In Watchmen, Richard Nixon won the Vietnam War decisively and extended his presidency permanently because of the superheroes under his command. It came out in the final years of the Cold War and told an alternative history of nuclear fears curdling into fascism the story was set in a world where caped vigilantes once walked the streets freely but now could exist only in the employment of the U.S. The first issue of Watchmen, written by Alan Moore and penciled by Dave Gibbons, was released in September 1986 by DC Comics. Do you seriously think I'd explain my masterstroke to you if there were even the slightest possibility you could affect the outcome? I triggered it thirty-five minutes ago.This story contains spoilers for the first episode of HBO’s Watchmen. "Do that", Rorschach? I'm not a comic-book villain. So in order to save this planet, I had to trick it with the greatest practical joke in human history. Humanity's savage nature will inevitably lead to global annihilation. All these years, Jon was helping me replicate his power, unaware of how I planned to use it. The energy breakthrough I was working on just came to fruition. The world's punishment for flirting with World War III.Ī fact no one outside this room ever has to know. New York, Los Angeles, Moscow, Hong Kong. Of course, my moral safeguards gave me pause at the necessary sacrifice. Took a lot of effort to get in here to see you. What if that's why someone wants us out of the way? So we can't do anything to stop it? If the United States and Soviet Union engage in all-out war, the resulting blast wave would produce a sudden burst of tachyons, particles which travel backwards through what you perceive as time, therefore obscuring my vision of the present. Came to warn you too.Įven if I wanted to help, my future is blocked by some kind of temporal interference. Rorschach wants me to look into my future see if the killer is ever publicly identified.Īlready warned Dreiberg. I have a real name I've been using a couple years now. Rorschach! You shouldn't be here, you're a wanted man. Well, don't get too misty-eyed, thinking about old times. Well,it's been great talking with you, Sal. From the sound of your voice, you're sounding younger than ever. Laurie? My daughter, Laurie? I can't get over Laurie back in costume! Maybe she'll finally thank me for getting her started in the first place! And it seems he had a sexy woman with him. And, uh, they say the pilot was, uh, dressed like an owl. There were trapped people, rescued by airship.
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The TV is reporting - there was a tenement fire last night. Well, it seemed like a special occasion, Sal. Yes, Hollis Mason, Jesus! All this time you've had my number, and you wait until our sunset year to use it? And Ozymandias here will be the smartest man on the cinder. Ain't nothing gonna matter once those nukes start flying we'll all be dust. You know, mankind's been trying to kill each other off since the beginning of time now, we finally have the power to finish the job. Justice? Justice is coming for all of us, No matter what the f*** we do. You people, you hear Moloch's back in town, you get your panties all in a bunch.
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Yeah, but it takes a room full of morons to think they're small enough for you to handle. It doesn't take a genius to see the world has problems. With the right leadership.Īnd that'd be you, right Ozzy? I mean, hell, you're the smartest man on the planet. With a group this size, it seems like a publicity stunt. Maybe we should agree on "no drinking at meetings"? Look, Rorschach and I have made real headway on the gang problem by working together. It didn't work fifteen years ago, it sure as hell ain't gonna work now just 'cause you wanna keep playing Cowboys and Indians. You know, for a guy who calls himself "The Comedian", I can never tell when you're joking. see every innocent face I've murdered to save humanity. That's always been the difference between us, Daniel. If we hope to preserve it here, we must remain silent. On Mars, you taught me the value of life.
Exposing Adrian would only doom the world to nuclear destruction again. Will they? By exposing me, you would sacrifice the peace so many died for today. We were meant to exact justice! Everyone's gonna know what you've done. This is as much your victory as it is mine. Do you see? It's your super powers retreating from war.
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