Talk:Stomach Baron

Merging with Boin Archipelago
This page should be merged with the boin archipelago page, as they are literally the same thing just one with a colloquial and one with a scientific name. Merging them under "Stomach Baron" would be the correct option. 09:15, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good, but doesn't Stomach Barons appear in other places, instead of just making up the Boin Archipelago? Just asking. 10:12, July 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Just like Sabaody Archipelago, which is entirely composed of Yarukiman Mangrove. 10:13, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * I guess it's just a question of uniqueness and of how many areas belong to the same plant. The yarukiman mangrove isn't only sabaody but also provides light shelter and I presume oxygen for Fishmen Island. Whereas the boin archipelago/stomach baron both mean the exact same thing. It's not even that a town(s) exists on the archipelago compared to the mangrove, the archipelago is really just the barons.
 * An interesting comparison is that of the Sarlacc and the Great pit of Carkoon on Wookiepedia. The Sarlacc article describes only the plants, whereas the Pit of carkoon describes only the pit in which the tatooine sarlacc lives but not the plant itself. 10:27, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * An interesting comparison is that of the Sarlacc and the Great pit of Carkoon on Wookiepedia. The Sarlacc article describes only the plants, whereas the Pit of carkoon describes only the pit in which the tatooine sarlacc lives but not the plant itself. 10:27, July 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * An interesting comparison is that of the Sarlacc and the Great pit of Carkoon on Wookiepedia. The Sarlacc article describes only the plants, whereas the Pit of carkoon describes only the pit in which the tatooine sarlacc lives but not the plant itself. 10:27, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

I don't think they should be merged, mostly because the Stomach Baron is already categorized under plants and fungi, so merging it with Boin would mean it wouldn't be anymore. 23:11, July 19, 2011 (UTC)

CITATION
In Walter Moers' book "The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear" (1999) there's an island that in the italian edition is called "Sbafatrix Insularis" and in the english one "Gourmet Island". I paste the description of the island from wikipedia: "a fantastic land filled with delicious foodstuffs that mysteriously grow in place of normal vegetation. The bear, after sampling them all, develops a monstrous appetite and craving for nutrition. He eats the addictive foods so much that he fattens up tremendously. Bluebear's last meal (a man-sized mushroom) is interrupted by the discovery that the island is a giant carnivorous plant that ensnares passers-by, fattens them up and eats them at 300 pounds"

honestly, if you read the book, you cannot deny Oda's citationist intent :)

_A.P.

I can deny it since it is speculation. SeaTerror (talk) 18:50, August 13, 2012 (UTC)

i'm not english, so maybe my tone is easily misunderstood. what i mean is "a person who read the book can not fail to notice Oda's citationist intent" (and really, can not. it's not a coincidence, it's an almost literal quote :)

but of course, to be "encyclopedic", you need proof. that were just my two cents. maybe in some interview he said (or he will say) that he's a fan of Moers.

i mean, fwiw, if you (generic) haven't read the book, read it, and judge by yourself

_A.P.

This work is pretty obscure, and as far as I can tell hasn't been translated into Japanese. Also, the idea of a giant carnivorous plant isn't exactly unique. Stuff like this shouldn't go on the page unless Oda confirms the archipelago to be based on it. 02:51, August 16, 2012 (UTC)