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“ | He didn't just eat their bodies, he ate their souls. And I joined in. They were all whores. Nobody cared for them, nobody'd missed them. And then you're...Goldie almost ruined everything. She stayed in public places, and then with you. You were so convenient. You broke a man's jaw that very night. Who would believe a thug like you? Kevin killed her, I ordered the police in for you, but you wouldn't be caught, you wouldn't stop, and now he's dead and you're here too. Eliminate me. Will that give you satisfaction, my son? Killing a helpless, old, fart? | „ |
~ Cardinal Roark explaining his motives to Marv. |
Patrick Henry Roark, also known as Cardinal Roark, is the overarching antagonist of the Sin City story The Hard Goodbye. The influential religious official Cardinal Roark is the older brother of the extremely corrupt politician Senator Roark, and the uncle of the sadistic and pedophilic serial killer Junior Roark.
He was portrayed by the late Rutger Hauer, who was known for portraying Roy Batty in Blade Runner, John Ryder in The Hitcher, and Lothos in Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.
Biography[]
"Patrick Henry Roark, man of the cloth. Could've become president, but he chose to serve God. And along the way, he just happened to become the most powerful man in the state. He had brought down mayors and governors like they were nothing, he even made his rotten brother a U.S. Senator without breaking a sweat. And here's he's gonna get killed in the name of a dead hooker" - Marv explaining Cardinal Roark.
Roark was a doctor and priest in World War II, then became a cardinal. When he met the mute, cannibalistic serial killer Kevin, he was convinced that Kevin's murders were divinely inspired and sheltered him in the Roark farm. Roark also joined Kevin in his killing sprees, eating some of the parts of his victims.
After Kevin is killed by Marv (who wanted revenge against Kevin for killing Goldie, a prostitute he fell in love with), Roark was confronted by Marv and explains the entire story to him, only to have Marv brutally kill him afterwards. It is not shown how Marv killed him, but it is implied that he ripped Roark's head off.
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Ava Lord | Becky | Ethan Roark | Ethan Roark Jr. | Jack Rafferty | Kevin | Manute | Patrick Henry Roark | The Colonel | Wallenquist |