Walter Joseph Kovacs

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Walter Joseph Kovacs is the uncompromising, vigilante antihero behind the mask of Rorschach in the graphic novel "Watchmen."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
vigilante
adaptedIn Watchmen (2009 film) NERFINISHED
alias Rorschach NERFINISHED
allyOf Dan Dreiberg NERFINISHED
Nite Owl II NERFINISHED
appearsIn Watchmen NERFINISHED
Watchmen (graphic novel) NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium comic book
graphic novel
basedIn New York City
catchphrase "Never compromise, not even in the face of Armageddon."
creator Alan Moore NERFINISHED
Dave Gibbons NERFINISHED
enemyOf Adrian Veidt NERFINISHED
Ozymandias NERFINISHED
organized crime
firstAppearance Watchmen #1 NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1986
gender male
killedBy Doctor Manhattan NERFINISHED
maskPattern constantly shifting inkblots
moralAlignment black-and-white worldview
moralCode absolutist
nationality American
notableAction investigates the Comedian's death
refuses to stay silent about the conspiracy
uncovers Ozymandias's plan
occupation masked crime-fighter
vigilante
parent Sylvia Kovacs NERFINISHED
personalityTrait driven
paranoid
uncompromising
violent
portrayedBy Jackie Earle Haley NERFINISHED
power peak human physical condition
psychologicalProfile traumatized childhood
publisher DC Comics
signatureItem Rorschach's journal NERFINISHED
skill detective work
hand-to-hand combat
intimidation
statusInStory deceased
teamAffiliation Crimebusters (Watchmen universe) NERFINISHED
usesAlias Rorschach NERFINISHED
weapon grappling gun
improvised weapons
wears inkblot mask

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Rorschach alterEgo Walter Joseph Kovacs
Rorschach fullName Walter Joseph Kovacs
Jackie Earle Haley characterPortrayed Walter Joseph Kovacs
this entity surface form: Walter Kovacs