Starship Trooper: Würm
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"Starship Trooper: Würm" is the climactic instrumental section of Yes's progressive rock suite "Starship Trooper," noted for its building, repetitive guitar riff and powerful finale.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Starship Trooper: Disillusion | 1 |
| Starship Trooper: Life Seeker | 1 |
| Starship Trooper: Würm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5692227 — 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: Starship Trooper: Würm Context triple: [The Yes Album, hasPart, Starship Trooper: Würm]
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A.
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder is a 2008 military science fiction film that continues the satirical war-against-aliens saga, bringing back Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico in a new battle against the Arachnids.
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B.
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation is a 2004 direct-to-video military science fiction film set in the Starship Troopers universe, focusing on a group of soldiers trapped on a remote outpost while facing both alien threats and internal paranoia.
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C.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers is a 1997 science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven that satirically depicts a militaristic future society waging war against alien insects.
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D.
Hunter-Killer machines
Hunter-Killer machines are autonomous robotic weapons designed by Skynet in the Terminator franchise to locate and exterminate human survivors.
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E.
The Alien
The Alien is the ring nickname of Bernard Hopkins, the legendary American boxer known for his exceptional longevity and defensive mastery in the sport.
- 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: Starship Trooper: Würm Target entity description: "Starship Trooper: Würm" is the climactic instrumental section of Yes's progressive rock suite "Starship Trooper," noted for its building, repetitive guitar riff and powerful finale.
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A.
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder is a 2008 military science fiction film that continues the satirical war-against-aliens saga, bringing back Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico in a new battle against the Arachnids.
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B.
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation is a 2004 direct-to-video military science fiction film set in the Starship Troopers universe, focusing on a group of soldiers trapped on a remote outpost while facing both alien threats and internal paranoia.
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C.
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers is a 1997 science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven that satirically depicts a militaristic future society waging war against alien insects.
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D.
Hunter-Killer machines
Hunter-Killer machines are autonomous robotic weapons designed by Skynet in the Terminator franchise to locate and exterminate human survivors.
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E.
The Alien
The Alien is the ring nickname of Bernard Hopkins, the legendary American boxer known for his exceptional longevity and defensive mastery in the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental
ⓘ
song ⓘ song section ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Bruford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Squire NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
building repetitive guitar riff
ⓘ
climactic finale ⓘ extended instrumental section ⓘ |
| genre | progressive rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
band ensemble climax
ⓘ
guitar solo ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| medium | rock band performance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
powerful live performances
ⓘ
repetitive, ascending guitar figure ⓘ |
| partOf | Starship Trooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Yes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final section of Starship Trooper ⓘ |
| structureCharacteristic | repetition and gradual layering of parts ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristic | gradually intensifying groove ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Starship Trooper: Würm Description of subject: "Starship Trooper: Würm" is the climactic instrumental section of Yes's progressive rock suite "Starship Trooper," noted for its building, repetitive guitar riff and powerful finale.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Starship Trooper: Life Seeker
this entity surface form:
Starship Trooper: Disillusion