Watchmen

Ozymandias

Ozymandias

Dan, I’m not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I’d explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago. Adrian Alexander Veidt, also known as Ozymandias, is the smartest man alive and former costumed crime-fighter. After vigilantism had been outlawed, Veidt retired from heroics and became a businessman, but his ambitions were always greater. He saved the world from nuclear armageddon by slaughtering millions and claiming it to be an alien invasion, but when it was revealed to be a hoax and war began, Veidt traveled to Prime Earth to find Doctor Manhattan, the only one who could save their world. He succeeded, and saved the world once more, but was imprisoned for his actions.

Strength

  • Kicked down a door easily, which would normally require two men or one man on drugs. (source) (Watchmen #1)
  • Beat the Comedian to a bloody pulp, picked him up, and threw him out a window; detectives stated it would take at least two men to accomplish this against very thick glass. (source) (Watchmen #1)
  • Beat a man with a golden statue. (source) (Watchmen #5)
  • Floored Rorschach with a single punch. (source) (Watchmen #11)
  • As a kid, shattered a bully’s kneecaps so badly they never walked right again. (source) (Ozymandias #1)
  • Can balance his entire body on one pointer finger and punch through concrete. (source) (Ozymandias #1)
  • Burst through planks of wood. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • One-shotted a larger man with a kick. (source) (Ozymandias #5)
  • Scaled a skyscraper using only his fingertips. (source) (Ozymandias #6)
  • Sliced a rope with a karate chop. (source) (Doomsday Clock #3)
  • Jumped through cracked bulletproof glass. (source) (Doomsday Clock #3)
  • Hurt Batman with a headbutt. (source) (Doomsday Clock #5)

Speed\Agility

  • Blocked a bullet with a golden decoration. (source) (Watchmen #5)
  • Performed an acrobatic jump off a pole. (source) (Watchmen #7)
  • Blocked Nite Owl’s laser with a dinner covering. (source) (Watchmen #11)
  • Casually blocked a stab attempt from Rorschach. (source) (Watchmen #11)
  • Caught a bullet. (source) (Watchmen #12)
  • Dismantled a gun in a fraction of a second. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Leaped around a warehouse while fighting mobsters. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Dodged automatic gunfire with ease. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Disappeared from cops at seemingly impossible speeds, covering half a mile in minutes. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Crossed a fair distance to The Comedian when he was momentarily blinded. (source) (Ozymandias #3)
  • Cut the wings of The Flying Tigers as they rushed him. (source) (Ozymandias #4)
  • Dodged a bullet shot from behind, though he was grazed. (source) (Doomsday Clock #3)
  • Dodged several bullets while in the dark. (source) (Doomsday Clock #3)
  • Jumped from one building to another. (source) (Doomsday Clock #3)

Durability

  • As a kid, was beaten to a bloody pulp by bullies. (source) (Ozymandias #1)
  • Was perfectly fine after leaping onto a car hood with enough force to damage it. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Took punches from The Comedian. (source) (Ozymandias #3)
  • Survived a ship crash. (source) (Doomsday Clock #2)
  • Was fine after being grazed by a bullet. (source) (Doomsday Clock #3)
  • Was punched into bulletproof glass by the Comedian, cracking it. (source) (Doomsday Clock #3; Windows were capable of withstanding gunshots even when damaged (https://i.imgur.com/6KwMm6k.jpg))
  • Crashed through two windows after jumping out of a building, which resulted in his hospitalization. (source) (Doomsday Clock #3; Hospitalization shown in Doomsday Clock #4 (https://imgur.com/a/SMpkLzF))
  • Took a beating from Reggie. (source) (Doomsday Clock #4)

Skill - Combat

  • Easily dispatched Rorschach attempting a sneak attack. (source) (Watchmen #11)
  • Dispatched Rorschach again. (source) (Watchmen #11)
  • As a kid, graduated from a dojo with honors faster than any previous student. (source) (Ozymandias #1)
  • Trained with Tibetan Monks. (source) (Ozymandias #1)
  • Beat an entire group of armed bandits. (source) (Ozymandias #1)
  • Disarmed a man of his knife. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • When fighting, quickly calculated opponents’ moves and battle outcomes, allowing him to defeat armed mobsters. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Was evenly matched with a younger Comedian during their fight, intentionally allowing him to win. (source) (Ozymandias #3)
  • Defeated The Flying Tigers. (source) (Ozymandias #4)
  • Beat some art thieves. (source) (Dr Manhattan #4)

Skill - Intelligence

  • Created an artificial biome supporting plant and animal life, with climate control via a button. (source) (Watchmen #11)
  • Temporarily achieved world peace by killing half of New York. (source) (Watchmen #12)
  • Read all 24 volumes of his father’s encyclopedias by age four. (source) (Ozymandias #1)
  • Graduated high school by age 14 and was in Harvard by age 17. (source) (Ozymandias #1)
  • President Kennedy considered him the smartest man in the world. (source) (Ozymandias #4)
  • Read every sci-fi novel and watched every sci-fi movie and TV show ever published. (source) (Ozymandias #5)
  • Doctor Manhattan sought Ozymandias’s help for cosmic senses struggles, believing him to be the only one who could understand. (source) (Dr Manhattan #4)
  • Improved the Owlship to allow inter-universal travel. (source) (Doomsday Clock #2)

Skill - Aim

  • Threw a dinner covering into Nite Owl’s face. (source) (Watchmen #11)
  • Threw his headband at a klieg light, causing it to fall on someone at the precise moment. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Knocked a gun out of The Comedian’s hands with a thrown trash can lid. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Fired a stiletto into the barrel of The Comedian’s gun. (source) (Ozymandias #3)
  • Shot a paint can out of a kid’s hand. (source) (Ozymandias #5)

Skill - Stealth

  • Hid from a gang behind a boarded-up area and ambushed them. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Hid from an informant. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Broke into the Oval Office. (source) (Ozymandias #4)
  • Broke into Lex Luthor’s office. (source) (Doomsday Clock #2)

Skill - Balance

  • Can balance his entire body on his pointer finger. (source) (Ozymandias #1)
  • Balanced on his finger on three balls. (source) (Ozymandias #3)

Skill - Money

  • Perfectly mastered the stock market, gaining his fortune. (source) (Ozymandias #4)
  • Has enough money to buy small countries. (source) (Ozymandias #3)

Other

  • An interview he conducted. (source) (Watchmen #11)
  • Has a daily workout routine with Bubastis. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • His self-improvement guide. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Unaffected by thick, cocaine-filled fog (which impairs normal men’s vision and breathing) due to a breathing technique. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Heard The Comedian sneaking up on him. (source) (Ozymandias #2)
  • Can fire a stiletto from a wrist device. (source) (Ozymandias #3)
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