Post by Shrikeswind on Dec 31, 2006 22:03:23 GMT -5
kriven said:
We can argue for hours about fictional character heights, so I'm just going to make a size-chart and be done with it.
Included are:
Mario, the standard for size 3
Baby Bowser, who is the size of Bowser JR
Wendy, to show compared with others
Link, the standard for size 4
Bowser, the standard for size 5
Now from this we can see that Wendy is only a little taller then Mario, but also a little shorter then Link. However the only part above the blue line, which represents Size 3, are about 4 pixels of her bow. Also, we see that Baby Bowser (Representing Bowser JR) is very large for his age.
Now you've said that Bowser JR is Size 3, however he too should be a size 4 according to this chart. If Mario is as tall as size 3 can go, then all of the Koopa family should be a size 4. This being the case, yes, you were right about Wendy being size 4, however wrong with BB/BJR's size.
Also, seeing as it is merely her bow (and BJR/BB's case eyebrows and hair) it shouldn't count as her actual physical height, as these articles in height can be blown downwards by the winds on some stages (Take the StarFox levels for example.)
You also see that Wendy is a little skinnier then half of Bowser. I'd say that she'd weigh much less, around a weight of 3, given this. Unless of course, those shells are fifty pounds. But also, she is always trying to look her best, as seen within her personality and in-game (as well as off-game) information. She is probably the lightest of the entire Koopa Klan.
Her strength could probably, however, be raised to a four. At least physical hand-to-hand strength. And actually, she can easily dispose of Mario and Luigi if she ever got a hold of them. this would also justify her strength being brought to a four.
So in the end her stats altering should look like:
Height: 3-4 depends if you count the bow or not.
Weight: 3-4 depending on how heavy those damned shells are.
Strength: 4 as she can easily destroy Mario.
In the end, either one of us could be right or wrong.
Flaw 1: That was Baby Bowser, not Bowser Jr. Baby Bowser I had determined to be a size 2 for a different reason: Telling him from Bowser Jr. when he gets submitted, because some dumb-ass would say it. "Hou iz Bby Bowsr ne difernt then Bouser Jr???/", so don't have a spaz about THAT (though I'm half expecting a Baby Bowser size flood, too.)
Flaw 2: Two sprites were in different styles, though one is understandable (Link, who was of an appropriate height for the measurement in that style.) Baby Bowser was not in the right style.
Flaw 3: The game that the Wendy sprite was pulled from also featured her older brothers as around the same height, give or take their width.
Resolving: Use a sprite style that can easily be determined. I'm talking, of course, about the most recent entry of the Koopalings, Superstar Saga, and it's similarly styled sequel, Partners in Time. Baby Bowser, who I admit to be about the same height as Bowser Jr. (which I only editted to make a difference), would be used in that situation. Also, remember, that the most recent style is generally the one used for a character, so it may happen that Wendy would appear in M&L style (if it winds up mattering.) I'll get the size comparison up shortly.
EDIT: Well, I compared the Marios. Battle Mario in Saga is 2 pixels shorter than...I dunno, I think it's Overworld Mario...in Partners. I'll have to use TSR customs for Bowser Jr. instead. Yeah, sorry. This is gonna be as accurate as TSR is.
EDIT 2: Which seems to be fairly accurate. Note that I'm using Battle Sprites.
