Devouring Swarm
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Devouring Swarm is a supernatural power in the Dishonored series that summons flesh-eating rats to overwhelm and consume enemies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devouring Swarm canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11251844 — 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: Devouring Swarm Context triple: [Corvo Attano, ability, Devouring Swarm]
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A.
The Swarm
"The Swarm" is a poem by Winter Trees, likely exploring themes of collective movement, nature, or transformation through vivid, atmospheric imagery.
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B.
The Swarm
The Swarm is a winged steel roller coaster at Thorpe Park in the UK, themed around a post-apocalyptic disaster with near-miss elements and inversions.
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C.
Proformica
Proformica is a genus of ants within the subfamily Formicinae, known for inhabiting arid and semi-arid regions in parts of Europe and Asia.
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D.
Formiae
Formiae was an ancient coastal town in Latium, Italy, known as a Roman resort and historically noted as the place where Cicero was killed.
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E.
Parademons
Parademons are monstrous, winged shock troops from DC Comics’ Apokolips, serving as the expendable, fearsome army of New Gods like Darkseid and his lieutenants.
- 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: Devouring Swarm Target entity description: Devouring Swarm is a supernatural power in the Dishonored series that summons flesh-eating rats to overwhelm and consume enemies.
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A.
The Swarm
"The Swarm" is a poem by Winter Trees, likely exploring themes of collective movement, nature, or transformation through vivid, atmospheric imagery.
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B.
The Swarm
The Swarm is a winged steel roller coaster at Thorpe Park in the UK, themed around a post-apocalyptic disaster with near-miss elements and inversions.
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C.
Proformica
Proformica is a genus of ants within the subfamily Formicinae, known for inhabiting arid and semi-arid regions in parts of Europe and Asia.
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D.
Formiae
Formiae was an ancient coastal town in Latium, Italy, known as a Roman resort and historically noted as the place where Cicero was killed.
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E.
Parademons
Parademons are monstrous, winged shock troops from DC Comics’ Apokolips, serving as the expendable, fearsome army of New Gods like Darkseid and his lieutenants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
game mechanic
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supernatural power ⓘ |
| activationMethod | player-cast power ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Dishonored
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Dishonored 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Dishonored
Dishonored series ⓘ
linked to:
Dishonored
|
| associatedWith |
chaotic playstyle
ⓘ
high-chaos outcomes ⓘ |
| audioEffect | loud rat squeals and gnawing sounds ⓘ |
| canAffect |
corpses
ⓘ
living enemies ⓘ unconscious enemies ⓘ |
| canBeCounteredBy |
escaping swarm area
ⓘ
killing caster before swarm appears ⓘ |
| controlType | indirect control over rats ⓘ |
| damageType | biological ⓘ |
| developerContext | Arkane Studios ⓘ |
| ethicalPerceptionInFandom | one of the most brutal powers in Dishonored ⓘ |
| gameGenreContext | stealth action-adventure ⓘ |
| grantedBy | The Outsider ⓘ |
| hasUpgrade |
increased swarm damage
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increased swarm duration ⓘ increased swarm size ⓘ summons multiple swarms ⓘ |
| influencesGameplay |
encourages lethal solutions
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simplifies corpse management ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
Dishonored (2012 video game)
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linked to:
Dishonored
|
| inUniverseSource |
The Void
ⓘ
linked to:
the Void
|
| loreAssociation | plague of rats in Dunwall ⓘ |
| moralImplicationInGame | increases chaos when used to kill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
body disposal without leaving corpses
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graphic dismemberment of enemies ⓘ |
| primaryEffect |
consumes enemy corpses
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overwhelms enemies with rat swarm ⓘ summons flesh-eating rats ⓘ |
| publisherContext | Bethesda Softworks ⓘ |
| requires |
runes to unlock
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runes to upgrade ⓘ |
| resourceCost | consumes mana ⓘ |
| secondaryEffect |
can dispose of bodies
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can distract guards ⓘ can obscure line of sight ⓘ |
| targetingType | area-of-effect ⓘ |
| uiCategory | The Outsider’s powers ⓘ |
| upgradeable | true ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Corvo Attano
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Emily Kaldwin ⓘ |
| visualEffect | rats materialize from supernatural void ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Devouring Swarm Description of subject: Devouring Swarm is a supernatural power in the Dishonored series that summons flesh-eating rats to overwhelm and consume enemies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the Mark of the Outsider