Agent Galahad

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Agent Galahad
Millarworld character
First appearance
Created by
Portrayed by
Voiced byTaron Egerton (Eggsy)
In-universe information
Full name
  • Caractacus "Jack" London
  • Gary "Eggsy" Unwin
  • Harold "Harry" Hart
  • Pollyanna "Polly" Wilkins
Title Galahad
Occupation Secret agents
AffiliationKingsman
Abilities

Agent Galahad is the name of several fictional characters serving as the protagonists of the Kingsman franchise, part of the Millarworld, published by Marvel Comics under the company's imprint Icon Comics, and by Image Comics. The first two Galahads, Gary and Jack London, were created by artist Dave Gibbons and writer Mark Millar for the 2012 comic book miniseries The Secret Service , Jack being a gentleman spy who recruits his nephew Gary to become an agent of MI6; after Jack's death, Gary assumes the Galahad mantle and saves the world. In 2014, these characters were adapted by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn as Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (portrayed by Taron Egerton) and Harold "Harry" Hart (portrayed by Colin Firth) in the feature film Kingsman: The Secret Service , changed in adaptation to be unrelated, with Harry having been a friend of Eggsy's deceased father Lee, recruiting Eggsy to the independent intelligence agency Kingsman; the characters return in the 2017 sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle , and will return again in the 2020s in Kingsman: The Blue Blood . Due to the success of the Kingsman film series, the comic book mononymous Gary was retconned to also be named Gary "Eggsy" Unwin in the 2017 one-shot The Big Exit, before again returning in the miniseries The Red Diamond (2017–2018) and Big Game (2023), in which he respectively partners up with SASS agent Kwaito and vigilante Mindy McCready.

Contents

The 2021 First World War-era prequel film The King's Man introduces the first Agent Galahad, Pollyanna "Polly" Wilkins (portrayed by Gemma Arterton), a founder member of Kingsman and the former maid and romantic partner of Kingsman leader Orlando, created by Matthew Vaughn and Karl Gajdusek.

The characters have received a generally positive critical reception.

Comic series

The Secret Service

In The Secret Service (2012), Gary is recruited by his uncle, Caractacus "Jack" London, to work for the British Secret Service. [1]

Artist Dave Gibbons holding aloft a signed drawing of Gary "Eggsy" Unwin at San Diego Comic Con International in 2017. Dave Gibbons (35954629702).jpg
Artist Dave Gibbons holding aloft a signed drawing of Gary "Eggsy" Unwin at San Diego Comic Con International in 2017.

Kingsman: The Big Exit

In Kingsman: The Big Exit (2017), shortly after Brexit, Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, known as Agent Galahad of the MI6 black ops offshoot Kingsman, is tasked with safeguarding the United Kingdom's controversial "divorce fee" for leaving the European Union on its journey to Brussels. [2]

Kingsman: The Red Diamond

In Kingsman: The Red Diamond (2017–2018), Eggsy teams up with SASS Agent Kwaito against the Red Diamond, self-made South African mining magnate Jakobis Du Preez. [3]

Big Game

Eggsy returns in Big Game (2023), where-in he rescues a mid-20s Mindy McCready from assassination at the hands of agents of the Fraternity of Super-Criminals. [4]

Film series

Taron Egerton in-costume as Gary "Eggsy" Unwin at San Diego Comic Con International in 2017. Taron Egerton (35954623032).jpg
Taron Egerton in-costume as Gary "Eggsy" Unwin at San Diego Comic Con International in 2017.

Feature films

Harry Hart / Agent Galahad and Gary "Eggsy" Unwin / Agent Galahad appear in the 2014 film adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service , and the 2017 sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle , respectively portrayed by Colin Firth and Taron Egerton (and Alex Nikolov, as a child). [5] In February 2019, Gemma Arterton had joined the cast of the First World War-era prequel film The King's Man , [6] playing Polly Wilkins / Agent Galahad.

Short film

On 20 July 2017, Fox released an animated crossover short film between Kingsman and Archer , titled #TBT to That Time Archer Met Kingsman, featuring Eggsy and Sterling Archer. [7]

Future

Harry and Eggsy will return in Kingsman: The Blue Blood , described as the "final chapter" of their relationship. [8]

Video games

Harry Hart and Eggsy Unwin appears as playable characters in the 2017 turn-based match-3 role-playing combat game Kingsman: The Golden Circle by NHN PixelCube, [9] and the 2019 hybrid action adventure-construction simulator Kingsman: The Secret Service. [10] [11]

Merchandise

In May 2017, Funko released Pop! Vinyl figures of Harry Hart and Eggsy Unwin. [12]

Reception

Reviewing Kingsman: The Red Diamond , Jesse Schedeen of IGN lauded "Eggsy's quest for legitimacy and happiness, goals that seem no more within his grasp than when he was simply another London punk [and how like] Daniel Craig's James Bond, there's a working class "chip on his shoulder" quality to Eggsy. Unlike Bond, Eggsy has a kind, ordinary humanity to him that makes him a very likable protagonist", further complimenting the overall "more grounded and character-driven approach" to his story as compared to the previous film adaptations' "bombast". [13]

Accolades

Accolades received by Kingsman: The Secret Service
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryFilmRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Empire Awards 29 March 2015 Best Male Newcomer Kingsman: The Secret Service Taron Egerton Won [14]
Saturn Awards 22 June 2016 Best Actor Nominated [15] [16]
Teen Choice Awards 16 August 2015 Choice Movie: Breakout StarNominated [17]

References

  1. ↑ Kit, Borys (4 December 2014). "'Secret Service' Comic Gets Movie Tie-In Cover (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Feature: Kingsman: The Big Exit, By Rob Williams with Illustration by Özgür Yildirim — September 7, 2017 — Playboy — Entertainment for All". Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Lealos, Shawn S. (1 January 2022). "The King's Man: 10 Comic Books You Should Read After Watching The Movie". Screen Rant . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Tardive, Ambrose (30 September 2023). "Kingsman's Eggsy Just Died in Official Continuity (The Same Way As His Uncle Jack)". Screen Rant . Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Kits, Borys (29 April 2013). "'The Secret Service': Colin Firth in Talks to Star". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (8 February 2019). "'Kingsman' Prequel: Harris Dickinson, Gemma Arterton, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson Among Confirmed Cast". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Couch, Aaron; Kit, Borys (20 July 2017). "'Kingsman' Shows Off Action-Filled New Scenes at Comic-Con". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Seddon, Dan; Sandwell, Ian (25 May 2019). "Exclusive: Kingsman 3 will tell "final chapter" of Harry and Eggsy relationship". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Chapple, Craig (17 August 2017). "FoxNext Games and NHN Pixelcube partner for Kingsman mobile game". Pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Kingsman: The Secret Service game information". YesGnome. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  11. ↑ Ricchiuto, Madeline (29 April 2019). "Kingsman: The Secret Service: The Mobile Game Launches Wednesday". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Anderson, Kyle (30 May 2017). "Kingsman Funko Pops Are Suitably Weird and Cool". Nerdist Industries . Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Schedeen, Jesse (7 September 2017). "Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 Review". IGN . Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  14. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (30 March 2015). "Interstellar wins Film, Director at Empire Awards". Variety . Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  15. ↑ Nakamura, Reid (24 February 2016). "Star Wars: The Force Awakens Leads Saturn Awards Nominees". TheWrap . Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  16. ↑ Cohen, David S. (23 June 2016). "The Force Awakens Rings Up Eight Saturn Awards". Variety . Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards 2015 Winners: Full List". Variety . 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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