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* In the ''[[Pokémon Special (Manga)|Pokémon Special]]'' manga, [[Big Bad|Mask of Ice]]'s takeover of Team Rocket leads to all the grunts wearing masks and making them naturally more badass. Not to mention said Mask of Ice himself, who is pretty much the primary driver for bad stuff happening in about half of the entire series.

* [[Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple]] has "Laughing Fist" Diego, the Yami Luchadore master, who, of course, wears a Mexican Wrestling mask. ( {{spoiler|He actually wears 3 masks, when the first comes off, it means [[Let's Get Dangerous|he's serious]]. The second comes off after he's defeated, and the mask he wears under that one is just a joke.}})

* [[Four Star Badass|General]] [[Badass Longcoat|Cross Marian]] of ''[[D Gray Man (Manga)|D Gray Man]]'' is never seen without his opera style half-mask. But when {{spoiler|he mysteriously disappears after sustaining a [[Never Found the Body|supposedly fatal]] head wound, his mask had been shot off and is left behind}}.

* [[Four-Star Badass|General]] [[Badass Longcoat|Cross Marian]] of ''[[D Gray Man (Manga)|D Gray Man]]'' is never seen without his opera style half-mask. But when {{spoiler|he mysteriously disappears after sustaining a [[Never Found the Body|supposedly fatal]] head wound, his mask had been shot off and is left behind}}.

** Also General Winters Socalo. And {{spoiler|once he gets better-attuned to his Innocence, Allen}}.

* ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. [[Mysterious Protector|He's]] called [http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3558/tuxedounmask.jpg Tuxedo Mask] for a reason. In the original manga, Sailor Moon wears a [http://fandomania.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/manga.jpg mask as well].

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* Boy Blue from ''[[Fables (Comic Book)|Fables]]'' when he's infiltrating the Homelands, in a clear ''[[The Princess Bride (Film)|The Princess Bride]]'' homage down to the near-identical bandana-mask. Admittedly, he doesn't wear it for most of the series, but the magical artifacts he carries at the time and from that point onward make him pretty damn powerful.

* The [[Anti-Hero]] in ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' wears a Guy Fawkes mask. In the movie, the mask is such a powerful symbol, it overshadows the hero himself up to a point where it's hard to tell who's wearing whom.

* Pretty much most (if not all) superheroes, but the second Batgirl took this to the logical extreme; her mask was skin-tight, designed to cover her entire skull, and [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Image:Knightalone.jpg really about the last thing you'd want to meet in a dark alley]. (Let's not even get into the pointy ears.)

* Pretty much most (if not all) superheroes, but the second Batgirl took this to the logical extreme; her mask was skin-tight, designed to cover her entire skull, and [[wikipedia:Image:Knightalone.jpg|really about the last thing you'd want to meet in a dark alley]]. (Let's not even get into the pointy ears.)

** On the other hand, it's exactly the kind of thing [[Fetish Fuel|you'd want to see in certain nightclubs]].

* [[Serial Killer|The Corinthian]] from [[Sandman]] has these as well, although it's justified in that {{spoiler|he needs to hide his eyes because he has little mouths instead, complete with terrifying teeth. [[Rule of Scary|(Although he still manages to see...)]]}}

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* In ''[[Queen of Swords (TV)|Queen of Swords]]'', Tessa wears a very elegant black lace mask made from her mother's favourite shawl.

* Liz 10, from the ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Beast Below", wears a porcelain mask.

* Liz 10, from the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Beast Below", wears a porcelain mask.

** From the Expanded Universe, [[Faction Paradox]] members wear [[Rule of Cool|masks of]] [[Skeletons in The Coat Closet|bone]]. Along with ''[[Impossibly Cool Clothes|awesome]]'' [[Impossibly Cool Clothes|headdresses and gorgets]].

* Theres a reason why they are called [[Kamen Rider|KamenRiders]]. Kamen being Japanese for mask, and up until recently they were known as "Masked Riders" in official translated material, including the series logos.

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== Toys ==

* At least half of the appeal in [[Bionicle]]. Despite years of similar builds in the toys, there is ''always'' a new set of masks with each set of toys. [[In Universe]] they grant a ton of powers, to name a few: [[Barrier Warrior|shielding]], [[Flight]], [[X Ray Vision|x-ray vision]], [[Improbable Aiming Skills|accuracy]], [[Visible Invisibility|invisibility]], [[Teleporters and Transporters|teleportation]], even [[Winds of Destiny Change|altering probablity]]. (But note that the series has been [[Retool|ReTooled]] a bit away from this, now including other headgear without powers.)

* At least half of the appeal in [[Bionicle]]. Despite years of similar builds in the toys, there is ''always'' a new set of masks with each set of toys. [[In Universe]] they grant a ton of powers, to name a few: [[Barrier Warrior|shielding]], [[Flight]], [[X-Ray Vision|x-ray vision]], [[Improbable Aiming Skills|accuracy]], [[Visible Invisibility|invisibility]], [[Teleporters and Transporters|teleportation]], even [[Winds of Destiny Change|altering probablity]]. (But note that the series has been [[Retool|ReTooled]] a bit away from this, now including other headgear without powers.)

** A full list: Shielding, Underwater Breathing, Levitation, Strength, Speed, X-Ray Vision, Time, Life, Light, Shadows, Concealment, Translation, Illusions, Night Vision, Mind Control, Telekinesis, Fate, Spirit, Detection, Telepathy, Flight, Accuracy, Radar, Kindred, Summoning, Stealth, Gravity, Reanimation, Corruption, Hunger, Silence, Repulsion, Disruption, Time Duplication, Diminishment, Clairvoyance, Quick Travel (Teleportation), Emulation, Growth, Rahi Control (Animal Control), Regeneration, Truth, Dimensional Travel, Charisma, Alternate Futures, Psychometry, Intangibility, Possibilities, Elemental Energy, Mutation, Creation, Scavenging, Incomprehension, Adaptation, Sensory Aptitude, Aging, Undeath, Conjuring, Rebounding, Biomechanics, and Fusion.

*** The abstractness of the powers grew as the series aged. One of the very cool features early on was how much the Toa mixed and matched elemental powers and mask powers, [[Fridge Brilliance|a lot like]] [[LEGO]]. Stop a lava flow from damaging an island? Mask of strength and earth elemental powers on the first Toa to dig a trench, mask of speed on the toa behind to push the digger around so that the channel was dug in time.

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* Arguably, Tuxedo Mask from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. In the manga, at least, he has some pretty hefty informed abilities and some extra powers. Still gets pwned.

* Wannabe [[Superhero]] Strike Man, from ''[[You're Under Arrest]]''

* Done in ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' (in a [[Shout Out]] to ''[[Sailor Moon]]''), where Nagi dons a small face-mask and takes on the name "Mask the Money" when she rescues Hayate from the <s>[[Yakuza]]</s> very nice people looking to collect on his debt. She takes [[Crimefighting With Cash]] [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|very literally]].

* Done in ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' (in a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Sailor Moon]]''), where Nagi dons a small face-mask and takes on the name "Mask the Money" when she rescues Hayate from the <s>[[Yakuza]]</s> very nice people looking to collect on his debt. She takes [[Crimefighting With Cash]] [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|very literally]].

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