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* Played with with Richard Harrow of "BoardwalkEmpire"--it hides his badly mangled face and most people seem to prefer that he wears it at all times, although it's rather unsettling in and of itself. However, he is most definitely a {{Badass}}, and the mask helps with the mystique.
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** [[AllThereInTheManual In the iTunes interviews,]] 2D explains he had the mask to cover up a massive hangover.
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->'''Man in Black''': No, it's just that they are terribly comfortable.I think everyone will be wearing them in the future.

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->'''Man in Black''': No, it's just that they are terribly comfortable. [[CharClone I think everyone will be wearing them in the future]].

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* [[{{Juathuur}} Weijuaru]] wears a mask whenever he goes out in public. This is half because it provides his political persona with a level of mystique that helps things work out better in his favor, and half because it hides the fact that [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld he hasn't aged a day during his reign thanks to his Shift magic]].
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* ''MortalKombat'' deserves at least a few mentions given the preponderance of ninjas. Notables include Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Smoke, Jade, Kitana, Mileena, the cyber-ninjas Smoke, Sektor, and Cyrax, and the shadowy Noob Saibot. Shao Kahn has an intimidating skull mask-helmet.
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**While masks have been included in the Magic Items section of the rules for years, 3.5's Complete Psionics introduced Crystal Masks. Almost all of them are overpriced and very weak (despite most of them being constantly active), and were reprinted in the Magic Item Compendium ([[AndTheFandomRejoiced and given a price retuning]]). Most of these are trash, but certain Fighter builds can make use of the Crystal Mask of Dread.
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*** In Nihlus's case, while the mask itself still technically has no powers, [[spoiler: his body has actually been destroyed and corrupted by the force. His mask IS his face.]]

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** Tobi has a spiral mask, only one eye is visible, he is an Akatsuki member [[spoiler: He is the leader of Akatsuki and appears to be Uchiha Madara]].
*** And now Tobi got a new mask. [[spoiler: - [[http://manga.bleachexile.com/naruto-chapter-514-page-18.html That shows both Sharingan and Rinnegan]] ]].

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** Tobi has a spiral mask, only one eye is visible, he is an Akatsuki member [[spoiler: He is the leader of Akatsuki and appears to be Uchiha Madara]].
*** And now Tobi
Madara]]. In flashbacks he had a different mask that was flat with a flame-like pattern. Later, he got a new mask. [[spoiler: - [[http://manga.bleachexile.com/naruto-chapter-514-page-18.html That shows both Sharingan and Rinnegan]] ]].Rinnegan]]]].
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*** To a lesser extent, Trowa Barton puts on a half-mask when performing as a clown for the circus he uses as cover. Thing is, Trowa is a [[TheStoic Stoic]], even in the circus, so the half-mask combined with his constant poker face only enhance his mystique.
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* The Glittering Star Brigade from ''StarDriver'' is practically built around this trope. Their masks even let them pilot ''HumongousMecha''.

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* The Glittering Star Crux Brigade from ''StarDriver'' is practically built around this trope. Their masks even let them pilot ''HumongousMecha''.
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* The Glittering Star Brigade from ''StarDriver'' is practically built around this trope. Their masks even let them pilot ''HumongousMecha''.
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** And his dialogue is always snarls. Sadly, Kunimitsu isn't quite as powerful in the games despite her own mask habits.
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* No mention of Yu-gi-oh! GX's Shou Marufuji yet? If nothing else, the fact that they only fall off his face ''twice'' throughout the series (once for a BlindWithoutEm joke, once for drama,) makes them pretty cool.
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* Hei from ''DarkerThanBlack''. His mask looks like a cross between [[VForVendetta V's]] mask and [[Saw Billy]] the [[CreepyDoll Puppet's]] face and is [[MalevolentMaskedMen kind of]] [[MookHorrorShow freaky]].

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* Hei from ''DarkerThanBlack''. His mask looks like a cross between [[VForVendetta V's]] mask and [[Saw [[{{Saw}} Billy]] the [[CreepyDoll Puppet's]] face and is [[MalevolentMaskedMen kind of]] [[MookHorrorShow freaky]].
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* Hei from ''DarkerThanBlack''. His mask looks like a cross between [[VForVendetta V's]] and [[{{Saw}} Jigsaw's]] and is [[MalevolentMaskedMen kind of]] [[MookHorrorShow freaky]].

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* Hei from ''DarkerThanBlack''. His mask looks like a cross between [[VForVendetta V's]] mask and [[{{Saw}} Jigsaw's]] [[Saw Billy]] the [[CreepyDoll Puppet's]] face and is [[MalevolentMaskedMen kind of]] [[MookHorrorShow freaky]].
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* The Pyro and the Spy from TeamFortress2 wear masks ''all the time.''

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** The coolness value of El Fuerte's mask is often undone by his goofy expressions and hamminess. The coolness of it can really only be appreciated in his AssKickingPose at the start of the fight.
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[[ReBoot Hexadecimal]]. While she is still at the higher end of the power scale, her mask is actually a PowerLimiter. When it comes off she overloads and nearly explodes before Bob puts it back on.

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* [[ReBoot Hexadecimal]]. While she is still at the higher end of the power scale, her mask is actually a PowerLimiter. When it comes off she overloads and nearly explodes before Bob puts it back on.
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[[ReBoot Hexadecimal]]. While she is still at the higher end of the power scale, her mask is actually a PowerLimiter. When it comes off she overloads and nearly explodes before Bob puts it back on.
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*** Because Hollows are faceless mooks that don't fit the trope and Arrancar gain their power by doing the opposite of the trope and removing their mask, even if a fraction of it remains on their face.
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Note that this only applies to major characters. {{Mooks}} in masks are in a [[FacelessGoons special subcategory]], but are still Mooks underneath. When you take this and add [[BadassLongcoat a coat]], [[NiceHat a hat]] and [[DressedToKill a suit]], you get CoatHatMask. When done by villains, often coincides with MalevolentMaskedMen, especially if it's [[WhiteMaskOfDoom white]]. A mask that actually gives you power is a MaskOfPower. Many anime characters who wear masks are For other headgear, see NiceHat.

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Note that this only applies to major characters. {{Mooks}} in masks are in a [[FacelessGoons special subcategory]], but are still Mooks underneath. When you take this and add [[BadassLongcoat a coat]], [[NiceHat a hat]] and [[DressedToKill a suit]], you get CoatHatMask. When done by villains, often coincides with MalevolentMaskedMen, especially if it's [[WhiteMaskOfDoom white]]. A mask that actually gives you power is a MaskOfPower. Many anime characters who wear masks are For other headgear, see NiceHat.

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* Mr. Karate from ''ArtOfFighting''. He acts goofy and jovial and frequently plugs his dojo when talking to others, and his kids treat him as something of an embarassment. He still is quite dangerous in a fight despite his age and mannerisms.
** Then sometimes he'll get "Serious", which is your cue to run. When his son inherits the title of "Mr. Karate", he does not wear the mask (in most continuities).

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* Takuma Sakazaki a.k.a. Mr. Karate from ''ArtOfFighting''. He acts goofy and jovial and frequently plugs his dojo when talking to others, and his kids treat him as something of an embarassment. He still is quite dangerous in a fight despite his age and mannerisms.
mannerisms (he ''is'' a master of Kyokugen-ryu, after all).
** Then sometimes he'll get "Serious", which is your cue to run. When his son Ryo inherits the title of "Mr. Karate", he does not wear the mask (in most continuities).continuities - he does wear a different mask in ''The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2'' though).



* Proto Man from both ''Game/MegaMan Classic'' and ''BattleNetwork''.

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* Proto Man from both ''Game/MegaMan Classic'' and ''BattleNetwork''. In his case, they are more like CoolShades, but still.


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** And he always straps a tail on his pants for good measure!
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* Joachim Valentine from ''[[ShadowHearts Shadow Hearts: Covenant]]'' uses a mask as part of his ultimate power-up when he appears as Grand Papillon, [[spoiler: and later as the Great Question after he defeats his mentor during the Man Festival.]]
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* What, no {{Predator}}? After all, his mask features (at least) IR vision, EM vision, "preda-tech" vision, optic zoom, breathing mask and a targeting module for the [[FrickinLaserBeams Plasma Caster]]. I'd buy ''that'' for a dollar!

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* What, no {{Predator}}? After all, his The mask of the {{Predator}} features (at least) IR vision, EM vision, "preda-tech" vision, optic zoom, breathing mask apparatus and a targeting module for the [[FrickinLaserBeams Plasma Caster]]. I'd buy ''that'' for a dollar!Caster]].

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