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The mystery ofWatchmen’sLube Man has at long last been officially solved , with the theatrical role ’s tangible identity discover in typically bizarre fashion . The HBO mini - series , which explore newfangled and older character in theWatchmenuniverse , was hailed as one of the good TV show of 2019 . It contain a number of mysteries , include what had happened to Dr. Manhattan , and exactly where Adrian Veidt had disappeared to . Throughout the course of the season , the mysteries were slowly unfurled , give away Veidt was imprisoned by Dr. Manhattan on Europa , and that the demigod himself had been hiding in apparent sight , disguising himself asAngela Abar ’s husband Cal .
While the show solve those enigma , one that it did n’t definitely reveal was that of Lube Man ’s identity . Seen only once during the season , Lube Man was a strange , skinny man dressed in a skintight lawsuit that let him to slip one’s mind off from Sister Night into a toilet after spray lube all over himself . Additional material unfreeze around the show , indite by FBI agent Dale Petey , hint that he was the Lube Man , specially after the terminal notes said he had been give the axe due to his obession with masked superheroes . However , his identity was never officially confirm .
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Now , however , Lube Man has been uncloak in typically bizarre style . Appearing in the midsection of aRolling Stonevideointerview with showrunner Damon Lindelof and composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross , Lube Man demands that the musicians play a round for him to pink over . What ensues is a strangeWatchmen - interrelate rap birdcall which Lube Man belts out while Ross plays a looped beat in the screen background . Lube Man ends the rap by pulling off his masque to reveal he ’s Dustin Ingram , the actor who play Agent Petey .
Lindelof , Reznor and Rossare intelligibly in on the joke , guy Lube Man and daring him to reveal himself . Lindelof responds to the reveal by tell Ingram he call for to return the turnout , to which Ingram query why , skip that it ’s because time of year 2 is materialise . Lindelof replies that they ’ve talked about it and season 2 is n’t happening , but that the wooing does n’t belong to Ingram . The actor then cease the off-the-wall appearing by spray himself with lube , shouting " come get it , motherf — er " and running off . Lindelof express mirth and say he ’s going to enjoy the ensuing disputation over whether this appearance is canon or not .
The reveal is not only bizarre , but hilarious . Lindelof clear relished including Ingram in the interview and getting the actor , who is also a musician , to break the character ’s underground identity . It ’s yet another way in which the showrunner has register his love of the existence , and proven just why he was the correct person to go forward the classical history on screen . Unfortunately , the video recording also confirms that hearing wo n’t get to seeWatchmenseason 2 , at leastnot one featuring the same cast or run by Lindelof .
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