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Propose that the name be pluralised, as a book exists called "Floating Island". Also, the article is about Islands, not an Island. Archolman 01:28, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • I agree with that notion. While some fiction concepts, like Floating city (science fiction), are still singular in title, most I've seen here on Wikipedia are pluralized. I also take issue with the fact that the article claims that a water-based floating island is the default type and that a "flying island" is more of a subset. From what I counted, more examples of the concept are sky-based islands than water-based island. I think the exact definitions need to be retooled as well as more synonyms (such as sky" islands") added to make it easier to find the page. SeiADP (talk) 23:51, 4 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The article is about the concept of a floating island as presented in fiction, whether alone or in groups, so singular is quite appropriate. IMHO, of course. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 00:02, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Before I had said "most I've seen here on Wikipedia are pluralized". I was basing that off of Template:Science fiction, but I hadn't noticed that, while pluralized in the template listing, many of the pluralized titles' articles were in fact singular in their titles (meaning there was a discrepancy in the Template title and the actual article title). In light of that, I really have no opinion either way now on whether this article's title should be changed. The rest of what I said though I still feel is important. SeiADP (talk) 23:13, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

video games

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The list of video games with floating islands just keeps growing and growing, turning into a trivia pit. There seemed no obvious examples that had to be kept (e.g., the first video game wth a floating island? the "definitive" video game floating island?) so I just removed it. Here's s how it was in case folks want to resurrect it, or cherry-pick it:

- DavidWBrooks (talk) 11:22, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I can identify four games from that list that are both notable and, rather than just feature, are essentially based around the floating island concept. Those are the Baten Kaitos games, Skies of Arcadia, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The Sonic and Chrono Trigger islands (Angel Island and Zeal) are both fairly recognizable, but neither games focuses heavily on their inclusion and are probably best left out. I think I'll put the four mentioned examples in the article soon. -SeiADP (talk) 08:35, 9 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Here are more listings of games that people have added since that really don't centrally feature the concept:
  • In Final Fantasy III, much of the game takes place on a floating continent before the discovery of a sunken world below it.
  • In Secret of Mana, the climax of the game takes place on a fortress located on a floating island.
  • In Chrono Trigger, the player characters travel to an ancient time period where an advanced civilization on a floating island once existed.
  • In the Sonic the Hedgehog series, Angel Island (where Knuckles the Echidna safeguards the Master Emerald) was formerly called the Floating Island.
  • The Ys series, particularly Ys I & II; Ys I revolves around the search for the lost ancient civilization of Ys, which is discovered to be a floating island in Ys II.
  • In Cave Story and subsequent remakes, the hero is on a floating island held in the air by a being known as the "Core". Upon the Core's destruction, the island falls to Earth. In a secret ending, you face a magician named Ballos. Upon his defeat, the island stops falling out of the sky.
  • Minecraft's "End" dimension is a large floating mass of white rock suspended over a black void. Floating islands also rarely generate near mountains.
  • "Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future"'s level "Hanging waters" features not only suspended Islands but floating tubes of water as well.
  • "Ecco: The Tides of Time" features floating waterways, as well as floating landmasses.
  • "Dragon Hunters", two games: the videogame for PC and the platformer for Nintendo DS.
- SeiADP (talk) 16:59, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Kingdom of Zeal from Chrono Trigger, consists of four islands that flow above the continent and seas.
- SeiADP (talk) 02:33, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- SeiADP (talk) 20:55, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Project Nomads is entirely set on floating islands. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.62.125.222 (talk) 05:06, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Animorphs - Ket and the Ketrans

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In K. A. Applegate's Animorphs series, one companion book, The Ellimist Chronicles, deals with the origin story for the main plot conflict of the series. In this Chronicle, the Ellimist is revealed to be from a race called Ketrans, who live on the planet of Ket. However, they do not live on the surface, which is an environmental wasteland, but rather on floating islands made of crystal. The Ketrans propel these islands via their wings.

Not sure where this would fit, but it's definitely a floating island.

A mess of lists

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This article has continued to be nothing but a messy bunch of lists. Floating island is such a widespread concept that it's in a gazillion places.

I suggest we create List of floating islands in fiction and shove most of this article there.

What think you? - DavidWBrooks (talk) 20:21, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The silence is deafening. I will probably proceed soon unless somebody objects. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 16:45, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
OK, done - DavidWBrooks (talk) 01:32, 23 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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