Mad Sweeney

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Mad Sweeney is a hard-drinking, foul-mouthed leprechaun and fading Old World god who becomes an uneasy ally to Shadow Moon in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mad Sweeney canonical 2
Mad Sweeney in American Gods 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Old World god ⓘ
character in a novel ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
leprechaun ⓘ
ability enhanced strength ⓘ
immortality ⓘ
rapid healing ⓘ
supernatural luck manipulation ⓘ
adaptedIn American Gods (TV series) ⓘ
linked to: American Gods
alignment antihero ⓘ
appearsIn American Gods ⓘ
American Gods (novel) ⓘ
linked to: American Gods
basedOn Suibhne (Sweeney) from Irish mythology ⓘ
characterTrait cynical ⓘ
foul-mouthed ⓘ
hard-drinking ⓘ
self-destructive ⓘ
violent ⓘ
volatile ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
creator Neil Gaiman ⓘ
drinks alcohol ⓘ
whiskey ⓘ
firstAppearance American Gods (2001 novel) ⓘ
linked to: American Gods
gender male ⓘ
hasAlly Shadow Moon ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Shadow Moon ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryGenre fantasy ⓘ
mythic fiction ⓘ
losesTo Shadow Moon ⓘ
narrativeRole comic relief ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ
occupation bodyguard ⓘ
con artist ⓘ
pantheon Celtic mythology ⓘ
personality abrasive ⓘ
loyal under duress ⓘ
sarcastic ⓘ
portrayedBy Pablo Schreiber ⓘ
setting United States ⓘ
species leprechaun ⓘ
symbol gold coin ⓘ
theme decline of old gods ⓘ
faith and belief ⓘ
immigration and displacement ⓘ
usesItem gold coin ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

American Gods → character → Mad Sweeney ⓘ
Pablo Schreiber → characterRole → Mad Sweeney in American Gods ⓘ
linked to: Mad Sweeney
Shadow Moon → hasCompanion → Mad Sweeney ⓘ