Diaval
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Diaval is the loyal raven who serves as Maleficent’s shapeshifting companion and confidant in Disney’s "Maleficent" films.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diaval canonical | 2 |
| Diaval (Maleficent films) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9937015 — 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: Diaval Context triple: [Maleficent, featuresCharacter, Diaval]
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A.
Tarasque
The Tarasque is a legendary dragon-like monster from Provençal folklore, famously tamed by Saint Martha and associated with the town of Tarascon in southern France.
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B.
Rodach
The Rodach is a river in Germany that flows through northern Bavaria and Thuringia before joining the Main River.
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C.
Crowle
Crowle is a small market town and civil parish situated on the Isle of Axholme in North Lincolnshire, England.
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D.
Basilisk
The Basilisk is a gigantic, deadly serpent from the Harry Potter series whose gaze can kill and whose venom is among the most lethal magical substances.
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E.
Dorohusk
Dorohusk is a village in eastern Poland near the Ukrainian border, known as an important road and rail border crossing point between the two countries.
- 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: Diaval Target entity description: Diaval is the loyal raven who serves as Maleficent’s shapeshifting companion and confidant in Disney’s "Maleficent" films.
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A.
Tarasque
The Tarasque is a legendary dragon-like monster from Provençal folklore, famously tamed by Saint Martha and associated with the town of Tarascon in southern France.
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B.
Rodach
The Rodach is a river in Germany that flows through northern Bavaria and Thuringia before joining the Main River.
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C.
Crowle
Crowle is a small market town and civil parish situated on the Isle of Axholme in North Lincolnshire, England.
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D.
Basilisk
The Basilisk is a gigantic, deadly serpent from the Harry Potter series whose gaze can kill and whose venom is among the most lethal magical substances.
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E.
Dorohusk
Dorohusk is a village in eastern Poland near the Ukrainian border, known as an important road and rail border crossing point between the two countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| ability | shapeshifting via Maleficent's magic ⓘ |
| allyOf | Aurora ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Maleficent
ⓘ
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
dark fantasy film
ⓘ
family film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Maleficent's magic ⓘ |
| basedOn | the raven from Disney's Sleeping Beauty ⓘ |
| canBeTransformedInto |
dragon-like creature
ⓘ
horse ⓘ human ⓘ wolf ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (production context) ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Disney
ⓘ
linked to:
Walt Disney Animation Studios
|
| createdFor |
Maleficent (2014 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Maleficent
|
| enemyOf |
King Stefan
ⓘ
Queen Ingrith ⓘ |
| eyeColor | dark (in human form) ⓘ |
| filmStudio | Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Maleficent (2014 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Maleficent
|
| franchise |
Maleficent (film series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Maleficent
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | black (in human form) ⓘ |
| homeLocation |
Moors
ⓘ
linked to:
the Moors
|
| language | English (spoken in films) ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Maleficent ⓘ |
| loyaltyType | lifedebt to Maleficent ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| occupation |
companion
ⓘ
confidant ⓘ servant ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
loyal
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protective ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sam Riley ⓘ |
| protects |
Aurora
ⓘ
Maleficent ⓘ |
| rescuedAs | raven caught in a net ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | Maleficent ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
comic relief
ⓘ
messenger for Maleficent ⓘ spy for Maleficent ⓘ |
| settingUniverse |
Disney live-action Sleeping Beauty universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Disney live-action remakes of animated films
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| species | raven ⓘ |
| transformedBy | Maleficent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diaval Description of subject: Diaval is the loyal raven who serves as Maleficent’s shapeshifting companion and confidant in Disney’s "Maleficent" films.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.