In Alan Moore's graphic novel V for Vendetta the anarchist wears a mask of which real-life person?
"On Guy Fawkes Night in London in 1997, a financially desperate 16-year-old, Evey Hammond, sexually solicits men who are actually members of the state secret police, called ""The Finger"". Preparing to rape and kill her, the Fingermen are dispatched by V, a cloaked anarchist wearing a mask, who later remotely detonates explosives at the Houses of Parliament before bringing Evey to his contraband-filled underground lair, the ""Shadow Gallery"". Evey tells V her life story, which reveals that a global nuclear war in the late 1980s has since triggered the rise of England's fascist government, Norsefire. Meanwhile, Eric Finch, a veteran"
"Evey Hammond Evey Hammond is a fictional character and the protagonist of the comic book series, ""V for Vendetta"", created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. She becomes involved in V's life when he rescues her from a gang of London's secret police. Born September 1981, Evey grew up on Shooters Hill in south-east London. As a child, she lost both her parents: her mother died following a nuclear war in the early 1980s and her father was arrested and executed by Norsefire, the fascist dictatorship that seized authority during the war's aftermath, because of his socialist political leanings. Sent"
"from Barbara Berkery to perfect an English accent, working with her every day for a month before filming began. Her head was shaved in a single take. Evey Hammond Evey Hammond is a fictional character and the protagonist of the comic book series, ""V for Vendetta"", created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. She becomes involved in V's life when he rescues her from a gang of London's secret police. Born September 1981, Evey grew up on Shooters Hill in south-east London. As a child, she lost both her parents: her mother died following a nuclear war in the early"
"Adam Susan Adam James Susan is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the comic book series (later graphic novel) ""V for Vendetta"", created by writer Alan Moore and illustrator David Lloyd. He is renamed Adam Sutler in the film adaptation, in which he is portrayed by John Hurt. Adam Susan is the leader of the Norsefire party, and the ruler of the dictatorship that holds Britain in an iron grip. A firm adherent of pure fascism, he values order above all else and sees civil liberties as threats to a secure society. He states early in the novel"
"""V for Vendetta"", portrayed by Hugo Weaving. V's background and identity is never revealed. He is at one point an inmate at ""Larkhill Resettlement Camp""—one of many concentration camps where political prisoners, homosexuals, Africans, Asians, Jews and Muslims are exterminated by Norsefire, a fascist dictatorship that rules Britain. While there, he is part of a group of prisoners who are subjected to horrific medical experimentation, conducted by Dr. Delia Surridge. Lewis Prothero is the camp's commandant, while Father Anthony Lilliman, a paedophile vicar, is at the camp to lend ""spiritual support"". All prisoners who are part of the experiment die,"
"Boston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Edinburgh, London, and other cities worldwide, wore Guy Fawkes masks modeled after the 2005 film ""V for Vendetta"". (Guy Fawkes was an English Catholic executed for a 1605 attempt to destroy the House of Lords. In ""V for Vendetta"", a rebel against a near-future fascist regime uses the mask in his public appearances and distributes many of its copies to the population to enable mass protests. ""The Boston Globe"" characterized usage of the Guy Fawkes masks as ""an allusion to the British insurgent and a film depicting an antigovernment movement"". Aaron Tavena of ""College Times"""
"Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English writer known primarily for his work in comic books including ""Watchmen"", ""V for Vendetta"", ""The Ballad of Halo Jones"" and ""From Hell"". Regarded by some as the best graphic novel writer in history, he is widely recognised among his peers and critics. He has occasionally used such pseudonyms as Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, and Translucia Baboon; also, reprints of some of his work have been credited to The Original Writer when Moore requested that his name be removed. Moore started writing for British underground and alternative fanzines in"
"adopted from his comic ""V for Vendetta"", in an interview with ""Entertainment Weekly"": According to ""Time"", the protesters' adoption of the mask has led to it becoming the top-selling mask on Amazon.com, selling hundreds of thousands a year. The film allegedly inspired some of the Egyptian youth before and during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. On 23 May 2009, protesters dressed up as V and set off a fake barrel of gunpowder outside Parliament while protesting over the issue of British MPs' expenses. During the Occupy Wall Street and other ongoing Occupy protests, the mask appeared internationally as a symbol of"
"is in control, the world is rudderless."" Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English writer known primarily for his work in comic books including ""Watchmen"", ""V for Vendetta"", ""The Ballad of Halo Jones"" and ""From Hell"". Regarded by some as the best graphic novel writer in history, he is widely recognised among his peers and critics. He has occasionally used such pseudonyms as Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, and Translucia Baboon; also, reprints of some of his work have been credited to The Original Writer when Moore requested that his name be removed. Moore started writing"
"an abandoned motorway whose lights have all gone out. The two conflicting political viewpoints of anarchism and fascism dominate the story. Moore stated in an interview that V is designed as an enigma, as Moore ""didn't want to tell people what to think"" but wanted them to consider some extreme events that have recurred throughout history. In December 2005 Warner Bros. released a feature-film adaptation of ""V for Vendetta"", directed by James McTeigue from a screenplay by the Wachowskis. Natalie Portman stars as Evey Hammond and Hugo Weaving as V. Alan Moore distanced himself from the film, as he has"
"Many protesters wore Guy Fawkes masks inspired by the character V from ""V for Vendetta"", or otherwise disguised their identities, in part to protect themselves from reprisals from the Church of Scientology. Anonymous held a on March 15, 2008 in cities all over the world, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Vancouver, Toronto, Berlin, and Dublin. Anonymous held its third protest against Scientology on April 12, 2008. Named ""Operation Reconnect"", it aimed to increase awareness of the Church of Scientology's disconnection policy. A fourth protest occurred on May 10, 2008 and a fifth (Operation Sea Arrrgh) occurred on"
"V for Vendetta V for Vendetta is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare). Initially published in black and white as an ongoing serial in the short-lived UK anthology ""Warrior"", it morphed into a ten-issue limited series published by DC Comics. Subsequent collected editions have been typically published under DC's more specialized imprint Vertigo. The story depicts a dystopian and post-apocalyptic near-future history version of the United Kingdom in the 1990s, preceded by a nuclear war in the 1980s which had devastated most of the rest of the"
"V for Vendetta (film) V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political thriller film directed by James McTeigue and written by The Wachowskis, based on the 1988 DC/Vertigo Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The film is set in an alternative future where a Nordic supremacist and neo-fascist regime has subjugated the United Kingdom. Hugo Weaving portrays V, an anarchist freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts, and Natalie Portman plays Evey, a young, working-class woman caught up in V's mission, while Stephen Rea portrays the detective leading"
"Norsefire Norsefire is the fictional Nordic supremacist and neo-fascist political party ruling the United Kingdom in Alan Moore and David Lloyd's ""V for Vendetta"" comic book series. The organization gained power promising a stability and a restoration of the United Kingdom after a worldwide nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union decimates the Earth. The United Kingdom and Ireland survive due to their geographic isolation and the decommissioning of Britain's nuclear arsenal, but suffers widespread damage leading to societal instability, which is a catalyst for the rise of Norsefire. Due to the chaotic state of the world"
"Vendetta I would in my secret heart of hearts have thought: wouldn't it be great if these ideas actually made an impact? So when you start to see that idle fantasy intrude on the regular world… It's peculiar. It feels like a character I created 30 years ago has somehow escaped the realm of fiction."" David Lloyd, the ""V for Vendetta"" illustrator and co-creator, has said: According to ""Time"" in 2011, the protesters' adoption of the mask had led to it becoming the top-selling mask on Amazon.com, selling hundreds of thousands a year. Time Warner, one of the largest media"
"protest after it was used as a major plot element in ""V for Vendetta"", published in 1982, and its 2005 film adaptation. After appearing in Internet forums, the mask became a well-known symbol for the online hacktivist group Anonymous, used in Project Chanology, the Occupy movement, and other anti-government and anti-establishment protests around the world. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was commemorated from early on by burning effigies of unpopular figures. Towards the end of the 18th century, reports appeared of children begging for money with grotesquely masked effigies of Guy Fawkes, and November 5 gradually became as Guy Fawkes"
"has become widespread internationally among groups protesting against politicians, banks, and financial institutions. The masks both conceal the identity and protect the face of individuals and demonstrate their commitment to a shared cause. The character developed as an Internet meme, common on imageboards such as 4chan as well as on video-sharing based Web sites such as YouTube. Initially the character, a stick figure who failed at everything, emerged and became known as ""Epic Fail Guy"" (EFG). For reasons that have never been explained, it was increasingly shown as wearing a ""V for Vendetta"" ""Guy Fawkes"" mask (though this is likely"
"government vehicles, and army beret badges. Two versions exist, one with a red cross on a black background and another with a black cross on a red background. Norsefire Norsefire is the fictional Nordic supremacist and neo-fascist political party ruling the United Kingdom in Alan Moore and David Lloyd's ""V for Vendetta"" comic book series. The organization gained power promising a stability and a restoration of the United Kingdom after a worldwide nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union decimates the Earth. The United Kingdom and Ireland survive due to their geographic isolation and the decommissioning of"
"his 1925 poem “The Hollow Men”. The main character in the comic book series ""V for Vendetta"", which started in 1982, and its 2006 film adaptation, wore a Guy Fawkes mask. In the comic and in the film, ""V"" succeeds in blowing up the Houses of Parliament on 5 November (1997 in the comic, 2021 in the film). Its film adaptation opening shows a dramatised depiction of Fawkes's arrest and execution, with Evey narrating the first lines of the poem of Guy Fawkes Night. In the ""Doctor Who"" Virgin Missing Adventures novel ""The Plotters"", the First Doctor and his companions"
"story and style mirror elements from Gaston Leroux's ""The Phantom of the Opera"". V and the Phantom both wear masks to hide their disfigurements, control others through the leverage of their imaginations, have tragic pasts, and are motivated by revenge. V and Evey's relationship also parallels many of the romantic elements of ""The Phantom of the Opera"", where the masked Phantom takes Christine Daaé to his subterranean lair to re-educate her. As a film about the struggle between freedom and the state, ""V for Vendetta"" takes imagery from many classic totalitarian icons both real and fictional, including the Third Reich"
"up ""Warrior"" magazine in 1982 and asked Lloyd to create a new pulp character. Lloyd and writer Alan Moore, who had previously collaborated on several ""Doctor Who"" stories at Marvel UK, created ""V for Vendetta"", a dystopian adventure featuring a flamboyant anarchist terrorist fighting against a future fascist government. Lloyd, who illustrated in cinematic chiaroscuro, devised V's Guy Fawkes-inspired appearance and suggested that Moore avoid captions, sound effects and thought balloons. Lloyd stated in a 2005 interview that ""I don't know why I thought of Guy Fawkes, because it was during the summer. I thought that would be great if"
"end what they saw as the financial exploitation of church members. On January 28, 2008, an Anonymous video appeared on YouTube calling for protests outside Church of Scientology centers on February 10, 2008. According to a letter Anonymous e-mailed to the press, about 7,000 people protested in more than 90 cities worldwide. Many protesters wore masks based on the character V from ""V for Vendetta"" (who was influenced by Guy Fawkes) or otherwise disguised their identities, in part to protect themselves from reprisals from the Church of Scientology. Many further protests have followed since then in cities around the world."
"were common to Yorkshire generally, where Gunpowder Plot rhymes were numerous. Since the release of the 2006 film ""V for Vendetta"", set in a dystopian United Kingdom, the use of the ""Guy Fawkes"" mask that appears in the film has become widespread internationally among anti-establishment protest groups. The illustrator of the comic books on which the film was based, David Lloyd, has stated that the character V decided ""to adopt the persona and mission of Guy Fawkes – our great historical revolutionary"". The public ranked Fawkes 30th in the BBC's ""100 Greatest Britons"", and he was included in Bernard Ingham's"
"of V-Battalion following the death of the original Human Torch. American journalist Keen Marlow is captured for spying while reporting behind-the-lines in Nazi Germany. While imprisoned in a concentration camp—that specific phrase being used before its association with the Holocaust—Marlow is given a super-soldier serum, similar to that given to Captain America, by fellow prisoner Professor Eric Schmitt, an anti-Nazi German scientist. Responding to the chemical (and without the beneficial ""Vita-Rays"" used to chemically stabilize Captain America's serum), Marlow becomes a prime human specimen who escapes, dons a sleek, dark costume with a skull motif and a skintight blue mask"
"Play"". The 2005 British film ""Mouth to Mouth"", directed by Alison Murray, includes Wightman as Rose, the incompetent mother of the protagonist Sherry (played by Ellen Page). The following year, Wightman appeared in the dystopian political thriller ""V for Vendetta"" as Valerie Page. Her character, a lesbian, is imprisoned by the totalitarian regime due to her sexual orientation. The actress stated that during Valerie's incarceration, ""She finds something, her integrity, which they can't take from her. She'd almost died and then come alive again through what she found in herself."" Wightman shaved her head for the role, and felt this"
"his plan to blow up 10 Downing Street. Declining to learn his true identity to maintain the symbolism of his cause, she dons his Guy Fawkes mask and rescues Sergeant Dominic Stone from an angry mob. She brings him to the Shadow Gallery, identifies herself as V to London, which causes chaos throughout the country, thus the cycle begins anew. In the 2006 film adaptation, Evey is working as a runner for the British Television Network when the film begins. Evey is not introduced as a would-be teenage prostitute, although she is supposedly on her way to a sexual encounter"
"The Mindscape of Alan Moore The Mindscape of Alan Moore is a 2003 documentary film which chronicles the life and work of Alan Moore, author of several acclaimed graphic novels, including ""From Hell"", ""Watchmen"" and ""V for Vendetta"". ""The Mindscape of Alan Moore"" is Shadowsnake’s first completed feature project, part One of the Shamanautical / 5 Elements series. It is the directorial debut of DeZ Vylenz. It is the only feature film production on which Alan Moore has collaborated, with permission to use his work. This feature was shot on film, in colour, and is 78 minutes in length. Alan"
"she first entered the Urn; she now wears a long red overcoat and wide-brimmed hat with a domino mask and two gun halters, and is suffering from amnesia. She finds another hero, V-Man, and the two of them are taken to New York — now New Shangri-La — along with other heroes who were freed from the Urn. Her time in the Urn has given her literal masking powers — she can now replicate another person's appearance (although the seventh issue of the series shows her actually possessing the other person's body). In addition to a person's appearance, Masquerade also"
"David Lloyd (comics) David Lloyd (born 1950) is a British comics artist best known as the illustrator of the story ""V for Vendetta"", written by Alan Moore. Lloyd was born in Enfield, London. David Lloyd started working in comics in the late 1970s, drawing for ""Halls of Horror"", ""TV Comic"" and a number of Marvel UK titles. With writer Steve Parkhouse, he created the pulp adventure character Night Raven. Lloyd names John Burns, Steve Ditko, Ronald Embleton, Jack Kirby, and Tony Weare as artistic influences. Lloyd drew a comics adaptation of the ""Time Bandits"" film in 1982. Dez Skinn set"
"mask. Veronica Gedeon Veronica Gedeon (1917–1937) was a 20-year-old commercial model from Long Island City whose murder (along with her mother and a boarder) during Easter Weekend in 1937 captivated New York City. It was reported widely in newspapers there. After Gedeon's murderer was apprehended there were substantial changes in the psychiatric laws in the state of New York. The case was the subject of a 2015 episode of Investigation Discovery's series ""A Crime to Remember"" (Season 3, Episode 4, ""Such A Pretty Face""). It was also featured in a 2017 episode of the Travel Channel’s series ""Mysteries at the"
"""V for Vendetta: From Script to Film"", it was published by Universe on August 22, 2006. In October 2017, it was announced that Channel 4 was developing a television series based on the comic book. V for Vendetta (film) V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political thriller film directed by James McTeigue and written by The Wachowskis, based on the 1988 DC/Vertigo Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The film is set in an alternative future where a Nordic supremacist and neo-fascist regime has subjugated the United Kingdom. Hugo Weaving portrays V,"
"mask has also been adopted by Anonymous, WikiLeaks, Egyptian revolutionaries, and anti-globalization demonstrators. Moore described Occupy as ""ordinary people reclaiming rights which should always have been theirs"" and added: Moore is a member of The Arts Emergency Service, a British charity working with 16- to 19-year-olds in further education from diverse backgrounds. In the 2017 general election, Moore expressed guarded support for the Labour Party, mainly due to the left-wing socialist Jeremy Corbyn being elected leader, though he does not vote as a matter of political principle. Doing research into conspiracy theories for his work on ""Brought to Light"", Moore"
"Anonymous (group) Anonymous is a decentralized international hacktivist group that is widely known for its various DDoS cyber attacks against several governments, government institutions and government agencies, corporations, and the Church of Scientology. Anonymous originated in 2003 on the imageboard 4chan representing the concept of many online and offline community users simultaneously existing as an anarchic, digitized global brain. Anonymous members (known as ""Anons"") can be distinguished in public by the wearing of Guy Fawkes masks in the style portrayed in the graphic novel and film ""V for Vendetta"". However, this may not always be the case as some of"