Talk:Megadramon

Etymology
. . . *ahem*

So ah... is there some reason it's not acceptable to say that Megadramon is based off of a megabyte, when he so obviously is? Same for Gigadramon.

Was saying that not literal enough for you guys? Was that the problem? Maybe if his name was 'megabytemon' that'd fly, I guess. What gives, Kryten? Blademaster Banryu (talk) 19:30, May 12, 2013 (UTC)
 * What makes you think it's "obvious"? is a generic suffix in the metric system, and could refer to anything from a megapixel to a "megagram". Lots of Digimon have these prefixes and we can't be sure if this actually refers to megabytes. The only one we have allowed to say it's from the binary system is Examon, whose profile  explicitly  mentions its extraordinary data size.  19:53, May 12, 2013 (UTC)
 * I guess I thought it was obvious by virtue of common sense. Unfortunately it seems like my snarky remark about taking things so literally was more accurate than I thought.


 * It's a simple reason, but requires lengthy explanation, and I don't really have the liberty to waste my time explaining if it isn't obvious. Keep the overliteralized explanation of his namesake as it is, then.

Blademaster Banryu (talk) 09:18, May 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * There are a ton of Digimon with "Mega-" in their names or attack names, where the Mega explicitly refers to x106. The fact that Gigadramon is described as "more powerful than Megadramon", rather than being a "larger" Megadramon, points at the etymology used on the page. You can't do silly things like looking at the name separately from the actual character and find any sense in it; Gatomon, for example, is not intended to be a Spanish cat, despite its name.
 * Also, if your time is in such a surfeit that you only have time to attempt snarky smugness, but not to actually get work done, then it would probably be in much greater supply if you simply didn't edit this wiki. Thanks! 13:24, May 13, 2013 (UTC)