Quote: Bob Schroeck wrote:I haven't seen the movie, but the shot of Silk Spectre kicking one of the Topknots into a dumpster shows that Snyder has definitely charged up
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.
the heroes. In the book, Moore states, in no uncertain terms, that all members of both the Minutemen and the Crimebusters, except for Manhattan, are normal
human beings.
As for a fight between Rorshach and Doug, I think Doug would win. Doug has military training, and the resources to develop his abilities. Rorschach's
skills are developed out of survival more than anything. He causes the rather impressive bodycount on the SWAT team because they underestimated him. Doug has a
long history of dealing with super-criminals and super-crazies; Rorshach might surprise him with a move or two, but I don't think he could get the upper
hand. 'S just my opinion, though.
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