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==Character Guises== | ==Character Guises== | ||
General rules | Character guises are a way to link multiple "versions" of a character. They're asymmetrical, hierarchical, parent-child relations; one side is generally known as "parent" guise (also "main" guise) and the other is generally known as "child" guise or simply "guise". To set a character as the ''child'' guise, edit it and set the ''parent'' guise in the "Guise of" field. The parent guise will automatically be considered as the main guise once that change is approved. That is the only way to set guises; it is not possible to do it the other way around. | ||
# If a guise can be identified as clearly the most important one, it'll be set as main. | |||
# That failing, if a guise can be identified as clearly the "true" or original version of the character, it will be the main one. | A child guise may have *only one parent*, but a parent guise may have *any number of children*. A child guise may also have its own children, recursively; having a parent does not interfere with being set as parent for a third character. An example of that is the guise chain of [https://anidb.net/ch1913 Illyasviel von Einzbern]. Among its guises, Illyasviel has a counterpart in the [https://anidb.net/a9042 Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya] universe; that counterpart has, among its guises, a magical girl version, and that magical girl version has several guises of its own: from top parent to bottom, that's a chain of, so far, four positions in total (original Illyasviel -> FKL Illyasviel -> Prisma Illya -> multiple guises). | ||
General rules on when to add new guises: | |||
# Do '''NOT''' add new characters to serve as guises of existing characters unless you are '''SURE''' that they should be added. Consult a mod before doing anything if you're not sure. | |||
# Do '''NOT''' add guises to Pokemon or Digimon without consulting with worf first. Consider this your only warning. | |||
# '''Irreconcilable''' changes to factual data, such as the character's birth date, justify new guises. | |||
# '''Major''' changes to character design, such as those tied to a change of character design''er'' in a reboot series, justify new guises. | |||
# '''Major''' aging (baby vs child vs adolescent vs adult vs elderly) '''generally''' justifies new guises, but ''not always''. | |||
# Disguises that involve taking on a different identity, such as those of magical girls, '''generally''' justifies new guises, but ''not always''. | |||
# Major shifts in personality and relations '''may''', but '''generally won't''', justify new guises. Always contact a mod before adding one. | |||
# '''Minor''' changes such as one or two tags no longer being valid '''will never''' justify new guises. Don't bother with those. | |||
General rules on the order of precedence for which guise should be set as the main one (or "parent"): | |||
# If a guise can be identified as '''clearly''' the most important one, it'll be set as the main one. | |||
# That failing, if a guise can be identified as '''clearly''' the "true" or original version of the character, it will be the main one. | |||
# That failing, whoever appears first, in chronological release order of the relevant episodes and in order of appearance if on the same episode, will be the main guise. | # That failing, whoever appears first, in chronological release order of the relevant episodes and in order of appearance if on the same episode, will be the main guise. | ||
# We are yet to see a case that can't be handled that way. In such a case, set the character that gets added first as the main guise and report the child guise to the mods. | |||
==Character Relations== | ==Character Relations== | ||