| Eddie Valiant | |
|---|---|
| Who Censored Roger Rabbit? /Who Framed Roger Rabbit character | |
 Bob Hoskins as Eddie Valiant inWho Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) | |
| First appearance | Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (1981) |
| Created by | Gary K. Wolf |
| Based on | Noir actors from the1940s |
| Adapted by | Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman |
| Portrayed by | Bob Hoskins[1] |
| Voiced by | Corey Burton (Who Framed Roger Rabbit Read-Along Storybook) |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Edward Valiant |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | |
| Family | Theodore "Teddy" Valiant (deceased younger twin brother) unnamed father |
| Significantother | Dolores (ex-girlfriend) |
Eddie Valiant is a fictional character and theprotagonist of the novelWho Censored Roger Rabbit?, and the film adaptation,Who Framed Roger Rabbit.[2]
In the original novelWho Censored Roger Rabbit?, Eddie Valiant is a fictionalLos Angeles–basedprivate detective hired by comic book star Roger Rabbit to investigate the workings of Roger's corrupt employers, the DeGreasy Brothers. When Roger is found dead, and his final words having been censored out, Valiant is soon sent on the case of tracking Roger's murderers. This original incarnation of Eddie is aheavy smoker and has abeard as well as being more muscular and chiseled featured than he appears in the film.
The 1988 film gives insight into the character, as portrayed byBob Hoskins.[3] Pictures and newspaper clippings in his office reveal that he and his younger brother Theodore ("Teddy" for short) were sons of acircus clown; they joined the police force in 1925 and started their own private investigation service in 1938. The brothers quickly established a reputation for rescuingToons in trouble, such as solving the kidnapping ofDonald Duck'snephews and clearingGoofy ofespionage charges. In 1942, while they were investigating a robbery in Toontown, an unknown bank robber (later revealed to beJudge Doom) dropped a piano on them from fifteen stories up. Eddie survived butbroke his arm; however, Teddy was killed instantly. The tragedy left Eddie with a distaste for Toons in general; his business collapsed, losing the respect of most of the police force and he became analcoholic, suffering fromPTSD anddepression. Eddie began living in the office he and Teddy had shared and left Teddy's desk as a memorial to him, refusing to dust it or let anyone sit in his chair.
Five years later, R.K. Maroon, head of the Maroon Cartoons studio, hires Valiant to photographJessica Rabbit, Roger's wife; she is literally "playing pattycake" with Marvin Acme, owner of Toontown and founder of theAcme Corporation. When Acme is murdered and Roger becomes the prime suspect, Valiant teams up with Roger to expose the culprit. Maroon is subsequently killed, and Valiant discovers that Doom is responsible for not only these two deaths, but Teddy's as well. He destroys Doom at Acme's warehouse, finds Acme's lost will that bequeaths Toontown to the Toons, and lives happily-ever-after, having avenged his brother's death and rid himself of both his bigotry and alcoholism.[4]
In thegraphic novel of the film published in 1989 byMarvel Comics, Valiant is the narrator of the story, telling the film through his eyes and in the style of a detective story. According toRoger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom, Valiant eatsjellybeans to cope with his new-foundteetotalism. In the novelWho P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?, Valiant has once again vowed to no longer take any Toon cases, but is forced to do so when Baby Herman is found dead.
Before Hoskins was cast, other actors who were considered for the role includeBill Murray,Harrison Ford,Jack Nicholson,Al Pacino,Clint Eastwood,Eddie Murphy,Robin Williams,Robert Redford,Ed Harris,Don Lane,Chevy Chase andEdward James Olmos.
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