I found Nite Owl to be a pretty sympathetic character.
Yeah, I liked both Nite Owls. I have to disagree with Grimm; I found even the more obscure characters such as Captain Metropolis interesting. I also have to give Alan Moore several pats on his back for his depiction of less than good characters. (BTW, I have a problem with how Alan Moore depicts women - I'm not going into details over this because I've had dull discussions about this issue one time to many - but I can't say that any of them in Watchmen is completely unsympathetic.)
"Batman is only meaningful as an answer to a world which in its basics is chaotic and in the hands of the wrong people, where no justice can be found. I think it's very suitable to our perception of the world's condition today... Batman embodies the will to resist evil" -Frank Miller
"Conan, what's the meaning of life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!" -Conan the Barbarian
"Well, yeah." -Jason E. Perkins
"If I had a dime for every time Pariah was right about something I'd owe twenty cents." -Ultimate Jaburg53
"Fair enough. I defer to your expertise." -Prometheus