How Walter Kovacs Became Rorschach (Watchmen)

Walter Kovacs' life before he put on the Rorschach mask and
fight crime in 1980's DC comic/ graphic novel / movie Watchmen
He wasn't around for the hbo show that just recently aired, like
Silk Spectre/ Laurie Blake, Dr. Manhattan, and Adrien Veidt/ Ozymandias,
but his character was still there in spirit!
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[@Lite727]

Rorschach is the perfect example of someone who has every reason to backfire on society and be a vengeful maniac but instead dedicates himself towards stopping criminals, fighting corruption, and deciphering the truth.

[@johnynoway9127]

unfortunatelly those types of people are very rare and dont last long both mentally and physically. Society is built by those in power who dislike change that isnt in their favour

[@drjonesey5]

I don't think that's accurate. Society didn't do anything to him, his parental figures did and some bullies. If anything he's basically any kid with bad parents that gets bullied and grows up hating bad people but instead of not acting on that hate, he did. Characters that hate society that are Western usually are not that impactful because their hate is not justified. Like why would he hate society? His mother is to blame, his dad is to blame for abandoning his kid and some bullies. The social structure itself is not to blame for his misfortunes as there are way worst social structures he could be born in that are responsible for their citizens sole hate for living, just pick any dictatorship. Not only would he get bullied and can still have bad parents, society is fully controlled and indoctrinated a certain way by force and nobody can step out of line. Being disgusted with evil people, and wanting them to get justice is normal for everyone besides those doing evil; which is why I feel his character is more relatable than the others. I think we all want pedophiles, murderers, rapist etc to get punished, but it's not like we know who they are immediately, and the culture does not influence us to push for them like it should. To best honest, if some guy rapes a kid, and gets 5 years in prison, that's not justice, we should be able to go into his home, drag him out and get rid of him but nobody does most of the time so when we see fictional depictions of it, we feel satisfaction because in some sense justice was served even thought it's fake. But nobody fights for harsher punishments in real life for these people though either, so whose to blame here. The country use to be way more open to capital punishment, look at us now? we think 25 years in prison is justice for a young man that raped a 16 year old, killed her and then tried to kill her sister and then went to court and stuck his middle finger up during the trail. It would have ended just like that, but he screwed himself writing a letter how he had no remorse and enjoyed it for him to get the death penalty. Why did it take all that? The rape was enough, the murder just added to it, and then the attack on the sister was beyond enough.

[@johnynoway9127]

@@drjonesey5 yeah..... Tell that to people who want to kill another cuz tgeir grandpas fought and one of em killed the other Or imagine my grandpa enslaving your grandpa and now you want revenge on me even tho i did nothing to you.

[@my8thaccount236]

@@drjonesey5 What I think happened to him is that people in his personal life hardened him into a man of decisive action, no matter the cost. A person who’d rather make an overreaching, absolutist and potentially even wrong choice over making no choice at all. However when he realized that the general society’s methods were more reserved and less absolute, it disgusted him. He saw caution and innocent until proven guilty as a kind of weakness or cowardice. An unwillingness to do what must be done, according to him. That disgust with moderation is what creates Rorschach and Rorschach completely takes over Walter’s mind as he’s exposed to escalating amounts of darkness. Culminating in the destruction of whatever was left of the man behind the mask when he encounters the kidnapper. Disgust ultimately turning into a cold, hopeless disdain that he couldn’t accept. So despite being completely hopeless, he fights on because the other choice is surrender. Society didn’t create Walter Kovac, it just turned an already mentally primed individual to irate madness. A madness he couldn’t keep bottled up and he couldn’t control. Leading to the creation of a being that can only be described as vengeance incarnate. A faceless, nameless creature that exists solely to deliver the retribution it believes to be necessary according to its own moral code. I’m willing to say that society or at the very least the people who stood by in the face of evil is what created Rorschach, but it wasn’t responsible for what happened to Walter Kovac. Which is an important distinction because the two are essentially completely different people.

[@Flips44]

@@johnynoway9127 you are right about them not lasting long

[@masteroftheassassins]

“Men get arrested. Dogs get put down.” -Rorschach

[@dildogextrodinare]

@Flaxlinwill someone's got a lil poo in their diaper

[@l.r.7505]

@@dildogextrodinare 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kinpump4696]

@@dildogextrodinare lmfao he deleted the comment

[@cha5]

Although in the Alan Moore comic Rorschach would have thought that a quick killing ala the movie with a blow to the head for that child kidnapper would have been a far too merciful and quick death for someone like that compared to slowly and agonizingly burning him alive and standing by to watch it. “Stood in street. Watched it burn. Imagined limbless felt torsos inside; Breasts blackening; Bellies smoldering; Bursting into flame one by one. Watched for an hour. Nobody got out.”

[@asmodeus1234]

Best line ever

[@archangel5627]

Im not in here with you. You’re in HERE WITH ME!!!” Jackie Earle Haley did a phenomenal job portraying Rorschach. Not only did he look the part but his voice totally matches what you’d expect Rorschach to sound like after reading the comic. He’s always been one of my favorite comic book antiheroes.

[@walterkovacs521]

Seriously 👏🏻

[@thedoctor2871]

It's amazing how in the end, the most powerful man in the universe and the smartest man alive both lost against a mortal man.

[@Mekratrig]

Jackie Earle Haley stole that movie with every scene he was in, him. “None of you seem to understand; l’m not locked in here with you - you’re locked in here with ME!”

[@lv2465]

His character is probably the realest in some respects he's fueled by the rage of his disgust of a society he's seen from childhood. His vengeance gives him a similar satisfaction to having sex and he's become fearless in the process. Just see him in prison. He believes his retribution is justly served. This is one scary dude, he's darker than the Dark Knight.

[@metsrus]

He's more like Red Hood/ Jason Todd

[@asmodeus1234]

Whaaaat are you talking about? Saying he gets sexual gratification from vengeance? Feeling a little frustrated? Lol

[@nickanderson55]

A true hero

[@creatorsfreedom6734]

has batman even ever encounter a criminal who has killed children ?

[@user-by9zs6ei7u]

@@creatorsfreedom6734 the mad hatter it is implied but not shown

[@makima8976]

When I read watchmen for the first time, I identified with him the first time, with his almost superhuman fight against what he considers evil in this world, being a man without powers but his pure will and desire.And when in the end he is annihilated by Dr. Manhattan it was moving because he never gave up his moral and ethical position, he preferred to die than to live in a false and hypocritical world.

[@jessehenderson2967]

Rorschach, if he had the power, would've done exactly what Ozymandias did though. He disdained a large portion of society and viewed the others who lived amongst those "ne'er-do-well" as weak and simple minded. Kinda.....supremist, no? He wasn't a hero.

[@dtester]

@@jessehenderson2967 That's an odd take...if he would have done what Ozymandias did then he wouldn't have tried to stop him.

[@irarelyupload6930]

@@jessehenderson2967 He never was a hero. More of a vigilante who strongly acts on his morals without hypocrisy or compromise. Essentially, his character aims to gets rid of terrible people as opposed to saving people in a conventional way.

[@manwithnoname8229]

Rorschach was no hero, he was clearly an unhinged psychopath, no different to Ozymandias.

[@farrel_ra]

@@manwithnoname8229 the difference is, Rorshach has the strongest will, meanwhile Ozymandias has the brigthest mind (kill million to save billion). The only things that connect them is theyre both psychopath.. so yeah.

[@duane8620]

Yes for me the movie solidified Rorschach as my favorite character. The director and J.E. Haley really convinced the audience that Haley was really just Kovacs playing himself in the movie.

[@number62]

If only we handled child kidnappers that way.

[@digipeeper]

Are You Really a MAN??? Or just a Number.

[@House.Of.Pain.]

Exactly

[@atthecore4560]

Civility in practice is the sign of a man. Action in passion is the sign of a beast.

[@House.Of.Pain.]

@@atthecore4560 and “he who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man”-I forgot who said lol

[@jamesgatz5301]

@@House.Of.Pain. Hunter Thompson

[@retrolutiongames9479]

Rorshach's end was brutally beautiful. He was born into a miserable life of suffering, guilty of simply existing, like a toy for forces beyond human understanding. His final confrontation with Dr Manhattan brought it all to a head, faced with an adversary which he'd spent his entire life battling, he simply looked it in the eye, refused to back down, and screamed 'DO IT!!!' He may have been born to suffer, but he lived to fight, and died with his uncompromising principles unblemished.

[@atthecore4560]

I love your interpretation. It's extol for basis at its best.

[@farrel_ra]

Agree, everything is black and white to him.

[@alphacraig2001]

Rorschach stared God in the face and proved him to be a hypocrite, then dared him to take his life. He went out on his own terms in the face of unbeatable odds.

[@farrel_ra]

@@alphacraig2001 cool, anti-hypocrite character

[@Sav3TheWorld]

@@farrel_ra Dude, be less obvious when you're trolling.

[@daffygoose4757]

2:03 Fun Fact: there actually IS Gotham and Metropolis in Watchmen. If you look at the montage in the beginning of the Zack Snyder Watchmen movie, there’s a shot of Knight-Owl punching a gunman. That gunman was going to kill 2 billionaires, named Thomas and Martha Wayne

[@joe_t871]

Rorshach is the character you get with all DLC added from the start.

[@littlebosaMusic]

Wdym? he's poor and doesn't live anywhere. I would say Rorshach is the lvl 1 main character. And Nite Owl is the lvl 100 with all upgrades.

[@kenjones2182]

"Never compromise, even in the face of Armageddon." It only makes sense that a character like him doesn't get a happy ending. It's nasty. Nasty, but still on his terms. As chaotic as he was, he still only ever wanted good for the world. For a character like that, against all odds at every turn, the best kind of end is death. His story would've been left unfinished had he been allowed to live.

[@Sav3TheWorld]

......I mean, millions of random people across the world also just died, except they just died scared and trying to huddle together like mindless animals, without any meaning or relevance.....THAT is definitely a bad and sad ending, yet no one even seems to care or even mention anything about who and what kind of characters died so pitifully literally just a few minutes ago. So, when kids like you pretend to talk about what, um, kinds of "characters" are, uh, Supposed to live or die when you've honestly never even tried to live or learn about the world or even go outside.....It's kind of embarrassing for other people to have to see someone acting So shamefully, ya know, so could you please stop and hide your shame? Your story doesn't even exist sadly because it's already been decided completely, and it's just another copy of a bad story written eons ago and used over and over again millions of times. Your story is finished because you choose to not even try to make you. The best kind of end for you is always death. It's a story no one wants or cares about, yet forced to exist and force people to have to hear the same pointless, terrible and depressing tale once again, Just to make the world a slightly worse place and cause a little sadness for no reason. Character's like you are fated to a slow, miserable, and pointless story with no happiness intended and a unhappy ending that is meant to exist in order to imply that such a miserable fate was Desired and considered a Good thing by the main character. Writing

[@Quincy_Morris]

Dying doing the right thing is a happy ending. But only because ultimate Good does exist. So it seems unrealistic the man wouldn’t believe in God.

[@Sinastyr]

The whole incident of bystanders in Kitty Genovese's death was exaggerated by papers and only a few witnessed portions of the crime and didn't realize a murder was occurring. It is, somehow, perfectly fitting for the character of Rorschach imo.

[@xxalucard66xx]

Cause it's normal to ignore women screaming for help right?

[@cha5]

@Alucard Actually None of the witness's saw the attack on Kitty Genovese in it's entirety, And the 1964 New York Times article exaggerated the number of witnesses to that crime and the idea of there being 38 unresponsive witnesses Only a few had glimpsed parts of it, or recognized the cries for help. Many thought they had heard a lovers quarrel or drunks calling, and some people intervened in the matter of Kitty Genovese's death, two people called the police, and there were two attacks on her not three. Plus a 70 year old woman ventured out and cradled the dying woman in her arms until the police arrived. Ms. Genovese died on her way to the hospital.

[@xxalucard66xx]

@@cha5 I read that article, but still, a woman being attacked, who would be screaming for help, is not going to sound like "lovers" and is unlikely to sound like "drunks". I'd argue it's more likely that some of the people interviewed couldn't accept the fact that their inaction could have led to a woman's death. Look at how people reacted to the obedience experiments; some people were outraged and couldnt accept the conclusion that they weren't so different from nazis pushing children into gas chambers with the attitude of "I'm just doing my job". True, some people did react to help her or at least investigate, but if you look at the attitude of many people in the big city it's incredibly common for people to have a complete lack of empathy due to cramped living conditions and remarkable levels of competition.

[@cha5]

Alucard Yes well I’m not saying some people didn’t ignore her attack, but that 1964 NYT article also blatantly distorted some of the events of what happened on that night that was only corrected in a 2016 NYT article when her killer died, such as making it out to be 38 witnesses, which wasn’t the case and the number of attacks and this idea that everyone just ignored what was going on that night. And there have been plenty of citizens acting as crime stoppers and neighborhood crime watches in a lot of big cities more often than not.

[@Sav3TheWorld]

@@xxalucard66xx ......I mean, it's normal to ignore All problems for no reason. "Don't focus on the negative" "X is the past let X go", etc. So, when people have Always been Not allowed to defend themselves and get sent to jail if they do or try, combined with the fact that Lying and Fake people exist Solely to stop anyone who says "We have to help" with a "mind your own business nerd, it no big deal." all being Normal Reality for a long time in our lying society......kinda leads to it being literally impossible to do anything most of the time. I mean, I tried, but 1 vs. 6, hell even 1 vs. 4 is a fight I find impossible for me to win Even using knives and trying to kill the kidnappers with a surprise attack. I mean, even when walking up to calm police officers, there are 8 of them doing routine "police brutality" that they were ordered to do by the local Judge and lawyers, all I can do is ask "please stop?" and it's always "Sorry, have to", and then they get back to standing around someone for another 1 hour while 100 cars drive by and no one doesn't anything except maybe look......and I'm just actually upset because I didn't get tasered or pep sprayed or even impolite manner from the situation I spent 2 hours working up the courage to just walk up to the "scene scene", and there was no danger, But also no other people doing anything or having any excuse to be lazy, stupid failures! No one else will help, reason is ignored, people won't Not do whatever it is they're order to until they are killed or at least delude themselves into thinking, no one tells the truth or talks about important stuff like this. and everyone else just pretends that they Can't even risk even Thinking about doing anything because if they do then everyone dies because of "fake threat X" and "fake excuse X" is something important that they Can't risk and that's just how it is for them because they are "fake playing the victim label X". People Choose to do what's wrong and incorrect because it's the easy, weaklings path. And also because it's easy to not let anyone help you or tell you something important, just hide in your house and close the door. No communication or possibly learning anything useful any more! Success! And all self-destructive, harmful, and life-ruining habits and problems that exist can be solved with a simple hiding on the internet and pretending none of those problems exist for the rest of their li-.....well until they die.

[@shadowLDrago4084]

It's Times Like These when I feel like if Batman himself was able to see some of these people that are similar to him and the path they went down , it would give him more reason to always do right and to never compromise his code.

[@everettparker1313]

This Incredible Masterpiece Video for Walter Joseph Kovacs/Rorschach My All Time Favorite Character in The Watchmen Franchise.

[@Lalvon_Zelpharr]

Rorschach is one of my favourite comic book anti-heroes

[@KrazedLion]

We need more of him.

[@BettyWhiteTheVibratorSlayer]

Same, one of the best "no power" characters, his intensity...you can beat him but not defeat him, he knows not the word quit 🥰

[@colemanwalsh7477]

Rorschach as fraud as he was was a chad amounts men and was always my favorite

[@jayderphor2339]

Rorschach is the real batman clone of watchmen, the true precurser to The Dark Night graphic novel. Hides behind a mask Has no super powers Does detective work Is driven by anger Interrogates using fear and violence Oh... And the whole voice change thing "Swear to me!" or "I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with me!" Without Rorschach, there would be no Dark Knight. Thank you Mr Moore.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Hell Man Rorschach Was The greatest ❤⭐❤⭐❤

[@JokerCarnageYT]

It’s awesome how the movie stayed really close to the source material.

[@lhfirex]

Rorschach's interesting, especially when you look at him vs the rest of the Watchmen group: Probably has the least powers/resources, yet is really effective at his work. He believes in upholding justice and the law, but doesn't actually care about humanity. In a lot of ways, you could argue he does the most moral good, because he kills criminals, even if murder is wrong. Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are kinda treated as the two most "good" heroes in the graphic novel, but they're also pretty much ineffective and useless. Dr. Manhattan is a god, and like Rorschach, he cares nothing for humanity anymore. Ozymandias is one of those crazy antiheroes who's too smart and too powerful for his own good, and I think his mix of ego and "caring" for humanity too much is what makes him the antihero. By caring, I mean Ozy is stressed about the nuclear war coming and like most super rich assholes, thinks he's the only person capable of stopping it. The Comedian is basically Rorschach plus status, minus morality. It kinda seems like Alan Moore was saying to be an effective hero, you have to hate humanity or at the very least, care nothing for it. It also seems like Alan Moore was saying humanity is better off without heroes, but maybe that's just my own belief coming in too. But I also read Watchmen at a young enough age that it informed my views on superheroes.

[@bendu8282]

I agree with most of what you said, except that I believe Rorschach did care about humanity and hated the current state of it then slowly down the line he started to care more about Justice itself. I think even then he still cared about humanity but his past, obsession for justice and crime fighting experience twisted his idea of how to achieve it.

[@marioSk8ter]

Fun Fact: Rorshach was roughly based on The Question from DC Comics. Although not as ruthless as his counterpart, The Questions displays key characteristics found in Rorshach. If the character of Rorshach or Walter interests you, I definitely recommend looking into The Question!

[@bendu8282]

@@marioSk8ter I know about The Question. He’s honestly a more professional version of Rorschach with more self control in my opinion. Obviously we know Rorschach purpose was made to be a more negative version of him and Batman but still The Question is a fun character who I believe should be in more DC properties.

[@CarlosMunoz-pc2ky]

Yes it is like how in the new testament of the bible everyone is all about Zeus the god of thunder and Apollo the god of abundance and Mars the god of war and other immortals from old wives tales so in comes god shapeshifting as a mortal fetus he could feel what we feel even unto death to show us that being a hero is a working class job even a kid who chops wood for a living can do.

[@GamerLoggos]

Actually, I think it's not quite true that he upholds law. He believes in a retribution kind of system of justice. The kind of justice that the law expressly forbids. He kills criminals denying them legal rights for a fair trial or due process. Firstly, because he sees criminals are subhuman, or as he expressly puts it "Men get arrested. Dogs get put down." That sums up his thoughts on crime and those who do evil things. They are no longer human or deserving of the protections of societies laws. He may also see law and order as it stands as corrupt and unable stop the true evils in the world. He sees his brand of justice to be pure and deserved and cares little for what others think of his actions. He only sees black and white, and he is the only judge and jury he needs or trusts.

[@bangdingowi581]

That hit me hard when Dr. Manhattan killed Rorschach

[@5ynthesizerpatel]

He didn't - he killed Kovacs

[@shackyrustleford7683]

Actually, Dr. Manhattan can decide to do or not do whatever he wants, so technically he obeyed Kovacs' request. But he also was fully aware Kovacs would never bend, and possibly jeopardize the "peace". Dogs are unconditional, so Dr. M put Walter down, via his own philosophy

[@bangdingowi581]

@@shackyrustleford7683 still weather he asked or not it hit me hard

[@shackyrustleford7683]

@@bangdingowi581 Same here. Some people think it's wrong to waste a bad guy because it's judgemental. Other people think if a bad guy is hiding behind the "you can't judge me" bit, it's cheating. There's a lot more Rorschachs in the world than most people imagine, and it could get interesting if one day they decided enough is enough

[@dazskadi612]

Yeah i actually didn't fully comprehend what I'd witnessed when i watched it when it came out. It confused me because i didnt expect any of it. The story is completely unhinged and off tge beaten track for a super hero story and this my first exposure to anything of the sort, bloody wonderful to be that dumbfounded

[@BengtRosini13]

That was a great video, thank you. I read the Watchmen graphic novel when I was in high school so of course years later when the movie was released I immediately was drawn to watch it, and it did not disappoint.

[@johntumahab323]

I just learned yesterday that the character of Levi Ackerman from "Attack on Titan" was actually inspired by Walter Kovac/Rorschach from "Watchmen", which, now that it's been pointed out, I can kind of see. I just find that pretty awesome.

[@maishalaby3035]

Yeah the reason I am watching this now because I just found out this info. There are tons of similarities, including appearance (the cravat )

[@tanmayadithya]

I think isayama said the scarf levi used was inspired by rorschach not his character

[@whidden72]

So he learned how to fight by boxing in grade school. That must have been some boxing!

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Rorschach is Arthur Fleck if he went the Batman route. Minus the laughter.

[@johnynoway9127]

not even close.....

[@mookly1056]

and now I want a solo roschach movie with Joaquin Phoenix

[@manwithnoname8229]

You mean it's the other way around, if Bruce Wayne went Fleck route, minus the laughter

[@johnynoway9127]

Rorchach is a realistic batman pretty much. Thats the whole concept of the watchmen universe. Every character is based on some super hero/villain Most of em are selfish. The only one who is good is owl. And the blue man is neutral.

[@BelmontClan]

Kitty Gennevese is mentioned in The Boondock Saints at the beginning shortly before the brothers become vigilantes targeting mob criminals.

[@UnusHonorabilis]

The first Boondock Saints film was fantastic. Really not a fan of the sequel, though

[@BelmontClan]

@@UnusHonorabilis The second had its okay parts, gotta admit hearing veteran actress Julie Benz of Buffy/Angel rocking a southern twangy accent and seeing her trying to copy William Defoe’s actions was interesting. And she’s still smoking hot, the last show I watched her on was the Syfy series Defiance. They ended the movie on a semi cliffhanger but a happy one

[@victorhugomacedo4601]

Great vid once again, man! Congratulations! Hope to see one for His Dark Materials soon, see ya

[@pavanachar9358]

I was waiting for this video for year's, thank u!

[@ssjdeadpool]

Honestly, one of the worst parts about the HBO series was that they made Rorschach out to be some kind of racist icon

[@Rougarou99]

Wasn’t that the point? The Seventh Kavalry had bastardized the idea of Rorshach in order to give credence to their cause.

[@TheFlashSawyer]

@@Rougarou99 yeah they kind of took on his symbol and spun their own narrative. Some people claim he was full on racist in the comic anyway, but I don’t think he is

[@ipeefreely2364]

That HBO for u. Go woke go broke

[@ssjdeadpool]

@@ipeefreely2364 HBO is decidedly not broke tho lol

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

@@ssjdeadpool Aside from GOT, I don’t know a lot of people who actively watch HBO.

[@jamespurcer3730]

I think that you did a great job on this. Keep up the good work.

[@BJETNT]

Awesome production value and awesome video I don't know how you do that without stuttering or messing up something but it was great thank you for the video

[@doczodzilla]

I've never heard of your channel but this was recommended to me. This is an excellent video and I'm subscribed now.

[@kellyshea92]

"Im not locked in here with you, YOU'RE LOCKED IN HERE WITH ME!"

[@digipeeper]

He was a troubled and tortured man who actually wanted to do good in the world. Most of us are Walter Kovacs.

[@belldrop7365]

And all the shit we see in the internet is our kidnapped little girl.

[@Frazer2]

Before his first kill, He was just a broken person just trying to do the right thing.

[@miguelcastaneda7236]

there was always the posiability of dr manhatten reasembeling him...and would not be a problem hes done so with himself

[@EldritchTeacup]

I mean he has no real reason too. If he did there wouldn't be just the journal they worried about. Unless Dr. Mahatten wanted to make a world habitable and just stick walter there as the only living being. Like a pet. It was simplier and less cruel to just nullify his body. Walter is probably at peace now.

[@TheAlcoholic27]

Even if he could it wouldn't be him. Dr. Manhatten wasn't "killed" during the incident, per se. He became a sort of omnipotent being where Rorschach, a typically normal human being, was blown to pieces.

[@tuchesuavae]

Reassemble his body. Not his consciousness, not his soul

[@charlespuruncajas9663]

What if Manhattan created a new universe (like what he did in DC canon) and turned Rorschach into the Joker himself

[@wolfgangusbanana93]

@@charlespuruncajas9663 that's so stupid that I could see how some comic book writer could come up with this idea, pls stop haha

[@babyboomer6272]

It's sad. He didn't deserve what happened to him.

[@yousefalbarq3271]

Abserd O you sound like a vindictive asshole bro let someone hav there opinion lmao

[@babyboomer6272]

@Abserd O I mean he didn't deserve tge life he grew up. He didn't deserve to be abused by his mother. Which is what kinda started his slow decline into madness.

[@l.r.7505]

@Abserd O But yet taking into consideration the HBO show and what happened his death was in vain something Dr. Manhattan should have seen. Unless the show isn't cannon then in that case nm.

[@joedunn3537]

@@l.r.7505 canon is whatever you want to be canon. Watchmen has quite a few sequels, yet no sequel at all.

[@raiden_187]

@@joedunn3537 the book is what's Canon it ain't whatever u want

[@Chrisfragger1]

I don't accept the existence of the HBO show.

[@nickanderson55]

I heard it was awful

[@ulfrick11]

@@nickanderson55 It doesn't deserve to even be called Watchmen

[@skirk248]

What HBO show? I know game of thrones didn't end well but it started strong

[@thai2go]

@@nickanderson55 is really good actually

[@antonkovalenko364]

@@nickanderson55 It really was awful. I couldn't sit through it.

[@MegaMan-bs3oy]

We know who ended up with the Journal. The Bat.

[@bruceh1660]

One of if not the greatest comic book character ever

[@Heathershusbandbear]

All time favorite

[@ThousandMask]

I love this character, call me crazy but it helped to cope with my past and work on my mental health. He was my hero as a teen, an inspiration to accept insanity that was happening around me and in me Thank you for your analysis

[@jendersonmohammed443]

Rorschach is one my favourites characters EVER! Ozy is a villain!

[@johnrichmond5342]

Love this character. The Watchmen movie one of my favorite Cape movies. " never comprise, not ever, even in the face of armageddon"

[@ChannalWatcher]

One day we will all see the Watchmen and the Justice League together on the screen

[@lotuscoma4127]

never read the graphic novel or seen the hbo show yet, guess ill have to check em out now. rorschach is definitely my favorite character from the movie tho

[@deathGod252]

Dont watch the show

[@StandWatie1862]

The show is terrible

Listen to, (I listen to KZbin mostly), or watch the comic book on here. I hated fictional books for many years, except Stephen King (The Shining, read by Campbell Scott), and No Country For Old Men. I listened to them over and over for years, almost everyday. I could hear Cirguhr in Rorschach. Same narrator.

[@libertusprimus]

Netflix show has NOTHING to do with the original graphic novel. Theres a good version of the graphic novel made into a "movie" of sorts, watch that

[@Zain94336]

​@@StandWatie1862 no its not clown the show captures the comic better than hack snyders crappy movie. Rorschach was always meant to be a fascist, right wing and hates women. The creator of watchmen is left leaning.

[@ApolloBlatenszky]

This is great content

[@joegahan7055]

Amazing video. Not many tell it as this.

[@StagnantExistance]

I would assume that the correct pronunciation of his last name would be something like KovaCH, since it is most likely of a Slavic decent.

[@luiginb]

It is KovaCH, but Hungarians aren't Slavic

[@gqloc6768]

There should be a law that all sick twisted crimes like murder of a kid or rape or molestation or serial murders etc be handled by a hit team with dead over alive orders! Of course there would have to be outstanding evidence that is pretty much 100% in knowing who's responsible in order for activation of such a solution. I believe there's no point in housing these monsters in prison for life.

[@briggs9187]

This is character development... this is so good.

[@aquariuskudo]

Alan Moore failing miserably writing this character for people to hate is hilarious.

[@rajeshroshan2877]

I only saw the movie, Rorschach is the only character I found interesting.

[@prez_official2731]

I strongly suggest reading the comics the characters get alot more justice in the comics

[@shinobifirecracker6671]

Your new nickname is only.

[@shinobifirecracker6671]

@@prez_official2731 pretty stupid tk recommend comics to someone who doesn’t read comics.

[@shinobifirecracker6671]

And no, he didn’t say that. I can tell by his word selection. But now that I’ve said it, he’ll say “oh yeah I am” and yeah.

[@gaiatrixgames]

This. ALL of this.

[@downwithputinsaveukraine1313]

One of the best two or three from Snyder's Watchmen. It was great that he didn't survive in the end, he wouldn't have had it any other way.

[@whycreate]

Cold beans?

[@idontcareanymore7078]

Fine like this.

[@alexandracohen0694]

Kitty genovese and her story were mentioned in another movie "The Boondock Saints"

[@luxuryballer8291]

Do a video explaining why he always wore that picture of my parents fighting on his face.

[@jackolenna]

Lol.. Deep

[@stevenclark1662]

That made me laugh

[@Blendercage]

Nice

[@perceptortron]

Good one!

[@spoodurmin9742]

4:28 he only started talking in this monotonous/robotic way after the murder of the little girl. This is further emphasized by the way his speech bubbles are illustrated before and after the murder of the girl.

[@EinsamPibroch278]

It is Rorschach, his narration caps both the beginning and end of the Movie and story.

[@youngw1ze]

Rorschach was my favorite character from the book....

[@incrediblystoned4990]

The dude is a ultra giga mega chad

[@LATVERIAN1]

Rorschach was always my favorite.

[@BettyWhiteTheVibratorSlayer]

Best scene in the whole movie "I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in with me..." hate this pic of him with a gun, my love of Rorschach comes from when he snaps to defend justice he is all consumed, no thought or Fs givin for planning or best weapon, he acts, without hesitation or a touch of remorse, fanatically righteous

[@arika797]

bystander effect gives new yorkers something to live for other than moving down south and complaining about how it isnt new york...

[@ringokageyama6439]

I saw Watchmen at the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles on opening weekend. That version included the Kitty Geonese & working at a garment factory. I'm wondering if the Definitive Version includes those scenes. The Directors Cut does'nt have those scenes

[@OldschoolHIT360]

What program do you use for your videos?

[@ennuibarbie]

I still love Alan's quote about Rorschach and fans. "I wanted to kind of make this like, ‘Yeah, this is what Batman would be in the real world.’ But I had forgotten that actually to a lot of comic fans that smelling, not having a girlfriend-these are actually kind of heroic. So actually, sort of, Rorschach became the most popular character in Watchmen. I meant him to be a bad example, but I have people come up to me in the street saying, ‘I am Rorschach! That is my story!’ And I’ll be thinking, ‘Yeah, great, can you just keep away from me and never come anywhere near me again for as long as I live?'"

[@ennuibarbie]

@ BIG agree.

[@dioncitstervnoname2138]

@ Who was the "he" that was racist?

[@frank-2martialoffrankoslav151]

. . . Yeah, Allan is definitely a good example of a Good Person. Definitely nothing wrong with him.

[@MeetThaNewDealer]

This is exactly what would happen if GRRM wrote a superhero comic book.

[@JohnDoe-wy1zt]

I'm glad I'm not the only person who saw huge similarities between watchmen and asoiaf. Both in how the story is told, and the characters involved in the story. It's eerie how similar they, honestly lol I wonder if GRRM ever drew inspiration from Alan Moore? 🤔 probably not, but would be cool to find out for sure!

[@charlie1234500]

He is no stranger to comic book storytelling.

[@mycathasswag7242]

Cool, keep branching to other literature works (or whatever you call them). Keep it up!

[@jeremymcclary3901]

Rorshach is the GREATEST HERO EVER!!!!!!!! And this vid proves why!!!!

[@AkemiNinjitsu]

Wish he Never died

[@johnmcgowan2348]

Alternate universe as Batman and Superman.

[@lightbox617]

Damn. They sent him to NJ. No wonder he became psychotic. I will insist that the actor (Jackie Earle Haley), who played many serious dramatic parts, is fantastic.

[@bartarafzar7005]

im making a game about rorschach this video helped me a lot to write the story❤

[@B.Moore-Ready]

Now that I think about this novel could have been a warning or predictive programming!

[@jakealter5504]

Damn, he had a pretty bad childhood

[@jflack6]

10:49 faking great scene. Underrated movie, too.

[@magnetmannenbannanen]

i am surprized they are not doing a Rorchach -Crimefighter TV series, it could be in the exact same style as the movie, but him solving various crimes in his "usual" way. and then have guest stars be other "heroes"

[@danielacedillo3714]

There is actually a Gotham in the movie where night Iowa saves Bruce Wayne's parents and stuff and the Batman character was inspired by him and not Bruce in that universe

[@wamblingocean8667]

So is the watchman series continue with the movie?

[@gamingwithpolicesmily9421]

I like rochach my favorite hero on watch man

[@remc0s]

He found a flyer saying WANTED: RORSCHACH. He then called the number on the flyer, got invited for a job interview and got the job.

[@billyshane3804]

Jackie Earl Halley- Champion and Legend

[@ayushneharwal3914]

Make videos about souls series if you've played it

[@liennn5772]

Rorshach was actually made as a caricature for the far-right conservatives of the time. Alan Moore didn't think people would like that character so much. He clearly disowns him saying "he's just some guy that fat smelly adults love"... rorshach was ironically a very well written character and as to why he is at that stage in life is detailed throughout the comics

[@mookly1056]

Rorschach is hilarious. especially in the movie, his ridiculous batman on crack speeches that just keep going...nonsensical contradictory beliefs etc. comedy gold

[@irvinmorales1409]

It's funny how that blew up in Moore's face. Rorschach is clearly a right wing loon mainly due to the abuse he suffered as a child and he sent his journal to the equivalent of Info Wars or Occupy Democrats.

[@brianban110]

I hate what the HBO series did to him.

[@PhxntomNV]

Is it even good or no ???

[@brianban110]

@@PhxntomNV the show is okay. for me personally it's not as good as critics make it out to be and I think the writing could've been better.

[@Rougarou99]

But he wasn’t in the series.

[@xavierbreath2227]

I don’t consider the HBO to be canon. It couldn’t even hold my interest.

[@Isweartogod1]

@@PhxntomNV If you like the universe, you should watch the show. Rorshach isn't in the show, just his mask.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

My own life experiences have given me some of Kovacs deadness, but not his Will. I wish I'd have gotten that with it.

[@Vometbomb]

You should talk to a therapist about that. No judgement or trolling.

[@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537]

​@@Vometbomb Thinning your wallet to Freudian psychoanalysis and prescription -corporate profits- pills fixes nothing. How about we cut to the heart of the issue. Where is the community when the folk is in need? Oh that's right, upholding this disgusting system. Must be too busy pushing grandma into an abusive living home, throwing their children's futures away for updoots [following the esteemed charlatan] and so biting the hand of the savior.

[@saintakins187]

Needless to say this particular fictional character is a tragic one that almost make you lose faith in humanity, use extreme caution if you're going to watch Watchmen ain't no sunshine in this DC Comics story only darkness everyday.

[@Jf_productions556]

Hurmm intresting video rorschach approves

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Rorschach was my favorite.

[@danielconner6834]

Hey a new mic or something… it seems like you have the mic in your mouth and I’m picking up sharp notes at the end of you words 😓😓

[@steeveedee4307]

I know someone who's 'mother' said 'Take her away she hurt me' about her newborn daughter. She was basically an unpaid hooker and 'goodtime gal' who dumped her kid in pub back rooms while she entertained 'uncles'. She died the shit she lived as - full of lies and hate. All this bull some people spout about 'family' and blood thicker than water' - believe me, some parents are not worth having.

[@BarracudaT.V.]

Preach.

[@jrgussngussn7093]

Is boondock saints the same universe as watchmen?

[@crs290]

The Kitty Genovese story has always had some untruths mixed in. The narrative that no one came to her aid is only partially true. While no one physically went down to the street to help, quite a few people yelled from their windows at the attacker during the entire attack telling him to "Get out of here; leave her alone; etc." Not enough, but not "nothing". Also, the police received several phone calls from the neighborhood during the attack, telling them what was going on and begging them to hurry up and send officers to the scene. This narrative that the neighbors just didn't care enough is untrue.

[@charlie1234500]

Well, even if there is misreporting, which I would not even be a bit surprised, similar things happen everyday. I've seen plenty of videos of people more willingly and likely to record stupid, malicious, hurtful, violent, murderous acts with their phones rather than calling the police.

[@SHARKVADERS]

WC!!!

[@RicklessSanchez]

He acting Batman & Punisher so that how he turn vigilante a white & black of balance he bring justice. He amazing protagonist.

[@allenias]

So i really interested to watch the HBO watchmen series.. it is really good?

[@lotuscoma4127]

idk i havent seen it yet but theres another comment here saying it was terrible

[@deathGod252]

Not worth it at all its pretty bad

[@Casey-bg6id]

its INCREDIBLE!! highly recommend

[@allenias]

@@Casey-bg6id i Mean i really want to watch it but The Rating... Is Goddamn!, Maybe I'll try

[@loryman10]

It was watchable. A little woke, but not unbearably so.

[@AndyHoward]

The world did find out eventually in 1992: DOOMSDAY CLOCK

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

I feel I have his personality by now.

[@charlie1234500]

He is my favorite comic book character, ever. Some of the things he does and says is relatable, at times.

[@dale_fan99]

A complete conspiratorial nutcase?

[@pallapazza71]

How did he become Heisenberg, though?

[@TerraExodus]

I think your Batman comparison is wrong. He more like The Question.