Talk:Tektite

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Being that Tektites have appeared in practically every game, I think they deserve a bigger article.

No one's stopping you from improving it. :) If you need help, you can always ask. IfIHaveTo 01:39, 13 November 2007 (EST)

Water Tektite
Given that Water Tektites have a completely different name in Japan, and don't even look anything like Tektites in A Link to the Past, which was their first appearance, should there be a page for Hōbā or Hover or whatever people are happy with as a name? I think there is confusion between them and the Blue Tektites in Ocarina of Time, even though the enemies aren't really meant to be related. The ones in ALttP certainly don't resemble Tektites in the slightest. Perhaps Water Tektite should be split from the main article as technically they are not the same thing? Yes, yes, American names are canon on this wiki and all, but that still doesn't mean the American names can't be misleading. As things are, I was searching for the ALttP enemy and simply could not find it until I stumbled here. Anybody playing ALttP certainly would not equate that enemy with a Tektite, so its fairly confusing. Fizzle 18:49, 4 October 2011 (EDT)


 * I disagree.
 * Would people be any more likely to equate them with the name "Hōba" or "Hover"? I don't think we need to make this our problem. Canon sources call them Tektites, so all we can do is take their word for it. Besides, most people probably look for enemies through the gallery pages, which does a fine job helping people associating a name to a visual.
 * There's no need for us make more work for ourselves in this case, that's what I think. 20:32, 9 October 2011 (EDT)


 * Canon sources call the ones in Link's Awakening Tektites, because they have four legs and one eye. The ones in ALttP look as much like a Tektite as a Shadow Insect does, and no canon sources give them a name, thats my issue. I would never assume that they were the same enemy UNLESS I knew they had the same Japanese name already, which shows that they're not Tektites anyway. But maybe you have a point, there's more work to be done elsewhere first, its a minor issue, its just something that cropped up with me while editing. Fizzle 07:24, 10 October 2011 (EDT)


 * Ah, I misunderstood. The ones in ALTTP are not given a name in English, and their names in Japanese name is "Hōba" instead of "Tekutaito", correct? In that case, a split would be warranted. 10:36, 10 October 2011 (EDT)


 * Correct, yes. I can see it being a bit of a sticky issue, because it IS the same enemy, but its just not a Tektite in Japan, and only looks like a Tektite in one game, and only named one in the slightly dodgy Link's Awakening guide anyway (that thing has a lot to answer for when it comes to naming, ugh). The enemy appeared in Inishie no Sekiban as well, looking the same as in ALttP. I assume they changed its look on the Game Boy games primarily because it would be too hard to work out what it was meant to be in 8-bit graphics. Weirdly, Tektites in the Game Boy games only have TWO legs, so they don't even look like Tektites in the game that they are named one. Fizzle 18:22, 10 October 2011 (EDT)