The head of the Eye, the Norsefire institution charged with video monitoring all citizens of London, Conrad Heyer is a weak-willed, ineffectual man. He spends long hours watching Londoners in their homes, and is, as his wife, Helen Heyer puts it, London’s highest-paid “peeping Tom.” When it becomes clear that the government of England is slowly falling apart, Helen Heyer engineers a plan for Conrad to become the new Leader. Conrad seems to support this plan, but does nothing himself to enact it. He’s a curiously blank character—his one defining characteristic, as Helen notes, is that he likes to watch. In a gruesomely appropriate twist of fate, he dies of a neck wound while watching his own death on a television screen.
Mr. Conrad Heyer Quotes in V for Vendetta
The V for Vendetta quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Conrad Heyer or refer to Mr. Conrad Heyer. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 3, Chapter 2
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You know, you’re quite a successful young man, Conrad. If your success wasn’t entirely due to my efforts, I might even fancy you.
Related Characters:Helen Heyer (speaker), Mr. Conrad Heyer
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As the graphic novel draws to a climax, we're introduced to a new, dangerous character, Helen Heyer. Helen is the wife of Conrad Heyer, an important official in the Norsefire government. Although Conrad has a reputation as a talented young man, Conrad and Helen are both aware that Helen is the "brains of the operation"--Conrad does whatever Helen tells him to do.The passage reinforces that England under Norsefire is a sexist, chauvinistic country, in which women are afforded no opportunities for success. (Virtually the only career for women we see in the graphic novel is erotic dancing.) Because Helen is Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium
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Mr. Conrad Heyer Character Timeline in V for Vendetta
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Conrad Heyer appears in V for Vendetta. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Book 1, Chapter 1: The Villain
...can tell him about the explosion of the Houses of Parliament. The first man, Mr. Conrad Heyer, claims to speak for an institution called “The Eye.” He explains that video surveillance...
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Book 1, Chapter 6: The Vision
...concludes, Derek Almond walks to his car, accompanied by his wife, Rosemary Almond. Two friends, Conrad Heyer (from the Eye) and Helen Heyer, Conrad’s wife, greet the Almonds and ask if...
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Book 1, Chapter 8: The Valley
At the “Ear” headquarters, Heyer and his colleagues eavesdrop on conversations throughout London. They note darkly that Bishop Lilliman at...
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Book 3, Prologue
...enormous explosion, and multiple buildings—including the Ear and Eye headquarters—burst into flames. Outside the Eye, Conrad Heyer rushes away from the flames, followed by Helen Heyer, who yells at her husband...
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Book 3, Chapter 3: Various Valentines
Ally goes to meet with Helen Heyer, whom he knows is the wife of Conrad Heyer, the head of the Eye. Helen...
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Book 3, Chapter 6: Vectors
It is November 9, 1998. Conrad Heyer sits below Helen Heyer, massaging her feet. As she reads through a binder of...
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As Conrad continues rubbing his wife’s feet, he mentions that when Creedy is the Leader, he’ll have...
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...and walks out of the room. We then cut to a room, in which Helen Heyer stands naked. She’s explaining to someone (off-screen) that every bedroom in London has a camera—nevertheless,...
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Book 3, Chapter 10: The Volcano
Alistair Harper arrives at the Heyer household. He opens the door and calls to Helen Heyer, whom he’s clearly expecting to...
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Shortly after Conrad kills Harper, Helen Heyer comes home. As she enters her home, she hears Harper’s voice—actually...
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...of people. As he gets closer, he notices that one of the group is Helen Heyer. Helen recognizes Finch, and excitedly embraces him. She explains that she’s been forced to join...
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