| “ | Frank: There is a sequence, a pattern to these kills. They're destabilizing from the ground up. Eve: To what end? Frank: Chaos. |
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| ~ Frank Haleton explaining the Twelve's motive to Carolyn Martens and Eve Polastri. |
The Twelve are the main antagonists of the Villanelle novel trilogy written by Luke Jennings, as well as the TV series Killing Eve. They are an organization lead by twelve unseen individuals who use assassins to eliminate certain individuals across Europe. According to Frank Haleton, their primary objective is to spread chaos, but this still remains uncertain.
Biography[]
Little is known about the Twelve, the members, their locations or their motives. However, what is known is that a few people referred to as 'Keepers' are the only ones who know their names.
At some point, they made a deal with MI5 operative Frank Haleton, that they would supply him with money so he could provide for his children after their mother's death, and in exchange, he would tell them about everything that was going on within the agency along with anything else asides.
Eventually, they recruited Oksana Astankova and faked her death, saying that she died in a Moscow prison. Going by 'Villanelle', she became arguably their best and most feared assassin because of her many assignments. In 2018, after Villanelle had successfully killed Frank when he became a loose end, the Twelve intended on leaving her in prison during her assignment to kill fellow assassin Nadia after she became obsessed with former MI5 operative Eve Polastri and had lost focus. However, they changed their minds and broke her out to kill her former handler Konstantin after they discovered he was helping the British get her out.
Following the Moscow assignment, the Twelve deemed Villanelle no longer useful and sent their executioner Raymond to kill her when the time came. However, she was saved by Konstantin who helped her escape and the two became freelance contract killers. Several weeks later, the Twelve sent Raymond to negotiate with Aaron Peel for his cyber-weapon, but was thwarted when Villanelle killed Peel and then Raymond, who tried to kill her thanks to a deal he had with MI6 operative Carolyn Martens.
Six months later, the Twelve sent high-ranking agent Hélène to offer Dasha Duzran the chance to return to Russia if she convinced Villanelle to return, who only did so on the condition that she gets promoted to a Keeper. While she did prove herself, they only gave her the title and payment of a Keeper, but none of the leadership that comes with it. Meanwhile, the Twelve sent MI6 spy Paul Bradwell to investigate the theft of their Geneva account, where someone stole a large chunk of the money and framed the accountant for it, in which it was later revealed that Konstantin was responsible.
Known Membership[]
Although most of the entire organization is a mystery, some of its members have been identified.
High-Ranking Agents[]
- Lars Meier † - Original founder
- Paul Bradwell † - MI6 officer
- Hélène † - Assassin recruiter
Handlers[]
- Konstantin Vasiliev † - Assassin trainer (Defected)
- Anton †
- Raymond Algaron † - Assassin executioner
- Dasha Duzran † - Assassin trainer / former assassin
Assassins[]
- Villanelle † - Assassin / former Keeper (Defected)
- Nadia Kadomtseva † - Assassin
- Diego † - Assassin
- Felix Telep † - Assassin-in-training
- Rhian Bevan † - Assassin
- Pam Palmeira - Assassin-in-training (Defected)
- Gunn - Assassin
- Robert - Assassin
Other[]
- Jerome - Psychiatrist
- Frank Haleton † - MI5 informant (Defected)
- Charles Kruger † - Accountant
- Rustem Zimmel † - FSB informant
Trivia[]
- According to Kenny, the Twelve use the name because it is a powerful number, 12 months of the year, 12 disciples and 12 days of Christmas. It is later revealed that the name is based off of the original founders.
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