Forum:SH Archive/Cyborg Problems...

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Sorry if this has been posted, but I couldn't find mention of it anywhere but in the article discussion areas...

I think there should be some sort of special area in the infobox, or some other way to distinguish who is and who is not a cyborg, and the defination of cyborg according to Wookieepedia should be followed for all characters. According to the article:

''A cyborg was a cybernetic organism, that is, a living organism with mechanical prosthetics. Often covered in synthflesh/synthskin, these prosthetics served one or more of three purposes:

''1. Life support, often due to injuries sustained. Examples of this were Darth Vader and General Grievous.

''2. Prosthetic replacements for parts that were lost, though they may not be required for life itself. An example of this was the prosthetic hand used by Luke Skywalker, as well the mechanical arm, used by Anakin Skywalker.

''3. To enhance one's abilities, as in the case of Lobot. General Grievous's abilities were also significantly enhanced by his prosthetics, though his main reason for becoming a cyborg was that he had sustained massive injuries and would have died otherwise.

''Cyborg also referred to creatures that were half-organic and half-droid. They were generally regarded as "soulless abominations". Cyberneticists were responsible for developing and creating cybernetic components.''

This would mean that Malak, Luke, Vader, Grievous, and others like them are cyborgs and should be referred to in some way as so in the main part of their article. It doesn't seem very logical to place it in the "species" area as there is a Cyborg species (according to the article), so it would have to be added elsewhere...maybe in an "extra modification(s)" section, "enhancements/life support or anything of the like? China 03:53, 22 November 2006 (UTC)