Talk:LD-301S Scrapper

Sarubo
The official Japanese site calls it. I'm guessing Wolfger assumed it was named after the province/mountain, like Faron, but I suggest we move it to Sarubo for now. 22:03, 22 October 2011 (EDT)
 * Are you sure that's not the name of its race? Because it appears alongside Hylia in the opening with four other races, which leads me to believe that this little guy is one of many. Fyrisvellir 08:31, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
 * That's an interesting theory, but here's why I don't think so:
 * 1) To me, the as-of-yet unrevealed race on the far left of Her Grace doesn't resemble the little creature on this page very much, apart from the small stature and its face.
 * 2) Given that it's a spirit, I highly doubt there would be a race of it running around.
 * 3) Based on 2 translations done by myself and another Japanese speaker, the first line of text reads "A flying robot equipped with two arms, Sarubo". If correct, this indicates that it wouldn't be a race by normal means, and that "Sarubo" is indeed its name.
 * I haven't studied the text all that much, but from what I can tell, the site goes on to say that you have to help navigate Sarubo around. So it doesn't seem to introduce it as a species, but more of a person. I've extracted the Japanese text, in case someone else wants to have a crack at translating it.
 * 2本のアームを備えた飛行ロボット「サルボ」. 重たいものや大きめのものを運ぶ際に役立つ. サルボが敵に襲われないよう護衛しながら、再び火山で与えられた任務を遂行することも.  10:05, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
 * It does resemble the creature on the far left of Hylia, just compare the shapes bearing in mind that the depiction is stylised. This little guy could be more of a sage for all we know. I mean, if it is a robot, then spirit might not be an accurate description anyway. Plus, "a flying robot equipped with two arms, Sarubo" doesn't need to refer to a name rather than a species; it could be either, the grammar is fine either way. 'A large creature with rock-like skin, Goron' would work in a similar way. I'm not saying that it definitely isn't called 'Sarubo', but 'Eldin' seems logical given that the Faron province equivalent is a creature who is called Faron. Either way, we should wait until we know the English name. Fyrisvellir 10:23, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
 * As with Fi, being a robot probably has no bearing on it being a spirit manufactured by the Goddess. And you're missing the point of it being a character rather than a race. Had it been introduced as a race, the site would have referred to it as サルボ族, as it did with the Kikwi, Parella and Mogma, the latter of which was "introduced" at the same time as Sarubo. Your Goron point is normally valid, but seeing as they deliberately introduced the other three as races themselves and didn't for Sarubo, Sarubo would be an individual name. While "Eldin" would be logical, I wouldn't put it past them to name it something else.
 * If it's best to wait until an official English name comes along, why have a page for it at all? I believe there's more than enough evidence to justify even a temporary move. 10:54, 23 October 2011 (EDT)
 * The introduction of it as an individual rather than a race could easily be a mistake on the website. Do you think that the introduction image of Hylia depicts her alongside four races, and just one of her servants for some reason? Because the opening at that stage is talking about the beings surrounding her as land-dwelling races. I think we can drag Occam's Razor across that issue. Anyway, don't get me wrong, Sarubo seems like an extremely likely candidate, I just think we should wait for an official English name, since when we do find it out, it would replace the Japanese one anyway. And I'm not the one who made this page; I don't think we should have it, but now that it's here, it may as well stay. Fyrisvellir 11:05, 23 October 2011 (EDT)


 * I just want to know something. Is this thing considered a guardian spirit or not? XD Dany36 11:36, 23 October 2011 (EDT)