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[[File:Icerarogerrabbit4836.jpg|thumb]]'''Edward "Eddie" Valiant''' is a Californian private investigator and one of the main protagonists of Disney's (Touchstone's) 1988 hit ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. He is portrayed by Bob Hoskins.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the main protagonist of ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. He is [[Roger Rabbit (character)|Roger Rabbit]]'s best friend and [[Teddy Valiant]]'s older brother. He was portrayed by the late [[Bob Hoskins]].


==Personality==
== Personality ==
Eddie is grouchy (formerly), hard-boiled (formerly), irascible (formerly), tough, obstinate (formerly), smart, brave, selfless, humorous, negative (formerly), smart-alecky (formerly), cynical (formerly), mature, responsible, protective, sullen (formerly), hostile (formerly), attentive, level-headed, instructive, accountable, nice, thoughtful, caring, hard-working, understanding, modest, persnickety (formerly), aggressive (formerly), prissy (formerly), well-intentioned, independent, stoic, earnest, good-hearted, unswerving, efficient, warm-hearted, industrious, supportive, empathetic, bellicose (formerly), sensible and strong-willed.


Eddie Valiant is hard-boiled and smart.
== Biography ==
Eddie and his brother Teddy were sons of a circus clown (shown by the pictures on their desk in the film), who joined the police force and eventually started their own private investigation service ''Valiant and Valiant'', in 1934, working largely on toon cases, such as the kidnapping of [[Donald Duck]]'s [[Huey, Dewey, and Louie|nephews]] in 1937 or clearing [[Goofy]] of accusations of espionage in 1940, both seen as newspaper clippings in Eddie's office.


==Biography==
However, during another investigation in 1942, he and Teddy were chasing the unknown Toon form of [[Judge Doom]], who was robbing the First National Bank of [[Toontown]] (the home of all the Toons), but during the chase, Doom dropped a large piano on them from 15 stories up, Eddie survived with a broken arm, but Teddy was killed. After his death, Eddie showed a great dislike for Toons, turned to the bottle, and disappeared from the public eye, refusing to take any more cases involving Toons.


Eddie Valiant and his brother Theodore "Teddy" Valiant were sons of a circus clown (shown by the pictures on their desk in the film), who joined the police force and eventually started their own private investigation service, ''Valiant and Valiant'', in [[1934]], working largely on Toon cases, such as the kidnapping of [[Donald Duck]]'s [[Huey, Dewey and Louie|nephews]] in [[1937]] or clearing [[Goofy]] of accusations of espionage in [[1940]], both seen as newspaper clippings in Valiant's office. However, when Teddy was killed by the then unknown Toon form of [[Judge Doom]] in [[1942]], Eddie turned to the bottle, and Valiant disappeared from the public eye. This is also the explanation of why Eddie shows dislike towards Toons.
Since turning to alcohol, Eddie became a subject of ridicule among the police force, due to being a former member of Los Angeles' Finest.


==''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''==
== ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' ==
In 1947, [[R.K. Maroon]] paid Eddie $100 to photograph [[Jessica Rabbit]] quite literally "playing pattycake" with [[Marvin Acme]].


In 1947, [[R.K. Maroon]] of [[Maroon Cartoons]] paid Eddie Valiant $100 to photograph [[Jessica Rabbit]], [[Roger Rabbit]]'s wife, quite literally "playing pattycake" with [[Marvin Acme]], owner of [[Toontown]] and founder of the [[Acme Corporation]]. When Acme is murdered and Roger becomes the prime suspect of the case, Valiant teams up with Roger to find the killer, and soon finds not only Acme's murderer, but the murderer of R.K. Maroon, and his own brother who turns out to be Judge Doom who is a toon wearing a human mask. Valiant manages to defeat Doom by squirting dip on him causing him to melt and scream I'm melting! Melting! A reference to the Wicked Witch of the West in ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1939), who melts when she gets water squirted at her. After defeating Doom at Acme Warehouse, Eddie then abandoned his vendetta against [[Toon]]s and walks home with Roger and Jessica Rabbit and his girlfriend Dolores.
When Acme is murdered and Roger becomes the prime suspect of the case, Eddie teams up with Roger to find the killer and soon, finds not only Acme's murderer, but the murderer of Maroon and his own brother, who turns out to be Judge Doom who is a toon wearing a human mask. Eddie manages to defeat Doom by squirting dip on him, making him to melt and scream, "I'm melting! Melting!". After defeating Doom at Acme Warehouse, Eddie ended his vendetta against [[:Category:Toons|toons]] and walks home with Roger and Jessica and his girlfriend Dolores.


In the graphic novel of the film published in [[1989]] by [[wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]], Valiant is the narrator of the story, telling the film through his eyes and in the style of a detective story.
In the graphic novel of the film published in 1989 by [[Wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]], Eddie is the narrator of the story, telling the film through his eyes and in the style of a detective story.


==Other appearances==
== Other appearances ==
According to ''[[Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom]]'', Eddie has given up drinking, but now tends to consume jelly beans quite a bit.


===Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom===
In ''[[Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?]]'', Eddie has again vowed to no longer take any toon cases, but is forced to do so when [[Baby Herman]] is found dead.


According to ''[[Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom]]'', Valiant has given up drinking, but now tends to consume jelly beans quite a bit.
=== <u>Walt Disney's World on Ice</u> ===
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In the non-canon sub-sequel set after the film, ''Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?'', Valiant has again vowed to no longer take any toon cases, but is forced to do so when [[Baby Herman]], Roger Rabbit's co-star, is found dead.
== Behind the Scenes ==
In ''[[Who Censored Roger Rabbit?]]'', Eddie is a fictional Californian private detective hired by comic-book star Roger Rabbit to investigate the workings of Roger's corrupt employers, the DeGreasey Brothers. When Roger is found dead, and his final words having been censored out, Valiant is soon sent on the case of tracking Rogers' murderers. This first incarnation of Eddie is a heavy smoker, has a beard and is active when the book is set (1981), rather than the later, more accepted incarnation of the character.


===Walt Disney's World on Ice===
The 1988 film gave more insight into the character of Eddie, who was played by the late Bob Hoskins. He also doesn't smoke, but is a border-line alcoholic.


==Behind the Scenes==
== Trivia ==
* Eddie's hard-boiled attitude seems to derive from [[Wikipedia:Dick Tracy|Dick Tracy]] or other such detectives. In the 1988 film, Valiant was made to portray the film noir detective character usually found in [[Wikipedia:Humphrey Bogart|Humphrey Bogart]] or [[Wikipedia:Alan Ladd|Alan Ladd]] while maintaining the Dick Tracy attitude.
* Though little or nothing is heard about the methods employed by Eddie's brother, the items on Teddy's side of the desk in shots of the Valiant and Valiant office suggest that Teddy was based more on [[Wikipedia:Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]], judging by the tobacco pipe and magnifying glass on his desk.
* Eddie looks like a composite of [[Wikipedia:Peter Falk|Peter Falk]] of ''[[Wikipedia:Columbo (TV series)|Columbo]]'' and film private eye [[Wikipedia:Philip Marlowe|Philip Marlowe]], wearing shiny brown suit and beat-up fedora above a craggy face.


In ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'', Eddie Valiant is a fictional Californian private detective hired by comic-book star Roger Rabbit to investigate the workings of Roger's corrupt employers, the DeGreasey Brothers. When Roger is found dead, and his final words having been censored out, Valiant is soon sent on the case of tracking Rogers' murderers. This first incarnation of Eddie is a heavy smoker, has a beard and is active when the book is set ([[1981]]), rather than the later, more accepted incarnation of the character.
== External links ==
 
* [[w:c:disney:Eddie Valiant|Eddie Valiant]] at [[w:c:disney|Disney Wiki]]
The 1988 film gave more insight into the character of Eddie Valiant, who was played by [[wikipedia:Bob Hoskins|Bob Hoskins]]. He also doesn't smoke, but is a border-line alcoholic.
* [[w:c:hero:Eddie Valiant|Eddie Valiant]] at [[w:c:hero|Heroes Wiki]]
 
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==Trivia==
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* Valiant's hard-boiled attitude seems to derive from [[wikipedia:Dick Tracy|Dick Tracy]] or other such detectives. In the 1988 film, Valiant was made to portray the film noir detective character usually found in [[wikipedia:Humphrey Bogart|Humphrey Bogart]] or [[wikipedia:Alan Ladd|Alan Ladd]], while maintaining the Dick Tracy attitude.
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* Although little or nothing is heard about the methods employed by Eddie's brother, the items on Teddy's side of the desk in shots of the Valiant and Valiant office suggest that Teddy was based more on [[wikipedia:Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]], judging by the tobacco pipe and magnifying glass on his desk.
 
* Valiant looks like a composite of [[wikipedia:Peter Falk|Peter Falk]] of the TV series ''[[wikipedia:Columbo (TV series)|Columbo]]'' and film private eye [[wikipedia:Philip Marlowe|Philip Marlowe]], wearing shiny brown suit and beat-up fedora above a craggy face.
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