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Rorschach (character)

Walter Joseph Kovacs, also known as Rorschach, is a fictional antihero and one of the two main protagonists (alongside Nite Owl) of the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics in 1986. Rorschach was created by writer Alan Moore with artist Dave Gibbons; as with most of the main characters in the series, he was an analogue for a…

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DC Comics
Abilities
Expert hand-to-hand combatant · Use of improvised weapons · Brilliant detective and journalist
Alter ego
Walter Joseph Kovacs
Created by
Alan Moore · Dave Gibbons
First appearance
Watchmen #1 (September 1986)
Partnerships
Nite Owl II

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Rorschach (character)

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Edges154
Triples11
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012903
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Abilities · 3
Rorschach (character) → Brilliant detective and journalist, Expert hand-to-hand combatant, Use of improvised weapons
Created by · 2
Rorschach (character) → Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons
Alter ego · 1
Rorschach (character) → Walter Joseph Kovacs
First appearance · 1
Rorschach (character) → Watchmen #1 (September 1986)
Partnerships · 1
Rorschach (character) → Nite Owl II
Publisher · 1
Rorschach (character) → DC Comics
Species · 1
Rorschach (character) → Human
Team affiliations · 1
Rorschach (character) → Crimebusters

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Rorschach (character)AbilitiesExpert hand-to-hand combatant1.00infobox
Rorschach (character)AbilitiesUse of improvised weapons1.00infobox
Rorschach (character)AbilitiesBrilliant detective and journalist1.00infobox
Rorschach (character)Alter egoWalter Joseph Kovacs1.00infobox
Rorschach (character)Created byAlan Moore1.00infobox
Rorschach (character)Created byDave Gibbons1.00infobox
Rorschach (character)First appearanceWatchmen #1 (September 1986)1.00infobox
Rorschach (character)PartnershipsNite Owl II1.00infobox
Rorschach (character)PublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
Rorschach (character)SpeciesHuman1.00infobox
Rorschach (character)Team affiliationsCrimebusters1.00infobox

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