Why Did Anonymous Choose The Guy Fawkes Mask?

Ever since I have started my research on hacktivism and moreover Anonymous  I have always noticed members of their group wearing the same mask. No matter where they were in the world, the mask has been incredibly symbolic of the entire Anonymous movement. I decided that I wanted to learn more about the mask and try and figure out why this mask became representative of the movement. Here is what I discovered:

• The mask is known as the Guy Fawkes mask, best known as a member of the Gunpowder Plot which was an attempt to blow up the House of Lords
• The mask exploded in popularity with the creation of V for Vendetta, which started as a book and became a movie
• In the series, the antagonist wears the mask to disguise his identity
• I find it interesting that when wearing the mask, people try and disguise their identity, but in turn create another identity for themselves 
• The mask became attached to the Anonymous movement in a 2008 rally against the Church of Scientology
• The church was known to harass its critics, thus anonymous used the masks so they were unable to identity themselves
• Ever since than, the mask has became synonymous with the movement

There ya go, with a little bit of research I was able to find out all about the mask! Until next time

-MD