James Gordon Jr. in The Dark Knight
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James Gordon Jr. in *The Dark Knight* is the young son of Gotham City police lieutenant James Gordon, serving as a symbol of Gordon’s personal stakes and moral struggle amid the city’s escalating chaos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Gordon Jr. in The Dark Knight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: James Gordon Jr. in The Dark Knight Context triple: [Nathan Gamble, portrayed, James Gordon Jr. in The Dark Knight]
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A.
Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight
Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight is a powerful Gotham City mob boss who becomes a key figure in the criminal underworld’s clash with Batman and the rise of Harvey Dent as Two-Face.
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B.
James Gordon
James Gordon is Gotham City's principled police commissioner and a key ally of Batman in the fight against crime and corruption.
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C.
Jim Gordon
Jim Gordon was an American session drummer and songwriter renowned for his work with numerous rock artists in the 1960s and 1970s, including contributions to landmark recordings like Derek and the Dominos' "Layla."
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D.
Steve “Commissioner Gordon” Carroll
Steve “Commissioner Gordon” Carroll is a hip-hop music producer best known for his work on major rap projects such as *The Firm: The Album*.
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E.
Phillip Stryver in The Dark Knight Rises
Phillip Stryver is a corrupt executive at Wayne Enterprises who serves as a key accomplice to Bane and Daggett in their plot to seize control of Gotham in The Dark Knight Rises.
- 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: James Gordon Jr. in The Dark Knight Target entity description: James Gordon Jr. in *The Dark Knight* is the young son of Gotham City police lieutenant James Gordon, serving as a symbol of Gordon’s personal stakes and moral struggle amid the city’s escalating chaos.
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A.
Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight
Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight is a powerful Gotham City mob boss who becomes a key figure in the criminal underworld’s clash with Batman and the rise of Harvey Dent as Two-Face.
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B.
James Gordon
James Gordon is Gotham City's principled police commissioner and a key ally of Batman in the fight against crime and corruption.
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C.
Jim Gordon
Jim Gordon was an American session drummer and songwriter renowned for his work with numerous rock artists in the 1960s and 1970s, including contributions to landmark recordings like Derek and the Dominos' "Layla."
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D.
Steve “Commissioner Gordon” Carroll
Steve “Commissioner Gordon” Carroll is a hip-hop music producer best known for his work on major rap projects such as *The Firm: The Album*.
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E.
Phillip Stryver in The Dark Knight Rises
Phillip Stryver is a corrupt executive at Wayne Enterprises who serves as a key accomplice to Bane and Daggett in their plot to seize control of Gotham in The Dark Knight Rises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| ageInFilm | child ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Dark Knight (2008 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark Knight
|
| appearsInSceneWith |
Batman (The Dark Knight film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark Knight
The Joker (The Dark Knight film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Joker
|
| basedOn |
James Gordon Jr. (DC Comics)
ⓘ
linked to:
James Gordon
|
| countryOfFictionalResidence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| familyName | Gordon ⓘ |
| father |
James Gordon (The Dark Knight film)
ⓘ
linked to:
James Gordon
|
| fatherOccupation | Gotham City police lieutenant ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Dark Knight Trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark Knight trilogy
|
| filmDirector | Christopher Nolan ⓘ |
| filmWriter |
Christopher Nolan
ⓘ
David S. Goyer ⓘ Jonathan Nolan ⓘ |
| firstFilmReleaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| fullName |
James Gordon Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
James Gordon
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
action film
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ superhero film ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| importantSceneLocation | Gotham City construction site ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| mother |
Barbara Gordon (The Dark Knight film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Barbara Gordon / Batgirl
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| narrativeRole |
motivation for James Gordon’s moral choices
ⓘ
symbol of James Gordon’s personal stakes ⓘ |
| partOf | Gordon family (The Dark Knight film continuity) ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Nathan Gamble ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilm | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| relative |
Barbara Gordon (The Dark Knight film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Barbara Gordon / Batgirl
James Gordon (The Dark Knight film) ⓘ
linked to:
James Gordon
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| residence | Gotham City ⓘ |
| savedBy |
Batman (The Dark Knight film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dark Knight
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| sibling | Unnamed sister of James Gordon Jr. (The Dark Knight film) ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Gordon’s family and moral responsibilities
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the personal cost of Gotham’s crime war ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
The Joker (The Dark Knight film)
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linked to:
The Joker
|
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Subject: James Gordon Jr. in The Dark Knight Description of subject: James Gordon Jr. in *The Dark Knight* is the young son of Gotham City police lieutenant James Gordon, serving as a symbol of Gordon’s personal stakes and moral struggle amid the city’s escalating chaos.
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