The various law enforcement officers and agents from Grandville.
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Raymond Leigh-Otter
A British Secret Service agent investigating the Knights of the Lion.
- He Knows Too Much: The Knights murdered him because he overheard them talking about how they planned on bombing the Paris Opera House, amongst other things.
- Killed Offscreen: Leigh-Otter is alive and well when the first volume's prologue ends. As soon as the main story starts, his corpse is already on the floor of his home.
- Never Suicide: He's shot in the head, and the crime scene is rigged to make it look like he Ate His Gun. LeBrock quickly deduces that this wasn't the case when he notices there were signs of a struggle.
- Plot-Triggering Death: His death is what kicks off the first volume's plot, and the only reason why Ratzi and LeBrock ended up getting involved in a huge government conspiracy.
- Sacrificial Lamb: He has an explosive first appearance and looks like he'd be one of LeBrock's allies, but is killed as soon as the prologue ends. Nevertheless, his death is ultimately what led to LeBrock and Ratzi getting involved in the Knights' conspiracy.
Jules Rocher
The Chief Inspector of Grandville, and one of Ratzi and LeBrock's allies.
- By-the-Book Cop: In sharp contrast to LeBrock. Rocher tries his best to apprehend criminals as opposed to killing them, and there are times (such as in Nöel) where Rocher wants to help, but can't because the law prevents him from doing so.
- Foil: To LeBrock. Both of them are respected police officers who are adored by many, both of them can quickly use logic to figure out what happened at a crime scene, both of them always wear swanky suits, and they even look similar in certain panels. However, Rocher prefers taking his victims alive, while LeBrock doesn't mind killing them. Rocher lives happily with his wife, while LeBrock's wife was murdered before the comic began. Rocher obeys the law the best he can, while LeBrock constantly breaks it so long as his actions result in him saving the day. Rocher is also rarely seen participating in shootouts, and seems to conveniently disappear during the climaxes. LeBrock, meanwhile, is the one who doesn't mind leaving a trail of bodies behind him in an attempt to get the Big Bad.
- Happily Married: Allegedly. Even though his wife, Cherie, constantly throws herself at LeBrock, the two of them get along just fine. Onscreen, anyway.
- Nice Guy: Rocher is one of the few officers who is polite and affable to nearly everyone he talks to. He even tells LeBrock that he admires his work, whereas many other officers only fixate on how he brutally treats criminals.
- Non-Action Guy: Rocher rarely engages in combat. The only notable shootout he's seen in is when he's helping fend off Krapaud's automatons near the end of Volume 3.
- Sharp-Dressed Raccoon: Just like LeBrock, Rocher is almost never seen without some kind of suit on.
Ramsey Belier
The Brigadier of Scotland-Yard.
- The Dragon: He's really working for Prime Minister Drummond.
- Evil All Along: Belier was the one who helped Mastock escape prison so he could kill the prostitutes who found evidence incriminating Drummond in the Brick Lane Massacre.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Dies shortly after LeBrock impales him in the chest with his cane sword.
- Jerkass Has a Point: He constantly belittles LeBrock for his reckless behavior and for how he nearly beat Mastock to death apprehending him. But considering everything LeBrock did in Volume 1, let alone how hot-headed and disrespectful he acted in front of Belier just because he didn't assign LeBrock to find Mastock after he escaped prison, Belier's behavior towards him was justified.
- Just Following Orders: Belier only helped Mastock escape because Harold Drummond, the Prime Minister, ordered him to.
- Red Herring: It's made very obvious that Belier was behind everything in Mon Amour, and that he released Mastock just to cover his own ass. Turns out that Belier was only acting on the Prime Minister's orders.
- Walking Spoiler: It's clear at this point that Belier is secretly one of the antagonists.
Joseph Erisson
A former member of the Angry Brigade and a prison guard.
- He Knows Too Much: He was poisoned with arsenic, presumably by Belier or his men, so he wouldn't be able to reveal why he helped Mastock escape prison.
- Killed Offscreen: We never see him die in the comic. As soon as LeBrock finds out he assisted in Mastock's escape, he also finds out he died of gastric fever several days earlier.
- Small Role, Big Impact: Joseph only appears very briefly in a flashback. Yet he was the one who gave Edward Mastock the tools and the route he needed to escape prison.
