Domino Mask: Difference between revisions

== Anime and Manga ==

 

* Red Mantle of ''[[Haunted Junction]]'' wears a mask and costume suspiciously similar to Tuxedo Mask. A connection made even ''more'' explicit in an episode mid-way through the anime in which Haruto has to deal with a group of girls calling themselves the [[Captain Ersatz|Sailors XO]] and imagines summoning Red Mantle, complete with top hat. Red Mantle begs him not to make him wear the hat. After an entire episode in which his sister, Blue Hanten, attempts to force him to take off his mask to see what's underneath (assuming he's hiding an ugly face), it comes out that he wears the mask because his beauty is so overwhelming that it will cause anyone regardless of gender or preference to [[Even the Guys Want Him|fall in love with him]] and suffer from a massive headache as the effects wear off.

* The Kryptonbrand assassin team in ''[[Weiss Kreuz|Weiss Side B]]'' wear these as their trademark.

* Papillon from ''[[Busou Renkin]]'' wears a purple one of these that kind of looks like a butterfly (hence his name).

* There's not really a term for what [[Hentai Kamen]] wears...

* Kotetsu T. Kaburagi of ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' wears a domino mask whenever he's on duty as Wild Tiger, both in and out of his [[Powered Armor]].

 

'''The Spirit''' (sighs, then covers Ginger's eyes): Describe me.<br />

'''Ginger Coffee''': Riggght. I get it. You're a [[Ridiculously Average Guy|big blue average]] with a distraction stuck to his face. }}

** All the Robins. The original Robin, Dick Grayson, still retains the domino mask as Nightwing. He has explicitly stated that he holds it in place using [[wikipedia:Spirit gum|spirit gum]] from an actor's toolkit. Tim Drake (Robin III) has also mentioned spirit gum in his persistent internal monologue.

*** Tim comes to regret this toward the end of his solo series, when {{spoiler|half his head is burned to a crisp when he's caught in an exploding building.}} Two issues before, he [[Funny Aneurysm Moment|wondered jokingly to himself why he only wears a domino mask]] as he [[Super Window Jump|jumped through a window]], noting he'd be pulling glass out of his hair for weeks.

** Harley Quinn wears one as part of her outfit. She also wears a hat and full face paint, which gives the impression of a full mask. However this might have something to do with her costume being based on that of Harlequin, a stock character of the Italian Commedia dell'arte.

** The Riddler. As The Riddler is now Edward Nygma, Genius Detective, he often wears glasses that evoke the same effect.

* And the rest of the [[DC Comics]] characters:

** Most of the human [[Green Lantern|Green Lanterns]], but not John Stewart. He immediately discards the mask when his ring tries to give him one, stating that he refuses to hide who and what he is. Guy Gardner also goes without mask, which is mostly an ego thing in his case. Hal Jordan's also covers and hides the shape of his nose.

** Lady Bullseye.

** ''[[Spider-Man]]'' supporting character Black Cat. She actually hits both types of this trope, being both a superhero and a reformed cat burgler.

** [[Young Avengers]] has two: Stature with the traditional black, and Patriot who wears a red one (since his costume is based on Bucky's).

** Diamondback wears a pink domino mask as does the villain Batroc. They are both from [[Captain America]] comics.

* Several characters from ''[[Watchmen]]'', including Nite Owl I, the Comedian, and Ozymandias. Nite Owl I also points out [[Inverse Law of Utility and Lethality|the advantages]] of spirit gum adhesive versus a simple string or piece of elastic when wearing a [[Domino Mask]].

* Every member of ''[[The Umbrella Academy]]''.

* [[Calvin and Hobbes]] wear domino masks while playing Calvinball.

** And one of the few immutable rules in the game is "no one's allowed to question the masks."

* In ''[[Green Lantern]]'' the limitations of the mask in real life to people who know you is [[Lampshaded]].

{{quote| '''Carol Ferris:''' I've seen you ''naked''! Did you think I wouldn't recognize you just because I can't see your ''cheekbones''?}}

* [[Jet Li]]'s character in ''[[Black Mask]]''.

* Anita Mui wore a silver mask in ''[[Heroic Trio]]'' that resembled a domino mask except that her mask went higher on her forehead than the usual depictions.

 

== Live Action TV ==

* Blue Mages from ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' wear these. Other incarnations of the class drop this from the design.

* Leo of ''[[Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete|Lunar 2: Eternal Blue]]'' wears one when he goes through a sort of identity crisis and pretends to be some kind of superhero. Note that [[Paper-Thin Disguise|absolutely everyone recognizes him]], but they decide there's no harm in playing along. One of the [[Fan Service]] bromide items depicts his sister Mauri in a similar costume with the same type of mask, though she never actually wears the costume during the game.

** The Pokémon Riolu has one of these, adding to the black-and-blue color scheme of its fur.

* Takenaka Hanbe from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' wears a purple one, for no apparent reason. It goes well with his outfit though.

** Some dialogue hints that he wears it because it's good for concealing his emotions.

* Masks like this are an can be chosen on the creation screen for [[DC Universe Online]]. If one doesn't choose it there (or one of it's variations) the style(s) can be bought at Hero/Villain's HQ. The Controller or Oracle will also send you an item with this style as it's default appearance after clearing the tutorial.

 

* Phantom Limb in ''[[The Venture Bros]].''

** Also {{spoiler|Professor Impossible}} when he joins the Revenge Society.

* The title character from the short-lived ''[[Stripperella]]''.

* ''[[Darkwing Duck]]''.

* Homer uses one of these to disguise the identity of a raccoon on an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It doesn't change the animal's appearance at all.

* The ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' are an interesting variation on this. The purpose of their masks is ''not'' to disguise them (which is almost impossible anyway) but to ''differentiate'' among them. Without their coloured masks, letter belt buckles and individual weapons, they all look alike <ref>In the original comic, the turtles all wore red masks but had different skin colors (Mikey, for instance, was a brownish olive-green), but this was rarely remembered since the comic was black-and-white, and color was only used in cover- and promo-art. The 80's cartoon thought it more interesting to color-code their masks instead.</ref>.

* In ''[[Kim Possible]]'', the members of Team Go wear domino masks—except that Shego never did even before she [[Face Heel Turn|quit to become a villain]].