Talk:Races of Underworld universe

Merger (done)
After a recent AfD if was suggested that the various articles or the underworld races, and classes, be merged to form a single article here, I have started this an would apreciate feed back on it & checking for any duplicated info, before the other articles are redirected here. --Nate1481(t/c) 08:33, 9 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Sounds like a very good idea to me. It would save a lot of time overall. Also it has to be said that a few of the articles (the one on the Hybrids sepecially) are a mess, so one article for all races sounds good.SMegatron 10:33, 10 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Two months later finaly back will leave it a week & redirect unless I see objections. --Nate1481(t/c) 12:16, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

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Corvinus Strain and Alexander Corvinus article
The Corvinus Strain bit is completely unclear and completely in-universe.

Also, some of the character articles, at the least Alexander Corvinus, should be merged. He's really not that notable. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 00:38, 18 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Merge away, possibly into Underworld: Evolution though I merged in all the races stuff here but characters fit more neatly in the films. --Nate1481(t/c) 09:55, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

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Immortality?
I don't think "living for hundreds of years" classifies as being "immortal".--74.131.129.131 (talk) 23:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)A Concerned Citizen.

Selene throwing cops around and such.
She did become ridiculously stronger after drinking the Corvinus blood, but she survived the shotgun blast and threw the cops around WAY before that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.219.247.112 (talk) 21:51, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Vampire Laws
Having read all the books, I have absolutely no idea where these 'vampire laws' are coming from. I know it's implied in the fan-fiction novel, Blood Enemy, that drinking from humans is frowned upon, but it's never outright stated. Where is the evidence for this part of the page? AlessaGillespie (talk) 07:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Proposed Merger
Do we really need over ten pages for one movie series? This page, as well as all pages devoted to major characters, should be merged into one page, along with the Underworld (series) page. AlessaGillespie (talk) 01:45, 16 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Oppose (Could you list the others here please?) I've come via the merge tag, and this one races keeps a big portion of relevant (probalby sourceable) info that would over clutter the main article, werewolves & vampires are generic concepts so the specifics for the series allow a better understanding. --Nate1481 15:35, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The other pages I've suggested merging into Underworld (film series) are Sonja (Underworld), Raze (Underworld), William Corvinus, Lucian (Underworld), Viktor (Underworld), Selene (Underworld), Michael Corvin, and Kraven (Underworld). —Preceding unsigned comment added by AlessaGillespie (talk • contribs) 05:03, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The notability of the characters can be assessed individually, and might benefit form a merge if the very short, but I think several have been though AfD and kept. Also as a parrallel, I have lost count of the number of Star Wars characters who appear in only one film, or only in the expanded universe who have their own articles. --Nate1481 10:46, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I must also agree to oppose. Also this has already been settled.  FaithLehaneThe  Vampire  Slayer  23:17, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The deletion discussion involved over half of users voting a merge. 70.138.112.29 (talk) 21:09, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * So, after 3 weeks, we're at a tie with myself and another on the Underworld (film series) page voting a merge, and two people opposed. Hopefully the release of the third film will bring fresh viewpoints. AlessaGillespie (talk) 06:23, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

As there seems to be significant opposition to the merger, I've removed the merge tags. Jafeluv (talk) 10:18, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose I know I'm late, but my reason to oppose is because any such merger would create a far-too-lengthy [ok so thats a made up term :) but hopefully my point is clear!] article that would not be manageable in my opinion. And keeping the articles as they are works best as far as I can see.-- ♦Tangerines♦ · Talk 02:53, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

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Cleanup
could someone cleanup the article, it has numerous spelling mistakes. And this part "by filling their bullets with a photogenic solution" is just plain silly. Tyriel (talk) 16:54, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Lycans
The ancient Greeks spoke of Lycaon, a wicked ruler who planed to kill Zeus. He failed at that and Zeus turned him into a wolf. In Greek myths lycans (werewolves) were soldiers of the underworld, they were Hades' minions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JackHH11 (talk • contribs) 18:38, 10 January 2010 (UTC)