Tyler Durden
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Tyler Durden is the anarchic, charismatic alter ego of the unnamed narrator in "Fight Club," embodying his repressed desires for rebellion, violence, and anti-consumerist freedom.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tyler Durden canonical | 9 |
| "Tyler Durden" | 1 |
| Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3016419 — 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: Tyler Durden Context triple: [Fight Club, character, Tyler Durden]
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A.
Robert Gantz
Robert Gantz is a film cinematographer known for his work on the thriller "Mindhunters."
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B.
Kurt
Kurt is a given name most famously associated with the logician and mathematician Kurt Gödel.
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C.
Scott Evil
Scott Evil is the awkward, resentful son of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers film series, often serving as a comedic foil to his over-the-top supervillain father.
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D.
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is the ruthless, hot-tempered outlaw and ancestor of Biff Tannen who serves as the main antagonist in the Old West setting of Back to the Future Part III.
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E.
Johannes de Silentio
Johannes de Silentio is a literary pseudonym of Søren Kierkegaard, under which he wrote key philosophical works such as "Fear and Trembling" exploring faith, paradox, and subjectivity.
- 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: Tyler Durden Target entity description: Tyler Durden is the anarchic, charismatic alter ego of the unnamed narrator in "Fight Club," embodying his repressed desires for rebellion, violence, and anti-consumerist freedom.
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A.
Robert Gantz
Robert Gantz is a film cinematographer known for his work on the thriller "Mindhunters."
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B.
Kurt
Kurt is a given name most famously associated with the logician and mathematician Kurt Gödel.
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C.
Scott Evil
Scott Evil is the awkward, resentful son of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers film series, often serving as a comedic foil to his over-the-top supervillain father.
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D.
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is the ruthless, hot-tempered outlaw and ancestor of Biff Tannen who serves as the main antagonist in the Old West setting of Back to the Future Part III.
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E.
Johannes de Silentio
Johannes de Silentio is a literary pseudonym of Søren Kierkegaard, under which he wrote key philosophical works such as "Fear and Trembling" exploring faith, paradox, and subjectivity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alter ego
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| antagonisticTo | modern consumer culture ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fight Club
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film "Fight Club" ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | novel "Fight Club" ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anarchic
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anti-consumerist ⓘ charismatic ⓘ manipulative ⓘ nihilistic ⓘ rebellious ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| createdBy | Chuck Palahniuk ⓘ |
| formsOrganization |
Fight Club
ⓘ
Project Mayhem ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDisorder | manifests as dissociative identity of the Narrator ⓘ |
| hasRealIdentity |
alter ego of Jack (fan-given name)
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alter ego of the Narrator ⓘ alter ego of the unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
film "Fight Club" (1999)
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novel "Fight Club" (1996) ⓘ |
| leads |
Fight Club
ⓘ
linked to:
film "Fight Club"
Project Mayhem ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableAction |
organizes underground bare-knuckle fights
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plans destruction of credit card company buildings ⓘ splices pornography frames into family films ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.
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The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. ⓘ The things you own end up owning you. ⓘ You are not your job. You are not how much money you have in the bank. ⓘ |
| occupation |
projectionist
ⓘ
soap maker ⓘ waiter ⓘ |
| philosophy |
anti-capitalism
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anti-consumerism ⓘ self-destruction as liberation ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Brad Pitt ⓘ |
| relationship | has complex relationship with Marla Singer ⓘ |
| setting | lives in a dilapidated house on Paper Street ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loss of identity in modern society
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masculine aggression ⓘ repressed desires of the Narrator ⓘ revolt against consumerism ⓘ |
| usesMaterial | human fat to make soap ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tyler Durden Description of subject: Tyler Durden is the anarchic, charismatic alter ego of the unnamed narrator in "Fight Club," embodying his repressed desires for rebellion, violence, and anti-consumerist freedom.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tyler Durden
subject linked to:
film "Fight Club"
subject linked to:
film "Fight Club"
linked to: Tyler Durden
subject linked to:
novel "Fight Club" (1996)