Nova (Richard Rider)

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Marvel Comics character fictional superhero human member of the Nova Corps

Nova (Richard Rider) is a Marvel Comics superhero and member of the Nova Corps who wields immense cosmic powers granted by the Nova Force.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Richard Rider	5
Nova (Richard Rider) canonical	3
Nova (Marvel Comics)	2
Sam Alexander / Nova in Ultimate Spider-Man	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11667917 — 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: Nova (Richard Rider)
Context triple: [Secret Avengers, hasMember, Nova (Richard Rider)]

A. Tim Quill
Tim Quill was an American actor best known for his role as Pvt. Joe Beletsky in the Vietnam War film "Hamburger Hill."
B. Kyle Rayner
Kyle Rayner is a DC Comics superhero who becomes one of the most prominent Green Lanterns, known for his creativity as an artist and his role in revitalizing the Green Lantern Corps.
C. Danny Ketch
Danny Ketch is a Marvel Comics character best known as a modern incarnation of Ghost Rider, a supernatural antihero bonded to the Spirit of Vengeance.
D. Britt Reid
Britt Reid is an American football coach best known for serving as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs and for being the son of longtime NFL head coach Andy Reid.
E. Ikaris
Ikaris is a powerful, centuries-old Eternal and central figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Eternals," known for his immense cosmic abilities and conflicted sense of duty.
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: Nova (Richard Rider)
Target entity description: Nova (Richard Rider) is a Marvel Comics superhero and member of the Nova Corps who wields immense cosmic powers granted by the Nova Force.

A. Tim Quill
Tim Quill was an American actor best known for his role as Pvt. Joe Beletsky in the Vietnam War film "Hamburger Hill."
B. Kyle Rayner
Kyle Rayner is a DC Comics superhero who becomes one of the most prominent Green Lanterns, known for his creativity as an artist and his role in revitalizing the Green Lantern Corps.
C. Danny Ketch
Danny Ketch is a Marvel Comics character best known as a modern incarnation of Ghost Rider, a supernatural antihero bonded to the Spirit of Vengeance.
D. Britt Reid
Britt Reid is an American football coach best known for serving as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs and for being the son of longtime NFL head coach Andy Reid.
E. Ikaris
Ikaris is a powerful, centuries-old Eternal and central figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Eternals," known for his immense cosmic abilities and conflicted sense of duty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marvel Comics character ⓘ fictional superhero ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Nova Corps ⓘ
ability	computer-assisted combat analysis ⓘ energy absorption ⓘ energy projection ⓘ enhanced healing ⓘ flight ⓘ force field generation ⓘ interstellar travel ⓘ superhuman durability ⓘ superhuman speed ⓘ superhuman strength ⓘ universal translation ⓘ
affiliation	Champions of Xandar ⓘ Guardians of the Galaxy ⓘ New Warriors ⓘ Nova Corps ⓘ Secret Avengers ⓘ
alias	Nova ⓘ The Human Rocket ⓘ
ally	Drax the Destroyer ⓘ Gamora ⓘ Rocket Raccoon ⓘ Sam Alexander ⓘ Star-Lord (Peter Quill) ⓘ linked to: Star-Lord
baseOfOperations	New York City ⓘ Xandar ⓘ
costumeFeature	golden helmet with star emblem ⓘ navy and gold bodysuit ⓘ
creator	John Buscema ⓘ Marv Wolfman ⓘ
enemy	Annihilus ⓘ Sphinx (Marvel Comics) ⓘ Thanos ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Man Called Nova #1 ⓘ linked to: Nova #1 (1976)
firstAppearanceYear	1976 ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hometown	Hempstead, New York ⓘ
homeworld	Earth ⓘ
notableStoryline	Annihilation ⓘ Annihilation: Conquest ⓘ The Man Called Nova (1976 series) ⓘ linked to: Nova #1 (1976)
occupation	adventurer ⓘ former high school student ⓘ superhero ⓘ
personalityTrait	brave ⓘ impulsive ⓘ loyal ⓘ
powerSource	Nova Force ⓘ Xandarian Worldmind ⓘ
publisher	Marvel Comics ⓘ
rank	Nova Prime ⓘ linked to: Nova Prime of Xandar
realName	Richard Rider ⓘ linked to: Nova (Richard Rider)
species	human mutate ⓘ
teamRole	Centurion of the Nova Corps ⓘ
universe	Earth-616 ⓘ Marvel Universe ⓘ

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