Talk:Lotionman
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Pseudocharacter?
So, is he a pseudocharacter? he's given a name and everything. If even Carol, who's only been "spoken to" to imply pseudocharacterness, then I think Lotionman should ge gives pseudocharacter status. I won't shed any tears if he's just an item, though. Dr. Clash 02:41, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
- Carol is spoken to as though "she" can hear and understand Marzipan, and she even responds with a scale at one point. The Denzel at least has a face, although I could see an argument for it not being considered a pseudocharacter and more like just a teddy bear. This, however, is a cap. The email says they gave it a name, but that's it. At no point does it look, act, or speak like a character, and at no point do we see anyone treating it as such. It is therefore just an item. — It's dot com 02:43, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
- I agree — on this basis I think that neither Lotionman nor The Denzel should be considered a pseudocharacter (see also here).
Trey56 02:45, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, oh, oooooooh. I didn't notice the "it". Now I see what all the fuss is about. I guess he's just an item, then.
Dr. Clash 02:49, 3 March 2007 (UTC) (oh, and what happend to edit conflicts, anyway?)
- While I agree that The Denzel should not be a pseudocharacter, I think Lotionman should. The commentary refers to him as "he", not "it", implying that he is not simply an object. (And interestingly, I just found out that The Denzel's wiki page was created by a user named Lotionman. So... that's pretty great.)
Gfdgsgxgzgdrc 18:58, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
- There's a good point made on The Denzel's Talk Page where it is considered more of a teddy-bear rather than an actual character. While Homestar does name it by "he", it's most likely because he misinterprets the "man" at the end of it to consider it a man. And also, the only evidence is via a commentary, which isn't really a valid resource for this type of addition since it's sort-of-non-canon. -
Catjaz63 20:32, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
- There's a good point made on The Denzel's Talk Page where it is considered more of a teddy-bear rather than an actual character. While Homestar does name it by "he", it's most likely because he misinterprets the "man" at the end of it to consider it a man. And also, the only evidence is via a commentary, which isn't really a valid resource for this type of addition since it's sort-of-non-canon. -
- While I agree that The Denzel should not be a pseudocharacter, I think Lotionman should. The commentary refers to him as "he", not "it", implying that he is not simply an object. (And interestingly, I just found out that The Denzel's wiki page was created by a user named Lotionman. So... that's pretty great.)
- I agree — on this basis I think that neither Lotionman nor The Denzel should be considered a pseudocharacter (see also here).
A rapper?
The name 'Lotionman' strikes me as a parody of the nickname of the rapper/hip-hop artist 'MotionMan'.
Such may or may not be the case, but I find it too strong a resemblance to ignore.
