Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon
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Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon is a former elite Envoy soldier turned brooding, hyper-competent investigator navigating a cyberpunk future where human consciousness can be transferred between bodies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Takeshi Kovacs (original body) | 1 |
| Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9995435 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon Context triple: [Joel Kinnaman, role, Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon]
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Douglas Quaid
Douglas Quaid is the amnesiac construction worker-turned-reluctant hero in the science fiction film "Total Recall," who discovers his true identity amid a mind-bending conspiracy involving Mars and memory implants.
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Logan Cale, Dark Angel
Logan Cale is a central character in the TV series "Dark Angel," a wealthy cyber-journalist and underground activist who aids the genetically enhanced protagonist Max in fighting corruption and injustice in a dystopian future.
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C.
Ezri Dax
Ezri Dax is a joined Trill counselor and Starfleet officer in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine who inherits the Dax symbiont after Jadzia Dax’s death, struggling to integrate its many past lives with her own identity.
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D.
Agent M. Kruger in Elysium
Agent M. Kruger in *Elysium* is a ruthless, psychopathic mercenary and sleeper agent who serves as the film’s primary antagonist, enforcing Elysium’s oppressive order with extreme violence.
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E.
Mr. Cotton in Blade Runner 2049
Mr. Cotton in Blade Runner 2049 is a minor character who runs a child labor sweatshop where he exploits orphans to dismantle and sort scrap.
- 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: Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon Target entity description: Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon is a former elite Envoy soldier turned brooding, hyper-competent investigator navigating a cyberpunk future where human consciousness can be transferred between bodies.
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A.
Douglas Quaid
Douglas Quaid is the amnesiac construction worker-turned-reluctant hero in the science fiction film "Total Recall," who discovers his true identity amid a mind-bending conspiracy involving Mars and memory implants.
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B.
Logan Cale, Dark Angel
Logan Cale is a central character in the TV series "Dark Angel," a wealthy cyber-journalist and underground activist who aids the genetically enhanced protagonist Max in fighting corruption and injustice in a dystopian future.
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C.
Ezri Dax
Ezri Dax is a joined Trill counselor and Starfleet officer in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine who inherits the Dax symbiont after Jadzia Dax’s death, struggling to integrate its many past lives with her own identity.
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D.
Agent M. Kruger in Elysium
Agent M. Kruger in *Elysium* is a ruthless, psychopathic mercenary and sleeper agent who serves as the film’s primary antagonist, enforcing Elysium’s oppressive order with extreme violence.
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E.
Mr. Cotton in Blade Runner 2049
Mr. Cotton in Blade Runner 2049 is a minor character who runs a child labor sweatshop where he exploits orphans to dismantle and sort scrap.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | television character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Envoy Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Altered Carbon
NERFINISHED
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Broken Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ Woken Furies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | Altered Carbon (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
PTSD from Envoy service
ⓘ
disillusionment with authority ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard K. Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Altered Carbon (2002 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerAffiliation | Envoy Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| homeworld | Harlan's World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
| literarySubgenre |
cyberpunk
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noir detective fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | first-person narrator in novels ⓘ |
| nationality | Harlan's World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
Envoy training
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adaptation to new sleeves ⓘ combat skills ⓘ interrogation ⓘ tactical analysis ⓘ |
| occupation |
Envoy
ⓘ
investigator ⓘ mercenary ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
brooding
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cynical ⓘ hyper-competent ⓘ morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Anthony Mackie
NERFINISHED
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Joel Kinnaman NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Yun Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory | investigates murder of Laurens Bancroft ⓘ |
| setting | cyberpunk future ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| technologyContext |
body swapping
ⓘ
mind uploading ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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identity ⓘ mortality ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| universe | Takeshi Kovacs series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
cortical stack
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sleeves ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon Description of subject: Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon is a former elite Envoy soldier turned brooding, hyper-competent investigator navigating a cyberpunk future where human consciousness can be transferred between bodies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Takeshi Kovacs (original body)