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Nite Owl is the name of two superheroes in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics.Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the original Nite Owl, Hollis T. Mason, was a member of the crimefighting team the Minutemen, while the second, Daniel "Dan" Dreiberg, became a member of the vigilante team Crimebusters, also known as the titular Watchmen.
Before Watchmen: Night Owl #1 showed that Dan Dreiberg's obsession with the original Nite Owl led him to plant a remote microphone device on Hollis' vehicle in order to track him down. [13] At the funeral of Dreiberg's father, Hollis discovered Dan's abusive childhood via police reports. He confronted Dan and agrees to take him on as his sidekick.
Daniel Dreiberg / Nite Owl II A retired superhero who utilizes owl-themed gadgets. Nite Owl was based on the Ted Kord version of the Blue Beetle. Paralleling the way Ted Kord had a predecessor, Moore also incorporated an earlier adventurer who used the name "Nite Owl", the retired crime fighter Hollis Mason, into Watchmen. [28]
After one last visit from Hollis Mason (the original Nite Owl) and evading the police, Dreiberg and Juspeczyk head on to break Roschach out, just as Big Figure orchestrates a riot in an attempt to kill him, only to be killed himself. Juspeczyk is met with and taken by Doctor Manhattan to his palace in Mars, where he debates humans' destinies.
The main cast of Watchmen (from left to right): The Comedian, Silk Spectre II, Doctor Manhattan, Ozymandias, Nite Owl II, and Rorschach. Production for Watchmen began casting in July 2007 for look-alikes of the era's famous names for the film—something director Zack Snyder declared would give the film a "satirical quality" and "create this '80s vibe."
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Lindelof said that of the main characters from the Watchmen comic book, Laurie's was left unfinished: in the aftermath of the squid attack on New York City, Laurie joins up with Daniel Dreiberg, the second Nite Owl, to return to vigilantism despite it being outlawed, and considering if she will become like her father, Edward Blake known as The ...
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