Blooncyclopedia:Style guide/Characters: Difference between revisions
Created page with "This article outlines how articles about major characters (monkeys, Heroes, ''Adventure Time'' characters, etc) in general should be formatted. ==Lede== The lede section should be a concise summary of the subject. It should not be more than a few paragraphs long; specifics should be saved for other sections of the article. ==Gameplay== If the subject has no playable appearances, then this section shouldn't be included. This section should contain links to pages about..." |
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This section should contain links to pages about the subject's gameplay. Each section should contain sub-sections with short summaries of how the subject plays in those games/series. For example, a Gameplay section for the [[Dart Monkey]] will have a section about the {{series|Bloons TD}}, which should say something like "Dart Monkeys are [[tower]]s that attack by throwing darts at nearby Bloons. They are usually the cheapest towers in the game and are designed to be used in early rounds." | This section should contain links to pages about the subject's gameplay. Each section should contain sub-sections with short summaries of how the subject plays in those games/series. For example, a Gameplay section for the [[Dart Monkey]] will have a section about the {{series|Bloons TD}}, which should say something like "Dart Monkeys are [[tower]]s that attack by throwing darts at nearby Bloons. They are usually the cheapest towers in the game and are designed to be used in early rounds." | ||
For cases where playable appearances can be described in their entirety in a few sentences, the section should just describe it and the subject doesn't need a separate page for gameplay. For example, [[Storm Monkey]] shouldn't have a separate gameplay page because his gameplay only takes a few sentences to explain in full. | For cases where playable appearances can be described in their entirety in a few sentences, the section should just describe it and the subject doesn't need a separate page for gameplay. For example, [[Storm Monkey]] shouldn't have a separate gameplay page because his gameplay only takes a few sentences to explain in full (you unlock him at level 50, he can use storm weapons instead of darts, that's about it). | ||
==General information== | ==General information== | ||
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This section should describe the subject's personality and character traits (i.e. style of speech). | This section should describe the subject's personality and character traits (i.e. style of speech). | ||
===Other forms=== | |||
If the subject has notable alternate forms/states, then this should be a list of those. If a form is notable enough to have its own page (i.e. the [[Sun Avatar]], a form of the [[Super Monkey]]), it should be a brief summary and be linked to with {{temp|main}}. Otherwise, it should describe the subject in full. | |||
===Lore=== | ===Lore=== | ||
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This section should only contain facts that are a part of the character; facts that are about the character but aren't part of the character should be in a trivia section instead. | This section should only contain facts that are a part of the character; facts that are about the character but aren't part of the character should be in a trivia section instead. | ||
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==Cultural references== | |||
If the subject doesn't contain any references to history or popular culture, then this section shouldn't be included. | If the subject doesn't contain any references to history or popular culture, then this section shouldn't be included. | ||
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==Standard footer stuff== | ==Standard footer stuff== | ||
These sections should be placed below the gallery if they're needed. | |||
*Trivia | |||
*Footnotes | *Footnotes | ||
*References | *References | ||