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Things '''NOT''' to do: | Things '''NOT''' to do: | ||
* | * Do not create multiple copies of the same character, unless there is a valid reason | ||
* | * Do not create multiple character entries for alternate spellings, use the "add name" feature to do this. | ||
* Do not add excessive alternate spellings or names | ** Do not add excessive alternate spellings or names | ||
* Do not convert text credits of superficial, inconsequential characters into full character entries; see the [[Content:Characters#Text credit character entries|Text credit character entries]] section below | |||
==Cast info sources== | ==Cast info sources== | ||
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* '''Additional character data sources''' may be cited in the comment to the mod field. | * '''Additional character data sources''' may be cited in the comment to the mod field. | ||
==Text credit character entries== | |||
Text credits are used for character appearances when either: | |||
# '''There is <u>insufficient data</u> available to create a full character entry'''. Common missing data includes, but is not limited to: no assigned proper name (i.e. only a "generic" name is given, see examples below), character image, episode appearance data, etc. | |||
# '''A character is clearly a superficial and/or inconsequential <u>background character with a "generic" name</u>'''. These characters typically appear in less than 10% of all episodes in the series (e.g. 5 episodes in a 52 episode series), all of which are very short (e.g. less than 1 minute per appearance). | |||
## As a general rule of thumb, only create full character entries for "true" characters, and not "background" characters. | |||
## Background characters typically have "generic" names. Common examples include: "Boy A", "Woman C", "Nurse #1", "Student C", "Goddess B", "Police Officer", "Old Lady", "Gentleman", "Witch", "Shopkeeper", "Priestess", "Receptionist", etc. | |||
## An exception may apply if the background character is consistently recurring, suggesting their importance is more than superficial and/or inconsequential. | |||
When adding text credits, please use one of the following templates: | |||
# "English (Kanji (Romaji))": the preferred format if you know all 3 | |||
# "English (Kanji)": if you are not sure of the transcription | |||
# "Romaji (Kanji)": if you are not sure of the translation | |||
# "Kanji": if only the kanji is known | |||
==Character Guises== | ==Character Guises== | ||
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===When to add new guises and when not to add them=== | ===When to add new guises and when not to add them=== | ||
* 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 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. | * Do '''NOT''' add guises to Pokemon or Digimon without consulting with '''{{short|up16694|worf}}''' first. Consider this your only warning. | ||
* '''Irreconcilable''' changes to factual data ''not covered by tags'', such as the character's birth date, justify new guises. | * '''Irreconcilable''' changes to '''factual''' data '''not covered by tags''', 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. This does not include SD designs, which are treated separately (see below). | * '''Major''' changes to character design, such as those tied to a change of character design'''''er''''' in a reboot series, justify new guises. This does not include SD designs, which are treated separately (see below). | ||
* '''Major''' aging (baby vs child vs adolescent vs adult vs elderly) '''generally''' justifies new guises, but ''not always''. Unless a mod says otherwise, assume it does. | * '''Major''' aging (baby vs child vs adolescent vs adult vs elderly) '''generally''' justifies new guises, but '''not always'''. Unless a mod says otherwise, assume it does. | ||
* Disguises that involve taking on a different identity, such as those of magical girls, '''generally''' justify new guises, but ''not always''. Unless a mod says otherwise, assume they do. A noteworthy exception is [https://anidb.net/ch1283 Kinomoto Sakura], who does not receive guises for each of her countless changes in magical girl wardrobe. | * Multiple '''player character variants''' featured in some video games (e.g. [https://anidb.net/ch85954 Fujimaru Ritsuka] and his female counterpart also named [https://anidb.net/ch114423 Fujimaru Ritsuka], [https://anidb.net/ch83929 Gran] and his female counterpart named [https://anidb.net/ch88685 Djeeta]) may be featured in anime. Those multiple counterparts should be linked together via guises. | ||
* Super deformed (SD or "chibi") guises should only be added when they have significance. A short special self-parody episode or a few short regular-episode scenes featuring SD designs '''do not''' justify SD guises, but an entire self-parody show with SD guises probably does. Assume they shouldn't be added and always contact a mod before adding any. | * Disguises that involve taking on a different identity, such as those of magical girls, '''generally''' justify new guises, but '''not always'''. Unless a mod says otherwise, assume they do. A noteworthy exception is [https://anidb.net/ch1283 Kinomoto Sakura], who does not receive guises for each of her countless changes in magical girl wardrobe. | ||
* Major shifts in personality and relations '''may''', but '''generally won't''', justify new guises. '''Always''' contact a mod ''before even considering'' adding any. Be advised that, unless you have a ''very'' good case for adding the guise, it will be shot down. | * Super deformed (SD or "chibi") guises should only be added when they have '''significance'''. A short special self-parody episode or a few short regular-episode scenes featuring SD designs '''do not''' justify SD guises, but an entire self-parody show with SD guises probably does. Assume they shouldn't be added and always contact a mod before adding any. | ||
* '''Minor''' changes such as one or two tags no longer being valid as a result of a plot event or very minor design changes '''will never''' justify new guises. Don't bother with those. | * Major shifts in personality and relations '''may''', but '''generally won't''', justify new guises. '''Always''' contact a mod '''before even considering''' adding any. Be advised that, unless you have a '''very''' good case for adding the guise, it will be shot down. This includes versions of characters across parallel universes. | ||
* '''Minor''' changes such as one or two tags no longer being valid as a result of a plot event or very minor design changes '''will never''' justify new guises. The same applies to minor incidental, event-based, or otherwise situational occurrences of '''little impact''', especially if they are not even enough to justify applying the relevant tags, if any. That also applies to any and all '''wardrobe changes''', unless covered by any of the preceding rules. Don't bother with any of those. | |||
===Choosing the parent guise=== | ===Choosing the parent guise=== | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|Always pick the '''first''' of those rules that you can fit your case into. This is not a majority vote among rules; it is an '''absolute order of precedence'''. You | {{eyecatch|Note|'''Always''' pick the '''first''' of those rules that you can fit your case into. This is '''not a majority vote''' among rules; it is an '''absolute order of precedence'''. You find the first rule that fits your case, '''stop there''', and '''apply that rule and no others'''. Please remember that mods have the final say and may overturn those rules if they deem necessary.}} | ||
# If a guise can be identified as '''clearly''' the most important one, it'll be set as the main one. This '''does not''' include maybes such as "X looks a teeny tiny bit more relevant than Y"; there must be a ''compelling'' difference in plot role. | {{eyecatch|ATTENTION|Only '''character-type''' characters can be ranked by importance; the first rule therefore '''cannot''' be applied to '''mecha, vehicles, or organizations'''. For those three character types, skip the first rule and start with the second one.}} | ||
# If a guise can be identified as '''clearly''' the most important one, it'll be set as the main one. This '''does not''' include maybes such as "X looks a teeny tiny bit more relevant than Y"; there must be a ''compelling'' difference in plot role. If your character is a mecha, vehicle, or organization, however, please refer to the "ATTENTION" box above. | |||
# That failing, if a guise can be identified as '''clearly''' the "true" or original version of the character, it will be the main one. Just as before, this '''does not''' include maybes; there must be ''compelling'' evidence pointing at one guise as being the original 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. Just as before, this '''does not''' include maybes; there must be ''compelling'' evidence pointing at one guise as being the original one. | ||
## This rule applies in a special way to mecha and vehicles. The '''original''' guise in the mecha/vehicle "evolutionary tree", so to speak, is to be set as the parent. Therefore, '''upgrades''' of existing models as well as '''variant or custom''' models will be the children. See examples below for help. | |||
## For organizations, the original version is simply the one that was created first, in in-universe chronology. Newer versions of the organization must necessarily be created from the older ones. | |||
# 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, such as two guises being introduced in two unrelated episodes released on the same day. Should such a case ever appear, set the character that gets added first as the main guise and report the child guise to the mods; the mods will figure it out. If such a case shows up and the characters are set the other way around, ''do not'' attempt to reverse the relation; simply report it and mention that they are reversed according to this point; it may be that the case has been reviewed previously and that a mod has intentionally set the state of affairs to be the way you found it. | # We are yet to see a case that can't be handled that way, such as two guises being introduced in two unrelated episodes released on the same day. Should such a case ever appear, set the character that gets added first as the main guise and report the child guise to the mods; the mods will figure it out. If such a case shows up and the characters are set the other way around, ''do not'' attempt to reverse the relation; simply report it and mention that they are reversed according to this point; it may be that the case has been reviewed previously and that a mod has intentionally set the state of affairs to be the way you found it. | ||
Examples for mecha/vehicles: | |||
* The [https://anidb.net/ch87549 Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex] is an upgrade of its parent, the [https://anidb.net/ch84083 Gundam Barbatos Lupus], and the Barbatos Lupus itself is an upgrade of its parent, the [https://anidb.net/ch76364 Gundam Barbatos]. | |||
* The [https://anidb.net/ch86402 Gundam Vidar] is a customization of its parent, the [https://anidb.net/ch86162 Gundam Kimaris Trooper], itself a ground combat variant of the [https://anidb.net/ch77828 Gundam Kimaris], which is oriented for space combat. Meanwhile, the [https://anidb.net/ch101745 Gundam Kimaris Vidar] is a retrofit of its parent, the Gundam Vidar, making it more space-oriented. While the Kimaris Vidar was built to be closer to the Kimaris, it is still a child of the Vidar, and only a great-grandchild of the Kimaris, because that is how the unit's versions were designed over the in-universe chronology. | |||
==Character Relations== | ==Character Relations== | ||
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Please note that concubinage is a much more "official" relationship than that between paramours, which is generally seen as strictly illicit; historical concubines have often held positions of power within their lovers' households due to the very fact they held concubine status. If a character is described as an "official mistress", it is generally fine to understand that to be a case of concubinage. Ask if on doubt. | Please note that concubinage is a much more "official" relationship than that between paramours, which is generally seen as strictly illicit; historical concubines have often held positions of power within their lovers' households due to the very fact they held concubine status. If a character is described as an "official mistress", it is generally fine to understand that to be a case of concubinage. Ask if on doubt. | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|If people simply have sex and there are no romantic feelings involved, '''''DO NOT''''' add this relation; in fact, do not add '''any''' relation for that at all. This is far and away the most common case in pornographic anime, so only add this relation to characters in those anime if you are '''doubly sure''' that yes, romantic feelings are very much involved. That applies even if the characters have sex routinely.}} | |||
===other=== | ===other=== | ||