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This template is the primary infobox for character articles. It provides a standard layout for character stats, media links, and continuity data, with integrated support for automated genealogy trees via the Genealogy Extension.

Parameter Descriptions

Header & Display

title: The name displayed at the top. Defaults to the page name.
series / series 2 / series 3: Determines which series icons (e.g., RDM, TOS, CAP) appear in the header. Supports up to three icons for characters appearing across multiple continuities.
photo / photo 2: The filename of the character image(s).
caption / caption 2: The text displayed directly beneath the photo(s).
sortkey: Used for category alphabetization (e.g., Adama, William).
spoilers: Set to **Y** to wrap sensitive rows (Death, Last Appearance, etc.) in a collapsible spoiler toggle.

Biography

name: The character's common name.
- **Note:** If any Cylon flag (cylon, 5cylon, etc.) is set to **Y**, the label for this field automatically changes from **Name** to **Human Name**.
age: Approximate age of the character.
colony: The character's home colony (e.g., Caprica).
birthplace: Used if the character was born outside of the Twelve Colonies.
birthname: The full name given at birth.
birthdate: The visual display of their birth date in the infobox.
seen / pseen / seenref:
- seen: The page name of their first appearance.
- pseen: Piped text for the appearance link.
- seenref: Use this to provide a custom citation or override the link entirely.
lastseen / plastseen / lastseenref: Similar to above, but for the character's final appearance.
death: Circumstances of death. Wikify the episode title if applicable.
callsign: The pilot's tactical name (e.g., Starbuck).
nickname: Other casual names.

Relationships

parents / siblings / children: General lists for the infobox display.
step_parents: Visual display of step-parents.
marital status: Marital condition (Single, Married, Widowed).
familytree: Set to **Y** to add a "View" link that jumps to the article's #Family tree section.

Military & Professional

role: The character's primary job or function.
rank: Military rank (e.g., Commander).
serial: Colonial military serial number.
actor: The actor or actress who portrayed the character.

Cylon Toggles (Set to Y)

cylon: Character is a Re-imagined Series Cylon.
5cylon: Character is a member of the Final Five.
hcylon: Character is a Human/Cylon Hybrid (e.g., Hera Agathon).
mcylon: Character is an Original Series Cylon.

Related Media & Continuity

archives: Set to **Y** to link to a Gallery:Character Data.
media: The key for linking to external media collections.
sepcon / primecon: Set to **Y** to enable cross-continuity links.
sepcon title / primecon title: The exact page title for the character in the other continuity.

Genealogy Extension (Automated Trees)

These fields populate the database for {{#genealogy:tree}}.

gender: **M** or **F**. Required for icons.
parent 1 / parent 2: Exact page names of biological parents.
step_parent 1 / step_parent 2: Exact page names of step-parents.
spouse / spouse1 / spouse2 / spouse3: Exact page names of partners.
gen_birthdate: A clean date (e.g., 31 BCH) for use inside tree nodes.
debug: Set to **Y** to show the genealogy metadata strings at the bottom of the infobox for testing.

Comprehensive character infobox with Extension:Genealogy support and automated Cylon naming logic.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	`title`	Defaults to PAGENAME	Unknown	optional
Main Image	`photo`	no description	File	optional
Secondary Image	`photo 2`	no description	File	optional
Caption	`caption`	no description	Unknown	optional
Secondary Caption	`caption 2`	no description	Unknown	optional
Gender (M/F)	`gender`	M or F. Required for Genealogy.	Unknown	suggested
Genealogy Parent 1	`parent 1`	no description	Page name	optional
Genealogy Parent 2	`parent 2`	no description	Page name	optional
Genealogy Step-Parent 1	`step_parent 1`	no description	Page name	optional
Genealogy Step-Parent 2	`step_parent 2`	no description	Page name	optional
Genealogy Spouse	`spouse`	no description	Page name	optional
Genealogy Spouse 1	`spouse1`	no description	Page name	optional
Genealogy Spouse 2	`spouse2`	no description	Page name	optional
Genealogy Spouse 3	`spouse3`	no description	Page name	optional
Genealogy Birth Date	`gen_birthdate`	Clean date for tree nodes.	Unknown	optional
Age	`age`	no description	Unknown	optional
Colony	`colony`	no description	Unknown	optional
Birth Place	`birthplace`	no description	Unknown	optional
Birth Name	`birthname`	no description	Unknown	optional
Visual Birth Date	`birthdate`	no description	Unknown	optional
Callsign	`callsign`	no description	Unknown	optional
Nickname	`nickname`	no description	Unknown	optional
First Appearance	`seen`	no description	Page name	optional
First Appearance Piped Link	`pseen`	no description	Unknown	optional
First Appearance Custom Ref	`seenref`	no description	Unknown	optional
Last Appearance	`lastseen`	no description	Page name	optional
Last Appearance Piped Link	`plastseen`	no description	Unknown	optional
Last Appearance Custom Ref	`lastseenref`	no description	Unknown	optional
Death	`death`	no description	Unknown	optional
Visual Parents List	`parents`	no description	Unknown	optional
Visual Step-Parents List	`step_parents`	no description	Unknown	optional
Siblings	`siblings`	no description	Unknown	optional
Children	`children`	no description	Unknown	optional
Marital Status	`marital status`	no description	Unknown	optional
Show Family Tree Link	`familytree`	Set to Y to link to #Family tree	Unknown	optional
Role/Occupation	`role`	no description	Unknown	optional
Rank	`rank`	no description	Unknown	optional
Serial Number	`serial`	no description	Unknown	optional
Portrayed by	`actor`	no description	Unknown	optional
Cylon (Y/N)	`cylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
Final Five (Y/N)	`5cylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
Hybrid (Y/N)	`hcylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
Original Series Cylon (Y/N)	`mcylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
Separate Continuity Link	`sepcon`	no description	Unknown	optional
SepCon Page Title	`sepcon title`	no description	Page name	optional
Primary Continuity Link	`primecon`	no description	Unknown	optional
PrimeCon Page Title	`primecon title`	no description	Page name	optional
Primary Series Icon	`series`	no description	Unknown	optional
Secondary Series Icon	`series 2`	no description	Unknown	optional
Tertiary Series Icon	`series 3`	no description	Unknown	optional
Gallery Link (Y/N)	`archives`	no description	Unknown	optional
External Media Key	`media`	no description	Unknown	optional
Category Sort Key	`sortkey`	no description	Unknown	optional
Enable Spoiler Toggle	`spoilers`	Set to Y to hide sensitive rows.	Unknown	optional
Debug Genealogy	`debug`	Set to Y to show metadata for testing.	Unknown	optional

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-<includeonly>{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5"
+<includeonly>{{#if:{{{gender|}}}|{{#genealogy:person|gender={{{gender}}}}}}}
-|-
-| colspan="2" style="display:none;" |
-{{#if:{{{gender|}}}|{{#genealogy:person|gender={{{gender}}}}}}}
 {{#if:{{{gen_birthdate|{{{birthdate|}}}}}}|{{#genealogy:description|{{{gen_birthdate|{{{birthdate}}}}}}}}}}
 {{#if:{{{spouse|}}}|{{#genealogy:partner|{{{spouse}}}}}}}
@@ Line 12: / Line 9: @@
 {{#if:{{{step_parent 1|}}}|{{#genealogy:step_parent|{{{step_parent 1}}}}}}}
 {{#if:{{{step_parent 2|}}}|{{#genealogy:step_parent|{{{step_parent 2}}}}}}}
+{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5"
 |- class="infoboxheader"
-| colspan="2"|
+| colspan="2" |
-{|
+{| style="background:transparent; width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
-|- style="text-align: left; font-size: larger;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
+|- style="text-align: left; font-size: larger;"
 | width="27" | {{Series Icon|series={{{series|}}}}}
 | width="{{#if:{{{series 2|}}}|27|0}}" | {{#if:{{{series 2|}}}|{{Series Icon|series={{{series 2|}}}}}|}}
 | width="{{#if:{{{series 3|}}}|27|0}}" | {{#if:{{{series 3|}}}|{{Series Icon|series={{{series 3|}}}}}|}}
-| style="text-align: center;" width="95%" | '''{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}'''
+| style="text-align: center;" | '''{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}'''
 |}
 |-
-|- class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{photo|}}}|Y|}}"
+{{#if:{{{photo|}}}|
-| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:{{{photo|}}}|300px|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}]] {{#if:{{{caption|}}}|<br/> {{{caption|}}}|}}
+{{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} [[File:{{{photo}}}|300px|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}]] {{#if:{{{caption|}}}|<br/> {{{caption}}}|}}
-|- {{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|class="hiddenStructure{{void}}"}}
-| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <span class="mw-customtoggle-infobox" style="color: var(--color-link);">[show/hide spoilers]</span><br/><small>Spoilers hidden in infobox by default only.</small>
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{name|}}}|Y|}}"
-| style="white-space: nowrap;" |
-{{#switch:{{{cylon}}}
-| Y | y | Yes | yes = '''Human Name'''
-| #default='''Name'''
 }}
-| {{{name}}}
+|- {{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{age|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{age|}}}|Y|}}"
+| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <span class="mw-customtoggle-infobox" style="color: var(--color-link); cursor: pointer;">[show/hide spoilers]</span><br/><small>Spoilers hidden in infobox by default.</small>
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
+{{#if:{{{name|}}}|
+{{!}} style="white-space: nowrap;" {{!}} {{#if:{{#switch:{{{cylon|}}}|Y|y|Yes|yes=1}}{{#switch:{{{5cylon|}}}|Y|y|Yes|yes=1}}{{#switch:{{{hcylon|}}}|Y|y|Yes|yes=1}}{{#switch:{{{mcylon|}}}|Y|y|Yes|yes=1}}|'''Human Name'''|'''Name'''}}
+{{!}} {{{name}}}
+}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{age|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Age'''
 | {{{age}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{colony|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{colony|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{colony|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Colony'''
 | {{{colony}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{birthplace|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{birthplace|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{birthplace|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
-| '''Birth place'''
+| '''Birthplace'''
 | {{{birthplace}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{birthname|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{birthname|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Birth Name'''
 | {{{birthname}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{birthdate|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{birthdate|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Birth Date'''
 | {{{birthdate}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{callsign|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{callsign|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Callsign'''
 | {{{callsign}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{nickname|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{nickname|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Nickname'''
 | {{{nickname}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{seen|}}}{{{seenref|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{seen|}}}{{{seenref|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Introduced'''
-| {{#if:{{{seenref|}}}|{{{seenref|}}}|{{#if:{{{pseen|}}}|[[{{{seen}}}|{{{pseen}}}]]|[[{{{seen}}}]]}}}}
+| {{#if:{{{seenref|}}}|{{{seenref}}}|{{#if:{{{pseen|}}}|[[{{{seen}}}|{{{pseen}}}]]|[[{{{seen}}}]]}}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{lastseen|}}}{{{lastseenref|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{lastseen|}}}{{{lastseenref|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{lastseen|}}}{{{lastseenref|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
-| '''Last Known Appearance'''
+| '''Last Appearance'''
-| {{#if:{{{lastseenref|}}}|{{{lastseenref|}}}|{{#if:{{{plastseen|}}}|[[{{{lastseen}}}|{{{plastseen}}}]]|[[{{{lastseen}}}]]}}}}
+| {{#if:{{{lastseenref|}}}|{{{lastseenref}}}|{{#if:{{{plastseen|}}}|[[{{{lastseen}}}|{{{plastseen}}}]]|[[{{{lastseen}}}]]}}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{death|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{death|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{death|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Death'''
 | {{{death}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{parents|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{parents|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Parents'''
 | {{{parents}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{step_parents|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{step_parents|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Step-Parents'''
 | {{{step_parents}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{siblings|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{siblings|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Siblings'''
 | {{{siblings}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{children|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{children|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{children|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Children'''
 | {{{children}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{marital status|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{marital status|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{marital status|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Marital Status'''
 | {{{marital status}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{familytree|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{familytree|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Family Tree'''
 | [[#Family tree|View]]
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{role|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{role|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{role|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Role'''
 | {{{role}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{rank|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{rank|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{rank|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Rank'''
 | {{{rank}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{serial|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{serial|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | '''Serial Number'''
 | {{{serial}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{actor|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{actor|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Portrayed by'''
-| style="white-space: nowrap;" | {{{actor}}}
+| {{{actor}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" {{#if:{{{cylon|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{cylon|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" {{#if:{{{cylon|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
 | colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]]
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" {{#if:{{{5cylon|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{5cylon|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" {{#if:{{{5cylon|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed|}}"|style="display:none;"}}
 | colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Final Five]] [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]]
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{hcylon|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" {{#if:{{{hcylon|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Humanoid_Cylon#Human.2FCylon_Hybrids|Human/Cylon Hybrid]]
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{mcylon|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" {{#if:{{{mcylon|}}}||style="display:none;"}}
 | colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is an Original Series Cylon
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{archives|}}}{{{media|}}}|Y|}}"
+|-
-! class="infoboxheader" colspan="2" | Related Media
+{{#if:{{{archives|}}}{{{media|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{archives|}}}{{{media|}}}|Y|}}"
+! class="infoboxheader" colspan="2" {{!}} Related Media
-| {{#if:{{{media|}}}||colspan="2"}} style="white-space: nowrap;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{archives|}}}|Y|}}" | {{#if:{{{archives|}}}|[[Gallery:{{PAGENAME}}|Photo Gallery]]}}
+}}
-| {{#if:{{{archives|}}}||colspan="2"}} style="white-space: nowrap;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{media|}}}|Y|}}" | {{#if:{{{media|}}}|[[md:{{{media|}}}|@ BW Media]]}}
+|- style="text-align: center;"
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}{{{primecon|}}}|Y|}}"
+{{#if:{{{archives|}}}|{{!}} {{#if:{{{media|}}}||colspan="2"}} {{!}} [[Gallery:{{PAGENAME}}|Photo Gallery]] }}
-! class="infoboxheader" colspan="2" | Additional Information
+{{#if:{{{media|}}}|{{!}} {{#if:{{{archives|}}}||colspan="2"}} {{!}} [[md:{{{media}}}|@ BW Media]] }}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}|Y|}}"
+|-
-| colspan="2" | {{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}|[[{{{sepcon title|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} {{#if:{{{series|}}}|({{{series|}}} alternate)|(alternate)}}}}}|{{#if:{{{sepcon title|}}}|{{#explode:{{{sepcon title}}}|(|0}}|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}} in the separate continuity]]}}
+{{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}{{{primecon|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{primecon|}}}|Y|}}"
+! class="infoboxheader" colspan="2" {{!}} Additional Information
-| colspan="2" | {{#if:{{{primecon|}}}|[[{{{primecon title|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} {{#if:{{{series|}}}|({{{series|}}})|}}}}}|{{#if:{{{primecon title|}}}|{{#explode:{{{primecon title}}}|(|0}}|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}} in the primary continuity]]}}
+}}
-|- class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{photo 2|}}}|Y|}}"
+|- style="text-align: center;"
-| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:{{{photo 2|}}}|300px|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}]] {{#if:{{{caption 2|}}}|<br/> {{{caption 2|}}}|}}
+{{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}|
-|- class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{debug|}}}|Y|}}"
+{{!}} colspan="2" {{!}} [[{{{sepcon title|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} {{#if:{{{series|}}}|({{{series|}}} alternate)|(alternate)}}}}}|{{#if:{{{sepcon title|}}}|{{#explode:{{{sepcon title}}}|(|0}}|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}} in the separate continuity]]
-| colspan="2" style="font-size: 0.8em; background: #fee; border: 1px solid #faa; padding: 5px;" | '''Genealogy Debug:'''<br/>Partners: {{#genealogy:partners}}<br/>Children: {{#genealogy:children}}
+}}
+|- style="text-align: center;"
+{{#if:{{{primecon|}}}|
+{{!}} colspan="2" {{!}} [[{{{primecon title|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} {{#if:{{{series|}}}|({{{series|}}})|}}}}}|{{#if:{{{primecon title|}}}|{{#explode:{{{primecon title}}}|(|0}}|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}} in the primary continuity]]
+}}
+|-
+{{#if:{{{photo 2|}}}|
+{{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{!}} [[File:{{{photo 2}}}|300px|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}]] {{#if:{{{caption 2|}}}|<br/> {{{caption 2}}}|}}
+}}
+|-
+{{#if:{{{debug|}}}|
+{{!}} colspan="2" style="font-size: 0.8em; background: #fee; border: 1px solid #faa; padding: 5px;" {{!}} '''Genealogy Debug:'''<br/>Partners: {{#genealogy:partners}}<br/>Children: {{#genealogy:children}}
+}}
 |}{{#if:{{{sortkey|}}}|{{DEFAULTSORT:{{{sortkey}}}}}}}</includeonly><noinclude>
+{{Documentation}}
 = Documentation =
-This template is the primary infobox for character articles. It provides a standard layout for character stats, media links, and continuity data, with integrated support for automated genealogy trees.
+This template is the primary infobox for character articles. It provides a standard layout for character stats, media links, and continuity data, with integrated support for automated genealogy trees via the [[Extension:Genealogy|Genealogy Extension]].
 == Parameter Descriptions ==
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 === Header & Display ===
 * '''title''': The name displayed at the top. Defaults to the page name.
-* '''series / series 2 / series 3''': Determines which series icons (e.g., RDM, TOS, CAP) appear in the header.
+* '''series / series 2 / series 3''': Determines which series icons (e.g., RDM, TOS, CAP) appear in the header. Supports up to three icons for characters appearing across multiple continuities.
 * '''photo / photo 2''': The filename of the character image(s).
 * '''caption / caption 2''': The text displayed directly beneath the photo(s).
 * '''sortkey''': Used for category alphabetization (e.g., <code>Adama, William</code>).
+* '''spoilers''': Set to **Y** to wrap sensitive rows (Death, Last Appearance, etc.) in a collapsible spoiler toggle.
 === Biography ===
-* '''name''': For Cylons, this is their human alias (e.g., <code>Sharon Valerii</code>).
+* '''name''': The character's common name.
+** **Note:** If any Cylon flag (<code>cylon</code>, <code>5cylon</code>, etc.) is set to **Y**, the label for this field automatically changes from **Name** to **Human Name**.
 * '''age''': Approximate age of the character.
 * '''colony''': The character's home colony (e.g., <code>Caprica</code>).
 * '''birthplace''': Used if the character was born outside of the Twelve Colonies.
 * '''birthname''': The full name given at birth.
-* '''birthdate''': The visual display of their birth date.
+* '''birthdate''': The visual display of their birth date in the infobox.
+* '''seen / pseen / seenref''':
+** <code>seen</code>: The page name of their first appearance.
+** <code>pseen</code>: Piped text for the appearance link.
+** <code>seenref</code>: Use this to provide a custom citation or override the link entirely.
+* '''lastseen / plastseen / lastseenref''': Similar to above, but for the character's final appearance.
 * '''death''': Circumstances of death. Wikify the episode title if applicable.
 * '''callsign''': The pilot's tactical name (e.g., <code>Starbuck</code>).
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 === Relationships ===
-* '''parents / siblings / children''': General lists for the infobox. These allow wikilinks, line breaks, and notes (e.g., <code>†</code>).
+* '''parents / siblings / children''': General lists for the infobox display.
-* '''step_parents''': Visual display of step-parents in the infobox (supports wikilinks and line breaks).
+* '''step_parents''': Visual display of step-parents.
 * '''marital status''': Marital condition (Single, Married, Widowed).
-* '''familytree''': Set to '''Y''' to add a "View" link that jumps to the article's <code>#Family tree</code> section.
+* '''familytree''': Set to **Y** to add a "View" link that jumps to the article's <code>#Family tree</code> section.
 === Military & Professional ===
-* '''role''': The character's primary job or function in the story.
+* '''role''': The character's primary job or function.
 * '''rank''': Military rank (e.g., <code>Commander</code>).
 * '''serial''': Colonial military serial number.
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 * '''mcylon''': Character is an Original Series Cylon.
-=== Related Media ===
+=== Related Media & Continuity ===
-* '''archives''': Set to '''Y''' to link to a <code>Gallery:{{PAGENAME}}</code> photo gallery.
+* '''archives''': Set to **Y** to link to a <code>Gallery:{{PAGENAME}}</code>.
-* '''media''': The key for linking to external media collections (e.g., <code>willie-adama</code>).
+* '''media''': The key for linking to external media collections.
+* '''sepcon / primecon''': Set to **Y** to enable cross-continuity links.
-=== Continuity Support ===
-* '''sepcon / primecon''': Set to '''Y''' to enable cross-continuity links.
 * '''sepcon title / primecon title''': The exact page title for the character in the other continuity.
 === Genealogy Extension (Automated Trees) ===
-These fields are invisible in the infobox but populate the database for <code><nowiki>{{#genealogy:tree ...}}</nowiki></code>.
+These fields populate the database for <code><nowiki>{{#genealogy:tree}}</nowiki></code>.
-* '''gender''': '''M''' or '''F'''. Critical for tree logic and icons.
+* '''gender''': **M** or **F**. Required for icons.
-* '''parent 1 / parent 2''': Exact page name of biological parents.
+* '''parent 1 / parent 2''': Exact page names of biological parents.
-* '''step_parent 1 / step_parent 2''': Exact page name of step-parents. These will be shown with dotted lines in genealogy trees.
+* '''step_parent 1 / step_parent 2''': Exact page names of step-parents.
-* '''spouse''': Exact page name of a partner for marriage lines.
+* '''spouse / spouse1 / spouse2 / spouse3''': Exact page names of partners.
-* '''gen_birthdate''': A clean year/date (e.g., <code>31 BCH</code>) to appear inside tree nodes.
+* '''gen_birthdate''': A clean date (e.g., <code>31 BCH</code>) for use inside tree nodes.
+* '''debug''': Set to **Y** to show the genealogy metadata strings at the bottom of the infobox for testing.
-== Examples ==
-=== Basic Character ===
-<pre>
-{{Character Data
-| series     = TOS
-| photo      = Apollo.jpg
-| gender     = M
-| parent 1   = Adama (TOS)
-| parent 2   = Ila
-| spouse     = Serina
-| rank       = Captain
-| actor      = [[Richard Hatch]]
-}}
-</pre>
-=== Character with Step-Parent ===
-<pre>
-{{Character Data
-| series       = TOS
-| photo        = Boxey.jpg
-| gender       = M
-| parent 1     = Serina
-| step_parent 1 = Apollo (TOS)
-| step_parents = [[Apollo (TOS)]] (stepfather)
-}}
-</pre>
 <templatedata>
 {
 	"params": {
-		"title": {},
+		"title": { "label": "Title", "description": "Defaults to PAGENAME" },
-		"photo": { "type": "wiki-file-name" },
+		"photo": { "type": "wiki-file-name", "label": "Main Image" },
-		"photo 2": { "type": "wiki-file-name" },
+		"photo 2": { "type": "wiki-file-name", "label": "Secondary Image" },
-		"caption": {},
+		"caption": { "label": "Caption" },
-		"caption 2": {},
+		"caption 2": { "label": "Secondary Caption" },
 		"gender": { "label": "Gender (M/F)", "description": "M or F. Required for Genealogy.", "suggested": true },
-		"parent 1": { "label": "Genealogy Parent 1", "description": "Exact page name of biological parent." },
+		"parent 1": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "Genealogy Parent 1" },
-		"parent 2": { "label": "Genealogy Parent 2", "description": "Exact page name of biological parent." },
+		"parent 2": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "Genealogy Parent 2" },
-		"step_parent 1": { "label": "Genealogy Step-Parent 1", "description": "Exact page name of step-parent. Will show as dotted line in tree." },
+		"step_parent 1": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "Genealogy Step-Parent 1" },
-		"step_parent 2": { "label": "Genealogy Step-Parent 2", "description": "Exact page name of step-parent. Will show as dotted line in tree." },
+		"step_parent 2": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "Genealogy Step-Parent 2" },
-		"spouse": { "label": "Genealogy Spouse", "description": "Exact page name." },
+		"spouse": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "Genealogy Spouse" },
-		"gen_birthdate": { "label": "Clean Birth Date" },
+		"spouse1": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "Genealogy Spouse 1" },
-		"age": {},
+		"spouse2": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "Genealogy Spouse 2" },
-		"colony": {},
+		"spouse3": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "Genealogy Spouse 3" },
-		"birthplace": {},
+		"gen_birthdate": { "label": "Genealogy Birth Date", "description": "Clean date for tree nodes." },
-		"birthname": {},
+		"age": { "label": "Age" },
+		"colony": { "label": "Colony" },
+		"birthplace": { "label": "Birth Place" },
+		"birthname": { "label": "Birth Name" },
 		"birthdate": { "label": "Visual Birth Date" },
-		"callsign": {},
+		"callsign": { "label": "Callsign" },
-		"nickname": {},
+		"nickname": { "label": "Nickname" },
-		"seen": {},
+		"seen": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "First Appearance" },
-		"pseen": {},
+		"pseen": { "label": "First Appearance Piped Link" },
-		"lastseen": {},
+		"seenref": { "label": "First Appearance Custom Ref" },
-		"death": {},
+		"lastseen": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "Last Appearance" },
+		"plastseen": { "label": "Last Appearance Piped Link" },
+		"lastseenref": { "label": "Last Appearance Custom Ref" },
+		"death": { "label": "Death" },
 		"parents": { "label": "Visual Parents List" },
-		"step_parents": { "label": "Visual Step-Parents List", "description": "Display text for step-parents in infobox (supports wikilinks)" },
+		"step_parents": { "label": "Visual Step-Parents List" },
-		"siblings": {},
+		"siblings": { "label": "Siblings" },
-		"children": {},
+		"children": { "label": "Children" },
-		"marital status": {},
+		"marital status": { "label": "Marital Status" },
-		"familytree": { "label": "Show 'View' Link (Y)" },
+		"familytree": { "label": "Show Family Tree Link", "description": "Set to Y to link to #Family tree" },
-		"role": {},
+		"role": { "label": "Role/Occupation" },
-		"rank": {},
+		"rank": { "label": "Rank" },
-		"serial": {},
+		"serial": { "label": "Serial Number" },
-		"actor": {},
+		"actor": { "label": "Portrayed by" },
-		"cylon": {},
+		"cylon": { "label": "Cylon (Y/N)" },
-		"5cylon": {},
+		"5cylon": { "label": "Final Five (Y/N)" },
-		"hcylon": {},
+		"hcylon": { "label": "Hybrid (Y/N)" },
-		"mcylon": {},
+		"mcylon": { "label": "Original Series Cylon (Y/N)" },
-		"sepcon": {},
+		"sepcon": { "label": "Separate Continuity Link" },
-		"primecon": {},
+		"sepcon title": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "SepCon Page Title" },
-		"series": {},
+		"primecon": { "label": "Primary Continuity Link" },
-		"archives": { "label": "Photo Gallery (Y)" },
+		"primecon title": { "type": "wiki-page-name", "label": "PrimeCon Page Title" },
-		"media": { "label": "Media Key" },
+		"series": { "label": "Primary Series Icon" },
-		"sortkey": {},
+		"series 2": { "label": "Secondary Series Icon" },
-		"spoilers": { "description": "Set to Y to hide spoiler rows." }
+		"series 3": { "label": "Tertiary Series Icon" },
+		"archives": { "label": "Gallery Link (Y/N)" },
+		"media": { "label": "External Media Key" },
+		"sortkey": { "label": "Category Sort Key" },
+		"spoilers": { "label": "Enable Spoiler Toggle", "description": "Set to Y to hide sensitive rows." },
+		"debug": { "label": "Debug Genealogy", "description": "Set to Y to show metadata for testing." }
 	},
-	"description": "Comprehensive character infobox with Extension:Genealogy support, including step-relationship tracking."
+	"description": "Comprehensive character infobox with Extension:Genealogy support and automated Cylon naming logic."
 }
 </templatedata>
 </noinclude>