Talk:Darksyde (BW)
I've decided on the fan-theory that Terrorsaur named the Predacon ship "The Darkside" himself. Nobody else uses this name, or likes it. When he constantly calls it "The Darkside" all dramatic-like, Megatron rolls his eyes. --ItsWalky 01:57, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
- Btw, that was just me thinking out loud. I'm not, uh, proposing that be added or anything. --ItsWalky 02:24, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
It is called the Darkside in the episode blurbs for Equal Measures and Spider's Game in the episode guide for the season 1 Box set. I don't know how much weight that carries, but it is there.Tantrum
- Why... so it does. Huzzah! Man. Why wasn't the toy called that? Lame Hasbro! --ItsWalky 03:56, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
It's the Darksyde now, according to BotCon, the article needs changing.
- Only the BotCon set calls it "Darksyde", where as the game and DVDs call it "Darkside", so I think it would be cast to handle it like "Tarantulas" vs "Tarantulus", with the original spelling having the article, and the new spelling being a redirect. --FortMax 15:06, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
- Still, one could argue that the Botcon set are actually toys while the game and DVDs are "secondary sources" (albeit official ones). That would give "Darksyde" primacy despite being a later version of the name.--G.B. Blackrock 16:58, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
I, personally, think that Darksyde with a y should be used, but I think that using "Darkside" and having "Darksyde" redirect would be acceptable otherwise. I've added a note about the different spelling towards the bottom of the page. Amadeus 19:00, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
I think the article should be moved to "Darksyde," as much I dislike that spelling. --KilMichaelMcC 20:10, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
- I'm with Kil.
- This is not a new, changed name, we are to understand that this had always been the name, it's just having its official spelling declaeed now, much as was the case witht he Elita 1 model kit years after the fact, or Paradron.
- Other sources are 'we sounded out the spelling from the TV show,a nd this is hwo we think it's spelled.' Legitimacy for their spelling comes from the show, not the author of the DVD summaries. This spelling does not come from the show- the spelling comes from viewers of the show.
- This toy packaging is the first source to declare a spelling on the basis of its own authority to do so.
- Fundamentally, the LACK of a name on the Predacon Ship with BW10 Megatron, followed months later by the first OFFICIAL name boosts Darksyde's legitimacy considerably. Darkside, despite having been in rottion sicne 1999 in Game booklets and such was not, in Hasbro's opinion, official enough to make it onto the toy. (or at least nto Copywritten renough, whatever.)
Finally-
- We've never gotten ANYTHING from Hasbro with 'Darkside' as a spelling.
It's nto elevatign a new spelling over the old so much as- I dont' think it ever HAD an old official spelling. -Derik 22:08, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
