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Full name of the character, the most used and offiicial one. Then write a brief summary or introduction of the character. Extend with a second paragraph if necessary.
- This is a guide for character articles. For this and most other articles, the best way to familiarize yourself with the page layout/format is to see the actual articles on the wiki.
- Because of the films nature of having different main casts and different settings, the articles must be in-universe, meaning the article should be written as if you are an observer within the world. Events should be listed according to order of the occurrence of events instead of according to order of the films' events. Particularly, do not include:
- actor's name
- films during which events occurred (except in referencing and the Appearances section); e.g. "In this film, it was revealed that this character was stupid."
- lines like "this character is the protagonist of so and so series"
- Should be written in a neutral/objective and third person point of view.
- Content should be summarized; details should be written on the film articles or the unabridged subpage (if there is one). Information about other characters should also either be summarized or excluded entirely, especially if the character is not or very minimally involved.
- Add only information relevant to the character. If it is information that is more appropriate when used to describe or build upon the characteristics of another, put it on the other character's article instead.
- Include only the necessary subheadings.
- If a character is relatively minor, only appears very briefly, and has very limited information available that is insufficient, omit the headings entirely and simply place them under the "Biography" (if a summary of most or the whole of the character's life is covered) or "History" heading.
- See Manual of Style for more info.
- There are also some image guidelines in place.
Biography[]
A general overview, detailing or summary of a person's life. Use History as heading if brief. If a character is relatively minor, only appearing very briefly in one or two books, and information is very limited, exclude the subheadings altogether.
Appropriate headings[]
Headings for these sections will be entitled with brief descriptions or titles, particularly highlights or milestones in the characters' life, consistent for similar characters in a particular series.
Some examples:
- Early life/History - brief history of the character and summary of the events revolving around the character prior to the beginning of the series.
- Later life - summarization of the character's life after or in the later parts of the series. Could include events from epilogues and those detailed in the film after the release.
- Post-mortem / Legacy, etc.
- If the character was involved in the following plots:
- Battle of Calumpit
- Battle of Tirad Pass
Personality and traits[]
Or only Personality, whichever fits the content.
Physical description[]
Physical appearance if for characters portrayed onscreen.
An objective description of the person's appearance, based on descriptions given by the characters (without the embellishments).
Skills and abilities[]
Or just Abilities, whichever fits the content. Abilities need to be written as briefly and directly to the point from his strongest and greatest skill to his weakest one. Every skill or ability must be proven by one or two scenarios or situations.
Possessions[]
These also need to be in enumerated form and followed with a description or explanation, and can also have some introductory paragraphs.
Listed here will be significant possessions of the character. This may include tools, paraphernalia, weapons, etc.
Relationships[]
Like with the others, the headings and "tabbers" are optional, especially if there are only very few characters listed. Instead, the characters listed themselves may be used as the headings.
Romances[]
Friends[]
And/or Allies.
Family[]
And/or Relatives.
Enemies[]
And/or Rivals.
Others[]
You can add other minor character relationships here in list form (if tabbers are used, entitle the tab as "More"). Example:
- Character name (relation)
- Non-existent Sarah (one-night stand)
- Non-existent John (former rival; briefly)
Gallery[]
Add a maximum of 10 pictures, two lines, in gallery format. (See the rules here.)
Trivia[]
Tidbits relevant to the character and the film.
- Generally noteworthy but small or only briefly mentioned details about a character that does not fit anywhere else above.
- An obscure and not well-known point or something not everyone would know from casually watching the films may be considered a trivia.
See also[]
- Links to related topics not already linked in the article.
References[]
Or Sources (if headings above appear significantly shorter in the table of contents), or Notes and References.
Please cite information you will be adding to articles, both from the official sources (films), and others, such as articles, official website pages, interviews, reveals by Jerrold Tarog or the casts, etc.. Reference them at the end of the sentence or clause (typically outside its punctuation, i.e. after the period, comma, quotation mark, like so...[1]) by putting the links of your sources between reference tags: <ref> </ref>, then include <references/> or {{reflist}} at the bottom of the page. For more information, go here.
If the reference will be used more than once, name it (<ref name=""><ref> <ref name="" />). If a wiki article link will be used as a reference more than once but for a different reference (e.g. Jerrold Tarog is cited as a source multiple times, but different posts and thus would require a separate reference), link only the first instance (as illustrated in the examples above).
External links[]
- Links related to the article topic
Others[]
Do not include the heading.
Navigation:
- A box or table that contains links to other related pages, depending on the topic, for easier navigation.
- Currently non-existent, but something I will be working on soon.
Categories:
- A complete categorization guide is found here.