Tank Girl
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Tank Girl is a cult British comic-book antiheroine and punk icon who drives a tank through a post-apocalyptic Australia, known for her anarchic humor, surreal adventures, and feminist edge.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tank Girl canonical | 11 |
| Tank Girl (1995 film) | 2 |
| Tank Girl (character) | 1 |
| Tank Girl (franchise) | 1 |
| Tank Girl: Apocalypse | 1 |
| Tank Girl: Bad Wind Rising | 1 |
| Tank Girl: Carioca | 1 |
| Tank Girl: The Odyssey | 1 |
| Tank Girl: Two Girls One Tank | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10281633 — 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: Tank Girl Context triple: [Malcolm McDowell, notableWork, Tank Girl]
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A.
Showgirls
Showgirls is a 1995 erotic drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven that follows an ambitious drifter’s ruthless rise through the Las Vegas strip-club and showgirl scene.
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B.
Mer Girl
"Mer Girl" is a haunting, introspective closing track on Madonna’s album *Ray of Light*, noted for its spoken-word style and themes of mortality and memory.
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C.
The Girlie Show
The Girlie Show is the fictional sketch-comedy television program at the center of the sitcom 30 Rock, serving as the workplace backdrop for Liz Lemon and her colleagues.
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D.
Party Girl
"Party Girl" is a 1958 American film noir crime drama directed by Nicholas Ray, known for its stylish Technicolor visuals and its blend of gangster story with a romantic melodrama.
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E.
Party Girl
"Party Girl" is a U2 song, best known as a fan-favorite live track frequently performed during the band's Elevation Tour.
- 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: Tank Girl Target entity description: Tank Girl is a cult British comic-book antiheroine and punk icon who drives a tank through a post-apocalyptic Australia, known for her anarchic humor, surreal adventures, and feminist edge.
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A.
Showgirls
Showgirls is a 1995 erotic drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven that follows an ambitious drifter’s ruthless rise through the Las Vegas strip-club and showgirl scene.
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B.
Mer Girl
"Mer Girl" is a haunting, introspective closing track on Madonna’s album *Ray of Light*, noted for its spoken-word style and themes of mortality and memory.
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C.
The Girlie Show
The Girlie Show is the fictional sketch-comedy television program at the center of the sitcom 30 Rock, serving as the workplace backdrop for Liz Lemon and her colleagues.
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D.
Party Girl
"Party Girl" is a 1958 American film noir crime drama directed by Nicholas Ray, known for its stylish Technicolor visuals and its blend of gangster story with a romantic melodrama.
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E.
Party Girl
"Party Girl" is a U2 song, best known as a fan-favorite live track frequently performed during the band's Elevation Tour.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British comic character
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antiheroine ⓘ comic book character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Tank Girl (1995 film)
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linked to:
Tank Girl
|
| alignment | anti-hero ⓘ |
| artBy | Jamie Hewlett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coWriter | Alan Martin ⓘ |
| creator |
Alan Martin
ⓘ
Jamie Hewlett ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | punk icon ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Deadline #1 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ underground comix ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anarchic humor
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feminist themes ⓘ punk aesthetic ⓘ surreal adventures ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Tank Girl: Apocalypse
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linked to:
Tank Girl
Tank Girl: Bad Wind Rising ⓘ
linked to:
Tank Girl
Tank Girl: Carioca ⓘ
linked to:
Tank Girl
Tank Girl: The Odyssey ⓘ
linked to:
Tank Girl
Tank Girl: Two Girls One Tank ⓘ
linked to:
Tank Girl
|
| hasTheme |
anti-authoritarianism
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counterculture ⓘ environmental collapse ⓘ sexual liberation ⓘ |
| influenced | Gorillaz visual style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breaking the fourth wall
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cult following ⓘ nonlinear storytelling ⓘ |
| occupation | bounty hunter ⓘ |
| partner | Booga ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Lori Petty ⓘ |
| primarySetting | post-apocalyptic Australia ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Deadline magazine ⓘ |
| publisher |
Dark Horse Comics
ⓘ
IDW Publishing ⓘ Titan Books ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| vehicle | tank ⓘ |
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: Tank Girl Description of subject: Tank Girl is a cult British comic-book antiheroine and punk icon who drives a tank through a post-apocalyptic Australia, known for her anarchic humor, surreal adventures, and feminist edge.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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