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An outcast and loner even among his superhero "peers", intelligent but embittered due to his experiences, introspectively brooding, strong in his personal beliefs, and a total refusal to compromise on anything Rorschach is the exemplar of a Byronic hero in comic books.

Byronic Hero: As flawed as he is, Rorschach is a very relatable character.

Has a very muscular and athletic body but, from the neck up, he's rather unattractive. He is also the protagonist of the licensed Watchmen game. Before Doctor Manhattan's role in Rebirth, Rorschach was the most consistently used character of Watchmen in DC comics, appearing through cameos on Kingdom Come and The Question trying to imitate him in one of his issues ( and calling him a loser for his ineffective methods). This is especially true for Jackie Earle Haley's interpretation, which remains one of the most acclaimed things about the 2009 film.

Breakout Character: He is easily the most popular and influential character in the comics, with some people viewing him as the protagonist.

It's understated, however, as he is savvy enough to favor tactics, psychological warfare and the odd Improvised Weapon over Good Old Fisticuffs.

Boxing Battler: He has extensive training in boxing and can easily send thugs sprawling with a single punch.

Bold Inflation: Aside from the ill-fated Crimebusters meeting (which took place long before the 1975 kidnapping case which completely redefined him), the only instances where he spoke like this are when he was unmasked by the police and when he goads Dr.

Rorschach: The man turned.and there was something rewarding in his eyes. Upon seeing a woman about to be mugged and raped, Rorschach had this to say about the assailant:

Blood Knight: Rorschach is hinted to be this.

The Blank: The whole idea behind his mask.Other characters find it more like Black-and-Gray Morality. Black-and-White Morality: Symbolically displayed through his mask, which is described as how he sees the world: through an extreme filter of black and white.He also applauds President Truman's dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan as it ended a world war, but decries Ozymandias' doing the same to New York for the same reasons, and is determined to make Veidt answer for this "evil". The fault in his philosophy is shown early on, as his patriotism and admiration for the Comedian's persona and combat record make him accept the attempted rape of Sally Jupiter, who Rorschach considers to be a whore, as a moral lapse of an otherwise upstanding citizen, even though he is later shown to consider rape a perfectly good reason to kill someone. Black-and-White Insanity: Rorschach's devotion to his ethos is so strong that it is impossible for him to accept any form of compromise.Berserk Button: Never ever steal his face.("NO! MY FACE! GIVE ME BACK MY FACE!") Later averted see Dying as Yourself. Becoming the Mask: Initially played straight.

He feels the complete opposite when New York is destroyed. Be Careful What You Wish For: His quote above.While his gut instinct that Blake's murder was the start of a larger conspiracy proves correct in a sense, he fails to consider the sheer scale of it until it's far too late. Every person he tries to warn points towards more obvious and compelling answers only for them to be ignored. While we are initially led to believe that Rorschach may be some kind of master pulp detective with a great gut instinct, it quickly becomes clear that he bases his prevalent "mask-killer" theory entirely on assumption rather than evidence. Bat Deduction: Deconstructed quite conclusively.And then, after the big reveal but before his death, he starts to walk out into the same Antarctic weather, in the same clothes and with no easy route home, with his intention to reveal Veidt's crime even if he has to walk home to do it. Badass Normal: He is, among other things, more badass than the Antarctic itself, enduring the bitter cold and what had to be some severe wind chill on one of Nite Owl's hoverbikes with no superpowers and no more protective equipment than the same overcoat and hat that he wore around New York.Badass Longcoat: More evocative of pulp heroes.