Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Captain Olimar (2nd nomination)

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The result was redirect‎ to Pikmin#Protagonists. ^Complex/_Rational 22:04, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Captain Olimar

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Fails SIGCOV and Notability, relying on RefBombing to try and give the semblance of some bulk to the article. There's little discussion about him as an actual character, and even the sources acknowledge he's essentially a blank canvas. It has the hallmarks of the same problems facing many other Smash Bros. character articles that were previously redirected, just with less overall salvageable information. Kung Fu Man (talk) 18:50, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements and Video games. Kung Fu Man (talk) 18:50, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

• Redirect - to Pikmin#Protagonists. Plausible search term. The "reception" in the article is laughably weak and full of bloat and insignificant commentary (I removed a passing mention about how a source called him the smallest Smash Bros character, for example.) Open to reconsidering if better sourcing is found, but it's not there based on what I've seen so far. Sergecross73 msg me 19:23, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
• Redirect Per nom and Sergecross, this character isn't standalone notable based on my own searches. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 20:00, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
• Redirect - Per nom and Sergecross. This article is very weak and, if the underdeveloped reception has anything to go by, hasn't developed much notability or discussion outside of "he's in Smash". --ThomasO1989 (talk) 00:34, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
• Redirect per WP:ATD. I believe that sources might exist, but I couldn't find them. Redirect would WP:PRESERVE the edit history and allow someone to split this out if sources are found. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:39, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.