Talk:Armor

I tried adding a table, and as you can see, it was an EPIC FAIL! I suck at tables, please somebody fix this one.SmOrEkInG Talk Contributions 12:48, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Move this to Super armor?

Under the principle of giving techniques their used names instead of official names. I see super armor used far more than launch resistance in Smash discussions. It's also a common fighting game term in general, and it's even official as of Smash 4 in-game tips. Pseudo-dino (talk) 19:51, 13 May 2015 (EDT)

It shouldn't be though. Super Armor does not accurately describe the effect, launch resistance does. Oppose Serpent King (talk) 13:33, 14 May 2015 (EDT)

I support moving it. "Super armor" is a commonly-used term (even on this wiki), and so is more likely to be immediately understood than "launch resistance". I don't find the latter to be particularly descriptive anyway, because it doesn't really imply a resistance to flinching. Zyrac (talk) 13:51, 14 May 2015 (EDT)

If we're changing it shouldn't it just be moved to "Armor" though? Super armor is just one type, doesn't describe all of it. Bazkip (talk) 19:48, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

For the sake of avoiding confusion about what the term of "Super Armor" actually means, it would be best if the page stayed as is. If a change is necessary then "Armor" would suffice as long as the word "Super" is left out of it, because that word implies that the resistance is infinite, which isn't always the case when considering the many different forms of launch resistance. True Super Armor completely resists knockback of all magnitudes (AKA infinite launch resistance, a property but Melee's Giga Bowser has at all times) while damage is taken normally. I've frequently heard commentators describe Yoshi's double-jump as having "Super Armor", a term that not only applies to something different, but also fails to bring up the unique knockback-subtracting limitation of Yoshi's double-jump. "Launch resistance" provides the best general description of Super Armor and all variations of Heavy Armor in my opinion, but the one downside of it that I could see is that invincibility could technically be considered as a state wherein launches are resisted. This could be circumvented entirely by changing the name of the page to simply "Armor" so that armor can be widely recognized as a state of launch resistance that also involves taking damage. Shockbound (talk) 18:19, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

Support a move to Armor. Nyargleblargle (Talk) 19:05, 17 June 2015 (EDT)

Oppose The term "launch resistance" is more intuitive. We could note Super Armor as another term for this in the page. Berrenta (talk) 12:47, 9 July 2015 (EDT)

Sorry for being late, but me, I support a move to Armor. As far as I know, armor typically described in most cases as near-proofing to completely proofing (Ex. bulletproof and bulletproof armor) and resistance is typically described as the lessening, but not completely removing all of a particular effect. Launch resistance is more something that could describe Shulk's Shield Monado Art in my opinion. 15DollarsWentSouth (talk) 16:31, 8 September 2015 (EDT)

I support move to Super Armor, not Armor. It's now the official name, and it's widely used. Doesn't matter if it isn't as self-describing of a name as "launch resistance." Are the terms "Sex Kick" or "Wavedashing" any more descriptive of their respective functions? Nada. Smashedpotatoes (talk) 02:43, 11 September 2015 (EDT)

Oppose Launch resistance is much more straightforward than super armor. Besides, if official names were mandatory, instead of up tilt, for example, we'd have strong up attack. It doesn't even sound as well. Drill Blaster Mark 2 (talk) 05:11, 1 November 2015 (EST)

Bump. I plan to move the page to Armor later this week, but I'd like a bit more input. Nyargleblargle Let's go Mets! (Talk · Contribs) 12:26, 1 November 2015 (EST)