Commander Shepard
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Commander Shepard is the customizable human protagonist of the Mass Effect video game series, known for leading the fight against the Reapers and making pivotal choices that shape the galaxy’s fate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander Shepard canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6731018 — 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)
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Target entity: Commander Shepard Context triple: [Mass Effect, mainCharacter, Commander Shepard]
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A.
Shepard
Shepard is a surname most famously associated with Sam Shepard, the American playwright, actor, and director known for his influential works in contemporary theater and film.
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B.
Shepard
Shepard is the middle name of William S. Benson, a notable figure whose full identity includes this given name.
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C.
Melinda May
Melinda May is a highly skilled S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and pilot in the Marvel universe, renowned for her combat expertise, stoic demeanor, and loyalty to Director Phil Coulson's team.
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D.
Cayde-6
Cayde-6 is a fan-favorite, wisecracking Hunter Vanguard and Exo character from the Destiny video game series.
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E.
Commander Tanya Kirbuk
Commander Tanya Kirbuk is a Soviet spacecraft commander featured in the science fiction film "2010: The Year We Make Contact," where she plays a key role in the joint U.S.-Soviet mission to investigate the mysteries surrounding Jupiter and the monolith.
- 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: Commander Shepard Target entity description: Commander Shepard is the customizable human protagonist of the Mass Effect video game series, known for leading the fight against the Reapers and making pivotal choices that shape the galaxy’s fate.
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A.
Shepard
Shepard is the middle name of William S. Benson, a notable figure whose full identity includes this given name.
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B.
Shepard
Shepard is a surname most famously associated with Sam Shepard, the American playwright, actor, and director known for his influential works in contemporary theater and film.
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C.
Melinda May
Melinda May is a highly skilled S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and pilot in the Marvel universe, renowned for her combat expertise, stoic demeanor, and loyalty to Director Phil Coulson's team.
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D.
Cayde-6
Cayde-6 is a fan-favorite, wisecracking Hunter Vanguard and Exo character from the Destiny video game series.
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E.
Commander Tanya Kirbuk
Commander Tanya Kirbuk is a Soviet spacecraft commander featured in the science fiction film "2010: The Year We Make Contact," where she plays a key role in the joint U.S.-Soviet mission to investigate the mysteries surrounding Jupiter and the monolith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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human ⓘ player character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ video game character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Normandy SR-1 crew
NERFINISHED
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Normandy SR-2 crew ⓘ Systems Alliance Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mass Effect
NERFINISHED
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Mass Effect 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mass Effect 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mass Effect Legendary Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Council of the Citadel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBe |
female
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male ⓘ |
| canRomance |
Ashley Williams
NERFINISHED
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Garrus Vakarian NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaidan Alenko NERFINISHED ⓘ Liara T'Soni NERFINISHED ⓘ Miranda Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantha Traynor NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Cortez NERFINISHED ⓘ Tali'Zorah NERFINISHED ⓘ Thane Krios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | BioWare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| customizableAttributes |
appearance
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background ⓘ class ⓘ psychological profile ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Mass Effect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | variable ⓘ |
| moralitySystem |
Paragon
NERFINISHED
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Renegade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeating the Collectors
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leading the fight against the Reapers ⓘ stopping the rogue Spectre Saren Arterius ⓘ uniting galactic species against the Reaper invasion ⓘ |
| occupation |
Spectre
NERFINISHED
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soldier ⓘ |
| playerChoiceAffects |
fate of companions
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fate of entire species ⓘ morality ⓘ relationships ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonistOpposed |
Collectors
NERFINISHED
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Harbinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Reapers NERFINISHED ⓘ Saren Arterius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Electronic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Commander ⓘ |
| role | N7 special forces operative ⓘ |
| setting | Milky Way galaxy in the late 22nd century ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
Normandy SR-2
NERFINISHED
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SSV Normandy SR-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | Human ⓘ |
| universe | Mass Effect universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceActorFemale | Jennifer Hale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceActorMale | Mark Meer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Commander Shepard Description of subject: Commander Shepard is the customizable human protagonist of the Mass Effect video game series, known for leading the fight against the Reapers and making pivotal choices that shape the galaxy’s fate.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mass Effect