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King Kong (Toho)

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I wanted to WP:D-R this one, but since there have been several other times editors have tried this and been reverted, I thought it best to bring this a discussion. The inherent problem here is the idea that this King Kong is different from the "real" one, which seems like kaiju WP:FANPOV and others who have tried redirecting this article. The Toho creature is really just an interpretation of the King Kong character, not a separate one that happens to have the same name and a similar appearance. There are plenty of interpretations of King Kong that don't merit their own articles.

I would like to redirect this article to King Kong#King Kong (Toho). I don't think it's necessary to merge, but this will preserve the page history if anyone is interested in performing one. --BDD (talk) 00:27, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. --BDD (talk) 00:28, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. --BDD (talk) 00:28, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:19, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

At what point does an alternative version of a fictional character merit its own page? For instance, there is an entry for alternative versions of Spiderman, so by what criteria does this not merit its own page?