Character Age

35

Character Gender

Male

Character Relationship Status

single

Character Appearance

when not wearing his costume Rorschach is a man of both average height and average body, making him seem quite less of a threat than what he actually he is. His eyes are light brown and often has a dead and emotionless stare that creeps people out, the only time he actually shows emotion when he is not in his costume is when somebody manages to make him angry. He has short cut dark hair, pale skin and his face is often bruised or scarred from his many fights against criminals and those that he deems needed to be judged by his own morale and honor code. When he is in his costume and wears his mask, Rorschach sees this mask as his true face, his human face which his mom always told him was ugly he cannot stand to look at, even Dr Long has openly said that he finds Rorschachs face and dead cold stare to be scary and disgusting, he sees as his human face as his mask, since nobody knows who he is when he walks around as Walter Kovacs often wearing a sign that says that ''the end is near'' When he wears his true face he always wears a dark hat that is often black and old fashioned along with a long trenchcoat that often is in a dark color as well, his mask/face is his most unique piece of equipment, It is a part of fabric made from a material derived from the technologies of Doctor Manhattan, and it is blank except from the front, where two viscous liquids, one black and one white, are between two layers of latex. The liquids continually shift in response to heat and pressure, forming symmetrical patterns like those of a Rorschach inkblot test while never mixing, thus never producing a gray color.

Character Personality

When he teamed with Nite Owl, Rorschach displayed tactical talents and unpredictability that complemented Dreiberg's. Veidt considered him a man of great integrity. Rorschach was always silent and grim, and he gave the creeps to young Laurie but still he was more "normal", rational and tidy, compared to after his transformation. From his later point of view, in retrospect, he considered his past self naive and soft. Politically, Rorschach is an anti-communist, anti-liberal, reactionary, strong nationalist and a far right-wing character. Rorschach's actions and journal writings display a belief in moral absolutism, objectivism between black and white that are clearly defined, and the notion that evil must be violently punished. He has alienated himself from the rest of society to achieve these aims. Rorschach reads the New Frontiersman, the right-wing conspiracy theorist tabloid which speaks in favor of the now-outlawed costumed adventurers. Rorschach not only has a compatible mentality but also was himself who first considered a possible conspiracy against the adventurers, starting with the Comedian. He collected all issues and meticulously stacked them in his (otherwise dirty and messy) apartment. His views on women largely stem from his animosity towards female prostitutes in general, possibly because of his experiences with his abusive mother. According to Dr. Long, he redirected his hate for her to the criminals. While Rorschach is chivalrous towards women, he is uncomfortable around their clothes and naked bodies with his job in a women's clothing factory being unpleasant Viewing lust as a human weakness and as a deterrent to more righteous purposes, he is deeply erotophobic as a result of his mother's abuse and immorality. He speaks about sex and fornication as some of the things that bring decadence to the city. Consequently he also speaks about homosexuals negatively; at least once he considered Veidt to be one, and made a note to "investigate further" Despite his lack of social skills, learning difficulties as a child, struggle to comprehend empathy, and his stilted, direct and often incomplete speech, Rorschach has a remarkable talent for expressing himself in writing: he displays a skillful use of dark, macabre poetic metaphors in his journal. As such, it is possible that he may also suffer from Asperger's Syndrome.

Character Likes

Killing and beating up the decadent of the city solving crimes and riddles finding clues

Character Dislikes

communist Liberals weakness criminals Homosexuals Women (sexually and their naked bodies) Corruption corrupt people politicians and leaders

Character History/Story

Rorschach's real name is Walter Joseph Kovacs and he was born on March 21, 1940 to Sylvia Kovacs and her semi-permanent lover. While Sylvia was pregnant, everybody told her to have an abortion but nonetheless she gave birth. His father had left her 2 months earlier, and all that Walter knew about him was the name "Charlie" Sylvia started working as a prostitute in order to survive but also abused him for interfering with her business. In one incident, possibly at the age of ten (or younger), Walter heard his mother having sex with a client, and approached, thinking he was hurting her. As he entered the room, the man became angry and left only five dollars, far less than she anticipated. In her rage, she began to beat Walter, calling him an 'ugly little bastard' shouting that she should have listened to everybody and had an abortion. at the age of 10, Walter went to get something from the grocery for his mother. He was stopped by two older bullies who called him whore-son. One smashed fruit in his face, and the other joking that he had some sort of disease told him to pull his pants down so they could give him an examination. Walter snatched the cigarette from Richie's mouth and stuck it in his eye partially blinding him, then tackled the other, viciously tugging his hair and biting his face. The people near on the street pulled him off, referring to his wildness as that of a mad dog. When questioned about the incident, Walter refused to talk about his motivation for attacking the boys, leaving others to presume the assault was unprovoked. Due to this event, the circumstances of Walter's life at home were investigated and it was revealed that he had been regularly beaten and exposed to the worst excesses of a prostitute's lifestyle, thus it was decided for him to be put under state care. Kovacs was admitted to the Lillian Charlton Home for Problem Children in New Jersey. Away from his mother's negative influence, it was noted that Kovacs proved to be intelligent and stable, doing very well at schoolwork, excelling particularly in the fields of literature and religious education. He possessed also impressive skills in the areas of gymnastics and amateur boxing. Although he engaged in interesting discussions with his classmates and teachers, he was shy and withdrawn, especially towards girls. At the age of eleven, he wrote an essay on the subject My Parents. In which he barely mentions his mother, only discussing the absence of his father and who he thinks his father was. Kovacs went on to say how he liked President Truman and thought that by dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima he had saved millions of lives because had he not done so, many more people would have died from the war. On May 27, while thirteen, Walter told one of the employees about a nightmare he suffered and they wrote a transcription of the verbal recounting. He describes that a man was with his mom and they were eating stuff like raw dough. His mother choked on a piece and the man tried to fish it out of her throat. He told Kovacs to get a doctor and he looked but realized there was no doctor in his home. When walking down one of the hallways he saw the man and his mom dancing without clothes on. When he got nearer he saw that they were squashed together, joined at the face, chest, and stomach. He recalls the way they were blended together and how they started towards him like a crab, and he looked down to see trousers and underwear wrapped around their feet. Then he woke up, explaining that the dream upset him, 'physically'. During his years at school, Sylvia Kovacs never attempted to make contact with her son. His mother was found in an alleyway in the South Bronx, murdered through the forced ingestion of 'Drano cleaning fluid' by her pimp. When the news was broken to Walter, at the age of 16, he said just one word: "Good".

Character Inventory

Grappling Hook Gun: A gas-powered grappling hook, given to him by Dan Dreiberg while they were partners, was also of great use to him, allowing him to climb tall buildings. He once fired it into a S.W.A.T. team member at point-blank range, sending him to the ground with a severe wound.

Calling Card: Rorschach's signature at each crime scene was a piece of paper with ink displayed in an odd pattern on one side, then folded in half, and smeared to both symmetrically

Sugar Cubes: Rorschach developed a taste for sugar cubes, as he took some from Dan Dreiberg's apartment.

Map: Rorschach carried around a map of New York city to help him navigate his surroundings.

Character Abilites

Peak Human Condition: Throughout his career as a vigilante, Rorschach demonstrated immense strength, speed and reflexes that, coupled with his extreme tenacity, rendered him one of the most dangerous vigilantes of his era. In his youth, Rorschach excelled in physical activities such as gymnastics and boxing and during his days as a vigilante, was extremely capable and was quite frankly, ruthless and overwhelmingly fast. Even in the years after the Keene Act was passed, retained his great strength as well as brutal skill.

High Pain Tolerance: Due to his mental instability, Rorschach is extremely stoic, as shown by his indifference to pain and discomfort. He even tolerated Antarctic temperatures while wearing only a trench coat over street clothes, without complaining or even commenting on the severe cold. During his arrest, Rorschach was able to jump from the window of Moloch's apartment and shake off the rough landing, only to go on to fight NYPD officers briefly before being overwhelmed. Master Combatant: Rorschach was a ruthless and blindingly fast self-taught combatant. This skill was apparent when he was a child, as he managed to beat up two childhood bullies, blinding one with a cigarette and biting the other in the cheek. At the children's home where he grew up, Rorschach excelled in boxing and this led to him being able to have an effective career in vigilantism, fighting numerous criminals with no known losses. During the Police Strike. Nite Owl mentioned how Rorschach was holding down the entire Lower East Side alone. These skills, along with his ruthless nature, made him feared in the criminal underworld.

Weapons Mastery: Rorschach's intelligence and prowess as a combatant grant him the ability to improvise weapons from common items. He tends to use otherwise harmless objects as improvised weapons, such as hair spray, pepper, cooking fat, electric wiring, clothing fabric and even a toilet to give himself an advantage in combat.

Gifted Intellect: Despite his mental illness, Rorschach is known to be tactically proficient with the use of his surroundings, and also an impressive self-declared investigator. While going to school at the Charlton Home he excelled particularly in the subjects of literature and religious education. He is an incredibly deep thinker, constantly journaling his philosophies and opinions on the state of society in his journal. Expert Investigator: Rorschach was a peerless detective, being able to come up with a broad range of theories on people and draw elaborate conclusions from small bits of information. However, the accuracy of these conclusions is not always guaranteed, as his Mask Killer theory proved to be inaccurate. Rorschach's investigative prowess may be a result of his paranoia.

Expert Lockpicker: He is also skilled at picking locks, as seen when he breaks into a cemetery to see The Comedians grave and pay his last respects. He also managed to break into Dan Dreiberg's apartment numerous times throughout the comic, even when Dreiberg purchased increasingly impregnable locks in accordance to each break in.

Writer's Favored Genres (OOC)

Violence, 18+, Gore, Action, Adventure

About the Writer (OOC)

(NOTE While Rorschach seems to lean towards being rather homophobic i would like to state that me the writer is not homophobic but this is a part of the character of Rorshach and his background story so that is why i have put that in as it is a part of his story)