Talk:Darkroot

Nettles and darkroots

They do seem a nettle redesign for Rayman Origins. I would suggest to aglutinate this article with the main one about nettles, and the RO kind having its own section. --Haruka 12:55, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

The things we call nettles are obviously not nettles at all, so I think it was probably a bad translation. 'Darkroot' is a much better description of the thorny brown roots we find in Rayman 2 and Rayman 3. —Spiraldoor 13:57, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

I saw this article before, and I wondered if the name was correct because both plants do look different. I always believed that the "nettles" were giant roots. --Haruka 14:37, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

With the influx of renamed 'Dark' things, such as Darktoons, previously called Antitoons, I think the Darkroot might be a rename of the nettle. It's either that or they are two different species. --iHeckler9 16:25, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure if we should relate nettles with Darkroots. They have several phisical differences like the eyes and colour, and their behaviours are completely different in-game: the nettles move constantly like the tentacles of an octopus, and dissappear for a while when rayman attacks them, while the Darkroots can't be defeated and grow until they find a place to stay. Also, Darkroots seem to have a major role in Rayman Origins (they appear during the opening sequence). However, mentioning the "nettles" article is not a bad idea ^^ --Sergiomonty 17:31, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

I was about to suggest that we merge the articles as I could not see any difference between 'nettles' and darkroots but I guess Sergio has a point when it comes to their different behaviour. Though that's really the only difference, and we might still want to merge them. What do you guys think? — 16:22, 26 March 2014 (CET)

After our talk about the spiky balls some days ago, I wanted to get back on that one. Don't you think the nettles and the roots could be the same plants? There are a lot of similarities between then:

- They are invasive plants

- They have different sizes (cf. the nettle patches in the Menhir Hills)

- There are many variants (cf. the nettles in Rayman M and R3 GBA)

- They are able to destroy walls

- Some move, some don't (cf. the nettle patches in the Menhir Hills)

- Rayman can't destroy them (with his fists or his magic fist) -- Boomboleros7 02:26, 1 September 2014 (CEST)

Darkroots retreat on their own, and nettles can't do that. The darkroots also have eyes. They're different species and deserve different pages. --iHeckler9 14:28, 1 September 2014 (CEST)

I think 'nettle' only refers to the moving ones that retract when hit, which makes Sergio's point rather valid though. Any other opinions? — 15:28, 1 September 2014 (CEST)