Westley
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Westley is the brave farm boy-turned-dashing hero in "The Princess Bride," known for his devotion to Buttercup and his iconic phrase, "As you wish."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westley canonical | 12 |
| Westley in The Princess Bride | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3760322 — 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: Westley Context triple: [The Princess Bride, mainCharacter, Westley]
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A.
Westley
Westley is the given first name of Wes Unseld, the Hall of Fame American basketball player and longtime Washington Bullets/Wizards icon.
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B.
Westley
Westley is a small unincorporated community located in Stanislaus County in California’s Central Valley.
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C.
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward is a historical adventure novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in 15th-century France and following a young Scottish archer entangled in the political intrigues of Louis XI and Charles the Bold.
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D.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
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E.
Bertram
Bertram is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, historically associated with nobility and later borne by various notable figures in arts, architecture, and literature.
- 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: Westley Target entity description: Westley is the brave farm boy-turned-dashing hero in "The Princess Bride," known for his devotion to Buttercup and his iconic phrase, "As you wish."
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A.
Westley
Westley is the given first name of Wes Unseld, the Hall of Fame American basketball player and longtime Washington Bullets/Wizards icon.
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B.
Westley
Westley is a small unincorporated community located in Stanislaus County in California’s Central Valley.
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C.
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward is a historical adventure novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in 15th-century France and following a young Scottish archer entangled in the political intrigues of Louis XI and Charles the Bold.
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D.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
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E.
Bertram
Bertram is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, historically associated with nobility and later borne by various notable figures in arts, architecture, and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| alias |
Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride
ⓘ
surface form:
Dread Pirate Roberts
|
| ally |
Fezzik
ⓘ
Inigo Montoya ⓘ Miracle Max ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Princess Bride
ⓘ
The Princess Bride ⓘ
surface form:
The Princess Bride (1987 film)
The Princess Bride ⓘ
surface form:
The Princess Bride (novel)
|
| characterTrait |
brave
ⓘ
devoted ⓘ resourceful ⓘ romantic ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| creator | William Goldman ⓘ |
| enemy |
Count Rugen
ⓘ
Prince Humperdinck ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Princess Bride
ⓘ
surface form:
The Princess Bride universe
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
romantic adventure ⓘ |
| homeLocation | Florin ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Buttercup ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| nationality | Florinese ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
defeated Inigo Montoya in swordplay
ⓘ
defeated Vizzini in a battle of wits ⓘ endured torture in the Pit of Despair ⓘ overcame Fezzik in hand-to-hand combat ⓘ survived the Fire Swamp ⓘ |
| notableQuote | As you wish. ⓘ |
| occupation |
farm boy
ⓘ
pirate ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Cary Elwes ⓘ |
| relationship | servant to Buttercup (early in story) ⓘ |
| rescues | Buttercup ⓘ |
| skill |
climbing
ⓘ
strategic thinking ⓘ swordsmanship ⓘ |
| spouse | Buttercup ⓘ |
| status |
alive (by the end of The Princess Bride)
ⓘ
presumed dead (temporarily) ⓘ |
| theme |
perseverance
ⓘ
true love ⓘ |
| trainedBy |
Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride
ⓘ
surface form:
Dread Pirate Roberts
|
| weapon | sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Westley Description of subject: Westley is the brave farm boy-turned-dashing hero in "The Princess Bride," known for his devotion to Buttercup and his iconic phrase, "As you wish."
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Westley in The Princess Bride
subject surface form:
Florin