Adrian Veidt
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Adrian Alexander Veidt, also known as Ozymandias (/ˌɒziˈmændiəs/ OZ-ee-MAN-dee-əs), is a fictional anti-villain in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics. Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, named "Ozymandias" in the manner of Ramesses II, his name recalls the famous poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, which takes as its theme the fleeting nature of empire and is excerpted as the epigraph of one of the chapters of Watchmen.
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Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Watchmen #1 (September 1986) |
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Alter ego | Ozymandias |
Team affiliations | Crimebusters Watchmen (cinematic version) |
Notable aliases | The World's Smartest Man |
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Ozymandias is ranked number 25 on Wizard's Top 200 Comic Book Characters list and number 21 on IGN's Top 100 Villains list.[1]
Veidt made his live-action debut in the 2009 film Watchmen, played by Matthew Goode. An older Adrian Veidt appeared in the 2019 limited television series Watchmen, played by Jeremy Irons.