Rip and tear
E914326
"Rip and tear" is a popular catchphrase-turned-meme from the Doom comic, associated with the Doomguy’s over-the-top, ultra-violent enthusiasm for destroying demons.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rip and tear canonical | 1 |
| line "Rip and tear" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11251378 — 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: Rip and tear Context triple: [Doom comic, hasMeme, Rip and tear]
-
A.
Damage Gets Done
"Damage Gets Done" is a duet track by Hozier and Brandi Carlile from Hozier’s 2023 album *Unreal Unearth*, blending soulful vocals with reflective, emotionally charged lyrics.
-
B.
Rip
Rip is the professional nickname of American actor Rip Torn, known for his distinctive character roles in film and television.
-
C.
Rip
Rip is a wealthy, hedonistic drug dealer and emblem of moral decay in Bret Easton Ellis’s novel "Less Than Zero."
-
D.
Torn Apart
Torn Apart is a 1990s drama film starring Cecilia Peck that follows a forbidden love story set against the backdrop of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
-
E.
Rather Ripped
Rather Ripped is a 2006 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its more melodic, accessible sound compared to much of their earlier work.
- 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: Rip and tear Target entity description: "Rip and tear" is a popular catchphrase-turned-meme from the Doom comic, associated with the Doomguy’s over-the-top, ultra-violent enthusiasm for destroying demons.
-
A.
Damage Gets Done
"Damage Gets Done" is a duet track by Hozier and Brandi Carlile from Hozier’s 2023 album *Unreal Unearth*, blending soulful vocals with reflective, emotionally charged lyrics.
-
B.
Rip
Rip is the professional nickname of American actor Rip Torn, known for his distinctive character roles in film and television.
-
C.
Rip
Rip is a wealthy, hedonistic drug dealer and emblem of moral decay in Bret Easton Ellis’s novel "Less Than Zero."
-
D.
Torn Apart
Torn Apart is a 1990s drama film starring Cecilia Peck that follows a forbidden love story set against the backdrop of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
-
E.
Rather Ripped
Rather Ripped is a 2006 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its more melodic, accessible sound compared to much of their earlier work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catchphrase
ⓘ
internet meme ⓘ quote ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Doom comic (1990s)
ⓘ
linked to:
Doom comic
|
| associatedWith |
Doom franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
DOOM series
Doomguy ⓘ
linked to:
Doom Slayer
|
| connotation |
brutal determination
ⓘ
unrestrained aggression ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
shorthand for extreme violence in games
ⓘ
symbol of Doomguy’s brutality ⓘ |
| fandom | Doom fandom ⓘ |
| genre | video game-related meme ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Rip and tear, until it is done ⓘ |
| inspired |
fan art
ⓘ
parody comics ⓘ remix videos ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | comic book ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Doom comic ⓘ |
| popularizedOn |
forums
ⓘ
imageboards ⓘ internet ⓘ social media ⓘ |
| portrays | enthusiasm for destroying demons ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Doom (1993 video game)
ⓘ
Doom (franchise) ⓘ
linked to:
DOOM series
Doomguy ⓘ
linked to:
Doom Slayer
demon ⓘ |
| theme |
demon slaying
ⓘ
ultra-violence ⓘ |
| tone |
hyper-violent
ⓘ
over-the-top ⓘ |
| usedAs |
battle cry
ⓘ
motivational slogan in gaming contexts ⓘ reaction phrase ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Doom fans
ⓘ
video game players ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
discussions of violent gameplay
ⓘ
hype for first-person shooters ⓘ |
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: Rip and tear Description of subject: "Rip and tear" is a popular catchphrase-turned-meme from the Doom comic, associated with the Doomguy’s over-the-top, ultra-violent enthusiasm for destroying demons.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rip and tear