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Publisher | Vertigo imprint of DC Comics (originally Quality Communications) |
First appearance | Warrior #1 (March 1982) |
Created by | Alan Moore David Lloyd |
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Alter ego | N/A |
Notable aliases | Patient #5, The Terrorist, Codename V, Project V, The Man from Room Five |
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V is the titular protagonist of the comic book series V for Vendetta, created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. He is a mysterious anarchist, vigilante, and freedom fighter who is easily recognizable by his Guy Fawkes mask, long hair and dark clothing. He strives to topple a totalitarian regime of a dystopian United Kingdom through acts of heroism. According to Moore, he was designed to be morally ambiguous, so that readers could decide for themselves whether he was a hero fighting for a cause or simply insane.[1]
V made his first live appearance in the 2005 film V for Vendetta played by Hugo Weaving and James Purefoy. The 2019 television series Pennyworth, a prequel to V for Vendetta,[2] introduced predecessors to V wearing the same signature Guy Fawkes mask in its 2022 third season.[3]
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