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This is a screenshot of a non-free copyrighted video or computer game, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the company or person that developed the game. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots

for identification and critical commentary on
- the computer or video game in question or
- the copyrighted character(s) or item(s) depicted on the screenshot in question
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law, as such display does not significantly impede the right of the copyright holder to sell the copyrighted material, is not being used to generate profit in this context, and presents ideas that cannot be exhibited otherwise. See Wikipedia:Non-free content.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

Note: This tag should not be used for screenshots of free software; use the license tag corresponding to the software's license instead, optionally alongside {{Free screenshot}}.

Non-free / fair use media rationale for List of minor characters in Xenosaga
Description	Screenshot from Xenosaga: Pied Piper with character artwork.
Source	Unknown; presumably uploader (and associated game, of course)
Article	List of minor characters in Xenosaga
Portion used	A single screenshot, which is trivial compared to the game as a whole, the actual product being sold.
Low resolution?	Web resolution.
Purpose of use	Identify a character from the game and show the artistic style.
Replaceable?	Irreplaceable. It's a copyrighted game; no free image is possible that is also correct for what the character actually looks like. No art has been released into the public domain to my knowledge.