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* [[Accidental Pervert]]: "Now I know why they [[Incredibly Lame Pun|call you]] Dirty Harry."

{{quote| '''Harry Callahan:''' Man's got to know his limitations.}}

* [[Asshole Victim]]: Everybody in ''Sudden Impact''.

* [[Exalted Torturer]]: Possibly the trope maker.

** [[Reality Ensues]] to keep things in check for Harry, though.

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: A major theme of this series, since the title character is portrayed as frequently doing [[Shoot the Dog|cruel but necessary things]]. Summed up with a remark he made after punching in the face someone who was trying to commit suicide: "Now you know why they call me Dirty Harry. Every dirty job that comes along..."

* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: In ''Dirty Harry'', the {{spoiler|10-year-old's injuries are not shown,}} though Harry is noticeably Squicked about it.

** Presumably goes for Eastwood himself, too, given the actor has a reputation for being a fairly nice guy, whereas Harry is.. Well, Harry.

* [[Nausea Dissonance]]: In ''Magnum Force'', Harry is called to the scene of a murder with his partner. One of the cops there comments on how the inside the victim's car is just filled with all kinds of brain parts (the audience doesn't see this) and generally goes into the most gross bodies he's seen. Harry is unaffected but his partner looks at the body and then turns to go puke.

** [[Straw Man Has a Point|Harry did have some valid and very legitimate concerns]] about their choice of a female partner for him. They were promoting an officer who had never made an arrest to be a detective, and he wasn't sure that someone with zero street experience could cut it as a detective - regardless of gender.

*** And since she {{spoiler|gets shot in the end, he might have even been right.}}

Di Georgio: Ask him. <br />

Harry Callahan: Especially Spics.*winks at Di Georgio* }}

** And his partner could also have laid charges; he was close by and saw the whole thing, and Scorpio shot at him, too.

*** You're forgetting that Scorpio did all that while wearing a balaclava.