Skylanders series
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The Skylanders series is a popular video game franchise that pioneered the toys-to-life genre by combining physical collectible figures with interactive digital gameplay.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2495767 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Skylanders series Context triple: [Toys for Bob, notableWork, Skylanders series]
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Skylanders: SuperChargers
Skylanders: SuperChargers is an action-adventure toys-to-life video game in the Skylanders franchise that introduces vehicle-based gameplay and physical toy vehicles that can be used in-game.
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Skylanders: Giants
Skylanders: Giants is an action-adventure video game in the Skylanders franchise that introduces larger, more powerful "Giant" characters and integrates physical toy figures with on-screen gameplay.
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Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure is a toys-to-life action-adventure video game that introduced physical character figures that could be placed on a "Portal of Power" to appear and be played within the game world.
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Skylanders: Swap Force (support)
Skylanders: Swap Force (support) is an installment in the toys-to-life Skylanders video game series that introduced character-swapping mechanics and was developed in part by Vicarious Visions.
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E.
Z Nation
Z Nation is a post-apocalyptic zombie television series that blends horror, dark humor, and action as a group of survivors escort the only known immune human across a devastated United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Skylanders series Target entity description: The Skylanders series is a popular video game franchise that pioneered the toys-to-life genre by combining physical collectible figures with interactive digital gameplay.
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A.
Skylanders: SuperChargers
Skylanders: SuperChargers is an action-adventure toys-to-life video game in the Skylanders franchise that introduces vehicle-based gameplay and physical toy vehicles that can be used in-game.
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B.
Skylanders: Giants
Skylanders: Giants is an action-adventure video game in the Skylanders franchise that introduces larger, more powerful "Giant" characters and integrates physical toy figures with on-screen gameplay.
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C.
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure is a toys-to-life action-adventure video game that introduced physical character figures that could be placed on a "Portal of Power" to appear and be played within the game world.
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D.
Skylanders: Swap Force (support)
Skylanders: Swap Force (support) is an installment in the toys-to-life Skylanders video game series that introduced character-swapping mechanics and was developed in part by Vicarious Visions.
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E.
Z Nation
Z Nation is a post-apocalyptic zombie television series that blends horror, dark humor, and action as a group of survivors escort the only known immune human across a devastated United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
media franchise
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toys-to-life franchise ⓘ video game franchise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Toys for Bob ⓘ |
| developer |
Beenox
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Vicarious Visions ⓘ n-Space ⓘ |
| feature |
supports character progression and leveling
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supports collectible character figures ⓘ supports cooperative gameplay ⓘ uses a Portal of Power peripheral ⓘ uses physical toy figures to unlock in-game characters ⓘ |
| firstReleaseTitle |
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
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linked to:
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
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| firstReleaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| genre | toys-to-life ⓘ |
| hasElementSystem |
Air
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Earth ⓘ Fire ⓘ Life ⓘ Magic ⓘ Tech ⓘ Undead ⓘ Water ⓘ |
| hasGame |
Skylanders: Giants
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Skylanders: Imaginators ⓘ Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure ⓘ
linked to:
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
Skylanders: SuperChargers ⓘ Skylanders: Swap Force ⓘ Skylanders: Trap Team ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionAdaptation | Skylanders Academy ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Kaos ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eruptor
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Gill Grunt ⓘ Spyro the Dragon ⓘ |
| mainDeveloper | Toys for Bob ⓘ |
| merchandise |
collectible toy figures
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playsets ⓘ trading cards ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the toys-to-life genre ⓘ |
| owner | Activision Blizzard ⓘ |
| platform |
Android
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Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
Nintendo 3DS ⓘ PlayStation 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Sony PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4 ⓘ Wii ⓘ
linked to:
Nintendo Wii
Wii U ⓘ Xbox 360 ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ iOS ⓘ |
| publisher |
Activision
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linked to:
Activision Blizzard
|
| setting | Skylands ⓘ |
| Skylanders Academy | distributedBy Netflix ⓘ |
| spinOffFrom |
Spyro the Dragon series
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linked to:
Spyro the Dragon
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| targetAudience |
children
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families ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Skylanders series Description of subject: The Skylanders series is a popular video game franchise that pioneered the toys-to-life genre by combining physical collectible figures with interactive digital gameplay.
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