Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zodac

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The result was merge to List of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe characters#Zodac. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:27, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Zodac

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Fictional character. The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing Wikipedia:General notability guideline requirement nor the more detailed Wikipedia:Notability (fiction) supplementary essay. WP:BEFORE did not reveal any significant coverage on Gnews, Gbooks or Gscholar. All I can confirm is that such a fictional character existed in the show (there are plot summaries here and here) and that some action toys were made after him. Reception section in the article is an embarrassing listicle mention ("Comic Book Resources listed the character as part of He-Man: 15 Most Powerful Masters of the Universe."). I am afraid that's not enough to keep this as a stand-alone aricle. Additionally, the article is poorly referenced, so WP:OR/WP:V is an issue too (there are some very ORish, unreferenced attempts at analysis like "The mystery surrounding Zodac is heavily exacerbated by his use in the DC Comics, which features him acting as a neutral character who seemingly oversees the whole conflict and serves to maintain balance between the two sides of good and evil" - which if sourced could suggest notability, but I fear it's pure OR; at least I couldn't find anything reliable to verify this). The best WP:ATD I can think of is a redirect to the List of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe characters where he has a section. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:45, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Fictional elements, Science fiction and fantasy, and Comics and animation. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:45, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like a lot of sustained coverage, even if it's not great. Redirect to List of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe characters#Zodac where he is mentioned, and someone can merge stuff from history if desired. Jclemens (talk) 04:32, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to List of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe characters#Zodac, as suggested. As described by the nom, the contents of this article are pretty poor and not appropriate for merger, but the character already has a pretty extensive section on the main character list, so a redirect would be appropriate. Rorshacma (talk) 18:53, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The third DVD volume of the 2002 cartoon series has a lengthy featurette with the show creators about this character's design and role. I believe it also compared/contrasted him with the original incarnation, but I haven't watched it since 2008. Argento Surfer (talk) 13:09, 27 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge with his section at List of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe characters in the spirit of WP:PRESERVE. --Rtkat3 (talk) 01:44, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.