Pitch Black
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Pitch Black is the boogeyman-like embodiment of fear and darkness who serves as the main villain in the animated film "Rise of the Guardians."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pitch Black canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11329113 — 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: Pitch Black Context triple: [Rise of the Guardians, antagonist, Pitch Black]
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A.
Pitch Black
Pitch Black is a 2000 science fiction horror film starring Vin Diesel as antihero Richard B. Riddick, known for its tense survival plot on a hostile alien planet and for launching the Chronicles of Riddick franchise.
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B.
Brightburn
Brightburn is a 2019 horror-superhero film that reimagines the Superman origin story as a dark tale about a young boy with alien powers who becomes a malevolent force.
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C.
Fade to Black
"Fade to Black" is a seminal 1984 Metallica power ballad that blends acoustic passages with heavy riffs and explores themes of depression and suicidal despair.
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D.
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness is a critically acclaimed 1985 British television drama serial that blends political thriller and environmental conspiracy themes as it follows a detective investigating his daughter’s mysterious murder.
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E.
Pariah
Pariah is a 2011 independent coming-of-age drama film about a Brooklyn teenager embracing her identity as a lesbian, noted for its intimate storytelling and evocative cinematography.
- 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: Pitch Black Target entity description: Pitch Black is the boogeyman-like embodiment of fear and darkness who serves as the main villain in the animated film "Rise of the Guardians."
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A.
Pitch Black
Pitch Black is a 2000 science fiction horror film starring Vin Diesel as antihero Richard B. Riddick, known for its tense survival plot on a hostile alien planet and for launching the Chronicles of Riddick franchise.
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B.
Brightburn
Brightburn is a 2019 horror-superhero film that reimagines the Superman origin story as a dark tale about a young boy with alien powers who becomes a malevolent force.
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C.
Fade to Black
"Fade to Black" is a seminal 1984 Metallica power ballad that blends acoustic passages with heavy riffs and explores themes of depression and suicidal despair.
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D.
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness is a critically acclaimed 1985 British television drama serial that blends political thriller and environmental conspiracy themes as it follows a detective investigating his daughter’s mysterious murder.
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E.
Pariah
Pariah is a 2011 independent coming-of-age drama film about a Brooklyn teenager embracing her identity as a lesbian, noted for its intimate storytelling and evocative cinematography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated film character
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antagonist ⓘ fictional character ⓘ supervillain ⓘ |
| alias |
Pitch
ⓘ
The Boogeyman ⓘ
linked to:
the Boogeyman
The Nightmare King ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Rise of the Guardians ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pitch (The Guardians of Childhood) ⓘ |
| creator | William Joyce ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Jack Frost
ⓘ
the Guardians ⓘ |
| embodimentOf |
darkness
ⓘ
fear ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
E. Aster Bunnymund
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Jack Frost ⓘ North ⓘ Sandman ⓘ Tooth Fairy ⓘ |
| eyeColor | golden ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Rise of the Guardians film universe
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linked to:
Guardians of Childhood universe
The Guardians of Childhood ⓘ |
| filmDebut | Rise of the Guardians ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
to make children stop believing in the Guardians
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to replace hope and wonder with darkness ⓘ to spread fear across the world ⓘ |
| hairColor | black ⓘ |
| medium | computer-animated film ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nightmares (his fear-creature army) ⓘ |
| notableAbility | turning Sandman’s dreamsand into nightmaresand ⓘ |
| notableAction | attempts to destroy children’s belief in the Guardians ⓘ |
| occupation | Lord of Nightmares ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
bitter
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cunning ⓘ manipulative ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jude Law ⓘ |
| power |
control of shadows
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creation of nightmares ⓘ immortality ⓘ manipulation of fear ⓘ teleportation through shadows ⓘ |
| productionCompany | DreamWorks Animation ⓘ |
| roleInWork | main antagonist in Rise of the Guardians ⓘ |
| species | immortal spirit ⓘ |
| weakness | children’s belief ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pitch Black Description of subject: Pitch Black is the boogeyman-like embodiment of fear and darkness who serves as the main villain in the animated film "Rise of the Guardians."
Referenced by (8)
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