GLOO Cannon
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The GLOO Cannon is a versatile foam-shooting tool and weapon in the sci-fi immersive sim game Prey (2017), used to immobilize enemies, create climbable surfaces, and solve environmental puzzles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GLOO Cannon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11434014 — 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: GLOO Cannon Context triple: [Prey (2017 video game), notableWeapon, GLOO Cannon]
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A.
Barracuda Blaster
Barracuda Blaster is a themed water slide attraction located within the Splash Works water park area.
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B.
Vortex Cannon
The Vortex Cannon is a powerful fictional energy weapon featured in the Pacific Rim universe, notably mounted on the Jaeger Bracer Phoenix.
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C.
Photon Cannon
The Photon Cannon is a Protoss static defense structure in the StarCraft series that provides both ground and air attack capabilities while also detecting cloaked units.
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D.
BFG 9000
The BFG 9000 is an iconic, massively powerful energy weapon from the Doom franchise, famed for obliterating enemies with a single devastating blast.
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E.
Plasma Gun
The Plasma Gun is a rapid-firing energy weapon in the Quake series that launches high-velocity plasma projectiles, trading precision for sustained damage output at close to mid range.
- 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: GLOO Cannon Target entity description: The GLOO Cannon is a versatile foam-shooting tool and weapon in the sci-fi immersive sim game Prey (2017), used to immobilize enemies, create climbable surfaces, and solve environmental puzzles.
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A.
Barracuda Blaster
Barracuda Blaster is a themed water slide attraction located within the Splash Works water park area.
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B.
Vortex Cannon
The Vortex Cannon is a powerful fictional energy weapon featured in the Pacific Rim universe, notably mounted on the Jaeger Bracer Phoenix.
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C.
Photon Cannon
The Photon Cannon is a Protoss static defense structure in the StarCraft series that provides both ground and air attack capabilities while also detecting cloaked units.
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D.
BFG 9000
The BFG 9000 is an iconic, massively powerful energy weapon from the Doom franchise, famed for obliterating enemies with a single devastating blast.
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E.
Plasma Gun
The Plasma Gun is a rapid-firing energy weapon in the Quake series that launches high-velocity plasma projectiles, trading precision for sustained damage output at close to mid range.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional weapon
ⓘ
in-game tool ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Gelifoam Lattice Organism Obstructor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ammunitionType | GLOO canister ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Prey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prey (2017 video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeFoundIn | early game areas ⓘ |
| canBeRecycledFor | raw materials ⓘ |
| canComboWith |
Typhon powers
ⓘ
firearms ⓘ wrench ⓘ |
| damageType | minimal direct damage ⓘ |
| designEmphasis | utility over lethality ⓘ |
| effectOnEnemies |
encases targets in foam
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temporarily immobilizes targets ⓘ |
| effectOnEnvironment |
blocks electrical arcs
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blocks hazards ⓘ creates ad-hoc platforms ⓘ creates solid foam blobs ⓘ extinguishes fires ⓘ seals gas leaks ⓘ |
| fires | rapid-hardening foam ⓘ |
| gameDeveloper | Arkane Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameGenreContext |
immersive sim
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sci-fi action role-playing ⓘ |
| gamePublisher | Bethesda Softworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInGameDescription | Gelifoam Lattice Organism Obstructor Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUpgrade |
faster reload speed
ⓘ
increased ammo capacity ⓘ increased firing rate ⓘ increased incapacitation duration ⓘ reduced recoil ⓘ |
| inGameLocation | Talos I space station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| notableEnemyUse |
effective against Mimics
GENERATED
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effective against Phantoms GENERATED ⓘ |
| platformOfGame |
Microsoft Windows
NERFINISHED
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PlayStation 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playerStartsWith | no ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
create climbable surfaces
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immobilize enemies ⓘ solve environmental puzzles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accessing hidden areas
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combat crowd control ⓘ environmental problem solving ⓘ non-lethal takedowns ⓘ sequence breaking in level design ⓘ traversal ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: GLOO Cannon Description of subject: The GLOO Cannon is a versatile foam-shooting tool and weapon in the sci-fi immersive sim game Prey (2017), used to immobilize enemies, create climbable surfaces, and solve environmental puzzles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.