Talk:Blade (New Line franchise character)

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Tattoos

I cannot recall right now exactly where I read it but Snipes said that Blade's tattoos were inspired by a particular wrestler. -- 109.78.197.54 (talk) 19:15, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Found it "The tattoos, I actually got from a UFC wrestler named Kimo." -- 109.78.197.54 (talk) 19:26, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Also it was influential, according to tattoo historian Matt Lodder of the University of Essex: "Really iconic. Like, I think one of the reasons you saw, like, spiky tribal everywhere in the late '90s and early 2000s is because loads of people had seen "Blade" and thought it looked awesome." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.78.197.54 (talk) 19:57, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

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Requested move 27 September 2024

It has been proposed in this section that Blade (New Line franchise character) be renamed and moved to Blade (1998 film series character).

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Blade (New Line franchise character) → Blade (1998 film series character) – While this article has historically used alternative titles with "New Line" in the DAB (which is not even the complete name of New Line Cinema), I am not convinced that this is the most beneficial or recognizable disambiguation for this subject. In accordance with WP:FILMCHARACTERS, the most relevant franchise title ought to be used. Because this article primarily covers Wesley Snipes' portrayal of the role (from the 1998 film to 2024, with only a one season spin-off TV show in 2006 played by Sticky Fingaz), I am proposing a title change to one more closely associated with the film series rather than putting more preference and WP:UNDUEWEIGHT on one of the studios behind it. The New Line alt DABs can obviously remain as helpful search term redirects, alongside one with a "Wesley Snipes" DAB, which would not be in line with FILMCHAR due to its preference to use film, film series, or franchise DABs.

This is consistent with the approach to titles for Superman (1978 film series character) and Bruce Wayne (1989 film series character) (both of which have appeared in other media but are primarily covering the original film series versions), Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy), Joker (The Dark Knight), and Peter Parker (Sam Raimi film series) (all using more recognizable DABs for the subject rather than the studio). Trailblazer101 (talk) 15:40, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Film/Marvel Cinematic Universe task force, WikiProject Film/American cinema task force, WikiProject Film, WikiProject Fictional characters, WikiProject Horror, WikiProject Comics/Marvel Comics work group, and WikiProject Comics have been notified of this discussion. Trailblazer101 (talk) 15:43, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Film/Comic book films task force has been notified of this discussion. Trailblazer101 (talk) 15:43, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Comment: Honestly, I'm not really thrilled by the others with their (1978 film series) or (1989 film series) titles. The name is a really rough summary that phrases itself as a film series only existed in 1978 or 1989. While I agree the New Line Cinema item is not something the average reader would understand the character as being from, I'm not sure that 1998 film series is really great either. Andrzejbanas (talk) 16:14, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Oppose - I find "(*year* film series...)" to be very ambiguous because series span multiple years. Also, this is a franchise character, not a strictly film series character, so that part is just inaccurate. -- Netoholic @ 06:09, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

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