Jesse Custer
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Jesse Custer is the conflicted, supernaturally empowered small-town preacher at the center of the comic and TV series "Preacher," known for his quest to literally find and confront God.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jesse Custer canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9510019 — 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: Jesse Custer Context triple: [Dominic Cooper, portrayed, Jesse Custer]
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A.
Jesse Boone
Jesse Boone is a key member of the NCIS team in the television series "NCIS: Hawaiʻi," known for his investigative skills and supportive partnership with team leader Jane Tennant.
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B.
Mattie Ross
Mattie Ross is the determined, sharp-witted teenage heroine of the Western story "True Grit," known for seeking justice for her father's murder with unwavering resolve.
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C.
Jesse Colter
Jesse Colter is an American country music singer and songwriter associated with the outlaw country movement of the 1970s.
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D.
Mattie Campbell
Mattie Campbell is a young, lonely woman in August Wilson’s play "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone," whose search for love and stability reflects the broader themes of loss and self-discovery in the African American experience of the early 20th century.
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E.
Josey Scott
Josey Scott is an American musician best known as the original lead vocalist of the rock band Saliva.
- 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: Jesse Custer Target entity description: Jesse Custer is the conflicted, supernaturally empowered small-town preacher at the center of the comic and TV series "Preacher," known for his quest to literally find and confront God.
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A.
Jesse Boone
Jesse Boone is a key member of the NCIS team in the television series "NCIS: Hawaiʻi," known for his investigative skills and supportive partnership with team leader Jane Tennant.
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B.
Mattie Ross
Mattie Ross is the determined, sharp-witted teenage heroine of the Western story "True Grit," known for seeking justice for her father's murder with unwavering resolve.
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C.
Jesse Colter
Jesse Colter is an American country music singer and songwriter associated with the outlaw country movement of the 1970s.
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D.
Mattie Campbell
Mattie Campbell is a young, lonely woman in August Wilson’s play "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone," whose search for love and stability reflects the broader themes of loss and self-discovery in the African American experience of the early 20th century.
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E.
Josey Scott
Josey Scott is an American musician best known as the original lead vocalist of the rock band Saliva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book character
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fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | television character in Preacher (TV series) ⓘ |
| alignment | antihero ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Preacher
NERFINISHED
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Preacher (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
faith
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free will ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | The Grail (as adversary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeCompanion | Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comicBookDebut | Preacher #1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Garth Ennis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy |
Herr Starr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Grail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyMember |
Grandma Marie L'Angell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
to confront God
ⓘ
to find God ⓘ |
| hometown | Annville, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprint | Vertigo Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Tulip O'Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
comic books
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television ⓘ |
| moralCode | personal sense of justice ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAbility | Word of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | supernatural voice of command ⓘ |
| occupation |
preacher
ⓘ
vigilante ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
conflicted
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morally driven ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dominic Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Vertigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesGenre |
dark comedy
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horror ⓘ supernatural ⓘ western ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jesse Custer Description of subject: Jesse Custer is the conflicted, supernaturally empowered small-town preacher at the center of the comic and TV series "Preacher," known for his quest to literally find and confront God.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.