Edmund J. Exley

==Summary==
Edmund Jennings "Ed" Exley is a character who appears in James Ellroy’s First L.A. Quartet, specifically in L.A. Confidential and White Jazz. He is one of the three protagonists and the de facto main character of L.A. Confidential. Exley is introduced as a young, idealistic and ambitious policeman, quickly rising through the ranks of the LAPD. Trying to surpass his father Preston, a former cop and construction tycoon, and doing his best to live out his late brother Thomas’s dreams, Ed gets caught up in a whirlwind of sex, murders and scandals of 1950’s Los Angeles.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: physically, with weapons
Name: Edmund Jennings Exley, "Ed", Shotgun Ed
Origin: L.A. Confidential
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Classification: Human, Police Officer, Detective
Powers and Abilities: Weapon Mastery, Skilled Detective.
Attack Potency: Athlete level physically, Street level with weapons
Speed: Athletic Human (Ran across a hallway and caught up to Sugar Ray Collins before the elevator door closed.)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human
Striking Strength: Athletic Class
Durability: Street level (Was able to take hits from Bud White, who can smash doors open, break chairs into pieces with his bare hands, and needed to be restrained by 6 men)
Stamina: Above Average
Range: Standard Melee Range Normally, dozens of meters with weapons.
Standard Equipment: Pistol, 12-gauge Remington Shotgun
Intelligence: Gifted. Exley is a shrewd, ambitious and highly intelligent man who quickly rose through the ranks in the LAPD. Captain Dudley Smith stated that Exley is an exceptional politician, and both Bud White and Jack Vincennes also consider him to be highly intelligent. He was able to sway both the Chief of Police and the Defense Attorney into giving him the top position even after he shot Dudley Smith at the Victory Motel and even received the Medal of Valor twice. Exley is a very skilled detective, and alongside Jack and Bud, was able to uncover Dudley's plans to usurp Mickey Cohen's position as the head of organized crime in L.A.
Weaknesses: Is a normal human
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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Category:Police Officers
Category:Detectives
Category:Weapon Masters