V (character)

V
Publication information
PublisherVertigo imprint of DC Comics
(originally Quality Communications)
First appearanceWarrior #1 (March 1982)
Created byAlan Moore
David Lloyd
In-story information
Alter egoN/A
Notable aliasesPatient #5, The Terrorist, Codename V, Project V, The Man from Room Five
Abilities

V is the title character 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]

  1. ^ "A FOR ALAN, Pt. 1: The Alan Moore interview". GIANT Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 March 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2006.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference V-Pennyworth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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