Kom ihåg denna dialog?
Creedy: Die! Die! Why won't you die?... Why won't you die?
V: Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. IMDb
V: s ansikte var aldrig viktigt, han var representerad som en idé i film.
Even in the novels, V's true identity is a mystery and he visibly removes his mask only once during the entire story (at Surridge's request), at which point his back is to the reader and his face cannot be seen. Surridge tells him "it's beautiful", in contrast to her personal notes, where she mentions that the man in cell V was ugly. Wikipedia
Så han var en idé eller en symbol, inte ett ansikte, och både roman och filmförfattare visar medvetet inte sitt ansikte.