Richmond Valentine

"Mankind is the virus, and I'm the cure"

- Valentine on his plan "If you get blood on the carpet you're going to have to take the carpet up!"

- Valentine to his henchman during the trailer

Richmond Valentine is the main antagonist of the 2015 action-spy-comedy movie Kingsman: The Secret Service. He is portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson; who also played Jules Winnfield.

In The Movie
in the movie, Valentine is a very rich technology tycoon and a computer genius who wants to change the world in a very dangerous and ugly way by giving away SIM cards around the world. He is the arch-enemy of the top secret organization called Kingsman who trains a young man called Eggs (the film's protagonist).

Finally, Valentine's plan in the movie is revealed: Valentine conducts a test in the church, his hidden place broadcasting a signal to phones containing his SIM card which causes humans to become uncontrollably violent. Harry Hart, Eggs' mentor and guide at the Kingsman, is sent to investigate and follow after Valentine's plan.

After a lengthy melee, in which only Harry survives, he is confronted and killed by Valentine while Eggs watches via video link. Valentine’s plan then becomes clear – he is going to broadcast the signal worldwide using his satellite network and cause a mass cull of the human race, sparing the Earth from further environmental damage by man.

Battle & Death
Eggs, along with agents Roxy and Merlin, head to Valentine’s secret base in the mountains to stop him from executing his plan; with Roxy destroying Valentine's satellite while Eggs stops Valentine himself. During the raid on Valentine's base the implanted devices are triggered, causing them to explode and kill off all of the VIPs who were part of Valentine’s plan. After a battle with Valentine’s assistant and right-hand woman, Gazelle, Eggs kills Valentine and prevents the end of the world by Valentine's plan.