John MacTavish
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John "Soap" MacTavish is a fictional Scottish special forces soldier and a central playable character in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John MacTavish canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11540827 — 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: John MacTavish Context triple: [Soap MacTavish, fullName, John MacTavish]
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A.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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B.
Charles Maclaren
Charles Maclaren was a 19th-century Scottish journalist and editor best known as a co-founder and long-time editor of the influential newspaper The Scotsman.
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C.
George Fergusson
George Fergusson is a British diplomat who has served as Governor of Bermuda and held various senior positions in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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D.
Matthew Stirling
Matthew Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his contributions to the study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations.
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E.
James Anthony Carmichael
James Anthony Carmichael is an American record producer and arranger best known for his work with Motown artists such as Commodores and Lionel Richie.
- 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: John MacTavish Target entity description: John "Soap" MacTavish is a fictional Scottish special forces soldier and a central playable character in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game series.
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A.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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B.
Charles Maclaren
Charles Maclaren was a 19th-century Scottish journalist and editor best known as a co-founder and long-time editor of the influential newspaper The Scotsman.
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C.
George Fergusson
George Fergusson is a British diplomat who has served as Governor of Bermuda and held various senior positions in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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D.
Matthew Stirling
Matthew Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his contributions to the study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations.
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E.
James Anthony Carmichael
James Anthony Carmichael is an American record producer and arranger best known for his work with Motown artists such as Commodores and Lionel Richie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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video game character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Special Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Task Force 141 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alias | Soap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMode |
multiplayer (as an operator in some titles)
ⓘ
single-player campaign ⓘ |
| callsign | Soap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatSpecialty |
close-quarters combat
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demolitions ⓘ marksmanship ⓘ |
| comrade |
Gary Sanderson
NERFINISHED
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John Price NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryServed | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Infinity Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Call of Duty universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Call of Duty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John MacTavish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Soap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium | video game ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a central playable character in the Modern Warfare subseries ⓘ |
| occupation |
demolitions expert
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sniper ⓘ special forces soldier ⓘ |
| origin | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playableCharacterIn |
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
NERFINISHED
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Activision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank |
Captain
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Sergeant ⓘ |
| role |
protagonist
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supporting character ⓘ |
| series | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workFeaturedIn |
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
NERFINISHED
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John MacTavish Description of subject: John "Soap" MacTavish is a fictional Scottish special forces soldier and a central playable character in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.