Larry Trainor / Negative Man
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Larry Trainor, also known as Negative Man, is a disfigured former Air Force pilot bonded with a radioactive energy being and a core, emotionally tormented member of DC Comics' Doom Patrol.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Larry Trainor / Negative Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5550531 — 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: Larry Trainor / Negative Man Context triple: [Matt Bomer, playedCharacter, Larry Trainor / Negative Man]
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A.
Darren Cross
Darren Cross is a Marvel Comics supervillain and the primary antagonist in the film "Ant-Man," where he becomes the armored Yellowjacket after attempting to weaponize Pym Particle technology.
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B.
Absorbing Man
Absorbing Man is a Marvel Comics supervillain, often depicted as a formidable foe of heroes like Thor and the Hulk, who can magically absorb the properties of anything he touches.
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C.
Guy Gardner
Guy Gardner is a brash and headstrong member of DC Comics' Green Lantern Corps, known for his bold personality and frequent clashes with both allies and enemies.
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D.
Kurt Wagner
Kurt Wagner is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero better known as Nightcrawler, a blue-skinned, teleporting mutant and member of the X-Men.
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E.
Maxwell Lord
Maxwell Lord is a powerful and morally ambiguous DC Comics businessman and manipulator often associated with the Justice League and Wonder Woman.
- 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: Larry Trainor / Negative Man Target entity description: Larry Trainor, also known as Negative Man, is a disfigured former Air Force pilot bonded with a radioactive energy being and a core, emotionally tormented member of DC Comics' Doom Patrol.
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A.
Darren Cross
Darren Cross is a Marvel Comics supervillain and the primary antagonist in the film "Ant-Man," where he becomes the armored Yellowjacket after attempting to weaponize Pym Particle technology.
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B.
Absorbing Man
Absorbing Man is a Marvel Comics supervillain, often depicted as a formidable foe of heroes like Thor and the Hulk, who can magically absorb the properties of anything he touches.
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C.
Guy Gardner
Guy Gardner is a brash and headstrong member of DC Comics' Green Lantern Corps, known for his bold personality and frequent clashes with both allies and enemies.
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D.
Kurt Wagner
Kurt Wagner is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero better known as Nightcrawler, a blue-skinned, teleporting mutant and member of the X-Men.
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E.
Maxwell Lord
Maxwell Lord is a powerful and morally ambiguous DC Comics businessman and manipulator often associated with the Justice League and Wonder Woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DC Comics character
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fictional character ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| adaptation | Doom Patrol TV series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alias |
Negative Man
NERFINISHED
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Rebis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
DC Universe television adaptations
NERFINISHED
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Doom Patrol (comic series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beast Boy (Garfield Logan)
NERFINISHED
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Chief (Niles Caulder) NERFINISHED ⓘ Crazy Jane NERFINISHED ⓘ Elasti-Girl (Rita Farr) NERFINISHED ⓘ Robotman (Cliff Steele) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bondedWith | radioactive energy being ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Eleanor Poole
NERFINISHED
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Larry Trainor NERFINISHED ⓘ negative spirit ⓘ |
| creators |
Arnold Drake
NERFINISHED
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Bob Haney NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruno Premiani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Doom Patrol #86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRomanticSubtext | homosexuality (in later interpretations) ⓘ |
| identityOf | Larry Trainor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limitation | negative spirit can only be outside his body for about 60 seconds ⓘ |
| medium | comic books ⓘ |
| memberOf | Doom Patrol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Rebis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | Air Force pilot ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
emotionally tormented
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guilt-ridden ⓘ self-loathing ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Matt Bomer
NERFINISHED
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Matthew Zuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
flight via negative spirit
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intangibility via negative spirit ⓘ limited superhuman strength via negative spirit ⓘ projection of a negative energy being ⓘ projection of negative energy being ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| requires | special bandage-like wrappings to contain radiation ⓘ |
| sideEffect | radioactive body ⓘ |
| status | disfigured ⓘ |
| teamAffiliation | Doom Patrol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weakness | vulnerability when body is left behind ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Larry Trainor / Negative Man Description of subject: Larry Trainor, also known as Negative Man, is a disfigured former Air Force pilot bonded with a radioactive energy being and a core, emotionally tormented member of DC Comics' Doom Patrol.
Referenced by (1)
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