Francis Begbie
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Francis Begbie is a violently unpredictable and psychopathic Scottish hardman who serves as one of the most feared and volatile characters in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francis Begbie canonical | 6 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Dead Men’s Trousers
ⓘ
surface form:
Dead Men’s Trousers (novel)
Porno (novel) ⓘ Skagboys (novel) ⓘ T2 Trainspotting ⓘ
surface form:
T2 Trainspotting (film)
The Blade Artist ⓘ
surface form:
The Blade Artist (novel)
Trainspotting (1996 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Trainspotting (film)
Trainspotting (novel) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Daniel "Spud" Murphy
ⓘ
Mark Renton ⓘ Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson ⓘ Tommy ⓘ |
| basedOn | Scottish hardman archetype ⓘ |
| characterInUniverse | Trainspotting universe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | Irvine Welsh ⓘ |
| familyName | Begbie ⓘ |
| fictionalNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Trainspotting (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Trainspotting (1993 novel)
|
| fullName | Francis Begbie self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
Scottish literature
ⓘ
contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
masculinity
ⓘ
violence ⓘ working-class life in Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | urban fiction ⓘ |
| nickname | Franco Begbie ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
extreme propensity for sudden violence
ⓘ
habit of starting bar fights ⓘ |
| occupation | criminal ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
psychopathic
ⓘ
unpredictable ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Carlyle ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
T2 Trainspotting
ⓘ
surface form:
T2 Trainspotting (film)
Trainspotting (1996 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Trainspotting (film)
|
| roleInStory |
antagonist
ⓘ
friend of Mark Renton ⓘ |
| setting | Edinburgh ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.