Gila Flats Test Base
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Gila Flats Test Base is a fictional U.S. nuclear research and testing facility in the Watchmen universe, known as the site of Jon Osterman’s catastrophic accident that transforms him into Doctor Manhattan.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California desert military base (fictional) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional military base
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fictional research facility ⓘ location in the Watchmen universe ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Doctor Manhattan
NERFINISHED
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Jon Osterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Alan Moore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Edward Jacobi
NERFINISHED
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Janey Slater NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Osterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventType | intrinsic field subtractor accident ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Watchmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Watchmen #4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Watchmen (1986–1987 comic series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEquipment | intrinsic field subtractor ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalRegion | Arizona desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | comic book ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
key flashback location in Watchmen
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origin site of Doctor Manhattan ⓘ |
| notableEvent | accident that transforms Jon Osterman into Doctor Manhattan ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
U.S. government
NERFINISHED
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U.S. military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
nuclear research
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nuclear testing ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| researchField |
nuclear physics
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particle physics ⓘ |
| securityClassification | top secret ⓘ |
| statusInStory | abandoned after the accident ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
California desert military base (fictional)