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This trope is fairly widespread in [[Anime]] and [[Manga]]. Compare [[Cool Mask]]. Sometimes doubles as a [[Mask of Power]]. Subtrope of [[Malevolent Masked Men]].
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* Go down to "Real Life". Look at the plague-doctor mask. One of Cardinal Mozgus's lackeys in ''[[Berserk]]'' wears it. He's actually a decent guy, but is he ''ever'' on the wrong side...
* Rau le Creuset from ''[[Gundam Seed]]''.
** A majority of [[Char Clone
* Played with with Kuze in ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]:[[Stand Alone Complex]]''. Though the face of his white-skinned cybernetic body has been custom sculpted by a famous artist, it has no facial muscles and Kuze doesn't even move his mouth when speaking, so it's perfect beauty is always maintained and never twisted.
* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', Shirley's nightmares [http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s240/brian_blogger/Folder%20Two/cgr2-1302.jpg are plagued with these] in an episode of R2, {{spoiler|when she regains her memories and realizes that ''a lot of people'' are lying to her}}. As well, [http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/File:Cs_World.jpg the metaphysical mask] found in C's World can be considered a case of this, as it represents the masks that people wear (read: ''lies'') caused by being individuals. It resembles the masks that Shirley had nightmares of, although this was coincidental; the masks were simply a recurring theme.
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* Jason from the ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13th]]'' series wears a white hockey mask.
* ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]'': Michael Myers, the killer from the movie series wears a spooky white mask. The original was a [[Star Trek|Captain Kirk]] mask, bought for all of $1.98, painted white and modified. In the film it doesn't look much like Shatner.
* Used symbolically in Ingmar Bergman's ''[[The Seventh Seal]]''. Two of the characters (ironically, {{spoiler|the only major characters to survive the film's ending}}) are a husband-and-wife team of actors who [[Street Performer|perform shows in the streets of the towns they visit]] while wearing stark white face paint so glaring it shows up even on the film's black-and-white palette. We get to see one of their performances, which consists largely of them singing and playing [[Bawdy Song
* Christiane's mask in ''[[Eyes Without a Face]]''. Also a subversion because the mask scares ''her'', too.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' series:
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** Space Marine Chaplains wear a white skull helmet.
** Death Jester Eldar Aspect Warriors wear skull-masked armour. The twist is, the bones on their armour come from its previous owners.
** The assassins of the Eversor temple wear a similar white skull helmet. Where as the other temples of Officio Assassinorum rely on stealth, [[Cold Sniper|accuracy]], [[The Infiltration|misdirection]], [[The Soulless|and soul crushing power]], Eversor Assassins will crash through a wall and kill everyone in the building
An Eversor's mask looks like a giant skull. It pumps a stupendous amount of combat drugs directly into the brain; the wearer becomes a screaming ball of death and terror. The assassin will kill until he is killed or there is no one left. At which point he explodes.
* In ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'':
** Creatures from the brood of the Eldrazi titan [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=261321 Ulamog, The Infinite Gyre] share their progenitor's faceless white skull.
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* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''
** Many Fire Nation war helmets have removable white face coverings that look like skulls.
** Koh, whose most memorable face is a female Noh mask
* ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'': [[Big Bad|Amon]], who wears a white mask with a red circle on the forehead.
* Hexadecimal of ''[[Re Boot]]'' has a whole bunch that she can switch freely between at a moment's notice.
* ''[[Sealab 2021]]'' references plague doctor's white masks (see below) when Sealab is hit with a plague.
* ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'' has Dr. Facilier wear a Baron Samedi half-mask, but only during the climactic moments of his [[Villain Song]].
* ''[[Mark Twain|The Adventures of Mark Twain]]'' - In the ever-popular [[Nightmare Fuel]] "Mysterious Stranger" clip, Satan's face ''is'' a Greek drama mask that morphs into various faces, including an exceptionally disturbing skull.
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== Real Life ==
* Plague doctors during the Black Death wore white bird masks to prevent from getting the plague. These masks also had the effect of being ''[http://arts.atenveldt.com/Portals/arts/2005/plague%20mask.jpg frickin terrifying]'', despite being a dead ringer for the Black Spy from ''[[Spy vs. Spy]]''. For some plague victims, that would be one of the last sights they'd ever see. Being scary was
** Strangely enough, the mask and the rest of the plague doctor outfit actually functioned as a fairly effective, though crude, biohazard suit. Since the mask covered the mucous
* Guitarist Brian "[[Buckethead]]" Carroll.
* Hip-hop dance crew the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmbh7pqYFDw&feature=fvw Jabberwokeez (with bonus Shaq!)]; spelt doom for their competition.
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