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</div> </a> <ul id="toc-Plot_summaries_of_serial_works-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Spinout_articles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spinout_articles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Spinout articles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spinout_articles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sourcing_and_quotations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sourcing_and_quotations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Sourcing and quotations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sourcing_and_quotations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Analysis_and_interpretation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Analysis_and_interpretation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>Analysis and interpretation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Analysis_and_interpretation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notability" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notability"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Notability</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notability-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Accuracy_and_appropriate_weight" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Accuracy_and_appropriate_weight"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Accuracy and appropriate weight</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Accuracy_and_appropriate_weight-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fair_use" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fair_use"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Fair use</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fair_use-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Conclusions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Conclusions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Conclusions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Conclusions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-List_of_exemplary_articles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List_of_exemplary_articles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>List of exemplary articles</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-List_of_exemplary_articles-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle List of exemplary articles subsection</span> </button> <ul 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vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television_series"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.3</span> <span>Television series</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television_series-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Television_episodes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television_episodes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.4</span> <span>Television episodes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television_episodes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Comics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Comics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.5</span> <span>Comics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Comics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Video_games" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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<span>Cartoons</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cartoons-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Video_games_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Video_games_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2.2</span> <span>Video games</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Video_games_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Elements_of_fictional_works" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Elements_of_fictional_works"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Elements of fictional works</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Elements_of_fictional_works-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Templates" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Templates"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Templates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Templates-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Alternative_outlets_for_fictional_universe_articles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Alternative_outlets_for_fictional_universe_articles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Alternative outlets for fictional universe articles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Alternative_outlets_for_fictional_universe_articles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Infoboxes_and_succession_boxes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Infoboxes_and_succession_boxes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Infoboxes and succession boxes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Infoboxes_and_succession_boxes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Categories" class="vector-toc-list-item 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data-title="Уикипедия:Статии за художествена литература" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Richtlinien_Fiktives" title="Wikipedia:Richtlinien Fiktives – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wikipedia:Richtlinien Fiktives" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1:%CE%95%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B1_(%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF_%CF%87%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%82)" title="Βικιπαίδεια:Εγκυκλοπαιδικότητα (φανταστικοί χαρακτήρες) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βικιπαίδεια:Εγκυκλοπαιδικότητα (φανταστικοί χαρακτήρες)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ficci%C3%B3n" title="Wikipedia:Ficción – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wikipedia:Ficción" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ویکی‌پدیا:شیوه‌نامه/نوشتن درباره داستان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:شیوه‌نامه/نوشتن درباره داستان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Conventions_sur_les_%C5%93uvres_de_fiction" title="Wikipédia:Conventions sur les œuvres de fiction – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Wikipédia:Conventions sur les œuvres de fiction" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ficci%C3%B3n" title="Wikipedia:Ficción – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Wikipedia:Ficción" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:Manual_of_Style_(writing_about_fiction)" title="विकिपीडिया:Manual of Style (writing about fiction) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विकिपीडिया:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pedoman_gaya/Menulis_tentang_fiksi" title="Wikipedia:Pedoman gaya/Menulis tentang fiksi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikipedia:Pedoman gaya/Menulis tentang fiksi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mondi_immaginari" title="Wikipedia:Mondi immaginari – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wikipedia:Mondi immaginari" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Stilisztikai_%C3%BAtmutat%C3%B3_(fikci%C3%B3)" title="Wikipédia:Stilisztikai útmutató (fikció) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikipédia:Stilisztikai útmutató (fikció)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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title="Wikipedia:Article size">Article size</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Article titles">Article titles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories,_lists,_and_navigation_templates" title="Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates">Categories, lists, and navigation templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization" title="Wikipedia:Categorization">Categorization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hatnote" title="Wikipedia:Hatnote">Hatnotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Subpages" title="Wikipedia:Subpages">Subpages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_technical_articles_understandable" title="Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable">Understandability</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">Contents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Styletips" title="Wikipedia:Styletips">Tips</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Style" title="Template:Style"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Style" title="Template talk:Style"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Style" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Style"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Wikipedia contains numerous articles on <b>subjects related to fiction</b>, including <a href="/wiki/Fictional_universe" title="Fictional universe">fictional worlds</a> and elements therein. When creating these articles, editors should establish the subject's real-world <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:N">notability</a> by including several <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">independent</a> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research">secondary</a> sources. This approach will also ensure enough source material is available to write a balanced article that is more than <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTPLOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTPLOT">just a plot summary</a>, meeting the policy on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">what Wikipedia is not</a>. </p><p>Once an article about fiction or a fictional subject meets basic policies and guidelines, editors should consider: (a) <i>what</i> to write about the subject, and (b) <i>how</i> to best present that information. These questions are complementary and should be addressed simultaneously to create a well-written article or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BETTER" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BETTER">improve a preexisting one</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Real-world_perspective" data-mw-thread-id="h-Real-world_perspective"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Real-world_perspective"></span>Real-world perspective<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Real-world_perspective"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228" /><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:REALWORLD"></span><span id="MOS:FICTIONAL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:REALWORLD&redirect=no">MOS:REALWORLD</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FICTIONAL&redirect=no">MOS:FICTIONAL</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Articles about fiction, like all Wikipedia articles, should use the <a href="/wiki/Real_life_(reality)" class="mw-redirect" title="Real life (reality)">real world</a> as their primary <a href="/wiki/Linguistic_frame_of_reference" title="Linguistic frame of reference">frame of reference</a>. As such, the subject should be described from the <i>perspective of the real world</i>. To achieve this, editors must use both <a href="#Primary">primary</a> <b>and</b> <a href="#Secondary">secondary information</a>. </p><p>Important aspects of real-world perspective include: </p> <ul><li>Careful differentiation between the work itself and aspects of its <i><a href="/wiki/Product/process_distinction" title="Product/process distinction">production process</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Publication" title="Publication">publication</a></i>, such as the <i>impact</i> it has had in the real world (see also <a href="#Contextual_presentation">below</a>)</li> <li>Careful differentiation between <i>narrated</i> time and fictional chronology on the one hand, and <i>narrative</i> time and actual chronology of real-world events on the other (of particular relevance to all film and TV-related topics)</li> <li>The <i>presentation</i> of fictional material <ul><li>particularly for film and TV-related topics, this may include <i><a href="/wiki/Cinematography" title="Cinematography">cinematographical</a></i> aspects</li> <li>for literature, this may include <i><a href="/wiki/Writing_style" title="Writing style">writing style</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Literary_technique" class="mw-redirect" title="Literary technique">literary technique</a></i></li></ul></li> <li>Description of fictional characters, places and devices as <i>objects of the <a href="/wiki/Narrative" title="Narrative">narrative</a></i></li> <li>Mentioning the creator</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_problem_with_in-universe_perspective" data-mw-thread-id="h-The_problem_with_in-universe_perspective-Real-world_perspective"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-The_problem_with_in-universe_perspective-Real-world_perspective"></span>The problem with in-universe perspective<span data-mw-comment-end="h-The_problem_with_in-universe_perspective-Real-world_perspective"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228" /><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:INUNIVERSE"></span><span id="MOS:OUTUNIVERSE"></span><span id="MOS:IN-U"></span><span id="WP:UNIVERSE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:INUNIVERSE&redirect=no">MOS:INUNIVERSE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:OUTUNIVERSE&redirect=no">MOS:OUTUNIVERSE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:IN-U&redirect=no">MOS:IN-U</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:UNIVERSE&redirect=no">WP:UNIVERSE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>An <i>in-universe perspective</i> describes the narrative (or a <i>fictional element</i> of the narrative, such as characters, places, groups, and lore) from the vantage of characters within the <a href="/wiki/Fictional_universe" title="Fictional universe">fictional universe</a>, treating it as if it were real and ignoring <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PLOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PLOT">real-world context and sourced analysis</a>. Many fan wikis and fan websites (see <a href="#Alternative_outlets_for_fictional_universe_articles">below</a>) take this approach, but it should not be used for Wikipedia articles. An in-universe perspective can be misleading to the reader, who may have trouble differentiating between fact and fiction within the article. Furthermore, articles with an in-universe perspective are more likely to include <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">unverifiable</a> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">original research</a> due to reliance on the primary source. Most importantly, in-universe perspective defies community consensus as to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_an_indiscriminate_collection_of_information" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">what we do not want Wikipedia to be</a>. </p><p>Features often seen in an inappropriate, in-universe perspective include: </p> <ul><li>Describing aspects of the work as if they were real.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FICTENSE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FICTENSE">Using past tense when discussing the plot or any of its elements</a> (except <a href="/wiki/Backstory" title="Backstory">backstory</a>), rather than the <a href="/wiki/Narrative_present" class="mw-redirect" title="Narrative present">narrative present</a> tense.</li> <li>Presenting backstories of fictional elements as real-world historical accounts. For example, an in-universe perspective might describe the history of <a href="/wiki/Starfleet" title="Starfleet">Starfleet</a> from the <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek" title="Star Trek">Star Trek</a></i> franchise in a manner similar to that of the <a href="/wiki/US_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="US Air Force">US Air Force</a>, giving extensive detail to topics such as creation, fleet composition, battles, and key events. Instead, descriptions of Starfleet should cover only the most essential details and mention the specific works (TV episodes, films, books, etc.) in which these details were included.</li> <li><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fictography" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:fictography">Fictography</a> – a character description that is written like a biography, placing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UNDUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:UNDUE">undue emphasis</a> on fictional traits (titles, birthdates, etc.) that are unimportant to the plot or its interpretation. For example, instead of introducing the character as "<a href="/wiki/Gandalf" title="Gandalf">Gandalf</a> was a powerful wizard", write "Gandalf is characterised as a powerful wizard", or "Gandalf is a wizard who appears within the works of <a href="/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien" title="J. R. R. Tolkien">J. R. R. Tolkien</a>".</li> <li>Labeling fictional characters with descriptors such as "deceased" or "formerly" (see also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LABELFICTION" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LABELFICTION">WP:LABELFICTION</a>).</li> <li>Attempting to reconcile <a href="/wiki/Plot_hole" title="Plot hole">contradictions or bridge gaps</a> in the narrative, rather than simply reporting them as such.</li> <li>Giving undue weight to a fictional topic's appearances in obscure <a href="/wiki/Spin-off_(media)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spin-off (media)">spin-off</a> material.</li> <li>Placing <a href="/wiki/Spiritual_successor" title="Spiritual successor">spiritual successors</a> in the same <a href="/wiki/Continuity_(fiction)" title="Continuity (fiction)">continuity</a> as the works that inspired them.</li> <li>Using <a href="/wiki/In-joke" title="In-joke">in-jokes</a> and references that require knowledge of a work's plot, its fictional elements, or related works.</li> <li>In the plot summary, giving undue weight to a work's most memorable scenes or lines in relation to their importance to the rest of the plot. Elements that have entered popular culture should be covered in a "Reception" or "Legacy" section. Example: <i><a href="/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail" title="Monty Python and the Holy Grail">Monty Python and the Holy Grail</a></i> has jokes and phrases that have entered popular parlance but have little effect on the story's actual progression; however, the murder of the historian in one scene is a sight gag that <em>is</em> actually plot-relevant and should be described briefly.</li> <li>Using <a href="#Infoboxes_and_succession_boxes">infoboxes</a> intended for real-world topics.</li> <li>Referring to the fictional events or dates that occur in the story, rather than the fictional works themselves. For example, instead of writing "<span class="example deprecated-content example-bad" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: var(--color-content-removed, #8B0000);">It is the year 34,500 AD, when the <a href="/wiki/Trantorian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Trantorian Empire">Trantorian Empire</a> encompasses roughly half the galaxy</span>", write "<span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: var(--color-content-added, #006400);"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Currents_of_Space" title="The Currents of Space">The Currents of Space</a></i> is set in 34,500 AD, when the Trantorian Empire encompasses roughly half the galaxy"</span>, or similar.</li> <li>Making connections to real-world people, places, or events that are not clearly established by the work. Editors can include material about historical events and figures when writing about <a href="/wiki/Historical_fiction" title="Historical fiction">historical fiction</a> (e.g., how the fiction diverges from recorded history), but they should not assume connections for <a href="/wiki/Speculative_fiction" title="Speculative fiction">speculative fiction</a>. For example, the 1988 film <i><a href="/wiki/Akira_(1988_film)" title="Akira (1988 film)">Akira</a></i> takes place in Neo-Tokyo on the eve of the 2020 Olympics. By happenstance, the real-world Tokyo hosted the <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">2020 Summer Olympics</a>; do not conflate or compare the fictional event of the film with the actual event. However, when a prediction has received coverage in reliable sources or entered the popular culture, it may be discussed in a separate section from the plot. For example, the predictions made about the year 2015 in <i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_Part_II" title="Back to the Future Part II">Back to the Future Part II</a></i>, cited to secondary reliable sources, can be discussed in a designated section.</li> <li>Ordering works by their fictional chronology, rather than the actual order in which they were published. Articles should give precedence to a clear real-world chronology, while the in-universe order of events can be summarized in a prose plot summary. For example, although the story of <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_I:_The_Phantom_Menace" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace">Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace</a></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Prequel" title="Prequel">prequel</a> that represents the beginning of the <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a></i> narrative, it should be defined by release order because it was the fourth film released in the series.</li></ul> <p>These restrictions also apply to serious satire such as <i><a href="/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels" title="Gulliver's Travels">Gulliver's Travels</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Candide" title="Candide">Candide</a></i>, and many stage plays, in which the fictional elements camouflage the political or social criticism within the work. In such cases, it is legitimate to use <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable sources</a> to examine the fictional elements and the design of the storyline when such sources attempt to decipher the author's original intent. Also, exemptions might apply to other special forms of literature in which the fiction/non-fiction categorization is disputed, such as the possibly historical elements of <a href="/wiki/Religious_scripture" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious scripture">religious scripture</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Sources_of_information" data-mw-thread-id="h-Sources_of_information"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Sources_of_information"></span>Sources of information<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Sources_of_information"></span></h2></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Primary_and_secondary_information"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228" /><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:PASI"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:PASI&redirect=no">MOS:PASI</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research">Wikipedia:No original research § Primary, secondary and tertiary sources</a></div> <p>This section deals with the <i>incorporation of information</i> in articles about fiction, specifically in regard to primary and secondary sources. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary" data-mw-thread-id="h-Primary-Sources_of_information"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Primary-Sources_of_information"></span>Primary<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Primary-Sources_of_information"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228" /><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:BOOKPLOT"></span><span id="MOS:FICTIONPLOT"></span><span id="WP:BOOKPLOT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:BOOKPLOT&redirect=no">MOS:BOOKPLOT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FICTIONPLOT&redirect=no">MOS:FICTIONPLOT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:BOOKPLOT&redirect=no">WP:BOOKPLOT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>In an article about fiction, the fiction itself is the main <a href="/wiki/Primary_source" title="Primary source">primary source</a>. Even articles with the strictest adherence to a real-world perspective still source the original work. According to the policy <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary,_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research">WP:No original research § Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources</a>, "A primary source may be used on Wikipedia only to make straightforward, descriptive <b>statements of facts</b> that can be <b>verified by any educated person with access</b> to the primary source but without further, specialized knowledge. ... <strong>Do not</strong> analyze, evaluate, interpret, or synthesize material found in a primary source yourself; instead, refer to reliable secondary sources that do so." </p><p>Examples of information often only found in primary sources include: </p> <ul><li>the birth and death dates of fictional characters;</li> <li>performance statistics or characteristics for fictional vehicles or devices;</li> <li>history of fictional locations or organizations;</li> <li>background information on fictional creatures; and</li> <li>the plot itself.</li></ul> <p>This content should not be included outside of the plot summary section of an article, unless also covered in reliable secondary sources. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary" data-mw-thread-id="h-Secondary-Sources_of_information"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Secondary-Sources_of_information"></span>Secondary<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Secondary-Sources_of_information"></span></h3></div> <p><i>Secondary information</i> is external to the fictional universe; it is usually taken from <a href="/wiki/Secondary_source" title="Secondary source">secondary sources</a> about the work or the <a href="/wiki/Plot_(narrative)" title="Plot (narrative)">fictional world it describes</a>, or from primary and secondary sources about the author and the creation of the work. Publications affiliated with a particular work (such as fan magazines) are mostly <i>not</i> considered suitable secondary sources about the primary works. However, such publications may be suitable primary or secondary sources in an article about the fan publication itself or other related topics. </p><p>The rule of thumb is to use as much secondary information as <a href="#The_problem_with_in-universe_perspective">necessary</a> and <a href="#Real-world_perspective">useful</a> to cover the topic's major facts and details from a real-world perspective – <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Trivia_sections" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Trivia sections">not more</a> and <a href="#The_problem_with_in-universe_perspective">not less</a>. Another rule of thumb is that if the topic is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">notable</a>, secondary information should be available and possibly already in the article. </p><p>Examples of <a href="#Real-world_perspective">useful</a> information typically provided by secondary sources about the original work, or primary and secondary sources about information related to the work, include the: </p> <ul><li>author, creator, or other key figures in the creation process (e.g., the cinematographer for films);</li> <li>production company and/or publishing house;</li> <li>design and development (at all stages of the work's creation);</li> <li>real-world factors that influenced the work (or an aspect thereof);</li> <li>actors who portrayed a character (and their approach to the depiction);</li> <li>noteworthy foreign translations;</li> <li>sales figures (for commercial offerings);</li> <li>reception by critics and the public;</li> <li>critical analysis, including discussion of themes, style, motifs, and genre; and</li> <li>influence on later creators and their projects.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Contextual_presentation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Contextual_presentation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Contextual_presentation"></span>Contextual presentation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Contextual_presentation"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228" /><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:PLOT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:PLOT&redirect=no">MOS:PLOT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>An article about a fictional work should include a plot summary. Character descriptions or direct quotations could also be helpful in some cases. By convention, the summary should be written in the continuous present tense, also known as the <a href="/wiki/Narrative_present" class="mw-redirect" title="Narrative present">narrative present</a>, as this is how a reader, listener, or viewer experiences the story (see also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FICTENSE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FICTENSE">WP:FICTENSE</a>). </p><p>Plot summaries and character descriptions should be written in an out-of-universe style, presenting the narrative from an external real-world frame of reference from the characters or setting. For example, instead of starting a plot summary with "It is 2003", which puts the reader in the frame of reference of the work, start with "In 2003," which extracts the reader from that frame. </p><p>Plot summaries should be written as prose, not as lists or timelines. For some types of media, associated guidelines may offer advice on plot length; for example, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Film#Plot" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film">WP:Manual of Style/Film § Plot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels#Plot" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Novels">WP:Manual of Style/Novels § Plot</a> say that plot summaries for feature films or full length novels should be between 400 and 700 words. </p><p>Wikipedia articles normally include plot spoilers, as explained in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Spoiler" title="Wikipedia:Spoiler">spoiler guideline</a>. A plot summary should cover the complete story, including all major plot points, significant <a href="/wiki/Plot_twist" title="Plot twist">twists</a>, and the ending. Avoid using "teaser-style" descriptions designed to withhold key encyclopedic details, for example "In the end the family makes a shocking discovery…". Omitting or concealing plot elements due to concerns about spoilers is not acceptable. Spoiler warnings are never used on Wikipedia, for the reasons set out in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_disclaimers" title="Wikipedia:No disclaimers">no disclaimers guideline</a>. </p><p>Do not create articles <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTPLOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTPLOT">consisting of a plot summary and little else</a>. Sourced external context should always be presented, covering the development, design, reception, significance or influence of the work. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plot_summaries_of_individual_works" data-mw-thread-id="h-Plot_summaries_of_individual_works-Contextual_presentation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Plot_summaries_of_individual_works-Contextual_presentation"></span>Plot summaries of individual works<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Plot_summaries_of_individual_works-Contextual_presentation"></span></h3></div> <p>In articles on individual works, the plot summary usually appears in a section labeled "Plot", "Story", or "Synopsis". This heading implicitly informs the reader that the text within it describes the fiction. It is thus usually not necessary for a plot summary to include explicit out-of-universe language, though care should be taken to <a href="#The_problem_with_in-universe_perspective">avoid incorporating elements of an in-universe perspective</a>. Subheadings based on natural divisions in the plot, such as the acts of a play or musical, can be used to provide real-world framing. </p><p>In a Wikipedia article on a work of fiction, the work itself serves as a primary source for a written description of the plot. Thus, a basic plot summary, without interpretation or explanation, does not normally require a reference to any outside source. References may be required in non-linear works such as video games and interactive films, where key elements of the plot may not be seen by the viewer due to how they interact with the work. For example, some of the core backstory to the video game <i><a href="/wiki/BioShock" title="BioShock">BioShock</a></i> is provided by optional audio logs, so Wikipedia's plot summary references these when they are relevant. </p><p>Works that incorporate non-linear storytelling elements, such as <a href="/wiki/Flashback_(narrative)" title="Flashback (narrative)">flashbacks</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Citizen_Kane" title="Citizen Kane">Citizen Kane</a></i>) or <i><a href="/wiki/In_medias_res" title="In medias res">in medias res</a></i> (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Usual_Suspects" title="The Usual Suspects">The Usual Suspects</a></i>) presentation, or other narrative framing devices such as breaking the <a href="/wiki/Fourth_wall" title="Fourth wall">fourth wall</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Ferris_Bueller%27s_Day_Off" title="Ferris Bueller's Day Off">Ferris Bueller's Day Off</a></i>) or inclusion of <a href="/wiki/Self-referential_humor" title="Self-referential humor">self-referential humor</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail" title="Monty Python and the Holy Grail">Monty Python and the Holy Grail</a></i>), may require inclusion of out-of-universe language to describe how the work is presented to the reader or viewer. For example, a summary of <i>Citizen Kane</i> should establish that much of the film is an extended flashback that is bookended by scenes in the film's present; the entire plot summary should still be written in narrative present tense. Summaries may depart from the fiction's chronological order if doing so enhances clarity or brevity. A work with two concurrent, interchanging storylines is likely better told by summarizing one storyline in full, followed by the second storyline. If the narrative device is a significant feature of the work, such as with the films <i><a href="/wiki/Memento_(film)" title="Memento (film)">Memento</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Run_Lola_Run" title="Run Lola Run">Run Lola Run</a></i>, then this structure should be explained to the reader. </p><p>The plot summary should normally set out the basic plot without any attempt to interpret or explain the creator's intent or meaning. Where a plot point is unclear or ambiguous, for example as a result of an <a href="/wiki/Unreliable_narrator" title="Unreliable narrator">unreliable narrator</a> or storytelling technique, out-of-universe language can be used to describe (but not to interpret) the way in which events are presented. Discussion, interpretation and explanation of the plot requires the citation of external reliable sources, and is generally best included elsewhere in the article. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plot_summaries_of_serial_works" data-mw-thread-id="h-Plot_summaries_of_serial_works-Contextual_presentation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Plot_summaries_of_serial_works-Contextual_presentation"></span>Plot summaries of serial works<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Plot_summaries_of_serial_works-Contextual_presentation"></span></h3></div> <p>A plot summary for a series might broadly describe the overall series storyline, related events in different works, or the life of a fictional character over multiple works. Section headers can delineate individual works in the series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spinout_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Spinout_articles-Contextual_presentation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Spinout_articles-Contextual_presentation"></span>Spinout articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Spinout_articles-Contextual_presentation"></span></h3></div> <p>When an article gets <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">long</a>, a section is sometimes developed into its own article, and the handling of the subject in the main article is condensed to a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">brief summary</a>. The new article is sometimes called a "spinoff" or "spinout" of the main article. For fiction, such spinout articles are typically about characters or other elements that appear in multiple works. There may be a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists">list</a> of characters. If one individual character or plot item is sufficiently notable, it could have its own article. Such an article should make clear that the subject is part of the fictional world in question; characters should not be presented as if they are real persons, fictional settings should not be treated as real places, and so forth. Section labels such as "Fictional description" or "Appearances" can help to maintain a real-world perspective. Appropriate real-world information should also be included. </p><p>Even in a spinout article, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PLOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PLOT">excessive detail</a> should be avoided. As with all Wikipedia articles, the spinout needs to be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:V" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:V">verifiable</a>, must possess <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOR">no original research</a>, and must reflect a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">neutral point of view</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sourcing_and_quotations" data-mw-thread-id="h-Sourcing_and_quotations-Contextual_presentation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Sourcing_and_quotations-Contextual_presentation"></span>Sourcing and quotations<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Sourcing_and_quotations-Contextual_presentation"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228" /><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:PLOTREF"></span><span id="MOS:PLOTSOURCE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:PLOTREF&redirect=no">WP:PLOTREF</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:PLOTSOURCE&redirect=no">MOS:PLOTSOURCE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PLOTCITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PLOTCITE">WP:PLOTCITE</a></div> <p>The plot summary for a work, on a page about that work, does not need to be sourced with inline citations, as it is generally assumed that the work itself is the primary source for the plot summary. However, if the summary includes a direct quote from the work, this must be cited using inline citations so that readers can easily <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verify it</a>. Brief citations from the primary work can also be helpful (but are not required) to source key or complex plot points. If all or most of the summary has been derived not from the work itself but from a comprehensive plot summary in a reliable secondary source, citing that source is recommended as a convenience to readers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Analysis_and_interpretation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Analysis_and_interpretation-Contextual_presentation"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Analysis_and_interpretation-Contextual_presentation"></span>Analysis and interpretation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Analysis_and_interpretation-Contextual_presentation"></span></h3></div> <p>Plot summaries that rely on the work as a primary source should provide a straightforward account of the plot, free from interpretation. For example, a summary of <i><a href="/wiki/Inception" title="Inception">Inception</a></i> should not speculate on whether the spinning top remains upright or falls at the end of the film. Any interpretive content should be placed in a separate analysis section and supported by secondary sources, in accordance with the <a href="/wiki/No_original_research" class="mw-redirect" title="No original research">prohibition on original research</a>. Information drawn directly from a work as a primary source should represent how the work is presented to a typical reader or viewer, avoiding reliance on details that demand a meticulous word-by-word or frame-by-frame analysis beyond the standard experience of reading or watching. </p><p>In many visual works, viewers with relevant local or specialist knowledge may easily identify real-world locations, objects, or brands. However, such details should not be included in the plot summary unless they are explicitly referenced within the work and are directly relevant to the narrative. For instance, the <a href="/wiki/DMC_DeLorean" title="DMC DeLorean">DMC DeLorean</a> in <a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Future" title="Back to the Future"><i>Back to the Future</i></a> is explicitly identified in the film and is central to the story, making its inclusion in the summary appropriate. By contrast, while the setting of <a href="/wiki/Seven_(1995_film)" title="Seven (1995 film)"><i>Seven</i></a> can be recognised as Los Angeles through visible landmarks, the city should not be mentioned in the summary since the film does not explicitly name it and its specific features are not central to the story. If such details hold real-life significance and are supported by a secondary source, they may be included in a separate section, such as one addressing filming locations or behind-the-scenes matters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Notability" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notability"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notability"></span>Notability<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notability"></span></h2></div> <p>Generally speaking, a fictional topic that does not meet the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">notability guidelines</a> should not have its own article on Wikipedia. However, a collection of fictional topics, such as a setting or cast of characters, may be more notable as a whole. As mentioned <a href="#Secondary">earlier</a>, the rule of thumb is that if the topic is sufficiently notable, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PSTS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PSTS">secondary sources</a> will be available and will ideally be included upon article creation, to show that the article should exist. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Accuracy_and_appropriate_weight" data-mw-thread-id="h-Accuracy_and_appropriate_weight"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Accuracy_and_appropriate_weight"></span>Accuracy and appropriate weight<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Accuracy_and_appropriate_weight"></span></h2></div> <p>Articles must be written from a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">neutral point of view</a> and must give due weight to all aspects of the subject. Editors should also give appropriate weight to all elements of the article (e.g., images and text, as well as <a href="#Infoboxes_and_succession_boxes">infoboxes and succession boxes</a>). The goal is to attain the greatest possible degree of accuracy in covering the topic at hand, which is also the basic rationale behind discouraging <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PLOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PLOT">disproportionately long plot summaries</a> and in-universe writing. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Fair_use" data-mw-thread-id="h-Fair_use"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Fair_use"></span>Fair use<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Fair_use"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228" /><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FAIR_USE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FAIR_USE&redirect=no">MOS:FAIR USE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>As the Wikimedia Foundation is based in the United States, Wikipedia articles <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights#Governing_copyright_law" title="Wikipedia:Copyrights">must conform to United States copyright law</a>. It has been held in a number of court cases that any work which re-tells original ideas from a fictional source, in sufficient quantity without adding information about that work, or in some way analysing and explaining it, may be construed as a <a href="/wiki/Derivative_work" title="Derivative work">derivative work</a> or a copyright violation. This may apply irrespective of the way information is presented, in or out of the respective fictional universe, or in some entirely different form such as a quizbook or "encyclopedia galactica". </p><p>Information from copyrighted fiction can be provided only under <a href="/wiki/Fair_use" title="Fair use">fair use</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_content_criteria" title="Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria">Wikipedia's non-free content policy</a> requires <strong>minimal extent of use</strong>. Many works of fiction covered by Wikipedia are protected by copyright. Some works are sufficiently old that their copyright has expired, or the rights may have been released in some way, such as under the <a href="/wiki/CC_BY-SA" class="mw-redirect" title="CC BY-SA">CC BY-SA</a> license, or into the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a>. In these cases, the works themselves may be hosted at a Wikimedia project like <a href="/wiki/Wikisource" title="Wikisource">Wikisource</a>, but the Wikipedia should still cover the work tersely. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Conclusions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Conclusions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Conclusions"></span>Conclusions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Conclusions"></span></h2></div> <p>When writing about fiction, keep the following in mind. </p> <ul><li><b>Write from a real-world perspective</b>: the principal frame of reference is always the real world, not a fictional world in which the story occurs.</li> <li><b>Use a balance of primary and secondary sources</b>: both are necessary for a real-world perspective.</li> <li><b>Avoid original research</b>: unpublished personal observation and interpretation are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOR">not acceptable</a> on Wikipedia.</li> <li><b>Reference all information and cite your sources</b>: information needs to be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:V" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:V">verifiable</a>. Sources must be appropriately <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cited</a> in the article.</li> <li><b>Maintain balanced coverage</b>: all relevant aspects must be given <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UNDUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:UNDUE">due weight</a> in all elements of the article, including text, images, layout, and even the article title. Avoid lists of fictional events or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TRIVIA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TRIVIA">trivia</a>. Instead, incorporate relevant information into the article as prose, and discard information that is either redundant or unnecessary to understanding that topic. If a fictional topic is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">not covered in several independent, reliable, secondary sources</a>, then it probably should not have its own article.</li> <li><b>Put all content in the correct context</b>: readability and comprehensibility are key, and the reader should always be able to differentiate between real world and fictional content.</li> <li><b>Use copyrighted work sparingly</b>: check <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_use_policy" title="Wikipedia:Image use policy">the image use policy</a> before adding images to any article. Ensure the article complies with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fair_use_criteria" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Fair use criteria">Wikipedia's fair-use policy</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="List_of_exemplary_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-List_of_exemplary_articles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-List_of_exemplary_articles"></span>List of exemplary articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-List_of_exemplary_articles"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:FA-Class_novel_articles" title="Category:FA-Class novel articles">Category:FA-Class novel articles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Category:FA-Class_Fantasy_fiction_articles" title="Category:FA-Class Fantasy fiction articles">Category:FA-Class Fantasy fiction articles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Category:FA-Class_Comics_articles" title="Category:FA-Class Comics articles">Category:FA-Class Comics articles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Category:FA-Class_science_fiction_articles" title="Category:FA-Class science fiction articles">Category:FA-Class science fiction articles</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Category:FA-Class_video_game_articles" title="Category:FA-Class video game articles">Category:FA-Class video game articles</a></div> <p>Here are examples of fiction-related articles that, at last check, followed the <a href="#Real-world_perspective">real-world perspective</a>. This is a brief selection; for other equally exceptional examples, see the lists of articles that have been rated at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GA">Good</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FA">Featured</a> status. </p><p>List of articles as of 17 December 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manual_of_Style/Writing_about_fiction&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Complete_works" data-mw-thread-id="h-Complete_works-List_of_exemplary_articles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Complete_works-List_of_exemplary_articles"></span>Complete works<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Complete_works-List_of_exemplary_articles"></span></h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Novels" data-mw-thread-id="h-Novels-Complete_works"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Novels-Complete_works"></span>Novels<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Novels-Complete_works"></span></h4></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_General_in_His_Labyrinth" title="The General in His Labyrinth">The General in His Labyrinth</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sun_Also_Rises" title="The Sun Also Rises">The Sun Also Rises</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattern_Recognition_(novel)" title="Pattern Recognition (novel)"><i>Pattern Recognition</i> (novel)</a> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird" title="To Kill a Mockingbird">To Kill a Mockingbird</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Films" data-mw-thread-id="h-Films-Complete_works"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Films-Complete_works"></span>Films<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Films-Complete_works"></span></h4></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein" title="Bride of Frankenstein">Bride of Frankenstein</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaws_(film)" title="Jaws (film)"><i>Jaws</i> (film)</a> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenebrae_(film)" title="Tenebrae (film)"><i>Tenebrae</i> (film)</a> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Television_series" data-mw-thread-id="h-Television_series-Complete_works"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Television_series-Complete_works"></span>Television series<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Television_series-Complete_works"></span></h4></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Animaniacs" title="Animaniacs">Animaniacs</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joking_Apart" title="Joking Apart">Joking Apart</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Television_episodes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Television_episodes-Complete_works"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Television_episodes-Complete_works"></span>Television episodes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Television_episodes-Complete_works"></span></h4></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/200_(Stargate_SG-1)" title="200 (Stargate SG-1)">"200" (<i>Stargate SG-1</i>)</a> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Abyssinia,_Henry" title="Abyssinia, Henry">Abyssinia, Henry</a>" <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damien_(South_Park)" title="Damien (South Park)">"Damien" (<i>South Park</i>)</a> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Other_Woman_(Lost)" title="The Other Woman (Lost)">The Other Woman (<i>Lost</i>)</a>" <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Stolen_Earth" title="The Stolen Earth">The Stolen Earth</a>" <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Comics" data-mw-thread-id="h-Comics-Complete_works"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Comics-Complete_works"></span>Comics<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Comics-Complete_works"></span></h4></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bone_Sharps,_Cowboys,_and_Thunder_Lizards" title="Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards">Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roy_of_the_Rovers" title="Roy of the Rovers">Roy of the Rovers</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sinestro_Corps_War" title="Sinestro Corps War">Sinestro Corps War</a>" <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Mew_Mew" title="Tokyo Mew Mew">Tokyo Mew Mew</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Watchmen" title="Watchmen">Watchmen</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Video_games" data-mw-thread-id="h-Video_games-Complete_works"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Video_games-Complete_works"></span>Video games<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Video_games-Complete_works"></span></h4></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Age_of_Empires" title="Age of Empires">Age of Empires</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Final Fantasy VII">Final Fantasy VII</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts" title="Kingdom Hearts">Kingdom Hearts</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Outer_Wilds" title="Outer Wilds">Outer Wilds</a></i> <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Miscellaneous" data-mw-thread-id="h-Miscellaneous-Complete_works"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Miscellaneous-Complete_works"></span>Miscellaneous<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Miscellaneous-Complete_works"></span></h4></div> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Indian_Camp" title="Indian Camp">Indian Camp</a>" <span title="Featured article"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/20px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/40px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></span></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="padding-left: 2em;"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Characters" data-mw-thread-id="h-Characters-List_of_exemplary_articles"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Characters-List_of_exemplary_articles"></span>Characters<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Characters-List_of_exemplary_articles"></span></h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cartoons" data-mw-thread-id="h-Cartoons-Characters"><span data-mw-comment-start="" 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For entities within fiction, useful infobox data might include the creators or actors, first appearance, an image, and in-universe information <i>essential</i> to understanding the entity's context in the overall fiction. What qualifies as essential varies based on the nature of the work. Where facts change at different points in a story or series, there may be no appropriate in-universe information at all to add. By contrast, an infobox on a character in a <a href="/wiki/Fantasy" title="Fantasy">fantasy</a> work with multiple warring factions may warrant data such as allegiance. </p><p>As with all infoboxes, trivial details should be avoided. An infobox for a real-life actor would not contain items such as <i>favorite food</i> and <i>hobbies</i>; these details do not aid the reader in understanding the <i>important</i> characteristics of the subject. 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Overzealous sorting can diffuse the usefulness of these categories, as well as over-categorize certain works. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#PLOT" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information</a>, see Summary-only descriptions of works</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Wikipedia:Manual of Style</a> sub-guidelines: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Anime_and_manga" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Anime and manga">Anime and manga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Comics" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Comics">Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Film" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film">Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Novels">Novels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Television" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television">Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Video_games" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Video games">Video games</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Article titles">Article titles</a> for: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(books)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (books)">Books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(comics)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (comics)">Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(films)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (films)">Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(television)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (television)">TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(video_games)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (video games)">Video games</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays" title="Wikipedia:Essays">Wikipedia Essays</a> on: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fancruft" title="Wikipedia:Fancruft">Wikipedia:Fancruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">Wikipedia:Writing better articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_a_plot_summary" title="Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary">Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_streamline_a_plot_summary" title="Wikipedia:How to streamline a plot summary">Wikipedia:How to streamline a plot summary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_character_articles" title="Wikipedia:Naming character articles">Wikipedia:Naming character articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(fiction)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)">Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Plot-only_description_of_fictional_works" title="Wikipedia:Plot-only description of fictional works">Wikipedia:Plot-only description of fictional works</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Related_wikiprojects" data-mw-thread-id="h-Related_wikiprojects-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Related_wikiprojects-See_also"></span>Related wikiprojects<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Related_wikiprojects-See_also"></span></h3></div> <p>These are some of the larger <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject">wikiprojects</a> that deal with fiction material. 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