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In fiction, '''canon''' is the material accepted as officially part of the story in an individual universe of that story. This policy describes the current system for determining what is canon on the ''MediEvil Wiki''. | |||
==The hierarchy of canonicity== | ==The hierarchy of canonicity== | ||
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. | |||
*'''Tier 1''': Information originating from [[:Category:Main series|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. | ||
**e.g. ''[[MediEvil (1998)]]'', ''[[MediEvil 2]]'', ''[[MediEvil (2019)]]'', and their [[:Category:manuals|manuals]]. | **e.g. ''[[MediEvil (1998)]]'', ''[[MediEvil 2]]'', ''[[MediEvil (2019)]]'', and their [[:Category:manuals|manuals]]. | ||