Thin Man
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Thin Man is a slender, humanoid alien infiltrator from the XCOM video game series known for disguising itself as a human and using poison-based attacks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thin Man canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2547719 — 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: Thin Man Context triple: [Invaders, member, Thin Man]
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A.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man is a 1934 American mystery-comedy film, based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, that follows witty married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles as they investigate a disappearance in high-society New York.
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B.
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man is a 1936 American mystery-comedy film in the Thin Man series, known for its witty dialogue and sophisticated blend of humor and detective intrigue.
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C.
Ballad of a Thin Man
"Ballad of a Thin Man" is a dark, surreal Bob Dylan song known for its biting critique of clueless establishment figures and its haunting, piano-driven sound.
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D.
Top Hat
Top Hat is a 1935 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, renowned for its elegant dance sequences, Irving Berlin songs, and status as a classic of the genre.
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E.
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home is a 1945 mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, following sleuth Nick Charles as he solves a case while visiting his hometown.
- 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: Thin Man Target entity description: Thin Man is a slender, humanoid alien infiltrator from the XCOM video game series known for disguising itself as a human and using poison-based attacks.
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A.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man is a 1934 American mystery-comedy film, based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, that follows witty married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles as they investigate a disappearance in high-society New York.
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B.
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man is a 1936 American mystery-comedy film in the Thin Man series, known for its witty dialogue and sophisticated blend of humor and detective intrigue.
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C.
Ballad of a Thin Man
"Ballad of a Thin Man" is a dark, surreal Bob Dylan song known for its biting critique of clueless establishment figures and its haunting, piano-driven sound.
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D.
Top Hat
Top Hat is a 1935 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, renowned for its elegant dance sequences, Irving Berlin songs, and status as a classic of the genre.
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E.
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home is a 1945 mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, following sleuth Nick Charles as he solves a case while visiting his hometown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional alien species
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video game character type ⓘ |
| alignment | hostile to XCOM ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
XCOM series
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surface form:
XCOM 2
XCOM series ⓘ
surface form:
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM series ⓘ
surface form:
XCOM: Enemy Within
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| attackType | poison-based attacks ⓘ |
| behavior |
ambushes XCOM squads
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flanks player units ⓘ uses cover effectively ⓘ |
| combatRole |
ranged attacker
ⓘ
skirmisher ⓘ |
| counterStrategy |
avoid ending turns in poison clouds
ⓘ
engage at long range ⓘ use of medikits to cure poison ⓘ |
| creator | Firaxis Games ⓘ |
| disguise |
business attire
ⓘ
human civilian appearance ⓘ |
| faction | alien invaders ⓘ |
| franchise |
XCOM series
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surface form:
XCOM
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| gameMechanic |
leaves poison clouds that damage units over time
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reveals true form when engaged ⓘ |
| missionRole |
abduction missions
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covert operations ⓘ terror missions ⓘ |
| platform |
Nintendo Switch
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PC ⓘ Sony PlayStation 3 ⓘ
surface form:
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4 ⓘ Xbox 360 ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ |
| primaryAbility | poison spit ⓘ |
| publisher | 2K Games ⓘ |
| role | alien infiltrator ⓘ |
| specialAbility |
high jump
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poison cloud on death ⓘ poison immunity ⓘ |
| species | humanoid alien ⓘ |
| tacticalTrait |
fragile defense unit
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good aim ⓘ high mobility ⓘ long movement range ⓘ low health ⓘ |
| threatLevel | medium-tier enemy ⓘ |
| universe | XCOM universe ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
elongated limbs
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glowing eyes ⓘ greenish skin when revealed ⓘ slender body ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Thin Man Description of subject: Thin Man is a slender, humanoid alien infiltrator from the XCOM video game series known for disguising itself as a human and using poison-based attacks.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.