Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Mercenaries characters


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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:56, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

List of Mercenaries characters

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A long list of characters from a video game series currently consisting of two entries. Its only references is a GameRankings review that does not say anything substantial about any of these characters. Not notable. Soetermans. T / C 15:20, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
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 * Mercenaries (series) currently just has a link to this list. Whether the solution is to improve this stand-alone list, or to trim it down and merge it to the series article, clearly this is a matter to be solved through discussion and editing, not through AFD. postdlf (talk) 16:15, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Why trim it down and incorporating it into the Mercenaries main article, when there's nothing there to keep? With not a single source listed, how are these characters notable in the first place? A quick Google search does not bring up any reliable sources that mention them. No development, no reception, no "greatest characters" list. A list of non-notable characters fails WP:VG/MOS. --Soetermans. T / C 16:48, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Case in point: a list of characters in a Marvel video game is also deemed inappropriate. Even when these characters actually do have articles, from a video game point of view, listing characters does not say anything substantial about their gameplay. The article on List of The Last of Us characters for instance has all the things why mentioning these characters in the first place is important. --Soetermans. T / C 16:54, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Characters don't have to merit their own standalone articles to be summarized in a list, and certainly not to be described in a section within a larger article. Though on top of the primary sources themselves (the video games and their accompanying manuals), any notable video game necessarily has reviews, third-party game guides, etc. Did you think the content in this list was just made up by a vandal? postdlf (talk) 18:37, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry for my late reply. What you're saying here is something entirely different of my understanding of WP:VGSCOPE and WP:GAMEGUIDE. Because it failed GNG, List of Mafia characters was redirected the other day. A list of characters part of an article was discussed here, Talk:Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, and was considered trivial information. List articles like Characters of Final Fantasy VI or List of characters in the Metal Gear series have sources; they mentioned creation, development, bit on their gameplay, their reception and possibly cultural impact. List of Mercenaries characters does not have any of those things. --Soetermans. T / C 08:04, 8 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete, no secondary sources establishing notability of the concept "characters in Mercenaries". Axem Titanium (talk) 14:09, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
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 * Delete as this is unlikely solidly notable for an article. SwisterTwister   talk  06:25, 10 February 2016 (UTC)


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