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The result was merge to Characters of the Metal Gear series. Eddie891 Talk Work 21:19, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
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In its current state, the article does not demonstrate the notability of Otacon, with a reception section made up entirely of lists that mean nothing, some of which could be considered questionable for inclusion such as "greatest Jewish characters in video games". My WP:BEFORE searches on WP:VG/SE, Google Books, and Google Scholar didn't seem to demonstrate anything that wasn't either plot summaries on analysis' on the themes of Metal Gear Solid 2. Would love to be proven wrong here, but Otacon unfortunately does not seem to be a character with standalone notability. Negative MP1 18:50, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements and Video games. Negative MP1 18:50, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
- Comment I found some possible examples of reception in reliable sources, but it may not be enough. I couldn't find anything major about him. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ ( ᴛ) 21:47, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
- Merge to Characters of the Metal Gear series. The source is made up of very little significant commentary other than listicles and even Zx's sources don't seem like enough to save it. I feel there is some content worth merging though, hence why I believe this is a good AtD. It's a shame, since it feels like there would be a lot more analysis given Otacon's character in the series, but alas. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 ( talk) 21:11, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
- Merge I don't feel lime the sources presented above would be enough. GreenishPickle! ( 🔔) 12:06, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
- Merge I wasn't able to find much either. I feel the assertion Pokelego made is correct.-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 19:55, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
- Merge to Characters of the Metal Gear series, does not seem like he is independently notable with the sources I could find. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ ( ᴛ) 22:02, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
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