John Hartigan

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John Hartigan is an aging, morally driven police detective from Frank Miller’s Sin City graphic novel arc "That Yellow Bastard," known for his relentless pursuit of a sadistic child predator despite overwhelming personal cost.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sin City character
fictional character
police detective
adaptationFrom Sin City: That Yellow Bastard graphic novel arc NERFINISHED
affiliation Basin City Police Department NERFINISHED
ageCharacteristic aging
antagonist Roark Junior NERFINISHED
appearsIn Sin City NERFINISHED
Sin City (film) NERFINISHED
That Yellow Bastard NERFINISHED
characterRole protagonist
comicGenre crime
neo-noir
conflictType pursuit of a sadistic child predator
creator Frank Miller NERFINISHED
endures torture
enemyOf Senator Roark NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Sin City: That Yellow Bastard NERFINISHED
gender male
languageOfWork English
medium graphic novel
moralAlignment morally driven
moralStatus tragic hero
motive protecting Nancy Callahan
narrativeFunction explores cost of doing the right thing
nationalityInFiction American
notableAction continues to protect Nancy as an adult
saves Nancy Callahan as a child
notableFor relentless pursuit of a child predator
occupation police detective
personalityTrait honorable
self-sacrificing
stubborn
portrayedBy Bruce Willis NERFINISHED
publisherOfWork Dark Horse Comics NERFINISHED
relationship protector of Nancy Callahan
sacrificeType freedom
personal safety
reputation
setting Basin City NERFINISHED
storyArc That Yellow Bastard NERFINISHED
storyTone dark
suffersFrom heart problems
imprisonment
themeAssociation corruption in law enforcement
justice vs. power
personal sacrifice
visualStyle noir

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That Yellow Bastard mainCharacter John Hartigan
Nancy Callahan relationshipWith John Hartigan
Nancy Callahan protectedBy John Hartigan