Green Shell
E370376
Green Shell is a classic projectile item in the Mario Kart series that travels in a straight line to knock over opponents and cause them to lose speed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Green Shell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3580089 — 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: Green Shell Context triple: [Mario Kart Wii, hasItem, Green Shell]
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A.
Taroa
Taroa is the main settlement and administrative center of Maloelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands, known historically for its World War II-era Japanese airbase.
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B.
Polynesian Pearl
Polynesian Pearl is a specialty tiki cocktail served in a souvenir pearl-shaped vessel at Trader Sam's Grog Grotto in Walt Disney World.
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C.
The Geoducks
The Geoducks is the distinctive mascot name for The Evergreen State College’s athletic teams, inspired by the large burrowing clam native to the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
Coral
Coral is a major UK-based betting and gaming company known for its nationwide chain of bookmakers and online gambling services.
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E.
Honolulu blue
Honolulu blue is the distinctive bright blue color prominently associated with the branding and uniforms of the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
- 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: Green Shell Target entity description: Green Shell is a classic projectile item in the Mario Kart series that travels in a straight line to knock over opponents and cause them to lose speed.
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A.
Taroa
Taroa is the main settlement and administrative center of Maloelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands, known historically for its World War II-era Japanese airbase.
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B.
Polynesian Pearl
Polynesian Pearl is a specialty tiki cocktail served in a souvenir pearl-shaped vessel at Trader Sam's Grog Grotto in Walt Disney World.
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C.
The Geoducks
The Geoducks is the distinctive mascot name for The Evergreen State College’s athletic teams, inspired by the large burrowing clam native to the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
Coral
Coral is a major UK-based betting and gaming company known for its nationwide chain of bookmakers and online gambling services.
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E.
Honolulu blue
Honolulu blue is the distinctive bright blue color prominently associated with the branding and uniforms of the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mario Kart item
ⓘ
projectile ⓘ shell item ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mario Kart 64
ⓘ
Mario Kart 7 ⓘ Mario Kart 8 ⓘ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ⓘ
linked to:
Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart DS ⓘ Mario Kart Wii ⓘ Mario Kart series ⓘ
linked to:
Mario Kart
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! ⓘ |
| availableIn | item boxes ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Koopa Troopa shell
ⓘ
linked to:
Koopa Shell
|
| canBeThrownBy |
CPU racers
ⓘ
player ⓘ |
| canBeUsedTo |
attack opponents
ⓘ
defend against incoming items ⓘ |
| canCause |
loss of coins (in some titles)
ⓘ
spin-out ⓘ |
| canFallOff | track edges ⓘ |
| canHit |
ATVs
ⓘ
bikes ⓘ drivers ⓘ karts ⓘ |
| canRicochetOff | walls ⓘ |
| color | green ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Red Shell ⓘ |
| defensiveUse | held behind the kart ⓘ |
| disappearsWhen |
after hitting an obstacle
ⓘ
after traveling a certain distance (in some games) ⓘ |
| effect | causing opponents to lose speed ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Super Mario Kart ⓘ |
| gameplayRole | basic offensive item ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Giant Green Shell (in some spin-offs)
ⓘ
Triple Green Shells ⓘ |
| homingCapability | none ⓘ |
| iconicStatus | classic Mario Kart item ⓘ |
| influencedBy | kart direction at time of throw ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy | track geometry ⓘ |
| isGuided | false ⓘ |
| movementPattern | straight line ⓘ |
| offensiveUse |
launched backward
ⓘ
launched forward ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | knocking over opponents ⓘ |
| rarity | common ⓘ |
| requires | aiming skill ⓘ |
| riskFactor | can rebound and hit the user ⓘ |
| series |
Mario franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Super Mario series
|
| trajectoryType | non-homing projectile ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Green Shell Description of subject: Green Shell is a classic projectile item in the Mario Kart series that travels in a straight line to knock over opponents and cause them to lose speed.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.