Surely one of the things which is so likeable about Rorschach is his inability to compromise. There is some deep Artic diamond hard integrity which you admire on one level.
But no doubt he had a death wish. He is self-destructive - you see it in how he eats and dresses. No hygiene, no sense of wanting to thrive. He paces the streets in the day telling everyone that death is coming. He just hopes under that Judgment Day sign that you'll also be part of it.
