The Master of Fear
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The Master of Fear is a moniker for the DC Comics supervillain Scarecrow, a former psychologist who uses fear-inducing toxins to terrorize Gotham City and battle Batman.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Master of Fear canonical | 1 |
| the Master of Fear | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9360846 — 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 Master of Fear Context triple: [Scarecrow, alias, The Master of Fear]
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A.
The House of Fear
"The House of Fear" is a 1945 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, involving a series of murders in a remote Scottish mansion.
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B.
The House of Fear
The House of Fear is a surreal, autobiographical collection of stories by Leonora Carrington that blends myth, magic, and personal experience into dreamlike, unsettling narratives.
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C.
The Terrors
The Terrors is the nickname of Dundee United F.C., a professional football club based in Dundee, Scotland, known for its passionate support and distinctive tangerine kit.
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D.
The Architects of Fear
"The Architects of Fear" is a renowned episode of the 1963 science fiction anthology series The Outer Limits, in which scientists stage a terrifying alien invasion to unite a divided humanity.
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E.
The Terrors of the Night
The Terrors of the Night is a late 16th-century prose work by Thomas Nashe that explores dreams, nightmares, and supernatural fears in a satirical and moralizing style.
- 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: The Master of Fear Target entity description: The Master of Fear is a moniker for the DC Comics supervillain Scarecrow, a former psychologist who uses fear-inducing toxins to terrorize Gotham City and battle Batman.
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A.
The House of Fear
"The House of Fear" is a 1945 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, involving a series of murders in a remote Scottish mansion.
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B.
The House of Fear
The House of Fear is a surreal, autobiographical collection of stories by Leonora Carrington that blends myth, magic, and personal experience into dreamlike, unsettling narratives.
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C.
The Terrors
The Terrors is the nickname of Dundee United F.C., a professional football club based in Dundee, Scotland, known for its passionate support and distinctive tangerine kit.
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D.
The Architects of Fear
"The Architects of Fear" is a renowned episode of the 1963 science fiction anthology series The Outer Limits, in which scientists stage a terrifying alien invasion to unite a divided humanity.
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E.
The Terrors of the Night
The Terrors of the Night is a late 16th-century prose work by Thomas Nashe that explores dreams, nightmares, and supernatural fears in a satirical and moralizing style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character alias ⓘ |
| affiliation | various Gotham City criminal organizations ⓘ |
| aliasOf | Scarecrow ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Batman comics
ⓘ
DC Comics ⓘ animated television series ⓘ live-action films ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Arkham Asylum ⓘ |
| combatStyle | psychological warfare ⓘ |
| creators |
Bill Finger
ⓘ
Bob Kane ⓘ |
| education | Ph.D. in psychology ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Batman
ⓘ
Gotham City Police Department ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
World's Finest Comics #3
ⓘ
linked to:
World's Finest Comics
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| firstAppearanceYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| formerOccupation |
professor of psychology
ⓘ
psychologist ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasNemesis | Batman ⓘ |
| hasRivalryWith | other Gotham City villains ⓘ |
| hasWeakness |
overconfidence
ⓘ
physical vulnerability ⓘ |
| medium | comic books ⓘ |
| memberOf | Batman rogues gallery ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
gaunt appearance
ⓘ
obsession with fear ⓘ |
| occupation | supervillain ⓘ |
| oftenImprisonedIn | Arkham Asylum ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Gotham City ⓘ |
| powersOrigin | scientific experimentation ⓘ |
| primaryAbility |
inducing fear
ⓘ
psychological manipulation ⓘ use of chemical weapons ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| realName | Jonathan Crane ⓘ |
| specialty | fear psychology ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| theme | fear ⓘ |
| universe | DC Universe ⓘ |
| usesWeapon |
fear gas
ⓘ
fear toxin ⓘ hallucinogenic toxins ⓘ |
| wears |
hat and mask
ⓘ
noose-like rope ⓘ scarecrow costume ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Master of Fear Description of subject: The Master of Fear is a moniker for the DC Comics supervillain Scarecrow, a former psychologist who uses fear-inducing toxins to terrorize Gotham City and battle Batman.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.