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Due to varying authorship for the released materials, contradictions between sources can arise. In order to ensure that the ''MediEvil Wiki's'' articles don't contradict each other, a hierarchy of canonicity is set in place to decide which sources take precedence and which facts should be accepted as '''canon'''. | Due to varying authorship for the released materials, contradictions between sources can arise. In order to ensure that the ''MediEvil Wiki's'' articles don't contradict each other, a hierarchy of canonicity is set in place to decide which sources take precedence and which facts should be accepted as '''canon'''. | ||
==The hierarchy of canonicity== | ==The hierarchy of canonicity== | ||
*'''Tier 1''': Information originating from mainline ''MediEvil'' games and accompanying materials, with the latest entries taking precedence. | *'''Tier 1''': Information originating from [[:Category:Main series|mainline ''MediEvil'' games]] and accompanying materials, with the latest entries taking precedence. | ||
**''[[MediEvil (1998)]]'', ''[[MediEvil 2]]'', ''[[MediEvil (2019)]]'', [[:Category:manuals|manuals]]. | **e.g. ''[[MediEvil (1998)]]'', ''[[MediEvil 2]]'', ''[[MediEvil (2019)]]'', and their [[:Category:manuals|manuals]]. | ||
*'''Tier 2''': Information originating from officially licensed works (e.g. publications, media releases) with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team. | *'''Tier 2''': Information originating from officially licensed works (e.g. publications, media releases) with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team. | ||
**''[[MediEvil: The Game Prequel]]'' | **e.g. ''[[MediEvil: The Game Prequel]]'', [[:Category:official websites|official websites]], press releases. | ||
*'''Tier 3''': Information originating from non-official or non-licensed works with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team. | *'''Tier 3''': Information originating from non-official or non-licensed works with direct involvement from the games' creators or creative team. | ||
**Developer interviews, blogs, etc. | **e.g. [[:Category:Interviews|Developer interviews]], blogs, etc. | ||
*'''Tier 4''': Information originating from officially licensed works without direct involvement from the series' creators and/or creative team. | *'''Tier 4''': Information originating from officially licensed works without direct involvement from the series' creators and/or creative team. | ||
**''[[Medievil Times]]'', [[MediEvil booklet|''MediEvil'' booklet]], [[:Category:strategy guides|strategy guides]], etc. | **e.g. ''[[Medievil Times]]'', [[MediEvil booklet|''MediEvil'' booklet]], [[:Category:strategy guides|strategy guides]], etc. | ||
== | ==Apocrypha== | ||
On the ''MediEvil Wiki'', the word '''apocrypha''' refers to works outside of the accepted canon. | |||
===''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''=== | |||
''MediEvil: Resurrection'' is not considered a mainline ''MediEvil'' game on the ''MediEvil Wiki''. This is due to it having many storyline changes that are ultimately irreconcilable with the original game and its more faithful 2019 remake. Examples of such changes include the replacement of [[Morten the Earthworm]] with [[Al-Zalam]] and the introduction of the [[Anubis Stone]]. | |||
As such, information from ''MediEvil: Resurrection'' should be presented on articles as an incorrect, alternative history, as is done in the ''MediEvil'' comic: | |||
{{Quote|Some scholars offer an alternative tale of Dan's resurrection. Among other things they claim that when first reanimated, Dan had a cantankerous one-eyed 'genie' hanging out inside his skull. They suggest that the Hall of Heroes was some open-air Greek spa floating in the clouds... Pah! Preposterous! None of that makes any sense!|''An Introduction to MediEvil'' from ''MediEvil: The Game Prequel''}} | |||
On article pages whose subjects only exists in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'', it is fine to present them as fact, so long as the [[Template:Resurrection article|Resurrection article]] notice appears at the top of the page. | |||
[[Category:Policies]] | [[Category:Policies]] | ||