Bad Wolf
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Bad Wolf is a recurring, reality-altering story arc in Doctor Who that links scattered clues across time and space to reveal Rose Tyler’s immense, time-infused power.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bad Wolf canonical | 8 |
| Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways two-part story | 1 |
| Bad Wolf Corporation | 1 |
| Bad Wolf Interface | 1 |
| Bad Wolf story arc | 1 |
| phrase "Bad Wolf" | 1 |
| the Bad Wolf Interface | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12951326 — 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: Bad Wolf Context triple: [Rose Tyler, storyArc, Bad Wolf]
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A.
Bad Wolf
Bad Wolf is a British television production company known for creating high-profile drama series such as the adaptation of Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials."
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B.
Dire Wolf
"Dire Wolf" is a folk-influenced, storytelling song by the Grateful Dead, notable for its darkly whimsical lyrics and appearance on their 1970 album Workingman's Dead.
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C.
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf is a 1947 American film noir mystery directed by Peter Godfrey, starring Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck in a suspenseful tale of deception and inheritance.
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D.
Crunch the Wolf
Crunch the Wolf is the energetic and acrobatic official mascot of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, known for entertaining fans with high-flying dunks and crowd interaction.
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E.
...And Out Come the Wolves
...And Out Come the Wolves is a 1995 punk rock album by Rancid that became one of the defining records of the 1990s punk revival.
- 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: Bad Wolf Target entity description: Bad Wolf is a recurring, reality-altering story arc in Doctor Who that links scattered clues across time and space to reveal Rose Tyler’s immense, time-infused power.
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A.
Bad Wolf
Bad Wolf is a British television production company known for creating high-profile drama series such as the adaptation of Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials."
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B.
Dire Wolf
"Dire Wolf" is a folk-influenced, storytelling song by the Grateful Dead, notable for its darkly whimsical lyrics and appearance on their 1970 album Workingman's Dead.
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C.
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf is a 1947 American film noir mystery directed by Peter Godfrey, starring Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck in a suspenseful tale of deception and inheritance.
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D.
Crunch the Wolf
Crunch the Wolf is the energetic and acrobatic official mascot of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, known for entertaining fans with high-flying dunks and crowd interaction.
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E.
...And Out Come the Wolves
...And Out Come the Wolves is a 1995 punk rock album by Rancid that became one of the defining records of the 1990s punk revival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who story arc
ⓘ
fictional concept ⓘ |
| ability |
alter reality
ⓘ
disintegrate Daleks ⓘ resurrect Jack Harkness ⓘ scatter messages through time and space ⓘ |
| appearsAsGraffiti | various locations on Earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| appearsOnBroadcast | Big Brother-style TV shows ⓘ |
| appearsOnObject |
TARDIS
ⓘ
bomb in World War II ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | The Doctor ⓘ |
| associatedWithIncarnationOfTheDoctor |
Ninth Doctor
ⓘ
Tenth Doctor ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Rose Tyler ⓘ |
| connects | scattered clues across time and space ⓘ |
| createdBy | Russell T Davies ⓘ |
| creates | immortal Jack Harkness ⓘ |
| creatorInUniverse |
Rose Tyler as Bad Wolf entity
ⓘ
linked to:
Rose Tyler
|
| culminatesInEpisode |
Bad Wolf
ⓘ
The Parting of the Ways ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInSeries | Doctor Who series 1 (2005) ⓘ |
| influencesCharacterArc |
Ninth Doctor
ⓘ
Rose Tyler ⓘ |
| languageForm |
phrase "Bad Wolf"
ⓘ
linked to:
Bad Wolf
|
| linkedToEvent | 200,100 Game Station events ⓘ |
| linkedToLocation | Satellite Five ⓘ |
| mentionedInEpisode |
Aliens of London
ⓘ
linked to:
"Aliens of London"
Dalek ⓘ
linked to:
Daleks
Father’s Day ⓘ
linked to:
Father's Day
The Doctor Dances ⓘ The Empty Child ⓘ The End of the World ⓘ The Long Game ⓘ The Unquiet Dead ⓘ World War Three ⓘ
linked to:
"World War Three"
|
| narrativeFunction |
reality-altering force
ⓘ
story arc ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Rose Tyler absorbing the Time Vortex
ⓘ
linked to:
Rose Tyler
|
| powerSource | Time Vortex ⓘ |
| productionEra |
Russell T Davies era of Doctor Who
ⓘ
linked to:
Russell T Davies
|
| relatedConcept |
Bad Wolf Bay
ⓘ
Time Vortex ⓘ |
| resolution | Time Vortex energy removed from Rose by the Doctor ⓘ |
| reveals | Rose Tyler’s time-infused power ⓘ |
| theme |
fate
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predestination paradox ⓘ time manipulation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bad Wolf Description of subject: Bad Wolf is a recurring, reality-altering story arc in Doctor Who that links scattered clues across time and space to reveal Rose Tyler’s immense, time-infused power.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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