Richmond Valentine

Richmond Valentine, also known as Mr. V, Mr. Valentine and Valentine, is a character from the Kingsman series.
== Charactah Account ==
Richmond Valentine was a well-known philanthropist and billionaire. Concerned with the environmental problems that the World faces, he decided to take matters in his own hands by concocting a plan to kill the majority of the World’s population.
As a self-made millionaire, Valentine was outwardly influential and personable. Despite his wealth he wore informal clothing and even bought fast food such as McDonald's for himself and his wealthy dignitaries. His influence was incredibly deep, from celebrities to politicians to even the President of the United States were all in Valentine's pockets. This was a testament to the fact that Valentine was an extremely charismatic and highly intelligent man, a skilled technician and an ingenious planner. Even Eggsy, who soon became his nemesis, considered him a genius.
Valentine also dedicated his fortune to save the world from pandemics like overpopulation and global warming. Though originally going by acts of charity, Valentine grew disgusted by the politicians acceptance of the status quo as long as their pockets were lined. Therefore, Valentine equated humanity as a virus poisoning the world and mass a culling was the only logical solution to save it; those who survived were picked by Valentine's own hand whom he deemed worthy enough to rebuild it correctly. Ironically, despite Valentine's previous negative opinion on politicians many of those he saved to build his new world order were either celebrities or had deep political sway. When Eggsy and Merlin murdered his VIP's, he was disgusted about the murder of "innocent people" despite continuing with his plans of mass murder around the globe, showing he would have a social preference in his new hierarchy did it ever come to pass.
== Appearance ==
=== Movies ===
* Kingsman: The Golden Circle
* Kingsman: The Secret Service
== Trivia ==
* Valentine speaks with a lisp. Ironically Samuel L. Jackson originally had a serious lisp which he had to overcome at the beginning of his acting career.
* Valentine appeared in flashbacks in Kingsman: The Golden Circle when he shot Harry in the eye, however, Samuel L. Jackson was not actually filmed in any scenes for The Golden Circle.
* In the comic, James Arnold was the villain, and Mark Hamill was one of the celebrities he abducted. The movie changed James Arnold to Richmond Valentine and Mark Hamill to James Arnold.
* Valentine's plan of culling a large portion of the world's population for the belief that he would save it were similar to that of the Marvel Cinematic Universe villain, Thanos.
* Valentine uses a Heckler & Koch P30 pistol to shoot Galahad.
== Gallery ==
File:Richmond Valentine Render 01.png
File:Richmond Valentine 01.png
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== External Links ==
* Richmond Valentine at The Kingsman Directory
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