They must carry out their missions while also keeping their true identities a secret from those around them.
InSkyfall, Bond proves his loyalty to M when the agency is under siege.
All in a days work.

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A drunk and narcissistic version of James Bond.
But the longer she works as an operative, the more complicated her life becomes.
As if that werent enough, he even served two terms as the President of the United States.

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The group fakes Nikitas death to use her deadly combination of evil and beauty.
When Powers is cryogenically unfrozen to combat his enemy, Dr.

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Evil, he brings his 60s mojo with him.
Its groovy, baby.
When Eggsy takes him up on the offer 17 years later, Galahad recognizes his Kingsman potential.

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Still, when the agency needs someone to solve particularly difficult cases, Mathison is the go-to girl.
The CIA agent is based on the woman who dedicated 10 years of her life to making it happen.

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