Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)

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fictional character film character

Gaston is the vain, arrogant village hunter and primary antagonist in Disney’s 2017 live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.

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Label	Occurrences
Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film) canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9741787 — 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: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)
Context triple: [LeFou (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film), loyalTo, Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)]

A. LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
LeFou in the 2017 live-action film "Beauty and the Beast" is Gaston's bumbling yet loyal sidekick, reimagined with added depth and a subtly portrayed romantic interest in Gaston.
B. Vincent (Beauty and the Beast)
Vincent is the noble, lion-like, subterranean-dwelling protagonist of the 1987–1990 fantasy TV series "Beauty and the Beast," known for his deep emotional bond with Catherine Chandler.
C. Gaston
Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin commonly used in Francophone countries and beyond.
D. Father (Beauty and the Beast character)
Father is a recurring character in the 1987 television series "Beauty and the Beast," known as a wise and compassionate elder figure within the underground community and a trusted confidant of Vincent.
E. Cogsworth
Cogsworth is the pompous yet endearing enchanted mantel clock who serves as the Beast’s strict but loyal majordomo in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
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: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)
Target entity description: Gaston is the vain, arrogant village hunter and primary antagonist in Disney’s 2017 live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.

A. LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
LeFou in the 2017 live-action film "Beauty and the Beast" is Gaston's bumbling yet loyal sidekick, reimagined with added depth and a subtly portrayed romantic interest in Gaston.
B. Vincent (Beauty and the Beast)
Vincent is the noble, lion-like, subterranean-dwelling protagonist of the 1987–1990 fantasy TV series "Beauty and the Beast," known for his deep emotional bond with Catherine Chandler.
C. Gaston
Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin commonly used in Francophone countries and beyond.
D. Father (Beauty and the Beast character)
Father is a recurring character in the 1987 television series "Beauty and the Beast," known as a wise and compassionate elder figure within the underground community and a trusted confidant of Vincent.
E. Cogsworth
Cogsworth is the pompous yet endearing enchanted mantel clock who serves as the Beast’s strict but loyal majordomo in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ
adaptationType	live-action adaptation version of Gaston ⓘ
alignment	villain ⓘ
allyOf	LeFou (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn	Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 1991 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator	Walt Disney Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
death	falls from the castle during the final battle ⓘ
distributedBy	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
enemyOf	Beast (Beauty and the Beast) NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyRelation	former fiancé of Belle (intended) ⓘ
filmReleaseYear	2017 ⓘ
franchise	Disney’s Beauty and the Beast franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
goal	kill the Beast ⓘ marry Belle ⓘ
introducedIn	Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
leads	mob of villagers ⓘ
medium	live-action film ⓘ
nationality	French ⓘ
notableAction	attempts to kill the Beast ⓘ has Maurice committed to an asylum ⓘ incites villagers against the Beast ⓘ
occupation	hunter ⓘ soldier ⓘ
personalityTrait	arrogant ⓘ chauvinistic ⓘ manipulative ⓘ narcissistic ⓘ vain ⓘ violent ⓘ
physicalTrait	muscular ⓘ tall ⓘ
portrayedBy	Luke Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany	Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ
residence	French village ⓘ
roleInStory	primary antagonist ⓘ
romanticallyPursues	Belle (Beauty and the Beast) NERFINISHED ⓘ
songPerformance	“Gaston” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Mob Song” NERFINISHED ⓘ
species	human ⓘ
weapon	hunting knife ⓘ musket ⓘ