Talk:Gate (Mega Man)

Merge

This article is only too long because it has been allowed to grow out of control. It's nothing other than plot summary of Mega Man X6, and if it's too long, then it needs to be written in summary (instead of abridgement) style. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 00:08, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh please. This is plot summary. Don't blame me if Keiji gives characters good background. Perhaps in Shin Mega Man DS he'll learn. Until then....-Randall Brackett 00:12, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, it looks like a book report on MMX6. Is there anything you can say about Gate that isn't somehow summarizing, describing, or analyzing MMX6? - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 00:17, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Everything is comparable to book reports on wikipedia, in my opinion. I also don't understand your question. Please elaborate. -Randall Brackett 00:23, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Everything you can say about this character is talking about MMX6. We don't need to articles summarizing the plot of MMX6. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 00:24, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And I disagree. I think an article specifying on character involvement is suitible. I noted this on my talkpage. Arrive at a concensus and then this will be a suitible argument. -Randall Brackett 00:27, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Personality

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Gate's character is somewhat of an enigma, because we see his true character very little. Most of the scenes that he appears in, he is using his inborn intellect and seeking vengeance for past actions that happened to him, but he is under the influence of the virus, so it is not truly him. Though Gate did vow vengeance, the scene that we see him in before he is driven insane, and the short snippet of dialogue after he seems to be recovering, would imply that he's by nature a fairly peaceful being. Angered by the unjust actions taken against him, he probably thought often of revenge, but never allowed himself to go through with such an action until the virus corrupted his mind. In the same light, he probably sometimes pictured the ideal world for Reploids, but such a fantasy would never have involved mind-control and destruction, as it did when he was insane. Gate, the true Gate, is obviously very intelligent and seemingly fairly peaceful. He regretted the destruction caused by Eurasia, and appeared almost distraught over the amount of lives lost. Later, after he was defeated, he said that he would probably regret having brought back the "evil Sigma." The word "evil" in that sentence is crucial, because his actions while he was insane were certainly evil, but he never recognized them as such. Recognizing Sigma seemed to indicate that he was starting to regain control of his mind. And Alia's promise to try to repair him seems to indicate that his mind is recovering or looks promising for recovery, since Alia probably would not repair a Reploid that was still under the viral influence.

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This is hard core original research. It's one person's interpretation of the work, and any attempt to source it to the games would necessarily be selective quoting to push the POV that Gate's personality is such-and-such.

Wikipedia is not here to interpret fictional works for the reader. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 00:21, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think it needs some weasel words removed, which is why I'm not reverting yet. -Randall Brackett 00:23, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Any version of a "personality" section that is sourced only to the games or to MM fanpages is going to be pure original research. It's going to be selective quoting to suit one person's interpretation of a fictional work. Doubly so in the case of a such a non-notable character. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 00:26, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]