15 Most Epic Last Stands In Movie History

6. "Do It!" - Watchmen

Watchmen Rorschach
Warner Bros.

Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) takes a last stand of a philosophical sort at the end of Zack Snyder's comic book epic.

Upon learning that Ozymandias (Matthew Goode) has manipulated the United States and Soviet Union into allying against Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), Rorschach insists that he must expose the truth, because an alliance built on a lie isn't really an alliance at all.

Rorschach tells his superhero pals, "Never compromise, not even in the face of Armageddon", but as he leaves, he's greeted by Manhattan, who can't allow him to blow the whistle.

Rorschach then insists that Manhattan must kill him to stop him doing so, and after Rorschach passionately screams, "Do it!", Manhattan explodes him into a bloody mist, much to Nite Owel's (Patrick Wilson) horror.

Low on bombast but big on ideas and tension, you've gotta hand it to Rorschach for sticking to his principals to the end, and Jackie Earle Haley just absolutely kills the scene.

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