Dr. Blair
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Dr. Blair is the biologist character in John Carpenter’s horror film "The Thing," known for his increasingly unstable behavior as he uncovers the nature of the alien threat.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Blair canonical | 2 |
| Dr. Blair in The Thing | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biologist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| action |
destroys radio equipment
ⓘ
disables vehicles ⓘ is confined to a toolshed ⓘ runs computer simulations of alien spread ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
Who Goes There?
ⓘ
surface form:
Who Goes There? (novella)
|
| affiliation | American research team at Outpost 31 ⓘ |
| alignment | initially protective of humanity ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | John W. Campbell Jr. ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Who Goes There?
ⓘ
surface form:
Blair (character in Who Goes There?)
|
| causeOfBreakdown | realization of global extinction risk ⓘ |
| characterIn | The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | John Carpenter ⓘ |
| enemy |
The Thing (1982 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
the Thing (alien organism)
|
| fictionalUniverse |
The Thing (1982 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Thing franchise
|
| fieldOfWork |
biology
ⓘ
pathology ⓘ |
| filmDirector | John Carpenter ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterAction | constructs a small spacecraft from scrap ⓘ |
| laterAlignment | hostile after assimilation by the Thing ⓘ |
| laterStatus | assimilated by the Thing ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| mentalState |
paranoid
ⓘ
unstable ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | exposition of the alien threat ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting to prevent the Thing from reaching civilization
ⓘ
destroying communication equipment ⓘ discovering the assimilation ability of the Thing ⓘ increasingly unstable behavior ⓘ investigating the alien organism ⓘ |
| occupation | biologist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Wilford Brimley ⓘ |
| role | supporting character ⓘ |
| setting | Antarctica ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| worksAt | U.S. Outpost 31 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dr. Blair in The Thing