User talk:ProtoDrake/Archive 16

Your GA nomination of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
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Your GA nomination of Code Age
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Thanks
Thanks for the exchange the review. By the way, one extra thing abou X (Mega Man). After reallizing most of the comments I wrote in reception were kinda fancrutt, I remade it to make it come across as sources that heavily focus the character similar to 2B's reception section (somehow got two scholars writing about X). You think the reception should be rerranged to be more tied up? I still think about nominating it to GA too after its copyedit. Cheers. Feel free to call me if you also need a review. Tintor2 (talk) 21:05, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I think it would be a good idea to condense and rearrange a little. And it's fine. And we've already done the GA exchange with your review of El Shaddai, so we're all square for now. Good luck going forward. --ProtoDrake (talk) 21:48, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Michigan: Report from Hell
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DYK for Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Michigan: Report from Hell
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Your GA nomination of Michigan: Report from Hell
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Up for another exchange?
Noticed you nominated an article. In case you are interested, I also nominated Mega Man X4 to GA so we could exchange another review if it doesn't bother you. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 00:56, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll take if on. Since you're offering an exchange, I'd prefer you to review Code Age Brawls, since that's been sitting round the longest. --ProtoDrake (talk) 12:33, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Knights Contract
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Your GA nomination of Knights Contract
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Update, Nier
Hi there. What's up? X (Mega Man) became GA so I don't have too many projects to do in the future other than maybe X6. I have been playing Nier in the past days and wondered if you ever thought of giving the two Nier father and son protagonists an article to share similar to the ones from Persona 3. In Google scholars search, I noticed there are some articles discussing both versions of Nier and storytelling. Same with this this book from google books. Same with a google search of video game reliable sources focused on the main story rather than game reviews. In case you don't think it's worthy, it's okay. I just thought about it since I had to be careful with X before the nomination since I wasn't that used to the more recent discussions of what exactly establishes notabilities to the point some game reviews might not be useful. Cheers. Happy editing.Tintor2 (talk) 21:05, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

TFA
Thank you today for Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy, introduced (in 2015): "Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy is a subseries within the Final Fantasy franchise, primarily produced and published by Square Enix. It features games from multiple genres developed by different teams within the company and set in multiple separate settings, but they are all tied together by the use of a single mythos. This makes the series something of an oddity for both Square Enix and video game series in general." -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:22, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Deep Fear
Do you plan on nominating for GA? I'll review if you do. Was there work remaining on it that you wanted to do? TarkusAB talk / contrib 00:12, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I was planning on it, but I'd already nominated Code Age Brawl and Ardyn Izunia, and I'm wary of nominating more than two at a time. But if you want to take on Deep Fear, please do. --ProtoDrake (talk) 15:45, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Deep Fear
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Your GA nomination of Deep Fear
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DYK for El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Another Windows port I can't find
Hi there. As Mega Man X5 became GA, I'm trying to expand the next game, Mega Man X6, but just like X4 I can't find a source about its Windows port. Apparently, it was only released in Asia but I don't know if it's necessary for Wikipedia unless it's Japan. Would you give it a look? Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 00:53, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * , I've found absolutely nothing confirming any PC port was ever released in Japan. As for South Korea, these archived Koko Capcom pages this and this capture confirm the original South Korean release date, and that between 2003 and 2004 it was given an official PC release. I can't find any dates related to the PC version. --ProtoDrake (talk) 09:43, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks.Tintor2 (talk) 13:54, 14 May 2023 (UTC)


 * A fansite found it as the "The Obscure Mega Man X6 PC Port Has Been Preserved" It links me to this article but I don't know if this mention is copyrighted.Tintor2 (talk) 14:18, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I'd found those, but I wasn't counting them as they don't provide secondary sources and seem to parrot Wikia date information. I've encountered stuff like this on other articles, citogenesis caused by additions to a wiki, be it Wikipedia or a Wikia. I double-checked EA's Japanese website at the time, and found nothing, and as to the port developer I can't find their website or independently verify what the Archive emulation page says as fact. --ProtoDrake (talk) 14:46, 14 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Extra bit. I found this source for the Japanese PC publisher Sourcenext, which confirms both the existence and date for the PC version of MegaX5, and the existence and release date for the release of MegaX8. --ProtoDrake (talk) 14:46, 14 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks.Tintor2 (talk) 15:17, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Maybe you could help me with this
Featured article candidates/Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE/archive2 I want this to become a featured article so that more recognition can be done for this game, especially in June 24, 2023, the aniversary of its international release! Therealgamer1234 (talk) 03:13, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Where are you from ProtoDrake?
Which country or state are you from? I am from California! Therealgamer1234 (talk) 00:21, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

How come you removed my messages?
I was just curious. Therealgamer1234 (talk) 14:08, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Not technically removed, they're in the archive. As to why; the first message wasn't something I wanted hanging about in current, and the second wasn't relevant as I prefer not to use Wikipedia as a social network. --ProtoDrake (talk) 14:14, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Then how can I be your ally? Therealgamer1234 (talk) 14:16, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * That's not really how Wikipedia works. --ProtoDrake (talk) 14:18, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Anyway, what's your timezone? Mines US Pacific.
 * I use American English, what about you?
 * This way, we can coordinate our collaboration much easier.
 * I'm 19, what about you? Therealgamer1234 (talk) 14:46, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Bring Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension to GA status. Canadian Eh?
 * How come are you so prolific in Good Articles? Therealgamer1234 (talk) 19:02, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Please don't make assumptions on nationality based on someone's GAs. And I would like you not to use my talk page as a social platform. --ProtoDrake (talk) 19:30, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the misunderstanding, I won't do that again, but I really admire your quality and your work ethic! Therealgamer1234 (talk) 20:09, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Code Age Brawls
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I modified your square DYK to become more upbeat.
I think Square's origin from an Electric Power Company is more interesting to others than its fallout with Nintendo! Lennymcfee (talk) 01:50, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Watched this under my notification. Why you had to modify the DYK entry by an experienced editor? You are a new user (June 19, 2023), unless you are yet another sockpuppet of Eltomas2003 (This line is very similar to what Therealgamer1234 wrote to Panini: I want wikipedia to become a more upbeat place to be!). Sorry for the inconvenience Drake, but this caught my attention when Lenny send me thanks to my edit in your talk section. Again, sorry for the inconvenience! Roberth Martinez (talk) 02:30, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * How can we improve this DYK, can we ask protodrake to change it? I think ProtoDrake's DYK is a bit sobering. Lennymcfee (talk) 03:10, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * That's up to ProtoDrake and his DYK proposition was given a good eye by a fellow editor prior to your (frankly irrespectful) edit. And besides, that DYK fact is legitimate, one that ultimately bit Nintendo's relationship with Square for quite some time. Sorry for bothering you (and to Drake) with this edit but this user Lennymcfee screams like another sockpuppet of Eltomas2003. Roberth Martinez (talk) 03:33, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * For how long? Lennymcfee (talk) 03:47, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Knights Contract
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

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X's voice
BTW, while exploring the Japanese article of X (Mega Man) I found this: commentary about X having a voice in his first game is mentioned as one of the weirdest things ever in gaming but I couldn't understand much what do they say even by translating with Google. Could you give a look if possible? It appears they don't mention it is Megumi Ogata but there is quite of a big deal about it.Tintor2 (talk) 22:11, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. Especially due to all those PC sources.Tintor2 (talk) 22:57, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

The article went GA :) I was thinking about the dual character of Nier based on how critics compare how their appeals are different depending on region, but I'm not sure if there are scholars enough too based on the current requirements to make a character article. In the case you find something and don't wanna work on it, feel free to send me the link. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 22:29, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
 * In response to this, the entire section you deleted, and any further character articles, I'm of the opinion that all editors including us too need to tap the breaks on creating individual character articles. It's becoming a serious problem in terms of notability, clutter, bloat, and the fact that going deep enough into the internet can bring up anything. --ProtoDrake (talk) 22:43, 21 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I'll be testing in in the sandbox. After a minor search I found several commentaries at least for the father version involving two scholars. I'll later see if I can find more about the brother. Honestly, I think 9S has far more potential but I'm more interested in creating an article about original Nier since there is so much commentary about how the design changed per region. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 19:40, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

So I kinda created Protagonist (Nier) after some research. Apparently, the reception was okay to PresN so I decided to give it a try. Feel free to revise anything you find bad. In fact I'm not sure if the title is kinda well considering KungfuMan told me that in a CD Drama he is actually called Nier. I managed to find interviews with the three English voice actors but the Japanese ones seem harder. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 22:08, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Drakengard character articles
Something I was thinking about at work, but I know User:Tintor2 posted a Nier Protagonist article, and as far as I know might be trying 9S at some point. With that list restored would a Good Topic be worth pursuing?-- Kung Fu Man (talk) 19:39, 26 May 2023 (UTC)


 * There are some google scholars who analyze the mental breakdown the character goes through. Another user was the one who told me about 9S but saddly is busy in real life. I'm not sure about creating it myself though. Still from Yoko Taro's games, I only played Nier and Automata so I have no knowledge about Drakengard. By the way, about Protodrake's contributions to Shadow Hearts, I sometimes see some articles that kinda focus on Yuri but I never finished the second game.Tintor2 (talk) 19:47, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I once pondered a GT for Drakengard/Nier, either individually or as a combined franchise, but that petered out. I'd be interested in attempting that again (Reincarnation's showing signs of closing out, and Yoko's said the series is currently finished, so...). And Tintor2, as to Yuri...I really don't want to disrupt the Shadow Hearts GT. It's a dead series, there's barely any commentary on Yuri's creation or design, and the reception would be paltry since there's barely any actual comment on him specifically in reviews. It would be contributing to the current bloat of character articles, which isn't what's needed right now. --ProtoDrake (talk) 20:27, 26 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I see. About the Nier protagonist, I don't know if we should include it but Yoko Taro kinda talked about whether or not he has a name. I'm pretty sure we can't use the blog as a reliable source but they appear to link a Japanese tweet. Also about the protagonist, I couldn't find information about his three Japanese voice actors in regards to the portrayal like the English one so the article might lack this tidbit.Tintor2 (talk) 21:04, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll probably get round to the Nier protagonist some other time. At the moment I'm drafting up a rewrite/expansion of Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension, plus three GANs, so kinda busy. --ProtoDrake (talk) 21:30, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension
Infobox claims its an American co-production. I can see no evidence for, or verification of, this. (Just because it aired on Fox Kids doesn't mean it was an "American" production.) Is there any evidence of actual American involvement with (IOW, U.S. financing of) this show? Or is it, in fact, just a Canadian series that also aired in the U.S.?... Thanks. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 23:23, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Since Tom Lynch Company is an American company, I was defaulting to calling it a co-production. It can just go, it's not important. --ProtoDrake (talk) 23:25, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Also, thanks for the little edits and tidying. I've only ever done anime up to now, a Western television series (let alone this one) is entirely new for me. --ProtoDrake (talk) 23:27, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah, OK, Lynch is American. But I think "Tom Lynch Company" is basically a showrunner's "vanity label". IOW, Lynch likely didn't put up any money himself – he just gets production credit as the showrunner.
 * I'm going to ping to take a look at this, as this is something he (and I) have seen before, and I'd like his opinion on this... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 23:29, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Tom Lynch Company looks to be more than a vanity label for the show runner. It is not just financing, it is also creative control that matters. CinéGroupe's involvement looks to be animation only with creative control being the Tom Lynch Company. Geraldo Perez (talk) 00:18, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Square (video game company)
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Your GA nomination of Code Age Brawls
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Panzer Dragoon
Hi, I hear you work on series articles. If I need to, may I ping you for input on this article's GA nomination? I've not done a GA review or nomination of a series article, so I'd like to ensure that I don't get it wrong.

Also did you see the Dragon Quest Monsters trailer - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 03:36, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Depends what you mean by input, as I've got a potential conflict of interest here. I worked extensively on the articles for Panzer Dragoon Zwei and Orta, and even tried bringing them to GA (Orta failed spectacularly and I dropped the concept). I'm not comfortable guiding the process of something with which I have such a close connection due to that potential bias. Helping correct points brought up in the review, I could possibly do that as any nominator would, but no more. (also no, and I've very little interest in DQ in general) --ProtoDrake (talk) 08:10, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Lego City Undercover to GA
Hello! I've undergone work to bring Lego City Undercover to GA, and plan to nominate it soon, and since you are a major contributor I'm informing you of this. if you wanted to make any other improvements or stake your claim on the nomination page. Panini! • 🥪 05:22, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Strange Journey
Hi, I'm working on Strange Journey, hoping to bring it to FA status. I see that you nominated it for GA status, so I thought you should be informed. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 10:12, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Thank you. It was a struggle keeping civil, but I'm glad it's all been resolved with nothing worse than metaphorical bruises. --ProtoDrake (talk) 21:19, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Additional applause, you handled the situation well! I tried to encourage them to drop the stick, but they strongly believed restructuring Wikipedia's rules was the better option. Panini!  • 🥪 04:09, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding to the applause list, as well as apologizing that you had to jump through the additional hoop of a GAR, but at least the article now has a current stamp of approval. I hope that everyone weighing in will keep the article watchlisted going forward, so you won't have to go it alone!   I jumped so quickly to close off that thread at FAC and launch the SPI (when I should have been sleeping) because I didn't want to see you inadvertently end up where I did, for doing absolutely nothing wrong but asking the wrong dumb question where some were waiting to pounce (and I don't mean the person who pulled the trigger).  Even if it is removed right away (indeed, as soon as NYB saw it), the damage is there for eternity, so take care with sock allegations :) Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  14:13, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks @SandyGeorgia for doing that, and I'm sorry that you had to go through that. This was my first experience with a sockpuppet, so needless to say I was a bit overwhelmed and confused by the situation! Unlimitedlead (talk) 15:15, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I would say "my pleasure", but, 'ya know, not really appropriate :) :) Sandy Georgia (Talk)  16:02, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Square (video game company)
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Congratulations!
Hello there Drake! I hope you had a good weekend. I just wanted to pass by and say congratulations on your olypian effort in taking the article for Square into GA status! I can see that it was NOT an easy task and i respect the work you invested into it :D Roberth Martinez (talk) 23:49, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Discord
A very odd question, but given our similar interests do you have a discord by any chance? Kung Fu Man (talk) 21:04, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah what is it - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 21:05, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer not to mix Wikipedia with other elements of my life. And on a related note, given what I've just experienced with Eltomas2003 sockpuppet Therealgamer1234, I'd definitely rather keep things as they are. Little triggering. --ProtoDrake (talk) 21:20, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I hear ya, it's all good. It was more wanting to be able to coordinate a bit better with editors still working on character articles, and I definitely can't blame you given what happened with that weirdo.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 21:28, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Not pressuring, but just to let you know, Eltomas2003 is banned from the Wikipedia Discord, and has been for some time, which in fact is what led to their global lock as they harassed me over that. You're welcome any time you like, and no personal details are expected (and in fact are discouraged, the rules prohibit digging for them). -- ferret (talk) 14:39, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * , I do have a Discord account, only made it recently. I'll think about joining with the Wikipedia one if I've got the time. --ProtoDrake (talk) 14:57, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

FYI
I've got TMS watchlisted now, but if you have any further trouble with that block evading editor, feel free to reach out to me and I'll help. You're a great editor and you don't deserve their harassment. Sergecross73  msg me  13:50, 19 June 2023 (UTC)


 * I've just watchlisted your talk as well, as I've been blocking this guy for years. I'm talking to some folks about some further block efforts. -- ferret (talk) 14:33, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you, both. --ProtoDrake (talk) 14:57, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Square (video game company)
Aoidh (talk) 00:03, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Final Fantasy XVI synopsis
Hey, so I saw you reverted my edits on Final Fantasy XVI. I recognize that my version of the synopsis may have been longer than the norm on Wikipedia. However, the synopsis in its current form feels incomplete and in some places inaccurate.

While my synopsis might have been overlong, the current version is rather brief compared to other games of this scope (including several other FF titles). Brevity is a good thing, but not if it sacrifices understanding. The current version, I feel, leaves out too much for a person reading the article, without prior knowledge of the game, to understand the story. For instance, the current version does not clearly state what Ultima is trying to achieve. The vague mention of “their return” is insufficient.

There are also some inaccuracies. For example, Ultima is not an avatar of the Fallen; the Fallen were an earlier human civilization who attempted to defeat Ultima and failed. The ritual at Phoenix Gate was not to prove Joshua’s claim, it was a pre-war consultation with the royal ancestors.

I hope we can work together to resolve these inaccuracies and find a happy medium regarding length and detail. Jogarz1921 (talk) 11:19, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Actual inaccuracies should be corrected, so long as they're corrected briefly. The stuff that I removed was hugely verbose, and made assumptions about the narrative and particularly the ending. Did some tweaking, but adding anything more without trimming to compensate will just bloat it. See How to write a plot summary. --ProtoDrake (talk) 11:53, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Echange reviews?
Recently I nominated Thorfinn (Vinland Saga) to GA after its copyedit. I'm kinda confident about it so I wonder if you are interested into reviewing while I review one of your articles. Cheers. Tintor2 (talk) 22:31, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'm okay with that. --ProtoDrake (talk) 22:35, 1 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Last time I made a mistake and reviewed instead a more recent article. What do you want me to review?Tintor2 (talk) 22:38, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Take your pick. There's the article for Ardyn Izunia, or the television series Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension. I won't fuss, pick whichever. --ProtoDrake (talk) 23:13, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension
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Your GA nomination of Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension
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Your GA nomination of Ardyn Izunia
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Template:Did you know nominations/Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension
Just a heads up, someone has created a DYK for your recent GA. You may wish to have a look or leave comments. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 01:52, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ardyn Izunia
The article Ardyn Izunia you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ardyn Izunia for comments about the article, and Talk:Ardyn Izunia/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of PresN -- PresN (talk) 16:02, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Vanille
Not sure if she's still on your watchlist as an article, but I've revived it with some sources and will be working on it more after work tonight. Found a particularly massive one from Fanbyte with a few sibling articles to go alongside it that I feel ties the thing together, but I should be able to get it done and hopefully GA'd to avoid wrecking the Good Topic.-- Kung Fu Man (talk) 16:23, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Don't forget about the XIII character article. That's got sources relating to Vanille's creation in her subsection that can be used there hopefully. I'm still sceptical, but I wish you luck. --ProtoDrake (talk) 16:25, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Drake, do you remember where exactly in the Ultimania this bit about her being the original planned protag is? At some point the reference got messed up and is pointing to the producer interview, but the one you added here lacks any page numbers.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 05:04, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Double-checked. It's pages 508–511. Also found a source talking briefly about her summon. --ProtoDrake (talk) 07:15, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Are you sure Drake? I checked those pages multiple times (it's the producer interview, right?) There's no mention of her on them, I fed the pages into Google Lens last night from high res scans I found. Same with PresN's old OCR unless I missed it.]]--Kung Fu Man (talk) 10:30, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I think I must've assumed good faith and dropped a large one. It was used on the FF wiki here, and while there have been a couple of gaffs, it's generally okay-ish when it comes to finding sources. Sorry. --ProtoDrake (talk) 10:46, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Here's a link to the HD scans if you're interested, they're actually fairly recent: https://www.reddit.com/r/finalfantasyxiii/comments/13qs591/xiii_trilogy_ultimania_%CF%89_scans_complete/ --Kung Fu Man (talk) 10:53, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Nice link. Also again, really sorry. This kind of gaff has happened to me once or twice, with me getting the wrong end of the stick when translating from another language. Glad this has been caught. --ProtoDrake (talk) 10:56, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Hey it happens man! You'd be surprised some of the misnomers you find in Street Fighter stuff thanks to the wikia XD. I just wish there was more dev info on these characters. It's weird seeing the contrast between the gushing on FF7 and these characters by comparison.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 11:07, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
 * That's the XIII curse at work, probably. Or the wider FNC curse. --ProtoDrake (talk) 11:19, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Ran across this as to why the characters speak with an Australian accent in the NA version but not sure if it can be cited as a source, possibly citing the spotify link directly? But the information is at shortly after the 18:02. What do you think? Also sorry for getting sick on you, between this and work got sideswiped pretty damn good.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 15:01, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * If you cite the interview directly, I think it'll be okay. When it comes to sites like this, certainly within the editing spaces I've used, websites like this are okay for staff interviews and such. --ProtoDrake (talk) 15:16, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Congrats on the GA! It looks like it should be added to the FF13 Featured topic (well, it should have been back in 2019 when it was first created, but now it should stick around). Were either of you planning on doing so? If not, I'll take care of it. -- Pres N  04:05, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 57
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Need possible help with a translation
Starting trying to work on Kefka to get him back to GA, and found some dev info for his Dissidia version in the related Ultimania, but the scans available are extremely rough. Tintor suggested though you might be able to make heads or tails out of what's being said in the block of text next to his concept art though. Here's two different shots of the page in question if you're able to help:, .-- Kung Fu Man (talk) 17:30, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I can't make out anything for certain, but at a guess it's saying the alt form's based on Kefka's god form from VI's ending. That's just a guess, don't take this as a translation. --ProtoDrake (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Potential useful source
With the recent need of having more third party sources for characters, I went ahead with the Persona 4 protagonist Yu Narukami and searched for two scholars and two comments about his hidden homosexual relationship with Yosuke Hanamura modded through Golden and praised a lot by the writer. I also found this thread where it all goes about how the character designer regrets the way Narukami was written in spinoffs which might quite useful to expand more on the creation but I can't find the original source for some reason as my internet always freezes. https://www.resetera.com/threads/persona-character-designer-felt-they-went-too-far-with-the-p4mcs-yu-personality-in-spin-offs-based-on-the-communitys-interpretation-of-him.185652/ I'm not sure about keeping Izanagi in the infobox though considering, in the end, it's not that integral to the character unless we could find something about the design. Any idea? Happy editing. Also, thanks for making Ardyn GA. You planning to make Noctis the same? Tintor2 (talk) 19:09, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
 * The Soejima interview is taken from an issue of the irregularly-published Persona Official Magazine, specifically its 25th release published on October 31, 2019. This is the translated interview, couldn't find page numbers on a casual search. That issue also includes other interviews with leading staff related to Persona 5 Royal. And yes, I'm planning on making Noctis GA in the future, but it needs more work and tidying before that. --ProtoDrake (talk) 20:58, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

While searching for Zidane from IX, I found this Dissidia NT interview which has the most known characters including the Ebnglish actress of Lightning. Still I couldn't find a single thing about Zidane's Japanese voice, Romi Park, just like with Squall and wondered if you had found something that might expand more the creation section. In fact, I couldn't find that much about Zidane's design as English website don't appear to have his artist, Yoshitaka Amano, commenting on him. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 00:08, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry, no joy. Also, you'd best triple-check, as Amano wasn't the character designer. I found, and added to the game's main article, that the characters were designed by Shūkō Murase and Toshiyuki Itahana. --ProtoDrake (talk) 22:39, 25 July 2023 (UTC)


 * I see. Thanks. For some reason I always thought the IX cast was designed by Amano.Tintor2 (talk) 19:47, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Project Copernicus
Hey! I was looking forward to reviewing Project Copernicus for GA but you withdrew the nomination recently. Do you plan to renominate it? IceWelder &#91; &#9993; &#93; 23:19, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes. I took it down because I was going away for a week and wouldn't be able to reply to anything or address issues. I'll put it back up today. --ProtoDrake (talk) 06:47, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

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Tales characters
I don't know if you are interested in the Tales characters but both Luke and Yuri were nominated for deletion due to recent... yeah critcism. While I managed to find some notable sources for Luke, I haven't seen much for Yuri yet.Tintor2 (talk) 20:23, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

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Article improvement
You could have potentially nom'ed Adam Jensen to GAN since it already looks good. Nice job! 2001:4455:660:4100:FC4F:A451:D3E0:F1BD (talk) 12:04, 4 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Sorry for bothering you. I've just nominated Suguru Geto to GA (I made sure it had several articles for reception like the ones we use for gaming characters) and wondered if you are into exchanging its review with Adam's article. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 20:38, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Sure. --ProtoDrake (talk) 20:41, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Adam Jensen
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Books & Bytes – Issue 58
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Help with Japanese sources
Today I decided to expand the article Mega Man Maverick Hunter X after a long absence from editing Mega Man games. While it sure has content for most section, the development one is quite small regardless of artbook. I found this these old archives from Capcom themselves where the staff appears to discuss the game but I can't tell if these guys are meant to be developers or random fans talking about the game. The fact they use nicknames kinda confuses me. Cheers. Surprisngly, this was the game with more voice acting in the entire series but I couldn't either find anything from them either.Tintor2 (talk) 23:14, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series for deletion
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