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So just to clarify: These are literally the same characters, and not new versions of the same character (like the different Links in different Zelda games)?
Yes, both characters are the same throughout the timeline.
We don't have any rules. I'd prefer to keep such works separate, but the wiki in general tries to lump everything together, like how Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World share the subpages, despite the characters growing up and developing.
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You mean Four. Dont forgetvthe FGO version.
The Fate series is justified because there are different incarnations of the same servants. That's just how the Nasuverse works. As for the Zero example, you can merge him because the ZX Zero is still the same X Zero.
Edited by DivineFlame100
^^I don't count that Saber because FGO's in a different timeline from the FSN works.
Given how Servants are explicitly disconnected from time and are outside of all timelines... yeah, it's the same character in all iterations.
And don't forget the Learning with Manga version!!
You're not answering my question.
The answer is that there isn't really a protocol for that... or if there is, I'm not aware of it.
I've seen it done two ways, generally: either a different character entry is made for each work, focusing solely on tropes that occurred in that work.
Or: a single character entry is made for the story as a whole, with all the character tropes in one place.
Which is used seems to depend entirely on the preference of the person writing the page, as well as possibly the size of the work in question and the complexity of the character entry.
Edited by DarkHunter
Either way is fine and should be kept as-is unless the mods say otherwise.
Keet cleanup
What are the rules for characters who have multiple character profiles across different works set in the same timeline?
For example, Saber has three pages for her main timeline self: for the main visual novel, the direct sequel Fate/hollow ataraxia, and Fate/Zero, which takes place ten years before the VN.
On the other hand, Zero from Mega Man has two profiles: one for his appearance in Mega Man X, and one for Mega Man Zero, which takes place centuries after the X series.
Edited by JRads47