I think Doug would in fact interfere in that scenario, which -- assuming Doug isn't wearing his helmet while having his drink and nibbles -- would probably lead to an epic fistfight.
Who would win that fistfight? Hard to say. I always considered everyone in Watchmen other than Dr. Manhattan to be high-end normals, but the movie clearly puts them into very-low-end metahumanity. Based on Doug being able to take out a boomer barehanded, I'd like to say he stands a better chance of winning than Rorschach does, especially given his field and his speed. But Rorschach is bugfuck crazy, and Doug only simulates that. Rorschach may well come up with something that could surprise the hell out of Doug and give him the upper hand.
Then again, ten cops took Rorschach down... Doug without his helmet is more than equal to ten cops, even in riot gear.
And if Doug has his helmet? No contest. And he'd probably pick up the nickname "Manhattan, Jr." in the process simply because he can do weird stuff.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Who would win that fistfight? Hard to say. I always considered everyone in Watchmen other than Dr. Manhattan to be high-end normals, but the movie clearly puts them into very-low-end metahumanity. Based on Doug being able to take out a boomer barehanded, I'd like to say he stands a better chance of winning than Rorschach does, especially given his field and his speed. But Rorschach is bugfuck crazy, and Doug only simulates that. Rorschach may well come up with something that could surprise the hell out of Doug and give him the upper hand.
Then again, ten cops took Rorschach down... Doug without his helmet is more than equal to ten cops, even in riot gear.
And if Doug has his helmet? No contest. And he'd probably pick up the nickname "Manhattan, Jr." in the process simply because he can do weird stuff.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.