Talk:Harold (Fallout Tactics)

=Tree in his head= I never played Tactics, so I don't know. But why does kit say he has a small tree growing out of his head? This isn't the same Harold from FO1 and FO2. -- (Middle Man 20:37, 24 September 2008 (UTC))
 * He has the Bonsai perk. Ausir 21:18, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Last line..
"Harold also appears in Fallout 3 in Oasis. By this time he is a complete tree, with only his face showing. " Should this really be here? Considering the fact that this is an entirely different Harold, and not the one that appears in Fallout 3 81.104.196.161 07:03, November 2, 2009 (UTC) R.

After checking the article, I agree. Has nothing to do in here. --Mr.Lexx 09:14, November 2, 2009 (UTC)

Merge
I'm against merging the article with the Harold. While he might have been initially intended to be the same character, his characterization is inconsistent enough with the Harold that it's best to just consider him a separate character, just like we consider Chris Avellone (Fallout) and Chris Avellone (Fallout Tactics) to be different people. Harold article is already pretty long without adding a mention of him moving to the Midwest, becoming a lover of explosives for some reason, joining the Brotherhood of Steel and moving back to the Core Region. And trees growing out of their heads (via the Bonsai perk) are common among Tactics ghouls. In fact, aside from the name, it's only the perk that connects him to the FO1/2 Harold, and I wouldn't say that it's enough - there would need to be at least a reference to FO1/2 in his background description. The portrait image also looks nothing like him. Ausir(talk) 20:41, February 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * We should document what appears to be true, not what we would like to be true. The characterisation may be inconsistent and the portrait might not look like him (this doesn't seem to be relevant as the portrait also doesn't feature him growing a tree from his head), but as you said yourself, he seems to have been intended to be the same character by the developers, and that's what's important. The page being too long is no excuse. Yes, it's a stupid character, but just because the Tactics devs failed to research the franchise for which they were developing doesn't mean we should avoid documenting it.
 * As an aside, the purpose of the merge tag is to encourage discussion. Just because it is there doesn't mean the page will be moved, just that it has been suggested and a discussion has been called for on the matter - your comment hardly constitutes a discussion. I'd like you add back the tag and not remove it again until the matter has been resolved either way. --Flower of Pock-Lips 18:18, February 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not saying that he seems to have been intended to be the same character. I'm saying that he might have been, but I wouldn't say that there is enough evidence to support that to merge the pages, just like the name and being based on the real-world Avellone is not evidence enough to merge the two either. Different characterization, completely different appearance - I wouldn't say that the name alone is enough of a proof, and the tree growing from the head is not indicated in any way other than the character having the relevant perk. Ausir(talk) 18:23, February 18, 2011 (UTC)