Count Rugen

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Count Rugen is the sadistic six-fingered nobleman and torturer who serves as a primary antagonist in the fantasy adventure story "The Princess Bride."

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Count Rugen canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
nobleman
torturer
alias the six-fingered man
appearsIn The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
surface form: The Princess Bride (1987 film)

The Princess Bride (novel)
causeOfMotivationFor Inigo Montoya
creator William Goldman
deathBy Inigo Montoya
enemyOf Inigo Montoya
filmPortrayalBy Christopher Guest
firstAppearance The Princess Bride (novel)
surface form: The Princess Bride (1973 novel)
gender male
genre adventure
fantasy
involvedIn plot to murder Buttercup
plot to start war with Guilder
kills Domingo Montoya NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
loyalTo Prince Humperdinck
medium film
literature
nationality Florinese
notableFor sadism
torture experiments
notableQuoteAssociation Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
occupation noble
torturer
operates the Pit of Despair
personalityTrait calculating
cowardly
sadistic
physicalCharacteristic has six fingers on his right hand
plansWith Prince Humperdinck
residence Florin
roleInStory primary antagonist
serves Prince Humperdinck
setting fictional kingdom of Florin
title Count
usesDevice the Machine
weapon sword

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Princess Bride mainCharacter Count Rugen
fictional kingdom of Florin hasNotableCharacter Count Rugen
subject surface form: Florin
Westley enemy Count Rugen
Buttercup enemy Count Rugen
Inigo Montoya enemy Count Rugen
Inigo Montoya nemesis Count Rugen
Prince Humperdinck employs Count Rugen
Florinese associatedWithCharacter Count Rugen