Wookieepedia:Layout Guide/In-universe

This Layout Guide contains rules for structuring that only apply to in-universe articles. For rules that apply to all articles, please see the main Layout Guide.

Introduction and infobox

Infobox

See also: Wookieepedia:Layout Guide#Infobox

• All infobox material must be detailed in the article proper, with the following exceptions:

• Map grid coordinates from The Essential Atlas and Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion, which are not necessarily intended as in-universe material

→See Forum:CT:Utilizing Atlas grid coordinates

• Demonyms (example: "Gandeidan" for Gandeid IV)

→See Wookieepedia:Mofferences/March 7, 2020

• Organizations in any character infobox that are inherently implied by a stated role (examples: Stormtrooper Corps does not need to be linked within a character article body if the article states that the character is a stormtrooper; Imperial Officer Corps does not need to be linked in the article body if the article states that the subject is an Imperial officer).

→See Wookieepedia:Mofferences/July 25, 2020

• The "owners" field of {{Armor}}, {{Device}}, and {{Weapon}} shall only be used for unique items

→See Forum:CT:"Owners" field of the Weapon infobox, Wookieepedia:Mofferences/February 27, 2021

• Dates in alternate dating systems for year articles (example: Year 65:3–64:2 before the Great ReSynchronization for 100 BBY)

→See Forum:CT:Infobox exclusivity for alternate calendar dates

• No additional alternate name may be listed in the name field of the infobox, with the following exceptions:
  • The numerical designation of clone troopers (e.g. the infobox for Fives will feature CT-5555 written below his name) or their name if the article is titled after their number (e.g. if the clone preferred their designation, their number would be written first, with their name written below it)
  • Chiss core names (e.g. "Thrawn" for Mitth'raw'nuruodo)
  • Darth titles of Sith individuals (e.g. "Darth Vader" for Anakin Skywalker) or birth names for Sith individuals (e.g. "Jacen Solo" for Darth Caedus)
  • Droid names whose nicknames are not a mere phonetic pronunciation of their name (e.g. "Red" for R5-D4)
  • Inquisitor titles for ex-members of the canon-version Inquisitorius (e.g. "Third Sister" for Reva Sevander) or birth names for members (e.g. "Prosset Dibs" for Tenth Brother)
  • Mandalore titles of Mandalorian leaders (e.g. "Mandalore the Protector" for Canderous Ordo) or birth names for Mandalores (e.g. "Shae Vizla" for Mandalore the Avenger)
• These articles may only list one such alternate name.

→See Forum:CT:Alternate names in the infobox, Forum:CT:Clone trooper name discussion part 3, Forum:CT:Mandalore names/titles in the infobox, Forum:CT:Adding titles/birth names for Inquisitorius members in Infobox

• When denoting an item's cost in credits, the credit symbol template, {{Cr}}, should not be used; instead the full term "credit" or "credits" should be written out and linked as needed.

→See Forum:CT:Standardizing the use of "Credits" in infoboxes, Forum:CT:Standardizing the use of "Credits" in infoboxes, part 2, Forum:CT:Credits template - MoS

• The "Affiliations" field of infoboxes shall list sub-bullets to a maximum depth of one (example: *Galactic Empire **Stormtrooper Corps). This is done for aesthetic reasons with regard to article presentation in the Fandom skin.
• Groups and individuals should not be listed under the "Affiliations" field of infoboxes if the article subject only had a temporary business relation, such as the clients of bounty hunters and mercenaries, unless the affiliation is explicitly stated, such as the "Affiliations" section in the Databank and other reference material.

→See Forum:CT:Bounty Bloat

• The "Affiliations" field of character infoboxes is generally for listing groups of which the relevant character is a member and businesses they are associated with. If applicable, a group should be prioritized over another individual (e.g. for Bumblethunk, list the Razzi Syndicate rather than Latts Razzi herself; for the bartender Baldarek, simply list Baruk's Bar instead of listing the boss, Reelo Baruk). In instances of direct employment by an individual that is not part of a larger group, such as the bodyguard Dud Bolt working for Sebulba, the individual can be listed. Relationships defined solely by slavery or imprisonment should not be listed (e.g. do not list Leia Skywalker Organa Solo as affiliated to Jabba Desilijic Tiure or as a part of Jabba's criminal empire; do not list Crosshair as affiliated to the Advanced Science Division).

→See Forum:CT:Further defining infobox affiliations

• The "Affiliations" field of all infoboxes except for character infoboxes, individual ship and vehicle infoboxes, and droid series infoboxes should be limited to explicitly stated affiliations unless the article's subject was otherwise created for, widely-used by, or culturally significant to the organization or group in question.

→See Forum:CT:Affiliation field usage

• For Star Wars Legends articles, if any infobox date field employs a BBY/ABY date, a corresponding GrS date may only be added to that field if the GrS month is known for a given event. For example, do not list Mara Jade's infobox birth date as "17 BBY (18)"; but do list Luke Skywalker's birth date as "19 BBY (16:5:24)". Additionally, when listing a corresponding GrS date when a BBY/ABY date is also being used, always place the GrS date in small text via the {{C}} template.

→See Wookieepedia:Mofferences/March 4, 2018

• Approximate dates shall be denoted using "c. 25 ABY" formatting rather than using the {{Circa}} template.
• Infoboxes may not contain any field listing individual examples of an article subject, such as members of a species or organization.

→See Wookieepedia:Mofferences/November 7, 2020

• The "prev", "conc", and "next" fields for event, battle, and other conflict infoboxes are subject to the following restrictions:
  • The "prev" and "next" fields are to be used only for immediate previous or subsequent chronological events.
    • When an article's subject is immediately prior to or subsequent to an event with multiple sub-events, only the high-level event should be listed in the infobox field. (example: Mission to Coruscant (Desolator crisis) should list the Flesh Raider uprising in its "prev" field, rather than the Battle of the Forge)
  • The "conc" field is to be used with events that are concurrent to the article's subject, with the exception of the parent campaign or conflict of the subject, which should be listed in the "conflict" field instead.
    • When an article's subject is concurrent to another event with multiple sub-events, only the high-level event should be listed in the infobox. (example: Nihil conflict should list the Drengir crisis in its conc field, rather than listing all of the individual battles of the Drengir crisis)
  • All listings should be researched and correctly referenced, with a logic citation explaining the reasoning if the relation cannot be directly cited to a specific source.
  • Multi-year battles, campaigns, or similar events, such as the second occupation of Geonosis, should only be listed in the fields if they are directly relevant to the article's subject, unless the subject itself is a multi-year battle or campaign.
  • Events with no relevance to the article's subject may optionally be listed in the infobox, but do not have to be mentioned in the body.
    • Conversely, events that can be reasonably proven to be related to the subject should be detailed in the body as well as the infobox.
    • If no more-immediate optional event is present in the "prev" or "next" field, the most immediate relevant event should be listed instead.

→See Forum:CT:Revisiting the prev, next and conc fields

Infobox galleries

A gallery may be used in the "image" field of an article's infobox if the subject has multiple distinct appearances. They should be used as sparingly as possible and are restricted to character, organization, and location articles.

Infobox galleries must abide by the following general rules:

1. The first image of the gallery is the main image, which should not be reused in the article body. After the main image, the rest of the gallery should be ordered by in-universe chronology.
2. Images should be of the same dimension ratios whenever possible to prevent the infobox from shifting in length.
3. Infobox gallery usage and selection is subject to consensus votes in the case of a dispute.

The following for specific infobox types apply:

• Infobox galleries on character articles: may contain a maximum of three images. No two images can be from the same piece of media or have the same person portraying the character unless there is at least 10 years' age difference or major visible differences, including between a character's unmasked and masked appearances if either one is particularly significant to the character, such as clone troopers' personalized helmets.
• Infobox galleries on droid articles: may contain a maximum of three images if significant visible differences are present, such as the incomplete, gray-plated, and gold-plated versions of C-3PO.
• Infobox galleries on organization articles: may contain a maximum of two images to feature the logo and the members. The organization logo should be the main image.
• Infobox galleries on location articles: may contain a maximum of two images if significant visible differences are present, such as the intact and fractured versions of Jedha.
• Infobox galleries on individual ship articles: may contain a maximum of two images if significant visible differences are present, such as the Millennium Falcon under Lando Calrissian's ownership and the same vessel under Han Solo's ownership.
• Infobox galleries on species articles: may contain a maximum of three images if significant visible differences are present, such as the Otolla and Ankura subspecies of Gungan, or the sexual dimorphism present between individuals assigned female at birth and individuals assigned male at birth of the Dathomirian Zabrak subspecies.

ABY/BBY dates are preferred as image tab titles to reduce clutter (example: "9 ABY" and "19 BBY" for Ahsoka Tano). However, in certain cases it may be more precise to label a subject's distinct states instead (example: "Logo" and "Members" for Clone Force 99's logo and group picture; "Intact and "Fractured" for Jedha before and after its partial destruction; "Tenebrae," "Vitiate," and "Valkorion" for Tenebrae's three incarnations; "Face" and "Helmet" for Fives with an uncovered face and with his helmet on; "Clawdite" and "Human" for the shapeshifting Zam Wesell). When using the two methods in combination, maintain consistency by making use of parantheses (example: "1 BBY," "19 BBY," and "19 BBY (helmet)" for Rex).

→See Forum:CT:Infobox image galleries, Forum:CT:Infobox image galleries - Droids, Forum:CT:Infobox Image Galleries - Various Amendments

Article body

Coverage

Article bodies of Star Wars Legends articles will comprehensively cover all content from applicable officially licensed sources that Lucasfilm did not declare non-canon within the Legends continuity. Please see Wookieepedia:Canon policy#Reliable sources for a list of officially licensed sources considered applicable to the Legends continuity.

Canon and Legends mainspace articles shall not document content from unlicensed Star Wars "parody" projects (examples: Family Guy: "Blue Harvest," Spaceballs) unless there is a specific referential need in the article's "Behind the scenes" section. Licensed parody content, such as Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars and Robot Chicken: Star Wars, may be covered in mainspace articles, with content regarding pre-existing Canon and Legends subjects covered in the "Non-canon history" sections of articles' "Behind the scenes" sections, and original content covered on their own pages with {{Noncanon}} at the top of the pages.

→See Wookieepedia:Mofferences/September 10, 2016, Forum:CT:Phineas and Ferb

Star Wars Tales and unlicensed sources

Star Wars Legends articles will comprehensively cover all non-contradictory stories from Star Wars Tales issues 1–20 in the article body. Content from Tales 1–20 stories that were referenced in no other Legends source must be clearly labeled with the following advisory tags:

 {{Talesstart}}
 ...
 {{Talesend}}
 

Star Wars Legends articles will comprehensively cover all relevant unlicensed sources within the article body. This content must be clearly labeled with the following advisory tags:

 {{Unlicensedstart}}
 ...
 {{Unlicensedend}}
 

→See Forum:CT:Non-canon Legends content

Sectioning

In-universe sections

Articles on certain types of subject have an established layout. These are listed below.

Character articles

Character Articles

Character articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Biography provides an account of the notable events in the character's life. The level of detail in this section is up to the individual author. However, a middle ground between succinct and lengthy is generally preferable. It is generally expected that this section will be divided into subsections on lengthy articles, though the appropriate sectioning of this is left to the author.
2. Personality and traits describes personality traits evident in the source material and how these influence the character's behavior. Examples should be given where possible.
3. Skills and abilities or Powers and abilities for Force-sensitive characters is intended to show any notable abilities possessed by the character. This section is particularly appropriate for Force-sensitive characters and can include any Force powers for which the character demonstrates an aptitude.
4. Equipment can be used to give a brief description of any notable ships, weapons, or other equipment associated with the character.

Each of these sections may be further subdivided as appropriate.

Droid character articles

Droid Character Articles

Droid character articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Biography provides an account of the notable events in the droid character's career. The level of detail in this section is up to the individual author. However, a middle ground between succinct and lengthy is generally preferable. It is generally expected that this section will be divided into subsections on lengthy articles, though the appropriate sectioning of this is left to the author.
2. Characteristics describes personality traits evident in the source material and how these influence the droid character's behavior. Examples should be given where possible. Specific programming abilities and physical technical specifications are described here as well, subdivided as necessary.
3. Equipment can be used to give a brief description of any notable ships or external weapons and equipment associated with the droid character.

Each of these sections may be further subdivided as appropriate.

Group and organization articles

Group and Organization Articles

Organization and group articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Description details the structure and other properties of a group. Additional subsections can be included if enough information is available. Below are some suggestions for subsections.
   • A section on the ideology/purpose of the group, possible titles including Ideology, Politics, and Religion, describes the views of the group.
   • Organization (or a similar title such as Government) details the structure of the group.
   • Role (or a similar title such as Operations) covers what kind of missions the group, or members of the group, undertook.
   • Equipment (or a similar title such as Complement) details possessions of the group, in terms of tools, weapons, machinery, vehicles, and more.
   • Products describes merchandise an organization created, bought, and sold.
   • Skills and training covers what skills group members possessed and what training may have been provided for them to have received those skills while within the group.
   • Locations covers where the group operated, including aspects like headquarters, outposts, safehouses, and more.
2. History chronicles the known history of the group in chronological order. Ideally, all appearances of the group in canon are described here.
3. Members (or a similar title such as Commanders and crew, Leadership, Staff or Leaders and members) provides brief summaries of any individuals of particular importance that were part of, or led, the group.
4. Family tree is an optional section that can be introduced on organization articles that are familial-type groups, including clans, flocks, and other cultural group equivalents that utilize a {{Family}} infobox. The section should implement the {{FamilyTree}} template (example: Barash Silvain's family).

Each of these three sections may be further subdivided as appropriate. Note: if anything in particular is of overwhelming significance concerning the group or organization, or a preponderance of information is available, a section of its own can be created.

Planet and moon articles

Planet Articles

Planet articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Description will include any information on the characteristics of the planet itself, such as its location, its geological trends, its climate and ecosystem, and native vegetation. Also, any non-sentient fauna is to be described here. The key is to give a general overview of the planet and its characteristics.
   • Note: When a planet has particularly notable flora and fauna, an individual section can be created for such.
2. History will cover all notable points in the planet's history. Individual periods and major events can receive subsections.
   • Note: Planet articles will not document chronological territorial affiliations unless the planet, moon, etc. is explicitly identified on a map as belonging to a given territory. For example, The Essential Atlas and The Essential Guide to Warfare document the many shifting territorial boundaries throughout Star Wars history on galactic maps. Unless a planet is explicitly identified on one of these maps as belonging to a territory, such as the Imperial Remnant or Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire, do not list the territory among the planet's affiliations in the article's infobox or body.
3. Inhabitants includes a description of the planet's native or resident sentient species (where applicable) and any other notable inhabitants.
   • Note: If the planetary government is notably unique or of particular import, an individual section on it may be added. Furthermore, if the economy of the planet plays a significant role, it can be given its own section. Planetary culture and religion, apart from species culture, may also play a large role, and could then receive a section of its own, as well.
4. Locations is set aside for notable specific locations on the planet's surface or in orbit, such as cities, bases, geological formations, and orbital facilities.

Each of these four sections may be further subdivided as appropriate. Note: if anything in particular is of overwhelming significance concerning the planet, or a preponderance of information is available, a section of its own can be created.

Starship and vehicle class articles

Starship and Vehicle Class Articles

Starship and vehicle class articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Characteristics includes any descriptive information about the class, as well as any statistical information provided.
2. Role encompasses the duties the vessel or vehicle type was designed and/or used for. Strengths and weaknesses in application are laid out here, as well.
3. History covers the known operational history of the class, arranged in chronological order. Ideally, all appearances of the type in canon are described here.

Each of these three sections may be further subdivided as appropriate. Note: if anything in particular is of overwhelming significance concerning the class, or a preponderance of information is available, a section of its own can be created.

Individual starship and vehicle articles

Individual Starship and Vehicle Articles

Individual starship and vehicle articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Description contains all the details of the design of the ship or vehicle.
2. History chronicles the known history of the craft in chronological order. Ideally, all appearances of the type in canon are described here.
3. Commanders and crew (or a similar title such as Owners and operators) provides brief summaries of any individuals of particular import that owned, commanded, or crewed the vessel or vehicle.

Each of these three sections may be further subdivided as appropriate. Note: if anything in particular is of overwhelming significance concerning the ship or vehicle, or a preponderance of information is available, a section of its own can be created.

Sentient species articles

Sentient Species Articles

Sentient species articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Biology and appearance deals with the physical characteristics of the species. This includes descriptions of both their physical, instinctual and mental abilities, with particular emphasis on unique factors.
2. Society and culture deals with the sociological organization of the species, including such features as language, temperament, and family and societal structures.
3. History covers the major historical events of the species on its homeworld. This includes such events as wars, discovery by the galactic community, and other important epochs.
4. [Species] in the galaxy provides an overview of the species' involvement in the galactic community outside of its homeworld, with particular emphasis on species trends and notable individuals. Depending on the available information, this section in particular may be incorporated into the earlier sections.

Each of these four sections may be further subdivided as appropriate.

Non-sentient and semi-sentient species articles

Non-Sentient and Semi-Sentient Species Articles

Non-sentient and semi-sentient species articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Biology and appearance deals with the physical characteristics of the species. This includes descriptions of both their physical, instinctual and mental abilities, with particular emphasis on unique factors.
2. Behavior (and intelligence) deals with the behavior and organization of the species, including such features as temperament along with societal, relational, reproductive and habitual characteristics. Any discussion on potential sentience or semi-sentience should be included in this section; Addition of "and intelligence" can be used in such articles to further explain the discussion.
3. History covers the major historical events of the species on its homeworld. This includes such events as wars, discovery by the galactic community, and other important epochs.
4. [Species] in the galaxy provides an overview of the species' involvement in the galactic community outside of its homeworld, with particular emphasis on species trends and appearances. Depending on the available information, this section in particular may be incorporated into the earlier sections.

Each of these four sections may be further subdivided as appropriate.

Battle, mission, and duel articles

Battle Articles

Battle articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Prelude gives a brief description of the events leading up to the event as information is available. The level of detail in this section is up to the author, but should not take away from the article's subject of the actual event.
2. The battle describes the event from all related source material. All information should be written from a neutral perspective, with none of the narrative focusing exclusively on the perspective of one side of the conflict. Alternatively, this section can be renamed to more appropriately reflect on the article's name.
3. Aftermath can be used for any information related to the event that took place after its conclusion as it is available. As with the Prelude, however, the level of detail should not take away from the article's subject, which is the event itself.

Each of these sections may be further subdivided as appropriate. Note: if something else of significance concerning the event is relevant, a section of its own can be created.

Force power articles

Force Power Articles

Force power articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Description gives a detailed description on what the power is and does.
2. Applications describes how and why the power is used.
3. Users details the specific instances of the power's use, and by whom.

Each of these sections may be further subdivided as appropriate. Note: if something else of significance concerning the Force power is relevant, a section of its own can be created.

Weapons, armor, technology, and equipment articles

Weapons, Armor, Technology, and Equipment Articles

Weapons, armor, technology, and equipment articles are to be organized using the following sections. Each of these sections may be subsectioned as necessary.

1. Description will include any information on the characteristics of the item, such as design, utilization, and variants.
2. History covers the known use of the item, arranged in chronological order. Ideally, all appearances of the item in canon are described here. Also included are users of the item, detailing the specific instances of the item's use, and by whom.

Each of these sections may be further subdivided as appropriate. Note: if something else of significance concerning the item is relevant, a section of its own can be created.

→See Wookieepedia:Mofferences/July 25, 2020

Stub

The stub template, if applicable, is placed immediately before the Behind the scenes section.

Behind the scenes (notice the capitalization)

The "Behind the scenes" section (notice the capitalization) details the development of an in-universe subject from a real-world, out-of-universe perspective. This section may discuss a number of varying topics, including but not limited to a subject's origin, actor portrayal information, significant additions made to a subject's in-universe continuity, and storyline contradictions affecting a subject's in-universe continuity. The following is a more detailed list of potential "Behind the scenes" topics:

• Origin of subject: In what Star Wars project did the subject first appear or was first mentioned, first pictured, or first named? Was the subject named after a real-world person or based upon a real-world subject or event? For film articles, detail a subject's real-world filming location.
• Portrayal information: For character articles, detail which actor(s)/actress(es) portrayed the subject in films, television series, video games, radio dramatizations, etc.
• Canon development: Chronicle a subject's development through Star Wars continuity in different source material. Discuss any significant changes made to a subject, including retcon information. For example, Boba Fett's Legends continuity was heavily retconned with the release of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. How did this change in his character's background affect previously released stories?
• Contradictions: Detail any significant contradictions affecting a subject's continuity. Were any stories rendered non-canon by contradictory higher canon sources?
• Authorial intent: Authors occasionally release statements outside of their published stories to detail information they intended to convey in their projects without necessarily being spelled out in a given source.

Publication dates

All articles shall document the real-world publication date(s) of the source(s) in which the article subject was first released, named, and/or pictured. A full date (example: January 1, 2020) should generally be provided for sources that are part of a series, while only the year should be provided for standalone sources and sources that are part of a longer-running series, such as a book trilogy or video-game series.

This means that films, novels, video games, reference books, card sets, and roleplaying or tabletop game products should only provide a publication year, while comic-book issues, television episodes, and magazine issues should provide a full date. The exception to this rule is when two sources are being discussed in tandem. In such a case, the month and/or full date may be provided as necessary, particularly if both sources were released in the same year.

Non-canon material

• For Legends articles, material that Lucasfilm declared to be non-canon within the Legends continuity, including Infinities stories, certain cut content, and material irreconcilably contradicted by higher canon sources, will be covered exclusively in the "Behind the scenes" section. Cut content from Star Wars Legends sources that was not referenced in other source material was considered non-canon. The only exception to cut content are the deleted scenes of the six films of the Star Wars original trilogy and prequel trilogy. According to Leland Chee, deleted film scenes that were publicly released were G-canon in the Legends continuity "unless they conflict with something else seen in the films or if the reasoning behind deleting the scene keeps it from being continuity."
• The "Behind the scenes" section need not document any content from unlicensed Star Wars "parody" projects (examples: Family Guy: "Blue Harvest," Spaceballs) unless there is a specific referential need.

Concept art galleries

Concept art galleries may be used exclusively within the "Behind the scenes" section to visually depict the conception and development of the article's topic. Such galleries must adhere to the following:

• Only create a concept art gallery if all the available images are not already present within the "Behind the scenes" section.
• All concept art galleries must use the {{Gallery}} template.
• Only conceptual artwork images are to be used in the galleries.
• All images should be organized to the best of the editor's ability in the order in which the art was created during development. This is to best capture the process of development.
• If some of the artwork can fit within the prose of the "Behind the scenes section," but not all, then some images should still be used to illustrate the prose, but all conceptual artwork images, including the ones already in the prose, should also be used in the gallery. This allows the prose to be illustrated while still allowing for the full development process to be shown in the gallery.
• All info in the image captions should be properly cited per the sourcing policy, as there may be captions that contain information not included in the prose (e.g., several storyboards by a single artist that are only collectively referenced in the prose).

Concept art galleries can either be placed within an existing section that details the development of the piece of media the artwork was created for or within a separate section titled "Concept art gallery" or "Concept art galleries," depending on the number of galleries.

→See Forum:CT:Non-canon Legends content, Wookieepedia:Mofferences/September 10, 2016, Forum:CT:Phineas and Ferb, Forum:CT:Concept art galleries

Article indexing

Appearances

The Appearances section is a bulleted list of all officially licensed Star Wars narrative media that the article's subject has appeared or been mentioned in, subject to the following rules and restrictions listed below.

• Bulleted list of films, novels, comics, cartoons, roleplaying adventures, and computer games that the subject has appeared in
• These are de facto references or sources, but they are listed separately because they are in-universe
• Includes even the smallest mentions in dialogue, narration, or visual appearance
• For novels, make reference to the actual book, not the trilogy.
• Comic books will be listed strictly by individual issue. Do not list comic story arcs, even if a subject appears in every issue of the arc.
• Webcomics or manga released online in short individual chapters do not have articles for individual issues and should be listed by the overall series instead of any trade paperbacks collecting the issues.
  • For example, Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess, not Star Wars Leia, Princess of Alderaan, Vol. 1
• Format: name of title only, e.g.:
  • Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  • Star Wars: Dark Forces
• Episodes of web series that have a dedicated citation template, such as Star Wars Roll Out and {{RollOut}}, should list the episodes using the dedicated citation template, and should not relist the YouTube citation in Appearances, Sources or External Links.
• Articles on topics within a specific continuity should only list appearances that fall under that specific continuity. For example, the Canon version of the Jedi Order article should not list issues of Star Wars: Republic or the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, and the Legends version of the Anakin Skywalker article should not list Tarkin or Lords of the Sith.
• Reprints of narrative works under different titles or in further collections should not be listed separately in the "Appearances" section. Instead, such reprints should be denoted with the usage of the reprint parameter of the currently-used citation template, or the {{Reprint}} template if the narrative work does not use a citation template.
• Comic trade paperbacks should only be listed in the "Appearances" section if it includes a colorized reprint of the original work, such as Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld. In such cases, trade paperbacks should be listed chronologically based on the events of the first comic collected, and should use the {{Crp}} template. Trade paperbacks that include new non-narrative material, such as Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Volume 1, should be listed in the "Sources" section. Colorized reprints should also be directly cited in references, rather than using the original citation with the reprint parameter or template.

→See Forum:CT:MOS and LG updates, Wookieepedia:Mofferences/June 29, 2014, Forum:CT:Manga volumes - revisited, Forum:CT:The Great ReSectioning, Forum:CT:Reprints: More Dark Magic, Forum:CT:YouTube Shorts & Reposts in Sources

Ordering

Appearances should be sorted in order of in-universe chronology, with earlier sources listed before later ones.

• Use the timeframe of the beginning of the source's "main events" (defined below) for this purpose.
• For sources that take place in a short timeframe, sort by the beginning of the source's events.
  • For example, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope should be sorted by the time of the secret mission to Tatooine, rather than the Royal Award Ceremony following the Battle of Yavin.
• For sources that span large timeframes in-universe, use the timeframe of the beginning of the source's "main events" (defined below) for this purpose.
• Even if a subject appears in a source at a date different from its main events, sort the source by the time of its main events in the "Appearances" section.

→See Forum:CT:Manga volumes - revisited

For the purposes of ordering the narratives chronologically in the "Appearances" section, a source's "main events" is defined as follows:

• For sources without prologues, epilogues, flashbacks, flash-forwards, interludes, or multiple interwoven timeframes; the main events are the events of the narrative.
  • Example: Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope takes place in a short time period, with no prologue, epilogue, or interlude.
• For sources with prologues, epilogues, flashbacks, or flash-forwards, we consider the "main events" to exclude those segments of the narrative.
  • Example: Queen's Shadow has a prologue set in 32 BBY, an epilogue set in 19 BBY, and main events set in 28 BBY. Sort Queen's Shadow as 28 BBY in the Appearances section of articles even those which were only mentioned or only appeared in its epilogue or prologue.
• For sources with multiple timeframes, a timeframe labeled as "now" or "present" shall be considered to form the "main events" of that narrative over other timeframes.
  • Example: Thrawn: Alliances has a timeframe labeled "then" taking place in 19 BBY and a "now" timeframe taking place in 2 BBY. The "main events" are considered to take place in the "now" timeframe. Therefore, even though Padmé Amidala's appearance in that novel takes place in 19 BBY, Thrawn: Alliances should be sorted as 2 BBY in the Appearances section of her article.
• For sources whose main events span a large time frame, even factoring in the above two stipulations, we use the earliest chronological point of those "main events" for this purpose.
  • Example: Rebel Rising, which begins in 13 BBY and ends in 1 BBY. Sort the novel as 13 BBY in the Appearances section. (Jyn's time in prison on Wobani prior to the end of the novel is considered a "flash-forward" for this purpose.)
  • Example: Star Wars Battlefront II, which portrays events ranging from 32 BBY to 35 ABY. Sort the video game as 32 BBY in the Appearances section; even on articles such as Ben Solo (who was born in 5 ABY).

→See Forum:CT:Clarifying the Appearances section in the Layout Guide

Audiobooks

1. Unabridged audiobooks should be listed in the Appearances section with the book or story that they are adapting, using the {{Ab}} template for standalone books and the audiobook=1 parameter for story collections that are cited using {{StoryCite}}:
   • Aftermath (and audiobook)
   • "Kernels and Husks" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook)
2. Abridged audiobooks should be listed in the Appearances section, after the book that they are adapting, and ordered by publication date in the case of multiple audiobooks.
   • Shatterpoint abridged audiobook
3. Audiobook editions that are not commercial releases, such as the accessibility versions published by Talking Book Publishers, should not be listed in the Appearances.

→See Wookieepedia:Mofferences/July 25, 2020, Forum:CT:Non-commercial audiobook versions, Forum:CT:Using Shortstory with audiobooks, Forum:CT:Audiobook StoryCite listings

Template usage

• If a subject's appearance in a specific film/book/comic is only a brief mention, apply the {{Mo}} template, e.g. for Grand Admiral Thrawn:
  • Specter of the Past (Mentioned only)
• For a subject's first appearance in the saga (in order of publication, not in order of internal chronology), use the {{1st}} template, e.g. for Kyle Katarn:
  • Star Wars: Dark Forces (First appearance)
• If a subject's first appearance in the saga is only a mere mention, use the {{1stm}} template, e.g. for Dantooine:
  • Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First mentioned)
  • Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 1 (First appearance)
• {{1st}} and {{1stm}} may be used to specify that a subject's first appearance/mention was featured in multiple sources simultaneously (example: (First appearance, simultaneous with Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel)). When using these templates to specify multiple simultaneous items, each template shall only be listed once and on the first applicable item in the Appearances list. See Ruescott Melshi#Appearances as an example.
• A subject might not be named in its first appearance, but is identified in a later source. In this case, use {{1st}} and {{1stID}}, e.g. for Senator Grebleips:
  • Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
  • Cloak of Deception (First identified as Grebleips)
• For generic comments, use {{C}}. For example, {{C|Stock footage from ''A New Hope''}} will produce:
  • The Star Wars Holiday Special (Stock footage from A New Hope)
• See Wookieepedia:Templates/Sources for other applicable templates.

The {{ID}} template may be used to denote when an appearance uses an alternate name for a subject.

• Common usage examples include:
  • Misspellings (example: (as Dack Ralter))
  • Indirect appearances (example: (Indirect appearance only) (as snowspeeder))
  • Call signs used in conjunction with {{Imo}} (example: (Indirect mention only) (as Rogue Eleven))
  • Ambiguous proper-noun references (example: Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin refers to the Olys Corellisi language using the phrase "from the Corellian"; thus, (as Corellian))
• {{ID}} may not be used:
  • If the subject is referred to by the actual Wookieepedia article title or an abbreviation, alternate capitalization, nickname, or shortened version of its name (example: Jek Tono Porkins vs. Jek Porkins)
  • For names already presented in the article using {{1stID}}
  • On articles with conjectural titles
  • For general phrases and terms (examples: (as Rebel soldier) for a named character; (as attack on Hoth) for Battle of Hoth)

Note: {{C}} may not be used in substitution of {{ID}} or to circumvent the listed usage rules.

→See Forum:CT:Template:ID usage

Non-canon appearances

An article subject's non-canon appearances will be listed in a subsection of the Appearances section titled "Non-canon appearances." This subsection will list non-canon appearances by real-world publication date instead of in-universe chronological order (example: William Shakespeare's The Merry Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars Part the Ninth will come before LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga).

This section will not list unlicensed Star Wars "parody" projects that were created entirely or primarily outside of Lucasfilm's purview, such as Family Guy: "Blue Harvest," and Spaceballs.

→See Wookieepedia:Mofferences/September 10, 2016, Forum:CT:Phineas and Ferb, Forum:CT:Ordering of non-canon appearances

Mediacat

When one image and/or sound file on Wookieepedia features the article's subject, a corresponding category may be created. If there are two or more images and/or sound files, corresponding categories must be created. These must be linked to via the {{Mediacat}} template unless the media category features only one file that belongs to the article's continuity and the file is already presented in the article. The template ideally shall be placed immediately below the title of the "Appearances" section (or the "Sources" section in the absence of an "Appearances" section) of the respective article. If the template interferes with the presentation of media titles in the aforementioned sections, it shall be placed immediately below the subsequent section of the article ("Sources" or, ultimately, "Notes and references"). Finally, if an infobox on an article with an "External links" section would interfere with the placement of the Mediacat template in "Notes and references," the template shall instead be placed in "External links."

→ See Wookieepedia:Mofferences/March 7, 2020, Wookieepedia:Mofferences/July 25, 2020, Forum:CT:Mediacat for single-image categories, Forum:CT:Single-image categories, Forum:CT:Mediacat in External links

Miscellaneous

• Wookieepedia treats the film novelizations and junior film novelizations of the Star Wars original trilogy and prequel trilogy and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film novelization as non-canon Legends material. Therefore, Canon articles will not list these novelizations within the Appearances section.

→See Wookieepedia:Mofferences/June 29, 2014

• Content from the video game Star Wars Galaxies should be attributed, based on its release date, to either the base game Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, its three expansion packs, or simply Star Wars Galaxies for all content released following the New Game Enhancements in November 2005.

→See Forum:CT:Naming Star Wars Galaxies

Sources

The Sources section is a bulleted list of officially licensed Star Wars reference material typically presented from a non-narrative, "out-of-universe" perspective. Common examples include West End Games and Wizards of the Coast sourcebooks (ex: Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook, The Clone Wars Campaign Guide), reference books (ex: The New Essential Chronology, The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia), Star Wars Insider articles, StarWars.com encyclopedic entries (ex: Databank, Encyclopedia, and New Databank), and other official non-fiction sources.

General rules

• Non-narrative works with an in-universe perspective, such as Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire and the Star Wars: Essential Guides series, should be listed in the Sources section of in-universe articles.
• Articles on topics within a specific continuity should only list non-narrative in-universe works that fall under that specific continuity. For example, The Essential Guide to Warfare was released under the Legends continuity, and thus should only be listed on Wilhuff Tarkin/Legends, not Wilhuff Tarkin.
• Non-fiction sources that discuss an in-universe subject from a real-world perspective, such as Star Wars Insider interviews and real-world reference works such The Making of Return of the Jedi, should be listed in Sources, with the following restrictions for subjects that exist in both continuities:
  • Works with a real-world perspective that focus on behind the scenes information and the making of Star Wars media that is part in both the canon and Legends continuity, such as the original six films and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, may be listed on both the Legends and canon pages for a given subject, provided it includes information beyond simply including in-universe pictures of the subject.. For example, the interview "Pernilla August: Universal Mother" from Star Wars Insider 44 should be listed on Shmi Skywalker's canon and Legends pages, while the article "Who's Who in Echo Base: The Unsung Rebels of the Battle of Hoth" from Star Wars Insider 74 should be listed only on Legends articles as it does not cover behind-the-scenes information. Additionally, Legends articles must use the {{BtsOnly}} template to denote such sources if they were released after the April 25, 2014 establishment of the separate canon and Star Wars Legends continuities, and canon articles must do the same for sources released prior to April 25, 2014. These works cannot be used as the source for any in-universe information such as names or first mentions, and thus should never use templates such as {{1stID}} or {{1stm}}.
  • If a work specifically discusses the subject exclusively in relation to the Legends continuity or Legends media, then the source should only be listed on the subject's Legends page even if the subject has been established to exist in canon. For example, the Star Wars Insider 150 article Authors of the Expanded Universe mentions the planet Onderon in respect to its history in the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Legends series. Although Onderon has also been established to exist in the current Star Wars canon, the article only mentions it in relation to Legends, so the article should only be listed on the Legends page for Onderon.
  • If a non-fiction article mentions a subject exclusively in relation to the canon continuity or any canon material, including material such as the films that exists in both continuities, then it should only be listed on the subject's canon article. This is true even where an article gives information, such as a name, about a subject that is new to the canon continuity but previously existed in Legends. For example, the article "Pushing Boundaries" in Star Wars Insider 217 identifies the character that John Knoll plays in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith as Tannon Praji, First Minister of the Coruscant Ministry of Ingress. This information had not previously been established in the canon continuity, but as it is given in relation to the character in the canon film without any qualifier, it is treated as canon information and the article is listed on a page for the canon subject under that name.
  • If a work specifically discusses the subject exclusively in relation to the canon continuity or any canon material, including material such as the films that exists in both continuities, then it should only be listed on the subject's canon article. For example, the article "From Animation to Live Action, and Back Again" in Star Wars Bust Collection 53 mentions Aayla Secura in relation to her original appearances in the Legends Star Wars: Republic comic series and in relation to her appearance in the canon films Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. The article should therefore be listed on both the canon and Legends Aayla Secura pages.
• Star Wars Blog posts are only listed in the Sources section if they contain unique canonical information. Other Blog posts may be listed in the "External links" section as appropriate.
• Reprints of non-fiction material in additional collections should not be listed separately in the "Sources" section, but should instead be denoted with the usage of the reprint parameter of the currently-used citation template, or the {{Reprint}} template if the work does not use a citation template.

→See Forum:CT:In-universe Layout Guide General Rules rewrite and Forum:CT:Reprints: More Dark Magic

• For original television episodes or other video media that feature an article's topic, any YouTube videos that repost the entirety of the original work with no modification after its original release should not be listed in that article's Sources or External Links section.
• YouTube Shorts and videos posted on sites such as StarWars.com that solely repost portions of a television episode or film featuring the article's topic need not be listed in its Sources as well, provided that:
  • The original work is already listed in an article's Appearances section
  • The video was released after the original work or, in the case of television episodes and films, after the end of the promotional campaign surrounding its initial release.
  • No modification was made to the original video content beyond captions for dialogue.

→See Forum:CT:YouTube Shorts & Reposts in Sources

• DVDs and other home video collections of television, film, and other video media should not be listed in the Appearances section, and should only be listed in the Sources section if they contain unique information not present in the original content, provided that information is presented outside of any deleted scenes or behind-the-scenes featurettes. If an article's subject appears or is mentioned in a featurette or deleted scene included on the collection, the {{HomeVideoCite}} citation template should be used to list the specific featurette or scene, rather than the collection itself, regardless of whether any unique information is presented. If multiple featurettes and scenes are listed from the same collection, {{SourceContents}} may be used to enclose the listings, using a link to the parent collection in the parent= field.

→See Forum:CT:DVDs in Sources, Forum:CT:Allowing BTS Sources for Canon & Legends

Template usage

The Sources list identifies certain continuity developments for a given subject, such as when a subject was first mentioned in canon, first identified by name, or first pictured. The following templates are used for this purpose: (First mentioned), (First identified as [Subject name]), and (First pictured). Note the following specifics for determining when to use these templates:

• Sources templates work in conjunction with Appearances list templates
• The (Mentioned only) tag may not be used in the Sources list, as all Sources list items are "mentioned only" by default. The (Indirect mention only) tag may be used, however.
• Items in the Sources list typically should never use the (First appearance) tag, which should only be used in the Appearances list.
• Other templates may be used as necessary to denote certain specifics, such as {{C}} (for manual notation), (Picture only), (Quote only), (Cover only), (In flashback(s)), and (Appears in hologram). See a full list of these templates here.
• If an article uses both (First appearance) and (First mentioned), that means the "mention" came first. An article will not use (First mentioned) if the "appearance" came first.
• {{1stm}} may be used to specify that a subject's first mention was featured in multiple sources simultaneously (example: (First mentioned, simultaneous with Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary)). When using this template to specify multiple simultaneous items, the template shall only be listed once and on the first applicable item in the Sources list. See Afterburner#Sources as an example.
• (First identified as [Subject name]) and (First pictured) are primarily used if a subject was first identified by name or pictured in a Sources list item subsequent to the subject's first appearance. For example, Gial Ackbar's first name was revealed in The Essential Guide to Warfare subsequent to the character's appearance in Return of the Jedi. Therefore, his Sources list is formatted like so: *The Essential Guide to Warfare (First identified as Gial)

The {{ID}} template may be used to denote when a source uses an alternate name for a subject.

• Common usage examples include:
  • Misspellings (example: (as Dack Ralter))
  • Indirect appearances (example: (Indirect appearance only) (as snowspeeder))
  • Call signs used in conjunction with {{Imo}} (example: (Indirect mention only) (as Rogue Eleven))
  • Ambiguous proper-noun references (example: Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin refers to Olys Corellisi using the phrase "from the Corellian"; thus, (as Corellian))
• {{ID}} may not be used:
  • If the subject is referred to by the actual Wookieepedia article title or an abbreviation, alternate capitalization, nickname, or shortened version of its name (example: Jek Tono Porkins vs. Jek Porkins)
  • For names already presented in the article using {{1stID}}
  • On articles with conjectural titles
  • For general phrases and terms (examples: (as Rebel soldier) for a named character; (as attack on Hoth) for Battle of Hoth)

Note: {{C}} may not be used in substitution of {{ID}} or to circumvent the listed usage rules.

Canon

The following section identifies additional specific rules for Canon articles.

• Use the {{SWE}} or {{Databank}} templates for StarWars.com Encyclopedia or New Databank entries, respectively
• Encyclopedia entries are to be listed as if their publication date was July 1, 2014 (the last day the Encyclopedia was online)
• New Databank entries, which are subject to modification at any time, are to be listed at the end of the Sources list
  • Encyclopedia and New Databank entries are to be listed in alphabetical order according to entry name. Take note whether entries are capitalized or not, and present them exactly as the entry title does. Example:
    • Anakin Skywalker in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
    • Clone Captain Rex in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
    • clone troopers in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
    • ARC Trooper Fives in the Databank (backup link)
    • AT-AT Walker (All Terrain Armored Transport) in the Databank (backup link)
    • Boba Fett in the Databank (backup link)
• See "General rules" above for listing Star Wars Insider articles

Legends

The following section identifies additional specific rules for Legends articles.

• Use the {{DB}} or {{SWE}} templates for original StarWars.com Databank or Encyclopedia entries, respectively. Note that the original Databank, which expired in 2011, pertains only to Legends articles and should be not confused with StarWars.com's currently active New Databank, which pertains only to Canon articles.
• Original Databank entries are to be listed as if their publication date was September 12, 2011 (the last day the Databank was online)
• Encyclopedia entries and other applicable StarWars.com content subject to modification should be listed as if their publication date was April 25, 2014 (the day the Expanded Universe continuity was discontinued)
  • Databank and Encyclopedia entries are to be listed in alphabetical order according to entry name. Take note whether entries were capitalized or not, and present them exactly as the entry title did. Note that Databank entries were titled by surname. Example:
    • 501st Legion in the Databank (original site is defunct)
    • clone troopers in the Databank (original site is defunct)
    • Rex, Clone Captain in the Databank (original site is defunct)
    • Skywalker, Anakin in the Databank (original site is defunct)
    • Anakin Skywalker in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
    • Clone Captain Rex in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
    • clone troopers in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
• Use {{SWArchive}} for all StarWars.com articles published prior to the September 2011 revamp. For pages either transferred to the official site's new layout or published after the revamp, use {{SW}}.
• See "General rules" above for listing Star Wars Insider articles

Non-canon sources

An article subject's non-canon sources will be listed in a subsection of the Sources section titled "Non-canon sources." This subsection will list non-canon sources chronologically by real-world publication date.

→See Forum:CT:Modernizing Layout Guide Sources section, Forum:CT:Star Wars Blog, Wookieepedia:Mofferences/September 10, 2016, Wookieepedia:Mofferences/January 6, 2019, Forum:CT:Template:ID usage

Succession box

Succession boxes serve two purposes: to list the time period for which an individual held a certain post/title, and to provide links to the next known predecessor and/or successor. The following restrictions should be followed:

• Do not insert succession boxes for titles that were unique to a certain individual and, therefore, result in no predecessors or successors. The same applies if the individual is the only known holder of the title.
• Do not insert succession boxes if the individual's position in the succession sequence is unclear. This applies, for instance, for such out-of-chronology Dark Lords of the Sith as Tulak Hord and Darth Andeddu.
• Do not insert succession boxes for something that is not a proper title. For example, a succession box for Palpatine where the title is "Secret de facto leader of the Separatists" is most likely to be deleted.

All succession boxes should be contained within two templates: {{StartBox}} and {{EndBox}}. This ensures that there are no line breaks within succession boxes. Within the {{SuccessionBox}}, there are six possible fields to insert information, all of which must be sourced:

• title: This field is for the title of the succession box. It is required.
• years: This field is for the years the position was held or the events occurred. Please limit this to one tenure, and repeat succession boxes as necessary. This field is also required.
• before: This field is for the nearest known predecessor. See below for conditions.
• before-years: This field is for the years of the nearest known predecessor.
• after: This field is for the nearest known successor. See below for conditions.
• after-years: This field is for the years of the nearest known successor.

If the individual was the first (last) person to bear a certain title, the "before" input ("after" input) should list "None" without any punctuation. If there are no known predecessors/successors, the corresponding fields should be left blank. However, if there are some known predecessors/successors, the section should read "Eventually <name of the chronologically nearest individual>". (Example: Darth Revan's immediate predecessor as Dark Lord of the Sith is unknown; therefore, the succession box reads "Eventually Exar Kun.")

In contrast, "Unknown" should not be used in the dates of succession boxes. (Example: "Unknown–0 ABY" should only be "—0 ABY.") See Wookieepedia:Manual of Style#Hyphens and dashes for more information.

→See Forum:CT:Succession box - wording trim