Battlestar Wiki:Characters

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The various character bio pages need to be given a unified format. A proposal follows. Feel free to discuss it on the talk page.

Naming Conventions

All character bio pages should be named in the format "First Last", without middle names, initials or callsigns. Redirects should be made from all possible forms. Thus, the article for "Helo" will be at "Karl Agathon" with the following redirects:

• Helo
• Karl C. Agathon
• Agathon, Karl
• Agathon, Karl C.

Where no name is available, a callsign is acceptable (e.g. Crashdown) or a brief statement of occupation (e.g. Armistice Officer).

Where necessary, disambiguate with the following (in order of preference):

• Middle name or initial
• Callsign, for example "Jolly" Anders vs. Samuel Anders
• A role or profession in parenthesis, lower case, for example Mueller (pilot) vs. Mueller (president); Stinger (galactica) vs. Stinger (pegasus).
• Series, for example Adar (TOS) vs. Adar (RDM); Boxey (TOS) vs. Boxey (RDM).

Name-link Cleanup

This is a list of bad/old name-links that have already been cleaned up. Once this gets long enough, it should probably be swtiched to ones that need cleaning. This is mostly about switching from the "Last, First" format to "First Last". DO NOT LINK THE NAMES in this list, as it creates one more place that uses an old/bad link.

Adama, Lee

Templates

Use the Template:Character Data template where possible, along with a photograph. Size photographs to 200px horziontal in template, e.g.

{{Character Data| 
|photo= [[Image:Character.jpg|200px]]

If there isn't sufficient information to fill at least a few fields of the character template, just take note of the remaining details in the text and use a thumbnail image. This is largely a judgement call.

Links to IMDB listings are preferred to stubs on actors in minor parts.

List of Characters not using the Template

• Boxey (RDM)
• Crashdown
• Davis
• Eick
• Flyboy
• Hamilton, Sekou
• Jammer
• James Macmanus
• Palacios, Playa
• Sarah Porter
• Safiya Sanne Confusing identity issues. Please do not change. --Peter Farago 18:45, 6 September 2005 (EDT)
• Simon
• Sue-Shaun
• Thorne
• Valance

List of Characters wanting pictures

How to read this list: Names struck through indicate a verification that all the pictures listed have been added to their article. Under the name, place which pictures you think would be good to add and, if you can, mention the episode it would best come from. Picture descriptions struck through mean they've been created, but not neccesarily uploaded or added. Articles on this list don't have to need pictures; inclusion for simple beautification is fine.

• Cally --Day 19:12, 4 October 2005 (EDT)
  • Maybe a close-up where she doesn't look so deathly serious. --Day 23:22, 1 September 2005 (EDT)
  • Something to do with her having shot Boomer in Resistance. --Day 19:12, 4 October 2005 (EDT)
• Flyboy
  • A close-up from Scattered. --Day 18:59, 1 September 2005 (EDT)
  • He appears out of his flight helmet in Valley of Darkness. This would make a better image.
    • Unfortunately, no such image is possible due to poor lighting conditions (the scenes this character is in are after the Cylon Virus disabled power throughout the Big G). When the Season 2 DVDs come out, it may be possible to get a higher quality image of him out of helmet. -- Joe Beaudoin 23:19, 27 September 2005 (EDT)
• Jammer
• Laird (Pegasus)
• Layne
  • A close-up from Scattered. --Day 18:59, 1 September 2005 (EDT) (Slightly blurry)
  • A less blurry close-up would be nice, if someone can manage it.
• Mason
  • A close-up from Bastille Day. --Day 03:45, 2 September 2005 (EDT)
  • There's something wrong with this file. Could I get it deleted so I can try a fresh upload? For reference after deletion, the text reads: Mason regarding Cally menacingly in Bastille Day. (Credit: SciFi Channel) --Day 02:14, 7 September 2005 (EDT)
    • File deleted. -- Joe Beaudoin 23:19, 27 September 2005 (EDT)
• Meier --Day 16:50, 23 September 2005 (EDT)
  • A close-up from Home, Part I. --Day 16:50, 23 September 2005 (EDT)
• Number Six --Day 18:28, 23 September 2005 (EDT)
  • Gaius' personal copy. --Day 18:28, 23 September 2005 (EDT)
• Socinus
  • A large close-up from almost any number of episodes.
• Simon --Day 18:41, 4 October 2005 (EDT)
  • A close-up from The Farm. --Day 18:41, 4 October 2005 (EDT)
• Sue-Shaun
  • A close-up from Resistance or The Farm.
• Cole Taylor (Pegasus CAG)
  • Close-up.
  • Photo with him and Lee Adama, either in the Big G's landing bay or in the Raptor.
• Thorne
  • A close-up.
  • Photo with him interrogating Sharon.
• Kara Thrace
  • Being the CAG with Boxey in Bastille Day. --Day 03:45, 2 September 2005 (EDT)
  • Either: With the Arrow of Apollo OR saying bye to Anders in The Farm.
• Ellen Tigh
  • Just a tighter close-up.
• Saul Tigh
  • Saying to Adama, "If they don't hate the XO..." or whatever the quote is in 33. --Day 02:29, 2 September 2005 (EDT)
  • Something with Ellen.

Categories

To get character names to show up in the order Last, First on category pages (which is the desirable sorting order) use a pipelink after the category tag as follows:

[[Category: A to Z|Cain, Nelena]] [[Category: Characters|Cain, Nelena]] [[Category: RDM|Cain, Nelena]]

Additionally, all Character pages should, of course, include the categories "A to Z" and "Characters". See below for list of applicable categories.

List of Applicable Categories

Applicable for All Character Pages

• Category: A to Z
• Category: Mentioned-Only

Applicable for TOS Character Pages

• Category: Characters (TOS)
• Category: TOS

Applicable for RDM Character Pages

• Category: Characters
• Category: RDM

Layout

All Character articles should include a short introductary paragraph describing the character. General personality description should go here and mirroring information from the Character Data Template is okay.

For articles with more than just this introductary information, this paragraph should be imediately followed by the first heading: Biography. This section can be devided up into smaller headings by chronology as applicable.

For articles on Humano-Cylons, use top-level divisions to note distinct copies/versions/instances. Use proper names where available (as in the Number Six article), or a short description where not (as in Aaron Doral). Where necessary, notes, analysis, etc. can be provided on a per-copy basis under subheadings as in regular character pages, and for the model as a whole in first-level headings beneath the sections on particular copies.

Re-imagined Series definition: a nickname used as a substitute for an aviator's given name in wireless communications and in conversation

Re-imagined Series definition: nickname for Galactica

Re-imagined Series definition: Executive Officer, e.g. Saul Tigh