The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. No consensus to delete. The issue of merging this article and that of the other main character, Stephanie Edgely, can continue on the article's talk page (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 15:16, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Skulduggery Pleasant (character) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)

This character does not establish notability independent of Skulduggery Pleasant through the inclusion of real world information from reliable, third party sources. Most of the information is made up of original research and unnecessary plot details. There is no current assertion for future improvement of the article, so the coverage in the main articles is enough detail on the character. TTN (talk) 01:01, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Skulduggery Pleasant DENNIS BROWN (T) (C) 01:37, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional characters-related deletion discussions. -- Raven1977 (talk) 06:00, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. -- Raven1977 (talk) 06:00, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Cut down and merge into List of characters in Skulduggery Pleasant, for the same reasoning given at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephanie Edgely (Valkyrie Cain): we should have some information on this character, as he is the main character in the series, but to have this much detail without any third-party sources violates our content policies. Terraxos (talk) 03:27, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 04:01, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Lead character in two popular video games and a 400 page book books put out by a major publisher (Harper Collins). Notability seems well established, though article needs tightening and sourcing. ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:59, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about the confusion. I was confused. I guess there wasn't a video game and I just imagined it. ChildofMidnight (talk) 06:40, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep as per ChildofMidnight's comment. However has there been a video game popular or not? And there were Two Books. thanks--Beligaronia (talk) 06:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect, with or without Delete to character section in main article. Nothing here that can't be said there, plus then we wouldn't need the plot synopsis twice. Lack of real-world relevance dooms this as a standalone article. gnfnrf (talk) 15:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment While I appear to have imagined there being a video game, I did find this [1] discussing Warner Brothers acquiring the sought after rights to this character's stories and planning a movie franchise that's already being compared to Harry Potter. Seems awfully notable to me. ChildofMidnight (talk) 20:00, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep because as the major character of a best-selling pair of nov els it's appropriate to keep the article. As for the similarity between the material for the character and the book, he's not t he only major character. This article could, however, use a good deal of editing. And I wouldnt object to a merge, if there was a agreement on the talk page. DGG (talk) 03:53, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to List of characters in Skulduggery Pleasant. The article alone has no notability. -- Magioladitis (talk) 00:34, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.