Talk:Tingle

This article doesn't talk about his appearances in Oracle of Seasons, Four Swords Adventures or Tingle's Balloon Fight. I'd change it, but I'm too lazy.

This aricle is incomplete, as it doesn't describe his appearance in OoS, FSA, his own games, or his minor cameo in Phantom Hourglass. Yes, Tingle has a PH cameo. It's in the first Islands milk bar, there's a crayon drawing of his face on the wall by the old man.


 * Feel free to add to it where you see fit. --Adam 15:19, 18 October 2007 (EDT)

Race
What does "originally human" mean?131.174.184.213 06:30, 1 November 2007 (EDT)


 * It was changed from "Hylian???" (pretty inaccurate) to "Human in Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland. Otherwise unknown." (really long). It's stated here that Uncle Rupee turns him into a special kind of being called a Tingle, but he started off as a middle aged human man. Hence originally human (now a Tingle). --Adam 14:37, 1 November 2007 (EDT)

Ah, so that's it. I have played the game and a Tingle is not a race/species on its own. It's more of a state of being, like a curse. He's still a Human. If anything, human would be enough, but I'm a little hesitant to say he's one always. Malon for instance is always a Hylian except in the case of Oracle of - games, in which she is a Human. We don't get to see Tingle's ears in any other game, so we can't be sure.213.17.22.115 15:39, 1 November 2007 (EDT)

i agree. he is definetally hylian.--Claire 21:42, 10 December 2007 (EST)

have you seen the picture of tinglr after becoming "a tingle", he doesn't has pointed ears, he could be something like an ordonian.--Bistian

"Okay" pic
Okay, not only does it throw off the gallery sizing, but it honestly isn't funny, at all. We already have a pic of him from Rupee-land, and "Okay..." isn't really a snark. Also, it doesn't even make sense - what's so weird about that picture? He's just standing there. I would think the balloon or dancing ones would be considerably weirder.

Basically: It's not a snark, it's just a mess.KrytenKoro 20:50, 27 November 2007 (EST)

Pretty much like the pic of Tingle's trophy in SSBB. It's not funny and highly irritating to read. The picture should not be removed though, as Tingle is the fourth most prominent character in the series and deserves his own complete gallery. IfIHaveTo 01:36, 28 November 2007 (EST)
 * You mean the one right above the gallery? Go ahead and remove that, I added it to try to appease the guy who was demanding humor. However, for a "complete gallery" - there's already two pics of him from that game, and the "Okay..." one doesn't even look all that different from the other one where he's striking a pose. Plus, it throws off the gallery size.KrytenKoro 05:49, 29 November 2007 (EST)


 * Yeah, now only if it wasn't protected, I might've changed it already instead of complaining. ;) Why was this protected in the first place? As for the gallery issue, mind counting how many images from the same game are here? It's unfair to deny Tingle a completed gallery. There's still some artwork not in the gallery, so I'll add those when the page is unprotected again, to make the gallery look better. IfIHaveTo 10:51, 29 November 2007 (EST)


 * The article is now un-protected. The gallery should include every image of a decent quality; we don't subscribe to any of Wikipedia's policies on the use of images here. And no more edit warring, or i'll lock the page again! Be good, kids :) --Adam 14:12, 29 November 2007 (EST)

You people never give up. Like Green Tunic said that picture has been that way for ever. How can people be so sensitive about a dwarf that thinks he's a fairy and stays suspended in the air by a baloon. I'll leave the picture alone. Though I will say AdamCox must be realy forgiveing to unblock the article...go right ahead and flame me unlike you guys I'm not sensetive. Link hero of light A.K.A The guy who demands humor
 * The problem is not that humor isn't allowed, and its not that he needs a complete gallery. Its essentially the same picture as the other one, throws off the sizing of the gallery, and isn't a snark in any way. Besides, the whole point of a "snark" is to not be pissy if someone changes it. If you found other pictures of him, even if from the same game, that were actually illustrating something different, fine. If you added more images to properly size the gallery, fine. But whining about how its "been like that forever" (when that's because you keep reverting anyone who tries to change it) only serves to increase the annoyingness of the image.
 * And on a side note, trying to "subtly" insult others only increases the annoyingness tenfold.KrytenKoro 11:31, 3 December 2007 (EST)

Green Tunic is the one that said it's that way for ever not me, I was only trying to show you that a more respected member of the wiki agrees with what I was trying to do. Also, the edit war is over, you no longer have to attempt to add humor, but thank you for trying.--Link hero of light 20:04, 3 December 2007 (EST)
 * ...whether or not he said it that way, you used it as a reason for keeping it...and its been like that "forever" because it keeps being reverted.KrytenKoro 01:01, 4 December 2007 (EST)


 * I guess some people just have to have the last word in an argument ;) --Adam 01:53, 4 December 2007 (EST)

Kooloo-Limpah
The page suggests to merge with Kooloo-limpah witch may be smart as Kooloo-limpah is a small article. ?Dekuta 15:06, 26 October 2008 (UTC)


 * What the crap are you talking about? 15:24, October 26, 2008 (UTC)

Popularity of Tingle in Japan
The section "Reception" implies that Tingle was very popular in Japan and so they developed games starring this character.
 * "...but in Japan, Tingle has a huge following, which resulted in the development of two spin off games featuring Tingle as their star (see above)."

However, the interview on Nintendo of Europe's official website says something different, if I understand right. The following lines are key:
 * "A little while before we started this project, I was talking with my boss at that time, saying; 'Nintendo will need to consider promoting other characters than Mario and Link."
 * "I believed there was a chance his public image could be changed from unfavourable to favourable depending on what kind of game we made, so I took a risk and chose him, despite knowing he was not liked by the people - especially in the US."

Doesn't that mean he was not even much liked in Japan, but Vanpool and Nintendo tried to change Tingle's image with TRR? Anyway, they hadn't to take a risk if Tingle really had a "huge following." By the way, I read that Tingle was voiced by designer Kazuyuki Kurashima in TRR (still claimed to be "Unknown" in the article), but a reliable source is needed (not Wikipedia). And why does this article have just a few views (less than 1000)? --Grandy02 17:59, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Theory
I have a theory that it is perfectly plausable that every single tingle seen in each game is in fact the exact same person, because after being cursed by Uncle Rupee, he was made that he could take lots of physical damage but only die if he lost all his Rupees, so prehaps he was made immortal as long as he has rupees on his person. Also after Uncle Rupee was defeated he couldn't have made any more tingle people anyway right?- User:Zedxclon


 * 1 Tingle is the running assumption. But those are excellent counterpoints to the multi Tingle theory. Feel free to add in the info as counterpoints and not a whole new theory section. 11:27, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Creator of Tingle
Who created Tingle? Well, during this interview by Nintendo of Europe, Kensuke Tanabe (producer of Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland) said that Tingle "was created in a very relaxed manner by a character designer at EAD, who was also in charge of character design of F-Zero and Star Fox." This description would fit with the designer Takaya Imamura, who served as the art director of Majora's Mask (Tingle's debut) and did indeed design the original F-Zero and Star Fox characters. Furthermore, Imamura's name appears under "Very Special Thanks" in the credits of Rosy Rupeeland. So, is this interview a definite answer on Tingle's creator or would it be too speculative? --Grandy02 13:06, 3 June 2009 (UTC)