History Fridge / KingsmanTheGoldenCircle

* Why did Harry manage to survive his [[BoomHeadshot Headshot]], you wonder? Because remember Valentine hated death and blood, and if you watch closely, he flinched when he shot, so the possibility of him missing the shot is high in and of itself.

* Though it's frequently invoked as an example of how tough Statesmen are compared to Kingsmen, the final fight of Whiskey v. Eggsy and Harry makes a lot of sense - and not because Statesmen are better fighters. Both Harry and Eggsy had just been through multiple major fights in the past 15 minutes, and both were in one-on-one slugfests. Both would have been absolutely exhausted by that point, and pain would've been setting in as adrenaline began to wear off. The fact that Whiskey wasn't able to mop the floor with two totally wrung-out Kingsmen is really an indictment of his fighting ability, not something to boast about. Like much of his appearance, bringing his portrayal full circle [[note]]No pun.[[/note]] and showing he really was bluster and tricks over actual ability.

* Statesman, like Kingsman, is an independent spy agency dedicated to the stability of the world rather than one nation's place in it. It was also founded in Kentucky, 1863-- that is, smack dab in the middle of the American Civil War. The American Civil War is one of the main contenders for the title of "the first modern war", with body counts, disfigurements, and ecological damage far greater than ever seen before, not to mention the damage done to the American psyche that still lingers. Kingsman was founded in an attempt to ensure the hell of World War I was never repeated. Statesman had the same purpose brought on by a different war.

* Poppy feeds Angel his friend's minced remains. Consuming human flesh massively increases your chances of developing a prion disease, since it's possible that a person has prions but isn't symptomatic yet. There's no way Poppy would be able to use a grill hot enough to denature a prion. It's very unlikely that she wouldn't know about the risk... proving that she really, really doesn't care about her henchmen.

* Why is Fox News featured so prominently in lieu of the traditional news montage with many different sources? 20th Century Fox made the movie and doesn't want to give free publicity/doesn't want the rights to other brands of news. Also, because even Kingsman need a bit of ProductPlacement.

* Why is Fox News featured so prominently in lieu of the traditional news montage with many different sources? 20th Century Fox made the movie and doesn't want to give free publicity/doesn't want the rights to other brands of news.

* Why did Harry manage to survive his [[BoomHeadshot]], you wonder? Because remember Valentine hated death and blood, and if you watch closely, he flinched when he shot, so the possibility of him missing the shot is high in and of itself.

* Poppy's implied psychopathy makes sense given her idiot ball plot moments she couldn't accurately judge what others would do or realise bad decisions by feel.

* Barack Obama was shown to be one of the people in league with the villains in the first movie. However, The Golden Circle uses a generic, fictional President, rather than real world President Donald Trump. This was probably because the US election was uncertain during filming, but lines up perfectly in-universe. As a billionaire celebrity, the movie 'verse Donald Trump likely ''also'' had his head blow up at the climax of the first movie, well before he could be elected President.

* A FlashBack shows Tequila was the first one into the church Kentucky to investigate the aftermath of Valentine's sim card-carried HatePlague test... most of which Harry killed with his bare hands. He knows, more than any other Statesman, that the survivor is a walking ''buzzsaw.'' This explains why he's so suspicious of the Kingsmen when they showed up, and fully prepared to shoot Harry through the two-way mirror; he's been nervous about that guy for the past ''year.'' He's also revealed [[spoiler:to be a drug user when he gets the Blue Veins]]; after seeing all of ''that'', he's probably started using just to keep his nerves calm because in his experience, only a Statesman can do that kind of damage, and ''no-one'' knows who the hell Harry is. All of this could also explain the relative lack of judgement from his fellow Statesmen for the aforementioned actions. He's a bit unstable, but he's got more reason than most, and is still good enough to beat the crap out of Eggsy and Merlin at the same time. That's a ''lot'' of justification for a guy who [[spoiler:spends most of the film in medical or in a cryogenic tube]]..

* Tequila is revealed [[spoiler: to be a drug user when he gets the Blue Veins]]. A FlashBack also shows that he was the first one into the church in Kentucky to investigate the aftermath of Valentine's sim card handiwork. One wonders if the two details are related. This could also explain the relative lack of judgement from his fellow Statesmen when the former is discovered.