Terry Silver
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Terry Silver is a manipulative and wealthy villain in The Karate Kid franchise, known for orchestrating schemes against Daniel LaRusso and supporting the Cobra Kai dojo.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terry Silver canonical | 10 |
| Terry Silver;Cobra Kai | 1 |
| Terry Silver;The Karate Kid Part III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12916815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terry Silver Context triple: [The Karate Kid Part III, featuresCharacter, Terry Silver]
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A.
Daisuke Aramaki
Daisuke Aramaki is the stern, tactical chief of Public Security Section 9 in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, serving as the commanding officer and strategist behind the elite cybercrime unit.
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B.
Kaneda
Kaneda is a fictional astronaut and the captain of the spacecraft Icarus II in the science fiction film "Sunshine."
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C.
Ryo Sakazaki
Ryo Sakazaki is a fictional Japanese martial artist and main protagonist of SNK’s Art of Fighting series, known for his Kyokugenryu Karate style and appearances in The King of Fighters games.
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D.
Nagato
Nagato was a famous Japanese battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for serving as Admiral Yamamoto’s flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later participating in major World War II engagements.
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E.
Shinya
Shinya is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terry Silver Target entity description: Terry Silver is a manipulative and wealthy villain in The Karate Kid franchise, known for orchestrating schemes against Daniel LaRusso and supporting the Cobra Kai dojo.
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A.
Daisuke Aramaki
Daisuke Aramaki is the stern, tactical chief of Public Security Section 9 in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, serving as the commanding officer and strategist behind the elite cybercrime unit.
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B.
Kaneda
Kaneda is a fictional astronaut and the captain of the spacecraft Icarus II in the science fiction film "Sunshine."
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C.
Ryo Sakazaki
Ryo Sakazaki is a fictional Japanese martial artist and main protagonist of SNK’s Art of Fighting series, known for his Kyokugenryu Karate style and appearances in The King of Fighters games.
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D.
Nagato
Nagato was a famous Japanese battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for serving as Admiral Yamamoto’s flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later participating in major World War II engagements.
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E.
Shinya
Shinya is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Karate Kid franchise
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fictional character ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| affiliation | Cobra Kai dojo ⓘ |
| allyOf | John Kreese ⓘ |
| antagonistIn |
Cobra Kai Season 4
ⓘ
linked to:
Cobra Kai
Cobra Kai Season 5 ⓘ
linked to:
Cobra Kai
The Karate Kid Part III ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Daniel LaRusso ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Cobra Kai
ⓘ
The Karate Kid Part III ⓘ |
| betrays | John Kreese ⓘ |
| businessOwnership | Dynatox Industries ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Cobra Kai (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cobra Kai
The Karate Kid film series ⓘ
linked to:
The Karate Kid franchise
|
| createdBy | Robert Mark Kamen ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Chozen Toguchi
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Daniel LaRusso ⓘ Johnny Lawrence ⓘ Mr. Miyagi ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Karate Kid Part III ⓘ |
| franchise | The Karate Kid ⓘ |
| friendOf | John Kreese ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
to defeat Daniel LaRusso
ⓘ
to dominate the All Valley Karate Tournament ⓘ to restore and spread Cobra Kai philosophy ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
John Kreese (early in timeline)
ⓘ
linked to:
John Kreese
|
| motto | No mercy ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
funding and expanding Cobra Kai
ⓘ
manipulating Daniel LaRusso ⓘ orchestrating revenge schemes for John Kreese ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
karate sensei ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
manipulative
ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Thomas Ian Griffith ⓘ |
| streamingSeries | Cobra Kai ⓘ |
| supports | Cobra Kai dojo ⓘ |
| teachesStyle | Cobra Kai karate ⓘ |
| trainedBy | Kim Sun-Yung (in-universe lore) ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
deception
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financial influence ⓘ psychological manipulation ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terry Silver Description of subject: Terry Silver is a manipulative and wealthy villain in The Karate Kid franchise, known for orchestrating schemes against Daniel LaRusso and supporting the Cobra Kai dojo.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Terry Silver
linked to: Terry Silver