By default, this is not necessary, as it will automatically use the article title. When this is not desirable (e.g., where there is a (Disambiguation) tag in the article title), it can be manually specified.
|image=
break symbol in image syntax.
|franchise=
The franchise(s) that the species is featured within. For non-Sega franchises, this can refer to its franchise of origin.
|series=
The particular series of a franchise in which the species appears (e.g. Mario Kart of the Mario franchise).
|first appearance=
The first game, book, cartoon episode, comic issue, movie, etc. that the species has appeared in.
|latest_appearance=
The latest game (etc.) that the species has appeared in. This does not include upcoming games: the game must have been released before the infobox can be updated.
|latest_portrayal=
Who voiced (or otherwise portrayed) the species in the most recently released game (etc.).
|portrayed_by=
If only one person has portrayed the species, use this instead of "latest_portrayal".
|species_origin=
A real life subject that the species is based on or a member of.
|variant_of=
An older or more basic entity that the subject is based on
|variants=
An entity based on the subject
|relatives=
An entity with a variant-type relationship with the subject in which it's not clear who is the variant of which.
|comparable=
Similar entities that are not actually based on one another
|notable=
Notable members of a species, like a boss or specific character.
|collapsed=
Set to "true" to collapse the "variants", "relatives", "comparable", and "notable" lists when they are long.