Edward Blake (Watchmen)

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 * Theme                  = Watchmen
 * Image                  = Before Watchmen Comedian Vol 1 1 Variant B.jpg
 * RealName               = Edward "Eddie" Morgan Blake
 * CurrentAlias           = The Comedian
 * Aliases                =
 * Identity               = Secret
 * Alignment              = Neutral
 * Affiliation            = Formerly Crimebusters, Minutemen
 * Relatives              = Silk Spectre (Laurel "Laurie" Juspeczyk) (daughter)
 * Universe               = Watchmen
 * BaseOfOperations       = New York City


 * Gender                 = Male
 * Height                 = 6'2
 * Weight                 = 225 lbs
 * Eyes                   = Brown
 * Hair                   = Black
 * UnusualFeatures        = Scar on left side of face.


 * Citizenship            = American
 * MaritalStatus          = Single
 * Occupation             = Former Adventurer; Government Agent


 * PlaceOfBirth           = New York
 * Creators               = Alan Moore; Dave Gibbons
 * First                  = Watchmen #1
 * Death                  = Watchmen #1


 * Quotation              = Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.
 * Speaker                = The Comedian
 * QuoteSource            = Watchmen Vol 1 1


 * HistoryText            =

Origin
Eddie Blake had the longest crime fighting career out of all the costumed vigilantes. Edward Blake first started out as a crime fighter in the 1940's as The Comedian.

The Minutemen
He was part of a group called the Minutemen, a team of eight masked crime fighting vigilantes. After a photo shoot for the Minutemen, The Comedian walked into a room to find Silk Spectre changing. He then attempted to rape her but was stopped by Hooded Justice, who proceeded to beat Blake in a rage. The Minutemen banned him from the group, though not before Blake held Hooded Justice at gunpoint and threatened to kill him and anyone else if they ever touched him again.

After being stabbed in the chest in 1941, he changed his green and purple costume to tough leather armor. Soon after the Minutemen disbanded in the 1950's, Blake was called to testify for the disappearance and killing of Hooded Justice, but he refused to testify. Nothing was ever proved against him.

The Crimebusters
In the late 60's Blake joined a group called the Crimebusters, led by Captain Metropolis. However, their first meeting did not last long after the Comedian set fire to one of Metropolis's display and told everybody that the group was a joke.

After the Keene Act in the 70's, the Comedian joined the fight in Vietnam with Dr. Manhattan, receiving a disfiguring scar on the left side of his face at war's end by an enraged Vietnamese woman he had impregnated. He shot her in retaliation, telling Doctor Manhattan, who had watched the ordeal that, despite the numerous chances at preventing the entire indiscretion, he did nothing.

Returning home, he assisted Nite Owl in attempting to quell a riot, only to become enraged after someone hit him in the head with a piece of debris, opening fire on the crowd with rubber bullets. After the riot disperses, Nite Owl questioned his brutal choice of action, which Blake dismissed stating that they were protecting the people from themselves. When Nite-Owl asked why they had become so violent, and what happened to the American Dream, Blake responded: "What happened to the American Dream? It came true. You're looking at it."

Death
Eddie somehow discovered Ozymandias' secret plan to attack New York City, and was horrified by the machinations, yet he remained silent about it. In October of 1985, he visited Edgar Jacobi, his former arch-enemy "Moloch", while he was drunk. Sobbing, he told him that everything in life was a joke, yet he could not understand the one that he saw on the island, before departing in an inebriated stupor. A few days later, he was attacked in his apartment; being tossed around and beaten before being thrown from the window and plummeting to his death below.


 * Powers                 =
 * Abilities              =
 * : The Comedian was a skilled hand-to-hand combatant in excellent physical condition, even at the time of his death at the age of 61. He is one of the few people to have beaten Ozymandias in a fight, but his skills diminished with age which lead to his defeat and ultimate demise.
 * : The Comedian is not an expert marksman per se, Blake was proficient with a .45 pistol and pump-action shotgun.
 * : His participation in World War II and Vietnam makes him skilled in military tactics.
 * : His government-sanctioned activities suggest that he was very talented in or received training in covert operations and unconventional warfare. It's possible that he was a CIA Black-Ops type agent during the 1960's and 1970's.
 * : The Comedian is a skilled detective. He not only is able to discover Ozymandias's plot, he also is the first character that recognizes Dr. Manhattan's growing detachment from humanity. He also correctly deduced the sexual orientation of Hooded Justice.
 * Strength               = The Comedian possesses peak human-level strength that appears to be greater than most opponents. He has demonstrated sufficient strength to punch through a brick wall, lift grown men by the throat with one hand, and punch grown men several feet through the air.
 * Weaknesses             =


 * Equipment              =
 * Comedian's Costume I: The Comedian's original gaudy costume, consisting of a bright yellow and purple boiler suit. He had purple gloves and boots as well a similarly colored domino mask over his eyes to protect his identity. Also, he had a bright red belt buckle in the shape of a laughing face.
 * Comedian's Costume II: In 1941, he was stabbed and decided to convert his armor into something more protective. He then produced the armor that would serve him throughout the rest of his career, made out of thick leather and patriotic shoulder pads, although he kept the same mask.
 * Transportation         =
 * Weapons                =
 * .45 Pistol
 * Pump Action Shotgun
 * Flamethrower
 * Grenade Launcher
 * Gas Grenades

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 * Notes                  =
 * The Comedian is based on the Charlton Comics character The Peacemaker, with elements of Marvel Comics' Nick Fury.
 * OtherMedia = * Edward Blake was portrayed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan in the 2009 film adaptation.
 * Trivia                 =
 * Eddie Blake was born in 1924.
 * Eddie Blake weighed 180lbs at 16 years old when he was arrested as a minor and sent to a juvenile delinquent facility.
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