Wade Eiling (DC Comics)
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Wade Eiling (DC Comics) is a ruthless U.S. military general and frequent antagonist in the DC Universe, often associated with covert operations, metahuman warfare, and the supervillain identity of the Shaggy Man/General.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wade Eiling (DC Comics) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3989024 — 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: Wade Eiling (DC Comics) Context triple: [General Wade Eiling (The Flash TV series), basedOn, Wade Eiling (DC Comics)]
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A.
Eli Pittman
Eli Pittman was an individual significant enough in the local history or development of Sevier County, Tennessee, that the town of Pittman Center was named in his honor.
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B.
Guy Gardner
Guy Gardner is a brash and headstrong member of DC Comics' Green Lantern Corps, known for his bold personality and frequent clashes with both allies and enemies.
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C.
John Battsek
John Battsek is a British film producer renowned for his work on acclaimed feature documentaries and sports-related non-fiction films.
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D.
Bill Denbrough
Bill Denbrough is a central member of the Losers' Club in Stephen King's horror universe, known for his leadership, stutter, and lifelong struggle against the shape-shifting entity known as It.
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E.
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen is a young photojournalist at the Daily Planet and a close ally of Superman, often portrayed as his enthusiastic and loyal friend.
- 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: Wade Eiling (DC Comics) Target entity description: Wade Eiling (DC Comics) is a ruthless U.S. military general and frequent antagonist in the DC Universe, often associated with covert operations, metahuman warfare, and the supervillain identity of the Shaggy Man/General.
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A.
Eli Pittman
Eli Pittman was an individual significant enough in the local history or development of Sevier County, Tennessee, that the town of Pittman Center was named in his honor.
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B.
Guy Gardner
Guy Gardner is a brash and headstrong member of DC Comics' Green Lantern Corps, known for his bold personality and frequent clashes with both allies and enemies.
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C.
John Battsek
John Battsek is a British film producer renowned for his work on acclaimed feature documentaries and sports-related non-fiction films.
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D.
Bill Denbrough
Bill Denbrough is a central member of the Losers' Club in Stephen King's horror universe, known for his leadership, stutter, and lifelong struggle against the shape-shifting entity known as It.
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E.
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen is a young photojournalist at the Daily Planet and a close ally of Superman, often portrayed as his enthusiastic and loyal friend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DC Comics character
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fictional character ⓘ supervillain ⓘ |
| ability |
military leadership
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tactical genius ⓘ |
| adaptation |
appeared in Justice League Unlimited (animated series)
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linked to:
Justice League Unlimited
appeared in The Flash (CW TV series) ⓘ |
| affiliation |
U.S. military
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
United States Army ⓘ |
| alias |
General Eiling
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The General ⓘ The Shaggy Man ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Captain Atom Program
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Project Atom ⓘ Task Force X (various incarnations) ⓘ
linked to:
Task Force X
|
| category |
DC Comics military personnel
ⓘ
DC Comics supervillains ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Gerry Conway
ⓘ
Pat Broderick ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Captain Atom
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Justice League ⓘ Metamorpho ⓘ Superman ⓘ The Flash ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Captain Atom #1 (1987) ⓘ |
| form | inhabited the indestructible body of the Shaggy Man ⓘ |
| fullName | Wade Eiling ⓘ |
| motivation |
control over metahumans
ⓘ
national security at any cost ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
betrayed Captain Atom for military objectives
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manipulated Nathaniel Adam into becoming Captain Atom ⓘ oversaw the experiment that created Captain Atom ⓘ used his wife’s influence to control Captain Atom ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
authoritarian
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manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| occupation |
U.S. Army general
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military strategist ⓘ |
| personality | ends-justify-the-means mindset ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Clancy Brown (live-action, The Flash TV series)
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linked to:
Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor
Clancy Brown (voice, Justice League Unlimited) ⓘ
linked to:
Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor
|
| power |
enhanced durability (as the General)
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regeneration (as the General) ⓘ superhuman strength (as the General) ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| specialty |
black ops
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covert operations ⓘ metahuman warfare ⓘ |
| spouse | Angela Lake ⓘ |
| storyArc |
Captain Atom (1987) ongoing series
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JLA: The General ⓘ various Justice League of America issues ⓘ |
| transformation | had his brain transplanted into the Shaggy Man’s body ⓘ |
| universe | DC Universe ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Wade Eiling (DC Comics) Description of subject: Wade Eiling (DC Comics) is a ruthless U.S. military general and frequent antagonist in the DC Universe, often associated with covert operations, metahuman warfare, and the supervillain identity of the Shaggy Man/General.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
General Wade Eiling in The Flash (2014 TV series)