John Matrix
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John Matrix is the tough, resourceful former Special Forces colonel portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1985 action film "Commando."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Matrix canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4440913 — 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: John Matrix Context triple: [Commando, character, John Matrix]
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A.
Raoul Silva
Raoul Silva is the primary antagonist in the James Bond film "Skyfall," a former MI6 agent turned cyberterrorist bent on revenge against M.
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B.
Harry Callahan
Harry Callahan is a fictional tough, rule-bending San Francisco police inspector famously portrayed by Clint Eastwood in the "Dirty Harry" film series.
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C.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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D.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Brian O'Conner
Brian O'Conner is a central protagonist in the Fast & Furious franchise, portrayed as an undercover cop-turned-street racer and loyal member of Dominic Toretto's crew.
- 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: John Matrix Target entity description: John Matrix is the tough, resourceful former Special Forces colonel portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1985 action film "Commando."
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A.
Raoul Silva
Raoul Silva is the primary antagonist in the James Bond film "Skyfall," a former MI6 agent turned cyberterrorist bent on revenge against M.
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B.
Harry Callahan
Harry Callahan is a fictional tough, rule-bending San Francisco police inspector famously portrayed by Clint Eastwood in the "Dirty Harry" film series.
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C.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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D.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Brian O'Conner
Brian O'Conner is a central protagonist in the Fast & Furious franchise, portrayed as an undercover cop-turned-street racer and loyal member of Dominic Toretto's crew.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action film character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| alignment | protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Commando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCatchphrase | "I’ll be back" (referenced via actor persona, not canonical line) ⓘ |
| combatStyle | military close-quarters combat ⓘ |
| countryOfService | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Jeph Loeb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matthew Weisman NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven E. de Souza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy |
Arius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyMember | Jenny Matrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Commando universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Mark L. Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre | action ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy | James Horner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| formerAffiliation | United States Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Jenny Matrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullName | John Matrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| nationality | American (implied) ⓘ |
| notableLocation | Val Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScene | single-handed assault on Arius’s compound ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
highly skilled in combat
ⓘ
protective father ⓘ resourceful ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic | muscular build ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Arnold Schwarzenegger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| primaryGoalInFilm | rescue his kidnapped daughter ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | central protagonist of Commando ⓘ |
| statusAtStartOfFilm | retired ⓘ |
| weaponProficiency |
explosives
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firearms ⓘ hand-to-hand combat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Matrix Description of subject: John Matrix is the tough, resourceful former Special Forces colonel portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1985 action film "Commando."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.