V I

Real Name: Unknown

Class: Altered human

Occupation: Anarchist

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Unnamed father

Aliases: None.

Base of Operations: London, England, Earth-V

First Appearance: V For Vendetta #1 (September, 1988)

Powers: V possesses the strength of a madman and is incredibly quick and agile. V is a brutal yet graceful hand-to-hand combatant. He relies on a number of weapons including swords, tear gas and home-made explosives. V has a vast computer network that can monitor all of England.

History: (V For Vendetta #1-3)-V is a resident of Earth-V, a hypertimeline of the DC Universe. After this Earth underwent World War III, England was taken over by Norsefire, a fascist political movement. Norsefire subverted the freedoms of English citizens, and soon after sent minorities and malcontents into concentration camps. One such dissident was put into the Larkhill Resettlement Camp in 1993, where he became a medical test subject. His name is unknown, he was known only by his room number, the Man From Room V. Every other test subject died except V, who not only survived, but underwent strange changes both mentally and physically. By gaining access to supplies around the concentration camp he created an explosion that killed many of the camps' workers and earned him his freedom. He stumbled on an abandoned subway station where he created the Shadow Gallery, a sanctuary and headquarters. He filled it with banned books, records and artwork, and set up a computer network that hacked into Fate, the computer power base of Norsefire. For four years V made it his personal vendetta to murder anyone who was involved in the Larkhill Camp during his stay, keeping his presence unknown to the world and destroying any records of his existence before becoming V. V made his first public appearance in 1987 when he saved Evey Hammond, a young prostitute from being raped by government agents. He then announced his presence to England by blowing up Parliament. V took Evey in, making her his only confidant. It is likely that he knew her before he was taken into Larkhill, but their exact connection is unknown to anyone except V himself. V then murdered the last three workers from Larkhill, all high-ranking government agents. Leader Adam Susan and all his forces in Norsefire were now conducting a nation-wide manhunt to find V.

(V For Vendetta #4-10)-Evey couldn't accept V's violent methods, so he cast her out of the Shadow Gallery. V then made a nationwide broadcast encouraging the citizens of Britain to rebel against their government, after which he disappeared for six months. V posed as a fascist, kidnaped Evey and brought her to a mock concentration camp. She was made to relive an elaborate staging of what happened to V when he was a prisoner. At the end of this experience V revealed himself to her, and after some soul-searching she pledged to help him return freedom to England. V resurfaced in 1998, destroying the monitoring agencies of Norsefire, allowing people greater personal freedom. Riots and protests broke out, and Adam Susan was killed, leaving what remained of Norsefire to struggle amongst themselves for control. V was satisfied that the old guard would soon be gone, and his work was at an end. V allowed himself to be fatally wounded by detective Eric Finch, then fled back to the Shadow Gallery, making some final requests of Evey. Evey took on the identity of V II, and loaded his body into a subway car filled with explosives. She sent the subway underneath the Head, the power base of Norsefire, destroying it. Now it would be up to the English public to make a new life for themselves.

List of appearances: V For Vendetta #1-10

Comments: Created by Alan Moore & David Lloyd

V was originally published in Warrior by Quality Communications, and DC obtained the rights to V in 1988.

Last updated: 3/23/2002

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