Wikidata:WikiProject Fictional universes/Table for characters
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[edit]Example items using the properties and qualifiers.
Related property tables
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[edit]This table lists the properties and qualifiers for fictional character items.
See also queries for Properties used on characters
The character's appearances
[edit]| Titel | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| instance of | P31 | Item | instance of: every fictional entity has to be an (indirect) instance of fictional entity (Q14897293), mythical entity (Q24334685), folklore character (Q25810847) or legendary figure (Q13002315) | Reynard <instance of> fictional fox | - |
| present in work | P1441 | Item | work: the work in which the subject appears. | Bowser <present in work> Super Mario | characters |
| from narrative universe | P1080 | Item | fictional universe: (if applicable): the narrative universe in which the subject appears | Eorl <from narrative universe> Tolkien's legendarium | - |
| first appearance | P4584 | Item | first appearance: (especially for characters from serial works) | Sherlock Holmes <first appearance> A Study in Scarlet | - |
Biography properties
[edit]This table lists the properties related to the character's 'biography'. Dates have their own table.
| Titel | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| occupation | P106 | Item | occupation, by occupation or profession and profession: occupation of a person; see also "field of work" (Property:P101), "position held" (Property:P39) | Elros <occupation> monarch | - |
| cause of death | P509 | Item | cause of death: underlying or immediate cause of death. Underlying cause (e.g. car accident, stomach cancer) preferred. Use 'manner of death' (P1196) for broadest category, e.g. natural causes, accident, homicide, suicide | Helm <cause of death> hypothermia | - |
| manner of death | P1196 | Item | manner of death: general circumstances of a person's death; e.g. natural causes, accident, suicide, homicide, etc. Use 'cause of death' (P509) for the specific physiological mechanism, e.g. heart attack, trauma, pneumonia etc. | Théoden <manner of death> death in battle | - |
Character description
[edit]Please have a look at Wikiproject Biography. This table lists only those properties that are only used on fictional characters, are not listed in the Biography Model or are used with some peculiarities:
| Titel | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| narrative role | P5800 | Item | narrative role: the role a certain entity plays in a narration, qualified with of (P642) to indicate the work in which the entity fulfills this function (to indicate that a game character is a player character (Q1062345)/non-player character (Q466466)/boss (Q468388) use subject has role (P2868) - via discussion at Wikidata:WikiProject_Video_games (September 2018)) | Anna Karenina <narrative role> protagonist | - |
| character type | P9071 | Item | stock character: the character type of a certain character | Emmett Brown <character type> absent-minded professor | - |
| appears in the form of | P4675 | Item | shapeshifter: form taken by this fictional entity (e.g. by shapeshifting or other forms of transformation) | Gregor Samsa <appears in the form of> insect | - |
| possessed by spirit | P4292 | Item | spirit possession: item which is spiritually possessing this item | Janosz Poha <possessed by spirit> Vigo the Carpathian | - |
| superhuman feature or ability | P2563 | Item | superpower and superhuman quality: superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities that the subject exhibits | Scarlet Witch <superhuman feature or ability> reality warping | - |
| personality trait of fictional character | P9652 | Item | personality trait: particular personality trait which applies to this fictional character | Scrooge McDuck <personality trait of fictional character> parsimony | - |
| wears | P3828 | Item | clothing: clothing or accessory worn on subject's body | Merlyn <wears> pointed hat | worn by |
| hair color | P1884 | Item | human hair color: person's hair color. Use P585 as qualifier if there's more than one value | Oskar Matzerath <hair color> chestnut hair | - |
| eye color | P1340 | Item | eye color: color of the irises of a person's eyes | Grand Admiral Thrawn <eye color> red | - |
| facial hair | P8852 | Item | human facial hair: style of cutting, arranging, or combing the hair on the subject's face (usually on the chin, cheeks, and upper lip region); beard | Mustache Girl <facial hair> moustache | - |
| hairstyle / hairlength | P8839 | Item | hairstyle: style or length of cutting, arranging, or combing the hair on the subject's scalp | Rei Ayanami <hairstyle / hairlength> cheek curls | - |
Relationships to other characters
[edit]Please have a look at Wikiproject Biography. This table lists only those properties that are only used on fictional characters or are used with some peculiarities:
| Titel | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| significant person | P3342 | Item | person and human whose existence is disputed: used to indicate the relation between characters, to be qualified with object of statement has role (P3831).
There exist following specialized properties for relations between characters:
Common values for object of statement has role (P3831):
| Antonie Buddenbrook <significant person> Morten Schwarzkopf | - |
| enemy | P7047 | Item | enemy: opponent character or group of this fictive character or group | Hector <enemy> Achilles | - |
| sidekick of | P2546 | Item | sidekick: close companion of a fictional character | Miles "Tails" Prower <sidekick of> Sonic the Hedgehog | - |
| alternate universe counterpart | P11799 | Item | fictional entity: this fictional character/entity is an alternate universe counterpart of the subject | Rosalind Lutece <alternate universe counterpart> Robert Lutece | - |
Inspirations and References
[edit]| Titel | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fictional or mythical analog of | P1074 | Item | persons (or other entities) this character is supposed to represent | Nicolas Flamel <fictional or mythical analog of> Nicolas Flamel | - |
| inspired by | P941 | Item | artistic inspiration: persons (or other entities) that inspired this character | Simon Dedalus <inspired by> John Stanislaus Joyce | - |
| based on | P144 | Item | based on: fictional character this fictional character is derived from (for persons that inspired a certain character use inspired by (P941) | Alice <based on> Alice | derivative work |
Dates
[edit]| Titel | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| time index | P4895 | Quantity | time: for characters from fictional universes with own timelines, use a date property with value <unknown value> and qualifier time index (P4895) | Eorl <date of birth> <unknown value> <time index> 2.485 Third Age year | - |
Names
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Qualifiers
[edit]| Titel | ID | Data type | Description | Examples | Inverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| applies to work | P10663 | Item | used to restrict a statement to a certain narrative work | Maleficent <narrative role> protagonist <applies to work> Maleficent | - |
| time index | P4895 | Quantity | time: to indicate at what moment in a certain work (e.g. minute, chapter, fictional unit of time) a statement is true. | Engywook <present in work> The Neverending Story <time index> 5 chapter | - |
| statement is regarded as spoiler for | P7528 | Item | spoiler: as a qualifier to any claim to indicate that this could be a spoiler | The Narrator <said to be the same as> Narrator <statement is regarded as spoiler for> Fight Club | - |
| nature of statement | P5102 | Item | to indicate the nature of the statement. Special uses for statements about fictional entites:
| The Addams Family <named after> Charles Addams <nature of statement> out-of-universe perspective | - |
Queries
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- properties used on literary characters
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- properties used on animated characters
- properties used on comic characters
- properties used on mythical characters
- properties used on manga characters
- properties used on anime characters