Favourite Cartoon characters: Rorschach -- OUAN404

Rorschach, the psychopathic masked detective from Watchmen is one of my favourite characters from a graphic novel. His design encorporates the trenchcoat and hat typical of the hardboiled pulp detective characters that he was based off - a tip to the parallel 1940s and 50s America in which Rorschach and the other Watchmen were most active. The most obvious feature is obviously his mask, representing the Rorschach tests which he takes his name from - and hinting at his extreme mental health issues which are revealed throughout the story, as well as his views that morality is a black and white issue with no grey areas. I like his design for a few reasons, partly just because I am a fan of the film noir genre and the tough private detective characters often found in those films, partly because the idea of a mask with constantly changing patterns is just really cool on its own.

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