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The gleefully amoral and borderline sociopathic government vigilante, The Comedian had a history of terrible deeds. His murder causes the chain of events in the Watchmen. He is known for his twisted sense of humor, his nihilistic worldview and his smiley-faced badge.
The mother of Walter Kovacs (Rorschach).
A vice-queen operating in the late 1960's ; a love interest of Nite Owl II.
Reporter of the Nova Express. A liberal.
Jon Osterman's first girlfriend, before he met Laurie Jupiter.
A friend of Jon Osterman; he died of cancer.
Hollis Mason was a young police officer who (sickened by the rampant crime in 1920's New York) created another identity for himself as the masked vigilante Nite Owl. He has long since retired and has passed down his title to Dan Dreiberg.
A founding member of the Minutemen and mother to Laurel Jane Juspeczyk (Silk Spectre II). She currently resides in a nursing home in California.
Moloch use to be a super-villain and a mob boss who clashed with various members of the Watchmen.
Hooded Justice is the first costumed superhero to appear in the Watchmen universe. He is also the only one who maintained his civilian identity secret, even after his death
Captain Metropolis is a superhero in the Watchmen universe.
Laurie Juspeczyk was chosen by her mother to succeed her as Silk Spectre. Resentful of her mother and her duties as a superheroine, she retired in 1977.
The 37th president of the United States. He was in the Navy.
A crime-fighter who took up the identity of Nite Owl following the original's retirement, who himself retired in 1977 following the passage of the Keene Act
A former costumed hero and considered the smartest man alive, he left heroics shortly before the Keene Act came into effect and became involved in business.
Dr. Jon Osterman was a lowly lab technician, before he was caught in a radioactive particle test. He returned as a god-like superhuman. He is powerful and highly intelligent, yet he grew to become emotionally distant towards people. He is the only superhero with powers in the Watchmen storyline.
A violent, noir detective/anti-hero and the chief protagonist of the "Watchmen" series. With a black-and-white worldview and an uncompromising moral code, Rorschach is well-known among criminals as the terror of the underworld.
The 36th President of the United states (working from 1963-1969)
A member of the Minutemen in the Watchmen series. Now deceased.
JFK was the 35th President of the United States. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War and guided the country through its most terrifying event: the Cuban Missile Crisis. He founded the US Army Special Forces, Navy Seals, Army Rangers and the Peace Corps. JFK's presidency may have been short-lived because of an assassin's bullet, but his profound legacy of youth, leadership, and hope continues to this day.
Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the U.S. He was a member of the US military during the Second World War. He had various appearances in comic books issues.
A member of the Minutemen who wore a glider suit that enabled him to fly.
The most beloved network news anchor of his generation.
Dollar Bill was a member of the Minutemen who was employed by banks as a publicity stunt to show that the banks had a superhero as protection.
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