History Characters / KingsmanKingsmen

* OutOfCharacterAlert: [[spoiler: What clues Eggsy in that Arthur switched sides, before he saw the surgical scar, is that Arthur is, despite beingsuch a stickler for the rules, he offered Eggsy brandy that is only drunk once during official mourning, something Arthur would never do normally.]]

* BadassBaritone: Merlin has a deep voice and is the Kingsmen's resident BadassBookworm.

* TheChick: Most of her action scenes happen offscreen. Onscreen she fulfills the emotional heart role much more consistently.

* WeaponOfChoice: Two; Tokarev TT-30 pistols equipped with an underbarrel shotgun and [[ParasolOfPain umbrellas]] that function as guns and shields. The latter is [[spoiler:recognized by the Statesmen for the Doomsday Protocol.]]

* WeaponOfChoice: A Heckler & Koch 416 assault rifle. He gets a little on edge when Eggsy tries to take it during the FinalBattle.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Sir Giles, Arthur's equivalent character in the comics, [[spoiler: does not join forces with the villain and attempt to poison the protagonist.]] This role is fulfilled by Rupert Greaves, Merlin's comic equivalent instead.
* BenevolentBoss: A very downplayed example. He's still a high class jerkass who believes working class candidates like Eggsy and his father have no place among the Kingsmen, but he cares deeply for those who fit his standards. For example, he [[spoiler: congratulates Roxy in person after she passed the final test and shows a genuinely shocked expression on his face after seeing Valentine executed Harry/Galahad.]] Even after he is revealed to be [[spoiler:in league with Valentine, he's still willing to give Eggsy a second chance to become a Kingsman to replace the deceased Galahad and protect him from Valentine's HatePlague, despite his distaste for Eggsy's social status. Granted, he semi-forced him to agree by trying to poison him, but still, he did give him another chance, something he didn't do with Charlie, the candidate he preferred.]]

* BoomerangBigot: [[spoiler: Implied. Throughout the film Arthur speaks in a refined accent and seems the definition of an upper-class snob who has in for the working-class Eggsy. After being poisoned by Eggsy his dying words are a string of expletives uttered in a ''very'' coarse, East End accent.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: As befits him being now a villain.]]
* DisappointedInYou: Tells [[spoiler:Charlie]] this once he fails his SecretTestOfCharacter. Especially noteworthy as [[spoiler:Charlie]] was the only remaining candidate who fit his vision of what a Kingsman agent should be. [[spoiler: The irony is that both of them end up joining forces with Valentine.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: TheReveal that he is in on Valentine's plan kicks off the entire final act of the film.]]

* AmbiguouslyGay: Abuse against homosexuals infuriates him if the barfight scene and church scene are any indication. His interactions with Eggsy are also dripping with [[invoked]]HoYay, and Colin Firth himself has said "We don't know anything about him, he might not be straight" when talking about the character. [[spoiler: Music/EltonJohn even blows him a kiss. However, he also notes that he's never been in love.]]

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Falls victim to Valentine's signal in the first film. It doesn't last, but is enough to cause many deaths... including his own. [[NotQuiteDead Except not]].]]

* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: [[spoiler: After saving Elton John, he asks the latter for tickets to his next concert. More than happy for being rescued, Sir Elton offers him a backstage pass]].

* OneManArmy: The [[spoiler: church scene, with him causing almost half of the casualties]] easily cements him as this. Just watch [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jKbN0yBLv_s this video]].

** Downplayed, but it might be telling that both of the female candidates immediately decide to side with him against the other recruits (even if he and Roxy are only friends). Lady Sophie Montague-Herring, the recruits' target for a [[spoiler: fake]] honeypot mission, also appears to be the most receptive to Eggsy of the three candidates; in the scene prior, he says that [[UptownGirl posh girls tend to like him]], ''a lot''. Further proving this: Tilde, who is literally royalty, only needs to take one look at him to upgrade his petition of a SmoochOfVictory to RescueSex. Given his [[MrFanservice looks]] and [[NiceGuy personality]], this is hardly surprising.

* DitzyGenius: Eggsy has a huge IQ, showed potentially Olympics-worthy athletic talent as a child, was a stellar student and Marines trainee, and did brilliantly on both the written and physicality-oriented Kingsman tests even though he partook in them long after his life went terribly awry. As a consequence of his DarkAndTroubledPast, however, Eggsy is also unacquainted with numerous pieces of basic knowledge, like the "simple physics" in ''[[Film/KingsmanTheSecretService Secret Service]]'' and that [[spoiler: maggots turn into flies while larvae turn into butterflies]].

* GenerationXerox: Downplayed and played with. None of the following three men can be called lookalikes, being portrayed by different actors, but the trope is in the narrative roles: There are parallels laid out between Eggsy and his father, Lee. Both men had the same look of amazement upon seeing the Kingsman headquarters for the first time, according to Harry (and so did he). They were from "lower" socioeconomic classes, but exceptionally talented, as they beat out more formally trained rich recruits for a spot in the final stage of Kingsman's challenging screening process. However, neither Lee nor Eggsy did not secure the title of Lancelot — not because of a lack of skill, but because of their compassion (Lee getting killed after putting a friend's life above his own; Eggsy refusing to shoot his pet). They end up marrying blonde-haired women too (different-looking blonde-haired women, [[{{Squick}} mind]]). In the second film, noticeable [[CallBack Call Backs]] to Eggsy's ParentalSubstitute/previous Galahad Harry also increase. Eggsy is told he's late for a Kingsman meeting, and [[spoiler: he's the one who survives a mix-up, like Harry was with Lee]]. Although where Harry thinly veils his snarky remarks "with respect", Eggsy [[BrutalHonesty straightforwardly]] prefaces his "with ''dis''respect".

* ItsPersonal: He doesn't get along well with [[TheRival Charlie]] from since the training, even more so when he turns up later as one of Valentine's supporters, but it reaches a breaking point when Charlie shows up again as Poppy's [[RivalTurnedEvil right hand man]] and is responsible for [[spoiler: hacking into the Kingsman Database and provides the information for Poppy to locate and destroy every Kingsman base in England, killing Eggsy's best friends Roxy, Brandon, and his dog JB in the process. Eggsy is ''furious'', and after beating him in the climatic fight, makes a point to Charlie that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness he's dropping all gentlemanly acts just for this once]] to avenge the deaths of all his comrades, before brutally snapping his neck.]]

* NonIdleRich: [[spoiler: While he MarriedForLove, he did still marry into money (since his bride is Sweden's princess) at the end of the second film. That said, he's still an active Kingsman even after becoming a prince by marriage]].

-->'''Merlin''': Oh my God... [[spoiler:Harry!?]]\\
'''Eggsy''': ''Fuck'' me.
* PursuingParentalPerils: Eggsy’s father died on the path to become a Kingsman, and his mother wanted him to give up the Marines for this reason. Nevertheless, Eggsy is intent on his Kingsman training, [[spoiler: and joins in the end.]]

* SkewedPriorities: His FatalFlaw in the second film, and this actually leads to ''devastating'' results each time it happened. [[spoiler: Firstly, he leaves Charlie's robotic arm in the car because he's in a hurry to go to his friend's birthday party, unknowingly allowing Charlie to remote-control the arm and hack the Kingsman network, leading to Poppy destroying all Kingsman bases and killing Eggsy's closest friends and pet dog. Secondly, when he has to get intimate with a target, he takes the time to call Tilde, his girlfriend, to ask for permission first, when it was really not needed. (He doesn't even have to ''sleep'' with her, just to put the tracker inside her) And this leads to a falling out between the two that ends up with Tilde poisoned by Poppy's drug virus. Thirdly, he carelessly exposes the fragile antidote tube from its secured capsule just to closely examine it, allowing Whiskey to slap it out of his hand and breaks it on the ground. And finally, when he sees the entrance of Poppy's base, he gets too distracted to notice that he's not out of the minefield yet, and leads to him stepping on a mine even with the mine detector in his hand, which eventually leads to Merlin's HeroicSacrifice.]]

* ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer: He seems to dislike violence (watching [[spoiler: a BrainwashedAndCrazy Harry brutally massacre a hate group]] has more palpable impact on him than it does the rest of the Kingsmen), but ultimately engages in it for [[TheNeedsOfTheMany The Greater Good]].

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: In the "The Golden Circle", Eggsy refuses to sleep with a target without informing his girlfriend and getting her okay, then when she breaks up with him over it, Eggsy still doesn't go further than needed to plant a tracking device.

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler: Roxy dies in the Kingsman mansion explosion in ''The Golden Circle''.]]

* BadassBookworm: Damn well holds his own during the [[spoiler: siege on Valentine's base]], proving himself to be a badass bookworm.

* InelegantBlubbering: Drunkenly, in the second film, after [[spoiler: almost every Kingsman agent is killed by Poppy's attack]].
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: Eggsy [[InvokedTrope Invokes]] NoOneGetsLeftBehind. [[spoiler: Merlin is adamant that [[SomeoneHasToDie attempting to save him would be detrimental to the mission]]. There's no time.]]

* NotSoAboveItAll: He's very professional and stoic - [[GoshDarnItToHeck he even avoids swearing almost entirely]] in a film filled with [[ClusterFBomb very colorful language]]. But during the...[[YourHeadASplode fireworks]]...scene, even he can't deny how bloody awesome that was.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Due to being a good guy this time. [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice It's ultimately averted in the sequel.]]]]
* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: He downs multiple glasses of whiskey in the sequel. Following intoxication, he's sobbing about ''Charlie'' and ''the taxi''. "ItsAllMyFault"! Eggsy comforts him, opposing the sentiment]].

-->'''Eggsy''': Alright, let's have that, then.\\
'''Merlin''': Uh uh. This is ''mine''. I'll show you ''yours''.

* KnifeNut: Opts for a rather large blade in the second film.

* MeanBrit: Arthur is a gentleman at first glance only, since he's actually an elitist prick.

* NiceHat: Wears a variety of them in his civilian attire.

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* SparedByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Although he's killed off in the first film, aligning with the fate of his comic counterpart, the second film undoes his death]].

* SharpDressedMan: As with all Kingsmen, his suits are incredibly stylish.

* BaldOfAwesome: Very bald and very badass.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: In the "The Golden Circle" Eggsy refuses to sleep with a target without informing his girlfriend and getting her okay, then when she breaks up with him over it, Eggsy still doesn't go further than needed to plant a tracking device.

* BoomerangBigot: [[spoiler: Implied. Throughout the film Arthur speaks in a refined accent and seems the definition of an upper class snob who has in for the working class Eggsy. After being poisoned by Eggsy his dying words are a string of expletives uttered in a ''very'' coarse, East End accent.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Even as the leader of the Kingsmen he comes across as very snobby and elitist, thinking the lower-class Eggsy shouldn't be included in their ranks. Following [[spoiler:Harry's death, he offers Eggsy a glass of brandy that the Kingsmen use to toast fallen members despite it being against tradition for non-Kingsmen to drink]]. Then it's revealed [[spoiler:the brandy is poisoned and Arthur's teamed up with Valentine]].

* AnimalMotifs: Butterflies. In his house, he has ''walls'' filled with them. The sequel reveals that before becoming a Kingsman, he originally wanted to study butterflies and [[spoiler:he also a wall of butterflied in the room the Statesman gave him while trying to regain his memories. And ''after'' regaining his memories, Harry occasionally sees a couple of butterflies. Eggsy even compares himself to a butterfly because took a petty thug (larva), protected and trained him to be something special (butterfly). Even the alternate name he goes by, the Lepidopterist, plays into it, being a person who studies butterflies and moths.]]
* BadassInANiceSuit: His effortless CurbStompBattle against Dean's goons in the tavern shows him as one early on. [[spoiler:The battle in the church against nearly the entire congregation where they all die and he barely takes a scratch just cements it.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's one of the nicest characters in the movie, [[spoiler:but when he and an entire church congregation are affected by Valentine's device which turns off their inhibitions and increases their rage, Harry is able to slaughter the vast majority of them quite easily and horrifyingly]].

* EyeScream: [[spoiler:As Harry's eyepatch is seen on his left eye, it indicates that Valentine shot his left eye out, rather than the supposed BoomHeadshot seen in the first movie]].

* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:In ''The Golden Circle'', Harry loses his left eye and suffers from occasional hallucinations, but manages to still be a threat to his enemies.]]
* HeroesLoveDogs: [[spoiler:He loved his dog Mr Pickle and is deeply offended when Eggsy believed that Harry callously shot and killed him in a test. It's also because of his love towards Mr Pickle that Harry is able to regain his memory due to the trauma/shock of the dog's death or from being forced to shoot him in the trials.]]

* IOweYouMyLife: The reason he inducts Eggsy into the Kingsmen training program is his attempt to make amends for Eggsy's dad sacrificing his life to save Harry, after Harry's mistake nearly got them all killed.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: He can fire fast enough to resemble actual machine-gun fire, and can use them to fire any type of bullets he wants.

* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: Poor Harry, while mentoring Eggsy he gets headshot by Valentine just before the climax. Subverted, as he is seen to have survived in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']].

* ParentalSubstitute: Becomes one to Eggsy throughout the course of the film, as Eggsy's father is dead and his stepdad is a jerk.

* LeParkour: Won the local gymnastic championships twice and was considered Olympic material, but now only uses his athletic talent to evade pursuers. [[CombatParkour Uses to great effect in the final battle against Valentine's men and Gazelle]].
* LikeASonToMe: [[spoiler:Heavily implied when Whiskey tells Eggsy that his unborn son would've been his age had he been alive.]]

** One of his strongest and most important traits. His refusal to rat out his friends to the police nearly got him imprisoned and it's clear that even the threat of death won't make him betray the Kingsmen, particularly [[ParentalSubstitute Harry]].

* WifeBasherBasher: Played Straight in the comics where he gives Dean and his gang a beatdown shortly after he completes his training in the movie, Harry remotely activates his [[AutomatedAutomobiles Automated Automobile]] before Eggsy can get out of the car to fight Dean. Eggsy later confronts the gang in a PostCreditsScene but we don't see the outcome.

One of the Kingsman candidates for the position of Lancelot, she was recommended by Percival. She quickly bonds with Eggsy, and steps in to protect him from the bullying of the others.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Almost her entire career pretty much, despite being the most capable candidate. Her only moments in the limelight were stressing about her fear of heights and being consoled by Eggsy... Until she gets over it and then some by shooting off a satellite, while floating in the stratosphere. Taken literally when we're informed that she just passed the speeding train test before Eggsy even had his. And again when she passes the ShootTheDog test offscreen, but you hear her pull the trigger in the next room.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Eggsy. There is little romantic tension between them and they become great friends.

* AlmightyJanitor: Although the difference in rank isn't pronounced until it gets PlayedForDrama come the second film: [[spoiler:Poppy wipes out nearly all of Kingsman, and Merlin survives because "mere staff" are apparently too unimportant to kill]].

* CoolOldGuy: Not ''that'' old, but still qualifies. He's always cool under pressure, impeccably polite and and professional, and caring but extremely firm towards the candidates.

* ExactWords: During the parachute test, he never actually said that one of the trainees didn't have a parachute but used "''what if''" to present the situation as a hypothetical. The trainees made the assumption themselves in a moment of panic.

* GoodIsNotNice: He comes across like a {{Jerkass}} to his students at first, but he is doing so to keep them in reality but also to test them to see if they truly are Kingsmen material. Once he, Eggsy and Roxy are on their own, he reveals himself as more or less a TeamDad.

* TricksterMentor: Most of the tests he puts the candidates through are actually testing for something other than what it seems on the surface, or at least have some twist to them that he doesn’t bother to explain. Most notable is the skydiving incident in which he allows all of the candidates to jump from the plane, before suggesting that they need to know what to do when operating under unforeseen circumstances... like when one of them ''doesn’t have a parachute''. He never actually said that any of them were missing parachutes.

* SecretTestOfCharacter: He gives one of these to the Kingsmen candidates; he drugs them, [[ChainedToARailway ties them to train tracks]] and demands information for their lives. Eggsy and Roxy succeed, Charlie fails. Amusingly, the Interrogator just grins and allows Charlie to think he's about to die for the sheer fun of it, or maybe as an added punishment.

* DisappointedInYou: Tells [[spoiler:Charlie]] this once he fails his SecretTestOfCharacter. Especially noteworthy as [[spoiler:Charlie]] was the only remaining candidate who fit his vision of what a Kingsman agent should be.

->''"We are the first independent intelligence agency preserving peace. And protecting life."''

* {{Irony}}: For all that he's brushed off as a LowerClassLout by some of the others, particularly Arther and Charlie, his ancestor (presumably a great-great grandfather) was actually a founding member of Kingsmen and was the first Lancelot.

* HeroicLineage: His ancestor Lee Unwin was a founding member of Kingsmen.

* NotSoDifferent: As he's [[spoiler:dying after ingesting his own poison, his accent switches from Posh to Cockney, revealing that he came from humble beginnings like Eggsy]].

* AnimalMotifs: Butterflies. In his house, he has ''walls'' filled with them. The sequel reveals that before becoming a Kingsman, he originally wanted to study butterflies and [[spoiler:he also a wall of butterflied in the room the Statesman gave him while trying to regain his memories. And ''after'' regaining his memories, Harry occasionally sees a couple of butterflies. Eggsy even compares himself to a butterfly because took a petty thug (larva), protected and trained him to be something special (butterfly).]]

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: {{Inverted}}. The comics has Harry as Eggsy's uncle, but the movie adaptation shows that he isn't related to Eggsy in any way.

* BoomHeadshot: Delivers quite a few of these, [[spoiler:and dies by being on the receiving end of one of these, courtesy of Valentine. Subverted, as Harry is seen alive and well in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'' with an [[EyepatchOfPower eyepatch]]]].