Eric Brooks
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Eric Brooks is the human-vampire hybrid vampire hunter better known as the Marvel Comics character Blade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eric Brooks canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6959503 — 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: Eric Brooks Context triple: [Blade, fullName, Eric Brooks]
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A.
Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks is known primarily as the husband of civil rights activist and Freedom Rider Catherine Burks-Brooks.
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B.
Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow was the son of famed American lawyer Clarence Darrow and a businessman who managed many of his father's financial affairs.
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C.
Rand Brooks
Rand Brooks was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in classic Hollywood productions such as "Gone with the Wind" and numerous Westerns.
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D.
Alan Ford
Alan Ford is a British character actor best known for his tough-guy and gangster roles in films by director Guy Ritchie.
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E.
Philip Dunne
Philip Dunne was an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
- 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: Eric Brooks Target entity description: Eric Brooks is the human-vampire hybrid vampire hunter better known as the Marvel Comics character Blade.
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A.
Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks is known primarily as the husband of civil rights activist and Freedom Rider Catherine Burks-Brooks.
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B.
Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow was the son of famed American lawyer Clarence Darrow and a businessman who managed many of his father's financial affairs.
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C.
Rand Brooks
Rand Brooks was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in classic Hollywood productions such as "Gone with the Wind" and numerous Westerns.
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D.
Alan Ford
Alan Ford is a British character actor best known for his tough-guy and gangster roles in films by director Guy Ritchie.
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E.
Philip Dunne
Philip Dunne was an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics character
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fictional character ⓘ human-vampire hybrid ⓘ vampire hunter ⓘ |
| abilities |
expert hand-to-hand combatant
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expert swordsman ⓘ skilled marksman ⓘ skilled tactician ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Blade (1998 film)
ⓘ
Blade II (2002 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Blade II
Blade: Trinity (2004 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Blade: Trinity
|
| alias |
Blade
ⓘ
The Daywalker ⓘ |
| alignment | antihero ⓘ |
| creators |
Gene Colan
ⓘ
Marv Wolfman ⓘ |
| enemy |
Deacon Frost
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Dracula ⓘ various vampires ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Tomb of Dracula #10 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | July 1973 ⓘ |
| fullName | Eric Brooks ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | black ⓘ |
| medium |
animated series
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comic books ⓘ films ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| mother | Tara Brooks ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
monster hunter
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vampire hunter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Soho, London, England ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Mahershala Ali
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Sticky Fingaz ⓘ Wesley Snipes ⓘ |
| powers |
accelerated healing
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enhanced agility ⓘ enhanced reflexes ⓘ enhanced speed ⓘ enhanced stamina ⓘ enhanced strength ⓘ immunity to most vampire weaknesses ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| species | Dhampir ⓘ |
| superheroName | Blade ⓘ |
| teamAffiliation |
Avengers
ⓘ
Midnight Sons ⓘ Nightstalkers ⓘ
linked to:
Nightstalkers series
|
| universe | Marvel Universe ⓘ |
| usesWeapon |
firearms
ⓘ
stakes ⓘ vibranium sword ⓘ |
| weaknesses | bloodlust ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric Brooks Description of subject: Eric Brooks is the human-vampire hybrid vampire hunter better known as the Marvel Comics character Blade.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.