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{{quote|'' "The turtles wear rubber masks as a disguise. But why do the mouths move? Those are some ''expressive masks''."''|'''[[James Rolfe]]''', ''[http://cinemassacre.com/2011/05/31/tmnt-tuesday-top-20-turtle-flubs/ Top 20 Turtle Flubs]''}}
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A peculiar variant of this extends to characters who only have a skull for a head, and therefore have Expressive Eyesockets.
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== Advertising ==
* Commercials for the Jack-in-a-Box restaurant. The mascot's head is a giant ping-pong with a pointed nose and painted-on face, which always wears an expression suited to his tone of voice, though the actual transition only occurs when he's off-camera.
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== Comic Books ==
* [[Batman]]'s mask can sometimes be seen doing this. Of course, for Bats it's almost always "brow furrowed." '''[[media:batmangasp.png|Almost]]'''. The ''appearance'' of this is [[Justified Trope|explained]] by the live-action films: close-ups on Batman's face make clear that he's wearing eye makeup in the gap between his mask and the edges of his eyelids. (This is the most likely method for any live actors masked in the same style.)
:Another good example is Cassandra/Batgirl II's mask: Unlike Batman's it's full face and even the eyes are black, but they get a lot of mileage out of changing the shading on it.▼
▲Another good example is Cassandra/Batgirl II's mask: Unlike Batman's it's full face and even the eyes are black, but they get a lot of mileage out of changing the shading on it.
** Spoilers mask is similar to Spider-man and Deadpool [http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj5gtqoxW51qzecq2o1_500.jpg below], complete with the cocked [http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/1/10978/454679-spoiler4_super.jpg eyebrow]
** Jason Todd (aka Red Hood) appears to be getting one in the DC reboot. The thing is, its a bike helmet that covers his face.
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** ''[[G.I. Joe: Renegades|Renegades]]'' Destro is a subtler example, as only the parts surrounding his eyes move and even then it's so little that it's only ever shown in close-ups.
* [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]] and [[Deadpool]], both of the [[Marvel Universe]], often manage some pretty goofy expressions even though they wear masks concealing their entire face. These are usually of the "cocked eyebrow" variety. [[Depending on the Artist]], Deadpool's mouth can be seen through his mask, making his expressions even ''goofier''
:Spidey's expressiveness extends to ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' [[Animated Series]], rivaled only by the marvelously emotive full head masks of the Green Goblin and the Chameleon. Chameleon at least has a good excuse, but we've also seen Flash with a donkey head mask during a play, the mouth of which moved just as fluidly.▼
:They experimented with this for [[Spider-Man (film)|the movie]], but decided that in live-action it moved the mask firmly into the [[Uncanny Valley]]. This changed when Spider-Man returned to the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]; see below. ▼
▲Spidey's expressiveness extends to ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' [[Animated Series]], rivaled only by the marvelously emotive full head masks of the Green Goblin and the Chameleon. Chameleon at least has a good excuse, but we've also seen Flash with a donkey head mask during a play, the mouth of which moved just as fluidly.
▲They experimented with this for [[Spider-Man (film)|the movie]], but decided that in live-action it moved the mask firmly into the [[Uncanny Valley]].
* Both [[Marvel Universe]] characters [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Dr. Doom]] and [[Iron Man]] have masks specifically described as made of metal, yet both can show emotion when needed. The trick is the angle from which they're shown.
:Justifications exist: Iron Man is shown creating a faceplate for his armour that follows his own expressions, the better to intimidate his foes. In ''The Ultimate Super-Villains'' anthology Doctor Doom's updated mask contains micro-servos that can mimic expression. He habitually keeps it locked in an arrogant scowl to better intimidate his underlings.▼
▲Justifications exist: Iron Man is shown creating a faceplate for his armour that follows his own expressions, the better to intimidate his foes. In ''The Ultimate Super-Villains'' anthology Doctor Doom's updated mask contains micro-servos that can mimic expression. He habitually keeps it locked in an arrogant scowl to better intimidate his underlings.
* ''[[The Spirit]]'' has a domino mask that's very flexible and shows expression very well.
* ''[[V for Vendetta]]'': His mask does not move, but lighting effects are used to make it more expressive. If you don't show the eyebrows, he looks innocently happy, but focusing on them makes him look more formidable.
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* Played for laughs in ''[[Scary Movie]]'', where the expression of the mask worn by the killer changes between shots into anything from mad, to happy, to [[The Stoner|stoned]].
* Jack Skellington in ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' not only has expressive eyesockets, he ''[[Up to Eleven|even can stretch his face into a]] [http://necaonline.com/nbctcg/cardlist/characters/jack2.jpg terrifying roar]''. This helps to make him more endearing to the audience, obviously, but some fans have come up with an in-universe explanation that, this paired up with the fact that Jack apparently has a need to eat and can feel pain, that Jack is a skeletal ''creature'' ([[Fan Nickname|Bone Demon]]) rather than an actual skeleton.
* The skeletons in ''[[Jason and the Argonauts]]'' have angry "eyebrows."
* Deadpool, in (what else?) ''[[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'', has a genuinely expressive mask, the nature of which is never explained.
* Starting with his rejoining the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] in ''[[Captain America: Civil War (film)|Captain America: Civil War]]'', Spider-Man now has an expressive mask, explained as being a mechanical function engineered by Tony Stark, who created it for him.
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