Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ayane (Dead or Alive)

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The result was merge‎ to List of Dead or Alive characters. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:26, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ayane (Dead or Alive)[edit]

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Holy cow this article. Alright. So a lot of what was there was citing things related to the games a whole, or citing for things they didn't even actually *say*. What's left is a WP:REFBOMB of listicles, with only Sterling's statements offering any actual commentary about her, and that's mostly about the fact she's 14 in a game and thoughts on Japan's portrayal of teen women. I actually dug through to see if there was any real meat elsewhere but no, she gets passing mentions in books, magazine and scholar, mainly alongside other sexualized women in a list or that she appears in the series. Kung Fu Man (talk) 03:16, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Kung Fu Man (talk) 03:20, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. Kung Fu Man (talk) 03:20, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge Article contains mostly listicles that amount to WP:REFBOMBING. GlatorNator (ᴛ) 04:36, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge. On my own research, I found the same as KFM did. Doesn't make me feel good to say that though, as I feel Ayane SHOULD be notable, but doesn't appear to be. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 17:08, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, she should. I haven't found much on her either, actually, which is pretty shocking, considering her popularity (plus the controversy surrounding her age). She's probably the second (or third, depending on where Ryu Hayabusa fits in) character most people think of when they think of DOA, behind Kasumi herself. Look at all the coverage Sarah Bryant has gotten. You would think Ayane would get similar treatment. Perhaps she had more coverage at one point in time, but there's been so many sites that have shut down over the years, some of which have no archives to back them up. This is definitely one article that is worth another look in the future, should it get merged, which it looks like it will. MoonJet (talk) 07:16, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to List of Dead or Alive characters only found some very minor passing mentions in an archives search, nothing that meets GNG. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 18:48, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge she’s marginally more notable than the rest of DoA’s roster but one source doesn’t cut it. Dronebogus (talk) 00:20, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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