Martin Mertens
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Martin Mertens is a recurring Adventure Time character known as Finn the Human’s selfish and unreliable father.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martin Mertens canonical | 4 |
| Finn Mertens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12913388 — 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: Martin Mertens Context triple: [Escape from the Citadel, featuresCharacter, Martin Mertens]
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A.
Michael Mertens
Michael Mertens is a member of the German industrial metal band Propaganda.
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B.
Michael Mertens
Michael Mertens is a writer known for his work on the character Dr. Mabuse.
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C.
Maximilian Merveldt
Maximilian Merveldt was an Austrian general and diplomat of the Napoleonic era, noted for his service in the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.
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D.
Joël Scherk
Joël Scherk was a French theoretical physicist known as one of the pioneers of string theory, contributing foundational ideas to its development in the 1970s.
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E.
Tim Mertens
Tim Mertens is a film editor best known for his work on the animated feature "Big Hero 6."
- 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: Martin Mertens Target entity description: Martin Mertens is a recurring Adventure Time character known as Finn the Human’s selfish and unreliable father.
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A.
Michael Mertens
Michael Mertens is a member of the German industrial metal band Propaganda.
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B.
Michael Mertens
Michael Mertens is a writer known for his work on the character Dr. Mabuse.
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C.
Maximilian Merveldt
Maximilian Merveldt was an Austrian general and diplomat of the Napoleonic era, noted for his service in the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.
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D.
Joël Scherk
Joël Scherk was a French theoretical physicist known as one of the pioneers of string theory, contributing foundational ideas to its development in the 1970s.
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E.
Tim Mertens
Tim Mertens is a film editor best known for his work on the animated feature "Big Hero 6."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adventure Time character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| alignment | selfish ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Adventure Time ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode |
Escape from the Citadel
ⓘ
linked to:
"Escape from the Citadel"
Islands ⓘ Min and Marty ⓘ The Visitor ⓘ |
| child | Finn the Human ⓘ |
| creator | Pendleton Ward ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
father of Finn the Human
ⓘ
husband of Minerva Campbell ⓘ partner of Minerva Campbell ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Escape from the Citadel
ⓘ
linked to:
"Escape from the Citadel"
|
| franchise |
Adventure Time franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Adventure Time
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| homeWorld | Founders’ Island ⓘ |
| medium | animated television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonistic parent ⓘ |
| network | Cartoon Network ⓘ |
| notableAction |
abandoned Finn as a baby
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betrayed Finn during escape from the Citadel ⓘ escaped the Citadel with Finn ⓘ fled Founders’ Island ⓘ imprisoned in the Citadel ⓘ |
| occupation |
con artist
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criminal ⓘ |
| origin | human islands ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cowardly
ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ self-centered ⓘ unreliable ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | estranged father of Finn the Human ⓘ |
| setting |
Citadel
ⓘ
Founders’ Island ⓘ Land of Ooo ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| spouse | Minerva Campbell ⓘ |
| universe |
Adventure Time universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Adventure Time
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martin Mertens Description of subject: Martin Mertens is a recurring Adventure Time character known as Finn the Human’s selfish and unreliable father.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
"Escape from the Citadel"
subject linked to:
the Citadel guardians
linked to: Martin Mertens