Screen Rant

Watchmen revealed the tragic origin of Looking Glass (or "Mirror Guy"). 1 / 7

Looking Glass is Detective Wade Tillman and his origin is tied to the Watchmen comics' ending. 2 / 7

Young Wade was in Hoboken, NJ on 11/2 and survived the squid attack but it left him traumatized. 3 / 7

Adrian Veidt's hoax changed Wade's life. He became an expert on the squid and feared another psychic attack. 4 / 7

Wade made his Looking Glass mask out of Reflectitine... 5 / 7

And he wears it everywhere, even when home. 6 / 7

"Mirror Guy" was targeted by the Seventh Kavalry and learned the truth about Veidt's hoax. 7 / 7