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Adrian Veidt, the Glossary

Adrian Alexander Veidt, also known as Ozymandias, is a fictional anti-villain in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics.^[1]

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Alan Moore

Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, ''Swamp Thing'', Batman: The Killing Joke, and From Hell.

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Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Batman

Batman is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. Adrian Veidt and Batman are dC Comics businesspeople, dC Comics male superheroes, dC Comics martial artists, dC Comics superheroes, fictional characters with eidetic memory, fictional inventors and Vigilante characters in comics.

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Before Watchmen

Before Watchmen is a series of comic books published by DC Comics in 2012.

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Brain tumor

A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.

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Bullet catch

The bullet catch is a stage magic illusion in which a magician appears to catch a bullet fired directly at them ⁠— often in the mouth, sometimes in the hand or sometimes caught with other items such as a dinner plate.

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The Comedian (Edward Morgan "Eddie" Blake) is a fictional character who debuted in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics. Adrian Veidt and Comedian (character) are dC Comics superheroes and Watchmen characters.

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Conspiracy theory

A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy by powerful and sinister groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable.

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Crimes against humanity

Crimes against humanity are certain serious crimes committed as part of a large-scale attack against civilians.

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Cyanide

In chemistry, cyanide is a chemical compound that contains a functional group.

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Dave Gibbons

David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer.

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David Hayter

David Hayter is a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.

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DC Comics

DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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DC Universe

The DC Universe (DCU) is the shared universe in which most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place.

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Doctor Manhattan

Doctor Manhattan (Dr. Jonathan "Jon" Osterman) is a fictional DC Comics character created by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. Adrian Veidt and Doctor Manhattan are comics characters introduced in 1986, dC Comics male superheroes, dC Comics male supervillains and Watchmen characters.

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Doomsday Clock (comics)

Doomsday Clock is a 2017–2019 superhero comic book limited series published by DC Comics, written by Geoff Johns with art by penciller Gary Frank and colorist Brad Anderson.

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Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

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Eidetic memory

Eidetic memory, also known as photographic memory and total recall, is the ability to recall an image from memory with high precision—at least for a brief period of time—after seeing it only onceThe terms eidetic memory and photographic memory are often used interchangeably.

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Forced fatherhood

Forced fatherhood or imposed paternity, occurs when a man becomes a father against his will or without his consent.

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Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by the Fox Entertainment division of Fox Corporation, headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan.

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German Americans

German Americans (Deutschamerikaner) are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry.

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Graphic novel

A graphic novel is a long-form work of sequential art.

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Hashish

Hashish (), commonly shortened to hash, is an oleoresin made by compressing and processing parts of the cannabis plant, typically focusing on flowering buds (female flowers) containing the most trichomes.

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Hero syndrome

Hero syndrome (also often referred to as saviour complex or hero complex) is a psychological phenomenon which causes a person to seek recognition for heroism.

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Husbands and Knives

"Husbands and Knives" is the seventh episode of the nineteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

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IGN

IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.

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IMDb

IMDb (an acronym for Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.

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It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice

"It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" is the pilot episode of the HBO superhero drama miniseries Watchmen, based on the 1986 DC Comics series of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

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Jae Lee

Jae Lee (born 1972) is a Korean American comics artist known for his interior illustration and cover work for various publishers, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment.

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Jeremy Irons

Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist.

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Johnny Thunder

Johnny Thunder is the name of three superheroes appearing in comics published by DC Comics. Adrian Veidt and Johnny Thunder are dC Comics male superheroes.

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Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.

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Len Wein

Leonard Norman Wein (June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus).

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Lex Luthor

Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Adrian Veidt and Lex Luthor are dC Comics businesspeople, dC Comics male superheroes, dC Comics male supervillains, dC Comics martial artists, fictional characters with eidetic memory, fictional inventors and fictional mass murderers.

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Limited series (comics)

In the field of comic books, and particularly in the United States, a limited series is a comics series with a predetermined number of issues.

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List of Watchmen characters

Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins, published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987. Adrian Veidt and List of Watchmen characters are Watchmen characters.

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Lynx

A lynx (lynx or lynxes) is any of the four extant species (the Canada lynx, Iberian lynx, Eurasian lynx and the bobcat) within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx.

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Matthew Goode

Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is a British actor.

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Metropolis (comics)

Metropolis is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of Superman and his closest allies and some of his foes.

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Moral absolutism

Moral absolutism, commonly known as black-and-white morality, is an ethical view that most (potentially all) actions are intrinsically right or wrong, regardless of context or consequence.

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Narcissistic personality disorder

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a diminished ability to empathize with other people's feelings.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nite Owl

Nite Owl is the name of two superheroes in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics. Adrian Veidt and Nite Owl are comics characters introduced in 1986, dC Comics male superheroes, dC Comics martial artists, fictional inventors, Vigilante characters in comics and Watchmen characters.

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Nuclear warfare

Nuclear warfare, also known as atomic warfare, is a military conflict or prepared political strategy that deploys nuclear weaponry.

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Ozymandias

"Ozymandias" is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley (4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English writer who is considered as one of the major English Romantic poets.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

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Primetime Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry.

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Ramesses II

Ramesses II (rꜥ-ms-sw), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was an Egyptian pharaoh.

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Robert Redford

Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American retired actor and filmmaker.

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Ronnie Raymond (character)

Ronald "Ronnie" Raymond is a character appearing in comics published by DC Comics. Adrian Veidt and Ronnie Raymond (character) are dC Comics male superheroes and dC Comics superheroes.

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Rorschach (character)

Rorschach (Walter Joseph Kovacs) is a fictional antihero and one of the protagonists in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics in 1986. Adrian Veidt and Rorschach (character) are comics characters introduced in 1986, dC Comics male superheroes, dC Comics martial artists, Vigilante characters in comics and Watchmen characters.

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Rorschach (Reggie Long)

Reginald "Reggie" Long is a fictional character in publications by DC Comics. Adrian Veidt and Rorschach (Reggie Long) are dC Comics male superheroes, Vigilante characters in comics and Watchmen characters.

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Sam Hamm

Sam Hamm (born November 19, 1955) is an American screenwriter and comic book writer.

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Saturn Girl

Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) is a superheroine appearing in comics published by DC Comics.

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Secret identity

A secret identity is a person's cryptonym, incognito, cover and/or alter ego which is not known to the general populace, most often used in fiction.

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Serial killer

A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is a person who murders two or more people,An offender can be anyone.

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Shell corporation

A shell corporation is a company or corporation with no significant assets or operations often formed to obtain financing before beginning business.

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Silk Spectre

Silk Spectre is the name of two fictional superheroines in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics. Adrian Veidt and Silk Spectre are comics characters introduced in 1986, dC Comics martial artists and Watchmen characters.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Superman

Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Adrian Veidt and Superman are dC Comics male superheroes, dC Comics superheroes and fictional characters with eidetic memory.

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Teleportation

Teleportation is the hypothetical transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them.

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The Simpsons

The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.

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Tom Stechschulte

Thomas Andrew Stechschulte (November 1948 – June 7, 2021) was an American film and television actor.

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Troy Baker

Troy Baker (born April 1, 1976) is an American voice actor and musician.

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Utopia

A utopia typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members.

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V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare).

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Vigilantism

Vigilantism is the act of preventing, investigating, and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority.

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Villain

A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction.

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Vision quest

A vision quest is a rite of passage in some Native American cultures.

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Watchmen

Watchmen is a comic book limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins.

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Watchmen (film)

Watchmen is a 2009 American superhero film based on the 1986–1987 DC Comics limited series of the same name co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons (with co-creator and author Alan Moore choosing to remain uncredited).

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Watchmen (TV series)

Watchmen is a 2019 American superhero drama limited series based on the 1986 DC Comics series of the same title created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

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Watchmen: Motion Comic

Watchmen: Motion Comic is a 2008 American motion comic based on the 1986-1987 DC Comics limited comic book series Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

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Wizard (magazine)

Wizard or Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture (previously titled Wizard: The Guide to Comics and Wizard: The Comics Magazine) was a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wizard Entertainment from July 1991 to January 2011.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Veidt

Also known as Adrian Alexander Veidt, Adrien Veidt, Bubastis (comics), Ozymandias (Watchmen).

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See also

DC Comics LGBT supervillains

DC Comics businesspeople

Fictional characters with narcissist personality disorder

Fictional filicides

Watchmen characters

References