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'''Edward''' "'''Eddie'''" '''Valiant''' is the main protagonist of ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. He is [[Roger Rabbit]]'s best friend and [[Teddy Valiant]]'s older brother. | '''Edward''' "'''Eddie'''" '''Valiant''' is the main protagonist of ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. He is [[Roger Rabbit]]'s best friend and [[Teddy Valiant]]'s older brother. | ||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
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== ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' == | == ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' == | ||
In 1947, [[R.K. Maroon]] paid Eddie $100 to photograph [[Jessica Rabbit | In 1947, [[R.K. Maroon]] paid Eddie $100 to photograph [[Jessica Rabbit]] quite literally "playing pattycake" with [[Marvin Acme]]. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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== Other appearances == | == Other appearances == | ||
=== <u>''[[Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom]]''</u> === | === <u>''[[Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom]]''</u> === | ||
According to ''Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom'', Eddie has given up drinking, but now tends to consume jelly beans quite a bit. | According to ''Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom'', Eddie has given up drinking, but now tends to consume jelly beans quite a bit. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
The 1988 film gave more insight into the character of Eddie, who was played by [[ | The 1988 film gave more insight into the character of Eddie, who was played by [[Bob Hoskins]]. He also doesn't smoke, but is a border-line alcoholic. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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[[Category:Humans]] | [[Category:Humans]] | ||
[[Category:Heroes]] | [[Category:Heroes]] | ||