Guy fox mask is a stylized depiction of guy fox, the most famous member of gunpowder painting. The plot was an attempt to blow up the house of Lords in London on November 5, 1605, in order to restore the actions of the Catholic head of state. Masks have been used on statues for a long time during the gay fox Night celebrations.

Facial expressions designed by illustrator David Lloyd, with a large smile and red cheeks, wide beards with curved ends up, and long, pointed vertical beards, represent a broader protest after being used as the main plot element. V represents vendetta, released in 1982 and adapted from its 2006 film. After its appearance on Internet forums, the mask became a well-known symbol of anonymous, an online hacking organization used in chanology projects, the occupation movement and other anti-government and anti organizational protests around the world.