Scourge
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Scourge is a vast undead army in the Warcraft universe, led from the frozen continent of Northrend and infamous for devastating much of Azeroth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scourge canonical | 6 |
| undead Scourge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11541838 — 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: Scourge Context triple: [Azeroth, threatenedBy, Scourge]
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A.
Affliction
Affliction is a work by Edith Schaeffer that reflects her Christian perspective on suffering, faith, and the human experience.
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B.
Affliction
Affliction is a 1997 psychological drama film, based on a Russell Banks novel and directed by Paul Schrader, that explores a small-town policeman’s descent into violence and mental unraveling.
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C.
Scourge of Hell
Scourge of Hell is a fearsome epithet for the Doom Slayer, emphasizing his relentless and devastating crusade against demonic forces in the Doom video game series.
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D.
Strife
Strife is a 1909 stage play by John Galsworthy that portrays a bitter industrial conflict between capital and labor, highlighting the human cost of class struggle.
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E.
Scorcha
Scorcha is a dancehall and reggae fusion album by Jamaican artist Sean Paul, showcasing his signature upbeat, club-ready sound.
- 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: Scourge Target entity description: Scourge is a vast undead army in the Warcraft universe, led from the frozen continent of Northrend and infamous for devastating much of Azeroth.
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A.
Affliction
Affliction is a work by Edith Schaeffer that reflects her Christian perspective on suffering, faith, and the human experience.
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B.
Affliction
Affliction is a 1997 psychological drama film, based on a Russell Banks novel and directed by Paul Schrader, that explores a small-town policeman’s descent into violence and mental unraveling.
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C.
Scourge of Hell
Scourge of Hell is a fearsome epithet for the Doom Slayer, emphasizing his relentless and devastating crusade against demonic forces in the Doom video game series.
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D.
Strife
Strife is a 1909 stage play by John Galsworthy that portrays a bitter industrial conflict between capital and labor, highlighting the human cost of class struggle.
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E.
Scorcha
Scorcha is a dancehall and reggae fusion album by Jamaican artist Sean Paul, showcasing his signature upbeat, club-ready sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Warcraft universe organization
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faction ⓘ undead army ⓘ |
| affiliation | Lich King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne NERFINISHED ⓘ World of Warcraft NERFINISHED ⓘ World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Northrend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls |
Acherus: The Ebon Hold (formerly)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Icecrown Citadel NERFINISHED ⓘ Naxxramas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Burning Legion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kil’jaeden NERFINISHED ⓘ Ner’zhul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Alliance
ⓘ
Argent Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ Burning Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ Horde NERFINISHED ⓘ Knights of the Ebon Blade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Warcraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
conquest of Azeroth
ⓘ
extermination of all life ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Cult of the Damned
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Death Knights of Acherus (formerly) NERFINISHED ⓘ San’layn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquarters | Icecrown Citadel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Gutterspeak ⓘ |
| leader |
Arthas Menethil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lich King NERFINISHED ⓘ Ner’zhul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Azeroth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northrend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Assault on Icecrown Citadel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Mount Hyjal (participation via undead forces) ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Anub’arak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gothik the Harvester NERFINISHED ⓘ Heigan the Unclean NERFINISHED ⓘ Kel’Thuzad NERFINISHED ⓘ Patchwerk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sapphiron NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindragosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Culling of Stratholme
NERFINISHED
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Scourging of Lordaeron NERFINISHED ⓘ Third War NERFINISHED ⓘ corruption of Arthas Menethil ⓘ destruction of Lordaeron ⓘ fall of Quel’Thalas ⓘ invasion of Kalimdor ⓘ |
| statusAfterWrathOfTheLichKing | leaderless ⓘ |
| typeOfUndead |
abominations
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banshees ⓘ frost wyrms ⓘ ghouls ⓘ liches ⓘ skeletons ⓘ |
| uses |
necromancy
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plague of undeath ⓘ |
| weakness | loss of Lich King’s control ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scourge Description of subject: Scourge is a vast undead army in the Warcraft universe, led from the frozen continent of Northrend and infamous for devastating much of Azeroth.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
undead Scourge