The Comedian is portrayed as a cynical, nihilistic, and sadistic thug, using unnecessary violence and even committing crimes himself, like his attempted rape of the original Silk Spectre and his murder of his Vietnamese lover.

Once employed by the government, he is heavily implied to have been the assassin of JFK.

[![Two panels from Watchmen, showing the Comedian joking about his lack of an alibi for the JFK assassination][jfk]][jfk]

Given all that, what was his motivation for joining the Minutemen as a crime fighter?

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