Roark family
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The Roark family is a powerful and corrupt political dynasty that dominates Basin City in Frank Miller’s Sin City universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roark family canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime family
ⓘ
fictional family ⓘ political dynasty ⓘ |
| antagonistOf |
John Hartigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Sin City (2005 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sin City (comic series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls | Basin City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Frank Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBusiness |
criminal enterprises
ⓘ
politics ⓘ religious authority ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sin City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
crime
ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ |
| governingMethod |
blackmail
ⓘ
bribery ⓘ intimidation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| influenceOver |
courts of Basin City
ⓘ
media in Basin City ⓘ police of Basin City ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
corruption
ⓘ
judicial corruption ⓘ murder cover-ups ⓘ organized crime ⓘ police corruption ⓘ prostitution rings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
comic books
ⓘ
feature films ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Cardinal Roark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roark Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ Senator Roark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPower | dominates local government of Basin City ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Basin City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
most powerful family in Basin City
ⓘ
untouchable by law ⓘ |
| themeInWork |
corruption of power
ⓘ
moral decay of institutions ⓘ |
| uses | political influence to evade justice ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.