Spike Spiegel
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Spike Spiegel is the laid-back, sharp-shooting bounty hunter protagonist of the anime series "Cowboy Bebop," known for his martial arts skills, tragic past, and jazz-infused space noir adventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spike Spiegel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5142034 — 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: Spike Spiegel Context triple: [John Cho, characterPortrayed, Spike Spiegel]
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A.
Shizuo
Shizuo is a Japanese masculine given name borne by several notable figures, including mathematicians and artists.
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B.
Saitō Makoto
Saitō Makoto was a Japanese admiral and statesman who served as Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Shōwa period.
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C.
Sōsuke Uno
Sōsuke Uno was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1989 before resigning amid a financial and sex scandal.
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D.
Jotaro Kawakami
Jotaro Kawakami was a prominent Japanese socialist politician who served as a leading figure in the Japan Socialist Party during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Shinya
Shinya is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
- 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: Spike Spiegel Target entity description: Spike Spiegel is the laid-back, sharp-shooting bounty hunter protagonist of the anime series "Cowboy Bebop," known for his martial arts skills, tragic past, and jazz-infused space noir adventures.
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A.
Shizuo
Shizuo is a Japanese masculine given name borne by several notable figures, including mathematicians and artists.
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B.
Saitō Makoto
Saitō Makoto was a Japanese admiral and statesman who served as Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Shōwa period.
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C.
Sōsuke Uno
Sōsuke Uno was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1989 before resigning amid a financial and sex scandal.
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D.
Jotaro Kawakami
Jotaro Kawakami was a prominent Japanese socialist politician who served as a leading figure in the Japan Socialist Party during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Shinya
Shinya is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anime character
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bounty hunter ⓘ fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| affiliation | Bebop crew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ally |
Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV
NERFINISHED
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Ein NERFINISHED ⓘ Faye Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Cowboy Bebop
NERFINISHED
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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backstoryElement |
faked his own death
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former hitman for the Red Dragon Syndicate ⓘ left the syndicate ⓘ |
| combatSkill |
expert hand-to-hand fighter
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expert marksman ⓘ |
| createdByStudio | Sunrise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Shinichirō Watanabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy | Vicious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| fightingStyle | Jeet Kune Do-inspired martial arts ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Cowboy Bebop Episode 1 "Asteroid Blues" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerAffiliation | Red Dragon Crime Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Cowboy Bebop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | dark green ⓘ |
| hasHeterochromia | true ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Julia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageVersion |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| musicalStyleAssociation |
blues
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jazz ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | tragic hero ⓘ |
| nationality | Martian ⓘ |
| notableFeature | artificial right eye ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Whatever happens, happens. ⓘ |
| occupation | bounty hunter ⓘ |
| partner | Jet Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cynical
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laid-back ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ secretly compassionate ⓘ |
| setting |
noir
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space western ⓘ |
| ship | Swordfish II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| themeMusicAssociation | Tank! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voicedBy |
Kōichi Yamadera
NERFINISHED
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Steve Blum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon | Jericho 941 pistol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spike Spiegel Description of subject: Spike Spiegel is the laid-back, sharp-shooting bounty hunter protagonist of the anime series "Cowboy Bebop," known for his martial arts skills, tragic past, and jazz-infused space noir adventures.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.