Hulkling (Teddy Altman)

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LGBT superhero Marvel Comics superhero comic book character fictional character

Hulkling (Teddy Altman) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a shape-shifting Kree–Skrull hybrid best known as a founding member of the Young Avengers and the romantic partner of Wiccan.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Hulkling	14
Hulkling (Teddy Altman) canonical	4
King Hulkling	1
Wiccan and Hulkling	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8447304 — 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: Hulkling (Teddy Altman)
Context triple: [Allan Heinberg, notableCharacterCreated, Hulkling (Teddy Altman)]

A. Red Skull
Red Skull is a notorious Nazi supervillain and archenemy of Captain America in Marvel Comics, known for his red, skull-like face and ruthless pursuit of power.
B. James Olsen
James Olsen is a DC Comics character best known as Superman’s close friend and a photojournalist at the Daily Planet, frequently depicted as an everyman ally to the Man of Steel.
C. Thunderbolt Ross
Thunderbolt Ross is a high-ranking U.S. military officer in Marvel Comics, best known for obsessively hunting the Hulk and later becoming the Red Hulk.
D. The Hulkster
The Hulkster is the ring nickname of Hulk Hogan, the iconic professional wrestler and pop culture figure known for his larger-than-life persona in WWE during the 1980s and 1990s.
E. Grant Ward (MCU)
Grant Ward (MCU) is a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who is revealed to be a double agent and key antagonist aligned with Hydra in the television series "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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: Hulkling (Teddy Altman)
Target entity description: Hulkling (Teddy Altman) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a shape-shifting Kree–Skrull hybrid best known as a founding member of the Young Avengers and the romantic partner of Wiccan.

A. Red Skull
Red Skull is a notorious Nazi supervillain and archenemy of Captain America in Marvel Comics, known for his red, skull-like face and ruthless pursuit of power.
B. James Olsen
James Olsen is a DC Comics character best known as Superman’s close friend and a photojournalist at the Daily Planet, frequently depicted as an everyman ally to the Man of Steel.
C. Thunderbolt Ross
Thunderbolt Ross is a high-ranking U.S. military officer in Marvel Comics, best known for obsessively hunting the Hulk and later becoming the Red Hulk.
D. The Hulkster
The Hulkster is the ring nickname of Hulk Hogan, the iconic professional wrestler and pop culture figure known for his larger-than-life persona in WWE during the 1980s and 1990s.
E. Grant Ward (MCU)
Grant Ward (MCU) is a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who is revealed to be a double agent and key antagonist aligned with Hydra in the television series "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	LGBT superhero ⓘ Marvel Comics superhero ⓘ comic book character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ
affiliation	Kree Empire ⓘ Skrull Empire ⓘ
alias	Dorrek VIII ⓘ Hulkling ⓘ linked to: Hulkling (Teddy Altman) King Hulkling ⓘ linked to: Hulkling (Teddy Altman) Teddy Altman ⓘ linked to: Theodore "Teddy" Altman The King of Space ⓘ
creators	Allan Heinberg ⓘ Jim Cheung ⓘ
father	Mar-Vell ⓘ linked to: Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
firstAppearance	Young Avengers #1 ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear	2005 ⓘ
fullName	Dorrek VIII ⓘ Theodore "Teddy" Altman ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
homeworld	Skrull Empire ⓘ linked to: Skrulls
inspirationForName	Hulk-like appearance in default form ⓘ
mother	Princess Anelle ⓘ
notableRelationship	husband of Wiccan ⓘ son of Mar-Vell and Princess Anelle ⓘ
notableStoryline	Empyre event as ruler of the Kree–Skrull Alliance ⓘ Secret Invasion tie-ins involving Skrull heritage ⓘ Young Avengers (2005) formation and battles against Kang ⓘ
powers	energy sword manifestation (via Star-Sword) ⓘ enhanced healing ⓘ flight (via wings in some forms) ⓘ limited mimicry of other beings' appearances ⓘ shape-shifting ⓘ size alteration ⓘ superhuman durability ⓘ superhuman strength ⓘ
publisher	Marvel Comics ⓘ
realNameInContinuity	Dorrek VIII ⓘ
romanticPartner	Wiccan ⓘ
sexualOrientation	gay ⓘ
species	Kree–Skrull hybrid ⓘ
spouse	Wiccan ⓘ
teamAffiliation	Guardians of the Galaxy (occasionally) ⓘ Kree–Skrull Alliance ⓘ New Avengers ⓘ Young Avengers ⓘ
teamRole	founding member of the Young Avengers ⓘ
title	Emperor of the Kree–Skrull Alliance ⓘ King of the Kree–Skrull Alliance ⓘ linked to: Kree–Skrull Alliance
universe	Marvel Universe ⓘ
universeDesignation	Earth-616 ⓘ
upbringingLocation	Earth ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

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

Allan Heinberg → notableCharacterCreated → Hulkling (Teddy Altman) ⓘ

Kate Bishop → notableRelationship → Hulkling (Teddy Altman) ⓘ

subject linked to: Marvel Comics character Kate Bishop

Young Avengers → hasMember → Hulkling ⓘ