Ensign Rutherford
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Ensign Rutherford is a cybernetically enhanced Starfleet engineer and one of the main lower-deck crew members in the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ensign Sam Rutherford | 4 |
| Ensign Rutherford canonical | 1 |
| Ensign Samanthan Rutherford | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6953775 — 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: Ensign Rutherford Context triple: [Star Trek: Lower Decks, leadCharacter, Ensign Rutherford]
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A.
Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver is a 1964 American comedy film that serves as a sequel to "Mister Roberts," focusing on the misadventures of the young naval officer Ensign Frank Pulver during World War II.
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B.
Ensign Beckett Mariner
Ensign Beckett Mariner is a rebellious, highly capable Starfleet officer serving on the USS Cerritos in the animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks.
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C.
Lieutenant Leslie
Lieutenant Leslie is a British Army officer character from the World War I film "1917," portrayed by actor Andrew Scott.
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D.
Captain Englehorn
Captain Englehorn is the German skipper of the ship Venture in the King Kong franchise, known for transporting filmmaker Carl Denham to Skull Island.
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E.
Jeremiah O’Brien
Jeremiah O’Brien was an American Revolutionary War naval captain from Maine who led one of the first naval engagements against the British at the Battle of Machias in 1775.
- 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: Ensign Rutherford Target entity description: Ensign Rutherford is a cybernetically enhanced Starfleet engineer and one of the main lower-deck crew members in the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.
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A.
Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver is a 1964 American comedy film that serves as a sequel to "Mister Roberts," focusing on the misadventures of the young naval officer Ensign Frank Pulver during World War II.
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B.
Ensign Beckett Mariner
Ensign Beckett Mariner is a rebellious, highly capable Starfleet officer serving on the USS Cerritos in the animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks.
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C.
Lieutenant Leslie
Lieutenant Leslie is a British Army officer character from the World War I film "1917," portrayed by actor Andrew Scott.
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D.
Captain Englehorn
Captain Englehorn is the German skipper of the ship Venture in the King Kong franchise, known for transporting filmmaker Carl Denham to Skull Island.
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E.
Jeremiah O’Brien
Jeremiah O’Brien was an American Revolutionary War naval captain from Maine who led one of the first naval engagements against the British at the Battle of Machias in 1775.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Starfleet officer
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cybernetically enhanced human ⓘ engineer ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| affiliation | United Federation of Planets ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Star Trek: Lower Decks ⓘ |
| basedInUniverse | Alpha Quadrant ⓘ |
| createdFor | Star Trek: Lower Decks ⓘ |
| crewStatus | junior officer ⓘ |
| cyberneticImplantEffect | occasionally causes memory issues ⓘ |
| cyberneticImplantFunction | enhanced interface with computers ⓘ |
| department | Engineering ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Second Contact
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Star Trek: Lower Decks season 1 episode 1 ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Ensign Beckett Mariner
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Ensign Brad Boimler ⓘ Ensign D’Vana Tendi ⓘ
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Ensign Tendi
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction character ⓘ |
| hairColor | black ⓘ |
| hasCyberneticImplant | Vulcan-designed cranial implant ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
EV suit operations
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computer systems diagnostics ⓘ starship systems engineering ⓘ |
| homeFranchise | Star Trek ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Starfleet ⓘ |
| medium | animated television series ⓘ |
| memberOf | Starfleet ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | life and work on the lower decks of a Starfleet ship ⓘ |
| nationalityInUniverse | Federation citizen ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
enthusiastic about engineering
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loyal to friends ⓘ often excited by technical challenges ⓘ |
| occupation | engineer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Eugene Cordero ⓘ |
| rank | Ensign ⓘ |
| roleInSeries | main lower-decks crew member ⓘ |
| servesOn | USS Cerritos ⓘ |
| setting |
24th century
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Prime Star Trek timeline ⓘ |
| shipClass | California-class starship ⓘ |
| species | Human ⓘ |
| worksUnder | Commander Andy Billups ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ensign Rutherford Description of subject: Ensign Rutherford is a cybernetically enhanced Starfleet engineer and one of the main lower-deck crew members in the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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