Watchmen, portrayed by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. He first appears as Cal Abar, who is the husband of Angela Abar, aka Sister Night. It is revealed that despite his progressive detachment from (and growth beyond) humanity, Doctor Manhattan has reversed course and once again desired love and a relationship with a woman. He is eventually destroyed, but, in the series finale it is hinted he transferred some of his powers to Angela. Film Doctor Manhattan appears in Watchmen, portrayed by Billy Crudup with Greg Plitt's physical likeness with Jaryd Heidrick playing the young Jon Osterman in flashbacks. In the film, Ozymandias uses Doctor Manhattan's energy research to destroy several large cities across the globe, framing him and using him as a scapegoat to attain peace. Jon corners Adrian at Karnak and like in the books, leaves Laurie for Mars, having killed Rorschach. Video games Doctor Manhattan appears in a cutscene in Watchmen: The End Is Nigh, voiced by Crispin Freeman. References in other works In Final Crisis #2, the exiled Monitor Nix Uotan sketches a character resembling Doctor Manhattan. Grant Morrison stated in an interview that the Final Crisis two-part series Superman: Beyond will feature "Captain Atom from Earth 4, which is kind of a weird amalgam of the original Charlton universe and this kind of Watchmen parallel world." This character is named 'Captain Adam', and appears in Superman Beyond #1. He is blue-skinned and has the hydrogen atom mark of Doctor Manhattan, and is addicted to drugs which keep his "quantum senses" in check. When he is off the drugs, he becomes very similar to Doctor Manhattan in demeanor and powers, duplicating himself hundreds of times over to repair the Bleed Starship and allow the various Supermen to pilot the Thought-Robot Armor, which itself is confirmed to grant one powers capable of beating Captain Adam. However, even when he is using his full potential without the aid of drugs, Captain Adam has difficulty controlling his powers, something Doctor Manhattan never had a problem with. See also List of DC Comics characters References Comics characters introduced in 1986 DC Comics characters with accelerated healing DC Comics characters with superhuman senses DC Comics characters with superhuman strength DC Comics male superheroes DC Comics male supervillains DC Comics metahumans DC Comics characters who can teleport DC Comics characters who are shapeshifters DC Comics characters who have mental powers DC Comics scientists DC Comics