Silk Spectre

Laurel Jane "Laurie" Juspeczyk (Pronounced: use-PETCH-ick), better known as Silk Spectre is the tritagonist of the acclaimed Watchmen comic series. She was the second iteration of the Silk Spectre, a costumed vigilante and became a member of the Crimebusters before retiring due to Keene Act. 
She is her universe's counterpart to Black Canary and Phantom Lady. She was the daughter of Sally Jupiter, the original Silk Spectre and Edward Blake, the Comedian (the Watchmen Universe's counterpart of Peacemaker). 
She was created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, and first appeared in Watchmen #1 in September of 1986.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Laurie Juspeczyk was born on December 1st, 1949 to the first Silk Spectre, Sally Jupiter, and Edward Blake, the Comedian. Laurie would never learn of this until she was older, as Sally was possibly upset that she had an affair with the Comedian. She was raised by her mother and stepfather, Laurence Schexnayder, but knew he wasn't her father, and believed that Hooded Justice was her biological father. As a child, Laurie would often hear her mother and Laurence argue, and once saw them unknowingly argue over Sallyt having another affair with the Comedian. In her youth, Laurie wanted to work with animals, but her mother pushed her daughter to be her successor in the business of crime fighting. As a result, Laurie reluctantly agreed and spent most of her youth in the gym working, but was alone.
===The Crimebusters===
After fighting the criminal the Chairman in San Francisco, Laurie returned home with her mother from Hollis Mason, who had become her honorary uncle. Returning to New York, Laurie was chosen to become the second "Silk Spectre" and was suited to join the Crimebusters, which was led by Captain Metropolis. After the meeting with the group, the Comedian spoke with Laurie before she was pulled away by her mother, who told her daughter about what the Comedian did to her in the past. Joining the team, Laurie began a romantic affair with Doctor Manhattan, which resulted in his leaving him, and her mother not approving of her relationship. 
When the Keene Act was signed, Laurie decided to retire due to the government using her relationship with Doctor Manhattan as an advantage, and not entirely being happy as a vigilante. The Crimebusters dissolved and the team disconnected, but Laurie kept in contact with fellow teammate Dan Dreiberg. Laurie then moved to the Rockefeller Military Research Center after Doctor Manhattan was transferred there, and started to become isolated from being away from the public. Her relationship with Manhattan became strained, due to Jon becoming more disconnected from humanity and became more focused on his projects.
==Watchmen==
When Laurie and Doctor Manhattan learned that the Comedian was murdered, they were visited by Rorschach, who warned them that someone was killing vigilantes. He was teleported away once he started to make Laurie feel uncomfortable, and later scheduled a meeting with Dan at a restaurant. She went to the funeral alongside Jon, whom teleported her to her mother's home to speak with her, and the two had a tense conversation. When Doctor Manhattan exiled himself to Mars, Laurie was left without anything, and Dan invited her to stay at his home after Adrian Veidt was nearly killed.
The two began a romantic relationship, and seeing the threat of nuclear war, returned to their costumed and saved the inhabitants of a burning building. Learning that Rorschach was taken to Sing Sing after being set up for the murder of Moloch, Laurie and Dan decided to rescue him so they uncover who murdered the Comedian. Afterward, Laurie was teleported to Mars by Doctor Manhattan, where she attempted to have Jon find his humanity once again. During their conversation, Laurie realized that she was the daughter of the Comedian, which caused Doctor Manhattan to find his humanity, seeing that two different people like Sally Jupiter and Edward Blake could produce a good person. Having convinced that he should save Earth, Laurie and Doctor Manhattan returned to New York and saw an alien attacking the city.
Doctor Manhattan quickly realized that Veidt was behind this, and the two teleported to his base in Antarctica, where they found Nite Owl and Rorschach battling him. Laurie and the group failed to stop Veidt's plan, but saw that his plan had worked on stopping nuclear war and the nations agreeing to work peacefully together. The heroes agreed to keep quiet of Veidt's role except for Rorschach, whom was reluctantly killed by Doctor Manhattan when he attempted to return to New York to tell the truth. After the events, Laurie and Dan decided to remain together under the identities of Sandra and Sam Hollis, and Laurie reconciled with her mother.
==Appearance==
Laurie has long brown hair with bangs, brown eyes, fair skin, full lips, and a beauty mark above her lips. She is 5,8. Laurie is said to look a lot like her mother, although she has brown hair while her mother has auburn hair. She has long graceful legs and quite an athletic figure, due years of martial arts and gymnastics training.
==Abilities==
Laurie is an skilled martial artist. She has trained ever since she was a young child by her mother, Sally Jupiter and several other teachers. She is able to hold her own against several muggers and other foes without any injury or getting captured. Laurie is also a good gymnast after training all her life. From practicing gymnastics, Laurie becomes very agile. She is able to perform flips and kicks while wearing high heels. She is also able to use firearms, as she shot a bullet at Adrian, which would have hit his chest had he not moved his hand in the bullets path and had it lodged into his palm.
==Portrayals==
===Film===
*In the 2009 film by Zack Snyder, she was portrayed by Malin Akerman and Haley Guiel young.
===Animation===
*In Watchmen Chapter 1 and Watchmen Chapter 2, she is voiced by Katee Sackhoff, who also portrayed Bo-Katan Kryze in The Mandalorian.
===Television===
*In the 2019 tv series, she is portrayed by Jean Smart.
===Video Games===
* In the videogame, Watchmen: The End is Nigh, she was voiced by Andrea Baker, who also voiced Clover in Totally Spies! and Totally Spies! The Movie. 
===Motion Comic===
*In Watchmen: Motion Comic, she was voiced, like every other character, by Tom Stechschulte.
==Gallery==
===Images===
2184151-silk spectre.jpg|Silk Spectre.
The-Crimebusters.webp|Silk Spectre with the Crimebusters.
Silk Spectre (movie).jpg|Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre in the titular 2009 film.
Watchmen-movie.jpg|Silk Spectre, Rorschach, and Nite Owl.
Silk-Spectre-II-The-Comedian-watchmen-22692442-2000-1339.jpg|Silk Spectre and The Comedian.
Laurie_Blake_(TV_series).png|Laurie in the 2019 Watchmen TV series.
==Trivia==
*She believed that her father was Hooded Justice due to the hero and her mother "dating" back when they were part of the Minutemen.
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