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* CelebrityCasualty:[[spoiler:Mark Hamill dies when the rescuing agent's parachute doesn't deploy correctly.]]

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* CelebrityCasualty:[[spoiler:Mark CelebrityCasualty: [[spoiler:Mark Hamill dies when the rescuing agent's parachute doesn't deploy correctly.]]
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* TakeThat: Gazelle mentions that of the celebrities they've kidnapped, Creator/WilliamShatner is the only one who seemed fine with Arnold'S plan to wpe out msot of humanity but spare them.

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* TakeThat: Gazelle mentions that of the celebrities they've kidnapped, Creator/WilliamShatner is the only one who seemed fine with Arnold'S Arnold's plan to wpe wipe out msot most of humanity humanity, but spare them.
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* TakeThat: Gazelle mentions that of the celebrities they've kidnapped, Creator/WilliamShatner is the only one who seemed fine with Arnold'S plan to wpe out msot of humanity but spare them.
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*TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Jack points Gary to a wall of newspapers, citing how each one is from a day where he helped save at least England, if not the world. When a confused Gary says he just sees stories on celebrity scandals or random items, Jack says that's the point, that what they do is never known by the public.
** The final scene has Gary continuing the tradition putting up a front page that has no record of his saving the day.
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* ShoutOut: The list of deceased spies mentioned by Mr. Graves includes Simon Templar (''Series/TheSaint''); John Drake (''Series/DangerMan''); John Steed (''Series/TheAvengers'') and Nick Gambit (''Series/TheNewAvengers'').

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* ShoutOut: The list of deceased spies mentioned by Mr. Graves includes Simon Templar (''Series/TheSaint''); John Drake (''Series/DangerMan''); John Steed (''Series/TheAvengers'') (''Series/TheAvengers1960s'') and Nick Gambit (''Series/TheNewAvengers'').
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* ShoutOut: The list of deceased spies mentioned by Mr. Graves includes Simon Templar (''Series/TheSaint''); John Drake (''Series/DangerMan''); John Steed and Nick Gambit (''Series/TheAvengers'').

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* ShoutOut: The list of deceased spies mentioned by Mr. Graves includes Simon Templar (''Series/TheSaint''); John Drake (''Series/DangerMan''); John Steed (''Series/TheAvengers'') and Nick Gambit (''Series/TheAvengers'').(''Series/TheNewAvengers'').
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A 2012-2013 six issue mini series written by Creator/MarkMillar with art by David Gibbons. The story follows Gary, a teenager from East London who is living with his mother and her abusive boyfriend Darren, whilst spending his nights committing petty crimes. That is until his uncle Jack reveals to him that he is a secret agent and wants Gary to train to join the service. What follows is a ''Film/JamesBond''-[[TuxedoAndMartini style spy thriller]] with crazy gadgets, mad scientists and world ending plots.

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A 2012-2013 six issue mini series written by Creator/MarkMillar with art by David Dave Gibbons. The story follows Gary, a teenager from East London who is living with his mother and her abusive boyfriend Darren, whilst spending his nights committing petty crimes. That is until his uncle Jack reveals to him that he is a secret agent and wants Gary to train to join the service. What follows is a ''Film/JamesBond''-[[TuxedoAndMartini style spy thriller]] with crazy gadgets, mad scientists and world ending plots.
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[[caption-width-right:262:From the writer of Comicbook/KickAss and the artist of ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}]]

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[[caption-width-right:262:From the writer of Comicbook/KickAss and the artist of ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}]]ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}...who didn't draw this cover.]]
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[[caption-width-right:262:From the writer of Comicbook/KickAss and the artist of ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}]]
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Has been loosely adapted into a movie by the title of ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Taron Egerton and Creator/ColinFirth released in February 2015.

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Has been loosely adapted into a movie by the title of ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Taron Egerton and Creator/ColinFirth released in February 2015.
2015. After the release and success of the film, all subsequent collections and reference to the comic renamed it to ''Kingsman'', a term that does not show up anywhere in the book.
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* TheCameo: Creator/MarkHamill appears at the beginning as a kidnap victim.

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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Averted the other student seems to like Gary well enough but are worried he's not good enough to become an agent. It is however, implied that the students we see are the nice ones so this may be happening to some degree.

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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Averted Averted; the other student seems students seem to like Gary well enough enough, but are worried he's not good enough to become an agent. It is is, however, implied that the students we see are the nice ones so this may be happening to some degree.



* BigBad: James Arnold

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* BigBad: James ArnoldArnold.



* TheCameo: Creator/MarkHamill appears at the beginning as a kidnap victim.



* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time we meet Gary he is expressing concern for his mother, wanting to watch a film legally instead of seeing a friends pirate copy and trying to keep his stepfather from using his brother to roll his weed showing he is not entirely the stereotype he seems.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time we meet Gary he is expressing concern for his mother, wanting to watch a film legally instead of seeing a friends friend's pirate copy and trying to keep his stepfather from using his brother to roll his weed showing he is not entirely the stereotype he seems.



* ShoutOut: the list of deceased spies mentioned by Mr Graves includes Simon Templar (''Series/TheSaint''); John Drake (''Series/DangerMan''); John Steed and Nick Gambit (''Series/TheAvengers'').

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* ShoutOut: the The list of deceased spies mentioned by Mr Mr. Graves includes Simon Templar (''Series/TheSaint''); John Drake (''Series/DangerMan''); John Steed and Nick Gambit (''Series/TheAvengers'').
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: James Arnold gives horribly offensive nicknames for his disabled henchmen. For example his {{Dragon}} with leg prosthesis is nicknamed Gazelle.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: James Arnold gives horribly offensive nicknames for his disabled henchmen. For example his {{Dragon}} [[TheDragon Dragon]] with leg prosthesis is nicknamed Gazelle.
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A 2013 six issue mini series written by Creator/MarkMillar with art by David Gibbons. The story follows Gary, a teenager from East London who is living with his mother and her abusive boyfriend Darren, whilst spending his nights committing petty crimes. That is until his uncle Jack reveals to him that he is a secret agent and wants Gary to train to join the service. What follows is a ''Film/JamesBond''-[[TuxedoAndMartini style spy thriller]] with crazy gadgets, mad scientists and world ending plots.

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A 2013 2012-2013 six issue mini series written by Creator/MarkMillar with art by David Gibbons. The story follows Gary, a teenager from East London who is living with his mother and her abusive boyfriend Darren, whilst spending his nights committing petty crimes. That is until his uncle Jack reveals to him that he is a secret agent and wants Gary to train to join the service. What follows is a ''Film/JamesBond''-[[TuxedoAndMartini style spy thriller]] with crazy gadgets, mad scientists and world ending plots.

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* TheWorldEndsTomorrow: Our heroes discover the BigBad's plan to destroy the world the day before it is to be set in motion. They even have time for a quick drink.
* WorkingClassPeopleAreMorons: The series goes out of its way to subvert this trope with both Gary and Jack.

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* TheWorldEndsTomorrow: Our heroes discover the BigBad's plan to destroy the world the day before it is to be set in motion. They even have time for a quick drink.
* WorkingClassPeopleAreMorons: The series goes out of its way to subvert this trope with both Gary and Jack. \n

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Wrong use of the trope. He isn\'t a threath or villain


* CharacterDevelopment: The series shows Gary's transition from a random street punk to a world class spy.



* FromNobodyToNightmare: The series shows Gary's transition from a random street punk to a world class spy.
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A 2013 six issue mini series written by Creator/MarkMillar with art by David Gibbons. The story follows Gary, a teenager from East London who is living with his mother and her abusive boyfriend Darren, whilst spending his nights committing petty crimes. That is until his uncle Jack reveals to him that he is a secret agent and wants Gary to train to join the service. What follows is a JamesBond-[[TuxedoAndMartini style spy thriller]] with crazy gadgets, mad scientists and world ending plots.

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A 2013 six issue mini series written by Creator/MarkMillar with art by David Gibbons. The story follows Gary, a teenager from East London who is living with his mother and her abusive boyfriend Darren, whilst spending his nights committing petty crimes. That is until his uncle Jack reveals to him that he is a secret agent and wants Gary to train to join the service. What follows is a JamesBond-[[TuxedoAndMartini ''Film/JamesBond''-[[TuxedoAndMartini style spy thriller]] with crazy gadgets, mad scientists and world ending plots.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: After Gary sees that his mother's been beaten yet again, he tracks his stepfather down to a pub, uses a device to immobilize his stepfather and his stepfather's friends before beating them all into a pulp.
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* TheCameo: Creator/MarkHamill appears at the beginning as a kidnap victim who is rescued.

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* TheCameo: Creator/MarkHamill appears at the beginning as a kidnap victim who is rescued.victim.
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Has been loosely adapted into a movie by the title of ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Taron Egerton and Creator/ColinFirth due to be released in February 2015.

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Has been loosely adapted into a movie by the title of ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Taron Egerton and Creator/ColinFirth due to be released in February 2015.

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