Captain Ronald Tracey in Star Trek: The Original Series
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Captain Ronald Tracey is a Starfleet captain in Star Trek: The Original Series known for violating the Prime Directive and descending into ruthless obsession in the episode "The Omega Glory."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Ronald Tracey in Star Trek: The Original Series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11289570 — 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: Captain Ronald Tracey in Star Trek: The Original Series Context triple: [Morgan Woodward, portrayed, Captain Ronald Tracey in Star Trek: The Original Series]
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Captain Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Captain Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the conflicted Starfleet commander of the USS Reliant who falls under Khan’s mind control, embodying the film’s themes of duty, manipulation, and sacrifice.
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Commander John Koenig in "Space: 1999"
Commander John Koenig is the steadfast and morally driven leader of Moonbase Alpha in the 1970s British science fiction television series "Space: 1999."
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Jack Crusher
Jack Crusher is a central character in Star Trek: Picard, portrayed as the son of Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher whose mysterious past and unique abilities become pivotal to the series’ later seasons.
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General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is a one-eyed, Shakespeare-quoting Klingon military leader who serves as the film’s principal antagonist and a key conspirator against peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
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Kirk Bride
Kirk Bride is a small settlement in Cumbria, England, known for its historic rural church and surrounding countryside.
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- 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: Captain Ronald Tracey in Star Trek: The Original Series Target entity description: Captain Ronald Tracey is a Starfleet captain in Star Trek: The Original Series known for violating the Prime Directive and descending into ruthless obsession in the episode "The Omega Glory."
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A.
Captain Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Captain Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the conflicted Starfleet commander of the USS Reliant who falls under Khan’s mind control, embodying the film’s themes of duty, manipulation, and sacrifice.
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B.
Commander John Koenig in "Space: 1999"
Commander John Koenig is the steadfast and morally driven leader of Moonbase Alpha in the 1970s British science fiction television series "Space: 1999."
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C.
Jack Crusher
Jack Crusher is a central character in Star Trek: Picard, portrayed as the son of Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher whose mysterious past and unique abilities become pivotal to the series’ later seasons.
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D.
General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is a one-eyed, Shakespeare-quoting Klingon military leader who serves as the film’s principal antagonist and a key conspirator against peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
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E.
Kirk Bride
Kirk Bride is a small settlement in Cumbria, England, known for its historic rural church and surrounding countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek character
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Starfleet officer ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Starfleet
NERFINISHED
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United Federation of Planets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonist ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
James T. Kirk
NERFINISHED
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Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode | The Omega Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | ruthless obsession with survival on Omega IV ⓘ |
| commandedVessel | USS Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeProductionOrder | Star Trek TOS season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tracey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Omega Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceSeries | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ronald Tracey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Ronald ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfActions | Omega IV GENERATED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| morality | corrupted by power and fear ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | cautionary example of Prime Directive violation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with Captain James T. Kirk
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obsession with the planet Omega IV ⓘ violating the Prime Directive ⓘ |
| occupation | starship captain ⓘ |
| participatedIn | conflict between Yangs and Kohms ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Morgan Woodward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Captain ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Starfleet Command structure ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | 23rd century ⓘ |
| species | Human ⓘ |
| universe | Prime Timeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vesselRegistry | NCC-1706 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| violatedDirective | Prime Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Captain Ronald Tracey in Star Trek: The Original Series Description of subject: Captain Ronald Tracey is a Starfleet captain in Star Trek: The Original Series known for violating the Prime Directive and descending into ruthless obsession in the episode "The Omega Glory."
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