- Executive Meddling: After the planned twist of Captain Atom becoming Monarch was spoiled through a Content Leak, it was enforced that the twist be changed to someone else, a move widely criticized for prioritizing shock value over the story.
- What Could Have Been: The original plan was that Monarch was going to be Captain Atom instead of Hank Hall/Hawk. However, this twist was leaked to the public, and rather than go through with The Reveal that was already public knowledge, it was dictated that someone else would be revealed to be Monarch. This results in the revelation of Monarch's true identity coming out of nowhere, since while Monarch's traits would make sense if it was Captain Atom under the mask, they completely contradict Hawk's ideals and prior revelations in the story. Captain Atom did put on the Monarch Armor at one point after 2001...in the maligned Battle for Bludhaven crossover.
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