Template:Bestiary

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Displays the Bestiary entry of a character using the name of the page. Should be transcluded at the end of the Trivia section on every page that deals with a character included in the Bestiary.

Usage

The template has two modes: one for a single bestiary entry, which will display a single bullet point, and one for multiple entries at once, which will display an entire subsection with a list of entries.

"Single" mode

All parameters are optional.

{{ bestiary | <name of the character> | alias = <name replacement> | article = <custom article> | plural = y (optional) }}

First unnamed parameter

Name of the character whose Bestiary entry is to be displayed. Defaults to the name of the page.

alias

Replacement of the character's name in the output text.

article

Article to use in front of the character's name. Defaults to "the". Set it to nothing to suppress display of an article altogether.

plural

This parameter is used by specific languages. Set to y if name of the character is plural.

"Multiple" mode

{{ bestiary | <name of character 1> | <name of character 2> | <name of character 3> (optional) | ... | <name of character n> (optional) | <name>-alias = <name replacement> }}

Unnamed parameters

Names of the characters whose entries are to be displayed. The order of the parameters determines the order in the output.

<name>-alias

Replacement of the character's name in the output text. <name> must be equal to the respective character's name as entered into the template.

Examples

Code	Result	Note
"Single" mode
{{bestiary}}	The Bestiary entry for the Blue Slime: "A simple, gelatinous creature that swallows anything and everything whole! It takes a long time to digest anything."	Basic usage on the Blue Slime page.
{{bestiary|Skeleton}}	The Bestiary entry for the Skeleton: "Who needs muscles, skin, or even eyeballs? Skeletons get by with just the bones on their back, just as deadly as more fleshy foes."	Display the entry of the Skeleton on any page.
{{bestiary|Plantera|article=}}	The Bestiary entry for Plantera: "A dormant, yet powerful floral guardian awoken by the fallout of Cthulhu's destroyed machinations. Its reach spans the entire jungle."	Remove the article in front of the name of the NPC.
{{bestiary|Doctor Zombie|alias=Halloween Zombies}}	The Bestiary entry for the Halloween Zombies: "Wearing costumes isn't fooling anyone; these zombies are clearly way too old to be trick or treating."	Display a name that is different from the actual quoted NPC.
{{bestiary|Xmas Zombie|alias=Christmas Zombies|article=}}	The Bestiary entry for Christmas Zombies: "Even zombies can celebrate the holidays. Their festive outfits are just right, but their holiday spirit could use some work."	Display a name that is different from the actual quoted NPC and remove the article.
"Multiple" mode
{{bestiary|Blue Slime|Skeleton|Plantera}}	Bestiary entries Blue Slime: "A simple, gelatinous creature that swallows anything and everything whole! It takes a long time to digest anything." Skeleton: "Who needs muscles, skin, or even eyeballs? Skeletons get by with just the bones on their back, just as deadly as more fleshy foes." Plantera: "A dormant, yet powerful floral guardian awoken by the fallout of Cthulhu's destroyed machinations. Its reach spans the entire jungle."	Basic usage of multiple parameters. The table of contents proves that this is a separate subsection.
{{bestiary|Skeleton|Doctor Zombie|Doctor Zombie-alias=Halloween Zombies}}	Bestiary entries Skeleton: "Who needs muscles, skin, or even eyeballs? Skeletons get by with just the bones on their back, just as deadly as more fleshy foes." Halloween Zombies: "Wearing costumes isn't fooling anyone; these zombies are clearly way too old to be trick or treating."	Show a name that is different from the actual quoted NPC.
{{bestiary|Xmas Zombie|Blue Slime|Xmas Zombie-alias=Christmas Zombies}}	Bestiary entries Christmas Zombies: "Even zombies can celebrate the holidays. Their festive outfits are just right, but their holiday spirit could use some work." Blue Slime: "A simple, gelatinous creature that swallows anything and everything whole! It takes a long time to digest anything."	Display a name that is different from the actual quoted NPC. The position of the -alias parameter within the template call does not matter.