Headlander
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Headlander is a retro-futuristic side-scrolling action-adventure game known for its 1970s sci-fi aesthetic and unique mechanic of controlling a disembodied head that can dock onto different robot bodies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Headlander canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11249984 — 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: Headlander Context triple: [Double Fine Productions, notableWork, Headlander]
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A.
Shadowland
"Shadowland" is a powerful ballad from the stage adaptation of Disney's The Lion King, sung by Nala as she leaves her devastated homeland in search of help.
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B.
Shadowland
Shadowland is a critically acclaimed 1988 country and torch song album by Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang that helped establish her as a major vocal talent.
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C.
Wildlings
The Wildlings, also known as the Free Folk, are the independent and often fiercely resistant people who live beyond the Wall in the world of *A Song of Ice and Fire* and *Game of Thrones*.
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D.
Lord of Baux
The Lord of Baux was the feudal ruler of the medieval Provençal stronghold of Les Baux, held by the influential House of Baux in southern France.
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E.
Dragonseye
Dragonseye is a science fantasy novel in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series that explores the early days of dragonrider society as it prepares for the deadly return of Thread.
- 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: Headlander Target entity description: Headlander is a retro-futuristic side-scrolling action-adventure game known for its 1970s sci-fi aesthetic and unique mechanic of controlling a disembodied head that can dock onto different robot bodies.
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A.
Shadowland
"Shadowland" is a powerful ballad from the stage adaptation of Disney's The Lion King, sung by Nala as she leaves her devastated homeland in search of help.
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B.
Shadowland
Shadowland is a critically acclaimed 1988 country and torch song album by Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang that helped establish her as a major vocal talent.
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C.
Wildlings
The Wildlings, also known as the Free Folk, are the independent and often fiercely resistant people who live beyond the Wall in the world of *A Song of Ice and Fire* and *Game of Thrones*.
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D.
Lord of Baux
The Lord of Baux was the feudal ruler of the medieval Provençal stronghold of Les Baux, held by the influential House of Baux in southern France.
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E.
Dragonseye
Dragonseye is a science fantasy novel in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series that explores the early days of dragonrider society as it prepares for the deadly return of Thread.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action-adventure game
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side-scrolling game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| aesthetic | 1970s science fiction ⓘ |
| artStyle | retro-futuristic ⓘ |
| composer | David Gregory Earl ⓘ |
| designer | Lee Petty ⓘ |
| developer | Double Fine Productions ⓘ |
| director | Lee Petty ⓘ |
| distributor |
Adult Swim Games
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linked to:
Adult Swim
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| feature |
ability to dock onto robot bodies
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disembodied head mechanic ⓘ head-swapping mechanic ⓘ |
| gameMode | single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
action-adventure
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metroidvania ⓘ |
| hasCameraView | 2D ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTag |
humor
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indie ⓘ platformer ⓘ puzzle elements ⓘ retro aesthetic ⓘ |
| initialReleaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| perspective | side-scrolling ⓘ |
| platform |
Microsoft Windows
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linked to:
Windows
PlayStation 4 ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ |
| publisher |
Adult Swim Games
ⓘ
linked to:
Adult Swim
|
| releaseDate | 2016-07-26 ⓘ |
| setting | space station ⓘ |
| supportsController | gamepad ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial intelligence
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science fiction ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Headlander Description of subject: Headlander is a retro-futuristic side-scrolling action-adventure game known for its 1970s sci-fi aesthetic and unique mechanic of controlling a disembodied head that can dock onto different robot bodies.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.