Edward Blake
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Edward Blake, better known as the Comedian, is a brutal, government-backed costumed vigilante and central antihero in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel "Watchmen."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Blake canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14235418 — 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: Edward Blake Context triple: [Sally Jupiter, romanticRelationship, Edward Blake]
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A.
Edward Blake
Edward Blake was a prominent 19th-century Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician who served as Premier of Ontario and later as leader of the federal Liberal Party.
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B.
Thomas Blake
Thomas Blake is a sibling of the English singer-songwriter and producer James Blake.
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C.
George Tiffin
George Tiffin is a British filmmaker and cinematographer known for his work in film and television and for being married to director Martha Fiennes.
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D.
Edward Whitchurch
Edward Whitchurch was a 16th-century English printer and Protestant reformer best known for co-publishing early English translations of the Bible, including the Matthew Bible.
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E.
George William Gordon
George William Gordon was a Jamaican politician, businessman, and critic of colonial rule who became a national hero after being executed for his alleged role in the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865.
- 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: Edward Blake Target entity description: Edward Blake, better known as the Comedian, is a brutal, government-backed costumed vigilante and central antihero in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel "Watchmen."
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A.
Edward Blake
Edward Blake was a prominent 19th-century Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician who served as Premier of Ontario and later as leader of the federal Liberal Party.
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B.
Thomas Blake
Thomas Blake is a sibling of the English singer-songwriter and producer James Blake.
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C.
George Tiffin
George Tiffin is a British filmmaker and cinematographer known for his work in film and television and for being married to director Martha Fiennes.
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D.
Edward Whitchurch
Edward Whitchurch was a 16th-century English printer and Protestant reformer best known for co-publishing early English translations of the Bible, including the Matthew Bible.
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E.
George William Gordon
George William Gordon was a Jamaican politician, businessman, and critic of colonial rule who became a national hero after being executed for his alleged role in the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.