WATCHMEN - Ozymandias

Ozymandias Adrian Veidt was formerly the superhero Ozymandias (pronounced "Aw-zee-MAN-die-ass"), drawing inspiration from his hero Alexander the Great and the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II for whom he is named. At the start of Watchmen he has retired to devote his attention to the running of his own enterprises. Ozymandias was directly based on Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt, whom Moore had admired for using his full brain capacity as well as possessing full physical and mental control.[2] Veidt is believed to be one of the smartest men on the planet, and is often accompanied by his genetically-engineered lynx, Bubastis. Richard Reynolds noted that by taking initiative to "help the world", Veidt displays a trait normally attributed to villains in superhero stories, and in a sense he is the "villain" of the series.[11] Gibbons noted "One of the worst of his sins [is] kind of looking down on the rest of humanity, scorning the rest of humanity."[12] In 2008, he was ranked number 10 on the Forbes Fictional 15.[13] In the Watchmen film he is played by Matthew Goode. -Wikipedia by: DC Comics 2008 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC