Character

Simple copy

All parameters optional.

{{character
|type         =
|color        = 
|name         = (defaults to page name)
|image1       =
|imagebgcolor =
|image1a      =
|caption1     = 
|actorsource  = 
|actor        = 
|gender       = 
|species      = 
|born         = 
|died         = 
|hair         = 
|eyes         = 
|height       = 
|weight       = 
|affiliation  = 
|occupation   = 
|title        = 
|stationed    = 
|rank         = 
|insignia1    = 
|insignia2    = 
|spouse(s)    = 
|children     = 
|mother       = 
|father       = 
|siblings     = 
|relatives    = 
|image2       = 
|caption2     = 
|actor2       = 
|actorsource2 = 
|player       =
}}

Detailed usage

{{character
|type        = STARFLEET OFFICER/KDF OFFICER/CIVILIAN
|color       = *gold
|name        = FirstName LastName
|image1      = mypicture.png
|image1a     = mysmallpicture.png 
|imagebgcolor= white2 
|caption1    = Captain Joebob in 4324 (optional)
|actorsource = Whether the actor's RL page should be linked "Memoryalpha" or "Wikipedia"
|actor       = Actor who portrays the character
|gender      = Male/Female
|species     = Human/Klingon/etc
|born        = Year
|died        = Died
|hair        = Bald/White/Brown/None/etc
|eyes        = Brown/Blue/Green/other/etc
|height      = xx.x
|weight      = xx.xx
|affiliation = Starfleet
|occupation  = Starfleet officer
|title       = Commanding Officer
|stationed   = USS Starship (NCC-1234)
|rank        = Captain
|insignia1   = {{superimpose|Rank image 1}} (optional)
|insignia2   = {{superimpose|Rank image 2}} (optional)
|spouse(s)   = spouse(s) (optional)
|children    = children (optional)
|mother      = mother (optional)
|father      = father (optional)
|siblings    = siblings (optional)
|relatives   = other immediate kin (optional)
|image2      = mypicture.png (optional)
|caption2    = Captain Joebob in 3262 (optional)
|actor2      = If the character has been played by more than one actor, note it here.
|player      = names the player of an RPG character, if applicable. (optional)
}}

* Color parameter has the following possible values (do not include * in sidebar):

Color	Section
blue	Science, medical (TOS, TNG)
bronze	Engineering (Star Trek: Remington)
darkblue	Marines (TOS movies), command (28th century)
darkgreen	Security (TOS movies), marines
gray	Sciences (TOS movies)
green	Command (TOS), Romulan military personnel
gold/ops	Command, helm (ENT, TOS), ops (TOS movies), engineering, security (TNG/DS9/VOY)
lavender	Helm (Star Trek: Remington)
lightblue	Hydran military personnel
lightgreen	Medical (TOS movies)
olive	Marines
orange	Sciences (TMP)
red/command	Engineering, communications, security (ENT, TOS), command, helm (TNG/DS9/VOY), Klingon military personnel
red2	Cadets (TOS movies)
teal1	Sciences, medical (ENT, DS9/VOY)
teal2	Services (TOS movies)
white	Command (TOS movies), medical (Star Trek: Remington)
yellow	Lighter version of gold (Nemesis era), Lyran military personnel

If a divisional color does not apply to the character, use gray or leave blank.

For rank images, see Category:Ranks.

Additional color parameters for the "image1a" field:

Color	Section
black2	True black background.
white2	True white background (the other "white", above, is more of an off-white).

Parameters

Parameters in bold are required fields. Though most of these fields are optional, try to fill in as many as possible.

NOTE: The first actor field should correspond to the top image (if images are provided) and the second to the bottom image. Leave "actorsource" blank to link to STEU.

Parameter	Explanation
type	Whether the character is a Starfleet Officer, Klingon Defense Force Officer, Civilian, etc., in All Caps.
color	Department color. If inapplicable, leave blank.
name	Name of the character.
image1	An image of the character. If no image is available leave blank and [[File:Expanded.png]] will automatically be used.
image1a	Same as "image1" except if your image is small and you don't want your image auto-enlarged. Leave "image1" blank if using this field.
imagebgcolor	Works with the "image1a" field: Use if small image in "image1a" is transparent and you want to control the cell's background color.
caption1	A caption for the first image, if applicable.
actor	Actor who portrays the character. If a RPG character the player's name belongs in the Player field.
actorsource	Source of the actor's page on Memory Alpha or Wikipedia. "Memoryalpha" must be one word. If no MA/Wikipedia article exists, leave blank; this creates a redlink for an article on this wiki.
gender	male or female
species	Which race the character hails from (human, Klingon, Romulan, etc.).
born	Date of character's birth. Date, month, [[year]]. If unknown, put Unknown.
died	Date of character's death. If inapplicable, leave blank.
hair	Color of character's hair (if any). If unknown, leave blank.
eyes	Character's eye color (blue, brown, etc.) or type (photocellular, optronic, etc.). If unknown, leave blank.
height	Character's height in meters. If unknown, leave blank.
weight	Character's weight in kilograms. If unknown, leave blank.
affiliation	Nation, race or organization character is affiliated with.
occupation	Character's primary occupation. If same as title, leave blank. "Starfleet officer" is not required.
title	Character's job title or position in rank hierarchy. List only current/most recent.
stationed	Location of job/assignment. Ship, starbase, planet, etc. List only current or most notable assignments. If more than one, separate with <br>.
rank	Character's current/most recent military rank. If inapplicable, leave blank.
insignia1	See Rank guide for information on rank images. If inapplicable, leave blank.
insignia2	See Rank guide for information on rank images.. If inapplicable, leave blank.
spouse(s)	Character's wife/husband. If more than one, separate with <br>.
children	Character's child(ren). Separate with <br>. If the list is extensive, leave blank and list separately in main body of article.
mother	Character's mother.
father	Character's father.
siblings	Character's sibling(s). Separate with <br>. If the list is extensive, leave blank and list separately in main body of article.
relatives	Character's other family if known, other than spouse(s), children, parents and siblings. Separate with <br>. If the list is extensive, leave blank and list separately in main body of article.
image2	A second image of the character (usually used for canon characters whose appearances have changed over time). If inapplicable, leave blank.
caption2	A caption for the second image, if applicable.
actor2	A second actor for the character, if applicable.
actorsource2	Actorsource parameter for actor2.
player	If the character is from an RPG then the player's name goes here. Leave blank if player is unknown or the character is not from an RPG. Film actor's names belong in the actor fields not here.