History Characters / KingsmanTheSecretService

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!Kingsmen Candidates

[[folder:Gary "Eggsy" Unwin]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/TaronEgerton
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''

Son of a previous Lancelot candidate, he grew up in a poor background, surrounded by his step-father's degenerate friends. Despite being forced to turn down most opportunities in his life for one reason or another, he shows incredible promise.
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* TheAce: He was more or less this (badass driver, pretty adept traceur, Royal Marine trainee with a high IQ) to begin with and over the course of the movie becomes even more so in several ways. He even successfully impersonated a member of high society, which just three days before would have been, by his own admission, his biggest obstacle as a Kingsman.
* AdaptationNameChange: In the comics, Gary Unwin was named Gary London.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Eggsy is ostracized within the trainee group because he's from a poor, working-class background, in contrast with the public school rich kids.
* BadassDriver: One of Eggsy's skills before joining the agency. He hijacks a car and manages to elude the police by driving ''backwards'' effortlessly a few miles. He probably could've gone longer, too, had he not swerved out of the way to avoid hitting a fox.
* BadassInANiceSuit: To the extent that finally donning the suit was how he prepared to infiltrate the super-villain's lair, illustrating the end of his training and the beginning of his life as a Kingsman. The suit itself helps him be more badass, being bullet-proof.
* BigNo: When he witnesses the death of [[spoiler:Harry Hart]].
* BrilliantButLazy: Eggsy has a great IQ, school performance and excels in physical abilities including LeParkour, but he left it all to become a street crook. He says that this is because of how he was raised, on account of [[DisappearedDad his deceased father]] causing his mother to be adverse to his activities that may lead her to lose another family member (like joining the armed forces). Harry persuades him to leave his criminal life.
* ChickMagnet: 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). Meanwhile, Tilde 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.
* ChivalrousPervert: Downplayed. He's not an inappropriate flirt, but he had no problem having RescueSex with a woman he hardly knows -- although, to be fair, he only asked for a kiss; the rest was her initiative.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His father died in action, mother remarried a jerkass {{domestic abuser}} who would physically abuse Eggsy and his mom. At some point, Eggsy resorted to drugs and petty crimes.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone in the movie has a couple snarky quips, and Eggsy's no exception.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Before meeting Harry again, he had resorted to drugs and petty crimes, didn't have a job and had dropped first gymnastics and then his training for the Marines despite excelling at both. Harry saw that he still wanted to do something good with his life and gave him the opportunity to become a Kingsman.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Defending his mother from her abusive boyfriend and caring for his crying baby half-sister when no one else was. Also extends to the car chase and interrogation scene, showing his badass skills, weakness for animals in danger, and his unflinching loyalty to his friends.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: {{Downplayed}}. Eggsy is definitely a nice guy, but he has committed petty crimes. However, the main reason he gave up prominent future opportunities is because he couldn't leave his mother alone with his abusive stepfather.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Eggsy forms a tight bond with his canine companion, J.B.
* HiddenDepths: Despite seeming like a typical street punk at first, Harry reveals Eggsy had excellent grades, took gymnastics and was skilled enough to possibly be an Olympian, and that he went into training for an elite military unit before quitting halfway through after his mom became horrified at the idea she'd lose him like she lost his father. He's also seen (and, from the sound of it, enjoyed) ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
* InSeriesNickname: Goes by "Eggsy".
* InvincibleHero: Bordering on this, by the end of the film the only things that have really posed a challenge to him were [[spoiler:killing his dog and fighting Gazelle, almost an InvincibleVillain in her own right]]. Not bad for a street punk with at best a few months worth of formal training.
* LanternJawOfJustice: He has a jawline sharp enough to be considered a weapon in its own right.
* 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]].
* LowerClassLout: He starts off poor with a big chip on his shoulder, but he's a [[NiceGuy better person than]] [[HiddenDepths his outward persona might suggest.]]
* MrFanservice: There's an entire sequence in which he's [[ShirtlessScene shirtless and wet]], showing off his great shape. He also looks downright dashing [[spoiler:in his Kingsman suit]].
* NatureLover: He has a weakness for animals.
* NiceGuy: He only gives attitude to people who disrespect him. Otherwise, he's a cool guy to hang out with.
* NiceHat: Wears a variety of them in his civilian attire.
* OneManArmy: As his first run through Valentine's lair showed. [[spoiler:It took pretty much the entirety of the mook reserves coming at him from all sides carrying heavy weaponry for him to begin considering death. And even then he figured out a way to kill them all [[KeystoneArmy at one fell swoop]]]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Although the audience does learn that Eggsy’s given name is Gary, he introduces himself to the other Kingsman candidates as Eggsy, and is exclusively referred to as Eggsy by the other characters in the film.
* PlatonicLifePartners: There is zero romantic tension between him and Roxy.
* 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.]]
* RescueSex: He was happy to settle for a kiss, but...
* SharpDressedMan: As a Kingsman, his suits are very stylish. His civilian apparel, on the other hand, sometimes borders on ImpossiblyTackyClothes.
* SirSwearsALot: Understandable, considering he's from a rough part of London.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Valentine's plan would have gone off without a hitch if Harry hadn't allowed Eggsy to sit in on his meeting with Merlin about the death of James Arnold. This tells Eggsy about the head-exploding implants. Later on, Harry calls Eggsy his place to yell at him, allowing Eggsy to watch the video transmission of the church events. This directly led to Eggsy realizing that [[spoiler:Arthur was compromised and allowed him, Merlin and Roxy to take Valentine down before the evil plan was completed.]]
* SuitUpOfDestiny: Right before the climax, he performs one of the most badass instances of putting a suit on ever.
* TookALevelInBadass: When he puts all his smarts and skills with his Kingsman suit and gadgets, he becomes nearly unstoppable.
* UndyingLoyalty: 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]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: Eggsy wants to prove himself that he's more than a LowerClassLout by being recruited into Kingsman, but he also does it to not disappoint Harry [[spoiler:and is very ashamed when he does]].
* WouldHitAGirl: His fight with Gazelle at the end of the film. Then again, based on ''her'' M.O., it's perfectly {{justified|trope}}.
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[[folder:Roxanne "Roxy" Morton]]
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->'''Played By:''' Sophie Cookson
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''

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.
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* ActionGirl: By definition being a Kingsman candidate, though we don't see much of it.
* AmbiguouslyGay: She doesn't bat an eye when tasked with seducing a girl, although that might just be her being a professional. Other than that, there's no indication of which way she swings.
* BadassAdorable: Roxy is an adorable young lady and she was ''the one'' [[spoiler:to become the new Lancelot]] and manages to shoot down a satellite with twenty year old plus equipment from the '''stratosphere'''. [[spoiler:Her equipment was falling apart, she had to aim manually while falling because of that, and she is afraid of heights.]]
* BadassBookworm: Heavily implied. Roxy is [[BrainyBrunette very smart]] and was able to survive from drowning by understanding that [[ItMakesSenseInContext putting shower heads in the toilets]] would make breathing easier.
* BrainyBrunette: One of the smartest in the film.
* TheChick: Most of her action scenes happen offscreen. Onscreen she fulfills the emotional heart role much more consistently.
* InSeriesNickname: Prefers "Roxy" over "Roxanne".
* TheLancer: [[spoiler:She becomes the namesake after earning the title and by the end of the film, she is fulfilling the role with ease.]]
* LittleMissBadass: She's the tiniest of the Kingsmen candidates, but proves herself more than capable of handling any given situation.
* MeaningfulName: "Roxanne" in the Greek form of the Persian or Bactrian name روشنک (Roshanak) which means "bright" or "dawn". The first could interpret her [[BrainyBrunette high intelligence]], while the latter alludes to her [[spoiler:becoming the new Lancelot.]]
* NiceGirl: One of the few to not be a jerk to Eggsy for his lower-class background.
* 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 [[spoiler:[[MomentOfAwesome shooting off a satellite, while floating in the stratosphere]]]]. Taken literally when [[spoiler: 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.
* SheIsTheKing: [[spoiler:Regardless of the fact that Lancelot is the name of a man, it is Roxy who gets the role.]]
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female Kingsman candidate other than Amelia, [[spoiler:and not only does Amelia exit the story almost immediately after her introduction, it's revealed near the end that Amelia was a plant by the Kingsmen who faked her death to illustrate the dangers of their work]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Conquered her fear of heights to the point she was able to [[spoiler:shoot down a satellite with twenty year old plus equipment from the '''stratosphere'''.]]
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Roxy has a fear of heights [[spoiler:at first]].
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[[folder:Charlie]]
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->'''Played By:''' Edward Holcroft
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | [[spoiler:''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']]

One of the Kingsman candidates for Lancelot, he was recommended by Arthur himself. He is rude and condescending, but competent.
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:As a result of Merlin rigging Valentine's implants to explode, he lost his right arm due to this]].
* ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler:In ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'', having lost his right arm, the villain, Poppy, fits him one]].
* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler:Has one in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']].
* TheBully: Comes across as a fairly standard one towards Eggsy, looking down on Eggsy's lower-class background in comparison to him and his elitist friends.
* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:Fails the SecretTestOfCharacter where he is given the choice between betraying the Kingsmen or dying. He gives the Kingsmen up without a second thought.]]
* EvilCounterpart: To Eggsy. Both of them are Kingsmen candidates to become the next Lancelot and [[spoiler:neither get in the end but for different reasons: Charlie because he's a DirtyCoward and Eggsy because he didn't have it in him to shoot his dog due to weakness for animals.]] Charlie comes from a rich family and is a complete asshole; Eggsy was raised in a poor working-class family and is one of the nicest people in the film.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:After being kicked out of the Kingsmen training program, he and his family join Valentine's plan, being some of the chosen few who will be spared from the upcoming genocide.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In case you thought him training to be a Kingsman indicated some inherent need to do good in him, [[spoiler:not only does he spill all their secrets to save in his skin in a SecretTestOfCharacter, but he also joins Valentine's faction in the end and gives up Eggsy who's managed to infiltrate Valentine's secret base.]]
* TheRival: He serves as one to Eggsy during their time training to be the next Lancelot.
* YourHeadAsplode: [[spoiler:{{Subverted}}. Despite working for Valentine, he isn't killed by Valentine's weapon, as it's been confirmed that Holcroft will be returning for the [[Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle sequel]]. WordOfGod revealed that his implant [[AnArmAndALeg blew his right arm off]], instead of his head, like the other followers of Valentine]].
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[[folder:Amelia]]
->'''Played By:''' Fiona Hampton
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

The other female Kingsman candidate, she dies in the first test, drowning when the others fail to notice that she hasn't woken up.
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* ActionGirl: In training until her death by drowning. [[spoiler:Or rather, until she was figuratively washed out of the training and sent to work for the non-action based elements of the Berlin branch of the Kingsmen.]]
* SacrificialLamb: Is the only candidate killed during the Kingsman training. [[spoiler:Subverted, her death was faked to emphasize how serious the others should take this course and she's revealed to be still working for the organisation in a Berlin branch.]]
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!The Kingsmen

[[folder:In General]]
* BadassInANiceSuit: The very definition of a Kingsman agent. {{Justified}}, as the organization started out as and still uses a high-class Savile Row tailor shop as their public front. The suits themselves are badass, since they're bulletproof.
* SpecsOfAwesome: Their glasses are one of the Kingsman gadgets, doubling as [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual heads-up displays and transmitting live-streams]] to HQ or Merlin's plane. As such, they never take them off, even in combat.
* OddlySmallOrganization: From all available evidence, the Kingsmen only have a dozen field agents at most, replaced as necessary. It's indicated there's a fairly large support staff, however. Harry justifies this by explaining that the Kingsmen exist to influence world events behind the scenes rather than to try and enact sweeping change on their own.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: All of the Kingsmen whose names are given are named after figures from the legends of Myth/KingArthur. Harry is Galahad and his compatriots are Arthur (TheLeader), Merlin (the TechnoWizard) and Lancelot ([[spoiler:who dies early on]]). It can be presumed the rest of the organization sticks to this theme, as Roxy's sponsor is Percival.
* StylishProtectionGear: The Kingsmen's wickedly stylish suits are all bulletproof.
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[[folder:Arthur/Chester King]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelCaine
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | [[spoiler:''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']]

The leader of the Kingsmen. Harry quietly butts heads with him several times, chiding him for refusing to move forward as the world changes.
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* 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.]]
* BigGood: He's the leader of the Kingsmen. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, he makes a FaceHeelTurn and joins Valentine.]]
* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:Unlike Valentine, who refuses to abide by the cliches of classic TuxedoAndMartini villains, Arthur does not appear to have paid much attention to them, as he [[JustBetweenYouAndMe explains]] the EvilPlan shortly before his death and falls for a PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo. The victory of the heroes largely relied upon Arthur's lack of foresight.]]
* 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.
* EvilOldFolks: [[spoiler:Is revealed to be in on Valentine's conspiracy at the end.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Trying to kill Eggsy with a poisoned glass of brandy, Eggsy pulls a PoisonChaliceSwitcheroo.]]
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler: For all his hate about the common class, Eggsy rubs it in his face that he was beaten by a simple sleight of hand trick anyone could learn.]]
* 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]].
* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: Whilst Valentine and Gazelle are comedic villains, Arthur is, for the most part, portrayed very seriously and both of his scenes with Eggsy (shooting the dog and the poisoned brandy) are pretty tense.]]
* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:Valentine won him over to his cause some time ago.]]
* 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]].
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: [[spoiler:As he's dying]], he drops the received pronunciation accent and speaks in a harsh cockney one, revealing him as a BoomerangBigot towards Eggsy.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: He's a classist jackass, but is head of the Kingsman Agency, which basically exists to save lives and help out the world. [[spoiler:Then he joins Valentine, making him a PoliticallyIncorrectVillain.]]
* PunnyName: His surname is King and his code name is Arthur.
* SharpDressedMan: Like all Kingsmen, he wears really stylish suits.
* TheSpymaster: He's the movie's answer to [[Franchise/JamesBond M]]. As the head of the agency, every Kingsman answers to him.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: TheReveal that he is in on Valentine's plan kicks off the entire final act of the film.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:Offers Eggsy the chance to join him and Valentine in honor of Harry's memory. Eggsy says he'd rather join Harry.]]
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[[folder:Galahad/Harry Hart]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/ColinFirth
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | [[spoiler:''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']]

The current Galahad, who was saved seventeen years ago by Eggsy's father, a Lancelot candidate. He still feels responsible for his death, and resolves to give his son a chance to make something of himself.
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* AdaptationNameChange: In the comics, Harry Hart was named Jack London.
* AlliterativeName: '''H'''arry '''H'''art.
* AmbiguouslyGay: His BerserkButton seems to be abuse against homosexuals if the barfight scene and church scene are any indication. His interactions with Eggsy are also dripping with HoYay, and Colin Firth himself has said "We don't know anything about him, he might not be straight" when talking about the character.
* 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]].
* 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]]]].
* CombatPragmatist: Depending on the situation he will either quickly disable/incapacitate his opponents or directly go for the kill.
* CurbStompBattle: His fight in the tavern against Dean's thugs who come to beat up Eggsy. They never stood a chance.
* DisappointedInYou: When Eggsy [[spoiler:fails his last SecretTestOfCharacter by refusing to shoot the dog he adopted, he sees it as Eggsy throwing away everything he'd been working towards over something trivial -- even worse because, turns out, the gun was loaded with blanks]]. This is particularly sad because [[spoiler:it's the last exchange he and Eggsy have before Harry's death. [[Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle Or not.]]]].
* EyepatchOfPower: [[spoiler:Harry wears one in the [[Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle sequel]], on his left eye.]]
* 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]].
* GentlemanSnarker: As a Kingsman he is gentlemanly in all things, including his snarking, whether it be directed towards the BigBad or against an asshole attendant at a hate-mongering church.
-->'''Harry:''' I'm a Catholic whore, currently enjoying congress out of wedlock with my black, Jewish boyfriend who works at a military abortion clinic. So hail Satan, and have a lovely afternoon madam.
* 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.
* ImplacableMan: Becomes this at the church congregation [[spoiler:after being driven to mindless rage by Valentine's HatePlague, methodically killing dozens and ignoring several gunshot and stab wounds.]]
* ImprovisedWeaponUser: During the church brawl, he uses whatever's at hand (such as bibles and incense burners) to fight off the churchgoers after he runs out of bullets.
* TheMentor: Veteran secret agent Harry Hart acts as a mentor to Gary Unwin, aka Eggsy, and persuades him not to waste his life and talent in crime and join the undercover espionage agency Kingsman to save the world from ''Film/JamesBond'' type villains.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:He gets headshot by Valentine just before the climax. Subverted, as he is seen to have survived in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']].
* MyGreatestFailure: Failing to check a prisoner for weapons, forcing a trainee Kingsman agent to sacrifice his life to save the rest of the unit. That trainee was Eggsy' father.
* NiceGuy: Snarky he can be, but he's nevertheless a polite and kind man.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Creator/ColinFirth has been confirmed to return in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']].
* OneManArmy: The [[spoiler:church scene, with him causing almost half of the casualties]] easily cements him as this.
* PapaWolf: He takes apart Dean's thugs after they threaten Eggsy.
* ParentalSubstitute: Becomes one to Eggsy throughout the course of the film, as Eggsy's father is dead and his stepdad is a jerk.
* RealityEnsues: He's a badass OneManArmy, [[spoiler: and dies of something as mundane as a bullet to the head from the NonActionBigBad. [[ThisIsReality There isn't even any fanfare about it.]] Just in case you were beginning to think Galahad was an InvincibleHero. Subverted, where he is an InvincibleHero, due to the [[Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle sequel]] proving it.]]
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: {{Inverted}}. The comics has Harry as Eggsy's uncle, but the movie adaptation shows that he isn't related to Eggsy in anyway.
* SophisticatedAsHell: He speaks with a clipped formality that's occasionally peppered with hard cursing (without ever changing his tone of voice).
* SupportingLeader: For the first two acts of the movie he by all accounts is TheHero.
* SharpDressedMan: As with all Kingsmen, his suits are incredibly stylish.
* TranquilFury:
** Calmly beats the snot out of half a dozen thugs after they threaten Eggsy and make fun of him. He even politely apologises to Eggsy afterward for the scene, excusing it as his need to "let off some steam."
** [[spoiler: His rampage in the church also taps into this, as despite everyone exposed to the HatePlague going into an AxCrazy UnstoppableRage, he kills almost half of the maddened congregation without breaking his stoic demeanour.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: In the [[spoiler:church scene, he doesn't hesitate to kill the women as well as the men. In fact, the first person he kills to start off the massacre was a woman, with the under-barrel shotgun to the face.]]
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[[folder:Merlin]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/MarkStrong
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''

The tech wizard of the organization and the man who oversees the testing of the Kingsman candidates.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Merlin remains loyal to Kingsman, [[spoiler: unlike Rupert Greaves, his equivalent character in the comics, who joins forces with the villain and attempts to poison the protagonist.]] This element of his character is given to Arthur in the film.
* BadassBaritone: Merlin has a deep voice and is the Kingsmen's resident BadassBookworm.
* BadassBookworm: Damn well holds his own during the [[spoiler: siege on Valentine's base]], proving himself to be a badass bookworm.
* BaldOfAwesome: Very bald and very badass.
* BraveScot: Has the accent, and proves his badass credentials when he eventually goes into the field.
* 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.
* GentlemanSnarker: Just as much as the rest of the cast, as exemplified with his commentary to the candidates during the skydiving test. He even jests that he'd be impressed if one of them ended up splattered on the landing zone.
* 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.
* MeaningfulName: His codename is Merlin, and he's a TechnoWizard.
* MissionControl: While he's still a badass, he's rarely seen partaking in field assignments, instead overseeing active Kingsman agents.
* NoNameGiven: We never find out Merlin's real name.
* 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.
--> ''"That was [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] spectacular!"''
* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler:Especially after Harry's death. And upon finding out Arthur had compromised the Kingsmen by siding with Valentine, he's the only one trusted by Eggsy and the new Lancelot to help them stop the HatePlague.]]
* PreMortemOneLiner: "Yes, please." [[spoiler:(before activating the implants in Valentine's [=VIPs=], [[YourHeadAsplode causing their heads to explode.]])]]
%%* PromotedToOpeningTitles: A film equivalent anyway. Despite being one of the main characters, he's barely featured let alone billed as such in promotional materials (Taron Egerton suffers from the same). And along with Egerton, [[KingsmanTheGoldenCircle he's headlining the sequel]].
* RedHerringMole: Mark Strong has a reputation for playing villains (enough to have featured in a commercial lampshading this fact alongside Tom "Loki" Hiddleston and Sir Ben Kingsley), and the comic book equivalent of his character is revealed as TheMole. [[spoiler: It turns out that in the film, it's the organization's leader who is the mole instead.]]
* SinkOrSwimMentor: As the one in charge of training the Kingsman candidates, his first test is flooding the room the Kingsman candidates are in while they're all sleeping and seeing how they handle the situation. One of the recruits drowns. Another test involves all of the candidates parachuting into a specific drop zone, without telling them one of them doesn't have a parachute until they're in freefall. [[spoiler:He's eventually revealed to be a more benevolent example of this trope, as all the tests weren't as lethal as they'd been built up. The girl who seemingly drowned actually works for the Kingsmen and is alive and well, and he turned out to be lying about one of the candidates not having a parachute, just wanting to see how they'd react.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Most likely due to [[spoiler:being a good guy this time.]]
* TheSmartGuy: Of the Kingsmen.
* 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''. [[spoiler: He never actually said that any of them were missing parachutes.]]
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Particularly during the climax where he feeds Eggsy instructions and vital information while trying to thwart Valentine's plan.
* WeaponOfChoice: A Heckler & Koch 416 assault rifle. He gets a little on edge when Eggsy tries to take it during the FinalBattle.
-->'''Eggsy''': Alright, let's have that, then.\\
'''Merlin''': Uh uh. This is ''mine''. I'll show you ''yours''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lancelot]]
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->'''Played By:''' Jack Davenport
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

The Kingsman killed at the beginning of the movie. Seventeen years ago, he and Eggsy's father were competing for the position of Lancelot; when Eggsy's father jumped on a grenade and died, he got the position by default.
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* ChekhovsGunman: First appears during the title sequence alongside Harry, Merlin and Lee Unwin (Eggsy's father), where he is shown earning the title of Lancelot.
* DecoyProtagonist: Lancelot is made to look like this until he gets killed off by Gazelle.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He provides one for the Kingsman organization as a whole. He greets the bad guys with a gentlemanly joke, fights them all off with grace and style, then catches a glass before it falls, identifies the contents with a single sniff, and declares that spilling even a single drop would be a sin.
* {{Fingore}}: Shoots off a Mook's thumb while rescuing Professor Arnold.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:Gazelle]] slices him down the middle. Heightwise.
* TheLancer: A given by his codename. [[spoiler:Going by his death, he had a great pull in the Kingsman agency.]]
* OneManArmy: He's only in the movie for a couple of minutes at the most, but he ran through [[MookHorrorShow a gauntlet of Mooks]] and topped it off by not getting a perfectly aged drink to spill on the floor.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name, as Merlin mentions during the title sequence, is James. Otherwise, he is known by his code name, Lancelot.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears early in the film, but his death leaves a hole in the Kingsman agency for a replacement, leading to Eggsy's recruitment, and Harry is ordered to finish Lancelot's mission.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He appears early and doesn't last much, despite making quite an impression.
* TheWorfEffect: After his introduction shows off his badass credentials by having him effortlessly slaughter a room of bad guys without spilling a drop of whiskey, [[spoiler:Gazelle suddenly and quickly kills him to establish how formidable she is.]]
[[/folder]]

!Other Characters

[[folder:Richmond Valentine]]
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[[caption-width-right:358:"[[KillAllHumans Humanity's the disease, and I'm the cure!"]]]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/SamuelLJackson
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

The BigBad of the movie, who believes strongly in environmentalism, equality, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and wants to kill off most of humanity to save the rest]].
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* {{Adorkable}}: Would be if he wasn't hell-bent on committing genocide. See PsychopathicManchild below.
* AffablyEvil: Valentine is a down-to-earth, very friendly, cheerful, and charismatic fellow who's mildly {{Adorkable}}, doesn't care at all about his billions and is primarily concerned with saving the world and humanity. He shows a dislike of politicians who "stand for nothing but re-election", he's genuinely charming, makes friends easily and absolutely believes he is doing the right thing. It's little wonder so many of his co-conspirators come over to his side willingly. [[spoiler:He even mourns the death of his previous kidnap victim, Dr. Arnold.]]
* AfraidOfBlood: He has an aversion to blood and death, which causes him to vomit. Becomes a BrickJoke when [[spoiler:he's impaled by Eggsy and he vomits at the sight of his own blood]].
* AscendedFanboy: Of a sort. As shown in his conversation with Harry over dinner, he absolutely loves the early, campy ''Film/JamesBond'' films, and used to wish he could be that hero. He didn't get to be that, but he did get to follow [[DiabolicalMastermind the opposite end of the spectrum]], and is absolutely loving it.
* BaldOfEvil: Beneath his trademark cap.
* BleedEmAndWeep: After shooting [[spoiler:Galahad]] point-blank between the eyes, Valentine nearly vomits, cringes away, and has to have someone else confirm that the target is actually dead. Not that he doesn't mind [[spoiler:wiping out most of humanity]], but he says that pulling the trigger himself is "horrible."
* BigBad: Of the entire film.
* TheChessmaster: He's cautious and works very hard at making sure any problems will be dealt with before they become a threat.
* DarkMessiah: To some degree. He at least encourages his guests by comparing his plan to Noah's Ark. Claiming that [[NoAntagonist neither Noah, God, nor the animals are the villains]], and that like them, they will all bring in a new age.
* DirtyOldMan: At one point, Valentine casually cops a feel off Gazelle’s bum... though she doesn’t seem to mind.
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: He has a noticeable lisp.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Gazelle is the ''sole'' person in the movie Valentine genuinely cares about beyond a brief friendship (as is the case with his kidnapping victims).
* EvilLaugh: [[spoiler:The second time Valentine puts his hand on the machine,]] he shows the audience how happy he is.
* {{Expy}}: Of just about every Roger Moore-era Bond villain, but ''especially'' Hugo Drax from ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' and Karl Stromberg from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. Furthermore, as shown throughout the film, [[MetaGuy he's completely aware of it]].
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Though unlike most evil characters, his glasses are pretty goofy-looking.
* GenreSavvy: Lampshades BondVillainStupidity and forgoes it by [[spoiler:shooting Harry in the head]]. He brings up how stupid it would be for him to [[spoiler:put the ExplosiveLeash implant in his own head or [[TheDragon Gazelle]]'s]], hence why he did not do so. When he realizes that an unknown organization is on to him, he immediately boosts production to accelerate the implementation of his plan. Instead of putting his EvilPlan into an easily hackable system, he connected it directly to his biometrics, meaning the only way to stop it was to go to him personally, and the plan could not be averted through external hacking. Lastly, [[spoiler:rather than rely upon either his own satellite network or Gazelle's presumable murder of Eggsy before bringing his plan into action after losing a satellite, he piggybacked on an associate's nearby one instead to shorten the time span to the completion of the network needed and made sure to never lift his hand from the control providing the power for the EvilPlan until he was killed]].
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:After being impaled by Eggsy, he calmly asks if Eggsy's going to deliver a BondOneLiner. Eggsy gives him an IronicEcho of Valentine's earlier statement, "This ain't that kind of movie, bruv." Valentine smiles, says "Perfect," and dies.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Eggsy throws one of Gazelle's blade legs right through his back, which erupts out his chest.]]
* IronicName: "Valentine" is widely known as the holiday to offer love towards your fellow man. On the other hand, ''this'' Valentine has nothing but contempt for humanity [[spoiler:and is engineering a worldwide HatePlague]].
* LargeHam: Jackson clearly had fun playing him, even adding the lisp [[ThrowItIn off his own volition]].
* ManipulativeBastard: He's charismatic and affable enough to convince [[spoiler:most world leaders and Arthur himself]] to join him in his twisted plan to save the world.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The [[NonActionBigBad non-action]] Feminine Boy to Gazelle's AxCrazy Masculine Girl.
* MetaGuy: Frequently comments on the various TuxedoAndMartini tropes as he either [[GenreSavvy averts]] or [[AscendedFanboy revels in them]].
* MisanthropeSupreme: Bizarrely subverted - he wants to wipe out most of humankind to stop destruction of nature, but he does it to preserve humankind, not nature, as he believes that Earth will eventually destroy humanity to stop pollution.
* NerdInEvilsHelmet: DiabolicalMastermind he may be, but he's surprisingly {{adorkable}} about it.
* NonActionBigBad: He has no stomach for blood or violence, and he's a feeble techie to begin with, so he lets [[DarkActionGirl Gazelle]] do the fighting for him. Well, except for [[spoiler: shooting Galahad. And even then, he [[AfraidOfBlood isn't terribly happy]] about it]].
* PetTheDog: Even though he could've just forced Princess Tilde to have a chip implanted or torture into doing so, he doesn't. Yes, he keeps her imprisoned, but [[GildedCage makes sure her accommodations are good and she's properly fed]].
* PyrrhicVictory: For the most part, all his plans were successful, [[spoiler: a good portion of the global population is gone including the mass majority of the world's leaders who denied climate change for monetary reasons. It's just that everyone he wanted to save including himself died.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: His choice of clothing and serving UsefulNotes/McDonalds at a formal dinner heavily implies this.
* RaceLift: White in the comic.
* SissyVillain: Valentine has a lisp, dresses fairly casually (and when he DOES go formal, is very foppish), and is sickened by acts of murder. ''Direct'' murder, that is. He's fine with having people kill each other.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Valentine has proven to be an incredibly intelligent, genre savvy individual.
* TechnicalPacifist: Valentine absolutely hates the sight of blood, so he leaves the killing to [[TheDragon Gazelle]] and his mooks. He also has no problem with [[spoiler:wiping out most of humanity by sending a HatePlague to make them kill each other]], but the only time he personally kills someone, he's very {{Squick}}ed out afterwards.
* VillainHasAPoint: The basic reason he is able to convince so many people to join his side; humans are destroying the planet and it will eventually lead to humanity's extinction and he is right that the only people able to do anything about it don't care and are more interested in reelection and making money than problem solving.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:He grows increasingly unstable as his plan begins to fall to pieces.]]
* VillainousFriendship: Not only with [[TheDragon Gazelle]], but also with the [="VIPs"=] he plans on sparing. After Merlin [[spoiler:activates the explosive implants in their heads, killing all of them, Valentine is enraged, telling Gazelle to kill Eggsy because he killed their friends]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Valentine is well-known as a beloved eccentric billionaire philanthropist. He even has a movie about his life coming out. Of course, it's not that hard to get people to love you when you give the world '''free, unlimited cell coverage'''.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He genuinely believes that most of mankind needs to be "culled" in order to save the planet from the environmental damage produced by humans. He thinks it's too late to save the world traditionally and if nothing is done, either mankind will destroy the world or nature will end up destroying mankind.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gazelle]]
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->'''Played By:''' Sofia Boutella
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

Valentine's [[TheDragon Dragon]], Gazelle is a loyal and competent assistant who has had her lower legs amputated and replaced with blades.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Sofia's ethnicity is Algerian, however ''Gazelle's'' ethnicity is never stated in the movie.
* AnimalMotifs: ''Gazelles'', apparently.
* ArtificialLimbs: Gazelle's legs are what you get when combining a pair of normal prosthetic legs and AbsurdlySharpBlade.
* AxCrazy: Gazelle ''loves'' her work, and cheerfully asks Valentine at one point to affirm how good killing someone really is.
* BloodKnight: Overtly enjoys carnage whether by proxy or directly inflicting it.
* DanceBattler: Her fighting style is extremely graceful and lethal, focusing on her bladed leg prosthetics. She even uses classic breakdancing techniques in the climax. Appropriately, she is played by Sofia Boutella, a professional dancer.
* DarkActionGirl: A fast and ruthless combatant, Gazelle is a very capable fighter. Of her opponents only [[CombatParkour Eggsy]] is even able to land a scratch on her. [[spoiler: Good thing [[PoisonedWeapons a scratch was all he needed]].]]
* DarkIsEvil: Gazelle mostly wears dark clothing.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Gazelle's had both feet amputated (why is never stated), but compensates with weaponized prosthetics that make her kicks deadly.
* TheDragon: To Valentine, especially since he's afraid of blood.
* EnigmaticMinion: Not much is revealed about her during the movie. We know that she's extremely loyal to Valentine, she has a pair of bladed prosthetic legs, she's an incredibly deadly fighter, and she seems to be pretty proficient with technology, but that's pretty much it.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Gazelle only truly cares about Valentine, and is very loyal and fiercely protective of him.
* FeetFirstIntroduction: Gazelle is first seen when she slices Lancelot in half.
* GenderLift: Gazelle is a ScaryBlackMan in the comic.
* HandicappedBadass: Gazelle is missing her legs, which she's replaced with bladed prostheses. She's even more dangerous with this.
* HeroKiller: Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is to [[spoiler:bisect Lancelot, himself a badass, in the blink of an eye.]]
* HonestAdvisor: To Valentine, with whom she's very open and honest while still being fiercely loyal to.
* KickChick: A variant, since her prosthetic legs function more like swords.
* LadyOfWar: Gazelle is a graceful, cunning killer who's perfectly capable of clearing out rooms of armed men without breaking a sweat.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The AxCrazy Masculine Girl to Valentine's NonActionBigBad Feminine Boy.
* MeaningfulName: “She's called '''Gazelle''' because she's in total control of her legs”.
* RaceLift: Gazelle was black in the comics.
* RedRightHand: Her prosthetic legs are a deliberate homage to many of the red right hands in the James Bond franchise. They make her more dangerous.
* ServileSnarker: Not above a minor dig at her boss at times, such as her dry comment that people do tend to die once they're shot in the head.
* UndyingLoyalty: She is nothing but loyal to Valentine to the bitter end.
* VillainousFriendship: Gazelle genuinely cares about [[BigBad Valentine]].
* VillainousValor: Despite being a rather bloodthirsty character, she also shows remarkable bravery and loyalty to Valentine.
* WickedCultured: Seems to be just as respectful of the whiskey as Lancelot is, making sure not to spill a drop after bisecting him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dean Anthony Baker]]
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->'''Played By:''' Geoff Bell
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

Eggsy's step-father, who came in some time after his father died. Eggsy blames him for most of what has gone wrong in his life, since he had to stay home in order to keep his mother safe from him.
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* AxCrazy: His behaviour sometimes slides into this, the chief example being [[spoiler: holding Eggsy and his mother at knifepoint and threatening to kill them both.]]
* BastardBoyfriend: To Eggsy's mother.
* GivenNameReveal: His full name was only revealed once [[spoiler: when Galahad interrupted his attempt on Eggsy's life.]]
* HateSink: He's an asshole whose sole purpose is to make the audience hate him.
* JerkAss: He's a jerk to Eggsy, and physically abusive towards Michelle.
* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. [[spoiler: The post-credits scene shows that Eggsy handed Dean's ass for abusing his mom. In the same way Galahad did when the latter defended him from Dean's mooks.]]
* LowerClassLout: Pretty much his persona for the entirety of the movie: he speaks crassly, he hits on Eggsy's mom despite not having a problem assaulting her, and he leads a group of thugs at the pub.
* PetTheDog: Almost minor enough not to count, but he at least gave Eggsy some Pounds when he sent him out near the beginning. It was probably within his power to just skip that bit.
* WickedStepmother: A GenderFlipped example. He has no problem threatening Eggsy, making good on said threats, or saying lewd things about Eggsy's mother to his face.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Princess Tilde of Sweden]]
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->'''Played By:''' Hanna Alström
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''

One of the world leaders who refused to go along with Valentine's plan, and thus was locked in a LuxuryPrisonSuite while it went into motion.
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* CovertPervert: At first, she is portrayed as a prim and proper princess. [[spoiler:Later, after Eggsy rescues her, she offers him anal sex as a [[RescueSex reward]].]]
* DefiantCaptive: Despite being locked up with no prospect of getting out in the foreseeable future, she has no problem with insulting Valentine and making it clear she'll never agree with his insane plot.
* EuropeansAreKinky: [[spoiler:She barely hesitated to add anal to her offer for RescueSex when Eggsy goes to save the world.]]
* FictionalCountry: Seemingly played straight at first, as she and Lindstrom are only mentioned as being "Scandinavian" at first, but then a single clip of news footage identifies the latter as the Prime Minister of Sweden.
* MsFanservice: [[spoiler:The viewer gets a view of her backside in one of the closing scenes just before the RescueSex.]]
* OnlySaneWoman: Is the only person shown directly approached by Valentine who points out how utterly insane and monstrous his plans are.
* RescueSex: [[spoiler:She happily rewards Eggsy with sex for saving the world.]]
* SexyScandinavian: A ''very'' sexy Scandinavian princess.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Prime Minister Martin Lindstrom]]
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->'''Played By:''' Bjørn Floberg
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

One of the world leaders who goes along with Valentine's plan. He is one of the only ones who is actually named.
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* AffablyEvil: He's polite and friendly. He also advocates genocide with a smile.
* FictionalCountry: Seemingly played straight at first, as he and Princess Tilde are only mentioned as being "Scandinavian" at first, but then a single clip of news footage identifies him as the Prime Minister of Sweden.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the device he was willingly implanted with to aid with the deaths of millions.]]
* PresidentEvil: Or Prime Minister Evil. He's complicit in attempted genocide.
* YourHeadASplode: [[spoiler:When Merlin activates the remote detonators, his chip explodes along with everyone else's and there's a nice close-up of his head bursting open.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Professor James Arnold]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/MarkHamill
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

A professor who wrote a book regarding Gaia theory, the idea that the planet is one large organism.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic, he was the BigBad. Here, he was kidnapped by the villains, although he does agree to join them afterwards, seeing as how [[spoiler:he had a chip in his head]].
* DemotedToExtra: In the original Millar comic, Creator/MarkHamill was kidnapped and held hostage in a cabin in the Swiss Alps at the beginning of the story by Professor James Arnold, the BigBad. In the film, Mark Hamill portrays Professor James Arnold, who is kidnapped and held hostage in a winter cabin in the Argentine Andes at the beginning by a new BigBad.
* MythologyGag: He shares the name of the BigBad from the comic and it originally being Creator/MarkHamill himself being kidnapped by the villains.
* YourHeadASplode: [[spoiler:When Harry tries to interrogate him, the chip in his neck remotely detonates and his head explodes.]]
[[/folder]]

[[redirect:Characters/Kingsman]]

[[foldercontrol]]

!Kingsmen Candidates

[[folder:Gary "Eggsy" Unwin]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/TaronEgerton
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''

Son of a previous Lancelot candidate, he grew up in a poor background, surrounded by his step-father's degenerate friends. Despite being forced to turn down most opportunities in his life for one reason or another, he shows incredible promise.
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* TheAce: He was more or less this (badass driver, pretty adept traceur, Royal Marine trainee with a high IQ) to begin with and over the course of the movie becomes even more so in several ways. He even successfully impersonated a member of high society, which just three days before would have been, by his own admission, his biggest obstacle as a Kingsman.
* AdaptationNameChange: In the comics, Gary Unwin was named Gary London.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Eggsy is ostracized within the trainee group because he's from a poor, working-class background, in contrast with the public school rich kids.
* BadassDriver: One of Eggsy's skills before joining the agency. He hijacks a car and manages to elude the police by driving ''backwards'' effortlessly a few miles. He probably could've gone longer, too, had he not swerved out of the way to avoid hitting a fox.
* BadassInANiceSuit: To the extent that finally donning the suit was how he prepared to infiltrate the super-villain's lair, illustrating the end of his training and the beginning of his life as a Kingsman. The suit itself helps him be more badass, being bullet-proof.
* BigNo: When he witnesses the death of [[spoiler:Harry Hart]].
* BrilliantButLazy: Eggsy has a great IQ, school performance and excels in physical abilities including LeParkour, but he left it all to become a street crook. He says that this is because of how he was raised, on account of [[DisappearedDad his deceased father]] causing his mother to be adverse to his activities that may lead her to lose another family member (like joining the armed forces). Harry persuades him to leave his criminal life.
* ChickMagnet: 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). Meanwhile, Tilde 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.
* ChivalrousPervert: Downplayed. He's not an inappropriate flirt, but he had no problem having RescueSex with a woman he hardly knows -- although, to be fair, he only asked for a kiss; the rest was her initiative.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His father died in action, mother remarried a jerkass {{domestic abuser}} who would physically abuse Eggsy and his mom. At some point, Eggsy resorted to drugs and petty crimes.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone in the movie has a couple snarky quips, and Eggsy's no exception.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Before meeting Harry again, he had resorted to drugs and petty crimes, didn't have a job and had dropped first gymnastics and then his training for the Marines despite excelling at both. Harry saw that he still wanted to do something good with his life and gave him the opportunity to become a Kingsman.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Defending his mother from her abusive boyfriend and caring for his crying baby half-sister when no one else was. Also extends to the car chase and interrogation scene, showing his badass skills, weakness for animals in danger, and his unflinching loyalty to his friends.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: {{Downplayed}}. Eggsy is definitely a nice guy, but he has committed petty crimes. However, the main reason he gave up prominent future opportunities is because he couldn't leave his mother alone with his abusive stepfather.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Eggsy forms a tight bond with his canine companion, J.B.
* HiddenDepths: Despite seeming like a typical street punk at first, Harry reveals Eggsy had excellent grades, took gymnastics and was skilled enough to possibly be an Olympian, and that he went into training for an elite military unit before quitting halfway through after his mom became horrified at the idea she'd lose him like she lost his father. He's also seen (and, from the sound of it, enjoyed) ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.
* InSeriesNickname: Goes by "Eggsy".
* InvincibleHero: Bordering on this, by the end of the film the only things that have really posed a challenge to him were [[spoiler:killing his dog and fighting Gazelle, almost an InvincibleVillain in her own right]]. Not bad for a street punk with at best a few months worth of formal training.
* LanternJawOfJustice: He has a jawline sharp enough to be considered a weapon in its own right.
* 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]].
* LowerClassLout: He starts off poor with a big chip on his shoulder, but he's a [[NiceGuy better person than]] [[HiddenDepths his outward persona might suggest.]]
* MrFanservice: There's an entire sequence in which he's [[ShirtlessScene shirtless and wet]], showing off his great shape. He also looks downright dashing [[spoiler:in his Kingsman suit]].
* NatureLover: He has a weakness for animals.
* NiceGuy: He only gives attitude to people who disrespect him. Otherwise, he's a cool guy to hang out with.
* NiceHat: Wears a variety of them in his civilian attire.
* OneManArmy: As his first run through Valentine's lair showed. [[spoiler:It took pretty much the entirety of the mook reserves coming at him from all sides carrying heavy weaponry for him to begin considering death. And even then he figured out a way to kill them all [[KeystoneArmy at one fell swoop]]]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Although the audience does learn that Eggsy’s given name is Gary, he introduces himself to the other Kingsman candidates as Eggsy, and is exclusively referred to as Eggsy by the other characters in the film.
* PlatonicLifePartners: There is zero romantic tension between him and Roxy.
* 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.]]
* RescueSex: He was happy to settle for a kiss, but...
* SharpDressedMan: As a Kingsman, his suits are very stylish. His civilian apparel, on the other hand, sometimes borders on ImpossiblyTackyClothes.
* SirSwearsALot: Understandable, considering he's from a rough part of London.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Valentine's plan would have gone off without a hitch if Harry hadn't allowed Eggsy to sit in on his meeting with Merlin about the death of James Arnold. This tells Eggsy about the head-exploding implants. Later on, Harry calls Eggsy his place to yell at him, allowing Eggsy to watch the video transmission of the church events. This directly led to Eggsy realizing that [[spoiler:Arthur was compromised and allowed him, Merlin and Roxy to take Valentine down before the evil plan was completed.]]
* SuitUpOfDestiny: Right before the climax, he performs one of the most badass instances of putting a suit on ever.
* TookALevelInBadass: When he puts all his smarts and skills with his Kingsman suit and gadgets, he becomes nearly unstoppable.
* UndyingLoyalty: 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]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: Eggsy wants to prove himself that he's more than a LowerClassLout by being recruited into Kingsman, but he also does it to not disappoint Harry [[spoiler:and is very ashamed when he does]].
* WouldHitAGirl: His fight with Gazelle at the end of the film. Then again, based on ''her'' M.O., it's perfectly {{justified|trope}}.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Roxanne "Roxy" Morton]]
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->'''Played By:''' Sophie Cookson
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''

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.
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* ActionGirl: By definition being a Kingsman candidate, though we don't see much of it.
* AmbiguouslyGay: She doesn't bat an eye when tasked with seducing a girl, although that might just be her being a professional. Other than that, there's no indication of which way she swings.
* BadassAdorable: Roxy is an adorable young lady and she was ''the one'' [[spoiler:to become the new Lancelot]] and manages to shoot down a satellite with twenty year old plus equipment from the '''stratosphere'''. [[spoiler:Her equipment was falling apart, she had to aim manually while falling because of that, and she is afraid of heights.]]
* BadassBookworm: Heavily implied. Roxy is [[BrainyBrunette very smart]] and was able to survive from drowning by understanding that [[ItMakesSenseInContext putting shower heads in the toilets]] would make breathing easier.
* BrainyBrunette: One of the smartest in the film.
* TheChick: Most of her action scenes happen offscreen. Onscreen she fulfills the emotional heart role much more consistently.
* InSeriesNickname: Prefers "Roxy" over "Roxanne".
* TheLancer: [[spoiler:She becomes the namesake after earning the title and by the end of the film, she is fulfilling the role with ease.]]
* LittleMissBadass: She's the tiniest of the Kingsmen candidates, but proves herself more than capable of handling any given situation.
* MeaningfulName: "Roxanne" in the Greek form of the Persian or Bactrian name روشنک (Roshanak) which means "bright" or "dawn". The first could interpret her [[BrainyBrunette high intelligence]], while the latter alludes to her [[spoiler:becoming the new Lancelot.]]
* NiceGirl: One of the few to not be a jerk to Eggsy for his lower-class background.
* 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 [[spoiler:[[MomentOfAwesome shooting off a satellite, while floating in the stratosphere]]]]. Taken literally when [[spoiler: 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.
* SheIsTheKing: [[spoiler:Regardless of the fact that Lancelot is the name of a man, it is Roxy who gets the role.]]
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female Kingsman candidate other than Amelia, [[spoiler:and not only does Amelia exit the story almost immediately after her introduction, it's revealed near the end that Amelia was a plant by the Kingsmen who faked her death to illustrate the dangers of their work]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Conquered her fear of heights to the point she was able to [[spoiler:shoot down a satellite with twenty year old plus equipment from the '''stratosphere'''.]]
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Roxy has a fear of heights [[spoiler:at first]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Charlie]]
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->'''Played By:''' Edward Holcroft
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | [[spoiler:''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']]

One of the Kingsman candidates for Lancelot, he was recommended by Arthur himself. He is rude and condescending, but competent.
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:As a result of Merlin rigging Valentine's implants to explode, he lost his right arm due to this]].
* ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler:In ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'', having lost his right arm, the villain, Poppy, fits him one]].
* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler:Has one in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']].
* TheBully: Comes across as a fairly standard one towards Eggsy, looking down on Eggsy's lower-class background in comparison to him and his elitist friends.
* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:Fails the SecretTestOfCharacter where he is given the choice between betraying the Kingsmen or dying. He gives the Kingsmen up without a second thought.]]
* EvilCounterpart: To Eggsy. Both of them are Kingsmen candidates to become the next Lancelot and [[spoiler:neither get in the end but for different reasons: Charlie because he's a DirtyCoward and Eggsy because he didn't have it in him to shoot his dog due to weakness for animals.]] Charlie comes from a rich family and is a complete asshole; Eggsy was raised in a poor working-class family and is one of the nicest people in the film.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:After being kicked out of the Kingsmen training program, he and his family join Valentine's plan, being some of the chosen few who will be spared from the upcoming genocide.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In case you thought him training to be a Kingsman indicated some inherent need to do good in him, [[spoiler:not only does he spill all their secrets to save in his skin in a SecretTestOfCharacter, but he also joins Valentine's faction in the end and gives up Eggsy who's managed to infiltrate Valentine's secret base.]]
* TheRival: He serves as one to Eggsy during their time training to be the next Lancelot.
* YourHeadAsplode: [[spoiler:{{Subverted}}. Despite working for Valentine, he isn't killed by Valentine's weapon, as it's been confirmed that Holcroft will be returning for the [[Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle sequel]]. WordOfGod revealed that his implant [[AnArmAndALeg blew his right arm off]], instead of his head, like the other followers of Valentine]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Amelia]]
->'''Played By:''' Fiona Hampton
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

The other female Kingsman candidate, she dies in the first test, drowning when the others fail to notice that she hasn't woken up.
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* ActionGirl: In training until her death by drowning. [[spoiler:Or rather, until she was figuratively washed out of the training and sent to work for the non-action based elements of the Berlin branch of the Kingsmen.]]
* SacrificialLamb: Is the only candidate killed during the Kingsman training. [[spoiler:Subverted, her death was faked to emphasize how serious the others should take this course and she's revealed to be still working for the organisation in a Berlin branch.]]
[[/folder]]

!The Kingsmen

[[folder:In General]]
* BadassInANiceSuit: The very definition of a Kingsman agent. {{Justified}}, as the organization started out as and still uses a high-class Savile Row tailor shop as their public front. The suits themselves are badass, since they're bulletproof.
* SpecsOfAwesome: Their glasses are one of the Kingsman gadgets, doubling as [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual heads-up displays and transmitting live-streams]] to HQ or Merlin's plane. As such, they never take them off, even in combat.
* OddlySmallOrganization: From all available evidence, the Kingsmen only have a dozen field agents at most, replaced as necessary. It's indicated there's a fairly large support staff, however. Harry justifies this by explaining that the Kingsmen exist to influence world events behind the scenes rather than to try and enact sweeping change on their own.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: All of the Kingsmen whose names are given are named after figures from the legends of Myth/KingArthur. Harry is Galahad and his compatriots are Arthur (TheLeader), Merlin (the TechnoWizard) and Lancelot ([[spoiler:who dies early on]]). It can be presumed the rest of the organization sticks to this theme, as Roxy's sponsor is Percival.
* StylishProtectionGear: The Kingsmen's wickedly stylish suits are all bulletproof.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Arthur/Chester King]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelCaine
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | [[spoiler:''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']]

The leader of the Kingsmen. Harry quietly butts heads with him several times, chiding him for refusing to move forward as the world changes.
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* 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.]]
* BigGood: He's the leader of the Kingsmen. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, he makes a FaceHeelTurn and joins Valentine.]]
* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:Unlike Valentine, who refuses to abide by the cliches of classic TuxedoAndMartini villains, Arthur does not appear to have paid much attention to them, as he [[JustBetweenYouAndMe explains]] the EvilPlan shortly before his death and falls for a PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo. The victory of the heroes largely relied upon Arthur's lack of foresight.]]
* 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.
* EvilOldFolks: [[spoiler:Is revealed to be in on Valentine's conspiracy at the end.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Trying to kill Eggsy with a poisoned glass of brandy, Eggsy pulls a PoisonChaliceSwitcheroo.]]
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler: For all his hate about the common class, Eggsy rubs it in his face that he was beaten by a simple sleight of hand trick anyone could learn.]]
* 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]].
* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: Whilst Valentine and Gazelle are comedic villains, Arthur is, for the most part, portrayed very seriously and both of his scenes with Eggsy (shooting the dog and the poisoned brandy) are pretty tense.]]
* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:Valentine won him over to his cause some time ago.]]
* 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]].
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: [[spoiler:As he's dying]], he drops the received pronunciation accent and speaks in a harsh cockney one, revealing him as a BoomerangBigot towards Eggsy.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: He's a classist jackass, but is head of the Kingsman Agency, which basically exists to save lives and help out the world. [[spoiler:Then he joins Valentine, making him a PoliticallyIncorrectVillain.]]
* PunnyName: His surname is King and his code name is Arthur.
* SharpDressedMan: Like all Kingsmen, he wears really stylish suits.
* TheSpymaster: He's the movie's answer to [[Franchise/JamesBond M]]. As the head of the agency, every Kingsman answers to him.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: TheReveal that he is in on Valentine's plan kicks off the entire final act of the film.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:Offers Eggsy the chance to join him and Valentine in honor of Harry's memory. Eggsy says he'd rather join Harry.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Galahad/Harry Hart]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/ColinFirth
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | [[spoiler:''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']]

The current Galahad, who was saved seventeen years ago by Eggsy's father, a Lancelot candidate. He still feels responsible for his death, and resolves to give his son a chance to make something of himself.
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* AdaptationNameChange: In the comics, Harry Hart was named Jack London.
* AlliterativeName: '''H'''arry '''H'''art.
* AmbiguouslyGay: His BerserkButton seems to be abuse against homosexuals if the barfight scene and church scene are any indication. His interactions with Eggsy are also dripping with HoYay, and Colin Firth himself has said "We don't know anything about him, he might not be straight" when talking about the character.
* 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]].
* 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]]]].
* CombatPragmatist: Depending on the situation he will either quickly disable/incapacitate his opponents or directly go for the kill.
* CurbStompBattle: His fight in the tavern against Dean's thugs who come to beat up Eggsy. They never stood a chance.
* DisappointedInYou: When Eggsy [[spoiler:fails his last SecretTestOfCharacter by refusing to shoot the dog he adopted, he sees it as Eggsy throwing away everything he'd been working towards over something trivial -- even worse because, turns out, the gun was loaded with blanks]]. This is particularly sad because [[spoiler:it's the last exchange he and Eggsy have before Harry's death. [[Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle Or not.]]]].
* EyepatchOfPower: [[spoiler:Harry wears one in the [[Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle sequel]], on his left eye.]]
* 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]].
* GentlemanSnarker: As a Kingsman he is gentlemanly in all things, including his snarking, whether it be directed towards the BigBad or against an asshole attendant at a hate-mongering church.
-->'''Harry:''' I'm a Catholic whore, currently enjoying congress out of wedlock with my black, Jewish boyfriend who works at a military abortion clinic. So hail Satan, and have a lovely afternoon madam.
* 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.
* ImplacableMan: Becomes this at the church congregation [[spoiler:after being driven to mindless rage by Valentine's HatePlague, methodically killing dozens and ignoring several gunshot and stab wounds.]]
* ImprovisedWeaponUser: During the church brawl, he uses whatever's at hand (such as bibles and incense burners) to fight off the churchgoers after he runs out of bullets.
* TheMentor: Veteran secret agent Harry Hart acts as a mentor to Gary Unwin, aka Eggsy, and persuades him not to waste his life and talent in crime and join the undercover espionage agency Kingsman to save the world from ''Film/JamesBond'' type villains.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:He gets headshot by Valentine just before the climax. Subverted, as he is seen to have survived in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']].
* MyGreatestFailure: Failing to check a prisoner for weapons, forcing a trainee Kingsman agent to sacrifice his life to save the rest of the unit. That trainee was Eggsy' father.
* NiceGuy: Snarky he can be, but he's nevertheless a polite and kind man.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Creator/ColinFirth has been confirmed to return in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']].
* OneManArmy: The [[spoiler:church scene, with him causing almost half of the casualties]] easily cements him as this.
* PapaWolf: He takes apart Dean's thugs after they threaten Eggsy.
* ParentalSubstitute: Becomes one to Eggsy throughout the course of the film, as Eggsy's father is dead and his stepdad is a jerk.
* RealityEnsues: He's a badass OneManArmy, [[spoiler: and dies of something as mundane as a bullet to the head from the NonActionBigBad. [[ThisIsReality There isn't even any fanfare about it.]] Just in case you were beginning to think Galahad was an InvincibleHero. Subverted, where he is an InvincibleHero, due to the [[Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle sequel]] proving it.]]
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: {{Inverted}}. The comics has Harry as Eggsy's uncle, but the movie adaptation shows that he isn't related to Eggsy in anyway.
* SophisticatedAsHell: He speaks with a clipped formality that's occasionally peppered with hard cursing (without ever changing his tone of voice).
* SupportingLeader: For the first two acts of the movie he by all accounts is TheHero.
* SharpDressedMan: As with all Kingsmen, his suits are incredibly stylish.
* TranquilFury:
** Calmly beats the snot out of half a dozen thugs after they threaten Eggsy and make fun of him. He even politely apologises to Eggsy afterward for the scene, excusing it as his need to "let off some steam."
** [[spoiler: His rampage in the church also taps into this, as despite everyone exposed to the HatePlague going into an AxCrazy UnstoppableRage, he kills almost half of the maddened congregation without breaking his stoic demeanour.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: In the [[spoiler:church scene, he doesn't hesitate to kill the women as well as the men. In fact, the first person he kills to start off the massacre was a woman, with the under-barrel shotgun to the face.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Merlin]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/MarkStrong
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''

The tech wizard of the organization and the man who oversees the testing of the Kingsman candidates.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Merlin remains loyal to Kingsman, [[spoiler: unlike Rupert Greaves, his equivalent character in the comics, who joins forces with the villain and attempts to poison the protagonist.]] This element of his character is given to Arthur in the film.
* BadassBaritone: Merlin has a deep voice and is the Kingsmen's resident BadassBookworm.
* BadassBookworm: Damn well holds his own during the [[spoiler: siege on Valentine's base]], proving himself to be a badass bookworm.
* BaldOfAwesome: Very bald and very badass.
* BraveScot: Has the accent, and proves his badass credentials when he eventually goes into the field.
* 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.
* GentlemanSnarker: Just as much as the rest of the cast, as exemplified with his commentary to the candidates during the skydiving test. He even jests that he'd be impressed if one of them ended up splattered on the landing zone.
* 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.
* MeaningfulName: His codename is Merlin, and he's a TechnoWizard.
* MissionControl: While he's still a badass, he's rarely seen partaking in field assignments, instead overseeing active Kingsman agents.
* NoNameGiven: We never find out Merlin's real name.
* 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.
--> ''"That was [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] spectacular!"''
* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler:Especially after Harry's death. And upon finding out Arthur had compromised the Kingsmen by siding with Valentine, he's the only one trusted by Eggsy and the new Lancelot to help them stop the HatePlague.]]
* PreMortemOneLiner: "Yes, please." [[spoiler:(before activating the implants in Valentine's [=VIPs=], [[YourHeadAsplode causing their heads to explode.]])]]
%%* PromotedToOpeningTitles: A film equivalent anyway. Despite being one of the main characters, he's barely featured let alone billed as such in promotional materials (Taron Egerton suffers from the same). And along with Egerton, [[KingsmanTheGoldenCircle he's headlining the sequel]].
* RedHerringMole: Mark Strong has a reputation for playing villains (enough to have featured in a commercial lampshading this fact alongside Tom "Loki" Hiddleston and Sir Ben Kingsley), and the comic book equivalent of his character is revealed as TheMole. [[spoiler: It turns out that in the film, it's the organization's leader who is the mole instead.]]
* SinkOrSwimMentor: As the one in charge of training the Kingsman candidates, his first test is flooding the room the Kingsman candidates are in while they're all sleeping and seeing how they handle the situation. One of the recruits drowns. Another test involves all of the candidates parachuting into a specific drop zone, without telling them one of them doesn't have a parachute until they're in freefall. [[spoiler:He's eventually revealed to be a more benevolent example of this trope, as all the tests weren't as lethal as they'd been built up. The girl who seemingly drowned actually works for the Kingsmen and is alive and well, and he turned out to be lying about one of the candidates not having a parachute, just wanting to see how they'd react.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Most likely due to [[spoiler:being a good guy this time.]]
* TheSmartGuy: Of the Kingsmen.
* 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''. [[spoiler: He never actually said that any of them were missing parachutes.]]
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Particularly during the climax where he feeds Eggsy instructions and vital information while trying to thwart Valentine's plan.
* WeaponOfChoice: A Heckler & Koch 416 assault rifle. He gets a little on edge when Eggsy tries to take it during the FinalBattle.
-->'''Eggsy''': Alright, let's have that, then.\\
'''Merlin''': Uh uh. This is ''mine''. I'll show you ''yours''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lancelot]]
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->'''Played By:''' Jack Davenport
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

The Kingsman killed at the beginning of the movie. Seventeen years ago, he and Eggsy's father were competing for the position of Lancelot; when Eggsy's father jumped on a grenade and died, he got the position by default.
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* ChekhovsGunman: First appears during the title sequence alongside Harry, Merlin and Lee Unwin (Eggsy's father), where he is shown earning the title of Lancelot.
* DecoyProtagonist: Lancelot is made to look like this until he gets killed off by Gazelle.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He provides one for the Kingsman organization as a whole. He greets the bad guys with a gentlemanly joke, fights them all off with grace and style, then catches a glass before it falls, identifies the contents with a single sniff, and declares that spilling even a single drop would be a sin.
* {{Fingore}}: Shoots off a Mook's thumb while rescuing Professor Arnold.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:Gazelle]] slices him down the middle. Heightwise.
* TheLancer: A given by his codename. [[spoiler:Going by his death, he had a great pull in the Kingsman agency.]]
* OneManArmy: He's only in the movie for a couple of minutes at the most, but he ran through [[MookHorrorShow a gauntlet of Mooks]] and topped it off by not getting a perfectly aged drink to spill on the floor.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name, as Merlin mentions during the title sequence, is James. Otherwise, he is known by his code name, Lancelot.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears early in the film, but his death leaves a hole in the Kingsman agency for a replacement, leading to Eggsy's recruitment, and Harry is ordered to finish Lancelot's mission.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He appears early and doesn't last much, despite making quite an impression.
* TheWorfEffect: After his introduction shows off his badass credentials by having him effortlessly slaughter a room of bad guys without spilling a drop of whiskey, [[spoiler:Gazelle suddenly and quickly kills him to establish how formidable she is.]]
[[/folder]]

!Other Characters

[[folder:Richmond Valentine]]
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[[caption-width-right:358:"[[KillAllHumans Humanity's the disease, and I'm the cure!"]]]]
->'''Played By:''' Creator/SamuelLJackson
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

The BigBad of the movie, who believes strongly in environmentalism, equality, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and wants to kill off most of humanity to save the rest]].
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* {{Adorkable}}: Would be if he wasn't hell-bent on committing genocide. See PsychopathicManchild below.
* AffablyEvil: Valentine is a down-to-earth, very friendly, cheerful, and charismatic fellow who's mildly {{Adorkable}}, doesn't care at all about his billions and is primarily concerned with saving the world and humanity. He shows a dislike of politicians who "stand for nothing but re-election", he's genuinely charming, makes friends easily and absolutely believes he is doing the right thing. It's little wonder so many of his co-conspirators come over to his side willingly. [[spoiler:He even mourns the death of his previous kidnap victim, Dr. Arnold.]]
* AfraidOfBlood: He has an aversion to blood and death, which causes him to vomit. Becomes a BrickJoke when [[spoiler:he's impaled by Eggsy and he vomits at the sight of his own blood]].
* AscendedFanboy: Of a sort. As shown in his conversation with Harry over dinner, he absolutely loves the early, campy ''Film/JamesBond'' films, and used to wish he could be that hero. He didn't get to be that, but he did get to follow [[DiabolicalMastermind the opposite end of the spectrum]], and is absolutely loving it.
* BaldOfEvil: Beneath his trademark cap.
* BleedEmAndWeep: After shooting [[spoiler:Galahad]] point-blank between the eyes, Valentine nearly vomits, cringes away, and has to have someone else confirm that the target is actually dead. Not that he doesn't mind [[spoiler:wiping out most of humanity]], but he says that pulling the trigger himself is "horrible."
* BigBad: Of the entire film.
* TheChessmaster: He's cautious and works very hard at making sure any problems will be dealt with before they become a threat.
* DarkMessiah: To some degree. He at least encourages his guests by comparing his plan to Noah's Ark. Claiming that [[NoAntagonist neither Noah, God, nor the animals are the villains]], and that like them, they will all bring in a new age.
* DirtyOldMan: At one point, Valentine casually cops a feel off Gazelle’s bum... though she doesn’t seem to mind.
* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: He has a noticeable lisp.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Gazelle is the ''sole'' person in the movie Valentine genuinely cares about beyond a brief friendship (as is the case with his kidnapping victims).
* EvilLaugh: [[spoiler:The second time Valentine puts his hand on the machine,]] he shows the audience how happy he is.
* {{Expy}}: Of just about every Roger Moore-era Bond villain, but ''especially'' Hugo Drax from ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' and Karl Stromberg from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. Furthermore, as shown throughout the film, [[MetaGuy he's completely aware of it]].
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Though unlike most evil characters, his glasses are pretty goofy-looking.
* GenreSavvy: Lampshades BondVillainStupidity and forgoes it by [[spoiler:shooting Harry in the head]]. He brings up how stupid it would be for him to [[spoiler:put the ExplosiveLeash implant in his own head or [[TheDragon Gazelle]]'s]], hence why he did not do so. When he realizes that an unknown organization is on to him, he immediately boosts production to accelerate the implementation of his plan. Instead of putting his EvilPlan into an easily hackable system, he connected it directly to his biometrics, meaning the only way to stop it was to go to him personally, and the plan could not be averted through external hacking. Lastly, [[spoiler:rather than rely upon either his own satellite network or Gazelle's presumable murder of Eggsy before bringing his plan into action after losing a satellite, he piggybacked on an associate's nearby one instead to shorten the time span to the completion of the network needed and made sure to never lift his hand from the control providing the power for the EvilPlan until he was killed]].
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:After being impaled by Eggsy, he calmly asks if Eggsy's going to deliver a BondOneLiner. Eggsy gives him an IronicEcho of Valentine's earlier statement, "This ain't that kind of movie, bruv." Valentine smiles, says "Perfect," and dies.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Eggsy throws one of Gazelle's blade legs right through his back, which erupts out his chest.]]
* IronicName: "Valentine" is widely known as the holiday to offer love towards your fellow man. On the other hand, ''this'' Valentine has nothing but contempt for humanity [[spoiler:and is engineering a worldwide HatePlague]].
* LargeHam: Jackson clearly had fun playing him, even adding the lisp [[ThrowItIn off his own volition]].
* ManipulativeBastard: He's charismatic and affable enough to convince [[spoiler:most world leaders and Arthur himself]] to join him in his twisted plan to save the world.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The [[NonActionBigBad non-action]] Feminine Boy to Gazelle's AxCrazy Masculine Girl.
* MetaGuy: Frequently comments on the various TuxedoAndMartini tropes as he either [[GenreSavvy averts]] or [[AscendedFanboy revels in them]].
* MisanthropeSupreme: Bizarrely subverted - he wants to wipe out most of humankind to stop destruction of nature, but he does it to preserve humankind, not nature, as he believes that Earth will eventually destroy humanity to stop pollution.
* NerdInEvilsHelmet: DiabolicalMastermind he may be, but he's surprisingly {{adorkable}} about it.
* NonActionBigBad: He has no stomach for blood or violence, and he's a feeble techie to begin with, so he lets [[DarkActionGirl Gazelle]] do the fighting for him. Well, except for [[spoiler: shooting Galahad. And even then, he [[AfraidOfBlood isn't terribly happy]] about it]].
* PetTheDog: Even though he could've just forced Princess Tilde to have a chip implanted or torture into doing so, he doesn't. Yes, he keeps her imprisoned, but [[GildedCage makes sure her accommodations are good and she's properly fed]].
* PyrrhicVictory: For the most part, all his plans were successful, [[spoiler: a good portion of the global population is gone including the mass majority of the world's leaders who denied climate change for monetary reasons. It's just that everyone he wanted to save including himself died.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: His choice of clothing and serving UsefulNotes/McDonalds at a formal dinner heavily implies this.
* RaceLift: White in the comic.
* SissyVillain: Valentine has a lisp, dresses fairly casually (and when he DOES go formal, is very foppish), and is sickened by acts of murder. ''Direct'' murder, that is. He's fine with having people kill each other.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Valentine has proven to be an incredibly intelligent, genre savvy individual.
* TechnicalPacifist: Valentine absolutely hates the sight of blood, so he leaves the killing to [[TheDragon Gazelle]] and his mooks. He also has no problem with [[spoiler:wiping out most of humanity by sending a HatePlague to make them kill each other]], but the only time he personally kills someone, he's very {{Squick}}ed out afterwards.
* VillainHasAPoint: The basic reason he is able to convince so many people to join his side; humans are destroying the planet and it will eventually lead to humanity's extinction and he is right that the only people able to do anything about it don't care and are more interested in reelection and making money than problem solving.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:He grows increasingly unstable as his plan begins to fall to pieces.]]
* VillainousFriendship: Not only with [[TheDragon Gazelle]], but also with the [="VIPs"=] he plans on sparing. After Merlin [[spoiler:activates the explosive implants in their heads, killing all of them, Valentine is enraged, telling Gazelle to kill Eggsy because he killed their friends]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Valentine is well-known as a beloved eccentric billionaire philanthropist. He even has a movie about his life coming out. Of course, it's not that hard to get people to love you when you give the world '''free, unlimited cell coverage'''.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He genuinely believes that most of mankind needs to be "culled" in order to save the planet from the environmental damage produced by humans. He thinks it's too late to save the world traditionally and if nothing is done, either mankind will destroy the world or nature will end up destroying mankind.
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[[folder:Gazelle]]
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->'''Played By:''' Sofia Boutella
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

Valentine's [[TheDragon Dragon]], Gazelle is a loyal and competent assistant who has had her lower legs amputated and replaced with blades.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Sofia's ethnicity is Algerian, however ''Gazelle's'' ethnicity is never stated in the movie.
* AnimalMotifs: ''Gazelles'', apparently.
* ArtificialLimbs: Gazelle's legs are what you get when combining a pair of normal prosthetic legs and AbsurdlySharpBlade.
* AxCrazy: Gazelle ''loves'' her work, and cheerfully asks Valentine at one point to affirm how good killing someone really is.
* BloodKnight: Overtly enjoys carnage whether by proxy or directly inflicting it.
* DanceBattler: Her fighting style is extremely graceful and lethal, focusing on her bladed leg prosthetics. She even uses classic breakdancing techniques in the climax. Appropriately, she is played by Sofia Boutella, a professional dancer.
* DarkActionGirl: A fast and ruthless combatant, Gazelle is a very capable fighter. Of her opponents only [[CombatParkour Eggsy]] is even able to land a scratch on her. [[spoiler: Good thing [[PoisonedWeapons a scratch was all he needed]].]]
* DarkIsEvil: Gazelle mostly wears dark clothing.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Gazelle's had both feet amputated (why is never stated), but compensates with weaponized prosthetics that make her kicks deadly.
* TheDragon: To Valentine, especially since he's afraid of blood.
* EnigmaticMinion: Not much is revealed about her during the movie. We know that she's extremely loyal to Valentine, she has a pair of bladed prosthetic legs, she's an incredibly deadly fighter, and she seems to be pretty proficient with technology, but that's pretty much it.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Gazelle only truly cares about Valentine, and is very loyal and fiercely protective of him.
* FeetFirstIntroduction: Gazelle is first seen when she slices Lancelot in half.
* GenderLift: Gazelle is a ScaryBlackMan in the comic.
* HandicappedBadass: Gazelle is missing her legs, which she's replaced with bladed prostheses. She's even more dangerous with this.
* HeroKiller: Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is to [[spoiler:bisect Lancelot, himself a badass, in the blink of an eye.]]
* HonestAdvisor: To Valentine, with whom she's very open and honest while still being fiercely loyal to.
* KickChick: A variant, since her prosthetic legs function more like swords.
* LadyOfWar: Gazelle is a graceful, cunning killer who's perfectly capable of clearing out rooms of armed men without breaking a sweat.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The AxCrazy Masculine Girl to Valentine's NonActionBigBad Feminine Boy.
* MeaningfulName: “She's called '''Gazelle''' because she's in total control of her legs”.
* RaceLift: Gazelle was black in the comics.
* RedRightHand: Her prosthetic legs are a deliberate homage to many of the red right hands in the James Bond franchise. They make her more dangerous.
* ServileSnarker: Not above a minor dig at her boss at times, such as her dry comment that people do tend to die once they're shot in the head.
* UndyingLoyalty: She is nothing but loyal to Valentine to the bitter end.
* VillainousFriendship: Gazelle genuinely cares about [[BigBad Valentine]].
* VillainousValor: Despite being a rather bloodthirsty character, she also shows remarkable bravery and loyalty to Valentine.
* WickedCultured: Seems to be just as respectful of the whiskey as Lancelot is, making sure not to spill a drop after bisecting him.
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[[folder:Dean Anthony Baker]]
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->'''Played By:''' Geoff Bell
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

Eggsy's step-father, who came in some time after his father died. Eggsy blames him for most of what has gone wrong in his life, since he had to stay home in order to keep his mother safe from him.
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* AxCrazy: His behaviour sometimes slides into this, the chief example being [[spoiler: holding Eggsy and his mother at knifepoint and threatening to kill them both.]]
* BastardBoyfriend: To Eggsy's mother.
* GivenNameReveal: His full name was only revealed once [[spoiler: when Galahad interrupted his attempt on Eggsy's life.]]
* HateSink: He's an asshole whose sole purpose is to make the audience hate him.
* JerkAss: He's a jerk to Eggsy, and physically abusive towards Michelle.
* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. [[spoiler: The post-credits scene shows that Eggsy handed Dean's ass for abusing his mom. In the same way Galahad did when the latter defended him from Dean's mooks.]]
* LowerClassLout: Pretty much his persona for the entirety of the movie: he speaks crassly, he hits on Eggsy's mom despite not having a problem assaulting her, and he leads a group of thugs at the pub.
* PetTheDog: Almost minor enough not to count, but he at least gave Eggsy some Pounds when he sent him out near the beginning. It was probably within his power to just skip that bit.
* WickedStepmother: A GenderFlipped example. He has no problem threatening Eggsy, making good on said threats, or saying lewd things about Eggsy's mother to his face.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Princess Tilde of Sweden]]
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->'''Played By:''' Hanna Alström
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''

One of the world leaders who refused to go along with Valentine's plan, and thus was locked in a LuxuryPrisonSuite while it went into motion.
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* CovertPervert: At first, she is portrayed as a prim and proper princess. [[spoiler:Later, after Eggsy rescues her, she offers him anal sex as a [[RescueSex reward]].]]
* DefiantCaptive: Despite being locked up with no prospect of getting out in the foreseeable future, she has no problem with insulting Valentine and making it clear she'll never agree with his insane plot.
* EuropeansAreKinky: [[spoiler:She barely hesitated to add anal to her offer for RescueSex when Eggsy goes to save the world.]]
* FictionalCountry: Seemingly played straight at first, as she and Lindstrom are only mentioned as being "Scandinavian" at first, but then a single clip of news footage identifies the latter as the Prime Minister of Sweden.
* MsFanservice: [[spoiler:The viewer gets a view of her backside in one of the closing scenes just before the RescueSex.]]
* OnlySaneWoman: Is the only person shown directly approached by Valentine who points out how utterly insane and monstrous his plans are.
* RescueSex: [[spoiler:She happily rewards Eggsy with sex for saving the world.]]
* SexyScandinavian: A ''very'' sexy Scandinavian princess.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Prime Minister Martin Lindstrom]]
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->'''Played By:''' Bjørn Floberg
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

One of the world leaders who goes along with Valentine's plan. He is one of the only ones who is actually named.
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* AffablyEvil: He's polite and friendly. He also advocates genocide with a smile.
* FictionalCountry: Seemingly played straight at first, as he and Princess Tilde are only mentioned as being "Scandinavian" at first, but then a single clip of news footage identifies him as the Prime Minister of Sweden.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the device he was willingly implanted with to aid with the deaths of millions.]]
* PresidentEvil: Or Prime Minister Evil. He's complicit in attempted genocide.
* YourHeadASplode: [[spoiler:When Merlin activates the remote detonators, his chip explodes along with everyone else's and there's a nice close-up of his head bursting open.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Professor James Arnold]]
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/MarkHamill
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

A professor who wrote a book regarding Gaia theory, the idea that the planet is one large organism.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic, he was the BigBad. Here, he was kidnapped by the villains, although he does agree to join them afterwards, seeing as how [[spoiler:he had a chip in his head]].
* DemotedToExtra: In the original Millar comic, Creator/MarkHamill was kidnapped and held hostage in a cabin in the Swiss Alps at the beginning of the story by Professor James Arnold, the BigBad. In the film, Mark Hamill portrays Professor James Arnold, who is kidnapped and held hostage in a winter cabin in the Argentine Andes at the beginning by a new BigBad.
* MythologyGag: He shares the name of the BigBad from the comic and it originally being Creator/MarkHamill himself being kidnapped by the villains.
* YourHeadASplode: [[spoiler:When Harry tries to interrogate him, the chip in his neck remotely detonates and his head explodes.]]
[[/folder]]

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' | ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''

%%* YourHeadAsplode: {{Subverted}}. Despite working for Valentine, he isn't killed by Valentine's weapon, as it's been [[http://deadline.com/2016/03/edward-holcroft-to-return-to-kingsman-2-taron-egerton-1201722827/ confirmed]] that Holcroft will be returning for the sequel.

* 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 ''Kingsman/TheGoldenCircle'' with an [[EyepatchOfPower eyepatch]]]].

* DisappointedInYou: When Eggsy [[spoiler:fails his last SecretTestOfCharacter by refusing to shoot the dog he adopted, he sees it as Eggsy throwing away everything he'd been working towards over something trivial -- even worse because, turns out, the gun was loaded with blanks]]. This is particularly sad because [[spoiler:it's the last exchange he and Eggsy have before Harry's death. [[Kingsman/TheGoldenCircle Or not.]]]].

* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:He gets headshot by Valentine just before the climax. Subverted, as he is seen to have survived in ''Kingsman/TheGoldenCircle'']].

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''[[spoiler: | ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']]

* BoomHeadshot: Delivers quite a few of these, [[spoiler:and dies by being on the receiving end of one of these, courtesy of Valentine]].

* DisappointedInYou: When Eggsy [[spoiler:fails his last SecretTestOfCharacter by refusing to shoot the dog he adopted, he sees it as Eggsy throwing away everything he'd been working towards over something trivial -- even worse because, turns out, the gun was loaded with blanks]]. This is particularly sad because [[spoiler:it's the last exchange he and Eggsy have before Harry's death]].
* EyepatchOfPower: [[spoiler:If ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'' trailer descriptions are true, Harry wears one.]]

* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:He gets headshot by Valentine just before the climax.]]

* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Colin Firth has been confirmed to return in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']].
* OneManArmy: The [[spoiler: church scene, with him causing almost half of the casualties]] easily cements him as this.

* RealityEnsues: He's a badass OneManArmy, [[spoiler: and dies of something as mundane as a bullet to the head from the NonActionBigBad. [[ThisIsReality There isn't even any fanfare about it.]] Just in case you were beginning to think Galahad was an InvincibleHero.]]

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''

* [[spoiler:EyepatchOfPower: If ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'' trailer descriptions are true, Harry wears one.]]

* [[spoiler:NotQuiteDead: Colin Firth has been confirmed to return in ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'']].

* MeaningfulName: “She’s called '''Gazelle''' because she’s in total control of her legs”.

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* WouldHitAGirl: His fight with Gazelle at the end of the film.

* ShoutOut: To the original Millar comic, as he shares the name of the BigBad there and it originally being Creator/MarkHamill himself being kidnapped by the villains.

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: {{Downplayed}}. Eggsy is a definite nice guy, but has has committed petty crimes. However, the main reason he gave up prominent future opportunities because he couldn't leave his mother alone with his abusive stepfather.

* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: All of the Kingsmen whose names are given are named after figures from the legends of KingArthur. Harry is Galahad and his compatriots are Arthur (TheLeader), Merlin (the TechnoWizard) and Lancelot ([[spoiler:who dies early on]]). It can be presumed the rest of the organization sticks to this theme, as Roxy's sponsor is Percival.

* 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.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's one of the nicest characters in the movie, [[spoiler:when he and an entire church congregation are effected 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]].

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