10 More Movie Villains You Didn't Realise Actually Won

There's plenty of spirited debate about whether Ozymandias (Matthew Goode) is Watchmen's true villain or not, but y'know, the guy murders 15 million people in his quest to unite the world against a common enemy - Doctor Manhattan (Billy Crudup).

There's absolutely a cruel, perverse logic to his actions, which are at least initially shown to completely succeed - the world indeed unites together, Manhattan is exiled from Earth, and the single dissenting superhero, Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley), is even killed by Manhattan on his way out the door.

Some will point to the film's final scene, where Rorschach's journal ends up in the hands of a New York tabloid, as proof that Ozymandias' ruse will eventually be exposed, but think about it - who's gonna believe it?

The scrawlings of a deranged vigilante have considerably less credibility than a retired superhero-turned-businessman, especially when published by a tabloid.

As such, it's incredibly likely that humanity at large would posthumously dismiss Rorschach as a fringe lunatic conspiracy theorist, and Ozymandias wouldn't face any major repercussions for his actions. He won in every way that matters.