The Colonel
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The Colonel is the ruthless, fanatical human military leader and main antagonist who wages a brutal war against Caesar and his apes in *War for the Planet of the Apes*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Colonel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11175642 — 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: The Colonel Context triple: [War for the Planet of the Apes, character, The Colonel]
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A.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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B.
the Colonel
The Colonel is a central character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novella "La hojarasca," representing an aging, disillusioned patriarch who embodies the lingering legacy of past conflicts and the weight of family and societal obligations in a decaying Caribbean town.
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C.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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D.
Colonel Reb
Colonel Reb is the retired, plantation-era caricature that once served as the controversial mascot of the University of Mississippi.
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E.
The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel is a 1935 American film best known for pairing Shirley Temple with Lionel Barrymore and featuring one of the earliest interracial dance scenes in Hollywood history.
- 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: The Colonel Target entity description: The Colonel is the ruthless, fanatical human military leader and main antagonist who wages a brutal war against Caesar and his apes in *War for the Planet of the Apes*.
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A.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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B.
the Colonel
The Colonel is a central character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novella "La hojarasca," representing an aging, disillusioned patriarch who embodies the lingering legacy of past conflicts and the weight of family and societal obligations in a decaying Caribbean town.
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C.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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D.
Colonel Reb
Colonel Reb is the retired, plantation-era caricature that once served as the controversial mascot of the University of Mississippi.
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E.
The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel is a 1935 American film best known for pairing Shirley Temple with Lionel Barrymore and featuring one of the earliest interracial dance scenes in Hollywood history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | human military ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| appearsIn | War for the Planet of the Apes ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
post-apocalyptic film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
fanatical
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ruthless ⓘ |
| commands | Alpha-Omega faction ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Caesar
ⓘ
Caesar's apes ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Mark Bomback
ⓘ
Matt Reeves ⓘ |
| fears | evolution of the Simian Flu ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | War for the Planet of the Apes ⓘ |
| franchise | Planet of the Apes ⓘ |
| goal |
eradicate intelligent apes
ⓘ
protect remaining uninfected humans ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leads | human soldiers ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motivation | fear of mutated Simian Flu virus ⓘ |
| name | The Colonel ⓘ |
| notableAction |
captures and enslaves apes
ⓘ
orders attacks on ape colonies ⓘ |
| occupation | military leader ⓘ |
| partOf | reboot Planet of the Apes film series ⓘ |
| personality |
authoritarian
ⓘ
cold ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Woody Harrelson ⓘ |
| roleInWork | main antagonist in War for the Planet of the Apes ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| symbolizes | militaristic human resistance to apes ⓘ |
| uses | extreme military tactics ⓘ |
| viewsAsThreat |
evolved apes
ⓘ
humans regressing due to virus ⓘ |
| wages | war against apes ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 2017 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Colonel Description of subject: The Colonel is the ruthless, fanatical human military leader and main antagonist who wages a brutal war against Caesar and his apes in *War for the Planet of the Apes*.
Referenced by (1)
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