Captain B. McCrea
E236519
Captain B. McCrea is the human commander of the spaceship Axiom in Pixar's animated film "WALL-E," who evolves from a complacent caretaker into an active leader determined to restore life on Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain B. McCrea canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2124702 — 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: Captain B. McCrea Context triple: [WALL-E, mainCharacter, Captain B. McCrea]
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A.
Captain Bill Owens
Captain Bill Owens is the skilled and level-headed submarine commander who leads the miniaturized crew on their perilous mission inside a human body in the science fiction film "Fantastic Voyage."
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B.
Chief Hancock
Chief Hancock was a prominent Native American leader of the Tuscarora people who played a central role in the early 18th-century Tuscarora War in colonial North Carolina.
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C.
Captain Ed Mercer
Captain Ed Mercer is the central human protagonist and commanding officer of the exploratory starship USS Orville in the science-fiction comedy-drama series "The Orville."
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D.
Captain William Renton
Captain William Renton was a 19th-century American lumberman and entrepreneur in the Pacific Northwest whose influence on the regional timber industry led to the city of Renton, Washington being named in his honor.
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E.
Captain Englehorn
Captain Englehorn is the German skipper of the ship Venture in the King Kong franchise, known for transporting filmmaker Carl Denham to Skull Island.
- 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 B. McCrea Target entity description: Captain B. McCrea is the human commander of the spaceship Axiom in Pixar's animated film "WALL-E," who evolves from a complacent caretaker into an active leader determined to restore life on Earth.
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A.
Captain Bill Owens
Captain Bill Owens is the skilled and level-headed submarine commander who leads the miniaturized crew on their perilous mission inside a human body in the science fiction film "Fantastic Voyage."
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B.
Chief Hancock
Chief Hancock was a prominent Native American leader of the Tuscarora people who played a central role in the early 18th-century Tuscarora War in colonial North Carolina.
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C.
Captain Ed Mercer
Captain Ed Mercer is the central human protagonist and commanding officer of the exploratory starship USS Orville in the science-fiction comedy-drama series "The Orville."
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D.
Captain William Renton
Captain William Renton was a 19th-century American lumberman and entrepreneur in the Pacific Northwest whose influence on the regional timber industry led to the city of Renton, Washington being named in his honor.
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E.
Captain Englehorn
Captain Englehorn is the German skipper of the ship Venture in the King Kong franchise, known for transporting filmmaker Carl Denham to Skull Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ human character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Axiom bridge crew ⓘ |
| allyOf |
EVE (character)
ⓘ
surface form:
EVE
WALL-E ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
WALL-E
ⓘ
surface form:
Pixar film WALL-E
WALL-E ⓘ |
| authorityOver | AUTO ⓘ |
| characterArc | from complacent caretaker to active leader ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | begins to stand and walk despite reliance on hover chair ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
curious ⓘ determined ⓘ initially sedentary ⓘ |
| command | Axiom ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Axiom autopilot ⓘ |
| createdBy | Pixar Animation Studios ⓘ |
| createdFor | WALL-E ⓘ |
| employer |
Buy n Large Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Buy n Large
|
| filmGenreContext |
animated family film
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
WALL-E
ⓘ
surface form:
WALL-E (2008 film)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
restore life on Earth
ⓘ
return the Axiom to Earth ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| learnsAbout |
history of Earth
ⓘ
plant-based proof of Earth’s habitability ⓘ |
| medium | computer-animated film ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse |
WALL-E
ⓘ
surface form:
WALL-E universe
|
| notableAction |
activates holo-detector with the plant
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overrides AUTO to return to Earth ⓘ |
| occupation | spaceship captain ⓘ |
| opposes | AUTO ⓘ |
| partOf | WALL-E main cast ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jeff Garlin ⓘ |
| receivesMessageFrom | Buy n Large CEO Shelby Forthright ⓘ |
| residence | Axiom ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | passengers of the Axiom ⓘ |
| role | commander of the spaceship Axiom ⓘ |
| setting |
Axiom (spaceship)
ⓘ
surface form:
starliner Axiom
|
| species | human ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
environmental restoration
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personal responsibility ⓘ |
| visualDesign | overweight human in captain’s uniform ⓘ |
| voiceType | voice acting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain B. McCrea Description of subject: Captain B. McCrea is the human commander of the spaceship Axiom in Pixar's animated film "WALL-E," who evolves from a complacent caretaker into an active leader determined to restore life on Earth.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.