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** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]'' features a masked character similar to Char in backstory. The son of royalty who were killed by the Earth Sphere Alliance, Milliardo Peacecraft, adopted the name Zechs Marquise (''Gundam Wing'' has a naming trope all to itself), donned a mask, joined a military contractor so he could infiltrate the Alliance, and then bring them down. After finally bringing down his family's murderers, he removes the mask. For the next season, he leaves the mask, but remains [[Badass]].

*** 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 [[The Stoic|Stoic]], even in the circus, so the half-mask combined with his constant poker face only enhance his mystique. In addition, he also piloted the mostly-red (until ''Endless Waltz'' at least) Gundam Heavyarms.

** As well as that Darth Vader wannabe, Iron Mask Carozzo, from the ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam F91]]'' movie. The mask in this case grants him the ability to interface with his [[Attack Drone]]s.

** Bask Om from ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Zeta Gundam]]'' (and a minor role in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]'') is the "tiny little glasses" version of this. Well, goggles, really. He happens to be one of the highest ranked officers in the entire Federation/Titan force, [[Complete Monster|and one mean bastard in general]].

* Otohime Mutsumi from ''[[Love Hina]]'' appears to become a lot less ditzy, although she still affects a facade of ditziness, after she acquires a pair of these glasses (and a wardrobe change). This happens approximately in volume 12.

* Sara Gallagher, one of the [[Authority Equals Asskicking|Five Pillars]] from ''[[Mai-Otome]]'', sports a Meister Robe that gives her a decidedly Zorro-like appearance, complete with a black mask, black [[The Cape (trope)|cape]], and black form-fitting tights.

* The titular heroine of ''[[Kekko Kamen]]'' wears a red mask to conceal her face when she's out protecting her innocent classmates from evil. And that's about all she's concealing, seeing as the rest of the costume consists of gloves and boots... [[Stripperiffic|and nothing more]].

{{quote|'''Kekko Kamen:''' Nobody knows my face, but everyone knows my body...}}

* Near in ''[[Death Note]]''. Very briefly, but the mask is completely awesome.

** L in the second [[Live Action Adaptation|live action]] movie, [[media:Awesome Mask.png|not so much...]]

* ''Casshern'' wears a lower face mask for combat. In [[Casshern Sins]], it resembles a motorcycle helmet. [[The Movie]] version resembles an oversized jaw.

* Dynamis and Kagetarou in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''. It seems to be common among [[Casting a Shadow|shadow mages]], and Takane's puppets also have similar-looking masks.

* Resident [[Badass]] Noburo from ''[[Okko]]'' always wears a red oni mask to [[The Faceless|conceal his features]].

* [[The Green Hornet]] and his faithful sidekick Kato. They began on radio, expanded their territory into comics, TV and film... and kept their verdant masks on the whole while.

** The turtles' vigilante ally Casey Jones wears a hockey mask. This is more about looking scary than hiding his identity; Casey frequently yells out his name just so people know who's delivering the beatdown.

** The Shredder's helmet and the Foot Clan's ninja masks could count as well.

 

=== Role Playing Games ===

** 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 ([[And the Fandom Rejoiced|and given a price retuning]]). Most of these are trash, but certain Fighter builds can make use of the Crystal Mask of Dread.

** Mask, the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' god of thieves.

* Psycho Mantis, from the [[Metal Gear Solid]] games. Even if he's a villain, you can't top that [[Gas Mask Mooks|gas mask]].

* Aoi "Zaki" Himezaki of ''[[Rival Schools|Project Justice]]'' is almost always seen wearing a mask covering the lower half of her face. The supplemental board game reveals that she even refuses to eat in the presence of others since it'd require taking off her mask. A number of members in the Ladies Team, the [[Delinquents|delinquent]] gang she leads, also wear [http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z295/NeoChaosX/Seijyun%20HS%20story/ladies-team.png similar] [http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z295/NeoChaosX/Seijyun%20HS%20story/vs-gedo.png masks], though whether they're following Zaki's example or just doing it for some other reason isn't clear.

* The entire premise of [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]] is that Link obtains lots of masks with unique powers.

* The Garif from [[Final Fantasy]] XII, a race of shamanistic mask wearers who put on their first mask when they are born and are NEVER WITHOUT ONE AFTER THAT.

* Mask de Smith from [[Killer7]] is a luchadore who has the most powerful weapon (dual grenade launchers) and largest health bar of any playable character in the game. He's physically strong enough to lift a semi-trailer truck. Near the end of the game, he receives an upgrade in the form of a new mask and costume that lets him fire infinite grenades without ever having to reload.

** In fact, luchadores period.

** Red X wears a full-face mask, and he can fight Robin blow-for-blow.

** Cheshire wears a cat mask with a permanent scary grin during her brief but memorable appearance in the series. She made enough of an impression that the ''[[Young Justice]]'' version of the character retains it.

** And throwing daggers.

* The Blue Spirit in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', even [[Badass Normal|without being able to bend the elements]]. When {{spoiler|Zuko}} takes the mask off, his fighting changes in terms of technique.

=== Video Games ===

* <s>Elzam von Branstein</s> Ratsel Feinschmeker of ''[[Super Robot Wars]]''.

* No mention of the Medic from "[[Team Fortress 2]]" yet?

* [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Doctor Eggman.]]

 

=== Western Animation ===