Goro
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Goro is a four-armed Shokan prince and powerful sub-boss character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goro canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8412914 — 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: Goro Context triple: [Mortal Kombat, notableCharacter, Goro]
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A.
Takamori
Takamori is the given name of Saigō Takamori, a prominent 19th-century Japanese samurai and political figure often called the "last true samurai."
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B.
Shinya
Shinya is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
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C.
Yorii
Yorii is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, known as a regional residential and commuter hub connected to the greater Tokyo area.
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D.
Yorihito
Yorihito was a Japanese imperial prince of the Higashifushimi-no-miya house who served as a high-ranking naval officer during the late Meiji and Taishō periods.
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E.
Takayoshi
Takayoshi is a Japanese given name notably borne by Kido Takayoshi, a key samurai and statesman of the Meiji Restoration.
- 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: Goro Target entity description: Goro is a four-armed Shokan prince and powerful sub-boss character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
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A.
Takamori
Takamori is the given name of Saigō Takamori, a prominent 19th-century Japanese samurai and political figure often called the "last true samurai."
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B.
Shinya
Shinya is a Japanese given name commonly used for males.
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C.
Yorii
Yorii is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, known as a regional residential and commuter hub connected to the greater Tokyo area.
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D.
Yorihito
Yorihito was a Japanese imperial prince of the Higashifushimi-no-miya house who served as a high-ranking naval officer during the late Meiji and Taishō periods.
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E.
Takayoshi
Takayoshi is a Japanese given name notably borne by Kido Takayoshi, a key samurai and statesman of the Meiji Restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
video game character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Outworld ⓘ |
| allegiance | Shao Kahn ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)
ⓘ
Mortal Kombat 4 (cameo) ⓘ
linked to:
Mortal Kombat 4
Mortal Kombat II ⓘ Mortal Kombat Trilogy ⓘ Mortal Kombat X ⓘ Mortal Kombat: Deception ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Mortal Kombat ⓘ |
| basedIn | NetherRealm Studios franchise ⓘ |
| bodyType | humanoid ⓘ |
| combatRole | boss character ⓘ |
| creator |
Ed Boon
ⓘ
John Tobias ⓘ |
| enemy |
Earthrealm warriors
ⓘ
Johnny Cage ⓘ Liu Kang ⓘ |
| fightingStyle | brute strength ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mortal Kombat
|
| franchise | Mortal Kombat ⓘ |
| gameGenre | fighting game ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Mortal Kombat champion for 500 years ⓘ |
| homeRealm | Outworld ⓘ |
| medium | video games ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
grappling techniques
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multi-limb attacks ⓘ |
| notableFinishers | Fatalities ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
durability
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four arms ⓘ superhuman strength ⓘ |
| numberOfArms | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation | champion of Mortal Kombat tournament ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy |
Tom Woodruff Jr. (1995 animatronic suit performance)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tom Woodruff Jr.
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| publisher |
Midway Games
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Games
|
| role |
antagonist
ⓘ
sub-boss ⓘ |
| species | Shokan ⓘ |
| speciesOrigin | Shokan race ⓘ |
| speciesType |
half-dragon
ⓘ
half-human ⓘ |
| subBossIn |
Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat X (pre-order DLC boss) ⓘ
linked to:
Mortal Kombat X
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| title | Prince of the Shokan ⓘ |
| universe | Mortal Kombat universe ⓘ |
| voiceActor | Frank Welker (1995 film, creature sounds) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goro Description of subject: Goro is a four-armed Shokan prince and powerful sub-boss character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.