Zapp Brannigan
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Zapp Brannigan is a vain, incompetent, and overconfident military captain from the animated sci-fi comedy series Futurama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zapp Brannigan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9565202 — 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: Zapp Brannigan Context triple: [Futurama, hasCharacter, Zapp Brannigan]
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A.
Frank Burns
Frank Burns is a pompous, inept, and hypocritical Army surgeon who serves as a primary antagonist on the television series M*A*S*H.
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B.
Kirk Lazarus
Kirk Lazarus is a method-obsessed, Oscar-winning Australian actor portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the satirical war-comedy film "Tropic Thunder."
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C.
Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter best known for crafting the signature guitar riffs and co-writing many of the classic hits of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
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D.
Charles "Trip" Tucker III
Charles "Trip" Tucker III is the chief engineer of the starship Enterprise NX-01 in Star Trek: Enterprise, known for his Southern charm, technical brilliance, and close friendship with Captain Jonathan Archer.
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E.
Bren MacGuff
Bren MacGuff is the sharp-tongued, supportive stepmother character from the 2007 film "Juno," portrayed by Allison Janney.
- 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: Zapp Brannigan Target entity description: Zapp Brannigan is a vain, incompetent, and overconfident military captain from the animated sci-fi comedy series Futurama.
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A.
Frank Burns
Frank Burns is a pompous, inept, and hypocritical Army surgeon who serves as a primary antagonist on the television series M*A*S*H.
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B.
Kirk Lazarus
Kirk Lazarus is a method-obsessed, Oscar-winning Australian actor portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the satirical war-comedy film "Tropic Thunder."
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C.
Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter best known for crafting the signature guitar riffs and co-writing many of the classic hits of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
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D.
Charles "Trip" Tucker III
Charles "Trip" Tucker III is the chief engineer of the starship Enterprise NX-01 in Star Trek: Enterprise, known for his Southern charm, technical brilliance, and close friendship with Captain Jonathan Archer.
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E.
Bren MacGuff
Bren MacGuff is the sharp-tongued, supportive stepmother character from the 2007 film "Juno," portrayed by Allison Janney.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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military officer ⓘ space captain ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Democratic Order of Planets ⓘ |
| alignment | comically amoral ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Futurama ⓘ |
| catchphrase |
"Kif, I have made it with a woman. Inform the men."
ⓘ
"You win again, Zapp Brannigan!" ⓘ |
| comicRelief | yes ⓘ |
| command | Nimbus ⓘ |
| costume | red military uniform ⓘ |
| costumeDetail | short skirt-like tunic ⓘ |
| createdBy |
David X. Cohen
ⓘ
Matt Groening ⓘ |
| employer | Democratic Order of Planets ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | "Love's Labours Lost in Space" ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInSeason |
Futurama season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Futurama
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction comedy ⓘ |
| hairColor | blond ⓘ |
| homePlanet | Earth ⓘ |
| lawNamedAfter |
Brannigan's Law
ⓘ
linked to:
"Brannigan's Law"
|
| medium | animated television ⓘ |
| nationality | Earthican ⓘ |
| notableRelationship |
Kif Kroker
ⓘ
Turanga Leela ⓘ
linked to:
Leela
|
| notableTrait |
self-proclaimed ladies' man
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terrible strategist ⓘ |
| occupation |
DOOP officer
ⓘ
military captain ⓘ |
| parodyOf |
Captain James T. Kirk
ⓘ
linked to:
James T. Kirk
|
| personalityTrait |
cowardly
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egotistical ⓘ incompetent ⓘ overconfident ⓘ vain ⓘ womanizer ⓘ |
| rank |
25-Star General
ⓘ
Captain ⓘ |
| roleInSeries | recurring character ⓘ |
| romanticInterest |
Turanga Leela
ⓘ
linked to:
Leela
|
| species | human ⓘ |
| subordinate | Kif Kroker ⓘ |
| universe | Futurama universe ⓘ |
| usesTactic | "Brannigan's Law" ⓘ |
| voicedBy | Billy West ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Zapp Brannigan Description of subject: Zapp Brannigan is a vain, incompetent, and overconfident military captain from the animated sci-fi comedy series Futurama.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.