Volm
E132213
The Volm are an advanced alien species in the TV series "Falling Skies" who arrive on Earth as potential allies to humanity in its war against the Espheni invaders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volm canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1042023 — 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: Volm Context triple: [Falling Skies, featuresSpecies, Volm]
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A.
Vortum-Mullem
Vortum-Mullem is a small village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, known for its rural character and location near the Meuse River.
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B.
Valbo
Valbo is a locality in Gävleborg County, Sweden, known as the hometown of NHL ice hockey star Nicklas Bäckström.
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C.
Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
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D.
Máfil
Máfil is a small town and commune located in southern Chile's Los Ríos Region, known for its rural character and forestry-based economy.
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E.
Volkerak
Volkerak is a lake and former estuarine channel in the southwestern Netherlands that forms part of the country’s major Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt waterway system.
- 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: Volm Target entity description: The Volm are an advanced alien species in the TV series "Falling Skies" who arrive on Earth as potential allies to humanity in its war against the Espheni invaders.
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A.
Vortum-Mullem
Vortum-Mullem is a small village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, known for its rural character and location near the Meuse River.
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B.
Valbo
Valbo is a locality in Gävleborg County, Sweden, known as the hometown of NHL ice hockey star Nicklas Bäckström.
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C.
Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
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D.
Máfil
Máfil is a small town and commune located in southern Chile's Los Ríos Region, known for its rural character and forestry-based economy.
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E.
Volkerak
Volkerak is a lake and former estuarine channel in the southwestern Netherlands that forms part of the country’s major Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt waterway system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional alien species
ⓘ
television series character group ⓘ |
| allyOf |
2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment
ⓘ
Tom Mason ⓘ human resistance ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Falling Skies ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
season 3
ⓘ
season 4 ⓘ season 5 ⓘ |
| commandStructure | High Command ⓘ |
| communicationMethod |
spoken language
ⓘ
universal translator devices ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Rodat ⓘ |
| engagedIn | war against the Espheni ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Falling Skies
ⓘ
surface form:
Falling Skies universe
|
| firstAppearance |
Falling Skies
ⓘ
surface form:
Falling Skies season 3
|
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | science fiction television ⓘ |
| homeworldStatus | destroyed by the Espheni ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English (series original language) ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Cochise (Apache leader)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochise
|
| memberOf | Volm Collective ⓘ |
| motivation |
defeat the Espheni empire
ⓘ
liberate occupied worlds ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | TNT ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Cochise (Apache leader)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochise
Shaquille O'Neal ⓘ
surface form:
Shaq
Waschak-cha'ap ⓘ |
| operationalBase | Volm starship in Earth orbit ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic |
greenish skin
ⓘ
reptilian or insectoid-like features ⓘ tall bipedal form ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | military hierarchy ⓘ |
| portrayedVia |
prosthetic makeup
ⓘ
visual effects ⓘ |
| primaryAdversary | Espheni ⓘ |
| providesToHumans |
advanced weapons
ⓘ
intelligence on Espheni ⓘ medical technology ⓘ |
| relationshipWithHumans |
eventual close cooperation
ⓘ
initially mistrustful alliance ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
allies of humanity
ⓘ
enemies of the Espheni ⓘ |
| speciesType | advanced extraterrestrial civilization ⓘ |
| strategy | coordinated multi-world campaign against Espheni ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | highly advanced ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
advanced scanners
ⓘ
energy weapons ⓘ orbital ships ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Volm Description of subject: The Volm are an advanced alien species in the TV series "Falling Skies" who arrive on Earth as potential allies to humanity in its war against the Espheni invaders.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.