Lieutenant Ed Traxler in The Terminator
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Lieutenant Ed Traxler in *The Terminator* is a seasoned, skeptical Los Angeles police detective who becomes entangled in protecting Sarah Connor from a relentless cyborg assassin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant Ed Traxler in The Terminator canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Lieutenant Ed Traxler in The Terminator Context triple: [Paul Winfield, role, Lieutenant Ed Traxler in The Terminator]
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A.
Lieutenant Jean Rasczak in Starship Troopers
Lieutenant Jean Rasczak is a hardened, one-armed veteran and charismatic teacher-turned-mobile infantry commander who mentors Johnny Rico and embodies the film’s militaristic ethos in Starship Troopers.
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B.
Snake Plissken
Snake Plissken is a hardened, one-eyed antihero and former Special Forces soldier turned outlaw from John Carpenter’s dystopian action films "Escape from New York" and "Escape from L.A."
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C.
Alex Murphy / RoboCop
Alex Murphy, better known as RoboCop, is a cyborg law enforcement officer from the science fiction film series who embodies themes of identity, justice, and the fusion of man and machine.
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D.
Richard Crenna as Colonel Sam Trautman
Richard Crenna as Colonel Sam Trautman is the stern yet paternal U.S. Army colonel who serves as John Rambo’s former commanding officer and moral counterpoint in the Rambo film series.
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E.
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow is a tough, sardonic U.S. Army NCO who oversees the misfit combat squad into which Tom Cruise’s character is thrust in the film’s alien-invasion time-loop scenario.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Lieutenant Ed Traxler in The Terminator Target entity description: Lieutenant Ed Traxler in *The Terminator* is a seasoned, skeptical Los Angeles police detective who becomes entangled in protecting Sarah Connor from a relentless cyborg assassin.
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A.
Lieutenant Jean Rasczak in Starship Troopers
Lieutenant Jean Rasczak is a hardened, one-armed veteran and charismatic teacher-turned-mobile infantry commander who mentors Johnny Rico and embodies the film’s militaristic ethos in Starship Troopers.
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B.
Snake Plissken
Snake Plissken is a hardened, one-eyed antihero and former Special Forces soldier turned outlaw from John Carpenter’s dystopian action films "Escape from New York" and "Escape from L.A."
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C.
Alex Murphy / RoboCop
Alex Murphy, better known as RoboCop, is a cyborg law enforcement officer from the science fiction film series who embodies themes of identity, justice, and the fusion of man and machine.
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D.
Richard Crenna as Colonel Sam Trautman
Richard Crenna as Colonel Sam Trautman is the stern yet paternal U.S. Army colonel who serves as John Rambo’s former commanding officer and moral counterpoint in the Rambo film series.
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E.
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow is a tough, sardonic U.S. Army NCO who oversees the misfit combat squad into which Tom Cruise’s character is thrust in the film’s alien-invasion time-loop scenario.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
police detective ⓘ |
| affiliation |
LAPD
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Police Department
|
| appearsIn |
The Terminator
ⓘ
linked to:
Terminator
|
| countryOfFictionalResidence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Gale Anne Hurd
ⓘ
James Cameron ⓘ |
| diesIn |
The Terminator
ⓘ
linked to:
Terminator
|
| employer | Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ |
| familyName | Traxler ⓘ |
| fictionalCity | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Terminator franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Terminator
|
| filmDebut |
The Terminator
ⓘ
linked to:
Terminator
|
| filmDirectorOfWork | James Cameron ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| fullName | Ed Traxler ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Ed ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Kyle Reese
ⓘ
Sarah Connor ⓘ The Terminator ⓘ
linked to:
Terminator
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed by the Terminator ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
police ally to Sarah Connor
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | expresses skepticism about Kyle Reese's time travel story ⓘ |
| occupation |
detective
ⓘ
police officer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
experienced
ⓘ
protective ⓘ skeptical ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement | attempts to protect Sarah Connor from the Terminator ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Paul Winfield ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Orion Pictures ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | investigating the Sarah Connor murders ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | appears primarily in police station sequences ⓘ |
| storyFunction | represents institutional law enforcement response to the Terminator threat ⓘ |
| weaponUsedAgainst | firearms used by the Terminator ⓘ |
| worksAt | police station where Sarah Connor is taken for protection ⓘ |
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Subject: Lieutenant Ed Traxler in The Terminator Description of subject: Lieutenant Ed Traxler in *The Terminator* is a seasoned, skeptical Los Angeles police detective who becomes entangled in protecting Sarah Connor from a relentless cyborg assassin.
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