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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''"The true luchador wears, on his head, a mask. On his body, a sequined unitard. On his feet... disco boots!"''
|'''Rikochet'''|''[[Mucha Lucha]]''}}
In ''lucha libre'', the Mexican sport of [[Professional Wrestling|pro wrestling]], it is far more common to see wrestlers wearing a mask and never revealing their true identities to the public, much like real-life [[
▲{{quote|''"The true luchador wears, on his head, a mask. On his body, a sequined unitard. On his feet... disco boots!"''|'''Rikochet''', ''[[Mucha Lucha]]''}}
▲In ''lucha libre'', the Mexican sport of [[Professional Wrestling|pro wrestling]], it is far more common to see wrestlers wearing a mask and never revealing their true identities to the public, much like real-life [[Superhero|superheroes]] and villains than in the American version of the sport. Bear in mind that many Mexican pro wrestlers don't ever wear a mask at all. To be unmasked by a rival wrestler, or indeed anyone at all, is usually an irredeemable dishonor to the athletes, but there have been cases where they continue to fight even after having been beaten in this way. The stock characterization for a luchador is a kindly [[Gentle Giant]] who loves kids, which is probably based on the story of [[wikipedia:Fray Tormenta|Fray Tormenta]] (Friar Storm), a Catholic priest who started wrestling to earn money for the orphanage he worked at (see ''[[Nacho Libre]]'' for a more honest homage). Pretty much the only time a villainous or evil luchador appears in a series is when it's about wrestling to begin with.
Over in Fiction Land, the Mexican luchador has become a sort of stock character used when the author needs a strong, muscled hero (or [[Dumb Muscle|mook]]) with some exotic, foreign flavor in their cast of characters.
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{{examples}}
== Anime and Manga ==▼
▲== Anime ==
* Lucha Master from ''[[Airmaster]]''.
* Lala's dad in ''[[School Rumble]]'' is a luchador.
* In ''[[
* Jesus Burgess from [[One Piece]] is a masked luchador pirate, introduced standing on a building and challenging an entire city to fight. Later on, he shows his strength by hurling a hotel at an opponent. He's actually one of those rare luchadores who are evil.
* In ''[[
* Kaoru's father from ''[[Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z]]''.
* While strictly speaking much of the cast of ''[[Kinnikuman]]'' is made up of wrestlers who wear masks, the only actual luchadores are Skyman and Kinnikuman Mariposa. Mariposa is the only one with any story
* In [[Bleach]], one of these is a member of {{spoiler|the Vandereich}} and [http://www.mangareader.net/bleach/495/16 this pannel] shows him sneaking up on {{spoiler|Renji}}.
== Comic Books ==
* Examples from ''[[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]]'' and related series:
** In ''Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus'', it's mentioned that, in the 50's, Mexican director Eduardo Fernandez created somewhere between nine and twelve low-budget films about Lobster Johnson, portraying him as a luchador hero. In fact, these were the source of the name "Lobster Johnson." Previously, all the fictional portrayals just referred to him as "The Lobster."
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== Live
* An episode of ''[[The Middleman]]'' featured a gang of luchadores obsessed with killing The Middleman's martial arts trainer and mentor, Sensei Ping (who also, incidentally, wore the mask of a luchador).
* One of these works for Wolfram and Hart in ''[[Angel]]'', and is the focus of one of the more interesting Season 5 episodes.
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** ''El Diablo Robotico!''
* In ''[[Los Luchadores]]'', watch Lobo Fuerte and his plucky sidekicks Turbine and Maria Valentine fight evil in Union City.
== Music ==
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* Mexican wrestling, of course. Removing an opponent's mask is cause for disqualification and one of the worst things a [[Heel]] can do. (Unless the mask was removed after losing a "Mask vs. Mask" or "Mask vs. Hair" match.)
* [[El Santo]], Mexico's most famous luchador.
* Appears occasionally in American wrestling particularly in the "cruiserweight" divisions. WCW and WWF/WWE each had a few wrestlers take on the style. The biggest name currently{{when}} would be [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]], although WWE is also promoting Sin Cara heavily.
* Not uncommon in Japanese wrestling either, with famous wrestlers like [[Tiger Mask]], Jushin Thunder Liger, and Ultimo Dragon.
* Lucha-inspired promotions have been becoming more popular in the United States independent scene. The most prominent is [[CHIKARA]], though Lucha Libre USA and Lucha Va-VOOM are also increasingly well-known.
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== Video Games ==
* MASK de Smith, a character in ''[[
** You can also collect luchador trading cards in ''[[No More Heroes]],'' ''Killer7's'' [[Spiritual Successor]].
** In fact, [[Suda 51]] has a thing for Masked Wrestling, and includes them in his games.
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== Web Comics ==
* El Lightning Blue from ''[[The B-
* Dr. McLuchador from ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', who was exiled from Cumberland for his extreme, wrestling-based methods. And his extreme methods in general, really.
== Western Animation ==
* The entire cast of ''[[Mucha Lucha]]'' consists of young
* The ''[[Angry Beavers]]'' had El Grapadura (The Stapler), who had his own TV show and even starred in a movie with the beavers.
* El Toro Fuerte from ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''. Like Tohru, he was kind of a bad guy at first before becoming a steadfast ally of Jackie and a [[Gentle Giant]].
* A stock background character in ''[[The Fairly
* White Pantera's costume in ''[[El Tigre]]'' is highly reminiscent of these.
* Pantha, a female Brazilian luchadora from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''.
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