Gavin (The Walking Dead)
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Gavin is a mid-level leader of the Saviors in The Walking Dead TV series, known for his pragmatic, reluctant brutality and uneasy loyalty to Negan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gavin (The Walking Dead) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7658944 — 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: Gavin (The Walking Dead) Context triple: [The Saviors, notableMember, Gavin (The Walking Dead)]
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Benjamin (The Walking Dead)
Benjamin is a young, idealistic soldier and protégé of Morgan Jones in The Walking Dead TV series, known for his role in the Kingdom community and his tragic death that escalates tensions with the Saviors.
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B.
Henry (The Walking Dead)
Henry is a young resident of the Kingdom community in The Walking Dead who becomes a key supporting character as he grows up amid the series’ post-apocalyptic conflicts.
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C.
Jerry (The Walking Dead)
Jerry is a loyal, good-natured warrior and close ally of King Ezekiel in The Walking Dead, known for his humor, optimism, and role as one of the Kingdom’s key protectors.
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Negan
Negan is a notorious, charismatic, and brutal antagonist-turned-antihero in The Walking Dead franchise, known for leading the Saviors and wielding his barbed-wire baseball bat, Lucille.
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E.
Ezekiel (The Walking Dead)
Ezekiel is a charismatic former zookeeper turned theatrical community leader in The Walking Dead, known for his regal persona, pet tiger Shiva, and role as the king of the Kingdom.
- 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: Gavin (The Walking Dead) Target entity description: Gavin is a mid-level leader of the Saviors in The Walking Dead TV series, known for his pragmatic, reluctant brutality and uneasy loyalty to Negan.
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A.
Benjamin (The Walking Dead)
Benjamin is a young, idealistic soldier and protégé of Morgan Jones in The Walking Dead TV series, known for his role in the Kingdom community and his tragic death that escalates tensions with the Saviors.
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B.
Henry (The Walking Dead)
Henry is a young resident of the Kingdom community in The Walking Dead who becomes a key supporting character as he grows up amid the series’ post-apocalyptic conflicts.
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C.
Jerry (The Walking Dead)
Jerry is a loyal, good-natured warrior and close ally of King Ezekiel in The Walking Dead, known for his humor, optimism, and role as one of the Kingdom’s key protectors.
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D.
Negan
Negan is a notorious, charismatic, and brutal antagonist-turned-antihero in The Walking Dead franchise, known for leading the Saviors and wielding his barbed-wire baseball bat, Lucille.
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E.
Ezekiel (The Walking Dead)
Ezekiel is a charismatic former zookeeper turned theatrical community leader in The Walking Dead, known for his regal persona, pet tiger Shiva, and role as the king of the Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Saviors ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonist ⓘ |
| antagonistTo |
Rick Grimes' group
ⓘ
linked to:
Rick Grimes' survivor group
The Kingdom community ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Walking Dead (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Walking Dead
|
| avoids | unnecessary bloodshed when possible ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Walking Dead comic book series (loosely, as an original TV character) ⓘ |
| chainOfCommand | reports directly to Negan ⓘ |
| characterArc | from confident enforcer to guilt-ridden and fearful ⓘ |
| commands | Savior outpost at the Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor |
The Walking Dead television adaptation
ⓘ
linked to:
The Walking Dead
|
| deathBy | Henry ⓘ |
| deathCause | stabbed with a spear ⓘ |
| deathContext | killed after the Kingdom is attacked by Saviors ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Ezekiel's militia ⓘ |
| enforces | tribute collection from the Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcesRulesOf | Savior protection racket system ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceSeason | Season 7 ⓘ |
| groupDynamicRole | negotiator with the Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadershipStyle | authoritative but not sadistic ⓘ |
| loyalty | Negan ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| method | prefers negotiation over immediate violence ⓘ |
| moralConflict |
regrets Benjamin's death
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uncomfortable with killing ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | represents a more reluctant side of the Saviors ⓘ |
| notableRelationship |
Benjamin
ⓘ
Ezekiel ⓘ Jerry ⓘ Negan ⓘ |
| occupation | Savior lieutenant ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
conflicted
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pragmatic ⓘ reluctantly brutal ⓘ uneasy about violence ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jayson Warner Smith ⓘ |
| position | mid-level leader in the Saviors ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Sanctuary
ⓘ
The Kingdom ⓘ |
| seriesGenre | post-apocalyptic horror drama ⓘ |
| threatens | The Kingdom to maintain Savior control ⓘ |
| universe |
The Walking Dead TV universe
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linked to:
The Walking Dead franchise
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| worksFor | Negan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gavin (The Walking Dead) Description of subject: Gavin is a mid-level leader of the Saviors in The Walking Dead TV series, known for his pragmatic, reluctant brutality and uneasy loyalty to Negan.
Referenced by (1)
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