Weapon XVI
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Weapon XVI is a sentient, techno-organic virus in Marvel Comics designed by the Weapon Plus program to convert entire populations into obedient living weapons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weapon XVI canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11669992 — 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)
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Target entity: Weapon XVI Context triple: [Weapon Plus Program, notableSubdivision, Weapon XVI]
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A.
Weapon VI
Weapon VI is a clandestine iteration of Marvel's Weapon Plus program focused on creating advanced super-soldiers through experimental and often unethical means.
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B.
Weapon VIII
Weapon VIII is a clandestine iteration of Marvel’s Weapon Plus supersoldier program, focused on creating advanced, often morally dubious living weapons.
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C.
Weapon XII
Weapon XII is a genetically engineered mutant super-soldier from Marvel Comics’ X-Men universe, created as part of the clandestine Weapon Plus program to hunt and exterminate mutants.
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D.
Weapon VII
Weapon VII is a clandestine iteration of Marvel's Weapon Plus program focused on creating enhanced super-soldiers through experimental and often unethical means.
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E.
Weapon IX
Weapon IX is a clandestine iteration of Marvel's Weapon Plus program, focused on creating advanced super-soldiers through extreme experimentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Weapon XVI Target entity description: Weapon XVI is a sentient, techno-organic virus in Marvel Comics designed by the Weapon Plus program to convert entire populations into obedient living weapons.
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A.
Weapon VI
Weapon VI is a clandestine iteration of Marvel's Weapon Plus program focused on creating advanced super-soldiers through experimental and often unethical means.
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B.
Weapon VIII
Weapon VIII is a clandestine iteration of Marvel’s Weapon Plus supersoldier program, focused on creating advanced, often morally dubious living weapons.
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C.
Weapon XII
Weapon XII is a genetically engineered mutant super-soldier from Marvel Comics’ X-Men universe, created as part of the clandestine Weapon Plus program to hunt and exterminate mutants.
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D.
Weapon VII
Weapon VII is a clandestine iteration of Marvel's Weapon Plus program focused on creating enhanced super-soldiers through experimental and often unethical means.
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E.
Weapon IX
Weapon IX is a clandestine iteration of Marvel's Weapon Plus program, focused on creating advanced super-soldiers through extreme experimentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics entity
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biological weapon ⓘ fictional virus ⓘ sentient techno-organic entity ⓘ |
| ability |
create hive-mind obedience
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infect organic beings ⓘ reprogram minds of infected hosts ⓘ techno-organic transformation of tissue ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Weapon Plus
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linked to:
Weapon Plus Program
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| alsoKnownAs |
The Living Weapon virus
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The World virus ⓘ |
| appearsIn | New X-Men ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | The World ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Weapon XIII (Fantomex)
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linked to:
Fantomex
Weapon XV ⓘ Wolverine ⓘ X-Men ⓘ |
| category | Weapon Plus experiment ⓘ |
| composition | techno-organic material ⓘ |
| controlMechanism | overwrites free will ⓘ |
| controlStructure | centralized hive intelligence ⓘ |
| controlType | psychic and techno-organic conditioning ⓘ |
| creators |
Grant Morrison
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Igor Kordey ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Weapon Plus program
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linked to:
Weapon Plus Program
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| designGoal | mass-deployment over entire populations ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Marvel Universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | New X-Men #128 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| genre | superhero comics ⓘ |
| hostOutcome | transformed into living weapons ⓘ |
| intelligenceType | artificially engineered sentience ⓘ |
| loyaltyEnforcedTo | Weapon Plus objectives ⓘ |
| medium | virus ⓘ |
| nature | techno-organic virus ⓘ |
| operatesAs | contagious weapon system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | convert populations into obedient living weapons ⓘ |
| projectNumber | XVI ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
biological warfare
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living weapons ⓘ mind control ⓘ |
| sentience | sentient ⓘ |
| statusInFiction | highly dangerous ⓘ |
| targets | entire populations ⓘ |
| threatLevel | global ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Weapon XVI Description of subject: Weapon XVI is a sentient, techno-organic virus in Marvel Comics designed by the Weapon Plus program to convert entire populations into obedient living weapons.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.