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.


==Other forms==
===Cultural references===
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.
 
==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