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The hardboiled detective is generally a [[Knight in Sour Armor]] or even an [[Anti-Hero]] who lives in a world of [[Black and Grey Morality]]. He's a [[Private Detective]] or [[Amateur Sleuth]]—usually the former. His services are required because [[Police Are Useless]], so he'll never be a cop, though he may be a [[Retired Badass|retired]] one. Expect him to keep a [[I Need a Freaking Drink|bottle of scotch]] in his desk, which is probably located in an office in the [[The City Narrows|low rent district]]. Recent depictions typically include the trademark [[Badass Longcoat|trenchcoat]] and [[Nice Hat|fedora]] made popular by [[Humphrey Bogart]].
Originating in the early part of the twentieth century, hardboiled detective stories quickly became a major subgenre of [[
By the [[The Sixties|1960s]], the hardboiled detective had nearly become a [[Dead Horse Trope]], but continuing interest in [[Film Noir]] kept it from the brink of extinction. Today it is most often seen in parodies and [[Fantastic Noir|genre crossovers]] (the '''Hardboiled Detective''' [[Recycled in Space|In SPACE!!]]), but can still be played straight in Noir revival or homage. The style and language of the hard-boiled detective tends to remain solidly anchored in the [[The Thirties|1930s]] and [[The Forties|1940s]], though, no matter where he appears. Expect him to call his gun a "gat", to refer to women as "dames" and their legs as "gams".
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