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The result was redirect to List of Punch-Out!! characters. (non-admin closure) Rubbish computer (Talk: Contribs) 08:24, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-notable video game character and boss, fails WP:GNG. The character has no notability outside of the game series. Sources are mostly reviews of the games which make passing reference to the character. There are no sources that deal specifically with the character. Like many pages, this strings together several trivial references to the character from multiple reliable sources to make some semblance of an article. However, it fails to pass notability.

Almost all the cited sources simply talk about the censorship when the game came to America, changing the character's name from Vodka Drunkenski to Soda Popinski and how the character is an ethnic stereotype. They mostly just say the same things over and over again, and the profiles on the character are exceptionally brief.

Also, much of the article is unsourced. Trimming the article of unsourced information would turn it into a stub. Using just reliable sources it would be a WP:PERMASTUB.

Source review:

• 1. "Punch-Out!! Review for Wii". GameSpot.
• 2. Thomas, Lucas M. (April 18, 2007). "Punch-Out!! - Wii Review at IGN"
• 3. Harris, Craig. "Punch-Out!! Hands-on - Wii Preview at IGN"

Three reviews of Punchout games, and all make extremely brief mentions of the character.

• 4. "The 50 Most Annoying Characters In Video Games". Complex.

Not sure if Complex is a RS. But anyways, big list and this is still a pretty trivial mention, as it's only 85 words for this character.

• 5. Reid, Shaheem (March 3, 2008). "Fat Joe Laughs Off Black-Eye Photos After Rumble With 50 Cent Ally Papoose". MTV.

Another very brief mention, this time a celeb makes a reference to the character.

• 6. Krotoski, Aleks (July 27, 2006). "Cultural differences in gameland
• 7. "Joy of Six: Retro Sports Games | Sport | guardian.co.uk". Guardian.

Both Guardian pieces make just one sentence for the character. More trivial references.

• 8. Lahiri, Sumantra (January 13, 2009). "The Escapist : Punch-Out!!'s Black Eye"
• 9. "Top 5 Racist Videogames". 1up.com.

Both pieces that discuss the ethnic stereotypes found in the Punchout games, and have just one sentence for the character. More trivial references.

• 10. "The Top 7... Biggest drunks in games". GamesRadar.

We are 10 sources in, and this is only the 2nd article that actually has a sub-heading specifically for Soda. It's decent, but it really doesn't a lot.

• 11. "Fun with stereotypes: starring Punch-Out!!, Punch-Out!! Wii Features". GamesRadar.

A profile on several of the characters from the Punchout games, and how they're ethnic stereotypes. Section of the Soda character says more or less the same as all the other sources have said.

12. Nintendo: Banned in the USA". GamesRadar.

Says the same thing as the above articles, and another brief profile.

13. Goszkowski, Rob (February 7, 2013). "Soda Popinski's enters the San Francisco bar ring". The San Francisco Examiner.

A San Frascisco bar is named after him. Pretty trivial information.

Harizotoh9 (talk) 02:49, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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• Redirect to List of Punch-Out!! characters. The coverage of this character is not enough for an entire article, but it is enough to discuss in the mentioned parent one. Geolodus (talk) 04:32, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. For your 4th source, Complex is a reliable source per WP:VG/RS. MarkZusab (talk) 14:12, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I wasn't sure. In any case, it's still pretty trivial as it's like 2 sentences, and says the same thing all the other short sources are saying. Harizotoh9 (talk) 20:15, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect - As the original creator of the article, yeah, it ain't great. - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 20:47, 28 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to List of Punch-Out!! characters as that seems to be the most appropriate course of action in this situation. Aoba47 (talk) 01:45, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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