The Trial of Reed Richards
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The Trial of Reed Richards is a prominent Fantastic Four comic storyline in which Reed Richards faces a cosmic court for saving the life of the planet-devouring villain Galactus, forcing the team to confront complex moral and ethical questions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reed Richards is tried for saving Galactus | 1 |
| The Trial of Reed Richards canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9133112 — 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: The Trial of Reed Richards Context triple: [Fantastic Four, notableStoryline, The Trial of Reed Richards]
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A.
Molecule Man
Molecule Man is a powerful Marvel Comics supervillain and occasional antihero with vast reality-warping abilities tied to the fundamental structure of the multiverse.
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B.
Legion
"Legion" is a 2010 supernatural action-horror film in which archangel Michael defies God to protect humanity from an impending apocalypse.
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C.
Legion
Legion is a powerful extraterrestrial kaiju from the Gamera film series, known for its insect-like appearance and role as one of Gamera’s most formidable adversaries.
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D.
Legion
Legion is the nickname of Birmingham Legion FC, a professional soccer club based in Birmingham, Alabama, competing in the USL Championship.
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E.
Legion
Legion is Lenovo's gaming-focused brand of high-performance laptops, desktops, and related PC hardware.
- 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: The Trial of Reed Richards Target entity description: The Trial of Reed Richards is a prominent Fantastic Four comic storyline in which Reed Richards faces a cosmic court for saving the life of the planet-devouring villain Galactus, forcing the team to confront complex moral and ethical questions.
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A.
Molecule Man
Molecule Man is a powerful Marvel Comics supervillain and occasional antihero with vast reality-warping abilities tied to the fundamental structure of the multiverse.
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B.
Legion
"Legion" is a 2010 supernatural action-horror film in which archangel Michael defies God to protect humanity from an impending apocalypse.
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C.
Legion
Legion is a powerful extraterrestrial kaiju from the Gamera film series, known for its insect-like appearance and role as one of Gamera’s most formidable adversaries.
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D.
Legion
Legion is the nickname of Birmingham Legion FC, a professional soccer club based in Birmingham, Alabama, competing in the USL Championship.
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E.
Legion
Legion is Lenovo's gaming-focused brand of high-performance laptops, desktops, and related PC hardware.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fantastic Four storyline
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Marvel Comics story arc ⓘ comic book storyline ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Fantastic Four ⓘ |
| basedInUniverse |
Earth-616
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Marvel Universe ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
Reed Richards is tried for saving Galactus
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linked to:
The Trial of Reed Richards
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| centralEvent | trial of Reed Richards by a cosmic court ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresConcept |
collective versus individual morality
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duty of a hero to preserve life ⓘ whether Galactus is a natural force or a villain ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ben Grimm
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Eternity ⓘ Galactus ⓘ Johnny Storm ⓘ
linked to:
Johnny Storm / Human Torch
Lilandra Neramani ⓘ Mr. Fantastic ⓘ
linked to:
Reed Richards
Odin ⓘ Reed Richards ⓘ Shiar Imperial Guard ⓘ Sue Storm ⓘ Uatu the Watcher ⓘ
linked to:
The Watcher (Uatu)
Watchers ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Asgardians
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linked to:
Asgardian
Watchers ⓘ cosmic entities ⓘ |
| featuresTeam | Fantastic Four ⓘ |
| fictionalWork | Fantastic Four story ⓘ |
| franchise |
Marvel Comics Fantastic Four
ⓘ
linked to:
Fantastic Four (various issues)
|
| genre |
science fiction
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space opera ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| inUniverseAccusation | endangering countless worlds by preserving Galactus ⓘ |
| inUniverseReasonForTrial | Reed Richards previously saved Galactus from death ⓘ |
| inUniverseSetting |
cosmic court
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deep space ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | comic book ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | cosmic tribunal judging a human hero ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Fantastic Four loyalty and internal conflict
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Reed Richards' moral judgment ⓘ ethical debate over Galactus's right to exist ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of power
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cosmic justice ⓘ ethics of saving a villain ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Trial of Reed Richards Description of subject: The Trial of Reed Richards is a prominent Fantastic Four comic storyline in which Reed Richards faces a cosmic court for saving the life of the planet-devouring villain Galactus, forcing the team to confront complex moral and ethical questions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Trial of Reed Richards