Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage
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Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage is a ruthless Harlem crime boss and nightclub owner whose complex morality and personal history make him one of the series’ most compelling antagonists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3763975 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage Context triple: [Mahershala Ali, notableRole, Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage]
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A.
Luke Cage
Luke Cage is a Marvel Comics superhero known for his superhuman strength, unbreakable skin, and role as a street-level defender and occasional Avenger.
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B.
Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock
Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock is the eccentric, mentally unstable but brilliant helicopter pilot of the A-Team in the 1980s action-adventure television series.
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C.
Carmine Zola
Carmine Zola is a fictional character whose surname links him to the broader Zola family name, though he is not widely recognized outside that context.
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D.
Adrian Toomes
Adrian Toomes is a Marvel Comics supervillain better known as the Vulture, a technologically enhanced thief and enemy of Spider-Man.
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E.
Sam Grant
Sam Grant is a nickname for Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States and commanding Union general during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage Target entity description: Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage is a ruthless Harlem crime boss and nightclub owner whose complex morality and personal history make him one of the series’ most compelling antagonists.
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A.
Luke Cage
Luke Cage is a Marvel Comics superhero known for his superhuman strength, unbreakable skin, and role as a street-level defender and occasional Avenger.
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B.
Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock
Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock is the eccentric, mentally unstable but brilliant helicopter pilot of the A-Team in the 1980s action-adventure television series.
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C.
Carmine Zola
Carmine Zola is a fictional character whose surname links him to the broader Zola family name, though he is not widely recognized outside that context.
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D.
Adrian Toomes
Adrian Toomes is a Marvel Comics supervillain better known as the Vulture, a technologically enhanced thief and enemy of Spider-Man.
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E.
Sam Grant
Sam Grant is a nickname for Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States and commanding Union general during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
crime boss ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Stokes crime family ⓘ |
| alias | Cottonmouth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Marvel Cinematic Universe
ⓘ
surface form:
Marvel Cinematic Universe television series
Luke Cage (TV series) ⓘ
surface form:
Marvel's Luke Cage
|
| basedOn |
Cottonmouth
ⓘ
surface form:
Cottonmouth (Marvel Comics)
|
| businessFront | Harlem's Paradise nightclub ⓘ |
| creator | Cheo Hodari Coker ⓘ |
| deathCause | homicide ⓘ |
| deathLocation | Harlem's Paradise ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Luke Cage
ⓘ
Misty Knight ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Marvel Cinematic Universe
ⓘ
Marvel Television ⓘ
surface form:
Marvel Television universe
|
| firstAppearance | Marvel's Luke Cage, season 1, episode 1 ⓘ |
| fullName | Cornell Stokes ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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superhero drama ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
business management
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firearms use ⓘ leadership in criminal organizations ⓘ |
| killedBy | Mariah Dillard ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| method |
intimidation
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organized crime ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | Netflix ⓘ |
| notableLocation | Harlem's Paradise ⓘ |
| occupation |
arms dealer
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crime boss ⓘ nightclub owner ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
ambitious
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charismatic ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Mahershala Ali ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
ABC studios
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surface form:
ABC Studios
Marvel Television ⓘ |
| relative |
Mama Mabel Stokes
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Mariah Dillard ⓘ Pistol Pete Stokes ⓘ |
| residence | Harlem ⓘ |
| roleInStory | primary antagonist in Luke Cage season 1 (early episodes) ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption in Harlem politics
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cycle of violence in families ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage Description of subject: Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Luke Cage is a ruthless Harlem crime boss and nightclub owner whose complex morality and personal history make him one of the series’ most compelling antagonists.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mahershala Ali