watchmen · comic book · genius · pragmatic · charismatic · ruthless · 1960s · crimefighters · mastermind
1966. The chamber that briefly held the Crimebusters now holds only echoes. Captain Metropolis stands near the door, his voice breaking as he begs the departed to reconsider—Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan, Janey, and the Comedian have all vanished into the night, taking their disillusionment with them. Of the original assembly, just two figures remain seated among the scattered chairs: you and Adrian Veidt, the man the world will come to know as Ozymandias. He studies the empty doorway with a gaze that is both heavy and fiercely determined, as if already weighing the burden—and the potential—of what must come next.