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; name =                : The real name of the person in question; in case of doubt, the true or correct civil name (e.g. "Anastasius Focht" was an assumed name of the man whose real name was Frederick Steiner; in this case, the "Name" would be Frederick Steiner and "othernames" would list his well-known alias). In some cases, a person may only be known under an assumed name; in this case, put "Unknown" into this field.
 
; name =                : The real name of the person in question; in case of doubt, the true or correct civil name (e.g. "Anastasius Focht" was an assumed name of the man whose real name was Frederick Steiner; in this case, the "Name" would be Frederick Steiner and "othernames" would list his well-known alias). In some cases, a person may only be known under an assumed name; in this case, put "Unknown" into this field.
 
; othernames =          : Known aliases or appellations for the person in question (redirect links should be in place).
 
; othernames =          : Known aliases or appellations for the person in question (redirect links should be in place).
; birthdate =          : Date of birth (with reference if possible); preferably in day/month/year format the year will do if the exact date is not known.
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; birthdate =          : Date of birth (with reference if possible), preferably in day/month/year format; the year will do if the exact date is not known.
 
; died =                : Date of death; same format as for birth date above.
 
; died =                : Date of death; same format as for birth date above.
 
; affiliation =        : The Great House(s), Clan(s) or faction(s) with whom the character is prominently associated.
 
; affiliation =        : The Great House(s), Clan(s) or faction(s) with whom the character is prominently associated.
; profession =          : The character's best-known profession or occupation (e.g. "General").
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; profession =          : The character's best-known profession(s), occupation(s) or role(s) in the BattleTech universe (e.g. "General").
; parents =            : The character's parents. (Separate with a <nowiki><br /></nowiki>)
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; parents =            : The character's parents.
; parents              : The character's siblings, if any; not applicable for [[trueborn]] sibkin except under unusual circumstances, in which case trueborn sibkin should be noted in parantheses and explained in the article text. (Separate with a <nowiki><br /></nowiki>)
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; parents              : The character's siblings, if any; not applicable for [[trueborn]] sibkin except under unusual circumstances, in which case trueborn sibkin should be noted in parantheses and explained in the article text.
; spouse =              : The character's spouse(s), if any. (Separate with a <nowiki><br /></nowiki> is applicable)
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; spouse =              : The character's spouse(s), if any.
 
; children =            : The character's offspring, if any. [[Trueborn]], cloned or otherwise bio-engineered offspring should be noted in parantheses and explained in the article text.
 
; children =            : The character's offspring, if any. [[Trueborn]], cloned or otherwise bio-engineered offspring should be noted in parantheses and explained in the article text.
 
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Usage instructions

Please mind that this template is meant only for fictional characters within the BattleTech universe. For articles about real persons who are relevant to BattleTech, use Template:InfoBoxRealPerson instead.

Copy and paste the following code into the top of the article, filling the appropriate fields. If a field is unknown, leave it blank.

{{InfoBoxCharacter
| image               = 
| name                = 
| birthdate           = 
| died                = 
| othernames          = 
| affiliation         = 
| profession          = 
| parents             = 
| siblings            = 
| spouse              = 
| children            = 
}}

Explanation

In the case of "name", the article name is inserted if no other information is given. All other entries except birth and death dates entries are optional, meaning that the respective row does not appear if the field is left blank.

image =
Image file link of the person in question. Use the format filename.extension without any wikicode (e.g. "battletech.jpg").
name =
The real name of the person in question; in case of doubt, the true or correct civil name (e.g. "Anastasius Focht" was an assumed name of the man whose real name was Frederick Steiner; in this case, the "Name" would be Frederick Steiner and "othernames" would list his well-known alias). In some cases, a person may only be known under an assumed name; in this case, put "Unknown" into this field.
othernames =
Known aliases or appellations for the person in question (redirect links should be in place).
birthdate =
Date of birth (with reference if possible), preferably in day/month/year format; the year will do if the exact date is not known.
died =
Date of death; same format as for birth date above.
affiliation =
The Great House(s), Clan(s) or faction(s) with whom the character is prominently associated.
profession =
The character's best-known profession(s), occupation(s) or role(s) in the BattleTech universe (e.g. "General").
parents =
The character's parents.
parents
The character's siblings, if any; not applicable for trueborn sibkin except under unusual circumstances, in which case trueborn sibkin should be noted in parantheses and explained in the article text.
spouse =
The character's spouse(s), if any.
children =
The character's offspring, if any. Trueborn, cloned or otherwise bio-engineered offspring should be noted in parantheses and explained in the article text.