Many fictional characters (among other things) have real-world inspirations. This is especially true in biographies and "factions" (fact-based works of fiction). I'd like to see a property (like "Based on") that links the fictional character and the real world person, such as the main character in "A Beautiful Mind" to the real economist John Nash. The same can be said about Fictional Setting -- for example the fictional New York in "Gangs of New York" is based on the real New York City -- but I'd be happy just to see the property added to Fictional Character as a start.
Bridging reality and the fictional universe
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So if I am following you correctly we should have a three John Nash's in the Freebase.
Real John Nash
Fictional John Nash (based on the real John Nash)
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Um, Faye? There is a "based on" property on "fictional character" for just such a purpose. We tried having it on fictional setting, but it turns out to be much more confusing, and even with documentation lead to more bad data than good.
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Hmm, the property "Based on" expects a "Person Or Being In Fiction" in the fictional universe. Is the correct usage, then, to cotype a real Person in the People domain as a "Person Or Being in Fiction", which is then linked to the fictional character(s)?
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