Do you think it’s easy to be an ordinary policeman in a city where one half of the population is heroes and the other villains? How to remain an honest and decent person in such a troubled place? How to act only within the framework of the law and not go round in criminal circles? That's right, it's complicated. Principle and holy faith in the system is for someone like James Gordon. And Harvey Bullock is made from a completely different test.
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So, Detective Bullock is a character from the fictional Universe DC Comics, i.e. from the world of Batman, Superman, Flash, Green Arrow and many other superheroes. He serves in the Gotham Police Department and was originally appointed to this position by Mayor Hamilton Hill to undermine the credibility of new employee James Gordon. His job responsibilities included doing everything necessary in order to in every possible way slow down the investigations of the newcomer. And, by the way, he did it. With his actions, he managed to bring Gordon to a heart attack. True, then he was very worried about this.
Most likely, Bullock was chosen for this role because of his reputation as a corrupt, brutal policeman who is friends with many criminal figures. Although most colleagues will speak positively about him. Strange, but he immediately began to sympathize with Gordon and, despite clear instructions to sabotage his career, very often supported that. For example, during the first conflicts with the Joker, Harvey Bullock saved his life more than once. And, acting together, they were able to stop the clown when he decided to wipe Gotham off the face of the earth with a powerful explosion.
In one team
Given that in Gotham reliable people can be counted on the fingers, Gordon still manages to assemble his own small team. There he first took Harvey Bullock, despite the difference in methods of combating crime. Then he invited Maggie Sawyer, who has considerable experience in dealing with unusual villains and supermen. After he called Harvey Dent - an honest prosecutor. And I did not forget Detective Eric Cohen - just a reliable person who worked in the police department. Together, they are trying to stop the brutal mafia boss Sal Maronnie, as well as other dangerous Gotham villains, such as the Joker, Scarecrow and Clayface.
In the balance of death
In addition to working for the police, Bullock collaborated for some time with the Defeat secret operations agency. Although in fact it took on any business, from counterfeiters to religious cults.
Bullock often fell into situations from which he miraculously got out alive. Once, while trying to stop the dangerous villain KGbeast, who had captured a chemical plant, he was seriously injured. Then he almost died, but several brave policemen and
Jason Todd (Robin) pulled him out of there while Batman neutralized the nuclear weapons installed at the plant.
Bullock also took part in the suppression of the rebellion raised in the Arkham Psychiatric Hospital. The fact is that very soon this event was transferred to the streets of the city, posing a danger to the civilians of Gotham. Immediately, the Question Man appears, which captures several hostages, and someone even miners the mayor’s mansion. In general, the danger level in the city is clearly becoming critical. But Bullock is not at all frightened, and he takes control of the operation into his own hands. True, he almost dies again, but such is the work of a policeman.
Even during a strong earthquake, Bullock does not try to escape, but boldly fights with an evil teenager named Anarchy. As a result, the latter escapes, and the detective gets seriously injured. But returning to the station and finding out that Gordon was missing, he goes to his office, where he gets one from under the ruins.
He does not abandon his partner even after the closure of Gotham. When several criminal groups divided the territory of the city among themselves. Then Harvey Bullock and several police officers remained to help the young commissar to disperse the gangs. In the end, the city is opened, which is facilitated by billionaire Lex Luther, and Bullock is promoted to lieutenant.
Cartoons
It is worth noting that the detective’s adventures are not limited to illustrated magazines. For example, the character Harvey Bullock is found in several episodes of the animated series "Batman". In one episode, the Dark Knight saves him from the Joker; in another series, he fights with Batman; in the third, they all come together to find out who is behind the assassination attempts on Bullock. He was in the animated series about Superman. And the one who voices Harvey Bullock in all the series is Robert Constance (American actor).
A television
It is interesting that Bruno Heller in the series "Gotham" sees his partner James Gordon in a slightly different way. There he was played by actor Donal Log, and if visually he looks like a character from comics, then he was still different in character. Only at the beginning of the first season of the Gotham series, Harvey Bullock tried to seem a tough, cynical and unprincipled person, but after a few episodes he was even ready to catch a bullet instead of Gordon. The story begins with how he becomes the partner of a new detective in the police department, and together they begin to reveal crimes committed by ordinary bandits and the main villains of Gotham.
In the continuation of the multi-part project “Gotham” (season 2), Harvey becomes even softer. At least in the beginning. Leaving the police, he got a job as a bartender and found a bride who immediately drove him under his heel, forbidding even to think about returning to the service. And only the appearance in the city of the merciless gang "Maniacs", consisting of loonies who escaped from the Arkham hospital, makes him forget about a quiet life.
Cartoons
In addition to the series “Gotham” (2 seasons so far), Detective Bullock was shown in several cartoons about the DC Comics Universe. He can be seen in the spin-off of the animated series about Batman, which was broadcast on Fox from 1992 to 1995. There he hunted for the Dark Knight, who was accused of killing several bandits, and, by the way, succeeded quite well in this.
And in the animated film “Batman and Mr. Freeze,” Harvey Bullock appears only in a small episode after the abduction of Barbara Gordon. Yes, and in the animated film "Batman: The Secret of Batumen", which is a continuation of the "Mask of Fantasy", he also flashed only a few times.