Always Gets His Man: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|'''Fraser:''' [slams jail cell door on fugitive] That's the last time ''he'll'' fish over the limit.|''[[Due South]]''}}

This is a cop's cop. He is incorruptible, competent, and feared by evildoers. If he is not [[Da Chief]] it is likely because either he is too young, or his path is blocked by [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]s who fear him for obvious reasons.

He is often a [[By-The-Book Cop]], though some versions have a bit of [[Cowboy Cop]] in them. If he is an [[Inspector Javert]], he will be portrayed sympathetically as a [[Worthy Opponent]] and he is only on the opposite side by an unfortunate error in the system or else because the protagonist is a [[Villain Protagonist]]. Often, because [[Elites Are More Glamorous]], this kind of Cop belongs to a famous law enforcement organization: effectively the constabulary equivalent of a [[Badass Army]].

Very often, he's a [[Determinator]] who is [[Lawful Good]]—with a strong accent on ''lawful''. Generally a fair cop, though if the protagonist is operating outside the law, he'll pursue him as relentlessly as anyone else. You very much do not want to do something to make him follow you.

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== Advertising ==

* Molson (IIRC) Lager commercials: "Malcolm the Mountie Always Gets his Can".

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

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{{quote|'''Wadsworth:''' Like the mounties, we always get our man!

'''Green:''' ''Mrs. Peacock was a man?!'' (Mustard and Wadsworth slap him) }}

* ''[[~~Horsefeathers~~]]''' Professor Wagstaff ([[The Marx Brothers|Groucho Marx]]) is no lawman, but at one point he invokes the trope in song anyway:

* ''[[Horse Feathers]]''' Professor Wagstaff ([[The Marx Brothers|Groucho Marx]]) is no lawman, but at one point he invokes the trope in song anyway:

{{quote|''My son is right, I'm quick to fight, I'm from a fighting clan

When I'm abused or badly used, I always get my man

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* Olivia Benson of ''[[Law and Order SVU]]'' is a female version.

* Joe Friday in ''[[Dragnet]]''.

* Tuvok in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''

* Columbo in ''[[Columbo]]''.

* Peter Burke in ''[[White Collar]]''

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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* In [[GURPS]][[Traveller]] ''Sword Worlds'' the Confederation Patrol provides a lot of these kinds of [[Space Police]] for the Sword Worlds Confederation.

== [[Web Comics]] ==

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== [[Western Animation]] ==

* [[Dudley Do-Right]]. He is a Mountie, after all (see below).

* Klondike Kat always gets his mouse!

== [[Real Life]] ==

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