Gordian Knot Lock Company

Ralph installing a new lock for Dan Dreiberg's home.

"They'll never undo this sucker"

—Motto

Gordian Knot Lock Company is a company known for making locks for residential doors.

History

After Rorschach forces entry into his home, Dan Dreiberg called one of their agents named Ralph to install a new lock for his townhouse apartment. This does not stop Rorschach doing exactly the same thing again soon after.

Moloch's door also had a lock supplied by the Gordian Knot Lock Co., which Rorschach broke to enter his home after midnight on October 21, 1985. It seems that he replaced it with another (it has a different shape) but Rorschach broke it again the evening of that day, just before he was captured by the police.

Trivia

• Gordian Knot is named after a legendary knot associated with Alexander the Great. According to legend, the legendary knot was said to have been of such complexity that it could not be untied - the man who successfully did so was prophesied to become king. Eventually, Alexander the Great undid the knot by cutting it open with his sword, fulfilling the prophecy through force and not by cunning. Similarly, although Dan Dreiberg attempts to seal his home with a lock of great complexity, Rorschach is able to break in by forcing the lock instead of trying to pick it.

• The reference to classical antiquity and one of Adrian Veidt's heroes may indicate that Gordian Knot Lock Co. is one of Veidt Enterprises' subsidiaries, or it may just be that Veidt's influence has led to a fashion trend for classical references in various industries.
• In Chapter IV, Doctor Manhattan looks at the Nodus Gordii mountains of Mars, whose name is Latin for "Gordian Knot".