Adam Sutler

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Adam Sutler
Alias	The Leader The Head Chancellor Sutler
Origin	V for Vendetta (movie adaption)
Occupation	High Chancellor of England Leader of the Norsefire Party Dictator
Powers / Skills	Near complete political power Manipulation Eloquence
Hobby	None known
Goals	Keep all of England under his control (succeeded for a while). Bring down V (failed).
Crimes	Genocide Abuse Corruption Conspiracy Human rights violations Abuse of power
Type of Villain	Tyrannical Fascist

“	What we need right now is a clear message to the people of this country. This message must be read in every newspaper, heard on every radio, seen on every television. This message must resound throughout the entire InterLink! I want this country to realize that we stand on the edge of oblivion. I want every man, woman and child to understand how close we are to chaos. I WANT EVERYONE TO REMEMBER WHY THEY NEED US!!!	„
	~ Chancellor Sutler to his high council

High Chancellor Adam Sutler is the main antagonist in the 2006 film V For Vendetta. He is the leader of the fascist Norsefire Party and dictator of a dystopian England. He is based on the real-life Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and the character of Adam Susan from the comic book of the same name.

He was portrayed by the late John Hurt, who also played Caligula in I Claudius, Horned King in The Black Cauldron, Claudandus in Felidae, General Woundwort in Watership Down, Mr. Mole in Thumbelina, Harry in Pride, Lord Cotys in Hercules, Percival Graves in King Ralph, and Sailor John in Legend of the Lost Treasure.

Biography

In the film, Sutler is described by V as arriving on the public scene as "a young and upcoming politician" and "a deeply religious man and a member of the Conservative party". Sutler is elected Prime Minister by promising to restore order to the country after terrorists supposedly killed 80,000 people with a self-ignited bio-weapon that created a viral epidemic (it is later revealed that Norsefire had actually launched the attack). He then uses the supposed terrorist threat as a pretext for genocide, along with an ongoing propaganda campaign in the state-run media, to cow the public into silence and appoint himself High Chancellor, turning the country into a single-party state with himself as an autocrat.

For most of the film he is only seen communicating with his high council via an enormous viewscreen, until the end when he finally appears in person moments before his death.

When Sutler discovers he is being lampooned in a farce on a talk show, he is enraged and orders the show's host, Gordon Dietrich, arrested in the dead of night and executed (the official story is that Dietrich was killed only after a Qur'an was discovered among his belongings).

Sutler is killed by the very system that gives him power in the first place.

Sutler blames his right-hand man Peter Creedy for the failure to stop V and threatens to fire him. In order to secure his own power, Creedy subsequently promises to V to assassinate Sutler. Creedy and his men kidnap Sutler from a news studio where Sutler is giving a speech to the people of the country, none of whom are listening due to being out protesting. Creedy's men bring a severely beaten Sutler to V in the London Underground where Creedy personally executes Sutler, shooting his hated boss in the head at point-blank range. His death is very ironic as he is killed by the same system that maintaining his power in the first place.

Differences from the graphic novel

Unlike his original counterpart, Sutler is a much more socially adept and assertive man, often speaking directly to his people. There is no indication he is celibate or refrains from alcohol. An example of his sociability stems from him running a skit show that makes fun of V to remind the public how futile rebellion is and to remind them how powerful he is.

Trivia

• Sutler's name is apparently an amalgamation of his name in the comic book, Susan, and "Hitler". Interestingly, Sutler is also a word for a merchant who trades with the military, befitting the dictator of a military-industrial complex.
• In the comic book, Susan is a timid introvert who worships the FATE supercomputer as a goddess and believes it and himself to be the only two real beings on Earth. Deep down, Susan wants to connect with his people and ultimately makes an effort to change his ways. Sutler is radically different, depicted as an arrogant tyrant who lives in luxury at the expense of his people. The FATE computer is also absent from the film and here Sutler is described as a devout Christian.
• Sutler is also given visual similarities with Oswald Mosley and Adolf Hitler, having a similar hairstyle, figure, mustache and style of military dress Mosley wore (the "blackshirt"). However, Sutler is described as having broken away from the centre-right Conservative Party, while in real life, Oswald Mosley's New Party, which developed into the British Union of Fascists, was a breakaway from the centre-left Labour Party. Adam Susan in comparison, however, is extremely different and shares more similarities with Benito Mussolini.

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