Medic
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The Medic is a Terran support unit in StarCraft: Brood War that specializes in healing biological allies and providing battlefield support with restorative and protective abilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11642284 — 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: Medic Context triple: [StarCraft: Brood War, notableUnit, Medic]
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A.
Medicosma
Medicosma is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising shrubs and small trees native mainly to Australasia and nearby regions.
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B.
Iron Medics
Iron Medics is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 1st Medical Brigade, a unit known for providing comprehensive medical support to military operations.
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C.
Docter
Docter is the surname of Pete Docter, the acclaimed American animator, director, and key creative figure at Pixar Animation Studios.
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D.
Dr. Specialist
Dr. Specialist is a character in the politically charged musical play "The Cradle Will Rock," which critiques corruption and corporate influence in society.
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E.
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine is an American medical drama television series that focuses on the personal and professional lives of female doctors at a women’s health clinic.
- 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: Medic Target entity description: The Medic is a Terran support unit in StarCraft: Brood War that specializes in healing biological allies and providing battlefield support with restorative and protective abilities.
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A.
Medicosma
Medicosma is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising shrubs and small trees native mainly to Australasia and nearby regions.
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B.
Iron Medics
Iron Medics is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 1st Medical Brigade, a unit known for providing comprehensive medical support to military operations.
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C.
Docter
Docter is the surname of Pete Docter, the acclaimed American animator, director, and key creative figure at Pixar Animation Studios.
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D.
Dr. Specialist
Dr. Specialist is a character in the politically charged musical play "The Cradle Will Rock," which critiques corruption and corporate influence in society.
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E.
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine is an American medical drama television series that focuses on the personal and professional lives of female doctors at a women’s health clinic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Terran unit
ⓘ
biological unit ⓘ caster unit ⓘ ground unit ⓘ support unit ⓘ |
| ability |
Heal
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Optical Flare ⓘ Restoration ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
StarCraft
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StarCraft: Brood War ⓘ |
| armorType | small ⓘ |
| attackCapability | none ⓘ |
| cannotTarget | mechanical units ⓘ |
| canStim | false ⓘ |
| costGas | 25 ⓘ |
| costMinerals | 50 ⓘ |
| energyMax | 200 ⓘ |
| faction |
Terran Confederacy
ⓘ
Terran Dominion ⓘ United Earth Directorate ⓘ |
| gameDeveloper | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| gameExpansion |
Brood War
ⓘ
linked to:
StarCraft: Brood War
|
| gameGenre | real-time strategy ⓘ |
| hasEnergy | true ⓘ |
| HealEffect | restores hit points over time ⓘ |
| HealTargets | friendly biological ground units ⓘ |
| hitPoints | 60 ⓘ |
| isDetector | false ⓘ |
| isExclusiveTo | multiplayer and campaign modes including Brood War ⓘ |
| movementType | ground ⓘ |
| OpticalFlareEffect | reduces enemy sight range to minimum ⓘ |
| OpticalFlareTargets | enemy biological units ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
battlefield support
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healing biological allies ⓘ |
| race | Terran ⓘ |
| requiresTech |
Academy
ⓘ
Barracks with attached Academy ⓘ |
| RestorationEffect | removes negative status effects ⓘ |
| RestorationTargets | friendly units ⓘ |
| role | support ⓘ |
| size | small ⓘ |
| supplyCost | 1 ⓘ |
| supportsUnit |
Firebat
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Ghost ⓘ Marine ⓘ |
| targets | biological units ⓘ |
| techForAbility |
Optical Flare research at Academy
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Restoration research at Academy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Medic Description of subject: The Medic is a Terran support unit in StarCraft: Brood War that specializes in healing biological allies and providing battlefield support with restorative and protective abilities.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.