MarioWiki:Manual of Style/Character

This page will provide the layout on how the character articles should be done.

General
There are three types of characters in the series. There are the major characters such as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Bowser who appeared in numerous of games. The next are the characters who appeared in more than two games. This include the characters who don't appear as often as the major characters but still have enough appearances in the series to have their own gallery page if necessary. Examples are Toadsworth, Captain Toad, and Toadette. Then there are the characters who only appeared in one game. Numerous of NPCs (non-playable characters) are examples of this if they haven't appeared in any sequels. The following formats will apply to the different types of characters.

Major Characters
Always start with an introduction sentence or paragraph.

Appearance
This section will describe the character's appearance and special traits.

Biography
This section will describe the personal backstory of the character. Note that this will not include any major roles of the character throughout the series. Just a paragraph or so describing the character and how they develop through the series (Such as: "Mario is a plumber from the Mushroom Kingdom who lives with his younger brother Luigi. He commonly rescues Princess Peach from the clutches of the evil King Bowser.").

Powers and abilities
This section will describe any of the character's special powers. Note that this must include the character's special powers and abilities alone and any help from power-ups shouldn't be allowed (for example, canonically, Mario cannot use his fire abilites without a Fire Flower as in the Super Smash Bros. series, he can use them without one). However, it can be described in a bullet form of the characters abilities.
 * Power/ability #1:
 * Power/ability #2:
 * Power/ability #3:

Appearances in the series
This section will describe all of the character's roles in every game of the series. Note that these games much follow a order from their first appearance to their most recent appearance. This section will be massive for the major characters. The game name will be in the Section 3 header followed by a detailed paragraph of the character's role in that game. For example:

Game #1
Detailed paragraph describing the character's role.

Game #2
Detailed paragraph describing the characters role.