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V in V for Vendetta
Design by David Lloyd. V for Vendetta is a ten-issue Comic book
Publication information
Publisher Vertigo imprint of DC Comics
(originally Quality Communications)
First appearance Warrior #1 (March 1982)
Created by Alan Moore
David Lloyd
In story information
Alter ego Unknown
Notable aliases V (often referred to as "the terrorist" or Codename V)
Abilities Artificially enhanced physiology, reflexes and mental capacity;
skilled armed and unarmed hand to hand combatant;
demolitions expert;
arsenal of weapons and equipment. Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Quality Communications is the company formed by Dez Skinn in 1982 to publish Warrior, an anthology Comic book title In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Warrior was a British anthology comic that ran for 26 issues between March 1982 and January 1985 Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed David Lloyd (born 1950 is a British Comics artist best known as the Illustrator of the Graphic novel V for Vendetta, written by Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H is a generic term for Close quarters fighting, particularly when the outcome is potentially fatal as in Melee Demolition is the opposite of Construction: the tearing-down of Buildings and other Structures It contrasts with deconstruction

V is a fictional character from the comic book series V for Vendetta, created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative V for Vendetta is a ten-issue Comic book Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed David Lloyd (born 1950 is a British Comics artist best known as the Illustrator of the Graphic novel V for Vendetta, written by He is a mysterious anarchist vigilante and terrorist, easily recognizable by his Guy Fawkes mask and dark clothing. Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i A vigilante is a person who ignores Due process of law and enacts their own form of Justice in response to a perception of insufficient response by the Propaganda of the deed (or propaganda by the deed, from the French propagande par le fait) is a Concept that promotes physical violence against Guy Fawkes ( 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606) sometimes known as Guido Fawkes, was a member of a group of English According to Moore, he was designed to be both a protagonist and antagonist, so that readers could decide for themselves whether he was a hero fighting for a cause, or simply insane. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or Traditionally insanity or madness is the behaviour whereby a person flouts societal norms and may become a danger to himself and others [1] Thus, he has characteristics befitting both an anti-hero and an anti-villain.

Contents

Fictional character biography

Origin

The background and identity of V is largely unknown. He is at one point an inmate at the infamous "Larkhill Resettlement Camp", one of, if not the worst of many concentration camps where political prisoners, homosexuals, Jews, Pakistanis, Muslims and probably all non-Europeans are exterminated by Britain's new fascist regime, Norsefire. Larkhill ( is a village in Wiltshire, England, on the edge of Salisbury Plain. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial A political prisoner is someone held in Prison or otherwise detained perhaps under House arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Pakistan 's estimated population was 172800000 in July 2008 During 1950-2008 Pakistan's urban population expanded over sevenfold while the total population increased by over fourfold A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Norsefire is the fictional fascist Political party ruling the United Kingdom in Alan Moore and David Lloyd 's V for While there, he is part of a group of prisoners who are subjected to horrific medical experimentation, conducted by Dr. Nazi human experimentation was a series of controversial medical experiments on large numbers of prisoners by the German Nazi regime in its Concentration Delia Surridge, involving artificially-designed hormone injection. Hormones (from Greek ὁρμή - "impetus" are chemicals released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body Lewis Prothero is the camp's commandant, and a paedophile priest, Father Lilliman, is at the camp to lend "spiritual support". The term pedophilia or paedophilia has a range of definitions as found in Psychology, law enforcement and the popular vernacular All prisoners so injected soon die under gruesome circumstances, with the sole exception of "the man in room five" ("V" in Roman numerals). Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. Although there is nothing physically wrong with him, Surridge theorizes that his mind had been warped by the experimentation. Still, his actions seem to maintain a twisted logic to them. The experiments actually yield some beneficial results: he develops Olympic-level reflexes, increased strength, and incredibly expanded mental capacity (as demonstrated consistently throughout the novel, V is a genius in the fields of explosives, martial arts, philosophy, literature, politics, computer hacking and chemistry). The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games A reflex action, also known as a reflex, is an involuntary and almost instant movement in response to stimulus. A genius is a person of great Intelligence or remarkable abilities in a specific subject who shows an exceptional natural capacity of intellect and/or ability especially An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions In Computing, hacker has several meanings A community of enthusiast Computer programmers and Systems designers originated in the 1960s Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties

Over time, the man is allowed to grow roses (violet carsons) and raise crops for camp officials. The man eventually starts taking surplus ammonia-based fertilizer back to his cell, arranges it in bizarre, intricate patterns on the floor. Ammonia is a compound with the formula N[[hydrogen H3]] It is normally encountered as a Gas with a characteristic pungent Odor Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant He then takes a large amount of grease solvent from the gardens. In secret, the man uses the fertilizer and solvent to make mustard gas and napalm. The sulfur mustards, of which mustard gas ( Bis (2-chloroethyl sulfide is a member are a class of related Cytotoxic, Vesicant Chemical Napalm is the name given to any of a number of Flammable Liquids used in Warfare often jellied Gasoline. On a stormy night (Nov. 5th), he detonates his homemade bomb and escapes his cell. Much of the camp is set ablaze, and many of the guards who rush in to see what happened are killed by the mustard gas. The camp is evacuated and closed down. He adopts the new identity, "V", and dons a Guy Fawkes mask and costume. V then spends the next five years planning his revenge on the Norsefire government, building his secret base, which he calls the "Shadow Gallery". Revenge (also vengeance, retribution, or vendetta amongst others consists primarily of retaliation against a person or group in response He then kills off most of the over 40 surviving personnel from Larkhill, making each killing look like an accident. However, he saves Prothero, Lilliman and Surridge for last, showing only the remorseful Surridge a bit of mercy by using a painless poison.

Identity

V's true identity is a mystery, and he visibly removes his mask only once during the entire story (at Surridge's request), at which point his back is to the reader.

He doesn't even consider "V" his "name", saying "I do not have a name. You can call me V". The only explanation given regarding V's past is Surridge's diary, which V leaves out in the open for the "Finger" (Norsefire's secret police) to find after he kills her. Secret police (sometimes political police) are a Police agency which operates in Secrecy to maintain National security against internal Inspector Finch, the head of London's police department and one of Norsefire's most powerful officials, reads through the diary, but points out that V wanted them to read it. V for Vendetta is a ten-issue Comic book London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. V also tore out many pages, which possibly left clues to his true identity before arriving at the camp. Finch further speculates that V fabricated the version of Surridge's diary which he left with her body, just to confuse the police.

In the comic and graphic novel Delia Surridge states in the diary "Physically, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with him. No cellular anomalies, nothing". His confidante Evey Hammond speculates in the comic that V might be her own father, who was arrested years before as a political prisoner; V denies it, however, and Moore has confirmed that V is not Evey's father. Evey Hammond is a Fictional character in the V for Vendetta Comic book series (created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd A political prisoner is someone held in Prison or otherwise detained perhaps under House arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity [2] There is also some speculation that V could actually be Valerie, the prisoner in the cell next to his whose autobiographical letter inspires V not to give up (and which he later passes on to Evey). [2] However, Prothero and Surridge both describe V as the "man" from room five (V claims Valerie was the "Woman in room four" and also that he did not write Valerie's letter), which would seem to dispel this theory.

V's true identity is never revealed and since Alan Moore never says anything about a secret identity, it is not a mystery for people to solve. As Finch comments on the pages V tore from Surridge's diary, "What was on the missing pages, eh? His name? His age? Whether he was Jewish, or homosexual, or black or white?". He later describes himself to Finch as "an idea". That Evey genuinely takes over the persona upon the death of her predecessor suggests V is something transcending the individual physically donning the mask, akin to Doctor Mabuse or the Phantom. Doctor Mabuse is a Fictional character created by Norbert Jacques made famous by the three films Austrian director Fritz Lang made about him over a period Late in the story, Evey, having taken over V's mission, also appears to consider herself as anarchy incarnate. Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i In effect, V is an Everyman: potentially, anyone oppressed by their government could become a revolutionary avenger. In literature and drama the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily and who is often placed

The villain

Four years after his escape from Larkhill, V begins his vendetta against the government by blowing up Parliament on November 5, Guy Fawkes Day. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Bonfire Night, Cracker Night, Fireworks Night) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November V then kidnaps Prothero, who is now the "Voice of Fate" on the government's propaganda radio, and drives him insane by destroying his prize doll collection in a satire of the exterminations that occurred at Larkhill. Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human V kills now-Bishop Lilliman by forcing him to eat a communion wafer laced with a lethal dose of cyanide. The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names is a Christian Sacrament by which in a common interpretation those A cyanide is any Chemical compound that contains the cyano group (C≡N which consists of a Carbon Atom triple-bonded to a Norsefire had infused a perversion of religion into their rhetoric, saying that those who were exterminated were not pure in the eyes of God, and V's black joke was in forcing Lilliman to put some of his religious rhetoric to the test of transubstantiation. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Rhetoric has had many definitions no simple definition can do it justice See also Eucharist (Catholic Church On the related belief that Christ is present in the Eucharist in body blood soul and divinity see Real Presence. V then kills Surridge, the one Larkhill official who feels remorse for her actions, by injecting her with a poison which painlessly kills her. Remorse (also called compunction) is an emotional expression of personal regret felt by a person after he or she has committed an act which they deem to be shameful Having thus leveled the playing field, V moves his plans forward.

V stages an attack on the government's propaganda broadcasting station, strapping himself with explosives and forcing the staff to follow his orders under threat of detonating them. V then broadcasts a message to the people, telling them to take responsibility for themselves and rise up against their government. Finally, V destroys the government's CCTV surveillance buildings, eroding its control over British citizens. Surveillance is the monitoring of Behavior. Systems surveillance is the process of monitoring the behavior of people objects or processes within systems for conformity However, V is mortally wounded when he is shot by Finch, and he staggers back to the Shadow Gallery, where he dies in Evey's arms. Evey then puts him in state, surrounded by lilies (scarlet carsons in the film) and gelignite, in an Underground train which stops at a blockage along the tracks right under 10 Downing Street, where the explosives-laden cab detonates, giving V a viking funeral, as per his final request of her, in the process. Gelignite, also known as blasting gelatin, is an Explosive material consisting of Collodion - Cotton (a type of Nitrocellulose The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire The Vikings often cremated their dead in Ship burials known from archaeology Sagas Old Norse poetry, and notably from the account of Ahmad Evey then takes on the mantle of "V".

Film adaptation

Main article: V for Vendetta (film)

The 2006 film adaptation of the graphic novel starred Hugo Weaving as V. V for Vendetta is a 2006 action - thriller Film directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960 is a Nigerian-born English, although naturalised Australian film stage and voice actor best known for films such as In the film, V is portrayed as a charismatic freedom fighter rather than as an anarchist terrorist. Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Also, in contrast to the comic book series and graphic novel, he is disfigured and much more human and personable, and more willing to spare the lives of those collaborating with the government.

Near the climax of the film, V admits to having fallen in love with Evey. The climax (from the Greek word “κλῖμαξ” ( klimax) meaning “staircase” and “ladder” or turning point of a Narrative There are strong elements from the The Count of Monte Cristo and The Phantom of the Opera in this interpretation of V that are not as pronounced in the original story. The Count of Monte Cristo ( Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an Adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas père. The Phantom of the Opera (in French, Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a French Novel by Gaston Leroux. V's history is also very different from that given in the graphic novel; his powers are no longer the result of a hormonal experiment, but an end result of a series of biological weapons experiments. Biological warfare (BW — known as a germ warfare, biological weapons and bioweaponry — is the use of any Pathogen ( Bacterium

Another addition to the character's biography is that, prior to his escape from Larkhill, he claims to have forgotten his past in its entirety, including his name, transforming him totally into the "everyman" persona he adopts in both the original story and in the film. A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account In literature and drama the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily and who is often placed When Finch finds Surridge's journal, no torn pages are seen or described.

Unlike the comic book series, where he kills dozens, if not hundreds of government workers indiscriminately, the V of the film kills only to fulfill his vendetta and those who are an immediate threat to his plans. He only bombs two buildings, the Old Bailey and Houses of Parliament building. The Central Criminal Court in England, commonly known as the Old Bailey, is a court

V is revealed to have suffered severe burns, whereas in the novel, he is assumed to have been unscarred by his escape from Larkhill (nonetheless, Dr. Delia Surridge describes him as being physically unattractive). In the doctor's description of him as a patient she mentions that there is something "different" about his eyes.

In the end, Creedy and his men supposedly kill V with automatic weapons fire, instead of Finch from the comic book series. V keeps a steady stance during the rounds. When the soldiers run out of bullets, V attacks them all with knives, killing them all, and executes Peter Creedy. It is revealed afterwards that V was wearing a metal breastplate, but some bullets mortally wounded him.

Mortally wounded, V dies in Evey's arms. She places his body aboard the explosive-laden train, which in the film detonates under the Houses of Parliament rather than Downing Street.

Bibliography

Warrior

DC

Graphic novel

References

  1. ^ A FOR ALAN, Pt. 1: The Alan Moore interview. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Titan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company established in 1981 GIANT Magazine. Retrieved on 31 March 2006. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  2. ^ a b shadowgalaxy.net. Who is V?. Retrieved on 29 March 2006. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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