Everybody is special. Everybody. Everybody is a hero, a lover, a fool, a villain. Everybody. Everybody has their story to tell. Even Evey Hammond. I should very much like to hear Evey Hammond's story.
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~ V to Evey
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There, did you think to kill me? There's no flesh or blood within this cloak to kill. There's only an idea. Ideas are bulletproof, Farewell.
V is the main protagonist of V for Vendetta a short comic book series created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. V has no named but he refers to himself as V, along with this his true identify is never shown. He is an anarchist terrorist who seeks to free England from the Norsefire Party's control.
While most of V's origins are unknown we do learn that V was a prisoner at Larkhill Resettlement Camp where he was inhumanly experimented on which gave V schizophrenia as well as likely giving him his enhanced physical abilities. V would use his genius gardening skills to create napalm and mustard gas to escape Larkhill and would vow to topple England's government no matter what it takes.
Over the course of 4 years V would begin to secretly kill the 40 staff members of Larkhill to cover his tracks. On November 5th, 1997 where he would save Evey Hammond from some finger men late at night and during said night V would blow up the houses of Parliament and would reveal himself to the government while also taking Evey in to hide her from the government. V's crusade would end on November 9th, 1998 where police detective Edward Finch would find his hideout and would shoot V mortally wounding him. V would die in Evey's arms and his body would be blown up at Downing Street as his final attack of terrorism.
Despite his death his ideas would live on through Evey who would become a new V who would continue his movement by helping the people build a new government.
General Information
Name: He has no real name but refers to himself as "V", Codename V, The Man From Room Five
Knifes: V uses multiple knives which he uses to kill in combat.
Optional Equipment
Explosives: V has a variety of explosives including a fake hand that can explode and kill whoever is holding it leaving them a charred corpse. V's other explosives have been used to blow up various buildings either to send a message to the government or the limit their control over England.
Shocking Device: V has a small shocking device that he can use to quietly knock out his opponent for an hour.
Tear Gas: V has access to tear gas which he used to defeat three Finger Men.
Cyanide Eucharist: V has a Eucharist filled with cyanide, a deadly poison. He forced a corrupt persist to eat one of these.
Poison Syringe: V has a poison syringe that he can use to inject someone with. This poison will take about ten minutes to kill the one injected.
Audio Recorder: V has an audio recorder which he has used to trick people into thinking a mannequin is a person.
Napalm: V learned how to create napalm during his time at Larkhill which he used to escape.
Mustard Gas: V learned how to create mustard gas during his time at Larkhill which he used to escape.
Other
Standard Tactics: Depending on the situation V will either try to stealthy take down his opponents or he will fight them using his knife and fighting skills.
Weaknesses:Suffers from schizophrenia. V is completely willing to die for his ideas and beliefs to work.
Gallery
Artwork of V
V's mask and wing shown on the cover for V for Vendetta #1
V's symbol shown on the cover for V for Vendetta #2
V escaping Larkhill shown on the cover for V for Vendetta #3
V fleeing a scene shown on the cover for V for Vendetta #4
V shaving Evey's head shown on the cover for V for Vendetta #6
V out in the rain shown on the cover for V for Vendetta #7
V and Evey shown on the cover for V for Vendetta #8
V attacking Finch shown on the cover for V for Vendetta #9
V's blood shown on the cover for V for Vendetta #10