He-El had thought Doctor Manhattan was the one who had brought him to the DC Universe. Only after hearing Doctor Manhattan speak did he learn that even Doctor Manhattan did not know his true circumstances.
But regardless of who had brought him into this universe, or whether it had been an accident, He-El did not care. He had no desire to investigate it.
This universe was, after all, better than the one he had lived in before crossing over.
What surprised him was that Doctor Manhattan had been behind Ancient Krypton's war against the entire universe during the Second Cosmic War.
He-El saw that Doctor Manhattan bore no hostility. After pondering for a moment, he asked in a deep voice:
"Who are you?"
He-El knew of Doctor Manhattan's immense power. Whether from his past memories or from facing this enormous stellar head formed from ionized energy, seemingly projected and possessing it from some unknown universe, he could sense Doctor Manhattan's power—the power of a universe itself.
Though Doctor Manhattan currently appeared entirely nonthreatening.
"I barely remember the name Jon Osterman, because names had become completely meaningless to me afterward.
"I had no hobbies and was only passionate about physics research. I had a wife, but no friends. November 9, 1959, was the day that changed my life. In an accidental quantum conversion experiment, my body was annihilated, and my consciousness was brought into a nonmaterial realm. There, my understanding was completely overturned. After wandering for a long time, I returned to the human world. I became a bald blue man. Every fundamental particle was mine to command at will. This power beyond all else was like God descending into the mortal world. Naturally, it frightened the government as well. They kept me hidden away, named me Doctor Manhattan, and relied