The Best Sci-Fi Character

There are so many different ways to categorize greatness, but in terms of Science-Fiction excellence, Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen is about as good as it gets. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons tells the story of a group of superheroes by bouncing between their individual origins, the origin of their team, and the contemporary world in which they now exist. Dr. Manhattan began as a pretty standard superhero: he was once a scientist until something went terribly wrong (dun dunn DUNNNN) and he became Dr. Manhattan. He has been affected by the nuclear research he was doing to the point where he now has seemingly unlimited power because of his scientific accident.
Sometimes I think that unlimited power can be boring, like with Superman. Dr. Manhattan, however, is a direct response to the supreme power of a seemingly unstoppable superhero. Sure, he is not limited by his power, but he is limited by his conscience. After recovering from his accident, Dr. Manhattan became a weapon for the US government and is now haunted by the atrocities that he committed during the Vietnam war. Dr. Manhattan also faces an existential crisis because of the supreme power that he has. What is his purpose? How can he make sense of such a brutal world? He spends most of the comic series on Mars, alone, and contemplating his enormous power and how that power has shut him away from society. His struggles are so much more modern than a traditional superhero that I have to give him credit as the greatest science fiction character of all time. Probably.

Here is Dr. Manhattan dealing with the eternity of time and all of those other insurmountable obstacles. What a beast!

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Greetings!

Welcome to my classroom Blogger account. I will use this page to post updates about the blogging process. 

Today's Quests:

1. I will be able to create a digital blog that reflects my interests and personality.

2. I will be able to share my work with peers via the Google Classroom.  

Side Quest:

Take a picture and upload it to your blog that shows how you feel about your new Blogger page.

Mr. Rivers is impressed!