History Fridge / KingsmanTheSecretService

* Sure, the remaining Kingsman killed [[spoiler:most of the world's leaders via Valentine's implants]] in the climax, probably leaving the world in a certain state of disarray in the aftermath of the movie. But because Valentine was imprisoning all of the leaders who objected to his plans, [[spoiler:he inadvertently assured that only the morally uncorrupted royalty and politicians would remain.]] In a very FridgeHorror kind of way, Valentine got rid of all the bad eggs and did technically succeed in his plan.
** Or for FridgeHorror he ended up killing [[spoiler:everyone of actual note leaving the world to be controlled by only those who refused the implant or were below Valentine's notice.]] It's actually quite probable that [[spoiler:some of the people who took the implant didn't agree with Valentine and were working against him using the implant as cover. Particularly those who died far away from his bunker like President maybe-Obama.]]

* Eggsy [[spoiler:taking the Galahad title]] at the end of the movie fits just as well -- he was the one who couldn't [[spoiler:shoot the dog, and he was also responsible for a massacre - by thinking of having Merlin activate the chips.]]
* During the scene of the [[spoiler:Church Massacre and the finale at Valentine's snow mountain base]], both Harry and [[spoiler:Eggsy]] got shot several times (there's no way all those guards are such a bad aim or the protagonist's that skilled at dodging shots), yet they seem to show no sign of bullet injuries or slowing down. Remember what Harry explained earlier? All Kingsmen suits are bullet-proof.

* Early in the film, Valentine states that he hates blood. The sight of it makes him vomit. So it makes sense that when [[spoiler:everyone's heads explode due to his chip we see no blood and only colorful explosions.]]

* At the final test, Eggsy is tasked by Arthur to kill his dog. Sure, the bullet is fake, but the test is still meant to verify whether the recruit would be able to kill an innocent being if ordered to. And Eggsy fails it. Later in the movie, we learn that Arthur, when offered the chance to kill billions of people to save the world, gladly takes it, while Eggsy, when offered the same thing, doesn't. Indeed, he is not a man who would shoot an innocent, and [[spoiler:that's what makes him better than Arthur. Further, the tests are primarily about trust. Eggsy didn't trust Arthur, who turned out to be a traitor]].

* Some people complain that [[spoiler:the legitimate winner of the trials, Roxy]] doesn't get enough screen time. But this movie was about being ''unconventional''. Galahad's pick was obviously unlike the other candidates from the very beginning. [[spoiler:Eggsy ''shouldn't'' have become a Kingsman]] the normal way, it would have undermined the point of making unconventional choices. The film is trying to highlight the path of the unconventional route, not the "winner".
* Before the [[spoiler:drinks are discovered to be drugged]], Eggsy notes that the champagne tastes awful. Although this is dismissed as a flirting/conversation technique, it implies [[spoiler:that he knew something was wrong with the drink, foreshadowing the next scene.]] Made even cooler when the other characters in the scene dismiss Eggsy's comment, saying "it's an acquired taste," implying that they just don't think he's used to fancy drinks like champagne. The way the scene turns out, Eggsy's street smarts were the only warning they had that [[spoiler:the drinks were drugged.]]
* In Arthurian legends, Lancelot is seen as [[spoiler:the cause of the end of]] Arthur and his kingdom. Fittingly, [[spoiler:Lancelot's death was the catalyst]] for the film's events, eventually [[spoiler:leading to the downfall of]] Kingsman's Arthur and his old-fashioned way of running the organization.
* Arthur [[spoiler:being a traitor somewhat ties to the original myth, in that Arthur's poor decisions as a king lead to his death and his kingdom's fall. Arthur means well, at least in the mythos, but his unwillingness to confront Lancelot for treachery and adultery leads to Mordred gaining power and waging war, must as Arthur's willingness to sacrifice Harry to Valentine and the world as a whole leads to Eggsy killing Arthur with a PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo]].

* Why wouldn't anyone of the proposed candidates guess that [[spoiler:that the train scene was a SecretTestOfCharacter]]? Specially Eggsy who knew that the parachute test was simply Merlin screwing with them. Easy: the waiter explicitly says that he used something stronger than Rohypnol, a drug that causes short term memory loss. Eggsy and co. probably don't remember talking to their target, much less the waiter.
** The mission where they have to seduce the blonde was doomed to failure from the start, because all three candidates keep cockblocking each other instead of working as a team, when teamwork was required for every other test so far. [[spoiler:Indeed, by the end of the film, everyone who was willing to betray others for their own ends up getting killed.]]

* Merlin's anxiety when watching Roxy and Eggsy in the parachute test. Easily chalked up to the excitement of the moment, but upon rewatch, there is a more specific reason: [[spoiler:Kingsman aren't as willing to kill innocents as they let on. The circumstances put Roxy and Eggsy in more danger than the Kingsman meant to. If Merlin had the ability to do so, he might have also been debating internally on whether to activate the chutes himself, which would have tainted the test and revealed the organization's true nature.]]
** The parachute test also has another important bit of {{foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:None of the candidates actually had a nonfunctioning parachute, which suggests that even if they failed the test, they could all survive. Later on it is revealed that the only candidate who actually died didn't die after all.]]
* [[spoiler:Why does the princess have a taste for, ahem, backdoor liasons? She probably experimented with it to avoid getting pregnant out of wedlock, which might pose a bit of a problem, especially since her rescuer almost certainly didn't bring prophylactics.]]
* [[spoiler:Arthur 'shoots the dog' by letting Harry be killed. Eggsy 'shoots the dog' by killing Arthur. Interestingly, Valentine 'shoots the dog' by killing Harry personally, despite his haemophobia.]]

* The "shooting the dog" test is an example of values dissonance. In Arthur's time if he shot his dog it represented ruthlessness and determination to fulfill his mission; in Eggsy's time it represents him preserving a close friend. Harry points out to Arthur that the world is changing, emphasizing this dissonance. [[spoiler:This also hints at Arthur being ruthless enough to turn on his own people to keep the world going.]]
* Harry's CatchPhrase, "Manners Maketh Man", indicates his views on being a Gentleman: it isn't your breeding that makes you a Gentleman, it's how you carry yourself. This also reflects his views on what makes a Kingsman, in contrast to Arthur [[spoiler:who turns traitor in the end.]]

* The climax of the film is somewhat [[ContrivedCoincidence contrived]] to have the team set up with the roles they do, but it makes a degree of sense once they arrive at the lair: Merlin is the most experienced, meaning he could either shoot down the satellite or infiltrate Valentine's lair, but neither Eggsy nor Roxy have the experience to effectively run MissionControl. Roxy can't do the infiltration because she's the wrong gender to pass as [[spoiler:the traitor, Arthur]]. Thus, Eggsy infiltrates the lair, Roxy, with her [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes fear of heights]], has to shoot down Valentine's satellite. And the timeline (and their discovery that [[spoiler:there was at least one traitor in the organization]]) meant they didn't have the time to assemble the other Kingsmen [[spoiler:without risking Valentine learning that Arthur had been found out]].
* The Swedish Princess is actually pretty superfluous to the film's plot, mostly only existing to show that not all of the world's leaders were on board with Valentine's plan. However, this does allow Eggsy the heroic role of StormingTheCastle to RescueThePrincess, even if he wasn't aware of her or her need for saving until just before the final fight. As for her [[spoiler:offer of anal sex in return for him saving the world]], it's a story about an unconventional hero, so why not have an unconventional princess too?

* The state of the world [[spoiler:after Valentine's violence-inducer went off for five minutes.]] How many people have died because of Valentine's scheme? How could this be explained to the world? Only people who are [[spoiler:isolated from society and technology, as well as anyone who'd lost power]] was safe. What about people with children? Could you imagine [[spoiler:suddenly realising that you have just murdered your own children?]] Not to mention any children related to celebrities that supported Valentine. [[spoiler:How many children died because their family had them implanted with the chip?]] On the plus side, maybe the families of the celebrities that didn't agree [[spoiler:were locked up with them, still without implants, to force them to agree with Valentine or at least keep them safe. Also, maybe the children of the celebrities that agreed, ones that weren't old enough to make any damage, may not have had the chips in.]]

* It's probably for the better that Valentine [[spoiler:shot Harry right after the church massacre. Imagine the guilt Harry'd be living with knowing he killed so many civilians, particularly as a Kingsman.]]
* Even though [[spoiler:the gun Arthur gave Eggsy to shoot J.B. with was loaded with a blank, at the range he was holding it, the pressure wave alone would still have been lethal for the small pug. What's worse is that Eggsy was sitting down in a chair at the time, presumably positioned by Arthur to prevent Eggsy from shooting at a safe distance]]. [[XanatosGambit Either Eggsy failed the test or it would have been considered a mishap and given Arthur cause to disqualify him. ]]
* [[spoiler:Imagine the guilt almost every survivor in the world feels after killing or attempting to kill several people.]]

** It's easy to imagine how much damage Valentine's scheme did to the world if we only consider [[spoiler:the civilians shown killing each other everywhere]], but what if we take into account all of the [[spoiler:''military personnel'' who were affected, people with access to heavy weaponry and combat training comparable to Harry's? There are probably millions of marines, army personnel, etc. who killed each other, wiping out massive swaths of numerous countries' militaries. Not to mention people with lesser combat training in somewhat more mundane jobs, like police officers or security guards. People with guns and training around lots of civilians - imagine a bunch of mini-church massacres happening everywhere. Sure, those wouldn't be as spectacular as Harry kicking ass, but it would still do a crap-ton of damage.]]
** [[spoiler:Areas where a lot of civilians have weapons, like the Middle East or some parts of the United States, would also be very badly hit.]]
** Small children, the elderly, and infirm would be the most at risk. [[spoiler:The majority of children under three years old have probably been killed by their own family members, school aged children killed by teachers (and each other), medical patients killed by doctors and nurses, elderly killed by their caregivers.]] Although [[spoiler:mobile phones aren't allowed in British nurseries, so maybe there would be less damage there.]]
* Everyone conducting any kind of vehicle [[spoiler:would have the immediate urge to kill as many people as possible via crashes which could mean hundreds of multi-car pileups, dozens of train crashes, ''VideoGame/{{Carmageddon}}'' reenactments, and several 9/11-like occurrences.]] [[spoiler:Imagine snapping out of it, realizing that you're about to crash, then snapping back in, then snapping back out when it's already too late, far too late.]]

* The movie makes it explicit that Michelle would have for-sure killed her child [[spoiler:if she wasn't locked in another room thanks to Eggsy's warning]], which is a single logical step away from confirming that every small child who was alone with one parent, and not locked in another room, was killed by them if affected. The good news is that the parent, being the only one with a phone nearby, would need to have one of Valentine's [=SIM=] cards, and he had rushed his plan a bit.