Category talk:Fictional exorcists

Re: Parent categories
I believe that individual fictional exorcists can be demon or ghost hunters. However, as a whole, they should not be categorized as such, as they do not all "hunt" down demons and ghosts. Some exorcists may just respond to someone making a request of them, without doing any "hunting". They should be in both categories if they hunt down and exorcise demons/ghosts.

Additionally, not all exorcists are "paranormal investigators". This is also a case of "they should be in both categories". A priest who simply exorcises demons does not necessarily investigate why and how they are there. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 00:09, 13 January 2024 (UTC)


 * I should also add this applies in reverse too. Not all demon hunters use religious rites, so they are not all exorcists either. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 00:12, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I see what you mean, but as a general rule many if not most exorcist characters' primary role in fictional works is to combat evil spirits by removing them from possessed people or haunted houses, which is why I think the demon/ghost hunter categories are justified for them. AHI-3000 (talk) 00:38, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
 * "as a general rule many if not most exorcist characters" is the operative here. I think we need to have a higher threshhold than "many" for a general rule. Categories are supposed to capture defining features, so I think that the general rule should at minimum be "most if not all". Mason (talk) 19:13, 13 January 2024 (UTC)