Talk:Scalpel (ROTF)
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Not funny man. I hate jokes for jokes sake on the wiki, especially linking from purely fact-based articles. --FFN 09:48, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Eh? He's an officially confirmed character. Alientraveller 10:25, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Er, yeah, what Alientraveller said. Well, I mean in that, "The Doctor/Scalpel" is an official character, though I don't know if there's an official source for his info yet. Why did you think this was a joke? --Jeysie 10:40, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- The existence of a 'con called "The Doctor" was confirmed a ways back. I don't remember if any picture was ever officially attached to that name. The real problem is that since we know nothing about this character, all the cutesy "jokes" in the article are just confusing and should go. --Thylacine 2000 11:02, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen --ItsWalky 11:07, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Considering that I've been updating the ROTF page for the past few months, yes, I know where it was reported and when. However, I am leery about having this article around *at all* considering how it's a term coming from the writers and Paramount, two sources who are not exactly the most reliable when it comes to the names of Transformers movie characters (even the writers have admitted that they refer to some characters via descriptors than any official name). Orci didn't know the Chevy Volt was named Jolt until reading it on TFW2005. I mean, they've created extra confusion the whole Demolishor & Scavenger thing (with added Overload) and whether one is a Constructicon or not. --FFN 14:43, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- It's not as if moving this to "Scalpel" is going to be a difficult task when the time comes. —Interrobang 14:49, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Why would we move it to Scalpel? We tend to rank fiction names above toy names. (See Beast Changer/Noble.) --ItsWalky 16:43, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Well, presumably Interrobang's operating on the likelihood that he's going to be called Scalpel in the film, and "the Doctor" is just a placeholder name. If he is "The Doctor" in the film, that's another story. - Chris McFeely 16:47, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Doctor/Scalpel really sounds like Hasbro couldn't possibly try to trademark "The Doctor," so they borrowed a doctory G.I. Joe name they already owned. --ItsWalky 16:49, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- If we're going by what the movie says, then why isn't Brawl (Movie) at "Devastator (Movie)"? —Interrobang 18:52, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Because he is Brawl, the movie just got it wrong? Fergods sake-- we're getting a second unrelated Devastator in ROTF.
- As for Scalpel... AFAIK, the only official releases we had for the character were as "The Doctor," we know that's not right/final, but he needed to be added to the cast list anyway since he'd been announced. -Derik 12:40, 19 April 2009 (EDT)
- If we're going by what the movie says, then why isn't Brawl (Movie) at "Devastator (Movie)"? —Interrobang 18:52, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Doctor/Scalpel really sounds like Hasbro couldn't possibly try to trademark "The Doctor," so they borrowed a doctory G.I. Joe name they already owned. --ItsWalky 16:49, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Well, presumably Interrobang's operating on the likelihood that he's going to be called Scalpel in the film, and "the Doctor" is just a placeholder name. If he is "The Doctor" in the film, that's another story. - Chris McFeely 16:47, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Why would we move it to Scalpel? We tend to rank fiction names above toy names. (See Beast Changer/Noble.) --ItsWalky 16:43, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- It's not as if moving this to "Scalpel" is going to be a difficult task when the time comes. —Interrobang 14:49, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Considering that I've been updating the ROTF page for the past few months, yes, I know where it was reported and when. However, I am leery about having this article around *at all* considering how it's a term coming from the writers and Paramount, two sources who are not exactly the most reliable when it comes to the names of Transformers movie characters (even the writers have admitted that they refer to some characters via descriptors than any official name). Orci didn't know the Chevy Volt was named Jolt until reading it on TFW2005. I mean, they've created extra confusion the whole Demolishor & Scavenger thing (with added Overload) and whether one is a Constructicon or not. --FFN 14:43, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen --ItsWalky 11:07, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- The existence of a 'con called "The Doctor" was confirmed a ways back. I don't remember if any picture was ever officially attached to that name. The real problem is that since we know nothing about this character, all the cutesy "jokes" in the article are just confusing and should go. --Thylacine 2000 11:02, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- Er, yeah, what Alientraveller said. Well, I mean in that, "The Doctor/Scalpel" is an official character, though I don't know if there's an official source for his info yet. Why did you think this was a joke? --Jeysie 10:40, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- What happened to our preference of not bothering to create pages if we don't actually have any information? --FFN 15:26, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- The Paramount release is official information (even if of suspect reliability). He also appears in official movie clip releases. - Starfield 15:30, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
- What happened to our preference of not bothering to create pages if we don't actually have any information? --FFN 15:26, 18 April 2009 (EDT)
