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{{Character|series = 
|name              = 
|aka               = 
|image             = 
|caption           = 
|species           = 
|kind              = 
|gender            = 
|age               = 
|occupation        = 
|nationality       = 
|education         = 
|residence         = 
|home              = 
|family            = 
|relatives         = 
|affiliation       = 
|designer          = 
|voice_artist      = 
|live_actor        = 
|singer            = 
|first             = 
|last              = 
}}

Usage

Parameter Syntax
series What series the character appears in. See #Series table
name Name of the character, usually their marketing name
aka Every other name the character has had. If to much, then link to a section of the article instead.
image Main image of the character
caption Caption of the image, if useful
species Species of the character. See #Species table
kind See #Species table
gender Gender identity of the character. See #Gender table
age Age range of the character. See #Age table
occupation Occupation and employment history of the character.
nationality What country the character hales from
residence House, neighborhood and town where the character lives (if applicable)
home Place of the characters origin, such as hometown, planet, dimension, etc
family The family/families the character hails from, for example, Pie family, Sparkle family, etc
partner Characters' romantic partner(s) over their history. Crushes and unrequited love does not count.
relatives List of relatives. If too much, simply link to a family tree found on the family article
affiliation Teams, groups, companies, organizations, etc, the character has worked with or joined
designer The characters' designer or designers
voice_artist Voice performer, if applicable
live_actor Live-action actors in the few live MLP productions.
singer Singers who portrayed the characters singing voice
first First media appearance of the character
last Last media appearance of the character

Usage notes

Family: If a character belongs to numerous families, write them all in list view.

Series table

Command Franchise Note
MLP My Little Pony 'n Friends Subjects related to the toyline, TV show, books and comics
TALES My Little Pony Tales Subjects related to the TV show, toyline, books and comics
G2 Generation 2 Subjects related to the second generation, including toyline and comics
G3 Generation 3 Subjects related to the toyline, films, comics, etc, of the third generation
FIM Friendship is Magic Subjects related to the TV show, toyline and tie-ins
EQG Equestria Girls Subjects related to the film series, web shorts, toyline and tie-ins
PL Pony Life Subjects related to the TV show, toyline and tie-ins
ANG Generation 5 Subjects related to everything in the 5th Generation ("A New Generation")
GLO The Glo Friends Subjects related from the package G1 show
MD MoonDreamers Subjects related from the package G1 show
POTATO Potato Head Kids Subjects related from the package G1 show


Species table

G1 switches

Command Notes
MLP-PONY For ponies of unknown kind in My Little Pony and tie-in media
MLP-EARTHPONY For Earth Ponies in My Little Pony and tie-in media
MLP-UNICORN For Unicorns in My Little Pony and tie-in media
MLP-PEGASUS For Pegasi in My Little Pony and tie-in media
TALES-EARTHPONY For Earth Ponies in Tales and tie-in media
TALES-ALICORN For Alicorns in Tales and tie-in media

G2 switches

Command Notes
G2-EARTHPONY For Earth Ponies in Generation 2 and tie-in media
G2-UNICORN For Unicorns in Generation 2 and tie-in media
G2-PEGASUS For Pegasi in Generation 2 and tie-in media

G3 switches

Command Notes
G3-EARTHPONY For Earth Ponies in Generation 3 and tie-in media
G3-UNICORN For Unicorns in Generation 3 and tie-in media
G3-PEGASUS For Pegasi in Generation 3 and tie-in media

G4 switches

Command Notes
FIM-EARTHPONY For Earth Ponies in Friendship is Magic and tie-in media
FIM-UNICORN For Unicorns in Friendship is Magic and tie-in media
FIM-PEGASUS For Pegasi in Friendship is Magic and tie-in media
FIM-ALICORN For Alicorns in Friendship is Magic and tie-in media
PL-EARTHPONY For Earth Ponies in Pony Life and tie-in media
PL-UNICORN For Unicorns in Pony Life and tie-in media
PL-PEGASUS For Pegasi in Pony Life and tie-in media
PL-ALICORN For Alicorns in Pony Life and tie-in media

G5 switches

Command Notes
ANG-EARTHPONY For Earth Ponies in A New Generation and tie-in media
ANG-UNICORN For Unicorns in A New Generation and tie-in media
ANG-PEGASUS For Pegasi in A New Generation and tie-in media
ANG-ALICORN For Alicorns in A New Generation and tie-in media

Other fantasy species

Command Notes
Monster For generic monsters of no known species.
Griffon For Griffons
Changeling For Changelings
Hippogriff For Hippogriffs
Lizardfolk For Lizardfolks
Ornithian For Ornithians
Breezie For Breezies
Phoenix For Phoenixes
Undead For Ghosts, Zombies, etc
Elf For Elves
Dwarf For Dwarves
Goblin For Goblins
Fairy For Fairies

Generic species

Command Notes
Zebra For Zebra
Horse For non-pony Horses
Cat For cats
Human For humans
Rabbit For rabbits, hares, bunnies
Deer For deer
Bird For most birds other than phoenixes or Orthinians
Monkey For monkeys or related species (such as Gizmonks)
Elephant For Elephants
Buffalo For Buffalo
Cattle For cows and bulls
Fish For fish
Snake For snakes
Octopus For Octopi
Wolf For wolves, including Timber Wolves and werewolves
Automation For robots and other animate objects
Hippo For Hippopotamuses

Age table

All ages are approximate, as canon ages are rare.

Command Note
Infant Newborn characters, younger than toddlers
Child Toddlers to preteens
Teen Teenagers to young adults
Adult Adults until elderly
Elders Any elderly character who isn't exceptionally long-lived (like alicorns, dragons, etc)
Immortal (subject to change) Characters who have exceptionally long life spans

Gender table

Command Note
male Male characters, even for sexless characters such as robots
female Female characters, even for sexless characters such as robots
unknown Characters of unclear or unknown gender
non-binary Characters of non-binary gender identity

Examples