, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:32, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 August 2021
Change the spelling of the name “Paarthurnax” to “Paarthunax” in the section:

He also voiced the dragon Paarthurnax in the 2011 video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Clicking the hyperlinked game title provides the correct spelling on the destination page. 2601:1C2:1B7F:12C0:1D59:23CA:DC7:6C46 (talk) 08:51, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I only see it spelled "Paarthurnax" at The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, or when looking it up online. &#8209;&#8209;Volteer1 (talk) 15:38, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 September 2021
The Section mentioning that he was in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA series incorrectly lists the year as 2004 instead of 1994. 94.173.186.40 (talk) 15:09, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 10:57, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 December 2021
Hi, I’ve recently noticed that his birthdate was removed because it needed a reliable source. I wanted to help out with this and I did some research to find a reliable source for his birth and place, the only source I found was this: https://latam.ign.com/charles-martinet. I’m not sure if someone tried to add this in before, but this was the best one I could find. On Behindthevoiceactors.com here:https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Charles-Martinet/, it also shows his date of birth and place, but it doesn’t show his year of birth on when he was born. So unfortunately I don’t officially know if these both count as reliable sources. If you think wrong about these links, you can respond here and let me know. 173.13.73.146 (talk) 21:17, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Hello IP, and welcome to Wikipedia! Reviewing the page history and this talk page it is indeed clear that there has been some contention over the inclusion of a date of birth. The reason for this is because he is currently still alive, and Wikipedia has very stringent policies on how we source information for such people, as what Wikipedia says can directly affect their life.
 * In regards to IGN, according to WP:RSP (a page that documents community consensus regarding certain sources and their reliability), it would appear that IGN is generally a reliable source. However, the fact that there is no information on who made the page, when the page was made or last updated, and the presence of a very clear formatting error with that gives me pause to want to use it.
 * In regards to BehindTheVoiceActors, while their doesn't seem to be a formal consensus on any sort of reliability, a review of the discussion archive shows it's generally reliable in regards to the attribution of VA's to their roles with characters. Thus, I'm not confident that it is reliable enough to - on it's own - prove the date of birth of such a notable individual. The fact it does not include the birth year notwithstanding.
 * For my reasons above, I have marked this request as not done. Another editor casually browsing this talk page may, at their discretion, overturn my decision and perform it if they feel my analysis is incorrect for any reason.
 * Thank you for your request, as I appreciate you attempting to help flesh out the information we have! Please do not let this discourage you, and if you have any questions or concerns feel free to raise them at my talk page. Cheers! — Sirdog (talk) 21:45, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 December 2021
I would like to replace the current photo on the article with. The photo currently on article of him poorly portrays his appearance, as can be infered by recent panels including him, as well as photos from his Twitter, and more often, Instagram.

While the photo I suggested above (again, ) is not perfectly reflective of his current appearance, it is significantly closer than any previous photo used, and especially the one being used right now. ArtVDiaries (talk) 02:53, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌ The photo in the article is more recent and shows his face clearly. The one you suggest is older and the contrast affects clarity. --Hemanthah (talk) 08:12, 27 December 2021 (UTC)