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Hundreds of new articles are created each year on this wiki as the One Piece franchise continues to grow, sometimes at a rapid pace. This wiki is not complete and so we welcome the creation of new pages for subjects related to the franchise, both in and out of universe.

This page outlines what subjects should and should not receive articles of their own. Many subjects get their own articles, while others are aggregated on a single article.

Before Creating a Page

• You should only create a page if you have the information to fill it. Making pages with little or no content solely to have the page created is not acceptable. If you need time to build a page, you can create a draft page either as a user subpage or through our Forum.
  • If there is so little information about a subject that an article on it would be a stub, consider whether you can instead add this information as a subsection of an established page. For example, information on locations within an island can be kept on the island's page until it is determined that the location has enough information to warrant its own article.
• Please consult our Page Naming Guidelines while creating your page to ensure the name of your subject is in line with our style. In many instances, the subject you are thinking of already has a page under a name you are not familiar with, likely because you are using a flawed or localized translation (you can consult our Name Variants page to verify). If this is the case, you can still create a redirect page with the name you are familiar with, to help guide other users to the article.
• Consult our Spoiler Rules and ensure that the subject of your new article isn't from a chapter that isn't officially released yet. Until a chapter is officially released, no information from it is to be added on the wiki.

Pages That Should Be Created

This is intended to be a general guide, rather than an exhaustive list of everything we cover. We have many articles for subjects that are not explicitly listed here. If you know of a subject that isn't covered by this list or the next, don't be afraid to inquire of other editors about its suitability for wiki coverage.

• All official One Piece media, including:
  • Chapters and Volumes
  • Episodes (includes specials and recaps)
  • Movies
  • Spin-Offs (only official spin-offs)
  • One-Shots (includes Oda's works that predate One Piece, and official One Piece works by other mangaka)
  • Real-World places and events officially affiliated with the series.
• Characters (only named characters)
• Organizations, including pirate crews and all other named groups.
• Locations (start with the island first, then make pages for towns, settlements, and landmarks as more information becomes available)
• Ships and Vehicles (only named ones)
• Devil Fruits (only named Devil Fruits)
• Fighting Styles
• Weapons (only named weapons)
• Miscellanous objects and substances which are exclusive to the series.
• Sagas and Arcs (note: the wiki follows a well-defined structure of arcs within sagas. Do not alter or rename past arcs or sagas without discussion. Only create new arc pages when a new setting is clearly established; new saga pages should always be discussed first barring rare official confirmation.)
• General concepts and objects which are relevant to the One Piece world. See here for some examples.
• Plot devices and elements

Canon Considerations

Further information: Canon and Canon Guidelines

In general, these policies are not affected by whether the subject originates from a source regarded by the wiki as canon or non-canon. Subjects exclusive to non-canon sources like anime filler, video games, one-shots, and even spin-offs can and should receive their own articles, provided enough information is known about them and they are clearly original to the work (rather than being an adaptation or parody of a canon subject). However, these articles must make clear what media these subjects come from and be appropriately categorized as non-canon.

Pages That Should Not Be Created

• Subjects without a name or title from an official source.
• Animal Species: Each species in the series is covered in the Animal Species article and its subpages, which are split by story saga. The only exceptions are original species which are prevalent across the world, like Sea Kings.
• Real-world people affiliated with the series, except for Eiichiro Oda. This includes:
  • Voice actors, who are listed on dedicated pages for each anime adaptation.
  • Oda's editors, assistants, and other Shonen Jump/Shueisha employees.
  • Anime staff, the most prominent of which are listed here.
• Fan creations or works of any kind, even ones which are very famous in the community, as well as famous fans themselves like One Piece YouTubers. Only fan works which make it to official publications, Usopp Gallery Pirates being the most common, are mentioned here.
• Everyday objects and concepts that do not play a different role compared to the real world, nor have a particular impact on the plot or world of One Piece. E.G. we have an article on ships because of their prominent role in piracy and transportation in the series, but we do not have an article on fire, which behaves in the same way it does in the real world and is not regarded in any notable way in-universe.