WHAT A CHARACTER

The character that made the biggest impression on me was Eddie Blake (a.k.a. the Comedian) from Alan Moore's Watchmen. He's the archetype of the antihero. He's extremely brutal and sadistic, often described as being "deliberately amoral". This is evident in his killing of the pregnant lady in Vietnam. His total amorality and actual enjoyment in destruction made him really stick to me and stand out. By juxtaposing him and his character with Dan Dreiberg, who was more of a by rule following "good guy", Moore further calls attention to his character. Out of all the characters in the graphic novel, the Comedian is the only one that saw Ozymandias's plan for "world peace". He acts as a mockery of society and symbolizes the evil and selfishness that is in every human. He believes human life is just a joke and all the Minutemen's attempts to fight villains are futile, saying that they don't solve anything. He is somewhat of a realist because he sees the world for its true grit and its dark underbelly. The Comedian's name itself is ironic. His lack of morality and/or care for other humans really set himself apart from the others.

Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.