Editing Talk:The Legend of Spyro (section)

== Merge proposal ==
{{Discussion top|result=The result of the discussion is '''Merge''' per three people in support with no one disputing after two weeks. - [[User:Cukie Gherkin|Cukie Gherkin]] ([[User talk:Cukie Gherkin|talk]]) 05:27, 9 March 2026 (UTC)}}
I propose merging [[The Legend of Spyro]] into [[Spyro]]. While the individual three games are notable enough on their own to warrant their own articles, as a trilogy they fail [[WP:GNG]]. I tried finding secondary sources discussing this topic as a trilogy and came up short. There seems to be too much reliance on primary sources and Metacritic, and a lot of this article is just [[WP:FANCRUFT]] IMO. [[User:ThePoggingEditor|ThePoggingEditor]] ([[User talk:ThePoggingEditor|talk]]) 18:12, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

:(Also sorry if I messed up something in this process, this is my first time doing a merge proposal) [[User:ThePoggingEditor|ThePoggingEditor]] ([[User talk:ThePoggingEditor|talk]]) 18:19, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:*'''Support''': I agree, especially considering the lack of independent notability. There's no reason for a separate page to exist when the main series article covers the subject adequately enough. [[User:Cat&#39;s Tuxedo|Cat&#39;s Tuxedo]] ([[User talk:Cat&#39;s Tuxedo|talk]]) 11:06, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
:*'''Support'''. The games have individual articles, but the trilogy collectively is just a part of the overall franchise and is best covered by the franchise article.
:[[User:Oknazevad|oknazevad]] ([[User talk:Oknazevad|talk]]) 17:26, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
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*'''Oppose''' I realize that the discussion has been closed already, but merge discussions tend to be pretty poorly publicized. Nevertheless, the base argument that the "series doesn't pass GNG" isn't really a requirement for series pages and never has been. [[MOS:VGSERIES]] only requires that there is sufficient information from each game to collate in a series page. Besides the three main games of the series, another thing that wasn't talked about is that there are multiple unique and probably notable portable tie-in versions, so the series has more depth than it seems at first glance. The "fancruft" argument is [[WP:SURMOUNTABLE]]. [[User:Zxcvbnm|ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ]] ([[User talk:Zxcvbnm|ᴛ]]) 02:34, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
**Apologies for claiming it was a bold merge however, I did not notice the discussion that went on previously. It was in fact not one. [[User:Zxcvbnm|ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ]] ([[User talk:Zxcvbnm|ᴛ]]) 02:40, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
**:@[[User:Zxcvbnm|Zxcvbnm]] no probs. i still disagree with your argument, and while it might not have changed the outcome, it's one we should have considered. i probably should have made it a point that the trilogy is already part of the greater Spyro series, which obviously passes GNG (ngl i forgot to explicitly state that part). [[User:ThePoggingEditor|ThePoggingEditor]] ([[User talk:ThePoggingEditor|talk]]) 04:22, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
**::I should also note that a lot of the reception specifically for Legend of Spyro games and the series is in print media since it's from the mid-late 2000s. For example, I found [https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-all-issues/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20204/mode/2up?q=%22the+legend+of+spyro%22 this] reception discussing the series itself as a reboot of Spyro. Not massive, but it does have a sentence saying that Spyro is played out and this reboot might get fan interest back. These aren't about the series itself, but I did find some reviews of Nintendo DS incarnations that are different than the console versions. [https://archive.org/details/gameplay-2007-03-19/page/n109/mode/2up?q=%22the+legend+of+spyro%22] [https://archive.org/details/Official_UK_Playstation_Magazine_Issue_027_2009_01_Future_Publishing_GB/page/11/mode/2up?q=%22the+legend+of+spyro%22]. If a thorough sweep of print sources were also mentioned in the nom I might feel more assuaged, but I worry that it may have been ignored, as sometimes happens.  [[User:Zxcvbnm|ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ]] ([[User talk:Zxcvbnm|ᴛ]]) 04:54, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
**:::I don't really find this very convincing, honestly. Reception for DS versions should be given separate articles or put on the individual games, as none of the games' articles are so large that the DS version can't be discussed there if it is not shown to be independently notable. A single sentence saying that this reboot "might" get fan interest back is also pretty weak. [[User:Cukie Gherkin|Cukie Gherkin]] ([[User talk:Cukie Gherkin|talk]]) 20:34, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
**::::Alright, I will throw in the towel on this one and re-redirect the page. I honestly expected to find more coverage, but the lion's share of it is about the individual games, and I don't think it can live up to current VG series standards.  [[User:Zxcvbnm|ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ]] ([[User talk:Zxcvbnm|ᴛ]]) 08:31, 19 March 2026 (UTC)