Captain Trips (section)
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Captain Trips is the opening section of Stephen King’s novel *The Stand*, depicting the catastrophic global outbreak of a weaponized superflu that sets the story’s apocalyptic events in motion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Trips (section) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714523 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Trips (section) Context triple: [The Stand, hasPart, Captain Trips (section)]
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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.
Trekkers
Trekkers are devoted fans of the Star Trek franchise, known for their deep engagement with its stories, characters, and speculative science fiction universe.
- 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 (section) Target entity description: Captain Trips is the opening section of Stephen King’s novel *The Stand*, depicting the catastrophic global outbreak of a weaponized superflu that sets the story’s apocalyptic events in motion.
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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.
Trekkers
Trekkers are devoted fans of the Star Trek franchise, known for their deep engagement with its stories, characters, and speculative science fiction universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book chapter
ⓘ
novel section ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Stand ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept | weaponized influenza-like virus ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
collapse of society
ⓘ
government experimentation consequences ⓘ uncontrolled disease ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | first section of The Stand ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
apocalyptic event
ⓘ
global pandemic ⓘ weaponized superflu outbreak ⓘ |
| expandedIn | 1990 uncut edition of The Stand ⓘ |
| followsInPublication | front matter of The Stand ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
biological warfare
ⓘ
mass mortality ⓘ military research facility accident ⓘ rapid viral transmission ⓘ |
| introduces |
Captain Trips superflu
ⓘ
pandemic backstory of The Stand ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | opening section of The Stand ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | The Stand ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Stand narrative arc ⓘ |
| precedes | subsequent sections of The Stand ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfContainingWork | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisherOfContainingWork | Doubleday ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Stand
ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (uncut edition)
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| setsUp | central conflict of The Stand ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
multiple American towns and cities ⓘ |
| titleCharacterString | Captain Trips ⓘ |
| tone |
apocalyptic
ⓘ
grim ⓘ |
| workType | prose fiction section ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Trips (section) Description of subject: Captain Trips is the opening section of Stephen King’s novel *The Stand*, depicting the catastrophic global outbreak of a weaponized superflu that sets the story’s apocalyptic events in motion.
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