Talk:List of anthropomorphic animal superheroes

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Contents 1 Question 2 Bad title for this page? 3 Jak & Daxter 4 Move this page 5 Sam & Max 6 Red links

[edit] Question

Are'y sure that this "concept was made famous" by the 1985 cartoon ThunderCats? Mighty Mouse appeared in 1942. Smerdis of Tlön 13:38, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Bad title for this page?

I think that using the term "superheroes" for this page is really very misleading. The majority of characters listed here have no "super powers" whatsoever. For a few, it is even debatable if they would be considered "heroes".

--The Rizz (23:34, June 22, 2005)

Indeed, some of these characters (notably Scrooge McDuck) are not heroes at all. Is there a real need for this page? Isn't this better suited to a category?

--Fritz the CopyCat 16:00, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

In addition to some of the characters not being superheroes, Krypto (who is a superhero) isn't anthropomorphic... Daibhid C 22:56, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

He is in the cartoon that the listing links to. Coyoty 02:40, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Not in the episodes I've seen. Daibhid C 19:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

You don't think talking, using technology, having human facial expressions, etc. is anthropomorphic? Coyoty 19:59, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

When you put it like that, yes. I was working on the basis that he only talks to other animals (and Kevin) and remains quadrapedal, but you're right, he's still been anthropomorphised to some degree. Daibhid C 20:53, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jak & Daxter

What about Jack and Dexter?

[edit] Move this page

The 'anthropomorphic' is pretty redundant. --Nydas 19:21, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Not really ... Krypto the Superdog and Streaky the Supercat are just two examples of "animal superheroes" who do not fit the definition of anthropomorphic. --Dennette 19:37, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Except that List of animal superheroes currently redirects here. There's no real point to the anthropomorphic distinction. Why bother excluding the small handful of animal superheroes who (debatably) aren't anthropomorphic? --Nydas 18:53, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sam & Max

I want to add Sam & Max but they don't have any superpowers as far as I know. Max might have some in the realm of being a very versatile tool. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Psamathos (talk • contribs) 01:57, 20 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Red links

I'm not exactly sure why red-linked characters are being deleted. A 'red-link' means that a page has not yet been created, but when one is the pages will automatically be linked. If a red-link really offends someone, then turn it into text. Deleting the link entirely makes the entry inaccurate. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Qvamp (talk • contribs) 04:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

The problem is not just "that a page has not yet been created" ... in some cases, the page has been deleted, and in many cases, it will never be created ... one could add Geriatric Gangrene Jujitsu Gerbils, Super Slug, or Fierce Ferret to the list, or any number of fictional or non-notable characters, but they would not be "accurate" entries ... put them back when they have articles, otherwise they do not belong in the list. (And learn how to sign your posts!) 72.75.112.145 (talk • contribs) 16:11, 4 March 2007 (UTC)