Anonymous / Guy Fawkes Mask

Do you have a vendetta this Halloween?

The Guy Fawkes mask or so-called "Anonymous Mask" is a stylised depiction of Guy Fawkes, the best-known member of the Gunpowder Plot. The plot was an attempt to blow up the House of Lords in London on 5 November 1605, in order to restore a Catholic head of state.

This extremely popular mask that we know now.was revived in the V for Vendetta comic books written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd in 1982.

Then the mask was made popular when Anonymous used it in 2008 at the Project Chanology protest - a march on the Church of Scientology. The protest was against the church’s attempt to remove internet video clips of an interview with celebrity Scientologist, Tom Cruise. The protesters wore the masks to allow them to demonstrate without worrying about being harassed. 

In September 2011, The Huffington Post explained that the Vendetta masks had now become a “symbol of the movement". One month later, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange rocked the mask whilst leading a demonstration at St. Paul’s as part of Occupy London Stock Exchange.

Rather than just hiding identity, it now becomes a symbol of rebellion.

The ergonomic design makes this mask comfortable to wear for a long time.