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HBO’sWatchmen ’s intricate world - building would n’t be complete without adapting one of the graphical novel ’s weird ideas : Ozymandias ' cloned preferent lynx Bubastis . Though the actual genetically - engineered wildcat , which was the prized pet of Adrian Veidt ( Jeremy Irons ) in both Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ' comics and inZack Snyder ’s 2009Watchmenmovie , has n’t appeared in the series , his presence is definitely feel . In fact , the whole idea of superheroes being merchandised continues from the lifelike novel into the sequel series crafted by Damon Lindelof .
InWatchmen ’s 1985 , Bubastis was just one prospect of Adrian Veidt ’s fiscal empire . Ozymandiascomplied with the Keene Act of 1977 and retired as a superhero but he plow nostalgia for his colorful adventures into a cornerstone of his transnational company . Veidt exploit not just Ozymandias but the right of first publication and likenesses of his fellow dress up adventurers ; Veidt Industries sell action figures and vehicle of Nite Owl , Rorschach , Silk Spectre , The Comedian , Doctor Manhattan , and their enemies like Moloch . Further , Veidt delved into cloning technology as part of his ultimate scheme to spare the major planet from World War III withhis elephantine squid hoax . One of the event was his prized darling , Bubastis , who lived in Veidt ’s south-polar fort dub Karnak . Ultimately , Veidt give Bubastis and the expectant qat was destroyed by an intrinsical field source Ozymandias used on Doctor Manhattan ; although the gadget fail to stop the blue super being , Bubastis was disintegrated - but his memory lives on .
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Even though Veidt has been declared dead and Trieu Industries acquired his company , Ozymandias ' legacy of marketing continues . InWatchmenepisode 4 , " If You Do n’t Like My tale , compose Your Own " , Detective Angela Abar ( Regina King ) finds comfort in her adopt son Topher ’s ( Dylan Schombing ) Bubastis stuffed brute . Angela ’s family was understandably rattle after see the funeral of Chief Judd Crawford ( Don Johnson ) , which was attacked by a dud - sum up penis of theSeventh Kavalry . Angela and Laurie Blake ( Jean Smart ) save the day but the emotional damage was done . When Angela sought sanctuary in Topher ’s bedroom , the boy put up his mother his well - loved Bubastis doll to assist her eternal rest .
Despite Ozymandias ' genesis of superheroes being either dead , retire , or off - satellite since 1985 , Adrian Veidt never stopped marketing them to the public . According to the file cabinet inWatchmen ’s crosstie - in websitePeteypedia , Veidt even revived his run out fortunes in the 1990s by mass market his cloning tech , allowing people to buy duplicates of their darling PET . It ’s not clear if Veidt created more copies of Bubastis after 1985 , but he sure enough made his best-loved lynx a omnipresent part of Ozymandias ' intellectual property . Even if family could n’t adopt their own flesh - and - blood jumbo lynx , they could at least bribe stuff animal versions of Bubastis for their children , just like Topher has one . It ’s hard to trust that Veidt / Trieu Industries still does n’t fill computer storage shelves in 2019 with Ozymandias , Nite Owl , Rorschach , The Comedienne , and Doctor Manhattan dally too , specially since their adventure are hyped on television in the series , American Hero Story : Minutemen .
Cloning also remains an ever - present issue inWatchmen . WhereverAdrian Veidt is imprisoned , he ’s surrounded by mere - minded duplicates of hisbutler Mr. Phillips(Tom Mison ) and his amah Ms. Crookshanks ( Sara Vickers ) , andWatchmenepisode 4 even revealed where the clones come from and how they ’re outright aged from fetuses to adults . Further , Lady Trieu ( Hong Chau ) , the trillionaire who purchased Adrian Veidt ’s conglomerate , could also be create clones of herself or her daughter . Because inWatchmen , nothing ever ends , specially when someone or something like Bubastis can dwell on forever thanks to mass merchandising and cloning .
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