He's obviously the boy from the beginning, and the parallels between him and the black sheriff in the movie he was watching in the theater seems a subtle hint he's Hooded Justice. He says to Regina King he can lift 200 lbs, is obviously hanging Don Johnson at the end...
shareIn the last episode he is wearing the colors of Hooded Justice along with a hoodie under his red jacket. The monologue of the person providing the voice of Hooded Justice doesn't make sense to me as no one knew who he was and while an alleged alias was killed so that he could fake his death then how does the monologue inform the audience through the show within a show, "American Hero Story"?
In the Watchmen comic, these now-retired superheroes aren't central characters, but their actions and choices affect the new generation who followed in their footsteps. Some of them, like Captain Metropolis, didn't hide their real selves. But Hooded Justice is different. The first vigilante who started it all never admitted to who he was. The research suggested he was a strongman named Rolf Müller, hence the American Hero Story opening. But that was never proven.If that is the case the series is being too clever to have so many misdirects and divergences from the comic series which already had a misdirect for the character "Hooded Justice".
Nor could anyone say what happened to Hooded Justice. One day he just disappeared. There are theories, which tie to him having been a closeted gay man. That part the comics confirm, along with fellow superhero Sally Jupiter having acted as his beard. Jupiter was so committed to keeping his secret, her daughter Laurie (who followed in her mother's superhero boots) grew up thinking Justice was her father.
American Hero Story will most likely get to all that in good time. Until then, viewers should make sure they're watching the show HBO's Watchmen is watching.