Whalers
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The Whalers are a clandestine, elite assassination and espionage group led by Daud in the Dishonored video game series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whalers canonical | 6 |
| Daud’s Whalers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11251690 — 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: Whalers Context triple: [Empire of the Isles, hasOrganization, Whalers]
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A.
Whalers
Whalers was the short name of the New England Whalers, a former professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association before joining the NHL as the Hartford Whalers.
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B.
The Whaling Crew
The Whaling Crew is the passionate student fan section known for loudly supporting Yale University's men's ice hockey team at their games.
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C.
Whale Wars
Whale Wars is a reality television series that follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's confrontational efforts to disrupt Japanese whaling operations in the Southern Ocean.
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D.
Toilers of the Sea
Toilers of the Sea is an 1866 novel by Victor Hugo that tells a dramatic tale of struggle, isolation, and human perseverance set against the harsh seascapes of the Channel Islands.
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E.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
- 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: Whalers Target entity description: The Whalers are a clandestine, elite assassination and espionage group led by Daud in the Dishonored video game series.
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A.
Whalers
Whalers was the short name of the New England Whalers, a former professional ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association before joining the NHL as the Hartford Whalers.
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B.
The Whaling Crew
The Whaling Crew is the passionate student fan section known for loudly supporting Yale University's men's ice hockey team at their games.
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C.
Whale Wars
Whale Wars is a reality television series that follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's confrontational efforts to disrupt Japanese whaling operations in the Southern Ocean.
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D.
Toilers of the Sea
Toilers of the Sea is an 1866 novel by Victor Hugo that tells a dramatic tale of struggle, isolation, and human perseverance set against the harsh seascapes of the Channel Islands.
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E.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassin group
ⓘ
clandestine organization ⓘ espionage organization ⓘ fictional organization ⓘ |
| affiliationInLore | The Outsider ⓘ |
| alias |
Daud’s Whalers
ⓘ
linked to:
Whalers
|
| appearsIn |
Dishonored
ⓘ
Dishonored series ⓘ
linked to:
Dishonored
Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches ⓘ
linked to:
Dishonored
Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall ⓘ
linked to:
Dishonored
|
| associatedWithTheme |
moral ambiguity
ⓘ
redemption arc of Daud ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Daud’s hideout
ⓘ
The Flooded District ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
distinctive assassin masks
ⓘ
whale bone masks ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Corvo Attano
ⓘ
Empress Jessamine Kaldwin’s loyalists ⓘ Overseers ⓘ The Abbey of the Everyman ⓘ
linked to:
Abbey of the Everyman
|
| factionTypeInGame | hostile NPC faction ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Dishonored (2012 video game)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dishonored
|
| gameDeveloperOfWork | Arkane Studios ⓘ |
| gamePublisherOfWork | Bethesda Softworks ⓘ |
| grantedPowersBy | The Outsider ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole |
antagonist group
ⓘ
playable faction perspective in DLC ⓘ |
| inUniverseEconomyConnection | whaling industry of Gristol ⓘ |
| leader | Daud ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Billie Lurk
ⓘ
Daud ⓘ |
| operatesInFictionalLocation | Dunwall ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
assassination
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
| recruitmentSource |
Dunwall’s criminal underclass
ⓘ
orphans and street urchins ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches DLC
ⓘ
linked to:
Dishonored
Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall DLC ⓘ
linked to:
Dishonored
|
| responsibleFor | assassination of Empress Jessamine Kaldwin ⓘ |
| settingUniverse |
Dishonored universe
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linked to:
Dishonored
|
| usesEquipment | whale-oil powered devices ⓘ |
| usesPowerType | Void powers ⓘ |
| usesWeaponType |
crossbows
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grenades ⓘ pistols ⓘ swords ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Whalers Description of subject: The Whalers are a clandestine, elite assassination and espionage group led by Daud in the Dishonored video game series.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.