Edward Elric
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Edward Elric is the determined young State Alchemist known as the "Fullmetal Alchemist," who sacrifices his arm and leg in a failed transmutation and journeys with his brother to restore their bodies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Elric canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9001208 — 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: Edward Elric Context triple: [Fullmetal Alchemist, mainCharacter, Edward Elric]
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A.
Ax Battler
Ax Battler is a heroic barbarian warrior and one of the main playable protagonists in Sega’s Golden Axe fantasy beat ’em up video game series.
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B.
Makoto
Makoto is a common Japanese given name used for people of any gender, often associated with sincerity or truth.
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C.
Kaoru
Kaoru is a central character in the later chapters of the classic Japanese novel "The Tale of Genji," known for his gentle nature and complex romantic entanglements.
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D.
Nagato
Nagato was a famous Japanese battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for serving as Admiral Yamamoto’s flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later participating in major World War II engagements.
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E.
Shizuo
Shizuo is a Japanese masculine given name borne by several notable figures, including mathematicians and artists.
- 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: Edward Elric Target entity description: Edward Elric is the determined young State Alchemist known as the "Fullmetal Alchemist," who sacrifices his arm and leg in a failed transmutation and journeys with his brother to restore their bodies.
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A.
Ax Battler
Ax Battler is a heroic barbarian warrior and one of the main playable protagonists in Sega’s Golden Axe fantasy beat ’em up video game series.
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B.
Makoto
Makoto is a common Japanese given name used for people of any gender, often associated with sincerity or truth.
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C.
Kaoru
Kaoru is a central character in the later chapters of the classic Japanese novel "The Tale of Genji," known for his gentle nature and complex romantic entanglements.
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D.
Nagato
Nagato was a famous Japanese battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for serving as Admiral Yamamoto’s flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later participating in major World War II engagements.
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E.
Shizuo
Shizuo is a Japanese masculine given name borne by several notable figures, including mathematicians and artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
State Alchemist
ⓘ
alchemist ⓘ anime character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ manga character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Amestrian State Military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alias | Fullmetal Alchemist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fullmetal Alchemist
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attemptedTransmutation | human transmutation of his mother ⓘ |
| causeOfInjury | failed human transmutation ⓘ |
| childhoodFriend | Winry Rockbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Amestris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hiromu Arakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeColor | golden ⓘ |
| firstAnimeAppearance |
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003), episode 1
GENERATED
ⓘ
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, episode 1 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Fullmetal Alchemist, chapter 1 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | restore his and Alphonse Elric's bodies ⓘ |
| hairColor | blond ⓘ |
| hasProsthesis |
automail left leg
ⓘ
automail right arm ⓘ |
| heightTrait | short for his age ⓘ |
| lostLimb |
left leg
ⓘ
right arm ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Winry Rockbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mechanic | Winry Rockbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentor | Roy Mustang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Amestrian ⓘ |
| notableEnemy |
Father (Fullmetal Alchemist)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homunculi ⓘ |
| occupation | State Alchemist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Trisha Elric
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Van Hohenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
determined
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hot-headed ⓘ protective of his brother ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme | equivalent exchange ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Resembool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank |
Major
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later: Colonel (manga/Brotherhood ending context) ⓘ |
| sibling | Alphonse Elric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialAbility |
alchemy
ⓘ
transmutation without transmutation circle ⓘ |
| symbol |
State Alchemist pocket watch
NERFINISHED
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red coat ⓘ |
| teacher | Izumi Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Fullmetal Alchemist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon | automail blade formed from right arm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward Elric Description of subject: Edward Elric is the determined young State Alchemist known as the "Fullmetal Alchemist," who sacrifices his arm and leg in a failed transmutation and journeys with his brother to restore their bodies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.