Marvel Database:Character Template/Lua/Documentation

Always Present Fields

 * RealName               = REAL NAME
 * CurrentAlias           = CURRENT ALIAS
 * First                  = FIRST APPEARANCE


 * HistoryText            = HISTORY / BIOGRAPHY


 * Powers                 = POWERS
 * Abilities              = ABILITIES
 * Strength               = PHYSICAL STRENGTH
 * Weaknesses             = WEAKNESSES


 * Equipment              = EQUIPMENT
 * Transportation         = MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
 * Weapons                = WEAPONS


 * Notes                  = NOTES
 * Trivia                 = TRIVIA
 * Marvel                 = CORRESPONDING ARTICLE ON MARVEL.COM
 * Wikipedia              = CORRESPONDING ARTICLE ON EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
 * Links                  = LINKS AND REFERENCES

Optional Fields

 * Image                  = FILENAME
 * RealName2              = FOR REAL NAME CLARIFICATION AND REFERENCES
 * Aliases                = ALIASES
 * Identity               = OPTIONS : Public or Secret
 * AlienRace              = OPTIONS : Skrull, Kree, Shi'ar, Brood or see Category:Races for others
 * Alignment              = OPTIONS : Good, Bad, or Neutral
 * Affiliation            = AFFILIATION
 * Relatives              = RELATIVES
 * Universe               = UNIVERSE / REALITY
 * BaseOfOperations       = BASE OF OPERATIONS
 * CustomLabel            = CUSTOM LABEL
 * Custom                 = CUSTOM


 * Gender                 = MALE, FEMALE, OTHER
 * Height                 = HEIGHT
 * Height2                = HEIGHT
 * Weight                 = WEIGHT
 * Weight2                = WEIGHT
 * Eyes                   = EYE COLOUR
 * Eyes2                  = EYE COLOUR
 * Hair                   = HAIR COLOUR
 * Hair2                  = HAIR COLOUR
 * UnusualSkinColour      = SKIN COLOUR (OTHER THAN NORMAL HUMAN COLOURS)
 * UnusualFeatures        = UNUSUAL FEATURES

Separated, Single, Widowed, Widower
 * Citizenship            = COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
 * Citizenship2           = COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
 * MaritalStatus          = OPTIONS : Divorced, Engaged, Estranged, Married,
 * Occupation             = OCCUPATION
 * Education              = EDUCATION


 * Origin                 = ORIGIN OF POWERS / ABILITIES
 * PlaceOfBirth           = PLACE OF BIRTH
 * PlaceOfDeath           = PLACE OF DEATH
 * PlaceOfCreation        = PLACE OF CREATION
 * PlaceOfDestruction     = PLACE OF DESTRUCTION
 * Creators               = MULTIPLE CREATORS   (Separate with ;'s)
 * Last                   = LAST APPEARANCE
 * Death                  = APPEARANCE OF DEATH


 * Quote                  = QUOTE LINE ABOVE HISTORY
 * Speaker                = SPEAKER OF QUOTE


 * OtherMedia             = APPEARANCES IN OTHER MEDIA
 * CustomSection1         = CUSTOM SECTION HEADER
 * CustomText1            = CUSTOM SECTION TEXT
 * CustomSection2         = CUSTOM SECTION HEADER
 * CustomText2            = CUSTOM SECTION TEXT

Manual Overrides

 * Title                  = DEFAULT : PAGENAME
 * ImageSize              = DEFAULT : 200
 * ImageText              = DEFAULT : PAGENAME
 * Gallery                = DEFAULT : PAGENAME/GALLERY


 * HistoryHeader          = DEFAULT : History
 * PowersAbilitiesHeader  = DEFAULT : Powers and Abilities
 * ParaphernaliaHeader    = DEFAULT : Paraphernalia
 * NotesHeader            = DEFAULT : Notes
 * TriviaHeader           = DEFAULT : Trivia
 * OtherMediaHeader       = DEFAULT : Appearances in Other Media
 * SeeAlsoHeader          = DEFAULT : See Also
 * LinksHeader            = DEFAULT : Links and References

Category Magic
This template automatically categorizes articles that use it. The following is a list of categories handled:


 * Always:
 * Category:Characters


 * If Defined:
 * Category: Characters
 * Category: Identity
 * Category: Characters
 * Category: Eyes
 * Category: Hair
 * Category: Skin
 * Category: (Searches for applicable words, ie: Fur or wings)
 * Category: (Searches for applicable words, ie: Mutant or alien)
 * Category: (Searches for applicable words, ie: Scientist or teacher)
 * Category:
 * Category: Characters
 * Category:
 * Category: (Auto changed to the pluralized form)


 * If Not Defined:
 * Category:Character Image Needed        (if  is undefined)
 * Category:History Needed           (if  is undefined)


 * If Doesn't Exist:
 * Category:Appearances Category Needed (if {{Category:{{PAGENAME}}/Appearances nonexistent)
 * Category:Gallery Page Needed    (if {{PAGENAME}}/Gallery nonexistent)
 * Category:Fan Art                (if {{PAGENAME}}/Fan Art nonexistent)
 * Category:Quotes Page Needed     (if {{PAGENAME}}/Quotes nonexistent)


 * Special Cases:
 * Category:Bald Characters     (if  is Bald)
 * Category:No Hair             (if {{{Hair}}} is No Hair;No hair;None)
 * Category:Deceased Characters (if {{{PlaceOfDeath}}} AND {{{Death}}} are defined)
 * Category:Living Characters  (if {{{PlaceOfDeath}}} and {{{Death}}} are both undefined)

Note

 * TODO: Handle: Sinister Six members (dynamic team memberships)
 * TODO: Update internationalization docs... (out of date)