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This template is used for characters to show what games they appear in, their voice actors, etc.
==Status==
== Usage ==
What's this status thing? It can hardly be applied to a series like Assassin's Creed since the game occurs in different time periods. So for me, it's incoherent to write "Altaïr: deceased", "Ezio: Alive" and "Desmond: Alive" because Ezio should be dead in 2012. And there is no use of such information if there is only 5-6 characters alive in 2012...--[[User:PhantomT1412|PhantomT1412]] 18:26, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
:Agreed. And removed. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 18:32, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
 
==Alias(es)==
Thank you for agreeing and removing "Status" but can't we keep "alias"? I think this one is pretty useful (if not absolutely needed). Eg: [[Pope Alexander VI]] aka Rodrigo Borgia or "The Spaniard", or [[Desmond Miles]] aka "Subject Seventeen".--[[User:PhantomT1412|PhantomT1412]] 18:42, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
:It is kind of useful, but too few characters have it. Lucy doesn't, 90% of the assassination targets doesn't, and all the secondary doesn't too. That info can be put on the page intro, like "'''Desmond Miles''', also know by Abstergo as Subject Seventeen, is... " -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 18:47, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
 
::Ok, and for the pope, I think I'll move it to Rodrigo Borgia since his more known under this name in the game, and he is only pope at the end.--[[User:PhantomT1412|PhantomT1412]] 19:04, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
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|appear =
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==Syntax==
== Family? ==
;name
 
:The name of the character.
Should we add family to this box? There are plenty of characters people with relatives on this wiki now.[[User:Gboy4|Gboy4]] 19:11, November 16, 2011 (UTC)
;image
 
:An image of the character. Omit the "File:" part of the image. E.g. "Example.jpg", not "File:Example.jpg".
== Time Period ==
;imgdesc
 
:A caption of the image.
Why was the time period part removed?--[[User:The Forgotten Jedi|The Forgotten Jedi]] ([[User talk:The Forgotten Jedi|talk]]) 22:10, December 12, 2012 (UTC)
;faction
 
:The character's faction(s).
:[Forum:Time period infobox parameter removal]]. -- {{User:Master Sima Yi/sig}} 22:11, December 12, 2012 (UTC)
;appear
::Ah, thank you.--[[User:The Forgotten Jedi|The Forgotten Jedi]] ([[User talk:The Forgotten Jedi|talk]]) 22:18, December 12, 2012 (UTC)
:The games the character appears in.
 
;period
==CSS style improvement==
:The time period the character is in. E.g. "Renaissance".
The current style of this template is bland, and I think it would look much cooler if it favored the style of [[Template:Portal/Component/Slider|this template]]. [[Special:Contributions/216.235.235.146|216.235.235.146]] 12:29, September 6, 2013 (UTC)
;voice
 
:The character's voice actor.
:It's fine as it is. [[User:Slate Vesper|Slate Vesper]] ([[User talk:Slate Vesper|talk]]) 20:46, September 7, 2013 (UTC)
<includeonly>[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</includeonly><noinclude>[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>
 
=="Improved" infobox markup==
I've made a draft copy of this template ([Template:Character Infobox/Draft|See here]) using the new wiki markup, and it works quite well. My main concern - whether our hide field would work - appears to be automatically included, so I see no reason why we shouldn't ''look'' into migrating our templates. The problems arise when one attempts to migrate the navboxes, as they do not work currently. --'''''[[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]]''''' <small>([[User talk:Jasca Ducato|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jasca Ducato|contributions]])</small> 12:35, October 8, 2015 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 14:28, 18 May 2026

Status[edit source]

What's this status thing? It can hardly be applied to a series like Assassin's Creed since the game occurs in different time periods. So for me, it's incoherent to write "Altaïr: deceased", "Ezio: Alive" and "Desmond: Alive" because Ezio should be dead in 2012. And there is no use of such information if there is only 5-6 characters alive in 2012...--PhantomT1412 18:26, December 3, 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. And removed. -- D. Cello 18:32, December 3, 2009 (UTC)

Alias(es)[edit source]

Thank you for agreeing and removing "Status" but can't we keep "alias"? I think this one is pretty useful (if not absolutely needed). Eg: Pope Alexander VI aka Rodrigo Borgia or "The Spaniard", or Desmond Miles aka "Subject Seventeen".--PhantomT1412 18:42, December 3, 2009 (UTC)

It is kind of useful, but too few characters have it. Lucy doesn't, 90% of the assassination targets doesn't, and all the secondary doesn't too. That info can be put on the page intro, like "Desmond Miles, also know by Abstergo as Subject Seventeen, is... " -- D. Cello 18:47, December 3, 2009 (UTC)
Ok, and for the pope, I think I'll move it to Rodrigo Borgia since his more known under this name in the game, and he is only pope at the end.--PhantomT1412 19:04, December 3, 2009 (UTC)


New layout previous history[edit source]

(cur) (prev)  21:09, March 26, 2009 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (5,422 bytes) (rollback | undo) 
(cur) (prev)  17:49, October 23, 2008 Darth Siorus (Talk | contribs | block) (5,123 bytes) (→Usage instructions) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  17:49, October 23, 2008 Darth Siorus (Talk | contribs | block) (5,124 bytes) (→Usage instructions) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  23:59, October 14, 2008 Darth Siorus (Talk | contribs | block) (5,122 bytes) (→Usage instructions) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  23:59, October 14, 2008 Darth Siorus (Talk | contribs | block) (5,138 bytes) (→Usage instructions) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  22:21, June 9, 2008 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (5,122 bytes) (Reverted edits by Sannse (talk) to last version by Jasca Ducato) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  11:00, June 9, 2008 Sannse (Talk | contribs | block) (5,126 bytes) (another try to fix for IE) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  10:55, June 9, 2008 Sannse (Talk | contribs | block) (5,137 bytes) (try agian) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  10:46, June 9, 2008 Sannse (Talk | contribs | block) (5,135 bytes) (maybe fix?) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  00:09, May 22, 2008 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (5,122 bytes) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  22:06, March 26, 2008 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (5,121 bytes) (Credit to Wookieepedia) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  22:28, December 24, 2007 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (6,010 bytes) (added master/apprentice field) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:34, December 12, 2007 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:34, December 12, 2007 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:33, December 12, 2007 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (Template:Sith infobox 2 moved to Template:Sith character infobox) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  22:35, August 13, 2007 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (added hidepi) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  07:21, July 13, 2007 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  05:55, July 12, 2007 Darthtyler (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  02:21, April 7, 2007 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:13, March 31, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:11, March 31, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:09, March 31, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (test) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:06, March 31, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (test) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  20:47, March 31, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  20:32, March 31, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (testing, thanks to SquishyVic) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  12:30, March 30, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (rv) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  12:29, March 30, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (testing new colours) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  07:42, March 30, 2007 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (test) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  12:05, March 29, 2007 StarNeptune (Talk | contribs | block) m (Reverted edits by Vandal Account (Talk); changed back to last version by Jasca Ducato) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  11:52, March 29, 2007 Vandal Account (Talk | contribs | block) (LOL) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  11:48, March 29, 2007 Vandal Account (Talk | contribs | block) (ff) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:50, March 28, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:47, March 28, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (test) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  06:24, March 26, 2007 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  01:58, March 22, 2007 Squishy Vic (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  23:31, March 15, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (rv) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  23:29, March 15, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  22:19, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  22:16, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:57, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (here's hoping) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:50, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (ARGH! WORK!!) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:48, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:45, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (this test should work) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:42, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (test) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:39, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (test) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:36, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (test) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:30, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (rv) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:28, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (WORK!) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:26, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (test) (undo) 
(cur) (prev)  21:23, March 12, 2007 Jasca Ducato (Talk | contribs | block) m (test) (undo)

Family?[edit source]

Should we add family to this box? There are plenty of characters people with relatives on this wiki now.Gboy4 19:11, November 16, 2011 (UTC)

Time Period[edit source]

Why was the time period part removed?--The Forgotten Jedi (talk) 22:10, December 12, 2012 (UTC)

[Forum:Time period infobox parameter removal]]. -- Master Sima Yi Talk 22:11, December 12, 2012 (UTC)
Ah, thank you.--The Forgotten Jedi (talk) 22:18, December 12, 2012 (UTC)

CSS style improvement[edit source]

The current style of this template is bland, and I think it would look much cooler if it favored the style of this template. 216.235.235.146 12:29, September 6, 2013 (UTC)

It's fine as it is. Slate Vesper (talk) 20:46, September 7, 2013 (UTC)

"Improved" infobox markup[edit source]

I've made a draft copy of this template ([Template:Character Infobox/Draft|See here]) using the new wiki markup, and it works quite well. My main concern - whether our hide field would work - appears to be automatically included, so I see no reason why we shouldn't look into migrating our templates. The problems arise when one attempts to migrate the navboxes, as they do not work currently. --Jasca Ducato (talk | contributions) 12:35, October 8, 2015 (UTC)