Nathan Petrelli
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Nathan Petrelli is a central character in the TV series "Heroes," a morally conflicted politician with the power of flight whose choices heavily influence the show's overarching storyline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nathan Petrelli canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11037019 — 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: Nathan Petrelli Context triple: [Heroes, hasMainCharacter, Nathan Petrelli]
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A.
Peter Petrelli
Peter Petrelli is a central character in the TV series "Heroes," a compassionate nurse who discovers he can absorb and mimic the powers of other evolved humans.
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B.
Nathan Dane
Nathan Dane was an American lawyer and statesman best known for drafting the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which shaped the early expansion and governance of the United States.
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C.
Peter Bishop
Peter Bishop is a brilliant but troubled consultant with a mysterious past who becomes a key member of the Fringe Division in the science-fiction TV series "Fringe."
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D.
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and pop singer who rose to fame in the late 1980s through his role on the soap opera "Neighbours" and a successful music career in the UK.
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E.
Elias Pearce
Elias Pearce was the mountaineer credited with making the first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta in California.
- 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: Nathan Petrelli Target entity description: Nathan Petrelli is a central character in the TV series "Heroes," a morally conflicted politician with the power of flight whose choices heavily influence the show's overarching storyline.
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A.
Peter Petrelli
Peter Petrelli is a central character in the TV series "Heroes," a compassionate nurse who discovers he can absorb and mimic the powers of other evolved humans.
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B.
Nathan Dane
Nathan Dane was an American lawyer and statesman best known for drafting the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which shaped the early expansion and governance of the United States.
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C.
Peter Bishop
Peter Bishop is a brilliant but troubled consultant with a mysterious past who becomes a key member of the Fringe Division in the science-fiction TV series "Fringe."
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D.
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and pop singer who rose to fame in the late 1980s through his role on the soap opera "Neighbours" and a successful music career in the UK.
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E.
Elias Pearce
Elias Pearce was the mountaineer credited with making the first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta in California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
The Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | morally conflicted ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| characterArcTheme |
family loyalty versus political ambition
ⓘ
power versus responsibility ⓘ |
| childOf |
Angela Petrelli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arthur Petrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Tim Kring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed by Sylar ⓘ |
| familyMember |
Angela Petrelli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claire Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ Heidi Petrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Petrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Genesis (Heroes episode) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | superhero drama ⓘ |
| hasRelationship |
Hiro Nakamura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matt Parkman NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohinder Suresh NERFINISHED ⓘ Niki Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Noah Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuperpower | flight ⓘ |
| influences | Heroes overarching storyline ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | The Fifth Stage (Heroes episode) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character in Heroes ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableAbilityDetail | can carry others while flying ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Claire Bennet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monty Petrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Petrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Petrelli family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAmbition |
U.S. Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
higher office ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Adrian Pasdar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
New York congressman
ⓘ
U.S. Congressman for New York ⓘ |
| powerOrigin | genetic ability ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Sylar (assuming Nathan's identity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Peter Petrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Heidi Petrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Heroes universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nathan Petrelli Description of subject: Nathan Petrelli is a central character in the TV series "Heroes," a morally conflicted politician with the power of flight whose choices heavily influence the show's overarching storyline.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.