Character Page layouts
From One Piece Encyclopedia
The following is a guide for the layout of character pages. Note the Red text gives a description of what goes in each section. Where possible, supply the coding: [1] alongside text as to where a piece of information came from for future and quick referencing as well as validation of information.
Character Pages should be started with a brief encyclopedic description of a character. This brief description describes the character and who they are, giving a quick hand idea of the character.
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[edit] Appearance
This describes in detail the overall appearance of the character. The description should contain notes on important details such as tattoos and personnel item of importance. The description should contain enough detail to give a reader an idea on what the character looks like without a visual aid, such a picture to help them.
[edit] Statistics
The statistics act as a very brief list of various important and reliant information to this page. Used mainly as a fast information access source, avoid going into deep details where possible as these should go else where in the article.
- Japanese Name: What the characters name in Japanese text appears as.
- Romanized Name: This is a literal translation of the text.
- English Name: This is where the name, if supplied, is given by the Japanese version of the series in English text. Also state what other English Dubs may call it.
- Current occupation: the characters current occupation is supplied here.
- Nicknames: any nicknames the character is given during the span of the series.
- Origins: Background details such as hometown + previous occupations are supplied here.
- Age: If given in a SBS or directly in the manga/anime itself, the name should be written here.
- Birthday: Again, is supplied give the Birthday of the character. May also contain details as to why the character has this birthday.
- Height: If supplied, please write the height in its given unit
- Affiliations: Groups the character has been associated with during the storyline.
- Japanese VA: If known,the Japanese Voice Actor should be written here
- English VA: If known the English Voice Actor should be written here.
- First Appearance: The first time the character is seen. Please include both Manga and Anime appearances.
- Last Appearance: The last time the character is seen. Please include both Manga and Anime appearances
- Rivals: Any rivals the character has developed in the series.
- Confirmed Relatives: Other characters related to this one
- Dream: Their ambition in life
- Fighting Style: A brief description of how they fight (fists, swords, kicks, etc). Avoid details about weapons + Devil Fruits used, this is just for HOW they fight not their powers and abilities.
- Devil Fruit: If the user has one, give the name
- Meaning: The Direct translation from Japanese to English and what it means
- English Name: What the official english translations use
- Type: Logia, Paramecia or Zaon
- Effect: What the ability passed onto the user is.
- Bounty: If this character is given a bounty, please supply it.
[edit] Personality
How the characters acts overall, both to his or her environment as well as to other characters.
[edit] Abilities and Powers
Full details on what the character can do, both inside and outside of battles.
[edit] Weapons
Give details on any weapons used and how they are used.
[edit] History
[edit] Past Story
What the character did before the Storyline began.
[edit] Present Story
Things that have happened since introduced to the Storyline.
[edit] Current Events (Spoilers)
Things that have happened in recent chapters.
[edit] Major Battles
If possible, supply any details of any major battles the Character took part in and against who.
[edit] Translation and Dub Issues
Explains things about a character that are lost in translation or are changed in the English versions (the Viz Manga, 4Kids dub, and FUNimation dub).
[edit] Trivia
Misc. info that cannot be fitted into the article.
[edit] Related Articles
A quicklist of articles related to this one, such as important characters and groups.
[edit] References
Contains the Code . Any information reference in the article appears here.[edit] External Links
Sites of relevance to this page.
At the bottom of every Character page, please supply Categories of which this page falls into such as :
- The characters species
- Gender
- Fighting style
- Faction
- Occupation
This is for easy finding Via category directories.
