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One way to indicate a [[Mask of Power]] is having it float. Sometimes, it means that the mask itself is sentient.

Note: That doesn't include masks which float with other items due to [[Selective Gravity]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The Noh mask in an ''[[Inuyasha]]'' episode "The Flesh Eating Noh Mask".

== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The Helmet Of Nabu, which gives [[Doctor Fate]] his powers.

== [[Film]] ==
* The voodoo masks in ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'', which represent The Friends On The Other Side.
** Also, the [[Hell Gate]] the Friends on the Other Side use to {{spoiler|drag [[Big Bad|Doctor]] [[Keith David|"the Shadow Man" Facilier]] into the Other Side}} at the end of the film, which resembles a larger voodoo mask.
* The masks representing the ancestral kings of Atlantis in ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire|Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'' float and spin around the crystal that gives Atlantis its life.
** Also, at the end of the film, a new mask, representing  {{spoiler|the now deceased [[Leonard Nimoy|King Kashekim Nedakh]]}} is actually constructed by his daughter and son-in-law upon becoming the new rulers of Atlantis, which then floats away into the sky to join the other masks representing the dead kings of Atlantis. 
** And for some reason, the queens ''never'' get floating masks.

== [[Literature]] ==
* The haunted mask from the ''[[Goosebumps]]'' series.

== [[Toys]] ==
* ''[[Bionicle]]'': the Ignika and Spectral Mask

== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Super Mario Bros 2]]'': Phanto, which pursue your character if you are holding a key.
* Aku-Aku and Uka-Uka in ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]''. Though a variation exists that they make the player ''invincible'' when worn.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'': Near the end of the game, the titular mask {{spoiler|discards the Skull Kid and begins floating around on its own}}.
** Jalhalla from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' seems to be this and uses a swarm of Poes to create a body.
* ''[[Sly Cooper]] 3'': the Mask of Dark Earth
* Banished Pantheon spirits in ''[[City of Heroes]]'' manifest as floating masks.
* Vector Strong Bad from ''[[Homestar Runner|Strong Bad Zone]]''. "[[Your Head Asplode]]!"
* Yamask from ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'', which is a ghost connected to a mask, the former of which can turn invisible.

== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Tarakudo, the [[Big Bad]] of Season 4 of ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''.
* An episode of ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' was actually about Princess Jasmine buying an evil floating mask at a bazaar.
* One episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' was about Homer and Ned building a Bible-themed amusement park, with their main attraction being a floating mask representing Ned's late wife Maude. Unfortunately, it turns out that the mask is kept afloat by a leaking gas pipe, and their amusement park is shut down for that reason.

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