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<blockquote data-quote="GSHamster" data-source="post: 4705672" data-attributes="member: 20187">Chaotic Evil.Law vs. Chaos, Rorschach is not orderly or methodical at all. He doesn't really plan. He doesn't carry a weapon. There is no sense of order around him. He is a master improviser as he uses whatever is at hand to brilliant effect.Second, at the end he is the only hero who does not choose the Greater Good. He chooses justice for the few over safety for the many, even though it costs him his life. This is the quintessential Chaotic choice.On Good v. Evil. Rorschach is evil. I believe that good and evil are about means and ends. Rorschach chooses evil methods like murder and torture, even to those who pose no threat to him. Remember the story of the crook who wanted to be punished that Rorschach dropped down an elevator shaft. Thus I class him as evil, just like Ozymandias. Both of them chose evil means for a good end.So Chaotic Evil. I think a lot of the ambivalence towards labelling Rorschach as CE comes not from Rorschach's description, but from our own attitude towards Chaotic Evil. In a lot of ways we admire Rorschach. He was clearly the fan favorite at the showing I went to. He is the justice we secretly desire, retribution untainted by mercy, but the justice we are terrified of actually getting.But Chaotic Evil is the alignment of the monsters, the ugly pyschopaths and murderers. The people we can't admit to admiring. If we as a community want to be &quot;edgy&quot;, we drool over villains who have the intelligence and good taste to be Lawful Evil.Rorschach is Chaotic Evil. He is also the most admirable character in Watchmen.Other characters:Nite Owl - Lawful GoodSilk Specter - Neutral GoodOzymandias - Lawful EvilDr. Manhattan - Lawful NeutralThe Comedian - Neutral Evil</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GSHamster, post: 4705672, member: 20187"] Chaotic Evil. Law vs. Chaos, Rorschach is not orderly or methodical at all. He doesn't really plan. He doesn't carry a weapon. There is no sense of order around him. He is a master improviser as he uses whatever is at hand to brilliant effect. Second, at the end he is the [i]only[/i] hero who does not choose the Greater Good. He chooses justice for the few over safety for the many, even though it costs him his life. This is the quintessential Chaotic choice. On Good v. Evil. Rorschach is evil. I believe that good and evil are about means and ends. Rorschach chooses evil methods like murder and torture, even to those who pose no threat to him. Remember the story of the crook who wanted to be punished that Rorschach dropped down an elevator shaft. Thus I class him as evil, just like Ozymandias. Both of them chose evil means for a good end. So Chaotic Evil. I think a lot of the ambivalence towards labelling Rorschach as CE comes not from Rorschach's description, but from our own attitude towards Chaotic Evil. In a lot of ways we admire Rorschach. He was clearly the fan favorite at the showing I went to. He is the justice we secretly desire, retribution untainted by mercy, but the justice we are terrified of actually getting. But Chaotic Evil is the alignment of the monsters, the ugly pyschopaths and murderers. The people we can't admit to admiring. If we as a community want to be "edgy", we drool over villains who have the intelligence and [i]good taste[/i] to be Lawful Evil. Rorschach is Chaotic Evil. He is also the most admirable character in Watchmen. Other characters: Nite Owl - Lawful Good Silk Specter - Neutral Good Ozymandias - Lawful Evil Dr. Manhattan - Lawful Neutral The Comedian - Neutral Evil [/QUOTE]

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