Donkey (Shrek)

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DreamWorks Animation character animated character donkey fictional character film character talking animal

Donkey (Shrek) is the fast-talking, comedic, and loyal talking donkey who serves as Shrek’s sidekick in the Shrek animated film series.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Donkey	16
Donkey (Shrek) canonical	9
donkey	1
dronkey	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T544456 — 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: Donkey (Shrek)
Context triple: [Eddie Murphy, characterPortrayed, Donkey (Shrek)]

A. Benny the Bull
Benny the Bull is the high-energy, acrobatic mascot of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, known for his comedic antics and fan engagement during games.
B. Moe the Kangaroo
Moe the Kangaroo is the costumed kangaroo mascot that represents the Virginia Military Institute at its athletic events and school functions.
C. Poike
Poike is one of the three main extinct volcanic cones that form the triangular shape of Easter Island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
D. Roary the Panther
Roary the Panther is the costumed panther mascot representing Florida International University at its athletic events and campus activities.
E. Elmer Fudd
Elmer Fudd is a classic Looney Tunes cartoon character best known as the bumbling, soft-spoken hunter perpetually chasing Bugs Bunny.
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: Donkey (Shrek)
Target entity description: Donkey (Shrek) is the fast-talking, comedic, and loyal talking donkey who serves as Shrek’s sidekick in the Shrek animated film series.

A. Benny the Bull
Benny the Bull is the high-energy, acrobatic mascot of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, known for his comedic antics and fan engagement during games.
B. Moe the Kangaroo
Moe the Kangaroo is the costumed kangaroo mascot that represents the Virginia Military Institute at its athletic events and school functions.
C. Poike
Poike is one of the three main extinct volcanic cones that form the triangular shape of Easter Island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
D. Roary the Panther
Roary the Panther is the costumed panther mascot representing Florida International University at its athletic events and campus activities.
E. Elmer Fudd
Elmer Fudd is a classic Looney Tunes cartoon character best known as the bumbling, soft-spoken hunter perpetually chasing Bugs Bunny.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	DreamWorks Animation character ⓘ animated character ⓘ donkey ⓘ fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ talking animal ⓘ
alignment	good ⓘ
appearsIn	Puss in Boots (cameo) ⓘ Scared Shrekless ⓘ Shrek ⓘ Shrek 2 ⓘ Shrek Forever After ⓘ Shrek the Halls ⓘ Shrek the Third ⓘ
basedOn	Donkey from William Steig's picture book "Shrek!" ⓘ
catchphrase	We can stay up late, swappin' manly stories, and in the mornin' I'm makin' waffles! ⓘ
child	Bananas (Dronkey) ⓘ Coco (Dronkey) ⓘ Debbie (Dronkey) ⓘ Eclair (Dronkey) ⓘ Parfait (Dronkey) ⓘ Peanut (Dronkey) ⓘ
closeFriend	Fiona ⓘ surface form: Princess Fiona Shrek ⓘ
createdBy	DreamWorks Animation ⓘ
eyeColor	brown ⓘ
firstAppearance	Shrek ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear	2001 ⓘ
franchise	Shrek ⓘ
friend	Puss in Boots ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hairColor	gray ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
loyalTo	Fiona ⓘ Shrek ⓘ his family ⓘ
notableAbility	dances ⓘ sings ⓘ speaks fluent English ⓘ
owner	none ⓘ
personalityTrait	comedic ⓘ enthusiastic ⓘ loyal ⓘ optimistic ⓘ talkative ⓘ
residence	Shrek's swamp ⓘ
role	comic relief ⓘ sidekick to Shrek ⓘ
species	Donkey (Shrek) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: donkey
spouse	Dragon (Shrek) ⓘ
voicedBy	Eddie Murphy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eddie Murphy → characterPortrayed → Donkey (Shrek) ⓘ

Shrek → mainCharacter → Donkey (Shrek) ⓘ

Donkey (Shrek) → species → Donkey (Shrek) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: donkey

Shrek the Musical (London production) → starsCharacter → Donkey (Shrek) ⓘ