Guidelines:Articles

Overview

Article Construction
Articles generally follow a basic and recurring order, which can be summarized via the following diagram:

Not all sections in the diagram are applicable and occasionally other sections must be placed at any point in the diagram in order to convey information unique to an article. However, this order should be followed unless otherwise necessary. Specific articles types are covered in the Article Types section below.

Image
The image displayed in the infobox must generally be an artwork coming from the latest main-series iteration where it was present, or in order of elimination from the latest appearance in ambiguously canon titles to non-canon titles. If no artwork is present for the given game, the hierarchic order is to be followed the same way as in galleries (Artworks, Renders, Models, Sprites, Screenshots, Concept Artworks). If applicable, you may use the Media template to store multiple files so that they can be viewed in the infobox. See Template:Media's guidelines here for more information.

Sizing
The image section of the infobox should not exceed 320 pixels. This can be managed by adding either  or   to images which are wider or taller, respectively. If an image is even in both width and height, it is usually acceptable to simply add the former. An image that is smaller than either 320px wide or 320px tall should also retain this scaled property on the principle that it may be replaced by a wider or taller revision at a later time.

In the event that the image section requires multiple images, the sum of their height and/or width should not exceed 320 pixels. See example below.

The only exception to this rule are games. On those pages, the height may exceed 320 pixels as it should display both the logo and the box artwork of the game. Though it may still not exceed 320 pixels in width.

Caption
A caption must be added if the subject of the article is present in more than one article of media (games, manga, etc.). When used, the caption of the image must be formatted as such:. Captions are not necessary if Template:Media is in use.

Ordering of Files within Galleries
The hierarchic order of the images is as follows:


 * 1) Canon
 * 2) Ambiguously Canon
 * 3) Non-Canon

Media from remakes of a given title are to be placed after all files of the original title. Within each of the previous elements, the order of the files themselves is as follows:


 * 1) Artworks
 * 2) Renders
 * 3) Models
 * 4) Sprites
 * 5) Screenshots
 * 6) Concept Artworks

Image Gallery
Image galleries on an article is included in its own  section. Images that are present in the article are not to be added in the gallery. The gallery is formatted as such:

Images do not need to be present within galleries if they can be found within Template:Media. See Template:Media's Guidelines for more details.

Video Gallery
Videos must be separated from images in their own  subsection within the   section. Embedded YouTube videos must be added with the Youtube template. These videos are typically size 200.

Article Types
The following diagrams display the general layout of an article of a particular type. Because each piece of media is unique, you should consult each game's respective guideline for how to tailor its sections accordingly.

Boss Articles

 * This article type is supported by the Boss boilerplate.

Character Articles

 * This article type is supported by the Character boilerplate.

Dungeon Articles

 * This article type is supported by the Dungeon boilerplate.

Enemy Articles

 * This article type is supported by the Enemy boilerplate.

Item Articles

 * This article type is supported by the Item boilerplate.

Object Articles

 * This article type is supported by the Object boilerplate.

In the event that objects overlap with items (such as in name), the object details generally should be present on the item page and no page for the object should be made even if the items are different in function or purpose. In this case, it should be specified where and when a subject is an object instead of an item.

Location Articles

 * This article type is supported by the Location boilerplate.

Song Articles

 * This article type is supported by the Song boilerplate.