Suicide Squad (DC Comics team)
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Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) is a rotating roster of imprisoned supervillains and antiheroes in the DC Universe who undertake high-risk black-ops missions for the government in exchange for reduced sentences.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Suicide Squad comics | 2 |
| Suicide Squad (DC Comics analog) | 1 |
| Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8859654 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) Context triple: [Suicide Squad (2016 film), basedOn, Suicide Squad (DC Comics team)]
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Suicide Squad series
The Suicide Squad series is a set of espionage novels by British author John Gardner featuring high-stakes intelligence operations and covert missions.
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Gotham City Sirens
Gotham City Sirens is a DC Comics supervillain team-up series that centers on Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy navigating alliances and conflicts in Gotham City’s criminal underworld.
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Justice League of America
Justice League of America is a team of DC Comics superheroes who unite to combat major threats that no single hero can face alone.
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All-Star Squadron
The All-Star Squadron is a World War II–era superhero team in DC Comics that unites various Golden Age heroes, including members of the Justice Society of America, to fight threats on the home front and abroad.
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E.
Ravagers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
The Ravagers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are a loose confederation of spacefaring pirate-mercenaries led by figures like Yondu Udonta, known for their rough code of honor and frequent clashes and alliances with the Guardians of the Galaxy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) Target entity description: Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) is a rotating roster of imprisoned supervillains and antiheroes in the DC Universe who undertake high-risk black-ops missions for the government in exchange for reduced sentences.
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A.
Suicide Squad series
The Suicide Squad series is a set of espionage novels by British author John Gardner featuring high-stakes intelligence operations and covert missions.
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B.
Gotham City Sirens
Gotham City Sirens is a DC Comics supervillain team-up series that centers on Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy navigating alliances and conflicts in Gotham City’s criminal underworld.
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C.
Justice League of America
Justice League of America is a team of DC Comics superheroes who unite to combat major threats that no single hero can face alone.
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D.
All-Star Squadron
The All-Star Squadron is a World War II–era superhero team in DC Comics that unites various Golden Age heroes, including members of the Justice Society of America, to fight threats on the home front and abroad.
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E.
Ravagers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
The Ravagers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are a loose confederation of spacefaring pirate-mercenaries led by figures like Yondu Udonta, known for their rough code of honor and frequent clashes and alliances with the Guardians of the Galaxy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DC Comics team
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fictional superhero team ⓘ supervillain team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Task Force X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
A.R.G.U.S.
NERFINISHED
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Checkmate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Belle Reve Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlMechanism |
explosive implants
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remote-detonated bombs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Robert Kanigher
NERFINISHED
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Ross Andru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Brave and the Bold #25 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| founder | Amanda Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentAffiliation | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Suicide Squad (2016 film)
NERFINISHED
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Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (animated film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Suicide Squad (2021 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Amanda Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberStatus |
antiheroes
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imprisoned supervillains ⓘ |
| motivation | reduced prison sentences ⓘ |
| notableArtist | Luke McDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra | 1980s relaunch by John Ostrander ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bronze Tiger
NERFINISHED
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Captain Boomerang NERFINISHED ⓘ Deadshot NERFINISHED ⓘ El Diablo NERFINISHED ⓘ Enchantress NERFINISHED ⓘ Harley Quinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Katana NERFINISHED ⓘ Killer Croc NERFINISHED ⓘ King Shark NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Flag Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWriter |
Adam Glass
NERFINISHED
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Gail Simone NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ostrander NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Yale NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
black-ops missions for the government
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undertaking high-risk missions ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| teamAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| teamType |
black-ops strike team
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government covert-operations unit ⓘ rotating roster team ⓘ |
| theme |
government exploitation
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moral ambiguity ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| universe | DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) Description of subject: Suicide Squad (DC Comics team) is a rotating roster of imprisoned supervillains and antiheroes in the DC Universe who undertake high-risk black-ops missions for the government in exchange for reduced sentences.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Suicide Squad comics
this entity surface form:
Suicide Squad comics
this entity surface form:
Suicide Squad (DC Comics analog)