My mask or Our mask?

During the whole novel V never shows his face, hidden behind the mask of Guy Fawkes he plays a role on the revolution he programmed, the destroyer, is only later on that we learn about his past. In the other hand Eve starts as an unpolluted young woman about to be corrupted and little by little grows and adopts the mask as her role, as the replacement of V and at the same time as a completely new and opposite character, the constructor, that need to take over as soon as V job is done, because V knew that if one cleans something is inevitable to get dirty in the process and in the end you become part of the filth that needs to be cleansed.  In this regard V was waiting for the right man to do so; the last faithful lover of lady justice. Finch was the only one that deserved to kill him, because he was robbed of his loved one and because he was seeking nor gain nor vengeance, only justice.

This novel reminded me of a manga called Akumetsu that means literally destroyer of Evil, the story starts in a similar way, a masked man saves a young woman that was about to sell herself. But that is all; he starts a 1 man kill system where he needs to die along with his target, fortunately enough he can be cloned as many times as needed.  This was a pretty popular series back in 2006 but here is my question. Why are these kinds of plots so popular and appealing to the public? Is the temptation of hiding behind a mask and throwing everything away just too big for one to resist?  V is the destructive face of the anarchy, the charming terrorist and the lovely insane all in one, is inevitable to feel attracted and represented by his reasoning, but why?  Are we all potential terrorists that seek the blood of our tyrant, and the destruction of the parliament?  Hopefully no, but we do have been victims of the state and unfair laws which have made us prompt not to trust and be wary if not completely on guard against any move the government does. 

Moore, Alan. "Alan Moore Talks - 01 - V For Vendetta." YouTube. YouTube, 14 Oct. 2007. Web. 22 Nov. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX7ehbE1vc0>.

Yoshiaki, Tabata. "Super Elite." Akumetsu. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Seinen Champions, 2002. 1-20. Print.