Talk:Bando

Whether or Not Bando Should Have an Article
I'm fairly sure that this article was deleted in the past for not having enough information. We seem to have gotten little information since then, but I believe that this article should remain. For one thing, now that we're this close to the release, I believe we ought to simply keep the article, as it would be foolish to delete it now, only to bring it back eventually. Personally, I'd like for this article to remain, but if the general consensus is that we ought to wait for the game to be released, that's fine. Overall, I think that all of the original new characters should get articles, but, currently, I think we know the most about Bando.

Anyway, if the general consensus is that we keep the article, I have a question. I'm debating with myself whether to add a picture of Bando attaching his false hand, Bando aiming his chakra cannon during his special jutsu, or just simply keep the picture I've already added of his face. Please give your input on both of these matters. Teamrocketspy621 (talk) 23:22, 17 September 2008 (UTC

Bando's name
Does anyone know where the Japanese version of Bando's name that's in the info box came from? It seems to translate as "straps" or "belt," which could be (yet another) lead on the etymology of his name for me, since he has a strap around his torso to hold his cannons, and a similarly-styled belt. Teamrocketspy621 (talk) 03:09, 24 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I think it's fake. When I put the kana into wiktionary I end up with "sutorapa", which obviously isn't his name. ~SnapperTo 03:31, 24 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Then somebody's gonna have to properly translate it, because I know I'd screw up. :\ Teamrocketspy621 (talk) 22:48, 24 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Since he only appears in an English game, any Japanese is going to be guesswork. I've removed it. ~SnapperTo 03:27, 25 July 2009 (UTC)


 * You don't think that someone translated Bando's name as "strap" or something like that, and then tried to get the Japanese characters out of Google Languages or some other tool that would only put "strap" in Japanese (sutorapa), instead of first translating it back to "bando?" I mean, if that's what happened and this is just a misunderstanding, then "strap" could not only be a lead on his name's etymology, it could be the actual meaning I've been looking for. Problem is, we don't have an official way of writing Bando's name in Japanese, since he never appeared in any Japanese media, so we may never know what the characters used to write his name would translate to. :\ Teamrocketspy621 (talk) 19:25, 8 August 2009 (UTC)