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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 4702378" data-attributes="member: 151">I'm assuming here that the core question is actually &quot;What Alignment is Rorschach by the end of the Watchmen, or at least post-1976?&quot;Because there are two Rorschachs in the story...the one who Walter Kovacs pretended to be and the one who replaced Walter Kovacs.&nbsp; They are two different people and have different alignments.Nite Owl II teams up with the former.&nbsp; He prefers to work alone, but found some value in teaming with Dan and was at least willing to hear Captain Metropolis out about a new team.&nbsp; He fights in the mean streets of NYC, working in the shadows.&nbsp; That Rorschach is gruff, violent and impersonal but finds value in fighting criminals and is trying to save the city.&nbsp; He beats muggers to a pulp, but leaves them tied up for the cops.That Rorschach never comes out of the burning building, either.&nbsp; In his place is another Rorschach, the one who considers the mask his true face.&nbsp; He kills criminals, has little respect for anyone and believes that the previous Rohrschach was 'soft'...as are any of his previous allies.&nbsp; He sees himself as one of the lone voices in the dark, one of the few that actually cares stopping evil.&nbsp; His respect for the Comedian comes from the fact that he sees a kindred spirit...someone who has lost respect for mankind and knows...knows...that it is filled with irredeemable monsters and weaklings.The first Rorschach is trying to save the world and believes in justice;&nbsp; the second Rorschach is only concerned with punishing the wicked.&nbsp; The second Rorschach sees nothing but Kitty Genovese's everywhere.Rorshach is, IMHO, way too complicated a question for the alignment system to answer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 4702378, member: 151"] I'm assuming here that the core question is actually "[i]What Alignment is Rorschach by the end of the Watchmen, or at least post-1976?[/i]" Because there are two Rorschachs in the story...the one who Walter Kovacs pretended to be and the one who [u]replaced[/u] Walter Kovacs. They are two different people and have different alignments. Nite Owl II teams up with the former. He prefers to work alone, but found some value in teaming with Dan and was at least willing to hear Captain Metropolis out about a new team. He fights in the mean streets of NYC, working in the shadows. That Rorschach is gruff, violent and impersonal but finds value in fighting criminals and is trying to save the city. He beats muggers to a pulp, but leaves them tied up for the cops. That Rorschach never comes out of the burning building, either. In his place is another Rorschach, the one who considers the mask his true face. He kills criminals, has little respect for anyone and believes that the previous Rohrschach was 'soft'...as are any of his previous allies. He sees himself as one of the lone voices in the dark, one of the few that actually cares stopping evil. His respect for the Comedian comes from the fact that he sees a kindred spirit...someone who has lost respect for mankind and knows...[i]knows[/i]...that it is filled with irredeemable monsters and weaklings. The first Rorschach is trying to save the world and believes in justice; the second Rorschach is only concerned with punishing the wicked. The second Rorschach sees nothing but Kitty Genovese's everywhere. Rorshach is, IMHO, way too complicated a question for the alignment system to answer. [/QUOTE]

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