Vigo the Cruel
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Vigo the Cruel is an alternate name for Vigo the Carpathian, the malevolent 16th-century tyrant and sorcerer who serves as the primary antagonist in the film Ghostbusters II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vigo the Cruel canonical | 1 |
| Vigo the Despised | 1 |
| Vigo the Torturer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15709194 — 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: Vigo the Cruel Context triple: [Vigo the Carpathian, alsoKnownAs, Vigo the Cruel]
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A.
Moor of Freising
The Moor of Freising is a historic heraldic figure, traditionally depicted as a crowned dark-skinned head, that serves as a long-standing symbol of the Diocese of Freising in Bavaria.
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B.
Baltasar
Baltasar is a variant of the name Belshazzar, historically associated with the last king of Babylon mentioned in the biblical Book of Daniel.
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C.
Prince of Zamunda
Prince of Zamunda is the royal title held by Prince Akeem Joffer, the fictional heir to the throne of the wealthy African kingdom in the comedy film "Coming to America."
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D.
Lion of Vienna
The "Lion of Vienna" is the legendary nickname of English footballer Nat Lofthouse, famed for his fearless, powerful centre-forward play for Bolton Wanderers and England in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Conrad the Red
Conrad the Red was a 10th-century German nobleman and Duke of Lotharingia who played a key military role in supporting King Otto I during conflicts that helped consolidate the early Holy Roman Empire.
- 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: Vigo the Cruel Target entity description: Vigo the Cruel is an alternate name for Vigo the Carpathian, the malevolent 16th-century tyrant and sorcerer who serves as the primary antagonist in the film Ghostbusters II.
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A.
Moor of Freising
The Moor of Freising is a historic heraldic figure, traditionally depicted as a crowned dark-skinned head, that serves as a long-standing symbol of the Diocese of Freising in Bavaria.
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B.
Baltasar
Baltasar is a variant of the name Belshazzar, historically associated with the last king of Babylon mentioned in the biblical Book of Daniel.
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C.
Prince of Zamunda
Prince of Zamunda is the royal title held by Prince Akeem Joffer, the fictional heir to the throne of the wealthy African kingdom in the comedy film "Coming to America."
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D.
Lion of Vienna
The "Lion of Vienna" is the legendary nickname of English footballer Nat Lofthouse, famed for his fearless, powerful centre-forward play for Bolton Wanderers and England in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Conrad the Red
Conrad the Red was a 10th-century German nobleman and Duke of Lotharingia who played a key military role in supporting King Otto I during conflicts that helped consolidate the early Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vigo the Torturer
this entity surface form:
Vigo the Despised