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Every Hero Has A Code: Ranking The Characters Of HBO’s Westworld

Pretty much every aspect of HBO's latest smash hit, Westworld, has impressed critics and audiences alike. The visuals are terrific, the writing is some of the smartest on TV right now and it's got lots of Game of Thrones-esque gratuitous nudity and violence to help keep the viewing figures up.
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5) The Man In Black

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Just like the original Westworld movie had Yul Brynner as the rogue robot Gunslinger, the TV show has its own dark cowboy. From the beginning, Ed Harris’ sinister man with no name – credited as the Man in Black – has been the embodiment of the seedier underbelly of the park.

While most guests come to shoot and shag away their vacation, the Man in Black has become obsessed with the constructed reality of Westworld. In the real world, he seems to be some philanthropist or medical practitioner. But in the park he becomes a whole new man.

Though we haven’t got full conformation, it now seems certain that he used to be William – which makes him all the more of a scarier figure. Don’t lose sight of reality too much, the story of the Man in Black warns, or you might lose yourself in the process.


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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'