Captain Trips
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Captain Trips is the deadly, weaponized influenza supervirus that wipes out most of humanity in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Trips canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Captain Trips Context triple: [The Stand, featuresDisease, Captain Trips]
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A.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Steve Yzerman, the longtime Detroit Red Wings star and Hall of Fame center renowned for his leadership and three Stanley Cup championships.
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E.
Captain Disko Troop
Captain Disko Troop is a gruff but fair New England fishing boat captain who mentors the spoiled rich boy Harvey Cheyne in the film "Captains Courageous."
- 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: Captain Trips Target entity description: Captain Trips is the deadly, weaponized influenza supervirus that wipes out most of humanity in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand."
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A.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Steve Yzerman, the longtime Detroit Red Wings star and Hall of Fame center renowned for his leadership and three Stanley Cup championships.
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E.
Captain Disko Troop
Captain Disko Troop is a gruff but fair New England fishing boat captain who mentors the spoiled rich boy Harvey Cheyne in the film "Captains Courageous."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biological weapon
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fictional virus ⓘ influenza virus ⓘ superflu ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A6
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Project Blue ⓘ Superflu ⓘ The Bug ⓘ The Flu ⓘ The Plague ⓘ Tube Neck ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Stand
ⓘ
The Stand ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (1978 novel)
The Stand ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition (1990)
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| associatedCharacter |
Frannie Goldsmith
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Mother Abagail ⓘ Randall Flagg ⓘ Stu Redman ⓘ |
| causes | global pandemic (fictional) ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| developedAs | biological warfare agent ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States military (fictional) ⓘ |
| escapeCause | security breach at military facility ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | does not exist in real world ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| genreContext | post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalClassification | weaponized influenza strain ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptation |
The Stand
ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (1994 miniseries)
The Stand ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (2020 miniseries)
The Stand ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand comic book series
|
| leadsTo | collapse of modern civilization (fictional) ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| mortalityRate | approximately 99.4 percent ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | sets stage for battle between good and evil ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | inciting catastrophe in The Stand ⓘ |
| notableSurvivorRate | approximately 0.6 percent of human population ⓘ |
| originLocation |
Gila Flats Test Base
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surface form:
California desert military base (fictional)
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| primaryEffect | near-total human extinction ⓘ |
| settingUniverse | Stephen King multiverse ⓘ |
| symptom |
congestion
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cough ⓘ fever ⓘ massive mucus production ⓘ severe respiratory failure ⓘ swollen neck ("tube neck") ⓘ |
| transmissionMode |
airborne
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respiratory droplets ⓘ |
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