Mason Verger
E152864
Mason Verger is a wealthy, sadistic child molester and disfigured victim of Hannibal Lecter who becomes a primary antagonist in Thomas Harris’s Hannibal novels and their adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mason Verger canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1181135 — 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: Mason Verger Context triple: [Clarice Starling, associatedWith, Mason Verger]
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A.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
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B.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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C.
Roland Caulder
Roland Caulder is an actor known for his role in the film "The Iron Mask."
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D.
John Underhill
John Underhill was a 17th-century English colonial soldier and militia leader in New England, known for his prominent and controversial role in early Native American conflicts.
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E.
Sir Felix Carbury
Sir Felix Carbury is a vain, irresponsible young baronet and gambler in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," emblematic of the moral decay and financial recklessness of his social class.
- 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: Mason Verger Target entity description: Mason Verger is a wealthy, sadistic child molester and disfigured victim of Hannibal Lecter who becomes a primary antagonist in Thomas Harris’s Hannibal novels and their adaptations.
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A.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
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B.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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C.
Roland Caulder
Roland Caulder is an actor known for his role in the film "The Iron Mask."
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D.
John Underhill
John Underhill was a 17th-century English colonial soldier and militia leader in New England, known for his prominent and controversial role in early Native American conflicts.
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E.
Sir Felix Carbury
Sir Felix Carbury is a vain, irresponsible young baronet and gambler in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," emblematic of the moral decay and financial recklessness of his social class.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| abuses | Margot Verger ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hannibal
ⓘ
Hannibal (TV series) ⓘ Hannibal (film) ⓘ Hannibal (novel) ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Baltimore, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| causeOfDisfigurement | self-mutilation under influence of Hannibal Lecter ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
manipulative
ⓘ
sadistic ⓘ vengeful ⓘ wealthy ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Harris ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
child sexual abuse
ⓘ
murder ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Hannibal Lecter ⓘ |
| familyName | Verger ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Hannibal (1999 novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hannibal (novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasPet | Rottweilers ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Margot Verger ⓘ |
| motive | revenge against Hannibal Lecter ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of extreme cruelty and corruption ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
child molester
ⓘ
disfigured victim of Hannibal Lecter ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
heir ⓘ |
| physicalCondition | severely disfigured ⓘ |
| plans | to feed Hannibal Lecter to pigs ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Gary Oldman
ⓘ
Joe Anderson ⓘ Michael Pitt ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Hannibal (TV series) season 2
ⓘ
Hannibal (TV series) season 3 ⓘ Hannibal (film) ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christian fundamentalist ⓘ |
| role | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| sexualOrientation | heterosexual ⓘ |
| socialStatus | wealthy aristocrat ⓘ |
| universe |
Hannibal Lecter series
ⓘ
linked to:
Hannibal Lecter novels
|
| uses |
life-support equipment
ⓘ
personal physician and caretakers ⓘ |
| wealthSource | meat-packing fortune ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mason Verger Description of subject: Mason Verger is a wealthy, sadistic child molester and disfigured victim of Hannibal Lecter who becomes a primary antagonist in Thomas Harris’s Hannibal novels and their adaptations.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.