MEKA
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MEKA is the South Korean mobile exo-force unit in the Overwatch universe that pilots advanced mechs to defend the country from omnic threats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MEKA canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11543179 — 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: MEKA Context triple: [D.Va, organization, MEKA]
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A.
MECA
MECA is the abbreviated name for the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority, the organization that manages major entertainment and convention facilities in Omaha, Nebraska.
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B.
Maquinna
Maquinna was a prominent 18th–19th century Nuu-chah-nulth chief known for his influential role in early contacts and trade with European explorers on the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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C.
Mehcad
Mehcad is a masculine given name most notably borne by American actor and former model Mehcad Brooks.
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D.
MEC
MEC is the commonly used acronym for Uruguay’s Ministry of Education and Culture, the national body responsible for educational policy and cultural affairs.
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E.
MechE
MechE is a common abbreviation for the academic and professional field of mechanical engineering, which focuses on the design, analysis, and manufacture of mechanical systems.
- 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: MEKA Target entity description: MEKA is the South Korean mobile exo-force unit in the Overwatch universe that pilots advanced mechs to defend the country from omnic threats.
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A.
MECA
MECA is the abbreviated name for the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority, the organization that manages major entertainment and convention facilities in Omaha, Nebraska.
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B.
Maquinna
Maquinna was a prominent 18th–19th century Nuu-chah-nulth chief known for his influential role in early contacts and trade with European explorers on the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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C.
Mehcad
Mehcad is a masculine given name most notably borne by American actor and former model Mehcad Brooks.
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D.
MEC
MEC is the commonly used acronym for Uruguay’s Ministry of Education and Culture, the national body responsible for educational policy and cultural affairs.
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E.
MechE
MechE is a common abbreviation for the academic and professional field of mechanical engineering, which focuses on the design, analysis, and manufacture of mechanical systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional military organization
ⓘ
organization in the Overwatch universe ⓘ |
| affiliation | Republic of Korea Armed Forces (Overwatch universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Overwatch animated shorts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Overwatch comics NERFINISHED ⓘ Overwatch lore ⓘ |
| appearsOnMap | Busan (Overwatch map) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGame |
Overwatch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Overwatch 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Busan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | South Korean military command (Overwatch universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea ⓘ |
| createdByCompany | Blizzard Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendsLocation | Busan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyType | omnics ⓘ |
| factionAlignment | South Korean military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalCountry | Republic of Korea (Overwatch universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Mobile Exo-Force of the Korean Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefenseFocus |
coastal defense
ⓘ
urban defense ⓘ |
| hasMember |
D.Va
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other MEKA pilots ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTheme |
celebrity soldiers
ⓘ
national defense ⓘ technology vs. omnic threats ⓘ |
| hasUnitType |
combat mechs
ⓘ
flight-capable mechs ⓘ |
| hasVehicleClass | MEKA combat unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | frontline defense against omnic incursions ⓘ |
| languageOfOrganization | Korean ⓘ |
| mediaFranchise | Overwatch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConflict | omnic attacks on South Korea ⓘ |
| notableMemberOccupation | professional gamer (D.Va) ⓘ |
| notablePilot | D.Va NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesInFictionalUniverse | Overwatch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationType |
mech pilot corps
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
defense against omnic threats
ⓘ
mobile exo-force unit ⓘ |
| protects | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentSource | professional gamers (for some pilots) ⓘ |
| technologyFocus |
exo-suit development
ⓘ
mech warfare ⓘ |
| threatType | giant omnic attacks ⓘ |
| usesEquipmentType | advanced mechs ⓘ |
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: MEKA Description of subject: MEKA is the South Korean mobile exo-force unit in the Overwatch universe that pilots advanced mechs to defend the country from omnic threats.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.