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My plan to integrate the Watchmen in this universe:

Timeline

1938 - Hooded Justice attacks his first criminal, sparking the first wave of costumed vigilantism by non-powered humans.

1939 - The Minutemen are formed alongside a Justice Society in its infancy. The original lineup of members are Captain Metropolis, Hooded Justice, Silk Spectre, Nite Owl, Silhouette, Dollar Bill, Mothman, and the Comedian.

1940-1945 - Nelson Gardner takes the Super Soldier Serum alongside Steve Rogers. Both test subjects are a success, and as Captain America leads the crusade against HYDRA in Europe, the Minutemen fight domestic threats within the United States.

1946 - The war has ended, and the Minutemen have no more enemies to fight. Captain Metropolis' inflated ego has driven many of his teammates away from him. One by one, the Minutemen go to walk their separate paths, while Captain Metropolis remains an agent for the government.

1960 - Captain Metropolis is assassinated by a HYDRA agent in Canada. In the same year, Dan Dreiberg showcases his arsenal to a retired Hollis Mason, and is granted the title of Nite Owl II.

1964 - Rorschach kills his first criminal in New York, but is severely injured by Dreiberg on patrol, being mistaken for the criminal in question. Because of this, the two never team up.

Apologies if my writing isn't up to scratch, I'm a little busy IRL.

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R O R S C H A C H

Walter Kovacs, 35 (b. 1933)
_{Vigilante based in NEW YORK
Active since approximately AUTUMN 1955}

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It is 1968, and Rorschach terrorizes the streets of New York. This version of the violent vigilante has him never meet Nite Owl II, the man who would temper his homicidal tendencies, and thus slides more into a darker, less stable personality. It is because of this that Rorschach has become less of a potential ally and more of a serious threat to the superhero community. Untempered by the supposed benevolence of the Watchmen, I'm planning to let Rorschach's dark side take full control. He will serve as a clear antagonist in many of the story arcs in this universe. Rorschach will also still retain his extreme far-right political tendencies, an interesting trait in the mostly leftist mood of the 60s.

This version of Rorschach will have been born in the 1930s, a few years before his Watchmen counterpart, to allow for him being more experienced at an earlier time. In this universe, the Minutemen were formed during the First World War and dwindled out in the second, due to the success of Captain America. The rampant scandals and failures surrounding the Minutemen initially gave non-powered superheroes a bad name, which led to a need for the Super Soldier Serum to create more effective defenders of the peace. Batman’s success in the 1960s gave an elderly Captain Metropolis hope to restore the golden age of superheroes without powers, but due to old age and interpersonal issues, the Minutemen were unable to reform successfully. The only Minuteman to pass on their mantle to a younger superhero was Hollis Mason, who granted Dan Dreiberg permission to take on the mantle of Nite Owl in 1963.

Walter Kovacs was born in 1933 in Manhattan, New York, to an abusive prostitute mother. After attacking two teenagers on the street, Walter was brought to the Lillian Charlton Home for Problem Children in 1943, where he became extremely skilled in gymnastics, boxing, and literature. In 1951, Walter left the home to be an unskilled laborer in a garment factory. In 1955, Kitty Genovese was murdered (unlike 1964 in our world) as her neighbors looked on in apathy. Having prepared a dress for her that she rejected, Walter felt a personal connection to Genovese’s plight. In the same year, Rorschach killed his first criminal. Eight years later, he was mistaken by Nite Owl II for the very criminal he was hunting down. Nite Owl severely injured Rorschach, and because of this, the two never teamed up.

Timeline

• 1912 - Hooded Justice saves a woman from a rapist on the Titanic and helps in the evacuation hours later.
• 1914 - The Minutemen are formed, and the original lineup consists of Captain Metropolis, Silk Spectre, Hooded Justice, Nite Owl, Silhouette, Dollar Bill, Mothman and The Comedian.
• 1917 - As America enters the First World War, the Minutemen begin operations on the Western Front. However, due to faulty publicity and the inflated ego of some of the members, they are not very successful at home or in Europe.
• 1929 - The Black Tuesday Crash and subsequent Great Depression sparks a rise in criminal activity, but by now the Minutemen have been reduced to mere costumed street thugs.
• 1941 - Captain Metropolis eyes opportunity in World War II, but Captain America's arguably better success outdoes the efforts of the Minutemen, who are soon forgotten in the following decades.
• 1961 - An elderly Nelson Gardner attempts to reunite the team in the wake of Batman's success, but old age and interpersonal problems prevent the 'Crimebusters' from becoming a reality. Gardner dies a year later.
• 1963 - Dan Dreiberg takes on the title of Nite Owl II. On his first mission, he accidentally injures Rorschach.

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Watchmen Wikia article on Rorschach

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