Iago
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Iago is the wisecracking, scheming parrot sidekick of the villain Jafar in Disney's Aladdin franchise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iago canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10468783 — 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: Iago Context triple: [Jafar, allyOf, Iago]
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A.
Iago
Iago is a given name, notably borne by the treacherous antagonist in Shakespeare’s play "Othello" and used as a variant of James in several languages.
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B.
Othello (character)
Othello is the Moorish general of the Venetian army and tragic protagonist of Shakespeare’s play "Othello," whose downfall is orchestrated through jealousy and manipulation.
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C.
Hieronimo
Hieronimo is the vengeful protagonist and grieving father in Thomas Kyd’s Elizabethan revenge tragedy *The Spanish Tragedy*.
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D.
Borachio
Borachio is a minor villain in Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing," a follower of Don John who helps orchestrate the plot to disgrace Hero.
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E.
Roderigo (character)
Roderigo is a gullible Venetian gentleman in Shakespeare’s "Othello" who is manipulated by Iago into pursuing Desdemona and ultimately meets a tragic end.
- 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: Iago Target entity description: Iago is the wisecracking, scheming parrot sidekick of the villain Jafar in Disney's Aladdin franchise.
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A.
Iago
Iago is a given name, notably borne by the treacherous antagonist in Shakespeare’s play "Othello" and used as a variant of James in several languages.
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B.
Othello (character)
Othello is the Moorish general of the Venetian army and tragic protagonist of Shakespeare’s play "Othello," whose downfall is orchestrated through jealousy and manipulation.
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C.
Hieronimo
Hieronimo is the vengeful protagonist and grieving father in Thomas Kyd’s Elizabethan revenge tragedy *The Spanish Tragedy*.
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D.
Borachio
Borachio is a minor villain in Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing," a follower of Don John who helps orchestrate the plot to disgrace Hero.
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E.
Roderigo (character)
Roderigo is a gullible Venetian gentleman in Shakespeare’s "Othello" who is manipulated by Iago into pursuing Desdemona and ultimately meets a tragic end.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aladdin character
ⓘ
Disney character ⓘ animated character ⓘ fictional parrot ⓘ |
| affiliation | Jafar ⓘ |
| alignment | villain sidekick ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aladdin (1992 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Aladdin
Aladdin (2019 live-action film) ⓘ
linked to:
Aladdin (2019 film)
Aladdin (TV series) ⓘ Aladdin and the King of Thieves ⓘ Disney’s Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular ⓘ
linked to:
Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular (former)
The Return of Jafar ⓘ various Disney video games ⓘ |
| basedOn | Iago from William Shakespeare’s Othello ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
greedy
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sarcastic ⓘ scheming ⓘ wisecracking ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| creator | Walt Disney Animation Studios ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Disney’s Aladdin universe
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linked to:
Aladdin franchise
|
| firstAppearance |
Aladdin (1992 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Aladdin
|
| franchise |
Disney’s Aladdin franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Aladdin franchise
|
| franchiseOwner | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
family film
ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAffiliation | Aladdin’s group ⓘ |
| laterAlignment | antihero ⓘ |
| medium | animation ⓘ |
| merchandise |
apparel
ⓘ
plush dolls ⓘ toys ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Agrabah ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic relief
ⓘ
distinctive squawking voice ⓘ |
| occupation |
Jafar’s henchman
ⓘ
palace servant ⓘ |
| owner | Jafar ⓘ |
| role | sidekick ⓘ |
| setting | Agrabah ⓘ |
| species | parrot ⓘ |
| speciesIn2019Film | scarlet macaw-like parrot ⓘ |
| voicedBy |
Alan Tudyk
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Gilbert Gottfried ⓘ |
| voiceType | comic character voice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iago Description of subject: Iago is the wisecracking, scheming parrot sidekick of the villain Jafar in Disney's Aladdin franchise.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.