Template talk:NIWA palette

Kanji discussion
Thought I share my thoughts on the selection of kanji before the template gets finished. That's all just my thoughts, I feel like this should be discussed before it's fully implemented. Reggiamoto (talk) 21:56, 24 March 2021 (EDT)
 * ARMS Institute: 「拳」 is a good choice, but I'd personally prefer 「腕」, as it literally means "arm".
 * Bulbapedia: Yeah, can't come up with anything better.
 * Dragon Quest Wiki: I've never played DQ, I guess it fits. If the series is all about dragons (I don't think dragons are a core part of the series, but what do I know) maybe 「龍」 (which is an old spelling of「竜」, but looks so much cooler than the new one) could also fit?
 * Fire Emblem Wiki: Probably based on the Smash Bros. symbol. The kanji 「炎」 was mentioned and as somebody who's not played much FE it seems fine?
 * F-Zero Wiki: Had to look up what 「鷹」 even meant, as it's not a common kanji at all. Not easy thinking of something more common, but maybe 「速」for "fast"?
 * Golden Sun Universe: Never played Golden Sun, so the only ideas I'd have are 「金」, 「日」 (meaning sun or day) or 「陽」 (also meaning sun in a more scientific way, but doesn't mean day)
 * Hard Drop Tetris Wiki: Yeah, either that or 「列」 (for "line")
 * Icaruspedia: As mentioned, 「使」 just means messenger (or "use"), so I'd rather choose 「天」 (heaven).
 * Inkipedia: Looks good
 * Lylat Wiki: No objections
 * Metroid Wiki: I like this one. Couldn't think of anything better.
 * Nintendo Wiki: Not sure about this one. I think I'd rather use 「任」 as it's the first kanji in the company's name (任天堂).
 * Nookipedia: Yeah, looks good to me
 * Pikipedia/Pikmin Fanon: I guess it's also based on the Smash Bros. icon. Another idea I'd have would be 「微」, which means "tiny".
 * Smash Wiki: Hmm, I think I'd rather use a kanji for "Smash" instead or "Bros." as that's what people actually call the series. I'd propose 「乱」 or 「闘」 as these kanji are actually used in the series' name.
 * Starfy Wiki: I know nothing about Starfy so I can't say anything about this.
 * Strategy Wiki: I like this.
 * Super Mario Wiki: Also based on the Smash Bros. icon, but I think this fits pretty well.
 * Wars Wiki: Yeah I think it's a good choice (probably even better than the kanji for war 「戦」).
 * WikiBound: Don't really have a strong opinion about this one, but the kanji 「母」 for "mother" probably fits better.
 * WiKirby: I wish there was a kanji for "pink", that would be perfect. (The closest thing would probably be 「桜」 for "cherry blossom", I suppose?)
 * Xeno Series Wiki: Yeah, not a fan of this one, honestly. I think 「哲」 for "philosophy" would be my choice. (It's also the first half of Tetsuya Takahashi's first name, but that's just a fun fact) There is no "real" kanji meaning "cross", the closest thing would be 「十」 which can mean cross (as part of 「十字」), but that's just because of how it looks.
 * Xenopedia: This one was my idea so it must be perfect.
 * Zelda Wiki: I personally think "three" is a bit generic, what about 「妖」? It can mean "fairy" (or more generally, just something like "magic").


 * Hmmmm... Here are my thoughts:

Myzza XN  08:54, 25 March 2021 (EDT)
 * Golden Sun Universe: Would prefer 陽.
 * Icaruspedia: I prefer 天.
 * Inkipedia: I think 墨 for "ink" makes more sense than 鮹 meaning "octopus."
 * Xeno Series Wiki: 刃 and 剣 meaning "blade" could also work.

As a general response to the above, I will take some of these suggestions into consideration as I work on the fancy image versions of the symbols, and will probably hold a poll for which to use. STM (t) 14:12, 27 March 2021 (EDT)