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* AdaptationalComicRelief: In contrast to the KnightOfCerebus in an already dark story that he represented in the original comic, the Ozymandias in the television series is a frequent source of comedy and his mostly self-contained storyline has a quirky, irreverent appeal even when it dips into BlackComedy. This is partly thanks to Jeremy Irons' infectious UpperClassWit performance influencing the direction of the character.
* AdaptationalDumbass: Although he still proudly bears the title of Smartest Man in the World over thirty years later, Ozymandias is generally portrayed as more pathetic in this version, tying in with his AdaptationalComicRelief status. While his prolonged imprisonment in space and old age are to blame for his compromised mental state in the present, the show also retroactively introduces many glaring mistakes into Veidt's earlier history such as his lack of security in his office [[spoiler:leading to his illegitimate daughter's conception via bottled sperm sample]] and his baffling decision to [[spoiler:reveal his role in the Squidfall disaster to President Redford only a few years after the fact in spite of his great lengths to destroy all leads back to him in the original comic.]]

* AxCrazy: It's quite clear that Veidt's sanity had taken a dip for the last thirty years [[spoiler:if casually murdering scores of your clone servants would indicate quite well.]]
* BadBoss: [[spoiler:Since his servants are [[ExpendableClone Expendable Clones]], Veidt has no problem frequently killing them in horrible ways.]]
* BaitTheDog: In the first episode he seems like a good boss if eccentric, nice to his servants and wants them to star in a play he wrote. [[spoiler:The second episode turns this on its head, impatiently rushing them through the anniversary song, acts as a harsh director to his servants and is willing to have one of his expendable servants burned alive for his play.]]
* CabinFever: [[spoiler:The reason he's killing his cloned helpers with increasing severity is because he's been imprisoned in a pocket dimension on one of Jupiter's moons for the past for years. By the time he is rescued by Lady Trieu, the total is somewhere around nine.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: He has this exchange with a particularly dimwitted servant/[[spoiler:clone]] before the "Watchmaker's Son" performance.

* DealWithTheDevil: A complicated case. [[spoiler:He is the Devil in that he bargains with Doctor Manhattan to gain access to the paradise on Europa. But then he realizes he was the victim in the deal, in that "paradise" is boring, making Doctor Manhattan the Devil. Then he decides that it is better to rule in Hell than be a prisoner in Heaven, making him the Devil figure all over again.]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: "[[AntiVillain Evil]]" might be too strong a word, but he still committed mass and petty murder in this continuity. Nonetheless, he's shown to be genuinely fond of his servants... though this becomes [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Veidt's servants are [[ExpendableClone Expendable Clones]] that he casually kills on a regular basis]].

* HeelRealization: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. In the finale, when confronted by [[spoiler:his daughter Lady Trieu and her plan]], Veidt accepts that his motivations in 1985 were ultimately narcissistic. Veidt being Veidt, though, he still feels that the ends justified his means and is completely surprised when [[spoiler:Laurie and Wade arrest him for mass murder]].

* Hypocrite: Laurie works for the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, and as shown below does not see any difference between the vigilantes and the ones that work as cops. This is hypocritical for two major reasons:

* CabinFever: [[spoiler:The reason he's killing his cloned helpers with increasing severity is because he's been imprisoned in a pocket dimension on one of Jupiter's moons for the past four years.]]

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Laurie keeps a huge blue vibrator seemingly for this purpose.

* EvilGenius: He's as dangerously intelligent now as he was in his prime, able to get himself out of his prison using just his wits and even outsmart Lady Trieu.