Robert Neville in The Omega Man
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Robert Neville in The Omega Man is the last immune survivor of a global plague who wages a lonely battle for survival and sanity against nocturnal, mutant adversaries in a desolate Los Angeles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Neville | 2 |
| Robert Neville (I Am Legend novel) | 1 |
| Robert Neville in The Omega Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5139904 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Neville in The Omega Man Context triple: [Charlton Heston, role, Robert Neville in The Omega Man]
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A.
R.J. MacReady
R.J. MacReady is the rugged, resourceful helicopter pilot and reluctant hero who leads the fight against a shape-shifting alien in John Carpenter’s 1982 horror film "The Thing."
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B.
Dr. Peters in 12 Monkeys
Dr. Peters in *12 Monkeys* is the quietly fanatical virologist who ultimately releases the deadly virus that devastates humanity in the film.
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C.
Robert Gantz
Robert Gantz is a film cinematographer known for his work on the thriller "Mindhunters."
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D.
Snake Plissken
Snake Plissken is a hardened, one-eyed antihero and former Special Forces soldier turned outlaw from John Carpenter’s dystopian action films "Escape from New York" and "Escape from L.A."
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E.
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow is a tough, sardonic U.S. Army NCO who oversees the misfit combat squad into which Tom Cruise’s character is thrust in the film’s alien-invasion time-loop scenario.
- 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: Robert Neville in The Omega Man Target entity description: Robert Neville in The Omega Man is the last immune survivor of a global plague who wages a lonely battle for survival and sanity against nocturnal, mutant adversaries in a desolate Los Angeles.
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A.
R.J. MacReady
R.J. MacReady is the rugged, resourceful helicopter pilot and reluctant hero who leads the fight against a shape-shifting alien in John Carpenter’s 1982 horror film "The Thing."
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B.
Dr. Peters in 12 Monkeys
Dr. Peters in *12 Monkeys* is the quietly fanatical virologist who ultimately releases the deadly virus that devastates humanity in the film.
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C.
Robert Gantz
Robert Gantz is a film cinematographer known for his work on the thriller "Mindhunters."
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D.
Snake Plissken
Snake Plissken is a hardened, one-eyed antihero and former Special Forces soldier turned outlaw from John Carpenter’s dystopian action films "Escape from New York" and "Escape from L.A."
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E.
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow is a tough, sardonic U.S. Army NCO who oversees the misfit combat squad into which Tom Cruise’s character is thrust in the film’s alien-invasion time-loop scenario.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | character from Richard Matheson’s novel I Am Legend ⓘ |
| adversaryType | nocturnal mutants ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Omega Man
ⓘ
linked to:
The Omega Man (1971 film)
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| basedOn |
Robert Neville (I Am Legend novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Neville in The Omega Man
|
| createdBy |
John William Corrington
ⓘ
Joyce Hooper Corrington ⓘ |
| drives | red convertible car ⓘ |
| enemy |
the Family (The Omega Man)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Omega Man (1971 film)
|
| fate | dies while helping survivors escape ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
horror
ⓘ
post-apocalyptic ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Omega Man (1971 film) ⓘ |
| formerRank | U.S. Army colonel ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
find a cure for the plague
ⓘ
restore human civilization ⓘ survive the plague aftermath ⓘ |
| hasPet | statue figures used as companions ⓘ |
| immuneTo | the man-made plague ⓘ |
| language | English-speaking ⓘ |
| legacy | his blood is used as basis for a cure ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being immune to a global plague
ⓘ
fighting nocturnal mutants ⓘ |
| notableScene |
dines alone in a theater watching Woodstock
ⓘ
drives through empty Los Angeles streets ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
scientist ⓘ |
| plagueCause | biological warfare ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Charlton Heston ⓘ |
| relationship |
forms bond with Lisa
ⓘ
mentors Dutch and other survivors ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| setting | post-apocalyptic Los Angeles ⓘ |
| timePeriod | near-future 1970s setting ⓘ |
| trait |
courageous
ⓘ
cynical ⓘ lonely ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| uses |
fortified townhouse as base
ⓘ
generator-powered electricity ⓘ searchlights to repel mutants ⓘ |
| weapon |
automatic rifle
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grenades ⓘ pistol ⓘ |
| worldview | rationalist ⓘ |
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Subject: Robert Neville in The Omega Man Description of subject: Robert Neville in The Omega Man is the last immune survivor of a global plague who wages a lonely battle for survival and sanity against nocturnal, mutant adversaries in a desolate Los Angeles.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
I Am Legend
linked to: Robert Neville in The Omega Man
subject linked to:
The Omega Man (1971 film)
linked to: Robert Neville in The Omega Man
subject linked to:
Robert Neville in The Omega Man
linked to: Robert Neville in The Omega Man