1) OZYMANDIAS WANTED TO AVOID ARMAGEDDON
So, here’s the thing about Adrian Veidt: He’s vilified, correctly, as a murderer who sacrificed a great number of innocents in order to stave off a World War. What is forgotten is that, at least temporarily, it worked. The heroes of the story end up going along with Adrian’s cover story, save for the uncompromising Rorschach, leaving readers to wonder if the ends really justify the means, making for a complex story with multiple possible reads.
He’s still a pompous jerkface, though.
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