Tequila

A Statesman agent taken out of the field by the blue rash and mania.

Tequila is an elite agent for the Statesman organization, the American counterpart to the British Kingsman service. Introduced in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), he is a field operative during the joint mission against Poppy Adams and her drug cartel, the Golden Circle. Initially deployed alongside Eggsy Unwin after the destruction of the original Kingsman headquarters, Tequila represents the high-tech, bourbon-infused aesthetic of Statesman. He develops a blue rash and signs of mania, and agent Whiskey replaces him as Eggsy's partner.

Quick Facts

Affiliation: Statesman
First appearance: Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Lore & Background

Tequila is a Statesman agent based in Kentucky, where the agency poses as a Bourbon whiskey distillery. He is Eggsy's first Statesman partner in the joint effort against the Golden Circle. He then develops a blue rash and shows signs of mania, the symptoms of the toxin Poppy Adams added to her drugs. Agent Whiskey takes over as Eggsy's partner.

Reader's Guide

Tequila is a member of Statesman, the American agency that teams up with Kingsman in The Golden Circle. After the blue rash and mania take him out of the field, agent Whiskey takes his place beside Eggsy. At the end of the film Tequila takes an exchange assignment at Kingsman, while Ginger Ale is appointed to Whiskey's position. Channing Tatum, who plays him, announced his casting on Twitter in April 2016.