Westley

E385781

fictional character protagonist

Westley is the brave farm boy-turned-dashing hero in "The Princess Bride," known for his devotion to Buttercup and his iconic phrase, "As you wish."

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Westley canonical	12
Westley (The Princess Bride)	1
Westley in The Princess Bride	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3760322 — 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: Westley
Context triple: [The Princess Bride, mainCharacter, Westley]

A. Westley
Westley is the given first name of Wes Unseld, the Hall of Fame American basketball player and longtime Washington Bullets/Wizards icon.
B. Westley
Westley is a small unincorporated community located in Stanislaus County in California’s Central Valley.
C. Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward is a historical adventure novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in 15th-century France and following a young Scottish archer entangled in the political intrigues of Louis XI and Charles the Bold.
D. 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.
E. Bertram
Bertram is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, historically associated with nobility and later borne by various notable figures in arts, architecture, and literature.
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: Westley
Target entity description: Westley is the brave farm boy-turned-dashing hero in "The Princess Bride," known for his devotion to Buttercup and his iconic phrase, "As you wish."

A. Westley
Westley is the given first name of Wes Unseld, the Hall of Fame American basketball player and longtime Washington Bullets/Wizards icon.
B. Westley
Westley is a small unincorporated community located in Stanislaus County in California’s Central Valley.
C. Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward is a historical adventure novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in 15th-century France and following a young Scottish archer entangled in the political intrigues of Louis XI and Charles the Bold.
D. 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.
E. Bertram
Bertram is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, historically associated with nobility and later borne by various notable figures in arts, architecture, and literature.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ
alias	Dread Pirate Roberts ⓘ linked to: Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride
ally	Fezzik ⓘ Inigo Montoya ⓘ Miracle Max ⓘ
appearsIn	The Princess Bride ⓘ The Princess Bride (1987 film) ⓘ linked to: The Princess Bride The Princess Bride (novel) ⓘ linked to: The Princess Bride
characterTrait	brave ⓘ devoted ⓘ resourceful ⓘ romantic ⓘ witty ⓘ
creator	William Goldman ⓘ
enemy	Count Rugen ⓘ Prince Humperdinck ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	The Princess Bride universe ⓘ linked to: The Princess Bride
gender	male ⓘ
genre	fantasy ⓘ romantic adventure ⓘ
homeLocation	Florin ⓘ
loveInterest	Buttercup ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ literature ⓘ
nationality	Florinese ⓘ
notableEvent	defeated Inigo Montoya in swordplay ⓘ defeated Vizzini in a battle of wits ⓘ endured torture in the Pit of Despair ⓘ overcame Fezzik in hand-to-hand combat ⓘ survived the Fire Swamp ⓘ
notableQuote	As you wish. ⓘ
occupation	farm boy ⓘ pirate ⓘ
portrayedBy	Cary Elwes ⓘ
relationship	servant to Buttercup (early in story) ⓘ
rescues	Buttercup ⓘ
skill	climbing ⓘ strategic thinking ⓘ swordsmanship ⓘ
spouse	Buttercup ⓘ
status	alive (by the end of The Princess Bride) ⓘ presumed dead (temporarily) ⓘ
theme	perseverance ⓘ true love ⓘ
trainedBy	Dread Pirate Roberts ⓘ linked to: Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride
weapon	sword ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Princess Bride → mainCharacter → Westley ⓘ

Miracle Max → helpsCharacter → Westley ⓘ

Cary Elwes → role → Westley in The Princess Bride ⓘ

linked to: Westley

Florin → hasNotableCharacter → Westley ⓘ

subject linked to: fictional kingdom of Florin

Buttercup → loveInterest → Westley ⓘ

Buttercup → spouse → Westley ⓘ

Inigo Montoya → ally → Westley ⓘ

Fezzik → loyalTo → Westley ⓘ

Fezzik → laterHelps → Westley ⓘ

Prince Humperdinck → enemyOf → Westley ⓘ

Vizzini → antagonistOf → Westley ⓘ

Valerie → supportsCharacter → Westley ⓘ

King of Florin → associatedWith → Westley ⓘ

Dread Pirate Roberts (The Princess Bride) → notableBearer → Westley (The Princess Bride) ⓘ

subject linked to: Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride