Sick Boy

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Sick Boy is a charismatic, amoral heroin addict and one of the central anti-hero characters in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting universe.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sick Boy canonical 14

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antihero ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
heroin addict ⓘ
adaptedIn T2 Trainspotting (2017 film) ⓘ
linked to: T2 Trainspotting

Trainspotting (1996 film) ⓘ
alignment anti-heroic ⓘ
appearsIn Dead Men’s Trousers ⓘ
Porno ⓘ
linked to: Porno (novel)

Skagboys ⓘ
Trainspotting ⓘ
basedIn Leith, Edinburgh ⓘ
linked to: Leith
characterTrait amoral ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ
cynical ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
closeFriendOf Begbie ⓘ
Mark Renton ⓘ
Spud ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
createdBy Irvine Welsh ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Trainspotting universe ⓘ
firstAppearance Trainspotting (novel, 1993) ⓘ
fromWork Dead Men’s Trousers (novel) ⓘ
Porno (novel) ⓘ
Skagboys (novel) ⓘ
Trainspotting (novel) ⓘ
fullName Simon Williamson ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasAddiction heroin ⓘ
sex ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
literaryGenre drug fiction ⓘ
urban fiction ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
novel ⓘ
nationality Scottish ⓘ
nickname Sick Boy ⓘ
notableFor exploitation of others ⓘ
obsession with Sean Connery ⓘ
sharp wit ⓘ
occupation bar owner ⓘ
pimp ⓘ
small-time criminal ⓘ
portrayedBy Jonny Lee Miller ⓘ
setting Edinburgh ⓘ
theme addiction ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
usesDrug heroin ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sick Boy → album → Sick Boy ⓘ
Everybody Hates Me → album → Sick Boy ⓘ
Collage → followedBy → Sick Boy ⓘ
World War Joy → previousWork → Sick Boy ⓘ
World War Joy → follows → Sick Boy ⓘ
Spud → associatedWith → Sick Boy ⓘ
Simon Williamson → nickname → Sick Boy ⓘ
Sick Boy → nickname → Sick Boy ⓘ
Begbie → associatedWith → Sick Boy ⓘ
Franco Begbie → associatedWith → Sick Boy ⓘ