This is a guideline on article naming, as well as how titles should be displayed, this wiki capitalizes its initial letters in order to be more “reader friendly”.
Names of clear DC Features, but are unnamed on-screen and behind the scenes, are guessed using conjecture.
Articles don't include their parentheses when displaying the title, this is made by adding {{DISPLAYTITLE:Title}} tag in source mode.
When there are 2 or more articles with exactly the same name, the priority order for choosing the article without parentheses is as follows
Character
Item/Weapon/Vehicle
Location
Species
Event
Movie/Series
Cast and Crew
Character[]
Character items are the most noticeable in-universe items, so to maximize their value in search tools, the codename are used above their actual name, e.g. Superman, instead of Kal-El.
The last or current codename must be used if a character has more than one, such as a character giving their mantle to someone else.
The most common name/derivative, e.g. Lex Luthor, instead of Alexander Luthor, Jr.
Titles or degrees, such as General, Agent, or Doctor, are used if they are part of a codename.
Event[]
Unless an official name is given for an event, below is a list of types to use for pages in given circumstances, courtesy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki. In creating a page for an event, make sure it's notable enough to warrant a page. A simple altercation is not worthy of a page, but a bigger-scale brawl might be more worth creating a page for, as it is a legitimate conflict.
Types[]
Ambush: An event centered around a conflict caused by a concealed enemy at a specific location.
Arrest: An event centered around the capture of an individual or group of individuals made by legal authorities.
Assassination: An event centered around the killing of a specific individual or group of individuals.
Attack: An event centered around the offensive against an individual or a specific location, that may or may not be able to retaliate.
Battle: An event centered around the fight between two different factions, being at least one of them a group rather than an individual.
Battle at is used when the fight happens inside a specific facility.
Battle for is used when the conflict is caused by a fight to take control of something other than the facility where it is fought.
Battle of is used when the fight happens in an open area, such as a borough, city, country or even planet.
Battle on is used when the fight happens on a specific vehicle, especially larger ships.
Bombing: An event centered around the destruction of a specific or different locations through a series of explosions.
Chase: An event centered around the pursuit with or without capture of a specific individual or group of individuals.
Destruction: An event centered around the complete destruction of a specific location.
Duel: An event centered around the fight between two individuals.
Escape: An event centered around the escape or breakout of a specific location.
Hijacking and Retaking: An event centered around the capture and subsequent reclaim of a vehicle by its rightful owner.
Infiltration: An event centered around the discreet entrance inside a specific location.
Kidnapping: An event centered around the seizure of an individual. It may include his rescue and/or escape.
Liberation: An event centered around the rescue of an individual or group of individuals in a specific location.
Massacre: An event centered around the massive killing of as many people as possible in a specific location.
Raid: An event centered around the obtention of a particular item or group of items from a specific location.
Rescue: An event centered around the liberation of a person or group deprived of freedom.
Sacking : An event centered around the destruction and massive killings in a specific location.
Skirmish: An event centered around a brief conflict in a specific location.
Below are a list of lesser used types of events, though they still may be applicable given the circumstance:
Assault
Blitz: A sudden attack on a location, typically swift and overwhelming.
Blockade: An event in which a particular area is cut off from any form of transport in or out.
Capture: An event in which a specific location is seized by a party.
Defense: The protection of a specific location, individual or item.
Evacuation: An event centered around clearing a specific location of individuals.
Invasion: An event centered around forcibly taking control of a specific location or area, typically by an army or large force.
Occupation: An event centered around taking possession of a specific location.
Retaking: An event centred around taking control of a specific location.
Siege: An event in which a specific area or location is blocked off from any and all outside communication, sans perhaps with those controlling the siege.
Subjugation: An event centered around having control taken forcibly by a party other than those in control.
Uprising: An event centered around the majority attempting to take control of a government or organization.
Movie[]
If the movie has no official name, placeholder titles, such as "Superhero (film)", can be used until a title reveal.
TV series[]
(TV series) callsign is used when the show title wasn't revealed and shares the name with in-universe media. For example, Peacemaker (TV series).
Cast/Crew[]
If there is a clear misspelling in the credits, it should be fixed in the page title.
If a crew member changes their name, the page and all its links must be renamed to the new name.
Images[]
We don't require strict formatting, but it's obviously more appropriate to give images a name like “Superman in the sky,” rather than “download”.
