Is it necessary?
I find this page a bit odd, to be honest. It is essentially talking about an Infant Metroid. All of this info can be brought to the Infant Metroid page (I think the page already has this info, although written differently). Was this page created solely based on the fact that it was named in the artwork? An infant metroid is still a baby metroid...(24.201.170.219 19:54, July 6, 2011 (UTC))
Yes, and no. It is named in the art, giving it the validation it needs for a page. This infant plays a role in the game. --रॉयलड़काएक्स (Talk • Contribs • UN) 20:13, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
The word Baby is a synonym for Infant. This can't be taken as a reason for creating a separate page! There are other articles which use redirect names for them, like Mecha Ridley redirecting to Robot Ridley. Also, the role it played is not large enough to give it its own page. A lot of creatures in Metroid games have roles which are small or semi signifcant such as this one, and dont have their own page. Remember that Hornoad-X that infected Samus in the beginning of Metroid fusion and started the entire game's plot? Does it have its own page? No, despite the fact that it played A MONSTROUS sized role. However, that Hornoad is mentioned in the article Hornoad. What about the dead Gigafraug who had evidence of Metroid predation and pushed Samus to clearly think to herself that Metroids cannot live in cold areas and also reminded her that the species are supposedly extinct? That specific Gigafraug is mentioned in the Gigafraug's article.
I would perfectly agree at giving this specific Infant Metroid a page if it was given a completely unique name, and not simply a synonym. Like the dessgeega that was given a name, Big time Brannigan, that creature had a huge role, and a very unique name to justify its own page. The role this Infant Metroid played can easily be mentioned, if its not already, at Infant Metroid's article. I'm going to suggest that the article Baby Metroid be merged with Infant Metroid. (24.201.170.219 20:52, July 6, 2011 (UTC)).
If something is named, then it can receive a page. There are some people who want X creatures to be split from their original page, so yeah, maybe that one Hornoad can. --रॉयलड़काएक्स (Talk • Contribs • UN) 20:58, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
If something is named, it can recieve a page? Are Sovas article separate from Novas article? Its not because it is terribly obvious that they are one and the same! Again, just because this Infant Metroid was named BABY Metroid, it does not validate its own page, especially when it is virtually the exact, same thing, as an Infant Metroid. Even though this infant would have evolved into an Unfreezable Metroid, it still started its life as an INFANT Metroid (its nucleus is not spiked like the unfreezable ones). (24.201.170.219 21:11, July 6, 2011 (UTC))
It is a Metroid character. --रॉयलड़काएक्स (Talk • Contribs • UN) 21:14, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
Why is it a Metroid character? Because of the role? Because it attacked Samus? Because it reminded her of her Baby? Because Adam attacked it? Because it is the first Metroid that Samus encounters after she believed they were extinct? Why is it a character? (24.201.170.219 21:30, July 6, 2011 (UTC))