Stock characters

Stock character: a character who full fills the role - they all fit a specific category

Stock characters within V for Vendetta:

V:
- Action Hero: A film hero protagonist with unrealistic physical resistance and fighting capabilities.
- Anti Hero: A hero with good intentions but moral
- Black Knight: Evil fighter antagonist
- Hero: Whiling to sacrifice things in order to full fill the needs of others. 
- Hotshot: A reckless character known for taking risks.

- Lone Vigilante: Takes responsibility for justice.

- Secret Identity: A character who does not reveal its identity and acts in secrecy.

- Superhero: An unrealistically powerful hero dedicated to protecting the public. 

- Tragic Hero: A hero with a major flaw that leads to his/hers eventual death and downfall.
- Villain: An evil character within a story.

V doesn't necessarily conform to stock characters this makes it interesting, he doesn't conform in the film so he doesn't conform with the characters, it makes you ask questions, it creates mystery to make you think, it links to reality - no stock characters in real life. 

Evey Hammond:
- Bimbo: A dumb, pretty girl.
- Damsel in Distress: A noble lady in need of rescue.
- Femme Fetale: A beautiful, but mischievous and traitorous woman.
- Final Girl: A "last girl standing" in a horror film.