Ryo Sakazaki
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Ryo Sakazaki is a fictional Japanese martial artist and main protagonist of SNK’s Art of Fighting series, known for his Kyokugenryu Karate style and appearances in The King of Fighters games.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ryo Sakazaki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8552111 — 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)
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Target entity: Ryo Sakazaki Context triple: [Art of Fighting, notableCharacter, Ryo Sakazaki]
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A.
Kaoru Ushijima
Kaoru Ushijima is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Ushijima.
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B.
Ryo Nagamatsu
Ryo Nagamatsu is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on major Nintendo titles, particularly in the Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.
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C.
Sōsuke Uno
Sōsuke Uno was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1989 before resigning amid a financial and sex scandal.
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D.
Sho Sakurai
Sho Sakurai is a Japanese singer, rapper, actor, and television personality best known as a member of the popular idol group Arashi.
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E.
Kazuhiko
Kazuhiko is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
- 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: Ryo Sakazaki Target entity description: Ryo Sakazaki is a fictional Japanese martial artist and main protagonist of SNK’s Art of Fighting series, known for his Kyokugenryu Karate style and appearances in The King of Fighters games.
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A.
Kaoru Ushijima
Kaoru Ushijima is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Ushijima.
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B.
Ryo Nagamatsu
Ryo Nagamatsu is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on major Nintendo titles, particularly in the Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.
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C.
Sōsuke Uno
Sōsuke Uno was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1989 before resigning amid a financial and sex scandal.
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D.
Sho Sakurai
Sho Sakurai is a Japanese singer, rapper, actor, and television personality best known as a member of the popular idol group Arashi.
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E.
Kazuhiko
Kazuhiko is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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martial artist ⓘ protagonist ⓘ video game character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Art of Fighting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Art of Fighting 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior NERFINISHED ⓘ Capcom vs. SNK NERFINISHED ⓘ Capcom vs. SNK 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Fatal Fury Special NERFINISHED ⓘ KOF: Maximum Impact 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation A NERFINISHED ⓘ NeoGeo Battle Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters '94 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters '95 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters '96 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters '97 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters '98 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters '99 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters 2001 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters XI NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Fighters XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | SNK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| familyName | Sakazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | SNK shared universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightingStyle | Kyokugenryu Karate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Art of Fighting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise |
Art of Fighting
NERFINISHED
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The King of Fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameDeveloper | SNK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ryo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairColor | blond ⓘ |
| hasFather | Takuma Sakazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Robert Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSister | Yuri Sakazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Kyokushin Karate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableAttack |
Haoh Shoukou Ken
NERFINISHED
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Hien Shippu Kyaku NERFINISHED ⓘ Ko'ou Ken NERFINISHED ⓘ Zanretsu Ken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
karateka
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martial arts instructor ⓘ |
| position | main protagonist of Art of Fighting ⓘ |
| roleInGame | player character ⓘ |
| teamMembership |
Art of Fighting Team
NERFINISHED
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Italy Team NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyokugenryu Team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wears | orange gi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ryo Sakazaki Description of subject: Ryo Sakazaki is a fictional Japanese martial artist and main protagonist of SNK’s Art of Fighting series, known for his Kyokugenryu Karate style and appearances in The King of Fighters games.
Referenced by (1)
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