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The '''Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist''' represents the law, who is [[The Determinator|intent]] on capturing a criminal. It just so happens that the viewpoint character of the work is a [[Lovable Rogue]] or some other [[Villain Protagonist|criminal]].
The Inspector must be sympathetic, unlike the [[Inspector Javert]]. He's doing exactly what he should be doing, and even doing it fairly well, but never quite as well as the protagonist is doing ''his'' job. As a series goes on, chances are he'll develop a great deal of [[Worthy Opponent|respect]] for his quarry, and may be quite prone to [[Enemy Mine|teaming up]] with the protagonist. He also does not chase [[Wrongly Accused]] criminals. Don't try to fake being a victim of his target; the Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist ''knows'' his quarry, and can often tell right off "That's not his style." Likewise, he can often figure out pretty quickly if an innocent target is being framed by his archnemesis.
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* Misaki Kirihara of ''[[Darker than Black]]'' manages to be one of the most sympathetic characters in the series despite spending most of it working against the (amoral, but generally also sympathetic) main characters. It helps that the series runs on [[Grey and Gray Morality]].
* ''[[Cat's Eye]]'': Inspector Utsumi will never, ever catch the three [[Classy Cat Burglar
* Several police persons appear in [[Hana no Ko Lunlun]], ranging from this trope to [[Inspector Javert]]. The most archetypical Sympathetic Inspector Antagonists are the policeman who chased after Sayid and Scharo in the first part of the Morocco miniarc, and the inspector form the Egypt episode who pursues a [[Gentleman Thief]] that Lunlun has befriended {{spoiler|and actually ''succeeds'' in catching his target. Poor Lunlun never knew she was aiding an outlaw, tho.}}
* The wearin a shirt called "Checkmate" from [[Tenjho Tenge]]
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* The nameless LAPD detectives of 1-Baker-11 in the original ''[[Gone in Sixty Seconds]]'' are a perfect example of this and [[Hero Antagonist]]. Maindrian Pace has been stealing cars, then, after being tipped off to his final theft and instituting a stakeout, Pace rams their car and flees from the scene after being signalled to stop. They are the only police car to chase Pace the entire pursuit, from beginning to end.
* Inspectors Castlebeck and Drycoff in the remake of ''[[Gone in Sixty Seconds]]''.
* Deputy [[Tommy Lee Jones|Samuel Gerard]] of the [[US Marshal
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