Captain Vidal
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Captain Vidal is the ruthless and authoritarian Falangist officer who serves as the primary antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy film "Pan’s Labyrinth."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Vidal canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T550598 — 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: Captain Vidal Context triple: [Pan’s Labyrinth, mainCharacter, Captain Vidal]
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A.
Mr. Commodore
Mr. Commodore is the costumed naval-themed mascot representing Vanderbilt University's athletic teams, the Commodores.
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B.
Captain Lemuel Moody
Captain Lemuel Moody was a 19th-century American sea captain and entrepreneur from Portland, Maine, best known for commissioning and overseeing the construction of the historic Portland Observatory.
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C.
Captain Philip Vian
Captain Philip Vian was a distinguished Royal Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander renowned for his aggressive leadership in actions such as the Altmark incident and major naval battles.
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D.
Coronel
Coronel is a coastal city in south-central Chile known for its historic coal-mining industry and fishing activities along the Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Captain Jack Aubrey is the bold and tactically brilliant Royal Navy captain at the center of the Napoleonic Wars naval drama in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
- 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: Captain Vidal Target entity description: Captain Vidal is the ruthless and authoritarian Falangist officer who serves as the primary antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy film "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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A.
Mr. Commodore
Mr. Commodore is the costumed naval-themed mascot representing Vanderbilt University's athletic teams, the Commodores.
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B.
Captain Lemuel Moody
Captain Lemuel Moody was a 19th-century American sea captain and entrepreneur from Portland, Maine, best known for commissioning and overseeing the construction of the historic Portland Observatory.
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C.
Captain Philip Vian
Captain Philip Vian was a distinguished Royal Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander renowned for his aggressive leadership in actions such as the Altmark incident and major naval battles.
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D.
Coronel
Coronel is a coastal city in south-central Chile known for its historic coal-mining industry and fishing activities along the Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Captain Jack Aubrey is the bold and tactically brilliant Royal Navy captain at the center of the Napoleonic Wars naval drama in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Spanish Nationalists
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surface form:
Falangists
Francoist military ⓘ |
| alignmentInFiction | villainous ⓘ |
| antagonistTo |
Ofelia
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the Republican guerrillas ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Pan’s Labyrinth ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
abuse of power
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the horrors of fascism ⓘ violence against innocence ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathInFiction | shot by Republican guerrillas ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
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obsessed with order ⓘ patriarchal ⓘ ruthless ⓘ sadistic ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| commands | a rural military outpost ⓘ |
| createdBy | Guillermo del Toro ⓘ |
| diesIn | Pan’s Labyrinth ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
father of Ofelia’s unborn half-brother
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husband of Carmen ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Pan’s Labyrinth
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surface form:
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006 film)
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| fullName | Capitán Vidal ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | dark fantasy film ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | Spanish ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableAct |
hunts down Republican partisans
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tortures prisoners ⓘ |
| notableScene |
brutally kills a farmer with a bottle
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confrontation with Ofelia in the labyrinth ⓘ |
| occupation | army officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sergi López ⓘ |
| rank | captain ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | rural Spain ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authoritarian patriarchy
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fascist brutality ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | Spanish Civil War aftermath ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
handgun
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straight razor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Vidal Description of subject: Captain Vidal is the ruthless and authoritarian Falangist officer who serves as the primary antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy film "Pan’s Labyrinth."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.