Help:Style guide/Character Pages

If a section has no relevant information for the character, it should be omitted completely from the article. However, the following are required for each character page:

• Infobox
• Introductory sentence
• Biography
• Character
• Appearances
• Page categories

Start with a basic introductory sentence: Name is a character from Name of series.

Biography

This section is for explaining the character's story. This should be written in third person and in past tense. Use storylinks as citations in the text of this section.

Character

This section is for describing the character. It should be written in third person and in present tense.

Appearance

Describe the character's physical appearance and clothing they wear.

Personality

Describe the character's personality.

Occupation

Describe the character's job, if they have one.

Family

Describe the character's family and their relationships with them.

Family Member

Use a subheader for each notable family member. If they have a page on the wiki, it should be linked from the subheader.

Relationships

Describe the character's notable relationships with characters who are not family members.

Character

Use a subheader for each notable character relationship. If they have a page on the wiki, it should be linked from the subheader.

Weapons

Describe any weapons this character uses.

Weapon

Each specific weapon should be described under a subheader.

Weapons & Abilities

If the character has any notable fighting abilities in addition to a weapon, use this section.

Weapon

Each specific weapon should be described under a subheader.

Ability

Each specific ability should be described under a subheader.

Abilities

If the character does not use any weapons but possesses notable abilities, use this section.

Ability

Each specific ability should be described under a subheader.

Vehicles

If this character has/uses a notable vehicle, use this section.

Vehicle

Each specific vehicle should be described under a subheader.

Non-Canon

This section is for any appearances the character has made in an official work, but is not part of the canon. Examples of this include audio dramas, toy bios, and the guest comics in the Multiple Bullets anthology.

Development

This section is for noting behind-the-scenes type information, such as interviews talking about the creation of the character.

Gallery

This section is for images.

Notes

This section is for notes, trivia, and miscellaneous information.

Appearances

This section is for listing all appearances of this character.

Series

Each specific series should have a subheader.

• Each chapter/episode in this series should be listed in a bullet list.

for 1998 anime only

Divide into Episodes/Opening Credits/Preview Only if relevant.

References

The citations will create a list of references in this section.

Adding Categories

The page should be placed in the "Characters" category along with any other relevant ones.