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local p = {}

p.Templates = {
	Cite = {
		purpose = "Citing in-game text. For more information, see [[Guidelines:References]].",
		format = "inline",
		paramOrder = {1, 2, 3, 4, "plural"},
		params = {
			[1] = {
				name = "quote",
				required = true,
				type = "content",
				desc = "The text to cite. Generally speaking, one should quote the [[Guidelines:Canon#Version Differences|latest remake]] of a game."
			},
			[2] = {
				name = "source",
				required = true,
				type = "string",
				desc = "The source of the in-game text. Usually this is a speaking character. For written text, cite the source as being text itself if it has a name, otherwise cite its author. A [[:Category:Menus|menu screen]] can also be a source. If the text corresponds to in-game narration, use <code>N/A</code>. If <code>game</code> is a valid game code, then <code>source</code> is treated as a [[Template:Term|term]] subject.",
			},
			plural = {
				type = "boolean",
				desc = "Typing <code>yes</code> in this field causes <code>speaker</code> to be [[Template:Plural|pluralized]], if it is a valid term.",
				canOmit = true,
				trim = true,
				nilIfEmpty = true,
			},
			[3] = {
				name = "game",
				required = true,
				type = "string",
				desc = "A [[Data:Franchise|game code]]. If no such game exists at [[Data:Franchise]] (i.e. any third-party game outside the ''Zelda'' franchise), this field will instead be treated as plain wikitext. In this case, an interwiki link must be used."
			},
			[4] = {
				name = "version",
				type = "content",
				desc = "Can be used to specify a port, game mode, or localization of the game.",
				canOmit = true,
			},
		},
		examples = {
			{
				desc = "A regular citation. Note that <code>version</code> is not to be used when citing American English text, nor when citing a remake.",
				args = {"Leave these {{Color|TPHD Red|woods}} and go to the {{Color|TPHD Red|east}}, where you will find the land protected by {{Color|TPHD Red|the spirit Eldin}}.", "Faron (Spirit)", "TPHD"},
			},
			{
				desc = "Citing a plural term.",
				args = {"'''Cryonis<br>Create a pillar of ice from a water surface.'''<br>Builds ice pillars that are very stable. These pillars can be used as {{Color|BotW Red|stepping stones}} or as {{Color|BotW Red|obstacles}}. Use Cryonis on an ice pillar to {{Color|BotW Red|break}} it.", "Rune", plural = "yes", "BotW"},
			},
			{
				desc = "Citing menu screens is sometimes necessary.",
				args = {"'''{{Big|Akkala Highlands}}'''", "Map", "BotW"},
			},
			{
				desc = "When citing written text which has a valid term, use that term instead of the author's name.",
				args = {"Today, I told everything to Mikau, the one person whom I didn't want to know about it. At first, I was too embarrassed and too sad to do anything. And with the words that Mikau said at that moment, I felt that all hope had been lost. But please, Mikau, I'm begging you, don't do anything rash.", "Lulu's Diary", "MM3D"},
			},
			{
				desc = "Citing an alternate version/game mode. Citations of outdated game versions are marked with a maintenance category, as they are generally to be avoided.",
				args = {"Leave these {{Color|TPHD Red|woods}} and go to the {{Color|TPHD Red|west}}, where you will find the land protected by {{Color|TPHD Red|the spirit Eldin}}.", "Faron (Spirit)", "TP", "Wii version"},
			},
			{
				desc = "Citing the Japanese version of a game.",
				args = {"Melodrama bores me. {{Color|ST Light Blue|Byrne}}, would you kindly dispose of this fool?", "Chancellor Cole", "ST", ""},
				args = {"{{Romanize|その剣は、魔を撃退する{{Color|#ff6b00|退魔の剣}} であると同時に、 我が魔族を封じていた、いまいましい{{Color|TWW Vermilion|封印}} そのものなのだよ!|Sono Ken wa, Ma o Gekitai suru Taima no Kendearu to Dōjini, Waga Mazoku o Fūjite ita, imaimashī Fūin sonomonona noda yo!|That sword is the Anti-Demon Sword that repels demons. However, it is also the annoying seal that was sealing my demon tribe.|3}}", "Ganondorf", "TWW", "Japanese version"} 
			}
		}
	}
}

return p
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