Usage
[edit]The purpose of the {{Cast indicator}} template is to add a formatted cast list indicator and legend to film and television articles that include a cast list table.
Syntax
[edit]{{Cast indicator|type=|tense=|appeared=|media=|A|C|E|G|M|O|P|R|S|U|V|Y|color=}}
List indicators
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
- An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
- C indicates a cameo role.
- E indicates an appearance not included in the theatrical cut.
- G indicates a guest appearance in the season.
- M indicates an appearance in onscreen movie footage.
- MC indicates a motion-capture-only role.
- O indicates an older version of the character.
- P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
- R indicates a recurring role in the season.
- S indicates an appearance through use of special effects.
- U indicates an uncredited appearance.
- V indicates a voice-only role.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
Use {{ref|reference name|parameter name}} in the cast table, using the reference and parameter names provided below.
Parameters
[edit]All parameters are optional.
| Parameter | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage | Parameter name | Reference name | |
| Type | type | — | If |type=TV, The initial text changes to "This section includes main cast members, recurring characters, and notable guest stars"
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| Tense | tense | — | Either future tense "will appear" or past tense "have appeared". The default is "will appear or have appeared". |
| Appeared | appeared | — | Alternate text following the line "This section includes characters that will or have appeared in". The default is "more than two films in the series", this is the customizable text. |
| Media | media | — | Alternate text for "film" in the lines "the character was not in the film" and "more than two films in the series". |
| Archival footage | A | archive | Indicates an appearance through archival footage or sound |
| Cameo role | C | cameo | Indicates a cameo role |
| Extended cut | E | extend | Indicates an appearance not included in the theatrical cut of the film |
| Guest | G | guest | Indicates the actor made or will make a guest appearance in the season |
| Movie appearance | M | movie | Indicates a new appearance in onscreen movie footage |
| Motion capture | MC | mocap | Indicates a motion-capture-only role. |
| Older version | O | old | Indicates an additional role as an older version of the character |
| Photograph appearance | P | photo | Indicates a new appearance in onscreen photographs only |
| Recurring | R | recurring | Indicates the actor had or will have a recurring role for the season |
| Special effects | S | special | Indicates the character appears through use of special effects only |
| Uncredited | U | uncredited | Indicates an uncredited appearance |
| Voice-only role | V | voice | Indicates a voice-only role |
| Younger version | Y | young | Indicates an additional role as a younger version of the character |
| Colorized legend | color | — | Installs a color box legend based on colours used in a cast table that uses {{cMain}}, {{cRecurring}}, {{cGuest}} and {{cAlso starring}}. Include any combination of the following letters as the parameter value to show each respective cast position in the legend. For example, |color=gbp would include the first three below options.
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