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Bonus points if the rest of the character is dark to accentuate the mask. Being white it'll show [[White Shirt of Death|bloodstains]] starkly.
 
Anime and Manga have [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh |noh masks]] to draw inspiration from. Western tradition has [http://costumes.lovetoknow.com/Greek_Drama_Masks Greek drama masks], the birdlike masks worn by medieval plague doctors (see the [[Real Life]] section), [[Monster Clown|scary clowns]], and the Ku Klux Klan. Mexicans have the masks of Dia de los Muertos.
 
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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* 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.
* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Killer:Phantom Killer|The Phantom Killer]], the still unidentified perpetrator of the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Texarkana_Moonlight_Murders:Texarkana Moonlight Murders|Texarkana Moonlight Murders]], wore a crude, creepy white mask during at least a few of his attacks.
* The Ku Klux Klan.
* The Guy Fawkes masks worn by Anonymous members and some Occupy Wall Street protesters.
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