Though his death occurs in the final pages of the Watchmen comic, the take-no-bullshit vigilante Rorschach plays a huge role in the events of the TV show. The character was a huge boon for the military and science, but after it was revealed that multiple people close to him were diagnosed with cancer (though not of his own causing), he made a jaunt to Mars for long-term solitude. A scientific accident turned Osterman, a physicist, into Doctor Manhattan, a mostly omnipotent being who rocks an all-blue and mostly nude body. Though it’s not clear how the Watchmen TV show will handle the comic’s only superpowered character, it’s known that the Superman-esque Doctor Manhattan (formerly Jon Osterman) will be part of the story in some way. Jeremy Irons isn’t being played up as the current big bad in promotions, but it’s likely he’ll be full of antagonistic motivations. Veidt was essentially Watchmen’s biggest villain, though the depths of his villainy are up for debate depending on how scrupulous one is. ![]() In the source material, Adrian Veidt is the self-proclaimed “smartest man in the world,” and went by the vigilante name Ozymandias. Justice League’s Jeremy Irons returns to a DC Comics adaptation to play Watchmen’s Adrian Veidt, although there’s much secrecy surrounding his role. When Watchmen concluded, Laurie was off to start a new life with her former vigilante teammate Dan “Nite Owl” Dreiberg. The daughter of the first Silk Spectre, Sally Jupiter, Laurie was a strong feminist, though she was only 16 when she entered her doomed with Doctor Manhattan, at least 15 years her senior. Legion vet Jean Smart was cast as FBI agent Laurie Blake, who went by the name Laurie Jupiter, or Juspeczyk – and even the name Sandra Hollis at the comic’s end – and was the second woman to take up the Silk Spectre mantle. Watchmen’s Comic Characters: Many of the major characters in HBO’s Watchmen TV show have been originated by Damon Lindelof and his creative team, but there are certain characters who are still seemingly around. ![]() Note that there are various Watchmen comic book spoilers here, for anyone who hasn’t yet enjoyed its fruits. ![]() This section could likely take up a few thousand words on its own, but I’ll keep things limited to the most essential knowledge. So What Do I Really Need To Know Before Watching HBO’s Watchmen?
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