Roy Earle

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Hate Sink
Full Name	Roy Earle
Alias	Roy Detective Earle
Origin	L.A Noire
Allies	Cole Phelps LAPD Suburban Redevelopment Fund
Powers/Skills	Charisma Persuasion Manipulation Marksmanship Police training Large Knowledge of the criminal underworld
Goals	Have Cole Phelps help track down the source of stolen morphine. Have Cole Phelps help bring down a marijuana distribution ring. Have Cole Phelps help investigate a prizefighting racket. Betray Cole Phelps to the LAPD (all succeeded). Order Cole Phelps to stay away from Elysian Fields. Intervene in murder case of Courtney Sheldon (both failed). Give speech about Cole Phelps after his death (succeeded)
What Makes Them Despicable	He slapped Elsa Lichtmann for speaking German He got Phelps suspended for cheating on his wife with Elsa
"Love to hate" factors	He has a few funny voice lines While it’s unlikely, he possibly felt actual remorse at Phelp’s funeral.
Type of Hate Sink	Corrupt Official

Detective Roy Earle is the secondary antagonist from the 2011 video game L.A. Noire.

The chief detective of the LAPD's vice desk, Earle is a dirty cop who abuses his power with knowledge of the L.A.'s criminal underworld.

He was voiced and motion captured by Adam John Harrington.

What Makes Him A Hate Sink?

• He slapped Elsa for speaking German and called him a facist and is obviously racist.
• He tattled on Phelps to the LAPD for cheating on his wife with Elsa which resulted in Phelps suspension and demotion to the Arson desk.
• He tried to hijack the Suburban Redevelopment Fund investigation.
• He insulted Phelps when he let Albert Hammond leave L.A. with his winnings and Roy told Albert is his money too showing his greediness.
• He worked with the Suburban Redevelopment Fund and got involved with the driving force behind a complex conspiracy to scam the US government out of a large amount of money by throwing up sub-par and dangerous houses, under the guise of building homes for GIs returning home from WWII, along the path of a new freeway and of trying to silence Phelps, Herschel Biggs and Jack Kelso which is led by Leland Monroe.
• He gave a speech of Phelps at the funeral after his death which was [Flippant].
• He was a greedy narcissist, who only looked out for himself, was willing to ruin the lives of anyone who got in his way and used manipulation and corruption.